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Huang C, Yong Q, Lu Y, Wang L, Zheng Y, Zhao L, Li P, Peng C, Jia W, Liu F. Gentiopicroside improves non-alcoholic steatohepatitis by activating PPARα and suppressing HIF1. Front Pharmacol 2024; 15:1335814. [PMID: 38515850 PMCID: PMC10956515 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1335814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024] Open
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Gentiopicroside (GPS) is a highly water-soluble small-molecule drug and the main bioactive secoiridoid glycoside of Gentiana scabra that has been shown to have hepatoprotective effects against non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) that can progress to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. However, the effects of GPS on NASH and the underlying mechanisms remain obscure. Firstly, a high-fat, high-cholesterol (HFHC) diet and a high-sugar solution containing d-fructose and d-glucose were used to establish a non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) mice model. Secondly, we confirmed GPS supplementation improve metabolic abnormalities and reduce inflammation in NASH mice induced by HFHC and high-sugar solution. Then we used metabolomics to investigate the mechanisms of GPS in NASH mice. Metabolomics analysis showed GPS may work through the Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor (PPAR) signaling pathway and glycine, serine, and threonine metabolism. Functional metabolites restored by GPS included serine, glycine, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Western blot and qRT-PCR analysis confirmed GPS improve NASH by regulating PPARα and Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1α (HIF-1α) signaling pathways. In vitro, studies further demonstrated EPA and DHA enhance fatty acid oxidation through the PPARα pathway, while serine and glycine inhibit oxidative stress through the HIF-1α pathway in palmitic acid-stimulated HepG2 cells. Our results suggest GPS's anti-inflammatory and anti-steatosis effects in NASH progression are related to the suppression of HIF-1α through the restoration of L-serine and glycine and the activation of PPARα through increased EPA and DHA.
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- Chaoyuan Huang
- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
- The First Clinical Medical School, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
- Lingnan Medical Research Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- The First Clinical Medical School, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
- Lingnan Medical Research Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- The First Clinical Medical School, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
- Lingnan Medical Research Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary of The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary of The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary of The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus and Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Baiyun Hospital of The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
- Lingnan Institute of Spleen and Stomach Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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Soares VM, da Silva TC, dos Santos PP. Role of Omega-3 and Omega-6 on Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Importance of Dietary Sources and Lipid Structure. Arq Bras Cardiol 2023; 120:e20230753. [PMID: 38126490 PMCID: PMC10773457 DOI: 10.36660/abc.20230753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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- Victória Moralez Soares
- Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita FilhoFaculdade de Medicina de BotucatuBotucatuSPBrasil Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho – Campus de Botucatu – Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu , Botucatu , SP – Brasil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita FilhoFaculdade de Medicina de BotucatuBotucatuSPBrasil Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho – Campus de Botucatu – Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu , Botucatu , SP – Brasil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita FilhoFaculdade de Medicina de BotucatuBotucatuSPBrasil Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho – Campus de Botucatu – Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu , Botucatu , SP – Brasil
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Zhang X, Li Y, Wei X, Hou Y, Jia S, Li S, Zhao X. Metabolomics analysis of the effects of quercetin on hepatotoxicity induced by acrylamide exposure in rats. Free Radic Res 2021; 55:831-841. [PMID: 34238086 DOI: 10.1080/10715762.2021.1950705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Acrylamide (AA) widely exists in human diet, which makes the public inevitably exposed to AA in daily life. Thisstudy aimed to investigatethe effects of quercetin on AA-induced hepatotoxicity utilizing metabolomics technology. Sixty male Wistar Rats were randomly divided into six groups: control, two dosages of quercetinintervention[10 and 50 mg/kgbody weight (bw)], AA-treated [5 mg/kgbw], and two dosages of quercetin combined with AA intervention. AA and quercetin were given to rats via drinking water and gavage respectively. After 16 weeksoftreatment, liver samples were collected for metabolomics analysis. 16metabolites were finally identified, the intensities of glutathione and NADP were decreased (p < 0.01), whereas the intensities of taurodeoxycholic acid, glycocholic acid, cholic acid, sphingosine, sphingosine1-phosphate, stearidonyl carnitine, N-undecanoylglycine, cholesterol, 13,14-Dihydro-15-keto-PGE2, LysoPE (20:5), LysoPE (18:3), LysoPC (20:4), and PC (22:5) were increased (p < 0.01) in the AA-treated groupthan those in the control group. After high-dose quercetin (50 mg/kgbw) plus AA treated concurrently to rats, the contents of the above 16 metabolites were significantly restored. This research showed that 50 mg/kg quercetin can alleviate AA-induced hepatotoxicity by reducing oxidative stress and inflammatory injury and regulating lipid metabolism.
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- Xia Zhang
- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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Oh JK, Kim YR, Lee B, Choi YM, Kim SH. Prevention of Cholesterol Gallstone Formation by Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC 43121 and Lactobacillus fermentum MF27 in Lithogenic Diet-Induced Mice. Food Sci Anim Resour 2021; 41:343-352. [PMID: 33987554 PMCID: PMC8115012 DOI: 10.5851/kosfa.2020.e93] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Revised: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of Lactobacillus
acidophilus ATCC 43121 and L. fermentum MF27 on
biochemical indices in the serum, cholesterol metabolism in the liver and mucin
expression in the gallbladder in lithogenic diet (LD)-induced C57BL/6J mice to
determine the preventive effects of lactobacilli on gallstone formation. By the
end of 4 wk of the experimental period, mice fed on a LD with high-fat and
high-cholesterol exhibited higher levels of total and low-density lipoprotein
cholesterol in the serum compared to mice fed on control diet or LD with
L. acidophilus ATCC 43121 (LD+P1; p<0.05).
Cholesterol-lowering effects observed in the LD+P1 and LD with L.
fermentum MF27 (LD+P2) groups were associated with reduced
expression of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase in the liver
compared to the LD group (p<0.05). Furthermore, expression of the
gel-forming mucin, including MUC5AB and MUC5B,
was suppressed in the LD+P1 and LD+P2 groups compared to the LD
group (p<0.05). Therefore, steady intake of both L.
acidophilus ATCC 43121 and L. fermentum MF27 may
have the ability to prevent the formation of cholesterol gallstones in
LD-induced C57BL/6J mice.
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- Ju Kyoung Oh
- Department of Food Bioscience and Technology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Food Bioscience and Technology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Biotechnology, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 37224, Korea
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Biotechnology, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 37224, Korea
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- Department of Food Bioscience and Technology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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Davinelli S, Intrieri M, Corbi G, Scapagnini G. Metabolic indices of polyunsaturated fatty acids: current evidence, research controversies, and clinical utility. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2020; 61:259-274. [PMID: 32056443 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2020.1724871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are among the most studied nutrients in human metabolism. In the past few decades, prospective studies and controlled trials have supported the view that the effects of these essential fatty acids are clinically relevant. PUFA profiles in different blood compartments are reflections of both diet and metabolism, and their levels may be related to disease risk. Despite widespread interest, there is no consensus regarding which biomarkers best reflect PUFA status in the body. The measurement of PUFA levels is not straight-forward, and a wide variety of indices have been used in clinical studies, producing conflicting results. A major source of heterogeneity among studies is associated with research design, sampling, and laboratory analyses. To date, the n-3 index, n-6/n-3 ratio, and arachidonic acid (AA)/eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) ratio are the most promising biomarkers associated with PUFA metabolism. Although hotly debated, these indices may be considered at least markers, if not risk factors, for several diseases, especially cardiovascular events and brain disorders. Here, we summarize the most updated evidence of n-3 and n-6 PUFA effects on human health, reviewing current controversies on the aforementioned indices and whether they can be considered valuable predictors of clinical outcomes.
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- Sergio Davinelli
- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences "V. Tiberio", University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences "V. Tiberio", University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences "V. Tiberio", University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences "V. Tiberio", University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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Saini RK, Keum YS. Omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids: Dietary sources, metabolism, and significance - A review. Life Sci 2018; 203:255-267. [PMID: 29715470 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2018.04.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 569] [Impact Index Per Article: 94.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Revised: 04/19/2018] [Accepted: 04/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Linoleic acid (LA) (n-6) and α-linolenic acid (ALA) (n-3) are essential fatty acids (EFAs) as they cannot be synthesized by humans or other higher animals. In the human body, these fatty acids (FAs) give rise to arachidonic acid (ARA, n-6), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, n-3), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, n-3) that play key roles in regulating body homeostasis. Locally acting bioactive signaling lipids called eicosanoids derived from these FAs also regulate diverse homeostatic processes. In general, ARA gives rise to pro-inflammatory eicosanoids whereas EPA and DHA give rise to anti-inflammatory eicosanoids. Thus, a proportionally higher consumption of n-3 PUFAs can protect us against inflammatory diseases, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and other chronic diseases. The present review summarizes major sources, intake, and global consumption of n-3 and n-6 PUFAs. Their metabolism to biosynthesize long-chain PUFAs and eicosanoids and their roles in brain metabolism, cardiovascular disease, obesity, cancer, and bone health are also discussed.
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- Ramesh Kumar Saini
- Department of Crop Science, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Crop Science, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Republic of Korea
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Saraswathi V, Perriotte-Olson C, Ganesan M, Desouza CV, Alnouti Y, Duryee MJ, Thiele GM, Nordgren TM, Clemens DL. A combination of dietary N-3 fatty acids and a cyclooxygenase-1 inhibitor attenuates nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in mice. J Nutr Biochem 2017; 42:149-159. [PMID: 28187366 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2017.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2016] [Revised: 12/13/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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We sought to determine whether a combination of purified n-3 fatty acids (n-3) and SC-560 (SC), a cyclooxygenase-1-specific inhibitor, is effective in ameliorating nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in obesity. Female wild-type mice were fed a high-fat and high-cholesterol diet (HF) supplemented with n-3 in the presence or absence of SC. Mice treated with SC alone exhibited no change in liver lipids, whereas n-3-fed mice tended to have lower hepatic lipids. Mice given n-3+SC had significantly lower liver lipids compared with HF controls indicating enhanced lipid clearance. Total and sulfated bile acids were significantly higher only in n-3+SC-treated mice compared with chow diet (CD) controls. Regarding mechanisms, the level of pregnane X receptor (PXR), a nuclear receptor regulating drug/bile detoxification, was significantly higher in mice given n-3 or n-3+SC. Studies in precision-cut liver slices and in cultured hepatoma cells showed that n-3+SC enhanced not only the expression/activation of PXR and its target genes but also the expression of farnesoid X receptor (FXR), another regulator of bile synthesis/clearance, indicating that n-3+SC can induce both PXR and FXR. The mRNA level of FGFR4 which inhibits bile formation showed a significant reduction in Huh 7 cells upon n-3 and n-3+SC treatment. PXR overexpression in hepatoma cells confirmed that n-3 or SC each induced the expression of PXR target genes and in combination had an enhanced effect. Our findings suggest that combining SC with n-3 potentiates its lipid-lowering effect, in part, by enhanced PXR and/or altered FXR/FGFR4 signaling.
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- Viswanathan Saraswathi
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA; VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Science, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Science, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA; VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep, and Allergy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA; VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, NE, USA
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Oliveira LS, Souza LL, Souza AFP, Cordeiro A, Kluck GEG, Atella GC, Trevenzoli IH, Pazos-Moura CC. Perinatal maternal high-fat diet promotes alterations in hepatic lipid metabolism and resistance to the hypolipidemic effect of fish oil in adolescent rat offspring. Mol Nutr Food Res 2016; 60:2493-2504. [PMID: 27342757 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201600171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2016] [Revised: 06/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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SCOPE Maternal high-fat diet (HFD) promotes obesity and metabolic disturbances in offspring at weaning and adult life. We investigated metabolic consequences of maternal HFD in adolescent rat offspring and the potential benefic effects of fish oil (FO) (n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid source). METHODS AND RESULTS Female rats received isocaloric, standard diet (STD: 9% fat) or HFD (28.6%) before mating, and throughout pregnancy and lactation. After weaning, male offspring received standard diet and, from 25th to 45th day, received oral administration of soybean oil (SO) or FO. HFD offspring showed higher body weight and adiposity, which was not attenuated by FO. In STD offspring, FO reduced serum triglyceride and cholesterol, as expected, but not in HFD offspring. Liver of HFD offspring groups showed increased free cholesterol and FO-treated HFD group showed lower expression of Abcg8, suggesting decreased cholesterol biliary excretion. HFD offspring presented higher hepatic expression of lipogenic markers, Srebf1 mRNA and acetyl CoA carboxylase (ACC). Serum n-3 PUFA were decreased in FO-treated HFD compared to FO-treated STD offspring, which may explain the reduced hypolipidemic FO effect. CONCLUSION Maternal HFD impaired the ability of FO to reduce adiposity and serum lipids in adolescent offspring, suggesting a potential predisposition to future development of metabolic disorders.
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- Lorraine S Oliveira
- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Double blind exploratory study on de novo lipogenesis in preterm infants on parenteral nutrition with a lipid emulsion containing 10% fish oil. Clin Nutr 2016; 35:337-343. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2015.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2014] [Revised: 02/20/2015] [Accepted: 04/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Eicosapentaenoic acid inhibits intestinal β-carotene absorption by downregulation of lipid transporter expression via PPAR-α dependent mechanism. Arch Biochem Biophys 2016; 590:118-124. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2015.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2015] [Revised: 10/28/2015] [Accepted: 11/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Double-blind randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial of omega 3 fatty acids for the treatment of diabetic patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. J Clin Gastroenterol 2015; 49:137-44. [PMID: 24583757 PMCID: PMC4147029 DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0000000000000099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is common and severe in patients with diabetes mellitus. Although, there are no effective treatments for NASH in diabetic patients, preliminary reports suggest that polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) may be beneficial in these patients. AIM A prospective, randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled study (NCT 00323414) was performed in NASH patients with diabetes. Clinicaltrials.gov (NCT 00323414). SUBJECTS AND METHODS A total of 37 patients (50.6 ± 9.8 y) with well-controlled diabetes (HbA1C<8.5%) were randomized to receive either PUFA containing eicosapentaenoic acid (2160 mg) and docosahexaenoic acid (1440 mg) daily or an isocaloric, identical placebo containing corn oil for 48 weeks under CONSORT guidelines. Clinical, demographics, biochemical laboratory tests, body composition using DEXA, and liver biopsy were performed at randomization and at the end of treatment. Liver biopsy was scored by the NASH CRN criteria. An intention-to-treat analysis was performed. RESULTS At inclusion, sex, age, body weight, biochemical tests, glucose control, and liver histology were similar in the 2 treatment groups. There was no change in liver enzymes, body weight, or body composition during the study in either group. At the end of the treatment, hepatic steatosis and the activity score improved (P<0.05) and lobular inflammation worsened (P<0.001) with placebo but was unchanged with PUFA. At the end of the treatment, insulin resistance (serum glucose and HOMA) worsened with PUFA but not placebo. CONCLUSIONS PUFA provided no benefit over placebo in NASH patients with diabetes. The effects of PUFA on histology and insulin resistance were inferior to placebo. These data provide no support for PUFA supplements in NASH.
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Soukup T. Effects of long-term thyroid hormone level alterations, n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation and statin administration in rats. Physiol Res 2014; 63:S119-31. [PMID: 24564652 DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.932623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Thyroid hormones (THs) play multiple roles in the organism and alterations of their levels can result in many pathological changes. Currently, we use hyperthyroid and hypothyroid rats as "models of a diseased organism" and analyze whether n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA) administration can ameliorate TH-induced pathophysiological changes. We investigate myosin heavy chain composition, calsequestrin levels, changes in cardiac tissue remodeling and cell-to-cell communication, expression of protein kinases, mitochondrial functions, oxidative stress markers and cell death, changes in serum lipid levels, activities of key enzymes of thyroid hormone metabolism, activity of acetylcholine esterase and membrane anisotropy, as well as mobile behavior and thermal sensitivity. Additionally we also mention our pilot experiments dealing with the effect of statin administration on skeletal muscles and sensory functions. As THs and n-3 PUFA possess multiple sites of potential action, we hope that our complex research will contribute to a better understanding of their actions, which can be useful in the treatment of different pathophysiological events including cardiac insufficiency in humans.
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- T Soukup
- Department of Functional Morphology, Institute of Physiology Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Komprda T, Škultéty O, Křížková S, Zorníková G, Rozíková V, Krobot R. Effect of dietary Schizochytrium
microalga oil and fish oil on plasma cholesterol level in rats. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2014; 99:308-16. [DOI: 10.1111/jpn.12221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2014] [Accepted: 06/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- T. Komprda
- Department of Food Technology; Mendel University in Brno; Brno Czech Republic
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- Department of Animal Morphology, Physiology and Genetics; Mendel University in Brno; Brno Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Mendel University in Brno; Brno Czech Republic
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- Department of Food Technology; Mendel University in Brno; Brno Czech Republic
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- Department of Food Technology; Mendel University in Brno; Brno Czech Republic
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Forage Production; Mendel University in Brno; Brno Czech Republic
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Zavar Reza J, Nahangi H, Mansouri R, Dehghani A, Mojarrad M, Fathi M, Nikzamir A, Yekaninejad MS. The Effect of Unsaturated Fatty Acids on Molecular Markers of Cholesterol Homeostasis in THP-1 Macrophages. IRANIAN RED CRESCENT MEDICAL JOURNAL 2013; 15:554-9. [PMID: 24396573 PMCID: PMC3871741 DOI: 10.5812/ircmj.11780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2013] [Revised: 05/20/2013] [Accepted: 05/25/2013] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Background Macrophages derived foam cells are key factors in the maladaptive immune and inflammatory response. Objectives The study of the cholesterol homeostasis and the molecular factor involved in these cells is very important in understanding the process of atherosclerosis and the mechanisms that prevent its occurrence. Materials and Methods This experimental study investigated the effects of c9, t11-Conjugated Linoleic Acid (c9, t11-CLA). Alpha Linolenic Acid (LA), and Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) on the PPARα and ACAT1 mRNA expression by Real time PCR and cholesterol homeostasis in THP-1 macrophages derived foam cells. Results Incubation of CLA, LA, EPA, and synthetic ligands did not prevent increasing the cellular total cholesterol (TC). Free cholesterol (FC) is increased by Sandoz58-035 (P = 0.024) and decreased by fatty acids and Wy14643 (Pirinixic acid) (P = 0.035). The pattern of distribution of %EC is similar to the EC pattern distribution. The ACAT1 mRNA expression was significantly increased by EPA (P = 0.009), but c9, t11- CLA, LA, Wy14643, and Sandoz58-035 had no significant effect on the mRNA level of ACAT1 expression compared to DMSO(Dimethyl sulfoxide). Discussions In comparison to the control of Wy14643, Sandoz58-035, c9 and t11-CLA, EPA increased the PPARα mRNA levels (P = 0.024, P = 0.041, P = 0.043, and P = 0.004, respectively), even though, LA had no significant effect on the PPARα mRNA expression (P = 0.489). Conclusions Variations in the chemical structure of fatty acids can affect their physiological function.
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- Javad Zavar Reza
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, IR Iran
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical, Yazd, IR Iran
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, IR Iran
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, IR Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mofid Children’s Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
- Corresponding author: Mohammad Fathi, Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mofid Children’s Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran. Tel: +98-2181453074, Fax: +98-2181453074, E-mail:
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- Endocrine Research Center, Valiasr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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NAKATA R, TAKIZAWA Y, TAKAI A, INOUE H. Evaluation of Food-derived Functional Ingredients According to Activation of PPAR and Suppression of COX-2 Expression. FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH 2013. [DOI: 10.3136/fstr.19.339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Watanabe S, Tsuneyama K. Eicosapentaenoic acid attenuates hepatic accumulation of cholesterol esters but aggravates liver injury and inflammation in mice fed a cholate-supplemented high-fat diet. J Toxicol Sci 2013; 38:379-90. [PMID: 23665937 DOI: 10.2131/jts.38.379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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The administration of a sodium cholate-supplemented high-fat (CAHF) diet in mice induced the predominant accumulation of cholesterol esters (CE) in the liver and biochemical and histological features of liver injury. Cholesteryl oleate was the most abundant CE found in the liver of the mice fed the CAHF diet. We examined the effect of ethyl eicosapentaenoate (EPA) on hepatic CE accumulation and liver injury in the mice fed the CAHF diet. The EPA supplementation suppressed the elevation in the level of cholesteryl oleate in the liver. The expression levels of sterol O-acyltransferase-2 and stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 mRNA in the liver were elevated in the mice fed the CAHF diet, but they were normalized by the EPA supplementation. However, the elevation in serum transaminase activity, the sign of inflammatory cell exudation and inflammatory gene responses in the liver of the mice fed the EPA-supplemented diet were enhanced compared with those of the mice fed the CAHF diet. We demonstrated that EPA supplementation attenuated CE accumulation but aggravated liver injury and liver inflammation in the mice fed the CAHF diet.
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- Shiro Watanabe
- Division of Nutritional Biochemistry, Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, Japan.
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Lu Y, Boekschoten MV, Wopereis S, Müller M, Kersten S. Comparative transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis of fenofibrate and fish oil treatments in mice. Physiol Genomics 2011; 43:1307-18. [DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00100.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Elevated circulating triglycerides, which are considered a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, can be targeted by treatment with fenofibrate or fish oil. To gain insight into underlying mechanisms, we carried out a comparative transcriptomics and metabolomics analysis of the effect of 2 wk treatment with fenofibrate and fish oil in mice. Plasma triglycerides were significantly decreased by fenofibrate (−49.1%) and fish oil (−21.8%), whereas plasma cholesterol was increased by fenofibrate (+29.9%) and decreased by fish oil (−32.8%). Levels of various phospholipid species were specifically decreased by fish oil, while levels of Krebs cycle intermediates were increased specifically by fenofibrate. Plasma levels of many amino acids were altered by fenofibrate and to a lesser extent by fish oil. Both fenofibrate and fish oil upregulated genes involved in fatty acid metabolism and downregulated genes involved in blood coagulation and fibrinolysis. Significant overlap in gene regulation by fenofibrate and fish oil was observed, reflecting their property as high or low affinity agonist for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α, respectively. Fenofibrate specifically downregulated genes involved in complement cascade and inflammatory response. Fish oil specifically downregulated genes involved in cholesterol and fatty acid biosynthesis and upregulated genes involved in amino acid and arachidonic acid metabolism. Taken together, the data indicate that despite being similarly potent toward modulating plasma free fatty acids, cholesterol, and triglyceride levels, fish oil causes modest changes in gene expression likely via activation of multiple mechanistic pathways, whereas fenofibrate causes pronounced gene expression changes via a single pathway, reflecting the key difference between nutritional and pharmacological intervention.
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- Yingchang Lu
- Nutrition, Metabolism and Genomics group, Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven
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- Nutrition, Metabolism and Genomics group, Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen
- The Netherlands Nutrigenomics Centre, TI Food and Nutrition, Wageningen; and
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- The Netherlands Nutrigenomics Centre, TI Food and Nutrition, Wageningen; and
- TNO Innovation for life, Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences, Zeist, the Netherlands
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- Nutrition, Metabolism and Genomics group, Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen
- The Netherlands Nutrigenomics Centre, TI Food and Nutrition, Wageningen; and
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- Nutrition, Metabolism and Genomics group, Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen
- The Netherlands Nutrigenomics Centre, TI Food and Nutrition, Wageningen; and
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Souza LL, Cordeiro A, Oliveira LS, de Paula GSM, Faustino LC, Ortiga-Carvalho TM, Oliveira KJ, Pazos-Moura CC. Thyroid hormone contributes to the hypolipidemic effect of polyunsaturated fatty acids from fish oil: in vivo evidence for cross talking mechanisms. J Endocrinol 2011; 211:65-72. [PMID: 21752938 DOI: 10.1530/joe-11-0142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA) from fish oil (FO) exert important lipid-lowering effects, an effect also ascribed to thyroid hormones (TH) and TH receptor β1 (TRβ1)-specific agonists. n-3 PUFA effects are mediated by nuclear receptors, such as peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPAR) and others. In this study, we investigated a role for TH signaling in n-3 PUFA effects. Euthyroid and hypothyroid adult rats (methimazole-treated for 5 weeks) received FO or soybean oil (control) by oral administration for 3 weeks. In euthyroid rats, FO treatment reduced serum triglycerides and cholesterol, diminished body fat, and increased protein content of the animals. In addition, FO-treated rats exhibited higher liver expression of TRβ1 and mitochondrial α-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase (mGPD), at protein and mRNA levels, but no alteration of glutathione S-transferase or type 1 deiodinase. In hypothyroid condition, FO induced reduction in serum cholesterol and increase in body protein content, but lost the ability to reduce triglycerides and body fat, and to induce TRβ1 and mGDP expression. FO did not change PPARα liver abundance regardless of thyroid state; however, hypothyroidism led to a marked increase in PPARα liver content but did not alter TRβ1 or TRα expression. The data suggest that part of the effect of n-3 PUFA from FO on lipid metabolism is dependent on TH signaling in specific steps and together with the marked upregulation of PPARα in liver of hypothyroid rats suggest important in vivo consequences of the cross-talking between those fatty acids and TH pathways in liver metabolism.
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- Luana Lopes Souza
- Biophysics Institute Carlos Chagas Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Avenida Carlos Chagas Filho, 373, Bloco G, Cidade Universitária - Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro - RJ 21941-902, Brazil
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Belcher LA, MacKenzie SA, Donner M, Sykes GP, Frame SR, Gillies PJ. Safety assessment of EPA-rich triglyceride oil produced from yeast: Genotoxicity and 28-day oral toxicity in rats. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 2011; 59:53-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2010.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2010] [Revised: 09/14/2010] [Accepted: 09/15/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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MacKenzie SA, Belcher LA, Sykes GP, Frame SR, Mukerji P, Gillies PJ. Safety assessment of EPA-rich oil produced from yeast: Results of a 90-day subchronic toxicity study. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 2010; 58:490-500. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2010.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2010] [Revised: 08/24/2010] [Accepted: 08/24/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Normally macrophages localized in the arterial vessel wall perform the "reverse transfer" of cholesterol, which includes endocytosis of low density lipoproteins (LDL), cholesterol transfer to newly formed high density lipoprotein particles, and their following elimination by the liver. The homeostatic function of macrophages for cholesterol involves a system of lipid sensors. Oxysterol sensors LXRs, oxysterol and cholesterol sensors INSIG and SCAP acting through controlled transcription factors SREBP, as well as sensors for oxidized fatty acids and their derivatives, PPAR, are the best studied. Activation of LXR and PPAR is also accompanied by inhibition of macrophage functions related to inflammation. Accumulation of oxidized and otherwise modified LDL in the subendothelial space induced by endothelium injury, infection, or other pathogenic factors instead of stimulation of the homeostatic functions of macrophages leads to their weakening with a concurrent increase in the inflammatory potential of these cells. These shifts seem to drive the transformation of macrophages into foam cells, which form the core of sclerotic plaques. The intervention of another lipid sensor, TLR4, can trigger such a radical change in the functional activity of macrophages. The interaction of modified LDL with this signaling receptor results in inhibition of the homeostatic oxysterol signaling, induction of additional LDL transporters, and activation of the phagocytic function of macrophages. The re-establishment of cholesterol homeostasis under these circumstances can be achieved by administration of LXR and PPARgamma agonists. Therefore, it is urgent to design ligands with reduced side effects.
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Souza LL, Nunes MO, Paula GS, Cordeiro A, Penha-Pinto V, Neto JFN, Oliveira KJ, das Graças Tavares do Carmo M, Pazos-Moura CC. Effects of dietary fish oil on thyroid hormone signaling in the liver. J Nutr Biochem 2010; 21:935-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2009.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2009] [Revised: 07/06/2009] [Accepted: 07/08/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Tsukamoto T, Nakata R, Tamura E, Kosuge Y, Kariya A, Katsukawa M, Mishima S, Ito T, Iinuma M, Akao Y, Nozawa Y, Arai Y, Namura S, Inoue H. Vaticanol C, a resveratrol tetramer, activates PPARalpha and PPARbeta/delta in vitro and in vivo. Nutr Metab (Lond) 2010; 7:46. [PMID: 20504373 PMCID: PMC2882917 DOI: 10.1186/1743-7075-7-46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2010] [Accepted: 05/27/2010] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Background Appropriate long-term drinking of red wine is associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease. Resveratrol, a well-known SIRT1 activator is considered to be one of the beneficial components contained in red wine, and also developed as a drug candidate. We previously demonstrated that resveratrol protects brain against ischemic stroke in mice through a PPARα-dependent mechanism. Here we report the different effects of the oligomers of resveratrol. Methods We evaluated the activation of PPARs by ε-viniferin, a resveratrol dimer, and vaticanol C, a resveratrol tetramer, in cell-based reporter assays using bovine arterial endothelial cells, as well as the activation of SIRT1. Moreover, we tested the metabolic action by administering vaticanol C with the high fat diet to wild-type and PPARα-knockout male mice for eight weeks. Results We show that vaticanol C activates PPARα and PPARβ/δ in cell-based reporter assays, but does not activate SIRT1. ε-Viniferin shows a similar radical scavenging activity as resveratrol, but neither effects on PPARs and SIRT-1. Eight-week intake of vaticanol C with a high fat diet upregulates hepatic expression of PPARα-responsive genes such as cyp4a10, cyp4a14 and FABP1, and skeletal muscle expression of PPARβ/δ-responsive genes, such as UCP3 and PDK4 (pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase, isoform 4), in wild-type, but not PPARα-knockout mice. Conclusion Vaticanol C, a resveratrol tetramer, activated PPARα and PPARβ/δ in vitro and in vivo. These findings indicate that activation of PPARα and PPARβ/δ by vaticanol C may be a novel mechanism, affording beneficial effects against lifestyle-related diseases.
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- Tomoko Tsukamoto
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Nara Women's University, Nara, 630-8506, Japan
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Nara Women's University, Nara, 630-8506, Japan
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Nara Women's University, Nara, 630-8506, Japan
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Nara Women's University, Nara, 630-8506, Japan
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Nara Women's University, Nara, 630-8506, Japan
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Nara Women's University, Nara, 630-8506, Japan
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- Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu 502-8585, Japan
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- Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu 502-8585, Japan
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- Gifu International Institute of Biotechnology, Gifu 504-0838, Japan
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- Gifu International Institute of Biotechnology, Gifu 504-0838, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, National Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Suita, Osaka 565-8565, Japan
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- Department of Neurobiology, Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Drive, SW, Atlanta, GA30310-1495, USA
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Nara Women's University, Nara, 630-8506, Japan
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Roncarati A, Sirri F, di Domenico A, Brambilla G, Iamiceli AL, Melotti P, Meluzzi A. Survey of qualitative traits of European sea bass cultivated in different rearing systems. EUR J LIPID SCI TECH 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.200900286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Guillou H, Zadravec D, Martin PGP, Jacobsson A. The key roles of elongases and desaturases in mammalian fatty acid metabolism: Insights from transgenic mice. Prog Lipid Res 2009; 49:186-99. [PMID: 20018209 DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2009.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 558] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2009] [Revised: 12/09/2009] [Accepted: 12/10/2009] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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In mammalian cells, elongases and desaturases play critical roles in regulating the length and degree of unsaturation of fatty acids and thereby their functions and metabolic fates. In the past decade, a great deal has been learnt about these enzymes and the first part of this review summarizes our current knowledge concerning these enzymes. More recently, several transgenic mouse models lacking either an elongase (Elovl3(-/-), Elovl4(-/-), Elovl5(-/-), Elovl6(-/-)) or a desaturase (Scd-1(-/-), Scd-2(-/-), Fads2(-/-)) have been developed and the second part of this review focuses on the insights gained from studies with these mice, as well as from investigations on cell cultures.
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- Hervé Guillou
- Integrative Toxicology and Metabolism, Pôle de Toxicologie Alimentaire, Laboratoire de Pharmacologie et Toxicologie, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique INRA UR66, Toulouse Cedex 3, France
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Reza JZ, Doosti M, Salehipour M, Packnejad M, Mojarrad M, Heidari M. Modulation peroxisome proliferators activated receptor alpha (PPAR alpha) and acyl coenzyme A: cholesterol acyltransferase1 (ACAT1) gene expression by fatty acids in foam cell. Lipids Health Dis 2009; 8:38. [PMID: 19725980 PMCID: PMC2749029 DOI: 10.1186/1476-511x-8-38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2009] [Accepted: 09/02/2009] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background One of the most important factors in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis is the default in macrophage cholesterol homeostasis. Many genes and transcription factors such as Peroxisome Proliferators Activated Receptors (PPARs) and Acyl Coenzyme A: Cholesterol Acyltransferase1 (ACAT1) are involved in cholesterol homeostasis. Fatty Acids are important ligands of PPARα and the concentration of them can effect expression of ACAT1. So this study designed to clarified on the role of these genes and fatty acids on the lipid metabolism in foam cells. Methods This study examined effects of c9, t11-Conjugated Linoleic Acid(c9, t11-CLA), Alpha Linolenic Acid (LA), Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) on the PPARα and ACAT1 genes expression by using Real time PCR and cholesterol homeostasis in THP-1 macrophages derived foam cells. Results Incubation of c9, t11-CLA, LA cause a significant reduction in intracellular Total Cholesterol, Free Cholesterol, cellular and Estrified Cholesterol concentrations (P ≤ 0.05). CLA and LA had no significant effect on the mRNA levels of ACAT1, but EPA increased ACAT1 mRNA expression (P = 0.003). Treatment with EPA increased PPARα mRNA levels (P ≤ 0.001), although CLA, LA had no significant effect on PPARα mRNA expression. Conclusion In conclusion, it seems that different fatty acids have different effects on gene expression and lipid metabolism and for complete conception study of the genes involved in lipid metabolism in foam cell all at once maybe is benefit.
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- Javad Zavvar Reza
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of medicine, Tehran University of Medical Scenses, Tehran, Iran
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Maki KC, Dicklin MR, Lawless A, Reeves MS. Omega-3 fatty acids for the treatment of elevated triglycerides. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.2217/clp.09.34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Størvold GL, Fleten KG, Olsen CG, Follestad T, Krokan HE, Schønberg SA. Docosahexaenoic Acid Activates Some SREBP-2 Targets Independent of Cholesterol and ER Stress in SW620 Colon Cancer Cells. Lipids 2009; 44:673-83. [DOI: 10.1007/s11745-009-3324-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2009] [Accepted: 06/15/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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