IFN-β production promotes metabolic rewiring and protection against oxidative stress in hepatitis delta virus-infected hepatocyte cultures

Abstract Type I interferons are secreted in response to various stimuli and are used as a treatment for many diseases, including infections with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and its satellite virus, hepatitis delta (HDV). HDV significantly aggravates HBV-mediated liver damage and is – in contrast to...

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Main Authors: Olga A. Khomich, Patrick Giavalisco, Romain Parent, George S. Krasnov, Peter Tessarz, Philip Meuleman, Rani Burm, Natalia F. Zakirova, Jennifer Molle, Enkhtuul Batbold, Eyal Gottlieb, Fabien Zoulim, Alexander V. Ivanov, Birke Bartosch
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Published: Nature Publishing Group 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41419-025-07838-z
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author Olga A. Khomich
Patrick Giavalisco
Romain Parent
George S. Krasnov
Peter Tessarz
Philip Meuleman
Rani Burm
Natalia F. Zakirova
Jennifer Molle
Enkhtuul Batbold
Eyal Gottlieb
Fabien Zoulim
Alexander V. Ivanov
Birke Bartosch
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George S. Krasnov
Peter Tessarz
Philip Meuleman
Rani Burm
Natalia F. Zakirova
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Enkhtuul Batbold
Eyal Gottlieb
Fabien Zoulim
Alexander V. Ivanov
Birke Bartosch
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description Abstract Type I interferons are secreted in response to various stimuli and are used as a treatment for many diseases, including infections with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and its satellite virus, hepatitis delta (HDV). HDV significantly aggravates HBV-mediated liver damage and is – in contrast to HBV - a strong inducer of interferon responses, including IFN-β. As the role of IFN- β in liver metabolism is so far ill explored, we studied its impact on hepatocyte metabolism in HDV-infected cultures. Transcriptome analysis, isotope tracing and functional tests on differentiated, HDV-infected hepatocytes showed reduction of mitochondrial TCA cycle and respiratory activity and increases in serine, asparagine and glutathione synthesis. Furthermore, the stress-response factor ATF4 was activated by IFN-β via yet unidentified non-canonical mechanisms and mediated resistance to oxidants. IFN-β furthermore reduced the expression and activity of liver differentiation markers. Thus, IFN-β-mediated dedifferentiation and stress-resistance may contribute to HDV-associated liver pathology.
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spelling doaj-art-e0834e74c6304b2c923c409d0041ad632025-08-20T03:42:10ZengNature Publishing GroupCell Death and Disease2041-48892025-07-0116111110.1038/s41419-025-07838-zIFN-β production promotes metabolic rewiring and protection against oxidative stress in hepatitis delta virus-infected hepatocyte culturesOlga A. Khomich0Patrick Giavalisco1Romain Parent2George S. Krasnov3Peter Tessarz4Philip Meuleman5Rani Burm6Natalia F. Zakirova7Jennifer Molle8Enkhtuul Batbold9Eyal Gottlieb10Fabien Zoulim11Alexander V. Ivanov12Birke Bartosch13Lyon Hepatology Institute; INSERM Unit 1350 PaThLiv; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1Max Planck Institute for Biology of AgeingLyon Hepatology Institute; INSERM Unit 1350 PaThLiv; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of SciencesDepartment of Human Biology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, Radboud UniversityLaboratory of Liver Infectious Diseases, Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent UniversityLaboratory of Liver Infectious Diseases, Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent UniversityEngelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of SciencesLyon Hepatology Institute; INSERM Unit 1350 PaThLiv; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1Lyon Hepatology Institute; INSERM Unit 1350 PaThLiv; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1Department of Cancer Biology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterLyon Hepatology Institute; INSERM Unit 1350 PaThLiv; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of SciencesLyon Hepatology Institute; INSERM Unit 1350 PaThLiv; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1Abstract Type I interferons are secreted in response to various stimuli and are used as a treatment for many diseases, including infections with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and its satellite virus, hepatitis delta (HDV). HDV significantly aggravates HBV-mediated liver damage and is – in contrast to HBV - a strong inducer of interferon responses, including IFN-β. As the role of IFN- β in liver metabolism is so far ill explored, we studied its impact on hepatocyte metabolism in HDV-infected cultures. Transcriptome analysis, isotope tracing and functional tests on differentiated, HDV-infected hepatocytes showed reduction of mitochondrial TCA cycle and respiratory activity and increases in serine, asparagine and glutathione synthesis. Furthermore, the stress-response factor ATF4 was activated by IFN-β via yet unidentified non-canonical mechanisms and mediated resistance to oxidants. IFN-β furthermore reduced the expression and activity of liver differentiation markers. Thus, IFN-β-mediated dedifferentiation and stress-resistance may contribute to HDV-associated liver pathology.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41419-025-07838-z
spellingShingle Olga A. Khomich
Patrick Giavalisco
Romain Parent
George S. Krasnov
Peter Tessarz
Philip Meuleman
Rani Burm
Natalia F. Zakirova
Jennifer Molle
Enkhtuul Batbold
Eyal Gottlieb
Fabien Zoulim
Alexander V. Ivanov
Birke Bartosch
IFN-β production promotes metabolic rewiring and protection against oxidative stress in hepatitis delta virus-infected hepatocyte cultures
Cell Death and Disease
title IFN-β production promotes metabolic rewiring and protection against oxidative stress in hepatitis delta virus-infected hepatocyte cultures
title_full IFN-β production promotes metabolic rewiring and protection against oxidative stress in hepatitis delta virus-infected hepatocyte cultures
title_fullStr IFN-β production promotes metabolic rewiring and protection against oxidative stress in hepatitis delta virus-infected hepatocyte cultures
title_full_unstemmed IFN-β production promotes metabolic rewiring and protection against oxidative stress in hepatitis delta virus-infected hepatocyte cultures
title_short IFN-β production promotes metabolic rewiring and protection against oxidative stress in hepatitis delta virus-infected hepatocyte cultures
title_sort ifn β production promotes metabolic rewiring and protection against oxidative stress in hepatitis delta virus infected hepatocyte cultures
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41419-025-07838-z
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