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Tseng HT, Park YJ, Lee YK, Moore DD. The orphan nuclear receptor small heterodimer partner is required for thiazolidinedione effects in leptin-deficient mice. J Biomed Sci 2015; 22:30. [PMID: 25951943 PMCID: PMC4489392 DOI: 10.1186/s12929-015-0133-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2015] [Accepted: 03/30/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Small heterodimer partner (SHP, NR0B2) is involved in diverse metabolic pathways, including hepatic bile acid, lipid and glucose homeostasis, and has been implicated in effects on the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ), a master regulator of adipogenesis and the receptor for antidiabetic drugs thiazolidinediones (TZDs). In this study, we aim to investigate the role of SHP in TZD response by comparing TZD-treated leptin-deficient (ob/ob) and leptin-, SHP-deficient (ob/ob;Shp(-/-)) double mutant mice. RESULTS Both ob/ob and double mutant ob/ob;Shp(-/-) mice developed hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, and hyperlipidemia, but hepatic fat accumulation was decreased in the double mutant ob/ob;Shp(-/-) mice. PPARγ2 mRNA levels were markedly lower in ob/ob;Shp(-/-) liver and decreased to a lesser extent in adipose tissue. The TZD troglitazone did not reduce glucose or circulating triglyceride levels in ob/ob;Shp(-/-) mice. Expression of the adipocytokines, such as adiponectin and resistin, was not stimulated by troglitazone treatment. Expression of hepatic lipogenic genes was also reduced in ob/ob;Shp(-/-) mice. Moreover, overexpression of SHP by adenovirus infection increased PPARγ2 mRNA levels in mouse primary hepatocytes. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that SHP is required for both antidiabetic and hypolipidemic effects of TZDs in ob/ob mice through regulation of PPARγ expression.
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- Hsiu-Ting Tseng
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas, USA.
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- 300 Gumi-dong, Bundang-gu, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si, Kyeonggi-do, South Korea.
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- Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH, USA.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas, USA.
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Chiu CY, Chan IL, Yang TH, Liu SH, Chiang MT. Supplementation of chitosan alleviates high-fat diet-enhanced lipogenesis in rats via adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase activation and inhibition of lipogenesis-associated genes. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2015; 63:2979-2988. [PMID: 25756465 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b00198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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This study investigated the role of chitosan in lipogenesis in high-fat diet-induced obese rats. The lipogenesis-associated genes and their upstream regulatory proteins were explored. Diet supplementation of chitosan efficiently decreased the increased weights in body, livers, and adipose tissues in high-fat diet-fed rats. Chitosan supplementation significantly raised the lipolysis rate; attenuated the adipocyte hypertrophy, triglyceride accumulation, and lipoprotein lipase activity in epididymal adipose tissues; and decreased hepatic enzyme activities of lipid biosynthesis. Chitosan supplementation significantly activated adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK) phosphorylation and attenuated high-fat diet-induced protein expressions of lipogenic transcription factors (PPAR-γ and SREBP1c) in livers and adipose tissues. Moreover, chitosan supplementation significantly inhibited the expressions of downstream lipogenic genes (FAS, HMGCR, FATP1, and FABP4) in livers and adipose tissues of high-fat diet-fed rats. These results demonstrate for the first time that chitosan supplementation alleviates high-fat diet-enhanced lipogenesis in rats via AMPK activation and lipogenesis-associated gene inhibition.
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- Chen-Yuan Chiu
- †Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan
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- ‡Department of Food Science, College of Life Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 202, Taiwan
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- ‡Department of Food Science, College of Life Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 202, Taiwan
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- †Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan
- §Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine and Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan
- #Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung 104, Taiwan
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- ‡Department of Food Science, College of Life Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 202, Taiwan
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Nagaya T, Tanaka N, Kimura T, Kitabatake H, Fujimori N, Komatsu M, Horiuchi A, Yamaura T, Umemura T, Sano K, Gonzalez FJ, Aoyama T, Tanaka E. Mechanism of the development of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis after pancreaticoduodenectomy. BBA CLINICAL 2015; 3:168-74. [PMID: 26674248 PMCID: PMC4661550 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbacli.2015.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2014] [Revised: 02/05/2015] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Background and aim It is recognized that nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), including nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), may develop after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). However, the mechanism of NASH development remains unclear. This study aimed to examine the changes in gene expression associated with NASH occurrence following PD. Methods The expression of genes related to fatty acid/triglyceride (FA/TG) metabolism and inflammatory signaling was examined using liver samples obtained from 7 post-PD NASH patients and compared with 6 healthy individuals and 32 conventional NASH patients. Results The livers of post-PD NASH patients demonstrated significant up-regulation of the genes encoding CD36, FA-binding proteins 1 and 4, acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase α, diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2, and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) γ compared with normal and conventional NASH livers. Although serum apolipoprotein B (ApoB) and TG were decreased in post-PD NASH patients, the mRNAs of ApoB and microsomal TG transfer protein were robustly increased, indicating impaired TG export from the liver as very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL). Additionally, elevated mRNA levels of myeloid differentiation primary response 88 and superoxide dismutases in post-PD NASH livers suggested significant activation of innate immune response and augmentation of oxidative stress generation. Conclusions Enhanced FA uptake into hepatocytes and lipogenesis, up-regulation of PPARγ, and disruption of VLDL excretion into the circulation are possible mechanisms of steatogenesis after PD. General significance These results provide a basis for understanding the pathogenesis of NAFLD/NASH following PD. The mechanism of NASH development after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) was unclear. The gene expression involved in fatty acid uptake and lipogenesis was increased. PPARγ and its target genes were up-regulated in post-PD NASH livers. Impaired triglyceride excretion from the liver was suggested in post-PD NASH. This study proposes possible mechanisms of steatogenesis after PD.
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Key Words
- ACACA, acetyl-CoA carboxylase α
- ACACB, acetyl-CoA carboxylase β
- ACADM, medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase
- ACOX1, acyl-CoA oxidase 1
- ALT, alanine aminotransferase
- AST, aspartate aminotransferase
- ApoB, apolipoprotein B
- BMI, body mass index
- CAT, catalase
- CPT1A, carnitine palmitoyl-CoA transferase 1α
- CT, computed tomography
- CYBB, cytochrome b-245 β polypeptide
- CYP, cytochrome P450
- CoA, coenzyme A
- DGAT, diacylglycerol acyltransferase
- FA, fatty acid
- FABP, fatty acid-binding protein
- FASN, fatty acid synthase
- Fatty acid
- HADHA, hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase/3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase/enoyl-CoA hydratase α
- HBV, hepatitis B virus
- HCV, hepatitis C virus
- HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance
- LPS, lipopolysaccharide
- LXR, liver X receptor
- MCD, methionine- and choline-deficient diet
- MTTP, microsomal triglyceride transfer protein
- MYD88, myeloid differentiation primary response 88
- MyD88
- NAFLD, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
- NAS, NAFLD activity score
- NASH
- NASH, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
- PD, pancreaticoduodenectomy
- PPAR, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
- PPARGC, PPARγ co-activator
- Pancreaticoduodenectomy
- ROS, reactive oxygen species
- RXR, retinoid X receptor
- SCD, stearoyl-CoA desaturase
- SOD, superoxide dismutase
- SREBF1, sterol regulatory element-binding transcription factor 1
- TG, triglyceride
- TGFB1, transforming growth factor β1
- TLR, Toll-like receptor
- TNF, tumor necrosis factor α
- US, ultrasonography
- VLDL
- VLDL, very-low-density lipoprotein
- qPCR, quantitative polymerase chain reaction
- γGT, gamma-glutamyltransferase
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- Tadanobu Nagaya
- Department of Gastroenterology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan ; Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Digestive Disease Center, Showa Inan General Hospital, Komagane, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Iida Municipal Hospital, Iida, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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Sendor AB, Hacker KE, Chen S, Corona AL, Sen O, Chiang DY, Snavely A, Rogers AB, Montgomery SA, Rathmell WK, McRee AJ. Von Hippel-Lindau status influences phenotype of liver cancers arising from PTEN loss. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 5:61-71. [PMID: 25844041 PMCID: PMC4383253 DOI: 10.2147/gictt.s72274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND PTEN loss contributes to the development of liver diseases including hepatic steatosis and both hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cholangiocarcinoma (CC). The factors that influence the penetrance of these conditions are unclear. We explored the influence of sustained hypoxia signaling through co-deletion of Pten and Vhl in a murine model. METHODS We used a CreER-linked Keratin 18 mouse model to conditionally delete Pten, Vhl or both in somatic cells of adult mice, evaluating the resultant tumors by histology and gene expression microarray. Existing sets of gene expression data for human HCC and CC were examined for pathways related to those observed in the murine tumors, and a cohort of human CC samples was evaluated for relationships between HIF-1α expression and clinical outcomes. RESULTS Both Pten deletion genotypes developed liver tumors, but with differing phenotypes. Pten deletion alone led to large hepatic tumors with widespread hepatosteatosis. Co-deletion of Pten and Vhl with the Keratin 18 promoter resulted in reduced steatosis and a reduced tumor burden that was characterized by a trabecular architecture similar to CC. Genes associated with hepatic steatosis were coordinately expressed in the human HCC dataset, while genes involved in hypoxia response were upregulated in tumors from the human CC dataset. HIF-1α expression and overall survival were examined in an independent cohort of human CC tumors with no statistical differences uncovered. CONCLUSION Pten deletion in Keratin 18 expressing cells leads to aggressive tumor formation and widespread steatosis in mouse livers. Co-deletion of Vhl and Pten results in lower tumor burden with gene expression profiling suggesting a switch from a profile of lipid deposition to an expression profile more consistent with upregulation of the hypoxia response pathway. A relationship between tumor hypoxia signaling and altered hepatic steatotic response suggests that competing influences may alter tumor phenotypes.
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- Adam B Sendor
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Section of Pathology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Asimakopoulou A, Weiskirchen R. Lipocalin 2 in the pathogenesis of fatty liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.2217/clp.14.65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Kan CFK, Singh AB, Dong B, Shende VR, Liu J. PPARδ activation induces hepatic long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 4 expression in vivo and in vitro. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2015; 1851:577-87. [PMID: 25645621 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2015.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2014] [Revised: 01/07/2015] [Accepted: 01/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The arachidonic acid preferred long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 4 (ACSL4) is a key enzyme for fatty acid metabolism in various metabolic tissues. In this study, we utilized hamsters fed a normal chow diet, a high-fat diet or a high cholesterol and high fat diet (HCHFD) as animal models to explore novel transcriptional regulatory mechanisms for ACSL4 expression under hyperlipidemic conditions. Through cloning hamster ACSL4 homolog and tissue profiling ACSL4 mRNA and protein expressions we observed a selective upregulation of ACSL4 in testis and liver of HCHFD fed animals. Examination of transcriptional activators of the ACSL family revealed an increased hepatic expression of PPARδ but not PPARα in HCHFD fed hamsters. To explore a role of PPARδ in dietary cholesterol-mediated upregulation of ACSL4, we administered a PPARδ specific agonist L165041 to normolipidemic and dyslipidemic hamsters. We observed significant increases of hepatic ACSL4 mRNA and protein levels in all L165041-treated hamsters as compared to control animals. The induction of ACSL4 expression by L165041 in liver tissue in vivo was recapitulated in human primary hepatocytes and hepatocytes isolated from hamster and mouse. Moreover, employing the approach of adenovirus-mediated gene knockdown, we showed that depletion of PPARδ in hamster hepatocytes specifically reduced ACSL4 expression. Finally, utilizing HepG2 as a model system, we demonstrate that PPARδ activation leads to increased ACSL4 promoter activity, mRNA and protein expression, and consequently higher arachidonoyl-CoA synthetase activity. Taken together, we have discovered a novel PPARδ-mediated regulatory mechanism for ACSL4 expression in liver tissue and cultured hepatic cells.
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- Chin Fung Kelvin Kan
- Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, United States
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- Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, United States
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- Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, United States
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- Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, United States; Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, United States
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- Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, United States.
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Mattis AN, Song G, Hitchner K, Kim RY, Lee AY, Sharma AD, Malato Y, McManus MT, Esau CC, Koller E, Koliwad S, Lim LP, Maher JJ, Raffai RL, Willenbring H. A screen in mice uncovers repression of lipoprotein lipase by microRNA-29a as a mechanism for lipid distribution away from the liver. Hepatology 2015; 61:141-52. [PMID: 25131933 PMCID: PMC4465779 DOI: 10.1002/hep.27379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2014] [Accepted: 08/14/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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UNLABELLED Identification of microRNAs (miRNAs) that regulate lipid metabolism is important to advance the understanding and treatment of some of the most common human diseases. In the liver, a few key miRNAs have been reported that regulate lipid metabolism, but since many genes contribute to hepatic lipid metabolism, we hypothesized that other such miRNAs exist. To identify genes repressed by miRNAs in mature hepatocytes in vivo, we injected adult mice carrying floxed Dicer1 alleles with an adenoassociated viral vector expressing Cre recombinase specifically in hepatocytes. By inactivating Dicer in adult quiescent hepatocytes we avoided the hepatocyte injury and regeneration observed in previous mouse models of global miRNA deficiency in hepatocytes. Next, we combined gene and miRNA expression profiling to identify candidate gene/miRNA interactions involved in hepatic lipid metabolism and validated their function in vivo using antisense oligonucleotides. A candidate gene that emerged from our screen was lipoprotein lipase (Lpl), which encodes an enzyme that facilitates cellular uptake of lipids from the circulation. Unlike in energy-dependent cells like myocytes, LPL is normally repressed in adult hepatocytes. We identified miR-29a as the miRNA responsible for repressing LPL in hepatocytes, and found that decreasing hepatic miR-29a levels causes lipids to accumulate in mouse livers. CONCLUSION Our screen suggests several new miRNAs are regulators of hepatic lipid metabolism. We show that one of these, miR-29a, contributes to physiological lipid distribution away from the liver and protects hepatocytes from steatosis. Our results, together with miR-29a's known antifibrotic effect, suggest miR-29a is a therapeutic target in fatty liver disease.
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- Aras N. Mattis
- Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA,Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA,Liver Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
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- Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA,Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA,Diabetes Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Diabetes Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA ,Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA,Liver Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA,Liver Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA,San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
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- Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA,Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA,Liver Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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Auguet T, Berlanga A, Guiu-Jurado E, Martinez S, Porras JA, Aragonès G, Sabench F, Hernandez M, Aguilar C, Sirvent JJ, Del Castillo D, Richart C. Altered fatty acid metabolism-related gene expression in liver from morbidly obese women with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Int J Mol Sci 2014; 15:22173-87. [PMID: 25474087 PMCID: PMC4284701 DOI: 10.3390/ijms151222173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2014] [Revised: 11/25/2014] [Accepted: 11/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Lipid accumulation in the human liver seems to be a crucial mechanism in the pathogenesis and the progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We aimed to evaluate gene expression of different fatty acid (FA) metabolism-related genes in morbidly obese (MO) women with NAFLD. Liver expression of key genes related to de novo FA synthesis (LXRα, SREBP1c, ACC1, FAS), FA uptake and transport (PPARγ, CD36, FABP4), FA oxidation (PPARα), and inflammation (IL6, TNFα, CRP, PPARδ) were assessed by RT-qPCR in 127 MO women with normal liver histology (NL, n = 13), simple steatosis (SS, n = 47) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH, n = 67). Liver FAS mRNA expression was significantly higher in MO NAFLD women with both SS and NASH compared to those with NL (p = 0.003, p = 0.010, respectively). Hepatic IL6 and TNFα mRNA expression was higher in NASH than in SS subjects (p = 0.033, p = 0.050, respectively). Interestingly, LXRα, ACC1 and FAS expression had an inverse relation with the grade of steatosis. These results were confirmed by western blot analysis. In conclusion, our results indicate that lipogenesis seems to be downregulated in advanced stages of SS, suggesting that, in this type of extreme obesity, the deregulation of the lipogenic pathway might be associated with the severity of steatosis.
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- Teresa Auguet
- Grup de Recerca GEMMAIR (AGAUR)-Medicina Aplicada, Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili IISPV (IISPV), Tarragona 43003, Spain; E-Mails: (T.A.); (A.B.); (E.G.-J.); (G.A.); caguilar.hj23.ics@gencat (C.A.)
- Servei Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII Tarragona, Mallafré Guasch, 4, Tarragona 43007, Spain; E-Mail:
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- Grup de Recerca GEMMAIR (AGAUR)-Medicina Aplicada, Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili IISPV (IISPV), Tarragona 43003, Spain; E-Mails: (T.A.); (A.B.); (E.G.-J.); (G.A.); caguilar.hj23.ics@gencat (C.A.)
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- Grup de Recerca GEMMAIR (AGAUR)-Medicina Aplicada, Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili IISPV (IISPV), Tarragona 43003, Spain; E-Mails: (T.A.); (A.B.); (E.G.-J.); (G.A.); caguilar.hj23.ics@gencat (C.A.)
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- Servei Anatomia Patològica, Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII Tarragona, Mallafré Guasch, 4, Tarragona 43007, Spain; E-Mails: (S.M.); (J.J.S.)
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- Servei Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII Tarragona, Mallafré Guasch, 4, Tarragona 43007, Spain; E-Mail:
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- Grup de Recerca GEMMAIR (AGAUR)-Medicina Aplicada, Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili IISPV (IISPV), Tarragona 43003, Spain; E-Mails: (T.A.); (A.B.); (E.G.-J.); (G.A.); caguilar.hj23.ics@gencat (C.A.)
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- Servei de Cirurgia, Hospital Sant Joan de Reus, Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), IISPV, Avinguda Doctor Josep Laporte, 2, Tarragona 43204, Spain; E-Mails: (F.S.); (M.H.); (D.D.C.)
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- Servei de Cirurgia, Hospital Sant Joan de Reus, Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), IISPV, Avinguda Doctor Josep Laporte, 2, Tarragona 43204, Spain; E-Mails: (F.S.); (M.H.); (D.D.C.)
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- Grup de Recerca GEMMAIR (AGAUR)-Medicina Aplicada, Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili IISPV (IISPV), Tarragona 43003, Spain; E-Mails: (T.A.); (A.B.); (E.G.-J.); (G.A.); caguilar.hj23.ics@gencat (C.A.)
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- Servei Anatomia Patològica, Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII Tarragona, Mallafré Guasch, 4, Tarragona 43007, Spain; E-Mails: (S.M.); (J.J.S.)
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- Servei de Cirurgia, Hospital Sant Joan de Reus, Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), IISPV, Avinguda Doctor Josep Laporte, 2, Tarragona 43204, Spain; E-Mails: (F.S.); (M.H.); (D.D.C.)
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- Grup de Recerca GEMMAIR (AGAUR)-Medicina Aplicada, Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili IISPV (IISPV), Tarragona 43003, Spain; E-Mails: (T.A.); (A.B.); (E.G.-J.); (G.A.); caguilar.hj23.ics@gencat (C.A.)
- Servei Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII Tarragona, Mallafré Guasch, 4, Tarragona 43007, Spain; E-Mail:
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel./Fax: +34-977-295-833
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Accumulation of triacylglycerols within the cytoplasm of hepatocytes to the degree that lipid droplets are visible microscopically is called liver steatosis. Most commonly, it occurs when there is an imbalance between the delivery or synthesis of fatty acids in the liver and their disposal through oxidative pathways or secretion into the blood as a component of triacylglycerols in very low density lipoprotein. This disorder is called nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in the absence of alcoholic abuse and viral hepatitis, and it is often associated with insulin resistance, obesity and type 2 diabetes. Also, liver steatosis can be induced by many other causes including excessive alcohol consumption, infection with genotype 3 hepatitis C virus and certain medications. Whereas hepatic triacylglycerol accumulation was once considered the ultimate effector of hepatic lipotoxicity, triacylglycerols per se are quite inert and do not induce insulin resistance or cellular injury. Rather, lipotoxic injury in the liver appears to be mediated by the global ongoing fatty acid enrichment in the liver, paralleling the development of insulin resistance. A considerable number of fatty acid metabolites may be responsible for hepatic lipotoxicity and liver injury. Additional key contributors include hepatic cytosolic lipases and the "lipophagy" of lipid droplets, as sources of hepatic fatty acids. The specific origin of the lipids, mainly triacylglycerols, accumulating in liver has been unraveled by recent kinetic studies, and identifying the origin of the accumulated triacylglycerols in the liver of patients with NAFLD may direct the prevention and treatment of this condition.
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- David Q-H Wang
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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Alway SE, Myers MJ, Mohamed JS. Regulation of satellite cell function in sarcopenia. Front Aging Neurosci 2014; 6:246. [PMID: 25295003 PMCID: PMC4170136 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2014.00246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2014] [Accepted: 09/01/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The mechanisms contributing to sarcopenia include reduced satellite cell (myogenic stem cell) function that is impacted by the environment (niche) of these cells. Satellite cell function is affected by oxidative stress, which is elevated in aged muscles, and this along with changes in largely unknown systemic factors, likely contribute to the manner in which satellite cells respond to stressors such as exercise, disuse, or rehabilitation in sarcopenic muscles. Nutritional intervention provides one therapeutic strategy to improve the satellite cell niche and systemic factors, with the goal of improving satellite cell function in aging muscles. Although many elderly persons consume various nutraceuticals with the hope of improving health, most of these compounds have not been thoroughly tested, and the impacts that they might have on sarcopenia and satellite cell function are not clear. This review discusses data pertaining to the satellite cell responses and function in aging skeletal muscle, and the impact that three compounds: resveratrol, green tea catechins, and β-Hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate have on regulating satellite cell function and therefore contributing to reducing sarcopenia or improving muscle mass after disuse in aging. The data suggest that these nutraceutical compounds improve satellite cell function during rehabilitative loading in animal models of aging after disuse (i.e., muscle regeneration). While these compounds have not been rigorously tested in humans, the data from animal models of aging provide a strong basis for conducting additional focused work to determine if these or other nutraceuticals can offset the muscle losses, or improve regeneration in sarcopenic muscles of older humans via improving satellite cell function.
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- Stephen E. Alway
- Laboratory of Muscle Biology and Sarcopenia, Department of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA
- West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Morgantown, WV, USA
- Center for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Laboratory of Muscle Biology and Sarcopenia, Department of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Laboratory of Muscle Biology and Sarcopenia, Department of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA
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Mininni AN, Milan M, Ferraresso S, Petochi T, Di Marco P, Marino G, Livi S, Romualdi C, Bargelloni L, Patarnello T. Liver transcriptome analysis in gilthead sea bream upon exposure to low temperature. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:765. [PMID: 25194679 PMCID: PMC4167152 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2014] [Accepted: 09/03/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Water temperature greatly influences the physiology and behaviour of teleost fish as other aquatic organisms. While fish are able to cope with seasonal temperature variations, thermal excursions outside their normal thermal range might exceed their ability to respond leading to severe diseases and death.Profound differences exist in thermal tolerance across fish species living in the same geographical areas, promoting for investigating the molecular mechanisms involved in susceptibility and resistance to low and high temperatures toward a better understanding of adaptation to environmental challenges. The gilthead sea bream, Sparus aurata, is particularly sensitive to cold and the prolonged exposure to low temperatures may lead to the "winter disease", a metabolic disorder that significantly affects the aquaculture productions along the Northern Mediterranean coasts during winter-spring season. While sea bream susceptibility to low temperatures has been extensively investigated, the cascade of molecular events under such stressful condition is not fully elucidated. RESULTS In the present study two groups of wild sea bream were exposed for 21 days to two temperature regimes: 16 ± 0.3°C (control group) and 6.8 ± 0.3°C (cold-exposed group) and DNA microarray analysis of liver transcriptome was carried out at different time points during cold exposure.A large set of genes was found to be differentially expressed upon cold-exposure with increasingly relevant effects being observed after three weeks at low temperature. All major known responses to cold (i.e. anti-oxidant response, increased mitochondrial function, membrane compositional changes) were found to be conserved in the gilthead sea bream, while, evidence for a key role of unfolded protein response (UPR) to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, during short- and long-term exposure to cold is reported here for the first time. CONCLUSIONS Transcriptome data suggest a scenario where oxidative stress, altered lipid metabolism, ATP depletion and protein denaturation converge to induce ER stress. The resulting UPR activation further promotes conditions for cell damage, and the inability to resolve ER stress leads to severe liver dysfunction and potentially to death.
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- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padova, Viale dell'Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy.
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Krishnan TR, Velusamy P, Srinivasan A, Ganesan T, Mangaiah S, Narasimhan K, Chakrapani LN, J. T, Walter CEJ, Durairajan S, Nathakattur Saravanabavan S, Periandavan K. EGCG mediated downregulation of NF-AT and macrophage infiltration in experimental hepatic steatosis. Exp Gerontol 2014; 57:96-103. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2014.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2013] [Revised: 05/03/2014] [Accepted: 05/08/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Thorn SR, Baquero KC, Newsom SA, El Kasmi KC, Bergman BC, Shulman GI, Grove KL, Friedman JE. Early life exposure to maternal insulin resistance has persistent effects on hepatic NAFLD in juvenile nonhuman primates. Diabetes 2014; 63:2702-13. [PMID: 24705404 PMCID: PMC4113070 DOI: 10.2337/db14-0276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The origins of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) may lie in early intrauterine exposures. Here we examined the maternal response to chronic maternal high-fat (HF) diet and the impact of postweaning healthy diet on mechanisms for NAFLD development in juvenile nonhuman primate (NHP) offspring at 1 year of age. Pregnant females on HF diet were segregated as insulin resistant (IR; HF+IR) or insulin sensitive (IS; HF+IS) compared with control (CON)-fed mothers. HF+IR mothers have increased body mass, higher triglycerides, and increased placental cytokines. At weaning, offspring were placed on a CON or HF diet. Only offspring from HF+IR mothers had increased liver triglycerides and upregulated pathways for hepatic de novo lipid synthesis and inflammation that was irreversible upon switching to a healthy diet. These juvenile livers also showed a combination of classical and alternatively activated hepatic macrophages and natural killer T cells, in the absence of obesity or insulin resistance. Our findings suggest that maternal insulin resistance, including elevated triglycerides, insulin, and weight gain, initiates dysregulation of the juvenile hepatic immune system and development of de novo lipogenic pathways that persist in vitro and may be an irreversible "first hit" in the pathogenesis of NAFLD in NHP.
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- Stephanie R Thorn
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
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- Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Beaverton, OR
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Beaverton, OR
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
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Evidence of endoplasmic reticulum stress and liver inflammation in the American mink Neovison vison with benign hepatic steatosis. J Comp Physiol B 2014; 184:913-27. [PMID: 25079677 DOI: 10.1007/s00360-014-0845-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2014] [Revised: 06/18/2014] [Accepted: 07/06/2014] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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We investigated the presence of inflammatory signs in the progression of fatty liver disease induced by fasting. Sixty standard black American mink (Neovison vison) were fasted for 0, 1, 3, 5, or 7 days and one group for 7 days followed by re-feeding for 28 days. Liver sections were evaluated histologically and liver mRNA levels indicating endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, adipogenic transformation, and inflammation were assessed by quantitative real-time PCR. After 3 days of fasting, the mink had developed moderate liver steatosis. Increased hyaluronan reactivity in lymphocytic foci but no Mallory-Denk bodies were seen in livers of the mink fasted for 5-7 days. Up-regulation of glucose-regulated protein, 78 kDa was observed on day 7 indicating ER stress, especially in the females. Liver lipoprotein lipase and monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 mRNA levels increased in response to 5-7 days of food deprivation, while tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) was the highest in the mink fasted for 5 days. The expression of the genes of interest, except for TNF-α, correlated with each other and with the liver fat content. The mRNA levels were found to change more rapidly below n-3/n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid ratio threshold of 0.15. Following re-feeding, hepatocyte morphology and mRNA abundance returned to pre-fasting levels. Within the studied timeframe, evidence for ER stress, adipogenic transformation, and liver inflammation suggested incipient transition from steatosis to steatohepatitis with potential for development of more severe liver disease. This may present a possibility to influence disease progression before histologically observable steatohepatitis.
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Targher G, Chonchol MB, Byrne CD. CKD and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Am J Kidney Dis 2014; 64:638-52. [PMID: 25085644 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2014.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2014] [Accepted: 05/30/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The possible link between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and chronic kidney disease (CKD) recently has attracted considerable scientific interest. Accumulating clinical evidence indicates that the presence and severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is associated significantly with CKD (defined as decreased estimated glomerular filtration rate and/or proteinuria) and that nonalcoholic fatty liver disease predicts the development and progression of CKD, independently of traditional cardiorenal risk factors. Experimental evidence also suggests that nonalcoholic fatty liver disease itself may exacerbate systemic and hepatic insulin resistance, cause atherogenic dyslipidemia, and release a variety of proinflammatory, procoagulant, pro-oxidant, and profibrogenic mediators that play important roles in the development and progression of CKD. However, despite the growing evidence linking nonalcoholic fatty liver disease with CKD, it has not been definitively established whether a causal association exists. The clinical implication for these findings is that patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease may benefit from more intensive surveillance or early treatment interventions to decrease the risk of CKD. In this review, we discuss the evidence linking nonalcoholic fatty liver disease with CKD and the putative mechanisms by which nonalcoholic fatty liver disease contributes to kidney damage. We also briefly discuss current treatment options for this increasingly prevalent disease that is likely to have an important future impact on the global burden of disease.
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- Giovanni Targher
- Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO
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- Nutrition and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; Southampton National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a clinicopathological change characterized by the accumulation of triglycerides in hepatocytes and has frequently been associated with obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, and insulin resistance. It is an increasingly recognized condition that has become the most common liver disorder in developed countries, affecting over one-third of the population and is associated with increased cardiovascular- and liver-related mortality. NAFLD is a spectrum of disorders, beginning as simple steatosis. In about 15% of all NAFLD cases, simple steatosis can evolve into non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, a medley of inflammation, hepatocellular injury, and fibrosis, often resulting in cirrhosis and even hepatocellular cancer. However, the molecular mechanism underlying NAFLD progression is not completely understood. Its pathogenesis has often been interpreted by the “double-hit” hypothesis. The primary insult or the “first hit” includes lipid accumulation in the liver, followed by a “second hit” in which proinflammatory mediators induce inflammation, hepatocellular injury, and fibrosis. Nowadays, a more complex model suggests that fatty acids (FAs) and their metabolites may be the true lipotoxic agents that contribute to NAFLD progression; a multiple parallel hits hypothesis has also been suggested. In NAFLD patients, insulin resistance leads to hepatic steatosis via multiple mechanisms. Despite the excess hepatic accumulation of FAs in NAFLD, it has been described that not only de novo FA synthesis is increased, but FAs are also taken up from the serum. Furthermore, a decrease in mitochondrial FA oxidation and secretion of very-low-density lipoproteins has been reported. This review discusses the molecular mechanisms that underlie the pathophysiological changes of hepatic lipid metabolism that contribute to NAFLD.
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- Alba Berlanga
- Group GEMMAIR (AGAUR) and Applied Medicine Research Group, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), IISPV, Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII, Tarragona, Spain
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- Group GEMMAIR (AGAUR) and Applied Medicine Research Group, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), IISPV, Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII, Tarragona, Spain
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- Group GEMMAIR (AGAUR) and Applied Medicine Research Group, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), IISPV, Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII, Tarragona, Spain ; Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII Tarragona, Tarragona, Spain
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- Group GEMMAIR (AGAUR) and Applied Medicine Research Group, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), IISPV, Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII, Tarragona, Spain ; Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII Tarragona, Tarragona, Spain
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Increased hepatic lipid content is associated with hepatic as well as whole‐body insulin resistance and is typical for individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, whether insulin resistance causes hepatic steatosis or whether hepatic steatosis per se reduces insulin sensitivity remains unclear. Multiple metabolic pathways lead to the development of hepatic steatosis, including enhanced free fatty acid release from adipose tissues (lipolysis), increased de novo fatty acid synthesis (lipogenesis), decreased mitochondrial β‐oxidation and decreased very low‐density lipoprotein secretion. Although the molecular mechanisms leading to the development of hepatic steatosis in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus are complex, several recent animal models have shown that modulating important enzymes involved in hepatic fatty acid and glycerolipid synthesis might be a key for treating hepatic insulin resistance. We highlight recent advances in the understanding of the molecular mechanisms leading to the development of hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance. (J Diabetes Invest, doi: 10.1111/j.2040‐1124.2011.00111.x, 2011)
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- Takashi Matsuzaka
- Department of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology and Metabolism), Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology and Metabolism), Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Sato M, Tokuji Y, Yoneyama S, Fujii-Akiyama K, Kinoshita M, Chiji H, Ohnishi M. Effect of dietary Maitake (Grifola frondosa) mushrooms on plasma cholesterol and hepatic gene expression in cholesterol-fed mice. J Oleo Sci 2014; 62:1049-58. [PMID: 24292357 DOI: 10.5650/jos.62.1049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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To investigate the effects of dietary Grifola frondosa on cholesterol, normal mice were fed a diet containing 1% cholesterol (HC group) or 1% cholesterol and 10% freeze-dried G. frondosa powder (HC+G group) for 4 weeks and hepatic and plasma lipid levels were compared with those of a cholesterol-free diet-fed mice (N group). Hepatic total cholesterol (TC), triacylglycerol contents were considerably increased and plasma TC / phospholipid (PL) was also increased significantly in the HC group compared with the N group. However, plasma TC content decreased in the HC+G group compared with the HC group. To characterize the mechanisms responsible for lowered plasma cholesterol in G. frondosa-supplemented mice, hepatic gene expression was profiled using DNA microarray and gene ontology. Genome analyses revealed that de novo cholesterol synthesis genes were suppressed following cholesterol intake. However, expression of bile acid biosynthesis and low-density lipoprotein receptor genes showed little change. Scarb1, Abcg5, and Abcg8, involved in cholesterol transport and excretion, were slightly upregulated in the HC+G group compared with the HC group. These data indicate the plasma cholesterol-lowering effect of G. frondosa. Moreover, fatty acid (FA) β-oxidation was promoted via adipocytokine signaling pathways, and Saa, encodes serum amyloid A related to arteriosclerosis, was suppressed in the HC+G group.
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- Mayumi Sato
- Forest Products Research Institute, Hokkaido Research Organization
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Kan CFK, Singh AB, Stafforini DM, Azhar S, Liu J. Arachidonic acid downregulates acyl-CoA synthetase 4 expression by promoting its ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation. J Lipid Res 2014; 55:1657-67. [PMID: 24879802 PMCID: PMC4109760 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m045971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2013] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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ACSL4 is a member of the long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase (ACSL) family with a marked preference for arachidonic acid (AA) as its substrate. Although an association between elevated levels of ACSL4 and hepatosteatosis has been reported, the function of ACSL4 in hepatic FA metabolism and the regulation of its functional expression in the liver remain poorly defined. Here we provide evidence that AA selectively downregulates ACSL4 protein expression in hepatic cells. AA treatment decreased the half-life of ACSL4 protein in HepG2 cells by approximately 4-fold (from 17.3 ± 1.8 h to 4.2 ± 0.4 h) without causing apoptosis. The inhibitory action of AA on ACSL4 protein stability could not be prevented by rosiglitazone or inhibitors that interfere with the cellular pathways involved in AA metabolism to biologically active compounds. In contrast, treatment of cells with inhibitors specific for the proteasomal degradation pathway largely prevented the AA-induced ACSL4 degradation. We further show that ACSL4 is intrinsically ubiquitinated and that AA treatment can enhance its ubiquitination. Collectively, our studies have identified a novel substrate-induced posttranslational regulatory mechanism by which AA downregulates ACSL4 protein expression in hepatic cells.
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- Chin Fung Kelvin Kan
- Department of Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304
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- Department of Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304
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- Department of Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304
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- Department of Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304
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Tota-Maharaj R, Blaha MJ, Zeb I, Katz R, Blankstein R, Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ, Nasir K. Ethnic and sex differences in fatty liver on cardiac computed tomography: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Mayo Clin Proc 2014; 89:493-503. [PMID: 24613289 PMCID: PMC4410019 DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2013.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2013] [Revised: 12/01/2013] [Accepted: 12/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe ethnic and sex differences in the prevalence and determinants of fatty liver in a multiethnic cohort. PATIENTS AND METHODS We studied participants of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis who underwent baseline noncontrast cardiac computed tomography between July 17, 2000, and August 29, 2002, and had adequate hepatic and splenic imaging for fatty liver determination (n=4088). Fatty liver was defined as a liver/spleen attenuation ratio of less than 1. We compared the prevalence and severity of fatty liver, in 4 ethnicities (white, Asian, African American, and Hispanic), and the factors associated with fatty liver in each ethnicity, stratifying by obesity and metabolic syndrome. Multivariable ordinal logistic regression was used to determine the effect of cardiometabolic risk factors on the prevalence of fatty liver in different ethnicities. RESULTS The prevalence of fatty liver varied significantly by ethnicity (African American, 11%; white, 15%; Asian, 20%; and Hispanic, 27%; P<.001). Although African Americans had the highest prevalence of obesity, a smaller percentage of obese African Americans received a diagnosis of fatty liver than did other ethnicities (African American, 17%; white, 31%; Asian, 37%; and Hispanic 39%; P<.001). Hispanics had the highest prevalence of fatty liver, including the obese and metabolic syndrome population. An increase in insulin resistance predicted a 2-fold increased prevalence of fatty liver in all ethnicities after multivariable adjustment. CONCLUSION African Americans have a lower prevalence and Hispanics have a higher prevalence of fatty liver than do other ethnicities. There are distinct ethnic variations in the prevalence of fatty liver even in patients with the metabolic syndrome or obesity, suggesting that genetic factors may play a substantial role in the phenotypic expression of fatty liver.
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- Rajesh Tota-Maharaj
- Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease, Baltimore, MD; Department of Cardiology, Danbury Hospital, Danbury, CT
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- Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease, Baltimore, MD
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- Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
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- Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease, Baltimore, MD
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- Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
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- Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease, Baltimore, MD; Center for Prevention and Wellness Research, Baptist Health Medical Group, Florida International University, Miami, FL; Department of Medicine, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, and Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health, Florida International University, Miami, FL.
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Birkenfeld AL, Shulman GI. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, hepatic insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes. Hepatology 2014; 59:713-23. [PMID: 23929732 PMCID: PMC3946772 DOI: 10.1002/hep.26672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 507] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2013] [Accepted: 07/31/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), hepatic insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes are all strongly associated and are all reaching epidemic proportions. Whether there is a causal link between NAFLD and hepatic insulin resistance is controversial. This review will discuss recent studies in both humans and animal models of NAFLD that have implicated increases in hepatic diacylglycerol (DAG) content leading to activation of novel protein kinase Cϵ (PKCϵ) resulting in decreased insulin signaling in the pathogenesis of NAFLD-associated hepatic insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. The DAG-PKCϵ hypothesis can explain the occurrence of hepatic insulin resistance observed in most cases of NAFLD associated with obesity, lipodystrophy, and type 2 diabetes.
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- Andreas L. Birkenfeld
- Charité - University School of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology Diabetes and Nutrition, Center for Cardiovascular Research, Berlin, Germany
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Departments of Internal Medicine and Cellular & Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Departments of Internal Medicine and Cellular & Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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Wu CL, Zhao SP, Yu BL. Microarray analysis provides new insights into the function of apolipoprotein O in HepG2 cell line. Lipids Health Dis 2013; 12:186. [PMID: 24341743 PMCID: PMC3878747 DOI: 10.1186/1476-511x-12-186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2013] [Accepted: 12/13/2013] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Apolipoprotein O (apoO) is a new member of the apolipoprotein family. However, data on its physiological functions are limited and inconsistent. Using a microarray expression analysis, this study explored the function of apoO in liver cells. METHODS HepG2 cells were treated either with oleic acid or tumor necrosis factor-α for 24 h. mRNA and protein expression of apoO were assessed by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) and Western blot respectively. An efficient lentiviral siRNA vector targeting the human apoO gene was designed and constructed. The gene expression profile of HepG2 human hepatocellular carcinoma cells transfected with the apoO silencing vector was investigated using a whole-genome oligonucleotide microarray. The expression levels of some altered genes were validated using qRT-PCR. RESULTS ApoO expression in HepG2 cells was dramatically affected by lipid and inflammatory stimuli. A total of 282 differentially expressed genes in apoO-silenced HepG2 cells were identified by microarray analysis. These genes included those participating in fatty acid metabolism, such as ACSL4, RGS16, CROT and CYP4F11, and genes participating in the inflammatory response, such as NFKBIZ, TNFSF15, USP2, IL-17, CCL23, NOTCH2, APH-1B and N2N. The gene Uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2), which is involved in both these metabolic pathways, demonstrated significant changes in mRNA level after transfection. CONCLUSIONS It is likely that apoO participates in fatty acid metabolism and the inflammatory response in HepG2 cells, and UCP2 may act as a mediator between lipid metabolism and inflammation in apoO-silenced HepG2 cells.
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- Chen-Lu Wu
- Department of Cardiology, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Middle Ren-Min Road No.139, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Middle Ren-Min Road No.139, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Middle Ren-Min Road No.139, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, PR China
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Jang HJ, Ridgeway SD, Kim JA. Effects of the green tea polyphenol epigallocatechin-3-gallate on high-fat diet-induced insulin resistance and endothelial dysfunction. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2013; 305:E1444-51. [PMID: 24148349 PMCID: PMC3882381 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00434.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Insulin resistance, a hallmark of metabolic disorders, is a risk factor for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Impairment of insulin responsiveness in vascular endothelium contributes to insulin resistance. The reciprocal relationship between insulin resistance and endothelial dysfunction augments the pathophysiology of metabolism and cardiovascular functions. The most abundant green tea polyphenol, epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), has been shown to have vasodilator action in vessels by activation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS). However, it is not known whether EGCG has a beneficial effect in high-fat diet (HFD)-induced endothelial dysfunction. Male C57BL/6J mice were fed either a normal chow diet (NCD) or HFD with or without EGCG supplement (50 mg·kg(-1)·day(-1)) for 10 wk. Mice fed a HFD with EGCG supplement gained less body weight and showed improved insulin sensitivity. In vehicle-treated HFD mice, endothelial function was impaired in response to insulin but not to acetylcholine, whereas the EGCG-treated HFD group showed improved insulin-stimulated vasodilation. Interestingly, EGCG intake reduced macrophage infiltration into aortic tissues in HFD mice. Treatment with EGCG restored the insulin-stimulated phosphorylation of eNOS, insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1), and protein kinase B (Akt), which was inhibited by palmitate (200 μM, 5 h) in primary bovine aortic endothelial cells. From these results, we conclude that supplementation of EGCG improves glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity, and endothelial function. The results suggest that EGCG may have beneficial health effects in glucose metabolism and endothelial function through modulating HFD-induced inflammatory response.
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- Hyun-Ju Jang
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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PPARgamma-Dependent Control of Renin Expression: Molecular Mechanisms and Pathophysiological Relevance. PPAR Res 2013; 2013:451016. [PMID: 24288524 PMCID: PMC3832966 DOI: 10.1155/2013/451016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2013] [Accepted: 09/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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During the last years accumulating evidence demonstrated that the nuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma) regulates the expression of renin gene and thus the overall renin production. This review summarizes the current knowledge of the transcriptional control of the renin gene by PPARgamma received from variety of models ranging from cell culture to transgenic animals. The molecular mechanisms of the PPARgamma action on renin are particularly interesting because they are featured by two newly described characteristics: one of them is the recently identified PPARgamma target sequence Pal3 which is specific for the human renin gene and mediates exceptionally high sensitivity to transactivation; the other is the potentiating effect of PPARgamma on the cAMP signaling in the renin-producing cells. Furthermore, I discuss the need for generating of additional transgenic animal models which are more appropriate with regard to the role of the PPARgamma-dependent regulation of the renin gene expression in human diseases such as arterial hypertension and metabolic syndrome.
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Bhattacharjee J, Kumar JM, Arindkar S, Das B, Pramod U, Juyal RC, Majumdar SS, Nagarajan P. Role of immunodeficient animal models in the development of fructose induced NAFLD. J Nutr Biochem 2013; 25:219-26. [PMID: 24445047 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2013.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2013] [Revised: 10/11/2013] [Accepted: 10/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Cellular and humoral immunity had been implicated in the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). This study was designed to assess if T, B and natural killer (NK) cells are involved in the progress of NAFLD in mouse models after chronic fructose treatment. Mouse models that are deficient in either T cells, B cells or NK cells or lacking both T and B cells were fed with 30% fructose solution for 12 weeks. Typical features of NAFLD, including the relative body weight, food and water intake, biochemical analytes, liver histology, NAFLD activity score, and glucose tolerance and insulin tolerance test were characterized. Further, the percentage of CD3, B220 and NK cells in peripheral-blood mononuclear cell, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling assay, immunodetection for hepatic apoptosis (p53) and for inflammation (TNFα) and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction for putative and inflammatory genes involved were determined. Our results conclude that mice deficient in T cells or NK cells fail to develop fructose induced NAFLD whereas the immunocompetent mice and mice with B-cell-specific defect developed NAFLD. Taken together, these data support that the onset of fructose-induced NAFLD is associated with involvement of T cells and NK cells in mice.
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- Jashdeep Bhattacharjee
- Experimental Animal Facility, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi - 100 067, India
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- Experimental Animal Facility, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi - 100 067, India
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- Experimental Animal Facility, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi - 100 067, India
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- Experimental Animal Facility, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi - 100 067, India
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- Experimental Animal Facility, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi - 100 067, India
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- Experimental Animal Facility, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi - 100 067, India
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- Experimental Animal Facility, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi - 100 067, India.
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Croci I, Byrne NM, Choquette S, Hills AP, Chachay VS, Clouston AD, O'Moore-Sullivan TM, Macdonald GA, Prins JB, Hickman IJ. Whole-body substrate metabolism is associated with disease severity in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Gut 2013; 62:1625-33. [PMID: 23077135 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2012-302789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVES In non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), hepatic steatosis is intricately linked with a number of metabolic alterations. We studied substrate utilisation in NAFLD during basal, insulin-stimulated and exercise conditions, and correlated these outcomes with disease severity. METHODS 20 patients with NAFLD (mean ± SD body mass index (BMI) 34.1 ± 6.7 kg/m(2)) and 15 healthy controls (BMI 23.4 ± 2.7 kg/m(2)) were assessed. Respiratory quotient (RQ), whole-body fat (Fat ox) and carbohydrate (CHO ox) oxidation rates were determined by indirect calorimetry in three conditions: basal (resting and fasted), insulin-stimulated (hyperinsulinaemic-euglycaemic clamp) and exercise (cycling at an intensity to elicit maximal Fat ox). Severity of disease and steatosis were determined by liver histology, hepatic Fat ox from plasma β-hydroxybutyrate concentrations, aerobic fitness expressed as VO2 peak, and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) measured by computed tomography. RESULTS Within the overweight/obese NAFLD cohort, basal RQ correlated positively with steatosis (r=0.57, p=0.01) and was higher (indicating smaller contribution of Fat ox to energy expenditure) in patients with NAFLD activity score (NAS) ≥ 5 vs <5 (p=0.008). Both results were independent of VAT, % body fat and BMI. Compared with the lean control group, patients with NAFLD had lower basal whole-body Fat ox (1.2 ± 0.3 vs 1.5 ± 0.4 mg/kg FFM/min, p=0.024) and lower basal hepatic Fat ox (ie, β-hydroxybutyrate, p=0.004). During exercise, they achieved lower maximal Fat ox (2.5 ± 1.4 vs. 5.8 ± 3.7 mg/kg FFM/min, p=0.002) and lower VO2 peak (p<0.001) than controls. Fat ox during exercise was not associated with disease severity (p=0.79). CONCLUSIONS Overweight/obese patients with NAFLD had reduced hepatic Fat ox and reduced whole-body Fat ox under basal and exercise conditions. There was an inverse relationship between ability to oxidise fat in basal conditions and histological features of NAFLD including severity of steatosis and NAS.
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- Ilaria Croci
- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Malloy VL, Perrone CE, Mattocks DAL, Ables GP, Caliendo NS, Orentreich DS, Orentreich N. Methionine restriction prevents the progression of hepatic steatosis in leptin-deficient obese mice. Metabolism 2013; 62:1651-61. [PMID: 23928105 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2013.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2013] [Revised: 05/30/2013] [Accepted: 06/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study investigated the effects of dietary methionine restriction (MR) on the progression of established hepatic steatosis in the leptin-deficient ob/ob mouse. MATERIAL/METHODS Ten-week-old ob/ob mice were fed diets containing 0.86% (control-fed; CF) or 0.12% methionine (MR) for 14 weeks. At 14 weeks, liver and fat were excised and blood was collected for analysis. In another study, blood was collected to determine in vivo triglyceride (TG) and very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) secretion rates. Liver histology was conducted to determine the severity of steatosis. Hepatic TG, free fatty acid levels, and fatty acid oxidation (FAO) were also measured. Gene expression was analyzed by quantitative PCR. RESULTS MR reversed the severity of steatosis in the ob/ob mouse. This was accompanied by reduced body weight despite similar weight-specific food intake. Compared with the CF group, hepatic TG levels were significantly reduced in response to MR, but adipose tissue weight was not decreased. MR reduced insulin and HOMA ratios but increased total and high-molecular-weight adiponectin levels. Scd1 gene expression was significantly downregulated, while Acadvl, Hadha, and Hadhb were upregulated in MR, corresponding with increased β-hydroxybutyrate levels and a trend toward increased FAO. The VLDL secretion rate was also significantly increased in the MR mice, as were the mRNA levels of ApoB and Mttp. The expression of inflammatory markers, such as Tnf-α and Ccr2, was also downregulated by MR. CONCLUSIONS Our data indicate that MR reverses steatosis in the ob/ob mouse liver by promoting FAO, increasing the export of lipids, and reducing obesity-related inflammatory responses.
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- Virginia L Malloy
- Orentreich Foundation for the Advancement of Science, Inc., 855 Route 301, Cold Spring-on-Hudson, NY 10516, USA.
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Blaise S, Romier B, Kawecki C, Ghirardi M, Rabenoelina F, Baud S, Duca L, Maurice P, Heinz A, Schmelzer CE, Tarpin M, Martiny L, Garbar C, Dauchez M, Debelle L, Durlach V. Elastin-derived peptides are new regulators of insulin resistance development in mice. Diabetes 2013; 62:3807-16. [PMID: 23919962 PMCID: PMC3806616 DOI: 10.2337/db13-0508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Although it has long been established that the extracellular matrix acts as a mechanical support, its degradation products, which mainly accumulate during aging, have also been demonstrated to play an important role in cell physiology and the development of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. In the current study, we show that elastin-derived peptides (EDPs) may be involved in the development of insulin resistance (IRES) in mice. In chow-fed mice, acute or chronic intravenous injections of EDPs induced hyperglycemic effects associated with glucose uptake reduction and IRES in skeletal muscle, liver, and adipose tissue. Based on in vivo, in vitro, and in silico approaches, we propose that this IRES is due to interaction between the insulin receptor (IR) and the neuraminidase-1 subunit of the elastin receptor complex triggered by EDPs. This interplay was correlated with decreased sialic acid levels on the β-chain of the IR and reduction of IR signaling. In conclusion, this is the first study to demonstrate that EDPs, which mainly accumulate with aging, may be involved in the insidious development of IRES.
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- Sébastien Blaise
- Formations de Recherche en Evolution CNRS 3481, Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire, Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Reims, France
- Corresponding author: Sébastien Blaise,
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- Formations de Recherche en Evolution CNRS 3481, Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire, Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Reims, France
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- Formations de Recherche en Evolution CNRS 3481, Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire, Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Reims, France
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- Formations de Recherche en Evolution CNRS 3481, Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire, Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Reims, France
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- Formations de Recherche en Evolution CNRS 3481, Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire, Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Reims, France
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- Formations de Recherche en Evolution CNRS 3481, Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire, Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Reims, France
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- Formations de Recherche en Evolution CNRS 3481, Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire, Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Reims, France
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- Formations de Recherche en Evolution CNRS 3481, Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire, Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Reims, France
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Formations de Recherche en Evolution CNRS 3481, Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire, Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Reims, France
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- Formations de Recherche en Evolution CNRS 3481, Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire, Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Reims, France
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- Département de Biopathologie, Institut Jean-Godinot, Centre Régional de Lutte Contre le Cancer, Reims, France
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- Formations de Recherche en Evolution CNRS 3481, Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire, Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Reims, France
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- Formations de Recherche en Evolution CNRS 3481, Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire, Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Reims, France
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- Formations de Recherche en Evolution CNRS 3481, Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire, Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Reims, France
- Pôle Thoracique et Cardio-Vasculaire, Hôpital Robert-Debré, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Reims, Reims, France
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Koo SH. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: molecular mechanisms for the hepatic steatosis. Clin Mol Hepatol 2013; 19:210-5. [PMID: 24133660 PMCID: PMC3796672 DOI: 10.3350/cmh.2013.19.3.210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 295] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2013] [Accepted: 08/06/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Liver plays a central role in the biogenesis of major metabolites including glucose, fatty acids, and cholesterol. Increased incidence of obesity in the modern society promotes insulin resistance in the peripheral tissues in humans, and could cause severe metabolic disorders by inducing accumulation of lipid in the liver, resulting in the progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). NAFLD, which is characterized by increased fat depots in the liver, could precede more severe diseases such as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), cirrhosis, and in some cases hepatocellular carcinoma. Accumulation of lipid in the liver can be traced by increased uptake of free fatty acids into the liver, impaired fatty acid beta oxidation, or the increased incidence of de novo lipogenesis. In this review, I would like to focus on the roles of individual pathways that contribute to the hepatic steatosis as a precursor for the NAFLD.
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- Seung-Hoi Koo
- Department of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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Strength training and testosterone treatment have opposing effects on migration inhibitor factor levels in ageing men. Mediators Inflamm 2013; 2013:539156. [PMID: 24089589 PMCID: PMC3781991 DOI: 10.1155/2013/539156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2013] [Revised: 07/24/2013] [Accepted: 08/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background. The beneficial effects of testosterone treatment (TT) are debated. Methods. Double-blinded, placebo-controlled study of six months TT (gel) in 54 men aged 60–78 with bioavailable testosterone (BioT) <7.3 nmol/L and waist >94 cm randomized to TT (50–100 mg/day, n = 20), placebo (n = 18), or strength training (ST) (n = 16) for 24 weeks. Moreover, the ST group was randomized to TT (n = 7) or placebo (n = 9) after 12 weeks. Outcomes. Chemokines (MIF, MCP-1, and MIP-1α) and lean body mass (LBM), total, central, extremity, visceral, and subcutaneous (SAT) fat mass established by DXA and MRI. Results. From 0 to 24 weeks, MIF and SAT decreased during ST + placebo versus placebo, whereas BioT and LBM were unchanged. TT decreased fat mass (total, central, extremity, and SAT) and increased BioT and LBM versus placebo. MIF levels increased during TT versus ST + placebo. ST + TT decreased fat mass (total, central, and extremity) and increased BioT and LBM versus placebo. From 12 to 24 weeks, MCP-1 levels increased during TT versus placebo and MCP-1 levels decreased during ST + placebo versus placebo. Conclusion. ST + placebo was associated with decreased MIF levels suggesting decreased inflammatory activity. TT may be associated with increased inflammatory activity. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00700024.
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Kim YJ, Choi MS, Park YB, Kim SR, Lee MK, Jung UJ. Garcinia Cambogia attenuates diet-induced adiposity but exacerbates hepatic collagen accumulation and inflammation. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19:4689-4701. [PMID: 23922466 PMCID: PMC3732841 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i29.4689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2013] [Revised: 05/15/2013] [Accepted: 06/04/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To investigate long-term effects of Garcinia Cambogia (GC), weight-loss supplement, on adiposity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in obese mice.
METHODS: Obesity-prone C57BL/6J mice were fed a high-fat diet (HFD, 45 kcal% fat) with or without GC (1%, w/w) for 16 wk. The HFD contained 45 kcal% fat, 20 kcal% protein and 35 kcal% carbohydrate. They were given free access to food and distilled water, and food consumption and body weight were measured daily and weekly, respectively. Data were expressed as the mean ± SE. Statistical analyses were performed using the statistical package for the social science software program. Student’s t test was used to assess the differences between the groups. Statistical significance was considered at P < 0.05.
RESULTS: There were no significant changes in body weight and food intake between the groups. However, the supplementation of GC significantly lowered visceral fat accumulation and adipocyte size via inhibition of fatty acid synthase activity and its mRNA expression in visceral adipose tissue, along with enhanced enzymatic activity and gene expression involved in adipose fatty acid β-oxidation. Moreover, GC supplementation resulted in significant reductions in glucose intolerance and the plasma resistin level in the HFD-fed mice. However, we first demonstrated that it increased hepatic collagen accumulation, lipid peroxidation and mRNA levels of genes related to oxidative stress (superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase) and inflammatory responses (tumor necrosis factor-α and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1) as well as plasma alanine transaminase and aspartate transaminase levels, although HFD-induced hepatic steatosis was not altered.
CONCLUSION: GC protects against HFD-induced obesity by modulating adipose fatty acid synthesis and β-oxidation but induces hepatic fibrosis, inflammation and oxidative stress.
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MESH Headings
- Adiposity/drug effects
- Animals
- Anti-Obesity Agents/toxicity
- Blood Glucose/drug effects
- Blood Glucose/metabolism
- Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury/blood
- Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury/etiology
- Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury/genetics
- Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury/immunology
- Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury/pathology
- Collagen/metabolism
- Cytokines/blood
- Diet, High-Fat
- Disease Models, Animal
- Fatty Acid Synthase, Type I/antagonists & inhibitors
- Fatty Acid Synthase, Type I/genetics
- Fatty Acid Synthase, Type I/metabolism
- Fatty Liver/blood
- Fatty Liver/chemically induced
- Fatty Liver/genetics
- Fatty Liver/immunology
- Fatty Liver/pathology
- Garcinia cambogia
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Glucose Intolerance/blood
- Glucose Intolerance/drug therapy
- Glucose Intolerance/etiology
- Inflammation Mediators/blood
- Insulin/blood
- Intra-Abdominal Fat/drug effects
- Intra-Abdominal Fat/metabolism
- Intra-Abdominal Fat/pathology
- Lipid Peroxidation/drug effects
- Liver/drug effects
- Liver/metabolism
- Liver/pathology
- Liver Cirrhosis, Experimental/blood
- Liver Cirrhosis, Experimental/chemically induced
- Liver Cirrhosis, Experimental/genetics
- Liver Cirrhosis, Experimental/immunology
- Liver Cirrhosis, Experimental/pathology
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Obese
- Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
- Obesity/blood
- Obesity/drug therapy
- Obesity/etiology
- Obesity/genetics
- Obesity/immunology
- Obesity/pathology
- Oxidative Stress/drug effects
- Phytotherapy
- Plant Extracts/toxicity
- Plants, Medicinal
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Resistin/blood
- Time Factors
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Xiao G, Zhang T, Yu S, Lee S, Calabuig-Navarro V, Yamauchi J, Ringquist S, Dong HH. ATF4 protein deficiency protects against high fructose-induced hypertriglyceridemia in mice. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:25350-25361. [PMID: 23888053 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.470526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Hypertriglyceridemia is the most common lipid disorder in obesity and type 2 diabetes. It results from increased production and/or decreased clearance of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins. To better understand the pathophysiology of hypertriglyceridemia, we studied hepatic regulation of triglyceride metabolism by the activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4), a member of the basic leucine zipper-containing protein subfamily. We determined the effect of ATF4 on hepatic lipid metabolism in Atf4(-/-) mice fed regular chow or provided with free access to fructose drinking water. ATF4 depletion preferentially attenuated hepatic lipogenesis without affecting hepatic triglyceride production and fatty acid oxidation. This effect prevented excessive fat accumulation in the liver of Atf4(-/-) mice, when compared with wild-type littermates. To gain insight into the underlying mechanism, we showed that ATF4 depletion resulted in a significant reduction in hepatic expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ, a nuclear receptor that acts to promote lipogenesis in the liver. This effect was accompanied by a significant reduction in hepatic expression of sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1c (SREBP-1c), acetyl-CoA carboxylase, and fatty-acid synthase, three key functions in the lipogenic pathway in Atf4(-/-) mice. Of particular significance, we found that Atf4(-/-) mice, as opposed to wild-type littermates, were protected against the development of steatosis and hypertriglyceridemia in response to high fructose feeding. These data demonstrate that ATF4 plays a critical role in regulating hepatic lipid metabolism in response to nutritional cues.
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- Guozhi Xiao
- From the Department of Biochemistry, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612,; the College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China, and.
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- the Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and
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- the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224
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- the Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and
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- the Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and
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- the Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and
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- the Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and
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- the Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and.
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Eller LK, Saha DC, Shearer J, Reimer RA. Dietary leucine improves whole-body insulin sensitivity independent of body fat in diet-induced obese Sprague–Dawley rats. J Nutr Biochem 2013; 24:1285-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2012.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2012] [Revised: 09/20/2012] [Accepted: 10/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Anstee QM, Targher G, Day CP. Progression of NAFLD to diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease or cirrhosis. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2013; 10:330-44. [PMID: 23507799 DOI: 10.1038/nrgastro.2013.41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1193] [Impact Index Per Article: 108.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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NAFLD is a spectrum of progressive liver disease that encompasses simple steatosis, NASH, fibrosis and, ultimately, cirrhosis. NAFLD is recognized as the hepatic component of the metabolic syndrome, as these conditions have insulin resistance as a common pathophysiological mechanism. Therefore, NAFLD is strongly associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus and abdominal obesity. As lifestyles have become increasingly sedentary and dietary patterns have changed, the worldwide prevalence of NAFLD has increased dramatically and is projected to be the principal aetiology for liver transplantation within the next decade. Importantly, a growing body of clinical and epidemiological evidence suggests that NAFLD is associated not only with liver-related morbidity and mortality, but also with an increased risk of developing both cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus. This article reviews the evidence that suggests NAFLD is a multisystem disease and the factors that might determine interindividual variation in the development and progression of its major hepatic and extrahepatic manifestations (principally type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease).
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- Quentin M Anstee
- Liver Research Group, Institute of Cellular Medicine, The Medical School, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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Chen A, Tang Y, Davis V, Hsu FF, Kennedy SM, Song H, Turk J, Brunt EM, Newberry EP, Davidson NO. Liver fatty acid binding protein (L-Fabp) modulates murine stellate cell activation and diet-induced nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Hepatology 2013; 57:2202-12. [PMID: 23401290 PMCID: PMC3665693 DOI: 10.1002/hep.26318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2012] [Accepted: 01/31/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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UNLABELLED Activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) is crucial to the development of fibrosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Quiescent HSCs contain lipid droplets (LDs), whose depletion upon activation induces a fibrogenic gene program. Here we show that liver fatty acid-binding protein (L-Fabp), an abundant cytosolic protein that modulates fatty acid (FA) metabolism in enterocytes and hepatocytes, also modulates HSC FA utilization and in turn regulates the fibrogenic program. L-Fabp expression decreased 10-fold following HSC activation, concomitant with depletion of LDs. Primary HSCs isolated from L-FABP(-/-) mice contain fewer LDs than wild-type (WT) HSCs, and exhibit up-regulated expression of genes involved in HSC activation. Adenoviral L-Fabp transduction inhibited activation of passaged WT HSCs and increased both the expression of prolipogenic genes and also augmented intracellular lipid accumulation, including triglyceride and FA, predominantly palmitate. Freshly isolated HSCs from L-FABP(-/-) mice correspondingly exhibited decreased palmitate in the free FA pool. To investigate whether L-FABP deletion promotes HSC activation in vivo, we fed L-FABP(-/-) and WT mice a high-fat diet supplemented with trans-fatty acids and fructose (TFF). TFF-fed L-FABP(-/-) mice exhibited reduced hepatic steatosis along with decreased LD abundance and size compared to WT mice. In addition, TFF-fed L-FABP(-/-) mice exhibited decreased hepatic fibrosis, with reduced expression of fibrogenic genes, compared to WT mice. CONCLUSION L-FABP deletion attenuates both diet-induced hepatic steatosis and fibrogenesis, despite the observation that L-Fabp paradoxically promotes FA and LD accumulation and inhibits HSC activation in vitro. These findings highlight the importance of cell-specific modulation of hepatic lipid metabolism in promoting fibrogenesis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. (Hepatology 2013).
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- Anping Chen
- Departments of Pathology, School of Medicine, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO. 63104
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- Departments of Pathology, School of Medicine, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO. 63104
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. 63110
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. 63110
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. 63110
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. 63110
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. 63110
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. 63110
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. 63110
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. 63110,Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. 63110,Corresponding author: Tel: 314-362-2027; Fax: 314-362-2033;
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Hui E, Xu A, Bo Yang H, Lam KSL. Obesity as the common soil of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and diabetes: Role of adipokines. J Diabetes Investig 2013; 4:413-25. [PMID: 24843689 PMCID: PMC4025109 DOI: 10.1111/jdi.12093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2013] [Revised: 03/06/2013] [Accepted: 03/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) describes a spectrum of liver conditions from simple steatosis, steatohepatitis to end‐stage liver disease. The prevalence of NAFLD has been on the rise in many parts of the world, including Asia, and NAFLD is now the liver disease associated with the highest mortality, consequent to the increased risk of cardiovascular diseases and hepatocellular carcinoma. Whereas NAFLD is an independent risk factor for type 2 diabetes, increased hepatic and peripheral insulin resistance contribute to the pathogenesis of both NAFLD and diabetes, which are associated with enhanced cardiovascular risk. Studies in humans and animal models have suggested obesity as the common link of these two diseases, likely mediated by adipose tissue inflammation and dysregulated adipokine production in obesity. In the present review, we discuss recent advances in our understanding of the role of several novel adipokines (adiponectin, adipocyte fatty acid binding protein and fibroblast growth factor‐21) in the pathophysiology of NAFLD and diabetes, as well as their use as potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets for dysglycemia in NAFLD patients.
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- Elaine Hui
- Endocrinology and Metabolism Division Department of Medicine the University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
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- Research Centre of Heart, Brain, Hormone and Healthy Aging the University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
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- Department of Endocrinology Peking Union Medical College Hospital Beijing China
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Division Department of Medicine the University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China ; Research Centre of Heart, Brain, Hormone and Healthy Aging the University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
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Brunton PJ, Sullivan KM, Kerrigan D, Russell JA, Seckl JR, Drake AJ. Sex-specific effects of prenatal stress on glucose homoeostasis and peripheral metabolism in rats. J Endocrinol 2013; 217:161-73. [PMID: 23428582 DOI: 10.1530/joe-12-0540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Glucocorticoid overexposure during pregnancy programmes offspring physiology and predisposes to later disease. However, any impact of ethologically relevant maternal stress is less clear, yet of physiological importance. Here, we investigated in rats the short- and long-term effects in adult offspring of repeated social stress (exposure to an aggressive lactating female) during late pregnancy on glucose regulation following stress, glucose-insulin homoeostasis and peripheral expression of genes important in regulating glucose and lipid metabolism and glucocorticoid action. Prenatal stress (PNS) was associated with reduced birth weight in female, but not male, offspring. The increase in blood glucose with restraint was exaggerated in adult PNS males compared with controls, but not in females. Oral glucose tolerance testing showed no effects on plasma glucose or insulin concentrations in either sex at 3 months; however, at 6 months, PNS females were hyperinsulinaemic following an oral glucose load. In PNS males, plasma triglyceride concentrations were increased, with reduced hepatic mRNA expression of 5α-reductase and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (Pparα (Ppara)) and a strong trend towards reduced peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1α (Pgc1α (Ppargc1a)) and Pparγ (Pparg) expression, whereas only Pgc1α mRNA was affected in PNS females. Conversely, in subcutaneous fat, PNS reduced mRNA expression of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11βhsd1), phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (Pepck (Pck1)), adipose triglyceride lipase (Atgl) and diglyceride acyltransferase 2 (Dgat2) in females, but only Pepck mRNA expression was reduced in PNS males. Thus, prenatal social stress differentially programmes glucose homoeostasis and peripheral metabolism in male and female offspring. These long-term alterations in physiology may increase susceptibility to metabolic disease.
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- Paula J Brunton
- Division of Neurobiology, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK.
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Zhou J, Mo Y, Li H, Ran X, Yang W, Li Q, Peng Y, Li Y, Gao X, Luan X, Wang W, Jia W. Alanine aminotransferase is associated with an adverse nocturnal blood glucose profile in individuals with normal glucose regulation. PLoS One 2013; 8:e56072. [PMID: 23424646 PMCID: PMC3570416 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2012] [Accepted: 01/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Although the association between alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels and risk of type 2 diabetes is well-studied, the effects of slightly increased ALT levels within the normal range on the temporal normal glucose profile remains poorly understood. METHODS A total of 322 Chinese subjects without impaired glucose tolerance or previous diagnoses of diabetes were recruited for study from 10 hospitals in urban areas across China. All subjects wore a continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system for three consecutive days. The diurnal (06∶00-20∶00) and nocturnal (20∶00-06∶00) mean blood glucose (MBG) levels were calculated. Subjects were stratified by ALT quartile level and correlation analyses were performed. RESULTS The median ALT level was 17 IU/L, and subjects with ALT ≥17 IU/L had higher nocturnal MBG level than those with ALT <17 IU/L (P<0.05). Nocturnal MBG was positively correlated with ALT levels (Pearson correlation analysis: r = 0.187, P = 0.001), and the correlation remained significant after correction for the homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR) (r = 0.105, P = 0.041). No correlations were found between diurnal MBG and ALT, and nocturnal or diurnal MBG and aspartate aminotransferase or gamma-glutamyltransferase (all, P>0.05). Multivariate stepwise regression analysis of elevated nocturnal MBG identified increased HOMA-IR, elevated ALT levels, and decreased homeostatic model assessment of ß-cell function as independent factors (all, P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Mildly elevated ALT levels, within the normal range, are associated with unfavorable nocturnal glucose profiles in Chinese subjects with normal glucose regulation.
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- Jian Zhou
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Shanghai, China
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Hoo RLC, Lee IPC, Zhou M, Wong JYL, Hui X, Xu A, Lam KSL. Pharmacological inhibition of adipocyte fatty acid binding protein alleviates both acute liver injury and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in mice. J Hepatol 2013; 58:358-64. [PMID: 23108115 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2012.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2012] [Revised: 09/14/2012] [Accepted: 10/05/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Adipocyte fatty acid binding protein (A-FABP) is a key mediator of inflammatory response in macrophages. Increased hepatic expression and circulating levels of A-FABP have been observed in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Here, we investigated the role of A-FABP in both lipopolysaccaride (LPS)-induced acute liver injury and high fat high cholesterol (HFHC) diet-induced NAFLD in mice. METHODS Mice with LPS-induced acute liver injury and HFHC diet-induced obesity were treated with the A-FABP inhibitor BMS309403. Liver tissues of the mice were analyzed by immunohistochemistry, Western blot or real-time PCR. RESULTS A-FABP expression in Kupffer cells was significantly elevated in mice with LPS-induced acute liver injury and HFHC diet-induced obesity, as compared to their healthy controls. Pretreatment of mice with BMS309403 led to a diminished LPS-induced elevation in serum levels of alanine transaminase and hepatic production of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Likewise, chronic treatment of HFHC diet-induced obese mice with BMS309403 ameliorated hepatic steatosis, macrophage infiltration, and cellular ballooning of hepatocytes. Such improvements in liver function and morphology were accompanied by significantly decreased activation of both c-Jun and NF-κB. Pretreatment with BMS309403 suppressed both LPS- and palmitate-induced pro-inflammatory responses in isolated rat Kupffer cells. Adenovirus-mediated ectopic expression of A-FABP alone was sufficient to induce liver injury and inflammation in mice. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that A-FABP is an important contributor to both LPS-induced acute liver injury and diet-induced NAFLD by potentiating inflammation in Kupffer cells. Pharmacological inhibition of A-FABP may represent a promising modality for obesity-related non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.
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- Ruby L C Hoo
- Department of Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Videla LA, Pettinelli P. Misregulation of PPAR Functioning and Its Pathogenic Consequences Associated with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Human Obesity. PPAR Res 2012; 2012:107434. [PMID: 23304111 PMCID: PMC3526338 DOI: 10.1155/2012/107434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2012] [Accepted: 11/06/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in human obesity is characterized by the multifactorial nature of the underlying pathogenic mechanisms, which include misregulation of PPARs signaling. Liver PPAR-α downregulation with parallel PPAR-γ and SREBP-1c up-regulation may trigger major metabolic disturbances between de novo lipogenesis and fatty acid oxidation favouring the former, in association with the onset of steatosis in obesity-induced oxidative stress and related long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid n-3 (LCPUFA n-3) depletion, insulin resistance, hypoadiponectinemia, and endoplasmic reticulum stress. Considering that antisteatotic strategies targeting PPAR-α revealed that fibrates have poor effectiveness, thiazolidinediones have weight gain limitations, and dual PPAR-α/γ agonists have safety concerns, supplementation with LCPUFA n-3 appears as a promising alternative, which achieves both significant reduction in liver steatosis scores and a positive anti-inflammatory outcome. This latter aspect is of importance as PPAR-α downregulation associated with LCPUFA n-3 depletion may play a role in increasing the DNA binding capacity of proinflammatory factors, NF-κB and AP-1, thus constituting one of the major mechanisms for the progression of steatosis to steatohepatitis.
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- Luis A. Videla
- Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology Program, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Casilla 70000, Santiago 7, Chile
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- Ciencias de la Salud, Nutrición y Dietética, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 7820436 Santiago, Chile
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Giampietro L, D’Angelo A, Giancristofaro A, Ammazzalorso A, De Filippis B, Fantacuzzi M, Linciano P, Maccallini C, Amoroso R. Synthesis and structure–activity relationships of fibrate-based analogues inside PPARs. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2012; 22:7662-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.09.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2012] [Revised: 09/26/2012] [Accepted: 09/29/2012] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Nogueira LM, Lavigne JA, Chandramouli GVR, Lui H, Barrett JC, Hursting SD. Dose-dependent effects of calorie restriction on gene expression, metabolism, and tumor progression are partially mediated by insulin-like growth factor-1. Cancer Med 2012; 1:275-88. [PMID: 23342276 PMCID: PMC3544443 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2012] [Revised: 06/18/2012] [Accepted: 07/05/2012] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The prevalence of obesity, an established risk and progression factor for breast and many other cancer types, remains very high in the United States and throughout the world. Calorie restriction (CR), a reduced-calorie dietary regimen typically involving a 20-40% reduction in calorie consumption, prevents or reverses obesity, and inhibits mammary and other types of cancer in multiple tumor model systems. Unfortunately, the mechanisms underlying the tumor inhibitory effects of CR are poorly understood, and a better understanding of these mechanisms may lead to new intervention targets and strategies for preventing or controlling cancer. We have previously shown that the anticancer effects of CR are associated with decreased systemic levels of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), the primary source of which is liver. We have also reported that CR strongly suppresses tumor development and growth in multiple mammary cancer models. To identify CR-responsive genes and pathways, and to further characterize the role of IGF-1 as a mediator of the anticancer effects of CR, we assessed hepatic and mammary gland gene expression, hormone levels and growth of orthotopically transplanted mammary tumors in control and CR mice with and without exogenous IGF-1. C57BL/6 mice were fed either control AIN-76A diet ad libitum (AL), subjected to 20%, 30%, or 40% CR plus placebo timed-release pellets, or subjected to 30% or 40% CR plus timed-release pellets delivering murine IGF-1 (mIGF-1, 20 μg/day). Compared with AL-fed controls, body weights were decreased 14.3% in the 20% CR group, 18.5% in the 30% CR group, and 38% in the 40% CR group; IGF-1 infusion had no effect on body weight. Hepatic transcriptome analyses indicated that compared with 20% CR, 30% CR significantly modulated more than twice the number of genes and 40% CR more than seven times the number of genes. Many of the genes specific to the 40% CR regimen were hepatic stress-related and/or DNA damage-related genes. Exogenous IGF-1 rescued the hepatic expression of several metabolic genes and pathways affected by CR. Exogenous IGF-1 also rescued the expression of several metabolism- and cancer-related genes affected by CR in the mammary gland. Furthermore, exogenous IGF-1 partially reversed the mammary tumor inhibitory effects of 30% CR. We conclude that several genes and pathways, particularly those associated with macronutrient and steroid hormone metabolism, are associated with the anticancer effects of CR, and that reduced IGF-1 levels can account, at least in part, for many of the effects of CR on gene expression and mammary tumor burden.
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- Leticia M Nogueira
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892 USA
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Kolak M, Gertow J, Westerbacka J, Summers SA, Liska J, Franco-Cereceda A, Orešič M, Yki-Järvinen H, Eriksson P, Fisher RM. Expression of ceramide-metabolising enzymes in subcutaneous and intra-abdominal human adipose tissue. Lipids Health Dis 2012; 11:115. [PMID: 22974251 PMCID: PMC3478226 DOI: 10.1186/1476-511x-11-115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2012] [Accepted: 09/05/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Inflammation and increased ceramide concentrations characterise adipose tissue of obese women with high liver fat content compared to equally obese women with normal liver fat content. The present study characterises enzymes involved in ceramide metabolism in subcutaneous and intra-abdominal adipose tissue. Methods Pathways leading to increased ceramide concentrations in inflamed versus non-inflamed adipose tissue were investigated by quantifying expression levels of key enzymes involved in ceramide metabolism. Sphingomyelinases (sphingomyelin phosphodiesterases SMPD1-3) were investigated further using immunohistochemistry to establish their location within adipose tissue, and their mRNA expression levels were determined in subcutaneous and intra-abdominal adipose tissue from both non-obese and obese subject. Results Gene expression levels of sphingomyelinases, enzymes that hydrolyse sphingomyelin to ceramide, rather than enzymes involved in de novo ceramide synthesis, were higher in inflamed compared to non-inflamed adipose tissue of obese women (with high and normal liver fat contents respectively). Sphingomyelinases were localised to both macrophages and adipocytes, but also to blood vessels and to extracellular regions surrounding vessels within adipose tissue. Expression levels of SMPD3 mRNA correlated significantly with concentrations of different ceramides and sphingomyelins. In both non-obese and obese subjects SMPD3 mRNA levels were higher in the more inflamed intra-abdominal compared to the subcutaneous adipose tissue depot. Conclusions Generation of ceramides within adipose tissue as a result of sphingomyelinase action may contribute to inflammation in human adipose tissue.
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- Maria Kolak
- Atherosclerosis Research Unit, Department of Medicine Solna, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Xu W, Liu W, Shao X, Jiang G, Li X. Effect of trichlorfon on hepatic lipid accumulation in crucian carp Carassius auratus gibelio. JOURNAL OF AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH 2012; 24:185-194. [PMID: 22897202 PMCID: PMC3464453 DOI: 10.1080/08997659.2012.675937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2011] [Accepted: 02/16/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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This study evaluated the toxic effects of the organophosphate pesticide trichlorfon on hepatic lipid accumulation in crucian carp Carassius auratus gibelio. Seventy-five fish were divided into five groups (each group in triplicate), and then exposed to 0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, and 4.0 mg/L of trichlorfon and fed with commercial feed for 30 d. At the end of the experiment, plasma and hepatic lipid metabolic biochemical status were analyzed. Triglyceride contents were significantly (P < 0.05) increased in liver but decreased in plasma after 1.0, 2.0, and 4.0 mg/L trichlorfon treatments. Plasma insulin contents were markedly (P < 0.05) increased when trichlorfon concentrations were 0.5, 1.0, and 4.0 mg/L. There were no significant differences in hepatic hormone-sensitive lipase contents between the trichlorfon-treated fish and the controls. Hepatic cyclic adenosine 3', 5'-monophosphate, very-low-density lipoprotein, and apolipoprotein B100 contents were decreased in the fish when trichlorfon concentration was 2.0 mg/L. Furthermore, electron microscope observations showed rough endoplasmic reticulum dilatation and mitochondrial vacuolization in hepatocytes with trichlorfon exposure. On the basis of morphological and physiological evidence, trichlorfon influenced crucian carp hepatic pathways of lipid metabolism and hepatocellular ultrastructure, which resulted in lipid accumulation in the liver.
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Nutrition and Feed Science of Jiangsu Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Nutrition and Feed Science of Jiangsu Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Nutrition and Feed Science of Jiangsu Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Nutrition and Feed Science of Jiangsu Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Nutrition and Feed Science of Jiangsu Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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Lack of CC chemokine ligand 2 differentially affects inflammation and fibrosis according to the genetic background in a murine model of steatohepatitis. Clin Sci (Lond) 2012; 123:459-71. [PMID: 22545719 PMCID: PMC3369401 DOI: 10.1042/cs20110515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Expression of CCL2 (CC chemokine ligand 2) (or monocyte chemoattractant protein-1) regulates inflammatory cell infiltration in the liver and adipose tissue, favouring steatosis. However, its role in the pathogenesis of steatohepatitis is still uncertain. In the present study, we investigated the development of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis induced by an MCD diet (methionine/choline-deficient diet) in mice lacking the CCL2 gene on two different genetic backgrounds, namely Balb/C and C57/Bl6J. WT (wild-type) and CCL2-KO (knockout) mice were fed on a lipid-enriched MCD diet or a control diet for 8 weeks. In Balb/C mice fed on the MCD diet, a lack of CCL2 was associated with lower ALT (alanine transaminase) levels and reduced infiltration of inflammatory cells, together with a lower generation of oxidative-stress-related products. Sirius Red staining demonstrated pericellular fibrosis in zone 3, and image analysis showed a significantly lower matrix accumulation in CCL2-KO mice. This was associated with reduced hepatic expression of TGF-β (transforming growth factor-β), type I procollagen, TIMP-1 (tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1) and α-smooth muscle actin. In contrast, in mice on a C57Bl/6 background, neither ALT levels nor inflammation or fibrosis were significantly different comparing WT and CCL2-KO animals fed on an MCD diet. In agreement, genes related to fibrogenesis were expressed to comparable levels in the two groups of animals. Comparison of the expression of several genes involved in inflammation and repair demonstrated that IL (interleukin)-4 and the M2 marker MGL-1 (macrophage galactose-type C-type lectin 1) were differentially expressed in Balb/C and C57Bl/6 mice. No significant differences in the degree of steatosis were observed in all groups of mice fed on the MCD diet. We conclude that, in experimental murine steatohepatitis, the effects of CCL2 deficiency are markedly dependent on the genetic background.
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Lottenberg AM, Afonso MDS, Lavrador MSF, Machado RM, Nakandakare ER. The role of dietary fatty acids in the pathology of metabolic syndrome. J Nutr Biochem 2012; 23:1027-40. [PMID: 22749135 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2012.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2011] [Revised: 03/07/2012] [Accepted: 03/14/2012] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Dysfunctional lipid metabolism is a key component in the development of metabolic syndrome, a very frequent condition characterized by dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, abdominal obesity and hypertension, which are related to an elevated risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome is strongly associated with the severity of obesity; its physiopathology is related to both genetics and food intake habits, especially the consumption of a high-caloric, high-fat and high-carbohydrate diet. With the progress of scientific knowledge in the field of nutrigenomics, it was possible to elucidate how the majority of dietary fatty acids influence plasma lipid metabolism and also the genes expression involved in lipolysis and lipogenesis within hepatocytes and adipocytes. The aim of this review is to examine the relevant mechanistic aspects of dietary fatty acids related to blood lipids, adipose tissue metabolism, hepatic fat storage and inflammatory process, all of them closely related to the genesis of metabolic syndrome.
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Dietary supplementation with methyl donors reduces fatty liver and modifies the fatty acid synthase DNA methylation profile in rats fed an obesogenic diet. GENES AND NUTRITION 2012; 8:105-13. [PMID: 22648174 DOI: 10.1007/s12263-012-0300-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2012] [Accepted: 05/11/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the first hepatic manifestations of metabolic syndrome, whose progression can lead to cirrhosis and hepatic carcinoma. Interestingly, methyl donor supplementation could improve obesogenic diet-induced hepatic triglyceride accumulation. The aim of this research is to describe methyl donor effects on a high-fat-sucrose (HFS) diet in both sexes and epigenetic changes induced on fatty acid synthase (FASN) promoter methylation pattern as well as gene expression of NAFLD key metabolic genes. Twenty-four male and 28 female Wistar rats were assigned to three dietary groups: control, HFS, and HFS supplemented with methyl donors (choline, betaine, vitamin B12, and folic acid). After 8 weeks of treatment, somatic, biochemical, mRNA, and epigenetic measurements were performed. Rats fed the HFS diet presented an overweight phenotype and alterations in plasma biochemical measurements. Methyl donor supplementation reverted the HFS-diet-induced hepatic triglyceride accumulation. Analysis of FASN promoter cytosine methylation showed changes in both sexes due to the obesogenic diet at -1,096, -780, -778, and -774 CpG sites with respect to the transcriptional start site. Methyl donor supplementation modified DNA methylation at -852, -833, -829, -743, and -733 CpGs depending on the sex. RT-PCR analysis confirmed that FASN expression tended to be altered in males. Our findings reinforce the hypothesis that methyl donor supplementation can prevent hepatic triglyceride accumulation induced by obesogenic diets in both sexes. Changes in liver gene expression profile and epigenetic-mediated mechanisms related to FASN DNA hypermethylation could be involved in methyl donor-induced NAFLD improvement.
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NAFLD is very common in the general population and its prevalence is increasing worldwide in parallel with the increasing incidences of obesity and metabolic diseases, mainly type 2 diabetes. In some cases, however, the diagnosis of NAFLD remains uncertain because other causes of liver disease are not easy to exclude in patients who are diagnosed with NAFLD after a biochemical or ultrasonographic analysis. Several studies have documented a strong association between NAFLD and traditional and nontraditional risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Accordingly, patients with NAFLD have an increased prevalence and incidence of both CVD and CKD. It is reasonable to believe that NAFLD, CVD and CKD share common risk factors (such as visceral obesity, insulin resistance, dysglycaemia, dyslipidaemia and hypertension) and therefore that NAFLD might simply be a marker rather than a causal risk factor of CVD and CKD. In this context, the identification of NAFLD might be an additional clinical feature to improve the stratification of patients for their risk of CVD and CKD. Growing evidence suggests that in patients with NAFLD, especially if NASH is present, several molecules released from the steatotic and inflamed liver might have pathogenic roles in the development of atherosclerosis and kidney damage. If these findings are confirmed by further studies, NAFLD could become a target for the prevention and treatment of CVD and CKD. NAFLD, whatever its role (marker or causal risk factor), is therefore a clinical condition that deserves greater attention from gastroenterologists, endocrinologists, cardiologists and nephrologists, as well as internists and general practitioners.
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Ezetimibe reduces fatty acid quantity in liver and decreased inflammatory cell infiltration and improved NASH in medaka model. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2012; 422:22-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.04.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2012] [Accepted: 04/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cariou B, Charbonnel B, Staels B. Thiazolidinediones and PPARγ agonists: time for a reassessment. Trends Endocrinol Metab 2012; 23:205-15. [PMID: 22513163 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2012.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 295] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2012] [Revised: 03/05/2012] [Accepted: 03/06/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) are anti-diabetic drugs that act as insulin sensitizers and are used in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus. TZDs, which are ligands for the transcription factor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor PPARγ, have a wide spectrum of action, including modulation of glucose and lipid homeostasis, inflammation, atherosclerosis, bone remodeling and cell proliferation. Randomized clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy and durability of the anti-hyperglycemic action of TZDs, and have suggested that the TZD pioglitazone also exerts cardioprotective action. However, the clinical use of TZDs is limited by the occurrence of several adverse events, including body-weight gain, congestive heart failure, bone fractures and possibly bladder cancer. Therefore, there is an unmet need for the development of new safer PPARγ-modulating drugs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Bertrand Cariou
- Unité Mixte de Recherche 1087, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Nantes 44000, France.
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