Nature Communications (Nov 2022)

Restoring cellular magnesium balance through Cyclin M4 protects against acetaminophen-induced liver damage

  • Irene González-Recio,
  • Jorge Simón,
  • Naroa Goikoetxea-Usandizaga,
  • Marina Serrano-Maciá,
  • Maria Mercado-Gómez,
  • Rubén Rodríguez-Agudo,
  • Sofía Lachiondo-Ortega,
  • Clàudia Gil-Pitarch,
  • Carmen Fernández-Rodríguez,
  • Donatello Castellana,
  • Maria U. Latasa,
  • Leticia Abecia,
  • Juan Anguita,
  • Teresa C. Delgado,
  • Paula Iruzubieta,
  • Javier Crespo,
  • Serge Hardy,
  • Petar D. Petrov,
  • Ramiro Jover,
  • Matías A. Avila,
  • César Martín,
  • Ute Schaeper,
  • Michel L. Tremblay,
  • James W. Dear,
  • Steven Masson,
  • Misti Vanette McCain,
  • Helen L. Reeves,
  • Raul J. Andrade,
  • M. Isabel Lucena,
  • Daniela Buccella,
  • Luis Alfonso Martínez-Cruz,
  • Maria L Martínez-Chantar

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34262-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 21

Abstract

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Drug induced liver injury (DILI) is an important cause acute liver failure. Here the authors report that serum Mg2+ serum levels decrease in patients with DILI as well as in preclinical animal models treated with acetaminophen overdose, and that early intervention targeting the Mg2+ transporter Cyclin M4 may be beneficial for acetaminophen overdose in preclinical models.