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Blood plasma protein and lipid profile changes in calves during the first week of life. Pol J Vet Sci 2013; 16:425-34. [DOI: 10.2478/pjvs-2013-0060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The present study was undertaken to determine blood plasma protein and lipid profile changes in healthy Polish Holstein-Fresian calves of Black-and-White variety. Blood was drawn immediately after birth, before first colostrum intake and at the 3rd, 6th, 12th, 24th, 36th, 48th and 72nd hour of life. Subsequent four blood samples were collected at 24 hour intervals until the 7th day of life. Plasma proteins within the isoelectric point ranging from 3.0 to 10.0 were separated using high resolution two-dimensional electrophoresis. Among the 74 protein spots detected and analyzed, 16 were significantly altered during the first week of life. Differentially expressed spots were excised from the gels and subjected to peptide mass fingerprinting using MALDI-TOF MS. In total, 12 spots were successfully identified, which correspond to three proteins, namely: apolipoprotein A-I, apolipoprotein A-IV and fibrinogen gamma-B chain. A gradual increase in plasma triglyceride, total cholesterol, HDL and LDL cholesterol values was shown during the first seven days of calves life. The lowest concentration of these indicators were observed at birth and was followed by a rapid increase during the first week of postnatal life. These changes appear to be related to the transition in energy sources, from a maternal nutrient supply comprising mainly carbohydrates and amino acids to a diet which was rich in fat - colostrum and milk. This was reflected by the intense up-regulation of plasma proteins related with lipid transport and lipoprotein metabolism during the first week of life.
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Yamashita M, Tamasawa N, Matsuki K, Tanabe J, Murakami H, Matsui J, Suda T. Insulin suppresses HDL-mediated cholesterol efflux from macrophages through inhibition of neutral cholesteryl ester hydrolase and ATP-binding cassette transporter G1 expressions. J Atheroscler Thromb 2010; 17:1183-9. [PMID: 20733269 DOI: 10.5551/jat.4721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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AIMS We studied the effect of insulin on HDL-mediated cholesterol efflux from macrophages. The potential involvement of cholesteryl ester hydrolysis and membrane cholesterol transport was also addressed. METHODS Human monocyte-derived THP-1 cells were developed into macrophages. Cholesterol efflux was measured by incubating macrophages, labeled with [³H]-cholesterol, with HDL for 24 h. The cells were treated with insulin (0-500 nM) for 30 min prior to the addition of HDL. To investigate the molecular mechanisms of the effect of insulin, the expressions of neutral cholesteryl ester hydrolase (nCEH) and ATP-binding cassette transporter (ABC) G1 were analyzed. RESULTS Insulin inhibited, in a concentration-dependent manner, HDL-mediated cholesterol efflux from macrophages. Insulin also inhibited the enzyme activity of nCEH and its mRNA and protein expression in cells. Insulin also suppressed the expressions of mRNA and protein for ABCG1. CONCLUSIONS Insulin inhibits HDL-mediated cholesterol efflux from macrophages, which may result from the suppression of nCEH and ABCG1 expressions. Our findings show part of the potential molecular mechanism of atherogenesis in type 2 diabetes with hyperinsulinemia.
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- Maki Yamashita
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Aomori, Japan
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Sporstøl M, Mousavi SA, Eskild W, Roos N, Berg T. ABCA1, ABCG1 and SR-BI: hormonal regulation in primary rat hepatocytes and human cell lines. BMC Mol Biol 2007; 8:5. [PMID: 17241464 PMCID: PMC1790708 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2199-8-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2006] [Accepted: 01/22/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Scavenger receptor type B class I (SR-BI), ABC transporter A1 (ABCA1) -and G1 (ABCG1) all play important roles in the reverse cholesterol transport. Reverse cholesterol transport is a mechanism whereby the body can eliminate excess cholesterol. Here, the regulation of SR-BI, ABCA1, and ABCG1 by dexamethasone (a synthetic glucocorticoid) and insulin were studied in order to gain more insight into the role of these two hormones in the cholesterol metabolism. Results By use of real time RT-PCR and Western blotting we examined the expression of our target genes. The results show that SR-BI, ABCA1 and ABCG1 mRNA expression increased in response to dexamethasone while insulin treatment reduced the expression in primary rat hepatocytes. The stimulatory effect of dexamethasone was reduced by the addition of the anti-glucocorticoid mifepristone. In HepG2 cells and THP-1 macrophages, however, the effect of dexamethasone was absent or inhibitory with no significant change in the presence of mifepristone. The latter observation may be a result of the low protein expression of glucocorticoid receptor (GR) in these cell lines. Conclusion Our results illustrates that insulin and glucocorticoids, two hormones crucial in the carbohydrate metabolism, also play an important role in the regulation of genes central in reverse cholesterol transport. We found a marked difference in mRNA expression between the primary cells and the two established cell lines when studying the effect of dexamethasone which may result from the varying expression levels of GR.
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- Marita Sporstøl
- Programme for Cell Biology, Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Oslo, Norway
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- Programme for Cell Biology, Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Oslo, Norway
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- Programme for Cell Biology, Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Oslo, Norway
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- Programme for Cell Biology, Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Oslo, Norway
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- Programme for Cell Biology, Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Oslo, Norway
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Taylor AH, Raymond J, Dionne JM, Romney J, Chan J, Lawless DE, Wanke IE, Wong NC. Glucocorticoid increases rat apolipoprotein A-I promoter activity. J Lipid Res 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2275(20)37304-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Levy E, Sinnett D, Thibault L, Nguyen TD, Delvin E, Ménard D. Insulin modulation of newly synthesized apolipoproteins B-100 and B-48 in human fetal intestine: gene expression and mRNA editing are not involved. FEBS Lett 1996; 393:253-8. [PMID: 8814300 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(96)00896-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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We investigated insulin's effect on intestinal lipid, transport and, particularly, the biogenesis of apolipoproteins crucial to lipoprotein secretion. Adding insulin (3 mU) to the serum-free medium of cultured jejunal explants from human fetuses (17-20 weeks) reduced triglyceride and chylomicron production and inhibited apo B-48 and apo B-100 secretion. When apo B mRNA was assayed by RT-PCR and its editing by primer extension, no change was detectable following the addition of insulin. HDL lipid content, apo A-1 synthesis and RNA level were unaffected by insulin. Collectively, these results suggest that the insulin-stimulated decline in intestinal chylomicron output may involve apo B co- or post-translational modifications.
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- E Levy
- Department of Nutrition, Hôpital Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Satoh T, Isobe H, Ayukawa K, Sakai H, Nawata H. The effects of pravastatin, an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, on cell viability and DNA production of rat hepatocytes. Life Sci 1996; 59:1103-8. [PMID: 8831797 DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(96)00427-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Some metabolites and products of mevalonic acid are involved in various cellular functions, particularly cell growth. In this study, we assessed the effects of pravastatin, a 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitor, on cell viability and DNA production of rat hepatocytes stimulated with epidermal growth factor. Pravastatin (0.1 to 10 microM) induced a dose-dependent reduction of DNA synthesis, assessed by 3H-thymidine incorporation in rat hepatocytes, which dropped by approximately 60% at a drug concentration of 10 microM. This suppression of DNA synthesis was nearly reversed by exogenous mevalonic acid, but was not prevented by purified low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Pravastatin did not affect the mitochondrial reduction of Dimethylthiazolyl-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide (MTT), but induced apoptotic change as assessed by nuclear chromatin staining. This apoptotic change was also reversed by exogenous mevalonic acid. These results indicate that mevalonic acid metabolites are necessary for DNA synthesis by rat hepatocytes stimulated by epidermal growth factor and for suppressing cell death.
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- T Satoh
- Third Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Saladin R, Vu-Dac N, Fruchart JC, Auwerx J, Staels B. Transcriptional induction of rat liver apolipoprotein A-I gene expression by glucocorticoids requires the glucocorticoid receptor and a labile cell-specific protein. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1996; 239:451-9. [PMID: 8706754 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0451u.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Treatment with glucocorticoids increases the concentration of plasma high-density lipoprotein (HDL), which is inversely correlated to the development of atherosclerosis. Previously, we demonstrated that repeated administration of glucocorticoids increases apolipoprotein (apo) A-I gene expression and decreases apoA-II gene expression in rat liver. In the present study, the mechanism of glucocorticoid action on hepatic apoA-I and apoA-II expression was studied. A single injection of rats with dexamethasone increased hepatic apoA-I mRNA levels within 6 h and further increases were observed after 12 h and 24 h. In contrast, liver apoA-II mRNA levels gradually decreased after dexamethasone treatment to less than 25% control levels after 24 h. In rat primary hepatocytes and McARH8994 hepatoma cells, addition of dexamethasone increased apoA-I mRNA levels in a time-dependent and dose-dependent manner, whereas apoA-II mRNA levels were unchanged. Simultaneous addition of the glucocorticoid antagonist RU486 prevented the increase in apoA-I mRNA levels after dexamethasone treatment, which suggests that the effects of dexamethasone are mediated through the glucocorticoid receptor. Inhibition of transcription by actinomycin D and nuclear-run-on experiments in McARH8994 cells and primary hepatocytes showed that dexamethasone induced apoA-I, but not apoA-II, gene transcription. Transient-transfection assays in McARH8994 cells with a chloramphenicol acetyl transferase vector driven by the rat-apoA-I-gene promoter demonstrated that the proximal apoA-I promoter could be induced by dexamethasone, and this effect could be abolished by simultaneous treatment with RU486. However, in COS-1 cells, apoA-I promoter transcription was not induced by dexamethasone or cotransfected glucocorticoid receptor. In addition, the induction of apoA-I gene transcription by dexamethasone was blocked by the protein-synthesis inhibitor cycloheximide, which suggests the presence of a labile protein involved in apoA-I gene activation by dexamethasone. In conclusion, our results demonstrate that dexamethasone regulates rat apoA-I, but not apoA-II, gene expression through direct action on the hepatocyte. The induction of apoA-I gene transcription by dexamethasone requires the glucocorticoid receptor and a labile cell-specific protein.
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- R Saladin
- U325 INSERM, Département d'Athérosclérose, Institut Pasteur, Lille, France
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Kimball SR, Horetsky RL, Jefferson LS. Hormonal regulation of albumin gene expression in primary cultures of rat hepatocytes. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY 1995; 268:E6-14. [PMID: 7840183 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1995.268.1.e6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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When primary cultures of rat hepatocytes were placed in a chemically defined serum-free medium containing a combination of insulin, glucagon, and dexamethasone, the synthesis of albumin and total protein and the cellular content of RNA and DNA were maintained at constant values for 8 days. Despite the constant rate of albumin synthesis, secretion of the protein increased more than twofold during the initial 4 days in culture and was then maintained at a value similar to that observed in vivo through day 8. This observation suggested an initial defect in albumin secretion that was corrected with time in culture. Deprivation of insulin between days 2 and 5 resulted in a decline in albumin secretion to approximately 40% of the control value. The decline in albumin secretion was accompanied by proportional decreases in albumin synthesis, albumin mRNA, and albumin gene transcription. Return of insulin-deprived cells to complete medium on day 5 restored albumin synthesis and secretion as well as albumin mRNA to control values by day 8. Deprivation of either glucagon or dexamethasone also resulted in reduced albumin synthesis and secretion accompanied by proportional decreases in albumin mRNA and gene transcription. However, the magnitude of the changes in these parameters was less with glucagon or dexamethasone deprivation compared with insulin deprivation. Return of glucagon- or dexamethasone-deprived cells to complete medium on day 5 restored albumin synthesis and secretion as well as albumin mRNA to control values by day 8.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- S R Kimball
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey 17033
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Zannis VI, Kardassis D, Zanni EE. Genetic mutations affecting human lipoproteins, their receptors, and their enzymes. ADVANCES IN HUMAN GENETICS 1993; 21:145-319. [PMID: 8391199 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-3010-7_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- V I Zannis
- Department of Medicine, Housman Medical Research Center, Boston University Medical Center, Massachusetts 02118
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Varma VK, Smith TK, Sorci-Thomas M, Ettinger WH. Dexamethasone increases apolipoprotein A-I concentrations in medium and apolipoprotein A-I mRNA abundance from Hep G2 cells. Metabolism 1992; 41:1075-80. [PMID: 1328818 DOI: 10.1016/0026-0495(92)90288-l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Glucocorticoid hormones increase high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels in vivo. However, there is little known about the mechanism by which glucocorticoids alter HDL metabolism. Hep G2 cells were incubated with dexamethasone to determine the effect of glucocorticoids on apolipoprotein (apo) A-I secretion. Dexamethasone increased apo A-I concentration in a dose-dependent fashion. After 24 hours, 5.5 x 10(-5) mol/L dexamethasone increased apo A-I accumulation in culture medium by 54%. Detectable increases in apo A-I concentration were noted in medium by 5 hours of incubation and persisted up to 48 hours. Cellular apo A-I mRNA concentration increased by 28% after incubation with dexamethasone for 24 hours. The increase in apo A-I mRNA concentration was detectable within 3 hours after incubation with dexamethasone. In contrast, incubation with dexamethasone decreased apo B concentration by 43% in culture medium, but it had no effect on cellular apo B mRNA concentrations. Dexamethasone had little effect on cholesterol and triglyceride accumulation in the medium. Incubation with albumin alone did not affect apo A-I concentration, but it decreased apo B concentration by 30% in the medium. Incubation with albumin and dexamethasone had no effect on apo A-I concentration in medium and had no additive effect on apo B concentration. These data suggest dexamethasone increases secretion of apo A-I by Hep G2 cells by increasing mRNA levels.
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- V K Varma
- Department of Internal Medicine, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
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Staels B, van Tol A, Chan L, Verhoeven G, Auwerx J. Variable effects of different corticosteroids on plasma lipids, apolipoproteins, and hepatic apolipoprotein mRNA levels in rats. ARTERIOSCLEROSIS AND THROMBOSIS : A JOURNAL OF VASCULAR BIOLOGY 1991; 11:760-9. [PMID: 1903065 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.11.3.760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Treatment of male rats with hydrocortisone provoked a dose- and time-dependent decrease in plasma cholesterol concentration without a change in plasma triglyceride levels. In contrast, administration of triamcinolone and dexamethasone at equipotent glucocorticoid doses increased plasma cholesterol and triglyceride levels, respectively. Small effects on apolipoprotein E (apo E) and apo B mRNA levels were observed, but all corticosteroids increased apo A-I and apo A-IV mRNA and decreased apo A-II mRNA levels in the liver. Triamcinolone and dexamethasone, however, were three times more potent in stimulating hepatic apo A-IV gene expression than was hydrocortisone, whereas liver apo A-I and apo A-II mRNA levels were altered to a similar extent by all corticosteroids. Plasma apo A-I and apo B concentrations always varied in a similar fashion with their respective liver mRNA levels after administration of the distinct corticoids. For apo A-IV and apo E, discrepancies between plasma and liver mRNA levels after administration of the different steroids, however, point to additional regulatory effects on plasma apolipoprotein levels. We conclude that 1) in contrast to plasma apo A-I and apo B, alterations in plasma lipid, apo A-IV, and apo E levels depend on the type of corticosteroid used; and 2) glucocorticoids have a differential effect on hepatic mRNA levels of apo A-I and apo A-IV on the one hand and apo A-II on the other hand, an effect that may be of consequence in the process of reverse cholesterol transport.
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- B Staels
- Laboratorium voor Experimentele Geneeskunde en Endocrinologie, Gasthuisberg, Belgium
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Uchida E, Masumoto A, Sakamoto S, Koga S, Nawata H. Effect of insulin, glucagon or dexamethasone on the production of apolipoprotein A-IV in cultured rat hepatocytes. Atherosclerosis 1991; 87:195-202. [PMID: 1854365 DOI: 10.1016/0021-9150(91)90021-t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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We studied the effects of insulin, glucagon or dexamethasone on the production of apolipoprotein A-IV (apo A-IV) by cultured rat hepatocytes, using specific radioimmunoassay for rat apo A-IV. We also compared the effect of these hormones on the production of apo A-IV with those of albumin and apo A-I, reported previously. In the absence of hormones, apo A-IV and albumin in culture medium increased almost linearly for periods up to 24 h. The rates of accumulation of apo A-IV and albumin in the medium were 15.4 ng/mg cell protein per h and 1.2 micrograms/mg cell protein per h, respectively. The concentration of intracellular apo A-IV remained constant during the incubation. Insulin stimulated the production of albumin, but inhibited the production of apo A-IV dose-dependently. Glucagon inhibited the production of both albumin, and apo A-IV dose-dependently. Dexamethasone showed no significant effects on albumin production, but stimulated apo A-IV production. Thus, apo A-IV production in hepatocytes is regulated by several hormones with different effects on albumin production. The regulatory effects of these hormones on apo A-IV production were almost identical with the effects observed in a course of apo A-I synthesis, suggesting that the production of the two apoproteins are regulated by similar mechanisms.
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- E Uchida
- Third Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushi University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Martin-Sanz P, Vance JE, Brindley DN. Stimulation of apolipoprotein secretion in very-low-density and high-density lipoproteins from cultured rat hepatocytes by dexamethasone. Biochem J 1990; 271:575-83. [PMID: 2244866 PMCID: PMC1149601 DOI: 10.1042/bj2710575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The effects of dexamethasone (a synthetic glucocorticoid) and insulin on the secretion of very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) were investigated. Rat hepatocytes in monolayer culture were preincubated for 15 h in the presence or absence of combinations of 100 nM-dexamethasone and 2 nM-, 10 nM- or 50 nM-insulin. Dexamethasone increased [3H]oleate incorporation into secreted triacylglycerol by 2.7-fold and the mass of triacylglycerol secreted by 1.5-fold. Insulin alone decreased these parameters and antagonized the effect of dexamethasone. Dexamethasone increased the secretion of [3H]leucine in apolipoprotein (apo) E, and in the large (BH) and small (BI) forms of apo B in VLDL by about 7.1-, 3.6- and 4.0-fold respectively. Insulin alone decreased the secretion of these 3H-labelled apolipoproteins in VLDL. However, 2 nM-insulin with dexamethasone increased the secretion of 3H-labelled apo BH and apo BL by a further 0.8- and 3.2-fold respectively; 50 nM-insulin decreased the secretions of apo E, apo BH and apo BL in VLDL. Similar effects for dexamethasone or insulin alone were also obtained for the masses of apo E and apo BL + H secreted in VLDL. Albumin secretion was not significantly altered by either dexamethasone or insulin alone, but in combination they stimulated by 2.1-2.6-fold. Insulin or dexamethasone alone had little effect on the secretion of apolipoproteins in the HDL fraction. However, dexamethasone plus 2 nM-insulin increased the incorporation of [3H]leucine into apo AI, apo AH plus apo C, apo AIV and apo E of HDL by about 1.8-, 1.6-, 1.7- and 2.0-fold respectively. The apo E in the bottom fraction represented about 69% of the total 3H-labelled apo E secreted. The responses in the total secretion of apo E from the hepatocytes resembled those seen in HDL. The interactions of insulin and dexamethasone are discussed in relation to the general regulation of lipoprotein metabolism, the development of hyperlipidaemias and the predisposition to premature atherosclerosis.
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- P Martin-Sanz
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Marshall JF, Apostolopoulos JJ, Brack CM, Howlett GJ. Regulation of apolipoprotein gene expression and plasma high-density lipoprotein composition in experimental nephrosis. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1990; 1042:271-9. [PMID: 2306478 DOI: 10.1016/0005-2760(90)90153-o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Hepatic and intestinal RNA levels were measured in rats made nephrotic by injection of puromycin aminonucleoside (PAN). The following increases in hepatic RNA levels, relative to controls, were measured: poly A+ (1.2), ribosomal (1.2), mRNA levels for transferrin (1.8), albumin (3.8) apolipoprotein (apo)E (2.3), apoB (2.5), apoA-II (1.9) and apoA-I (6.1). Increases of 1.5- to 2.2-fold in hepatic mRNA levels for albumin, apoA-II, apoB and apoE were measured in pre-nephrotic animals killed before the onset of proteinuria. Intestinal RNA levels in pre-nephrotic and nephrotic animals were not significantly different from control values. Transcription of the hepatic apoA-I gene increased 1.8-fold in nephrotic animals compared to controls. Immunological detection of apolipoproteins in high-density lipoproteins (HDL) separated by gradient gel electrophoresis indicated an increase in apoA-I and a decrease in apoA-IV and apoE containing HDL particles in nephrosis. To simulate the effects of increased apoA-I gene expression, human apoA-I was added to rat plasma in vivo and in vitro. ApoE was displaced from HDL by increased concentration of apoA-I. The results indicate that relatively small changes in apoA-I levels in the serum lead to significant changes in the apolipoprotein composition of HDL.
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- J F Marshall
- Russell Grimwade School of Biochemistry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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Laplaud PM, Saboureau M, Beaubatie L, el-Omari B. Seasonal variations of plasma lipids and lipoproteins in the hedgehog, an animal model for lipoprotein (a) metabolism: relation to plasma thyroxine and testosterone levels. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1989; 1005:143-56. [PMID: 2775768 DOI: 10.1016/0005-2760(89)90180-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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We describe a study of the seasonal variations of hedgehog plasma lipids and lipoproteins and their correlation with changes in the activities of the thyroid and testis. In ten male hedgehogs, plasma concentrations of lipids, thyroxine and testosterone were assayed each month for 1 year beginning in September, while plasma lipoproteins from five of these animals were analyzed at the same dates using density gradient ultracentrifugation. All classes of plasma lipids (cholesterol, total glycerol and phospholipids) exhibited statistically significant seasonal variations in their respective concentrations, with simultaneous maxima (cholesterol: 207 +/- 39 mg/100 ml; total glycerol: 50 +/- 9 mg/100 ml; phospholipids: 266 +/- 25 mg/100 ml) during late fall-early winter, i.e., during the period of the year when plasma levels of both thyroxine and testosterone were minimal. Plasma lipids subsequently decreased to minimal levels either in early summer (cholesterol: 129 +/- 18 mg/100 ml; phospholipids: 178 +/- 20 mg/100 ml) or in late winter (total glycerol: 22 +/- 9 mg/100 ml). Very low density lipoproteins (d less than 1.015 g/ml) were found at low levels (less than 15 mg/100 ml) during the cold months, and then became detectable as trace components only. The total concentration of the mixed lipoprotein population (i.e., low density lipoproteins, Lp(a), and high density lipoprotein (HDL)-like particles) in the d 1.015-1.065 g/ml interval decreased by almost 50% from January to February (from 164.3 to 89.2 mg/100 ml), i.e., following a 10-fold increase in the level of plasma testosterone, and immediately before the rapid doubling in plasma thyroxine concentration. The staining intensity of the electrophoretic band with migration characteristics corresponding to those of Lp(a) decreased considerably during winter. At the same period of the year, lower density (1.032-1.055 g/ml) HDL-like particles disappeared. The concentration of lipoproteins with d 1.065-1.162 g/ml, which included Lp(a) particles in addition to typical HDL, equally underwent seasonal variations. These variations consisted of two successive maxima in late fall (426.4 mg/100 ml) and late winter (458.3 mg/100 ml) with two subsequent decreases leading to minima in February (327.8 mg/100 ml) and August (257.1 mg/100 ml). Finally, very high density lipoproteins (d 1.162-1.259 g/ml) were heterogeneous, containing both cholesterol-rich (d 1.162-1.227 g/ml) and phospholipid-rich (d 1.194-1.259 g/ml) subpopulations.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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- P M Laplaud
- INSERM U 321, Hôpital de la Pitié, Paris, France
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