CYP2A6 is associated with obesity: studies in human samples and a high fat diet mouse model.

Affiliation

Department of Health Sciences, College of Public Health, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA. [Email]

Abstract

CYP2A6 (CYP2A5 in mice) is mainly expressed in the liver. Hepatic CYP2A6 expression is increased in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). In mice, hepatic CYP2A5 is induced by high fat diet (HFD) feeding. Hepatic CYP2A5 is also increased in monosodium glutamate-induced obese mice. NAFLD is associated with obesity. In this study, we examined whether obesity is related to CYP2A6.