Abstract:Objective To investigate the effect of silent information regulator 1 (SIRT1) on liver injury induced by Isoniazid (INH) in human normal liver cells HL-7702. Methods HL-7702 cells were cultured in RPMI 1640 supplemented with 10% FBS and divided into 6 groups including a control group, an INH group, an INH+SRT1720 group, a SRT1720 group, an INH+EX527 group and an EX527 group. The content of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) in cell supernatant was determined. The expressions of SIRT1 and nuclear factor kappa B p65 (NF-kB p65) mRNAs were analyzed by qRT-PCR. The concentrations of SIRT1 and NF-kB p65 proteins, interleukin 6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) were detected by ELISA. Results Compared with the control group, the expressions of SIRT1 at mRNA and protein levels were decreased (P < 0.05), the expression levels of NF-kB p65 mRNA and protein were significantly increased (P < 0.05), and the secretion of IL-6 and TNF-α also increased (P < 0.05) in the INH group. Adding SRT1720 could relieve the inflammatory reaction caused by INH. However, the expression levels of NF-kB p65, IL-6 and TNF-α were significantly enhanced by a SIRT1 inhibitor EX527. Conclusions Isoniazid can bring out the liver injury, decrease the level of SIRT1 and increase the levels of inflammatory factors. The activation of SIRT1 can inhibit the expressions of NF-kB p65 and inflammatory factors, then reduce the occurrence of hepatocyte injury.