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Determination of β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate concentration and enrichment in human plasma using chemical ionization gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2016; 1040:233-238. [PMID: 27856194 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2016.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2016] [Revised: 10/31/2016] [Accepted: 11/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Our objective was to develop a quick and simplified method for the determination of β-Hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) and ɑ-ketoisocaproic acid (KIC) concentrations and enrichments by GC/MS/MS to determine the turnover rate of HMB in humans. In experiment 1, we provided a pulse of L-[5,5,5-2H3]leucine to younger adults in the postabsorptive state then collected blood samples over a 4h time period. In experiment 2, we provided a pulse of [3,4,methyl-13C3]HMB to older adults in the postabsorptive state then collected blood samples over a 3h time period. Plasma concentrations of KIC and HMB and MPE of KIC and HMB were determined by GC/MS/MS. Plasma enrichment of leucine was determined by LC/MS/MS. To determine plasma enrichment of [5,5,5-2H3]HMB and [3,4,methyl-13C3]HMB, samples were derivatized using pentafluorobenzyl bromide and analyzed using chemical ionization mode. The final methods used included multiple reaction monitoring of transitions 117.3>59.3 for M+0 and 120.3>59.3 for M+3. In experiment 1, peak MPE of Leu peaked at 9.76% generating a peak MPE of KIC at 2.67% and a peak HMB MPE of 0.3%. In experiment 2, the rate of appearance for HMB was 0.66μmol/kg ffm/h. We calculated that production of HMB in humans accounts for 0.66% of total leucine turnover.
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Obesity and cancer progression: is there a role of fatty acid metabolism? BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:274585. [PMID: 25866768 PMCID: PMC4383231 DOI: 10.1155/2015/274585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2014] [Accepted: 11/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Currently, there is renewed interest in elucidating the metabolic characteristics of cancer and how these characteristics may be exploited as therapeutic targets. Much attention has centered on glucose, glutamine and de novo lipogenesis, yet the metabolism of fatty acids that arise from extracellular, as well as intracellular, stores as triacylglycerol has received much less attention. This review focuses on the key pathways of fatty acid metabolism, including uptake, esterification, lipolysis, and mitochondrial oxidation, and how the regulators of these pathways are altered in cancer. Additionally, we discuss the potential link that fatty acid metabolism may serve between obesity and changes in cancer progression.
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Sieber J, Jehle AW. Free Fatty acids and their metabolism affect function and survival of podocytes. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2014; 5:186. [PMID: 25386168 PMCID: PMC4209866 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2014.00186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2014] [Accepted: 10/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Podocyte injury and loss critically contribute to the pathogenesis of proteinuric kidney diseases including diabetic nephropathy. Deregulated lipid metabolism with disturbed free fatty acid (FFA) metabolism is a characteristic of metabolically unhealthy obesity and type 2 diabetes and likely contributes to end-stage kidney disease irrespective of the underlying kidney disease. In the current review, we summarize recent findings related to FFAs and altered renal FFA metabolism with a special focus on podocytes. We will outline the opposing effects of saturated and monounsaturated FFAs and a particular emphasis will be given to the underlying molecular mechanisms involving insulin resistance and endoplasmic reticulum homeostasis. Finally, recent data suggesting a critical role of renal FFA metabolism to adapt to an altered lipid environment will be discussed.
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- Jonas Sieber
- Division of Nephrology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- *Correspondence: Jonas Sieber, Division of Nephrology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA e-mail: ; Andreas Werner Jehle, Department of Biomedicine, Molecular Nephrology, University Hospital Basel, Room 303, Hebelstrasse 20, Basel 4031, Switzerland e-mail:
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- Molecular Nephrology, Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Transplantation Immunology and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- *Correspondence: Jonas Sieber, Division of Nephrology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA e-mail: ; Andreas Werner Jehle, Department of Biomedicine, Molecular Nephrology, University Hospital Basel, Room 303, Hebelstrasse 20, Basel 4031, Switzerland e-mail:
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Tuvdendorj D, Chandalia M, Batbayar T, Saraf M, Beysen C, Murphy EJ, Abate N. Altered subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue lipid synthesis in obese, insulin-resistant humans. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2013; 305:E999-E1006. [PMID: 23982159 PMCID: PMC3798696 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00194.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the variability of subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue (AT) dynamics in obese subjects with a wide range of insulin sensitivity (IS) and the correlation between these two metabolic measures. Ten obese (BMI 30-40 kg/m²) nondiabetic subjects with (n = 6) and without (n = 4) the metabolic syndrome were studied following a 12-wk ²H₂O labeling period. Subcutaneous abdominal AT biopsies were collected. Deuterium incorporation into triglyceride (TG)-glycerol and TG-palmitate were measured by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for the calculation of fractional TG synthesis (fTG) and fractional de novo lipogenesis (fDNL). Muscle IS and insulin-mediated nonesterified fatty acid (NEFA) suppression (a measure for adipose IS) indexes were derived from the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). The ability of subcutaneous abdominal AT to synthesize lipids varied significantly in obese subjects (fTG range 7-28%, fDNL range 1.1-4.6%) with significantly lower values (>35% reduction) for both parameters in obese with the metabolic syndrome. fTG correlated positively with muscle IS (r = 0.64, P = 0.04) and inversely with NEFA suppression during the OGTT (r = -0.69, P = 0.03). These results demonstrate a large variability in subcutaneous abdominal AT lipid turnover in obesity. Moreover, a reduced capacity for subcutaneous abdominal AT fat storage is associated with muscle and adipose tissue insulin resistance as well as with the metabolic syndrome, thus identifying a form of obesity at heightened risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
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- Demidmaa Tuvdendorj
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Institute for Translational Science; University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Texas
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Sieber J, Weins A, Kampe K, Gruber S, Lindenmeyer MT, Cohen CD, Orellana JM, Mundel P, Jehle AW. Susceptibility of podocytes to palmitic acid is regulated by stearoyl-CoA desaturases 1 and 2. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2013; 183:735-44. [PMID: 23867797 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2013.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2013] [Revised: 05/14/2013] [Accepted: 05/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus is characterized by dyslipidemia with elevated free fatty acids (FFAs). Loss of podocytes is a hallmark of diabetic nephropathy, and podocytes are highly susceptible to saturated FFAs but not to protective, monounsaturated FFAs. We report that patients with diabetic nephropathy develop alterations in glomerular gene expression of enzymes involved in fatty acid metabolism, including induction of stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD)-1, which converts saturated to monounsaturated FFAs. By IHC of human renal biopsy specimens, glomerular SCD-1 induction was observed in podocytes of patients with diabetic nephropathy. Functionally, the liver X receptor agonists TO901317 and GW3965, two known inducers of SCD, increased Scd-1 and Scd-2 expression in cultured podocytes and reduced palmitic acid-induced cell death. Similarly, overexpression of Scd-1 attenuated palmitic acid-induced cell death. The protective effect of TO901317 was associated with a reduction of endoplasmic reticulum stress. It was lost after gene silencing of Scd-1/-2, thereby confirming that the protective effect of TO901317 is mediated by Scd-1/-2. TO901317 also shifted palmitic acid-derived FFAs into biologically inactive triglycerides. In summary, SCD-1 up-regulation in diabetic nephropathy may be part of a protective mechanism against saturated FFA-derived toxic metabolites that drive endoplasmic reticulum stress and podocyte death.
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- Jonas Sieber
- Laboratory of Molecular Nephrology, Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
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Zhang XJ, Wang L, Tuvdendorj D, Wu Z, Rodriguez NA, Herndon DN, Wolfe RR. Acute hyperinsulinemia and reduced plasma free fatty acid levels decrease intramuscular triglyceride synthesis. Metabolism 2013; 62:44-51. [PMID: 22898252 PMCID: PMC3518684 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2012.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2012] [Revised: 05/17/2012] [Accepted: 06/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of acute hyperinsulinemia and the resulting decrease in plasma free fatty acid (FFA) concentrations on intramuscular TG synthesis. MATERIALS/METHODS U-(13)C(16)-palmitate was infused for 3 h in anesthetized rabbits after overnight food deprivation. Arterial blood and leg muscle were sampled during the tracer infusion. Plasma samples were analyzed for free and TG-bound palmitate enrichments and concentrations. The enrichments and concentrations of palmitoyl-CoA and palmitoyl-carnitine as well as the enrichment of palmitate bound to TG were measured in muscle samples. Fractional synthetic rate (FSR) of intramuscular TG was calculated using the tracer incorporation method. The rabbits were divided into a control group and a hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp group. Insulin infusion decreased the rate of appearance of plasma free palmitate (2.00±0.15 vs 0.68±0.20 μmol⋅kg(-1)⋅min(-1); P<.001), decreased plasma FFA concentration (327±61 vs 72±25 nmol/mL; P<.01), decreased the total concentration of intramuscular fatty acyl-CoA plus fatty acyl-carnitine (12.1±1.6 vs 7.0±0.7 nmol/g; P<.05), and decreased intramuscular TG FSR (0.48±0.05 vs 0.21±0.06%/h; P<.01) in comparison with the control group. Intramuscular TG FSR was correlated (P<.01) with both plasma FFA concentrations and intramuscular fatty acyl-CoA concentrations. CONCLUSIONS Fatty acid availability is a determinant of intramuscular TG synthesis. Insulin infusion decreases plasma and intramuscular fatty acid availability and thereby decreases TG synthesis.
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- Xiao-jun Zhang
- Metabolism Unit, Shriners Hospital for Children, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77550, USA
- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77550, USA
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- Metabolism Unit, Shriners Hospital for Children, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77550, USA
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77550, USA
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- Metabolism Unit, Shriners Hospital for Children, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77550, USA
- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77550, USA
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- Metabolism Unit, Shriners Hospital for Children, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77550, USA
- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77550, USA
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- Metabolism Unit, Shriners Hospital for Children, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77550, USA
- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77550, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77550, USA
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- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Geriatrics, 4301 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
- Corresponding Author: Robert R. Wolfe, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham Street, Slot 806, Little Rock, AR 72205-7199, Phone 501-526-5709, Fax 501-686-8025,
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Sato D, Nakamura T, Tsutsumi K, Shinzawa G, Karimata T, Okawa T, Feng Z, Kusunoki M. Site dependency of fatty acid composition in adipose triacylglycerol in rats and its absence as a result of high-fat feeding. Metabolism 2012; 61:92-8. [PMID: 21696790 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2011.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2010] [Revised: 05/04/2011] [Accepted: 05/09/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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It is currently believed that metabolic syndrome, in general, and type 2 diabetes mellitus, in particular, depend more on visceral than on subcutaneous adipose tissue. However, the relationship between insulin resistance and fatty acid composition in visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissues remains to be clarified. In the present study, we extracted the triacylglycerol from visceral (epididymis and mesentery) and subcutaneous adipose tissues in normal and insulin-resistant, high-fat-fed (HFF) rats and determined the composition of each fatty acid. The concentrations of palmitoleic, docosapentaenoic, docosahexaenoic, dihomo-γ-linolenic, arachidonic, and docosatetraenoic acids were higher in epididymal adipose tissue than in mesenteric and subcutaneous adipose tissues; but no significant differences were detected between mesenteric and subcutaneous tissues in the normal group or among all the sites in the HFF rats. In the HFF group, stearic and oleic acid concentrations were higher, whereas n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated ones were lower, than those in the normal group. Palmitoleic acid and some n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid compositions in adipose tissue triacylglycerol depend on anatomical location, which may affect the properties and/or function of adipose tissues. These results at least in part suggest that the properties of adipose tissue are difficult to distinguish based only on their "visceral" or "subcutaneous" sites. In addition, the absence of site dependence and/or difference in balance among saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fatty acids may play an important role in the development of insulin resistance in the HFF rats.
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- Daisuke Sato
- Department of Biomedical Information Engineering, Graduate School of Medical Science, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
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Brunengraber H. What is the proper precursor-to-product labeling relationship for calculating the fractional synthetic rate of muscle triglyceride? J Lipid Res 2011; 53:1-3. [PMID: 22075970 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.e022426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Henri Brunengraber
- Department of Nutrition, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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Mittendorfer B. Origins of metabolic complications in obesity: adipose tissue and free fatty acid trafficking. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2011; 14:535-41. [PMID: 21849896 PMCID: PMC3711689 DOI: 10.1097/mco.0b013e32834ad8b6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Obesity is associated with a number of serious medical complications that are risk factors for cardiovascular disease (e.g., insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and liver fat accumulation). Alterations in fatty acid trafficking, both between tissues and within cells, represent a key feature in the pathophysiology of the metabolic complications in obese patients. The ways by which fatty acid 're-routing' may affect metabolic function are summarized in this article. RECENT FINDINGS Ectopic fat accumulation (i.e., fat accumulation in nonadipose tissues) appears to be a key feature distinguishing metabolically healthy from metabolically abnormal patients. This observation has led to the belief that an imbalance in fatty acid trafficking away from adipose tissue toward nonadipose tissues is a primary cause for the development of metabolic alterations in obese patients. More recently, however, it has become apparent that fatty acid trafficking within nonadipose tissues cells (i.e., toward storage - in the form of triglycerides - and oxidation) may be equally important in determining a person's risk for development of metabolic disease. SUMMARY The pathophysiology of the metabolic alterations associated with obesity is probably multifactorial within a complex network of coordinated physiological responses. Only through the integration of multiple concepts, will it be possible to further our understanding in this area and to help prevent the metabolic alterations associated with obesity.
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- Bettina Mittendorfer
- Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
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Zhang XJ, Rodriguez NA, Wang L, Tuvdendorj D, Wu Z, Tan A, Herndon DN, Wolfe RR. Measurement of precursor enrichment for calculating intramuscular triglyceride fractional synthetic rate. J Lipid Res 2011; 53:119-25. [PMID: 21934122 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m019901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Our goal was to assess the validity of the enrichments of plasma free palmitate and intramuscular (IM) fatty acid metabolites as precursors for calculating the IM triglyceride fractional synthetic rate. We infused U-¹³C₁₆-palmitate in anesthetized rabbits for 3 h and sampled adductor muscle of legs using both freeze-cut and cut-freeze approaches. We found that IM free palmitate enrichment (0.70 ± 0.07%) was lower (P < 0.0001) than IM palmitoyl-CoA enrichment (2.13 ± 0.17%) in samples taken by the freeze-cut approach. The latter was close (P = 0.33) to IM palmitoyl-carnitine enrichment (2.42 ± 0.16%). The same results were obtained from the muscle samples taken by the cut-freeze approach, except the enrichment of palmitoyl-CoA (2.21 ± 0.08%) was lower (P = 0.02) than that of palmitoyl-carnitine (2.77 ± 0.17%). Plasma free palmitate enrichment was ∼2-fold that of IM palmitoyl-CoA enrichment and palmitoyl-carnitine enrichment (P < 0.001). These findings indicate that plasma free palmitate overestimated IM precursor enrichment owing to in vivo IM lipid breakdown, whereas IM free palmitate enrichment underestimated the precursor enrichment because of lipid breakdown during muscle sampling and processing. IM palmitoyl-carnitine enrichment was an acceptable surrogate of the precursor enrichment because it was less affected by in vitro lipid breakdown after sampling.
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- Xiao-Jun Zhang
- Metabolism Unit, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
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Henderson GC, Tuazon MA. Separation of positional and geometrical fatty acid isomers as 2-nitrophenylhydrazide derivatives by high-performance liquid chromatography. Anal Biochem 2011; 413:66-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2011.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2010] [Revised: 02/08/2011] [Accepted: 02/09/2011] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Gao CL, Ni YH, Liu G, Chen XH, Ji CB, Qin DN, Kou CZ, Zhu C, Zhang CM, Xia ZK, Guo XR. UCP4 overexpression improves fatty acid oxidation and insulin sensitivity in L6 myocytes. J Bioenerg Biomembr 2011; 43:109-18. [PMID: 21607879 DOI: 10.1007/s10863-011-9344-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2010] [Accepted: 11/12/2010] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Obesity, which is caused by energy uptake being greater than energy expenditure, is widely prevalent today. Currently, only a limited number of efficient interventional strategies are available for the prevention of obesity. Previous studies have shown that UCP4 transcription occurs at a considerable level in mouse skeletal muscle; however, the exact functions of UCP4 remain unclear. In this study, we investigated the effect of UCP4 on mitochondrial function and insulin sensitivity in mature L6 myocytes. UCP4 overexpression in L6 myocytes induced increased mitochondrial carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A (CPT1A) and decreased citrate synthase (CS) mRNA in the basal condition (i.e., in the absence of insulin). UCP4 overexpression significantly improved insulin sensitivity, increased tyrosine phosphorylation of IRS-1 in the presence of insulin, and significantly reduced intracellular triglyceride (TG). Additionally, intracellular ATP content and mitochondrial membrane potential were downregulated. We also observed that intracellular ROS, mitochondrial morphology, and mitochondrial mtDNA copy number were maintained upon UCP4 expression, with no change in mitochondrial fusion and fission. In summary, our findings provide evidence to show that UCP4 overexpression reduced the insulin sensitivity and mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation of L6 myocytes. These findings support the notion that UCPs are ideal targets for treatment of insulin resistance.
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- Chun-Lin Gao
- Department of Pediatrics, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing, China
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