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Vanni E, Lindner K, Gavin AC, Montessuit C. Differential intracellular management of fatty acids impacts on metabolic stress-stimulated glucose uptake in cardiomyocytes. Sci Rep 2023; 13:14805. [PMID: 37684349 PMCID: PMC10491837 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-42072-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Stimulation of glucose uptake in response to ischemic metabolic stress is important for cardiomyocyte function and survival. Chronic exposure of cardiomyocytes to fatty acids (FA) impairs the stimulation of glucose uptake, whereas induction of lipid droplets (LD) is associated with preserved glucose uptake. However, the mechanisms by which LD induction prevents glucose uptake impairment remain elusive. We induced LD with either tetradecanoyl phorbol acetate (TPA) or 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-β-D-ribofuranoside (AICAR). Triacylglycerol biosynthesis enzymes were inhibited in cardiomyocytes exposed to FA ± LD inducers, either upstream (glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferases; GPAT) or downstream (diacylglycerol acyltransferases; DGAT) of the diacylglycerol step. Although both inhibitions reduced LD formation in cardiomyocytes treated with FA and LD inducers, only DGAT inhibition impaired metabolic stress-stimulated glucose uptake. DGAT inhibition in FA plus TPA-treated cardiomyocytes reduced triacylglycerol but not diacylglycerol content, thus increasing the diacylglycerol/triacylglycerol ratio. In cardiomyocytes exposed to FA alone, GPAT inhibition reduced diacylglycerol but not triacylglycerol, thus decreasing the diacylglycerol/triacylglycerol ratio, prevented PKCδ activation and improved metabolic stress-stimulated glucose uptake. Changes in AMP-activated Protein Kinase activity failed to explain variations in metabolic stress-stimulated glucose uptake. Thus, LD formation regulates metabolic stress-stimulated glucose uptake in a manner best reflected by the diacylglycerol/triacylglycerol ratio.
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- Ettore Vanni
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva School of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Cell Physiology and Metabolism, University of Geneva School of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Cell Physiology and Metabolism, University of Geneva School of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva School of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Chung KY, Kim J, Johnson BJ. All-trans retinoic acid alters the expression of adipogenic genes during the differentiation of bovine intramuscular and subcutaneous adipocytes. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2021; 63:1397-1410. [PMID: 34957453 PMCID: PMC8672257 DOI: 10.5187/jast.2021.e125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Revised: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
The present study was designed to determine the influence of all-trans retinoic
acid (ATRA) on adipogenesis-related gene regulation in bovine intramuscular (IM)
and subcutaneous (SC) adipose cells during differentiation. Bovine IM and SC
adipocytes were isolated from three 19-mo-old, crossbred steers. Adipogenic
differentiation was induced upon cultured IM and SC preadipocytes with various
doses (0, 0.001, 0.01, 0.1, 1 µM) of ATRA. After 96 h of incubation,
cells were harvested and used to measure the gene expression of
CCAAT/Enhancer binding protein β (C/EBPβ),
peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) γ,
glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4), stearoyl CoA
desaturase (SCD), and Smad transcription factor 3
(Smad3) relative to the quantity of ribosomal protein
subunit 9 (RPS 9). Retinoic acid receptor (RAR) antagonist also
tested to identify the effect of ATRA on PPARγ -RAR related gene
expression in IM cells. The addition of ATRA to bovine IM decreased
(p < 0.05) expression of PPARγ. The
expression of PPARγ was also tended to be downregulated
(p < 0.1) in high levels (10 μM) of ATRA
treatment in SC cells. The treatment of RAR antagonist increased the expression
of PPARγ in IM cells. Expression of
C/EBPβ decreased (p < 0.05)
in SC, but no change was observed in IM (p > 0.05).
Increasing levels of ATRA may block adipogenic differentiation via
transcriptional regulation of PPARγ. The efficacy of ATRA treatment in
adipose cells may vary depending on the location.
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- Ki Yong Chung
- Department of Beef Science, Korea National College of Agriculture and Fisheries, Jeonju 54874, Korea
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- Department of Animal Science & Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Animal and Food Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
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Qian H, Kuang Y, Su J, Chen M, Chen X, Lv C, Chen W, Zhu W. Reductive Effect of Acitretin on Blood Glucose Levels in Chinese Patients With Psoriasis. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:764216. [PMID: 34977070 PMCID: PMC8716687 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.764216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: Psoriasis is a skin condition associated with increased risks of developing metabolic diseases, such as diabetes and hyperlipidaemia. Retinoid drugs, including acitretin, are commonly used to treat psoriasis due to its low cost and tolerable side effects. Objective: This study aimed to explore the influence of acitretin on patients' metabolism levels, especially lipid and glucose. Methods: In this retrospective study, a total of 685 psoriatic patients and 395 age/sex matched controls were enrolled. The demographic and biochemical indexes of each participant were recorded. Acitretin (30 mg/d) combined with the topical ointment calcipotriol was used to treat the psoriatic patients, and the glucose and lipid profiles of patients before and after acitretin treatment were analyzed. Results: The blood glucose levels of 685 psoriasis patients were significantly higher than that of the control group (P < 0.001), while the blood lipid levels showed no difference between psoriatic patients and the matched controls. Triglyceride and low-density lipoprotein levels were significantly increased in 247 patients (P < 0.05) after 8 weeks of treatment with acitretin. Interestingly, there was a remarkable downward trend in body mass index (BMI) and blood glucose levels (P < 0.05) after acitretin treatment. Additionally, expression of both GLUT1 and GLUT4 in HaCaT and HepG2 cells were significantly increased when treated with acitretin. Compared to acitretin-free cells, the uptake of 2-NBDG was significantly higher in HaCaT and HepG2 cells after incubation with 5000 ng/mL acitretin for 36 h. Conclusion: Acitretin plays a significant role of reducing the blood glucose level in psoriasis patients. The mechanism of lowering blood glucose may be through increasing glucose intake by cells, thereby reducing glucose levels in the peripheral blood.
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- Hua Qian
- Department of Dermatology, Hunan Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Department of Dermatology, Soochow University Affiliated Children's Hospital, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Hunan Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Hunan Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Hunan Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Hunan Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Dalian Dermatology Hospital, Dalian, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Hunan Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- *Correspondence: Wangqing Chen
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- Department of Dermatology, Hunan Engineering Research Center of Skin Health and Disease, Hunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Wu Zhu
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Shao M, Lu L, Wang Q, Ma L, Tian X, Li C, Li C, Guo D, Wang Q, Wang W, Wang Y. The multi-faceted role of retinoid X receptor in cardiovascular diseases. Biomed Pharmacother 2021; 137:111264. [PMID: 33761589 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.111264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
Abstract
Retinoid X receptors (RXRs) are members of ligand-dependent transcription factors whose effects on a diversity of cellular processes, including cellular proliferation, the immune response, and lipid and glucose metabolism. Knock out of RXRα causes a hypoplasia of the myocardium which is lethal during fetal life. In addition, the heart maintains a well-orchestrated balances in utilizing fatty acids (FAs) and other substrates to meet the high energy requirements. As the master transcriptional regulators of lipid metabolism, RXRs become particularly important for the energy needs of the heart. Accumulating evidence suggested that RXRs may exert direct beneficial effects in the heart both through heterodimerization with other nuclear receptors (NRs) and homodimerization, thus standing as suitable targets for treating in cardiovascular diseases. Although compounds that target RXRs are promising drugs, their use is limited by toxicity. A better understanding of the structural biology of RXRs in cardiovascular disease should enable the rational design of more selective nuclear receptor modulators to overcome these problems. Here, this review summarizes a brief overview of RXRs structure and versatility of RXR action in the control of cardiovascular diseases. And we also discussed the therapeutic potential of RXR ligand.
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- Mingyan Shao
- School of Life Science, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Life Science, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China
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- School of Life Science, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Modern Research Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Traditional Chinese Material Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China
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- School of Life Science, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China
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- School of Life Science, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China
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- School of Life Science, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China.
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- School of Life Science, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China; College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China.
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Davargaon RS, Sambe AD, Muthangi V V S. Trolox prevents high glucose-induced apoptosis in rat myocardial H9c2 cells by regulating GLUT-4 and antioxidant defense mechanism. IUBMB Life 2019; 71:1876-1895. [PMID: 31359611 DOI: 10.1002/iub.2133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Redox imbalance due to hyperglycemia is a causative factor for an increased generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that leads to mitochondrial dysfunction and the release of cytochrome-c. The aim of the present study is to elucidate the functional role of oxidative stress (OS) in the induction of apoptosis in H9c2 cells in the hyperglycemic state through glucose transporter-4 (GLUT-4) regulation and antioxidant status. H9c2 cells were incubated with 15, 24, and 33 mM glucose for 24, 48, and 72 hr to induce hyperglycemic stress. Hyperglycemic episodes have significantly influenced GLUT-4 mRNA regulation, depleted glutathione (GSH) and its associated enzymes, reduced cellular antioxidant enzymes (AOEs), caused nuclear condensation, and induced apoptosis by activating caspase-9 and 3 and annexin V binding in a concentration and duration-dependent manner. Trolox pretreatment significantly enhanced the GLUT-4 mRNA and antioxidant defense mechanism, suppressed nuclear condensation, and prevented cytochrome-c release, thereby reducing mitochondrial-dependent apoptosis. The present study shows that the toxic effect of high glucose is significantly regulated and that OS induction can be prevented through a water-soluble vitamin E analog "Trolox" treatment.
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- Laboratory of Gerontology, Department of Zoology, J.B. Campus, Bangalore University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Chronic AICAR treatment prevents metabolic changes in cardiomyocytes exposed to free fatty acids. Pflugers Arch 2019; 471:1219-1234. [PMID: 31152240 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-019-02285-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Revised: 04/27/2019] [Accepted: 05/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
The stimulation of glucose transport by metabolic stress is an important determinant of myocardial susceptibility to ischemia and reperfusion injury. Stimulation of glucose transport is markedly impaired in cardiomyocytes chronically exposed to excess free fatty acids (FFA), as occurs in vivo in type 2 diabetes. To determine whether chronic low-grade activation of AMP-activated kinase (AMPK) improves substrate metabolism in cardiomyocytes exposed to FFA, isolated cultured cardiomyocytes were exposed for 7 days to FFA ± the AMPK agonist 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleoside (AICAR). Glucose transport and glycolysis were then measured during acute metabolic stress provoked by oligomycin. Chronic treatment with AICAR improved basal and oligomycin-stimulated glucose transport in FFA-exposed but not in control cardiomyocytes. Similarly, basal and oligomycin-stimulated glycolysis was reduced in FFA-exposed cardiomyocytes but restored by chronic AICAR treatment. Conversely, fatty acid oxidation was increased in FFA-exposed cardiomyocytes and reduced by chronic AICAR treatment. Chronic AICAR treatment induced in FFA-exposed cardiomyocytes the biogenesis of numerous lipid droplets. Curiously, whereas acute treatment of cardiomyocytes with AICAR increased phosphorylation of the AMPKα subunit on T172, a classical marker of AMPK activation, chronic AICAR treatment almost completely obliterated T172 phosphorylation. However, phosphorylation of the AMPK target protein raptor on S792 was reduced in FFA-exposed cardiomyocytes but restored by AICAR treatment. In conclusion, chronic AICAR treatment induces a metabolic shift in FFA-exposed cardiomyocytes, characterized by improved glucose transport and glycolysis and redirection of fatty acids towards neutral storage. Such metabolic changes in vivo could protect the hearts of patients with type 2 diabetes against ischemia-reperfusion injury.
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Goudarzi F, Sarveazad A, Mahmoudi M, Mohammadalipour A, Chahardoli R, Malekshah OM, Karimi Gorgani S, Saboor-Yaraghi AA. Combined effect of retinoic acid and calcium on the in vitro differentiation of human adipose-derived stem cells to adipocytes. Arch Physiol Biochem 2018; 124:109-118. [PMID: 28850272 DOI: 10.1080/13813455.2017.1367009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
CONTEXT It has been shown that adipogenesis can be modulated by factors such as all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) and calcium. OBJECTIVE To determine, the combined effect of ATRA and calcium on the differentiation of human adipose-derived stem cells (hADSCs). METHODS Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) were differentiated into the adipocytes by 0.5 and 1 µM of ATRA and 5 and 10 mM calcium separately or in combination. After MTS assay the differentiation of MSCs to adipocyte was evaluated, Oil Red O staining, GLUT4 concentration and gene expression of PPARG2, adiponectin, and GLUT4 were measured by Real-Time PCR. RESULTS Except 10 mM calcium treated group, other groups and more significantly combination treatments could reduce all adipocyte markers compared to the control. CONCLUSION These results suggest that ATRA and calcium together have significant inhibitory effect on adipogenesis that can be helpful for finding new mechanisms to prevent or control the adipogenesis.
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- Farjam Goudarzi
- a Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine , Hamadan University of Medical Sciences , Hamadan , Iran
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- b Colorectal Research Center , Iran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran
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- c Department of Cellular Molecular Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics , Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran
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- a Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine , Hamadan University of Medical Sciences , Hamadan , Iran
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- c Department of Cellular Molecular Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics , Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran
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- d Department of Pharmaceutics, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy , Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , Piscataway , NJ , USA
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- e Health Information Management Department , Paramedical School, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences , Kermanshah , Iran
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- f Department of Immunology, School of Public Health , Tehran University of Medical sciences , Tehran , Iran
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Viglino C, Khoramdin B, Praplan G, Montessuit C. Pleiotropic Effects of Chronic Phorbol Ester Treatment to Improve Glucose Transport in Insulin-Resistant Cardiomyocytes. J Cell Biochem 2017; 118:4716-4727. [PMID: 28513986 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.26139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2016] [Accepted: 05/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Stimulation of glucose transport is an important determinant of myocardial susceptibility to ischemia and reperfusion. Stimulation of glucose transport is markedly impaired in cardiomyocytes exposed to free fatty acids (FFA). Deactivation of the Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK) by FFA contributes to glucose transport impairment, and could be corrected by chronic treatment with the phorbol ester TPA. However, TPA must have effects in addition to FAK reactivation to restore stimulated glucose transport. Chronic treatment with TPA improved basal and stimulated glucose transport in FFA-exposed, but not in control cardiomyocytes. Chronic FFA exposure induced the activation of PKCδ and PKCϵ. TPA markedly downregulated the expression of PKCα, PKCδ, and PKCϵ, suggesting that PKCδ or PKCϵ activation could contribute to inhibition of glucose transport by FFA. Rottlerin, a specific PKCδ inhibitor, improved glucose transport in FFA-exposed cardiomyocytes; and PKCδ was reduced in the particulate fraction of FFA + TPA-exposed cardiomyocytes. TPA also activated Protein Kinase D 1(PKD1) in FFA-exposed cardiomyocytes, as assessed by autophosphorylation of PKD1 on Y916. Pharmaceutical inhibition of PKD1 only partially prevented the improvement of glucose transport by TPA. Chronic TPA treatment also increased basal and stimulated glycolysis and favored accumulation of lipid droplets in FFA-exposed cardiomyocytes. In conclusion, basal and stimulated glucose transport in cardiomyocytes is reduced by chronic FFA exposure, but restored by concomitant treatment with a phorbol ester. The mechanism of action of phorbol esters may involve downregulation of PKCδ, activation of PKD1 and a general switch from fatty acid to glucose metabolism. J. Cell. Biochem. 9999: 4716-4727, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Christelle Viglino
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical Specialties, University of Geneva School of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical Specialties, University of Geneva School of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical Specialties, University of Geneva School of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical Specialties, University of Geneva School of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland.,Department of Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva School of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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Chakraborty S, Bhattacharyya R, Banerjee D. Infections: A Possible Risk Factor for Type 2 Diabetes. Adv Clin Chem 2017; 80:227-251. [PMID: 28431641 DOI: 10.1016/bs.acc.2016.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
Diabetes mellitus is one of the biggest challenges to human health globally, with an estimated 95% of the global diabetic population having type 2 diabetes. Classical causes for type 2 diabetes, such as genetics and obesity, do not account for the high incidence of the disease. Recent data suggest that infections may precipitate insulin resistance via multiple mechanisms, such as the proinflammatory cytokine response, the acute-phase response, and the alteration of the nutrient status. Even pathogen products, such as lipopolysaccharide and peptidoglycans, can be diabetogenic. Therefore, we argue that infections that are known to contribute to insulin resistance should be considered as risk factors for type 2 diabetes.
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- Surajit Chakraborty
- Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
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Viglino C, Montessuit C. A Role for Focal Adhesion Kinase in the Stimulation of Glucose Transport in Cardiomyocytes. J Cell Biochem 2016; 118:670-677. [PMID: 27428469 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.25655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2015] [Accepted: 07/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
Stimulation of glucose transport is markedly impaired in cardiomyocytes exposed to free fatty acids (FFA), despite relative preservation of canonical insulin- or metabolic stress signaling. We determined whether Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK) activity is required for stimulation of glucose transport in cardiomyocytes, and whether FAK downregulation participates in FFA-induced impairment of glucose transport stimulation. Glucose transport, measured in isolated cultured cardiomyocytes, was acutely stimulated either by insulin treatment, or by metabolic inhibition with oligomycin resulting in AMP-activated kinase (AMPK) activation. FAK activity was inhibited pharmacologically by preincubation with PF-573,228 (PF). FAK activity was assessed from its autophosphorylation on residue Y397, and from the phosphorylation of its target paxillin on Y118. Y397 FAK phosphorylation was reduced in cultured cardiomyocytes chronically exposed to FFA. Preincubation with PF prior to determination of glucose transport resulted in a significant reduction of oligomycin-stimulated glucose transport, with a lesser reduction in insulin-stimulated glucose transport. Insulin and AMPK signaling was unaffected by PF preincubation. siRNA-mediated FAK knockdown also resulted in reduced oligomycin-stimulated glucose transport. Chronic treatment of FFA-exposed cardiomyocytes with phenylephrine or a phorbol ester restored FAK activity and improved glucose transport. In conclusion, stimulation of glucose transport in cardiomyocytes requires FAK activity prior to stimulation. The chronic reduction of FAK activity in cardiomyocytes exposed to FFA contributes to the loss of glucose transport responsiveness to insulin or metabolic inhibition. J. Cell. Biochem. 118: 670-677, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Christelle Viglino
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical Specialties, University of Geneva School of Medecine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical Specialties, University of Geneva School of Medecine, Geneva, Switzerland
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Activation of Liver X receptors in the heart leads to accumulation of intracellular lipids and attenuation of ischemia-reperfusion injury. Basic Res Cardiol 2012; 108:323. [PMID: 23266787 DOI: 10.1007/s00395-012-0323-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2012] [Revised: 11/26/2012] [Accepted: 12/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Liver X receptor (LXR)-α and -β play a major role in lipid and glucose homeostasis. Their expression and function in the heart is not well characterized. Our aim was to describe the expression of LXRs in the murine heart, and to determine effects of cardiac LXR activation on target gene expression, lipid homeostasis and ischemia. Both LXRα and -β were expressed in heart tissues, HL-1 cells and isolated cardiomyocytes as determined by qRT-PCR. Elevated cardiac expression of LXR target genes and LXRβ was observed 24 h after in vivo permanent coronary artery ligation. The synthetic LXR agonist GW3965 induced mRNA expression of the LXR target genes in HL-1 cells and isolated cardiomyocytes. This was associated with a buildup of intracellular triglycerides and expanding lipid droplets as quantified by confocal microscopy. Mice injected with GW3965 had cardiac LXR activation as judged by increased target gene expression and lipid droplet accumulation. GW3965 in vivo and in vitro increased expression of genes inducing triglyceride synthesis, and altered expression of lipid droplet-binding protein genes. GW3965 protected HL-1 cells against hypoxia-reoxygenation induced apoptosis. LXR activation by GW3965 in vivo prior to heart isolation and perfusion with induced global ischemia and reperfusion improved left ventricular contractile function and decreased infarct size. In conclusion, LXRs are expressed in the murine heart in the basal state, and are activated by myocardial infarction. Activation of LXR by the synthetic agonist GW3965 is associated with intracardiac accumulation of lipid droplets and protection against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury.
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Asrih M, Lerch R, Papageorgiou I, Pellieux C, Montessuit C. Differential regulation of stimulated glucose transport by free fatty acids and PPARα or -δ agonists in cardiac myocytes. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2012; 302:E872-84. [PMID: 22297301 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00427.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Abstract
Stimulation of glucose transport in response to insulin or metabolic stress is an important determinant of cardiac myocyte function and survival, particularly during ischemia-reperfusion episodes. The impact of dyslipidemia and its consequence PPAR activation on stimulated glucose transport in cardiac myocytes remains unknown. Isolated adult rat cardiac myocytes were chronically exposed to free fatty acids (FFA) or PPAR agonists. Insulin- (ISGT) and oligomycin-stimulated glucose transport (OSGT) and related cell signaling were analyzed. Exposure of cardiac myocytes to FFA reduced both ISGT and OSGT. Exposure to either PPARα or PPARδ agonists, but not to a PPARγ agonist, reduced ISGT but not OSGT and increased fatty acid oxidation (FAO). The reduction in ISGT was associated with impaired insulin signaling and, in the case of PPAR stimulation, overexpression of SOCS-3, a protein known to hinder proximal insulin signaling. In contrast, the reduction of OSGT could not be explained by a reduced activity of the cellular energy-sensing system, as assessed from the maintained phosphorylation state of AMPK. Inhibition of FAO at the level of mitochondrial acylcarnitine uptake restored OSGT but not ISGT. Seemingly paradoxically, further stimulation of FAO with PPARα or PPARδ agonists also restored OSGT but not ISGT. Together, these results suggest that inhibition of OSGT occurs downstream of energy gauging and is caused by some intermediate(s) of fatty acid oxidation, which does not appear to be acylcarnitines. The results indicate that the mechanisms underlying FFA-mediated inhibition of ISGT and OSGT differ remarkably.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antimetabolites/metabolism
- Biological Transport, Active/drug effects
- Blotting, Western
- Cells, Cultured
- Deoxyglucose/metabolism
- Fatty Acids, Nonesterified/pharmacology
- Glucose/metabolism
- Glucose Transport Proteins, Facilitative/biosynthesis
- Glucose Transport Proteins, Facilitative/genetics
- Hypoglycemic Agents/pharmacology
- Insulin/pharmacology
- Male
- Microscopy, Confocal
- Myocytes, Cardiac/drug effects
- Myocytes, Cardiac/metabolism
- Oligomycins/pharmacology
- Oxidation-Reduction
- PPAR alpha/agonists
- PPAR delta/agonists
- Palmitates/metabolism
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism
- Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Uncoupling Agents/pharmacology
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- Mohamed Asrih
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical Specialties, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland
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Zhang Y, Zhang H, Yao XG, Shen H, Chen J, Li C, Chen L, Zheng M, Ye J, Hu L, Shen X, Jiang H. (+)-Rutamarin as a dual inducer of both GLUT4 translocation and expression efficiently ameliorates glucose homeostasis in insulin-resistant mice. PLoS One 2012; 7:e31811. [PMID: 22384078 PMCID: PMC3288053 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2011] [Accepted: 01/16/2012] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) is a principal glucose transporter in response to insulin, and impaired translocation or decreased expression of GLUT4 is believed to be one of the major pathological features of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Therefore, induction of GLUT4 translocation or/and expression is a promising strategy for anti-T2DM drug discovery. Here we report that the natural product (+)-Rutamarin (Rut) functions as an efficient dual inducer on both insulin-induced GLUT4 translocation and expression. Rut-treated 3T3-L1 adipocytes exhibit efficiently enhanced insulin-induced glucose uptake, while diet-induced obese (DIO) mice based assays further confirm the Rut-induced improvement of glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity in vivo. Subsequent investigation of Rut acting targets indicates that as a specific protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) inhibitor Rut induces basal GLUT4 translocation to some extent and largely enhances insulin-induced GLUT4 translocation through PI3 kinase-AKT/PKB pathway, while as an agonist of retinoid X receptor α (RXRα), Rut potently increases GLUT4 expression. Furthermore, by using molecular modeling and crystallographic approaches, the possible binding modes of Rut to these two targets have been also determined at atomic levels. All our results have thus highlighted the potential of Rut as both a valuable lead compound for anti-T2DM drug discovery and a promising chemical probe for GLUT4 associated pathways exploration.
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- Yu Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Molecular Pharmacology for Diabetes, School of Health Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- * E-mail: (LH); (XS); (HJ)
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- * E-mail: (LH); (XS); (HJ)
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- * E-mail: (LH); (XS); (HJ)
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Montessuit C, Papageorgiou I, Lerch R. Nuclear receptor agonists improve insulin responsiveness in cultured cardiomyocytes through enhanced signaling and preserved cytoskeletal architecture. Endocrinology 2008; 149:1064-74. [PMID: 18063688 DOI: 10.1210/en.2007-0656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
Insulin resistance is the failure of insulin to stimulate the transport of glucose into its target cells. A highly regulatable supply of glucose is important for cardiomyocytes to cope with situations of metabolic stress. We recently observed that isolated adult rat cardiomyocytes become insulin resistant in vitro. Insulin resistance is combated at the whole body level with agonists of the nuclear receptor complex peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma)/retinoid X receptor (RXR). We investigated the effects of PPARgamma/RXR agonists on the insulin-stimulated glucose transport and on insulin signaling in insulin-resistant adult rat cardiomyocytes. Treatment of cardiomyocytes with ciglitazone, a PPARgamma agonist, or 9-cis retinoic acid (RA), a RXR agonist, increased insulin- and metabolic stress-stimulated glucose transport, whereas agonists of PPARalpha or PPARbeta/delta had no effect. Stimulation of glucose transport in response to insulin requires the phosphorylation of the signaling intermediate Akt on the residues Thr308 and Ser473 and, downstream of Akt, AS160 on several Thr and Ser residues. Phosphorylation of Akt and AS160 in response to insulin was lower in insulin-resistant cardiomyocytes. However, treatment with 9-cis RA markedly increased phosphorylation of both proteins. Treatment with 9-cis RA also led to better preservation of microtubules in cultured cardiomyocytes. Disruption of microtubules in insulin-responsive cardiomyocytes abolished insulin-stimulated glucose transport and reduced phosphorylation of AS160 but not Akt. Metabolic stress-stimulated glucose transport also involved AS160 phosphorylation in a microtubule-dependent manner. Thus, the stimulation of glucose uptake in response to insulin or metabolic stress is dependent in cardiomyocytes on the presence of intact microtubules.
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- Christophe Montessuit
- Division of Cardiology, Geneva University Hospitals, 24 Micheli-du-Crest, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland.
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Chang L, Geng B, Yu F, Zhao J, Jiang H, Du J, Tang C. Hydrogen sulfide inhibits myocardial injury induced by homocysteine in rats. Amino Acids 2007; 34:573-85. [DOI: 10.1007/s00726-007-0011-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2007] [Accepted: 11/17/2007] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Miller TL, Neri D, Extein J, Somarriba G, Strickman-Stein N. Nutrition in Pediatric Cardiomyopathy. PROGRESS IN PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY 2007; 24:59-71. [PMID: 18159216 PMCID: PMC2151740 DOI: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2007.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Pediatric cardiomyopathies are heterogeneous groups of serious disorders of the heart muscle and are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality among children who have the disease. While enormous improvements have been made in the treatment and survival of children with congenital heart disease, parallel strides have not been made in the outcomes for cardiomyopathies. Thus, ancillary therapies, such as nutrition and nutritional interventions, that may not cure but may potentially improve cardiac function and quality of life, are imperative to consider in children with all types of cardiomyopathy. Growth failure is one of the most significant clinical problems of children with cardiomyopathy with nearly one-third of children with this disorder manifesting some degree of growth failure during the course of their illness. Optimal intake of macronutrients can help improve cardiac function. In addition, several specific nutrients have been shown to correct myocardial abnormalities that often occur with cardiomyopathy and heart failure. In particular, antioxidants that can protect against free radical damage that often occurs in heart failure and nutrients that augment myocardial energy production are important therapies that have been explored more in adults with cardiomyopathy than in the pediatric population. Future research directions should pay particular attention to the effect of overall nutrition and specific nutritional therapies on clinical outcomes and quality of life in children with pediatric cardiomyopathy.
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- Tracie L Miller
- Division of Pediatric Clinical Research, Department of Pediatrics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
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Pellieux C, Montessuit C, Papageorgiou I, Lerch R. Inactivation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor isoforms α, β/δ, and γ mediate distinct facets of hypertrophic transformation of adult cardiac myocytes. Pflugers Arch 2007; 455:443-54. [PMID: 17643263 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-007-0297-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2007] [Revised: 04/30/2007] [Accepted: 05/16/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Inactivation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPARs) isoforms alpha, beta/delta, and gamma mediate distinct facets of hypertrophic transformation of adult cardiac myocytes. PPARs are ligand-activated transcription factors that modulate the transcriptional regulation of fatty acid metabolism and the hypertrophic response in neonatal cardiac myocytes. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of PPAR isoforms in the morphologic and metabolic phenotype transformation of adult cardiac myocytes in culture, which, in medium containing 20% fetal calf serum, undergo hypertrophy-like cell growth associated with downregulation of regulatory proteins of fatty acid metabolism. Expression and DNA-binding activity of PPARalpha, PPARbeta/delta, and PPARgamma rapidly decreased after cell isolation and remained persistently reduced during the 14-day culture period. Cells progressively increased in size and developed both re-expression of atrial natriuretic factor and downregulation of regulatory proteins of fatty acid metabolism. Supplementation of the medium with fatty acid (oleate 0.25 mM/palmitate 0.25 mM) prevented inactivation of PPARs and downregulation of metabolic genes. Furthermore, cell size and markers of hypertrophy were markedly reduced. Selective activation of either PPARalpha or PPARbeta/delta completely restored expression of regulatory genes of fatty acid metabolism but did not influence cardiac myocyte size and markers of hypertrophy. Conversely, activation of PPARgamma prevented cardiomyocyte hypertrophy but had no effect on fatty acid metabolism. The results indicate that PPAR activity markedly influences hypertrophic transformation of adult rat cardiac myocytes. Inactivation of PPARalpha and PPARbeta/delta accounts for downregulation of the fatty acid oxidation pathway, whereas inactivation of PPARgamma enables development of hypertrophy.
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- Corinne Pellieux
- Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology Center, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
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