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Kato-Suzuki M, Okamatsu-Ogura Y, Inanami O, Kimura K. Time-dependent changes in retinoids content in liver and adipose tissue after feeding of a vitamin A-deficient diet to mice. Exp Anim 2024; 73:302-309. [PMID: 38382988 PMCID: PMC11254491 DOI: 10.1538/expanim.23-0123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024] Open
Abstract
Vitamin A is an important nutrient for multiple physiological functions. To elucidate the role of vitamin A in vivo, vitamin A-deficient diets have been often used in mice to establish a vitamin A-deficiency model. However, the information on the appropriate feeding periods and time course of changes in vitamin A content in organs after the start of vitamin A-deficient diet feeding is lacking. This study aimed to assess the retinoids levels in liver and white adipose tissue in mice fed a vitamin A-deficient diet for ≤8 weeks. High-performance liquid chromatography was used to measure the retinoids levels in liver and white adipose tissue every 2 weeks for ≤8 weeks. Vitamin A-deficient diet feeding significantly decreased retinol in the liver over 6 weeks, but retinyl palmitate, a main storage form of vitamin A, was not changed over 8 weeks. The plasma retinol level remained constant throughout the experiment. In white adipose tissue, retinyl palmitate gradually decreased over 8 weeks. These results indicate that vitamin A-deficient diet feeding longer than 6 weeks reduced retinol in liver and retinyl palmitate in white adipose tissue over 8 weeks, although it is not enough for the induction of a whole-body vitamin A deficiency.
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- Mira Kato-Suzuki
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita 18, Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0818, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita 18, Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0818, Japan
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- Laboratory of Radiation Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita 18, Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0818, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita 18, Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0818, Japan
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Moon J, Zhou G, Jankowsky E, von Lintig J. Vitamin A deficiency compromises the barrier function of the retinal pigment epithelium. PNAS NEXUS 2023; 2:pgad167. [PMID: 37275262 PMCID: PMC10235913 DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A major cause for childhood blindness worldwide is attributed to nutritional vitamin A deficiency. Surprisingly, the molecular basis of the ensuing retinal degeneration has not been well defined. Abundant expression of the retinoid transporter STRA6 in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and homeostatic blood levels of retinol-binding protein delay vitamin A deprivation of the mouse eyes. Hence, genetic dissection of STRA6 makes mice susceptible to nutritional manipulation of ocular retinoid status. We performed RNA-seq analyses and complemented the data with tests of visual physiology, ocular morphology, and retinoid biochemistry to compare eyes with different vitamin A status. Mild ocular vitamin A deficiency decreased transcripts of photoreceptor transduction pathway-related genes and increased transcripts of oxidative stress pathways. The response was associated with impaired visual sensitivity and an accumulation of fluorescent debris in the retina. Severe vitamin A deficiency did not only impair visual perception but also decreased transcripts of genes encoding cell adhesion and cellular junction proteins. This response altered cell morphology, resulted in significant changes in transport pathways of small molecules, and compromised the barrier function of the RPE. Together, our analyses characterize the molecular events underlying nutritional blindness in a novel mouse model and indicate that breakdown of the outer blood-retinal barrier contributes to retinal degeneration and photoreceptor cell death in severe vitamin A deficiency.
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- Jean Moon
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Center for RNA Science and Therapeutics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Center for RNA Science and Therapeutics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Shmarakov IO, Gusarova GA, Islam MN, Marhuenda-Muñoz M, Bhattacharya J, Blaner WS. Retinoids stored locally in the lung are required to attenuate the severity of acute lung injury in male mice. Nat Commun 2023; 14:851. [PMID: 36792627 PMCID: PMC9932169 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36475-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
Abstract
Retinoids are potent transcriptional regulators that act in regulating cell proliferation, differentiation, and other cellular processes. We carried out studies in male mice to establish the importance of local cellular retinoid stores within the lung alveolus for maintaining its health in the face of an acute inflammatory challenge induced by intranasal instillation of lipopolysaccharide. We also undertook single cell RNA sequencing and bioinformatic analyses to identify roles for different alveolar cell populations involved in mediating these retinoid-dependent responses. Here we show that local retinoid stores and uncompromised metabolism and signaling within the lung are required to lessen the severity of an acute inflammatory challenge. Unexpectedly, our data also establish that alveolar cells other than lipofibroblasts, specifically microvascular endothelial and alveolar epithelial cells, are able to take up lipoprotein-transported retinoid and to accumulate cellular retinoid stores that are directly used to respond to an acute inflammatory challenge.
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- Igor O Shmarakov
- Department of Medicine, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
- Department of Animal Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Gastronomy, School of Pharmacy and Food Sciences and XIA, Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety (INSA-UB), University of Barcelona, 08921, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
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- Department of Medicine, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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Jansen JWA, Haaker MW, Zaal EA, Helms JB. Retinyl Ester Analysis by Orbitrap Mass Spectrometry. Methods Mol Biol 2023; 2669:67-77. [PMID: 37247055 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3207-9_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Retinoids are light-sensitive molecules that are normally detected by UV absorption techniques. Here we describe the identification and quantification of retinyl ester species by high-resolution mass spectrometry. Retinyl esters are extracted by the method of Bligh and Dyer and subsequently separated by HPLC in runs of 40 min. The retinyl esters are identified and quantified by mass spectrometry analysis. This procedure enables the highly sensitive detection and characterization of retinyl esters in biological samples such as hepatic stellate cells.
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- Jeroen W A Jansen
- Division of Cell Biology, Metabolism & Cancer, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Biomolecular Health Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Cell Biology, Metabolism & Cancer, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Biomolecular Health Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Cell Biology, Metabolism & Cancer, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Biomolecular Health Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Cell Biology, Metabolism & Cancer, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Biomolecular Health Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Giraldo P, López de Frutos L, Cebolla JJ. Recommendations for overcoming challenges in the diagnosis of lysosomal acid lipase deficiency. Expert Opin Orphan Drugs 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/21678707.2022.2131393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Pilar Giraldo
- Hematology. Hospital Quironsalud. Zaragoza. SPAIN
- Fundación Española para el Estudio y Terapéutica de la Enfermedad de Gaucher y otras lisosomales (FEETEG). Zaragoza. SPAIN
- Grupo de Investigación en Enfermedades Metabólicas y Hematológicas Raras (GIIS-012). Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (ISS Aragón). SPAIN
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- Fundación Española para el Estudio y Terapéutica de la Enfermedad de Gaucher y otras lisosomales (FEETEG). Zaragoza. SPAIN
- Grupo de Investigación en Enfermedades Metabólicas y Hematológicas Raras (GIIS-012). Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (ISS Aragón). SPAIN
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- Grupo de Investigación en Enfermedades Metabólicas y Hematológicas Raras (GIIS-012). Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (ISS Aragón). SPAIN
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Biología Molecular y Celular. Universidad de Zaragoza. SPAIN
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Yadav AS, Isoherranen N, Rubinow KB. Vitamin A homeostasis and cardiometabolic disease in humans: lost in translation? J Mol Endocrinol 2022; 69:R95-R108. [PMID: 35900842 PMCID: PMC9534526 DOI: 10.1530/jme-22-0078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Vitamin A (retinol) is an essential, fat-soluble vitamin that plays critical roles in embryonic development, vision, immunity, and reproduction. Severe vitamin A deficiency results in profound embryonic dysgenesis, blindness, and infertility. The roles of bioactive vitamin A metabolites in regulating cell proliferation, cellular differentiation, and immune cell function form the basis of their clinical use in the treatment of dermatologic conditions and hematologic malignancies. Increasingly, vitamin A also has been recognized to play important roles in cardiometabolic health, including the regulation of adipogenesis, energy partitioning, and lipoprotein metabolism. While these roles are strongly supported by animal and in vitro studies, they remain poorly understood in human physiology and disease. This review briefly introduces vitamin A biology and presents the key preclinical data that have generated interest in vitamin A as a mediator of cardiometabolic health. The review also summarizes clinical studies performed to date, highlighting the limitations of many of these studies and the ongoing controversies in the field. Finally, additional perspectives are suggested that may help position vitamin A metabolism within a broader biological context and thereby contribute to enhanced understanding of vitamin A's complex roles in clinical cardiometabolic disease.
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- Aprajita S Yadav
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Diabetes Aggravates Photoreceptor Pathologies in a Mouse Model for Ocular Vitamin A Deficiency. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11061142. [PMID: 35740038 PMCID: PMC9219864 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11061142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Emerging evidence indicates that diabetes disturbs photoreceptor function and vitamin A homeostasis. However, the biochemical basis of this phenotype is not well established. Here, we compared the effects of streptozotocin-induced diabetes in wild-type (WT) mice and Stra6-/- mice, a mouse model for ocular vitamin A deficiency. After 8 weeks, diabetes increased serum retinyl esters in mice of both genotypes. The eyes of diabetic WT mice displayed increased superoxide levels but no changes in retinoid concentrations. Diabetic Stra6-/- mice showed increased ocular retinoid concentrations, but superoxide levels remained unchanged. After 30 weeks, significant alterations in liver and fat retinoid concentrations were observed in diabetic mice. Diabetic WT mice exhibited a decreased expression of visual cycle proteins and a thinning of the photoreceptor layer. Stra6-/- mice displayed significantly lower ocular retinoid concentration than WT mice. An altered retinal morphology and a reduced expression of photoreceptor marker genes paralleled these biochemical changes and were more pronounced in the diabetic animals. Taken together, we observed that diabetes altered vitamin A homeostasis in several organ systems and aggravated photoreceptor pathologies in the vitamin-deficient mouse eyes.
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O’Connor C, Varshosaz P, Moise AR. Mechanisms of Feedback Regulation of Vitamin A Metabolism. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14061312. [PMID: 35334970 PMCID: PMC8950952 DOI: 10.3390/nu14061312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Vitamin A is an essential nutrient required throughout life. Through its various metabolites, vitamin A sustains fetal development, immunity, vision, and the maintenance, regulation, and repair of adult tissues. Abnormal tissue levels of the vitamin A metabolite, retinoic acid, can result in detrimental effects which can include congenital defects, immune deficiencies, proliferative defects, and toxicity. For this reason, intricate feedback mechanisms have evolved to allow tissues to generate appropriate levels of active retinoid metabolites despite variations in the level and format, or in the absorption and conversion efficiency of dietary vitamin A precursors. Here, we review basic mechanisms that govern vitamin A signaling and metabolism, and we focus on retinoic acid-controlled feedback mechanisms that contribute to vitamin A homeostasis. Several approaches to investigate mechanistic details of the vitamin A homeostatic regulation using genomic, gene editing, and chromatin capture technologies are also discussed.
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- Catherine O’Connor
- MD Program, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, 317-MSE Bldg., 935 Ramsey Lake Rd., Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada;
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- Biology and Biomolecular Sciences Ph.D. Program, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada;
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- Medical Sciences Division, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, 317-MSE Bldg., 935 Ramsey Lake Rd., Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Biology and Biomolecular Sciences Program, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-705-662-7253
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Steinhoff JS, Lass A, Schupp M. Retinoid Homeostasis and Beyond: How Retinol Binding Protein 4 Contributes to Health and Disease. Nutrients 2022; 14:1236. [PMID: 35334893 PMCID: PMC8951293 DOI: 10.3390/nu14061236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4) is the specific transport protein of the lipophilic vitamin A, retinol, in blood. Circulating RBP4 originates from the liver. It is secreted by hepatocytes after it has been loaded with retinol and binding to transthyretin (TTR). TTR association prevents renal filtration due to the formation of a higher molecular weight complex. In the circulation, RBP4 binds to specific membrane receptors, thereby delivering retinol to target cells, rendering liver-secreted RBP4 the major mechanism to distribute hepatic vitamin A stores to extrahepatic tissues. In particular, binding of RBP4 to 'stimulated by retinoic acid 6' (STRA6) is required to balance tissue retinoid responses in a highly homeostatic manner. Consequently, defects/mutations in RBP4 can cause a variety of conditions and diseases due to dysregulated retinoid homeostasis and cover embryonic development, vision, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases. Aside from the effects related to retinol transport, non-canonical functions of RBP4 have also been reported. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on the regulation and function of RBP4 in health and disease derived from murine models and human mutations.
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- Julia S. Steinhoff
- Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Metabolic Renal (CMR)-Research Center, 10115 Berlin, Germany;
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Heinrichstraße 31/II, A-8010 Graz, Austria;
- Field of Excellence BioHealth, University of Graz, Heinrichstraße 31/II, A-8010 Graz, Austria
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- Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Metabolic Renal (CMR)-Research Center, 10115 Berlin, Germany;
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Chung KY, Kim J, Johnson BJ. All-trans retinoic acid alters the expression of adipogenic genes during the differentiation of bovine intramuscular and subcutaneous adipocytes. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2021; 63:1397-1410. [PMID: 34957453 PMCID: PMC8672257 DOI: 10.5187/jast.2021.e125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Revised: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
The present study was designed to determine the influence of all-trans retinoic
acid (ATRA) on adipogenesis-related gene regulation in bovine intramuscular (IM)
and subcutaneous (SC) adipose cells during differentiation. Bovine IM and SC
adipocytes were isolated from three 19-mo-old, crossbred steers. Adipogenic
differentiation was induced upon cultured IM and SC preadipocytes with various
doses (0, 0.001, 0.01, 0.1, 1 µM) of ATRA. After 96 h of incubation,
cells were harvested and used to measure the gene expression of
CCAAT/Enhancer binding protein β (C/EBPβ),
peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) γ,
glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4), stearoyl CoA
desaturase (SCD), and Smad transcription factor 3
(Smad3) relative to the quantity of ribosomal protein
subunit 9 (RPS 9). Retinoic acid receptor (RAR) antagonist also
tested to identify the effect of ATRA on PPARγ -RAR related gene
expression in IM cells. The addition of ATRA to bovine IM decreased
(p < 0.05) expression of PPARγ. The
expression of PPARγ was also tended to be downregulated
(p < 0.1) in high levels (10 μM) of ATRA
treatment in SC cells. The treatment of RAR antagonist increased the expression
of PPARγ in IM cells. Expression of
C/EBPβ decreased (p < 0.05)
in SC, but no change was observed in IM (p > 0.05).
Increasing levels of ATRA may block adipogenic differentiation via
transcriptional regulation of PPARγ. The efficacy of ATRA treatment in
adipose cells may vary depending on the location.
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- Ki Yong Chung
- Department of Beef Science, Korea National College of Agriculture and Fisheries, Jeonju 54874, Korea
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- Department of Animal Science & Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Animal and Food Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
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Trites MJ, Febbraio M, Clugston RD. Absence of CD36 alters systemic vitamin A homeostasis. Sci Rep 2020; 10:20386. [PMID: 33230291 PMCID: PMC7683526 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77411-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Fatty acid translocase (CD36) is a scavenger receptor with multiple ligands and diverse physiological actions. We recently reported that alcohol-induced hepatic retinoid mobilization is impaired in Cd36-/- mice, leading us to hypothesize that CD36 has a novel role in hepatic vitamin A mobilization. Given the central role of the liver in systemic vitamin A homeostasis we also postulated that absence of CD36 would affect whole-body vitamin A homeostasis. We tested this hypothesis in aging wild type and Cd36-/- mice, as well as mice fed a vitamin A-deficient diet. In agreement with our hypothesis, Cd36-/- mice accumulated hepatic retinyl ester stores with age to a greater extent than wild type mice. However, contrary to expectations, Cd36-/- mice consuming a vitamin A-deficient diet mobilized hepatic retinoid similar to wild type mice. Interestingly, we observed that Cd36-/- mice had significantly reduced white adipose tissue retinoid levels compared to wild type mice. In conclusion, we demonstrate that the absence of CD36 alters whole-body vitamin A homeostasis and suggest that this phenotype is secondary to the impaired chylomicron metabolism previously reported in these mice.
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- Michael J Trites
- Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, 7-49 Medical Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2H7, Canada
- Group on the Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, 7-49 Medical Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2H7, Canada.
- Group on the Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
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Quadro L, Giordano E, Costabile BK, Nargis T, Iqbal J, Kim Y, Wassef L, Hussain MM. Interplay between β-carotene and lipoprotein metabolism at the maternal-fetal barrier. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2020; 1865:158591. [PMID: 31863969 PMCID: PMC7302977 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2019.158591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2019] [Revised: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
Vitamin A is an essential nutrient, critical for proper embryonic development in mammals. Both embryonic vitamin A-deficiency or -excess lead to congenital malformations or lethality in mammals, including humans. This is due to the defective transcriptional action of retinoic acid, the active form of vitamin A, that regulates in a spatial- and temporal-dependent manner the expression of genes essential for organogenesis. Thus, an adequate supply of vitamin A from the maternal circulation is vital for normal mammalian fetal development. Provitamin A carotenoids circulate in the maternal bloodstream and are available to the embryo. Of all the dietary carotenoids, β-carotene is the main vitamin A precursor, contributing at least 30% of the vitamin A intake in the industrialized countries and often constituting the sole source of retinoids (vitamin A and its derivatives) in the developing world. In humans, up to 40% of the absorbed dietary β-carotene is incorporated in its intact form in chylomicrons for distribution to other organs within the body, including the developing tissues. Here, it can serve as a source of vitamin A upon conversion into apocarotenoids by its cleavage enzymes. Given that β-carotene is carried in the bloodstream by lipoproteins, and that the placenta acquires, assembles and secretes lipoproteins, it is becoming evident that the maternal-fetal transfer of β-carotene relies on lipoprotein metabolism. Here, we will explore the current knowledge about this important biological process, the cross-talk between carotenoid and lipid metabolism in the context of the maternal-fetal transfer of this provitamin A precursor, and the mechanisms whereby β-carotene is metabolized by the developing tissues. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Carotenoids recent advances in cell and molecular biology edited by Johannes von Lintig and Loredana Quadro.
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- Loredana Quadro
- Food Science Department, Rutgers Center for Lipid Research and Institute of Food Nutrition and Health, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA;,Corresponding author: Loredana Quadro, PhD; Department of Food Science, Rutgers Center for Lipid Research and Institute of Food Nutrition and Health, Rutgers University, 65 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA; Tel: +1 848 9325491; Fax: +1 732 9326776;
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- Food Science Department, Rutgers Center for Lipid Research and Institute of Food Nutrition and Health, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Food Science Department, Rutgers Center for Lipid Research and Institute of Food Nutrition and Health, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA;,Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Foundations of Medicine, NYU Long Island School of Medicine, and Diabetes and Obesity Research Center, NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, New York, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA;,King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Eastern Region, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
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- Food Science Department, Rutgers Center for Lipid Research and Institute of Food Nutrition and Health, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Food Science Department, Rutgers Center for Lipid Research and Institute of Food Nutrition and Health, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Department of Foundations of Medicine, NYU Long Island School of Medicine, and Diabetes and Obesity Research Center, NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, New York, USA;,Department of Cell Biology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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Fenzl A, Kulterer OC, Spirk K, Mitulović G, Marculescu R, Bilban M, Baumgartner-Parzer S, Kautzky-Willer A, Kenner L, Plutzky J, Quadro L, Kiefer FW. Intact vitamin A transport is critical for cold-mediated adipose tissue browning and thermogenesis. Mol Metab 2020; 42:101088. [PMID: 32992038 PMCID: PMC7585949 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2020.101088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Objective Transformation of white into brown fat (“browning”) reduces obesity in many preclinical models and holds great promise as a therapeutic concept in metabolic disease. Vitamin A metabolites (retinoids) have been linked to thermogenic programming of adipose tissue; however, the physiologic importance of systemic retinoid transport for adipose tissue browning and adaptive thermogenesis is unknown. Methods We performed cold exposure studies in mice and humans and used a genetic model of defective vitamin A transport, the retinol binding protein deficient (Rbp−/-) mouse, to study the effects of cooling on systemic vitamin A and the relevance of intact retinoid transport on cold-induced adipose tissue browning. Results We show that cold stimulation in mice and humans leads to an increase in circulating retinol and its plasma transporter, Rbp. In Rbp−/- mice, thermogenic programming of adipocytes and oxidative mitochondrial function are dramatically impaired in subcutaneous white fat, which renders Rbp−/- mice more cold-sensitive. In contrast, retinol stimulation in primary human adipocytes promotes thermogenic gene expression and mitochondrial respiration. In humans, cold-mediated retinol increase is associated with a shift in oxidative substrate metabolism suggestive of higher lipid utilisation. Conclusions Systemic vitamin A levels are regulated by cold exposure in mice and humans, and intact retinoid transport is essential for cold-induced adipose tissue browning and adaptive thermogenesis.
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- Anna Fenzl
- Clinical Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Clinical Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Clinical Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Clinical Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Clinical Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Clinical Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Clinical Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Clinical Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Clinical Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Food Science and Rutgers Centre for Lipid Research and New Jersey Institute of Food Nutrition and Health, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA
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- Clinical Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
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Nuclear receptors have a broad spectrum of biological functions in normal physiology and in the pathology of various diseases, including glomerular disease. The primary therapies for many glomerular diseases are glucocorticoids, which exert their immunosuppressive and direct podocyte protective effects via the glucocorticoid receptor (GR). As glucocorticoids are associated with important adverse effects and a substantial proportion of patients show resistance to these therapies, the beneficial effects of selective GR modulators are now being explored. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ) agonism using thiazolidinediones has potent podocyte cytoprotective and nephroprotective effects. Repurposing of thiazolidinediones or identification of novel PPARγ modulators are potential strategies to treat non-diabetic glomerular disease. Retinoic acid receptor-α is the key mediator of the renal protective effects of retinoic acid, and repair of the endogenous retinoic acid pathway offers another potential therapeutic strategy for glomerular disease. Vitamin D receptor, oestrogen receptor and mineralocorticoid receptor modulators regulate podocyte injury in experimental models. Further studies are needed to better understand the mechanisms of these nuclear receptors, evaluate their synergistic pathways and identify their novel modulators. Here, we focus on the role of nuclear receptors in podocyte biology and non-diabetic glomerular disease.
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Colon Transcriptomics Reveals Sex-Dependent Metabolic Signatures in Response to 2-Amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine Treatment in C57BL/6N Mice. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21186620. [PMID: 32927802 PMCID: PMC7555907 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21186620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Revised: 09/05/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Diets high in red meats, particularly meats cooked at high temperature, increase the risk of colon cancer due to a production of heterocyclic aromatic amines (HAAs). Of the identified HAAs, 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) is the most mass abundant colon carcinogen in charred meat or fish. Here, we comprehensively examined sex-dependent colon transcriptome signatures in response to PhIP treatment to identify biological discrepancies. Eight-week-old male and female C57BL/6N mice were intraperitoneally injected with PhIP (10 mg/kg of body weight) and colon tissues were harvested 24 h after PhIP injection, followed by colon transcriptomics analysis. A list of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) was utilized for computational bioinformatic analyses. Specifically, overrepresentation test using the Protein Analysis Through Evolutionary Relationships tool was carried out to annotate sex-dependent changes in transcriptome signatures after PhIP treatment. Additionally, the most significantly affected canonical pathways by PhIP treatment were predicted using the Ingenuity Pathway Analysis. As results, male and female mice presented different metabolic signatures in the colon transcriptome. In the male mice, oxidative phosphorylation in the mitochondrial respiratory chain was the pathway impacted the most; this might be due to a shortage of ATP for DNA repair. On the other hand, the female mice showed concurrent activation of lipolysis and adipogenesis. The present study provides the foundational information for future studies of PhIP effects on underlying sex-dependent mechanisms.
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Nishimoto K, Toya Y, Davis CR, Tanumihardjo SA, Welham NV. Dynamics of vitamin A uptake, storage, and utilization in vocal fold mucosa. Mol Metab 2020; 40:101025. [PMID: 32473404 PMCID: PMC7322172 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2020.101025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2020] [Revised: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 05/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Objective Extrahepatic vitamin A is housed within organ-specific stellate cells that support local tissue function. These cells have been reported in the vocal fold mucosa (VFM) of the larynx; however, it is unknown how vitamin A reaches and is disseminated among VFM target cells, how VFM storage and utilization vary as a function of total body stores, and how these parameters change in the context of pathology. Therefore, in this study, we investigated fundamental VFM vitamin A uptake and metabolism. Methods Using cadaveric tissue and serum from human donors representing the full continuum of clinical vitamin A status, we established a concentration range and analyzed the impact of biologic and clinical covariates on VFM vitamin A. We additionally conducted immunodetection of vitamin A-associated markers and pharmacokinetic profiling of orally dosed α-retinyl ester (a chylomicron tracer) in rats. Results Serum vitamin A was a significant predictor of human VFM concentrations, suggesting that VFM stores may be rapidly metabolized in situ and replenished from the circulatory pool. On a vitamin A-sufficient background, dosed α-vitamin A was detected in rat VFM in both ester and alcohol forms, showing that, in addition to plasma retinol and local stellate cell stores, VFM can access and process postprandial retinyl esters from circulating chylomicra. Both α forms were rapidly depleted, confirming the high metabolic demand for vitamin A within VFM. Conclusion This thorough physiological analysis validates VFM as an extrahepatic vitamin A repository and characterizes its unique uptake, storage, and utilization phenotype. Vocal fold mucosa (VFM) is a bone fide extrahepatic vitamin A repository in the larynx. VFM rapidly metabolizes vitamin A and can directly access postprandial retinyl esters from chylomicra. The VFM vitamin A uptake, storage, and utilization phenotype appears to be comparable in humans and rats.
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- Kohei Nishimoto
- Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, 53792, USA
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- Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, 53792, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, 53792, USA.
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Miller AP, Coronel J, Amengual J. The role of β-carotene and vitamin A in atherogenesis: Evidences from preclinical and clinical studies. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2020; 1865:158635. [PMID: 31978554 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2020.158635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Revised: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is the principal contributor to myocardial infarction, the leading cause of death worldwide. Epidemiological and mechanistic studies indicate that β-carotene and its vitamin A derivatives stimulate lipid catabolism in several tissues to reduce the incidence of obesity, but their roles within ASCVD are elusive. Herein, we review the mechanisms by which β-carotene and vitamin A modulate ASCVD. First, we summarize the current knowledge linking these nutrients with epidemiological studies and lipoprotein metabolism as one of the initiating factors of ASCVD. Next, we focus on different aspects of vitamin A metabolism in immune cells such as the mechanisms of carotenoid uptake and conversion to the vitamin A metabolite, retinoic acid. Lastly, we review the effects of retinoic acid on immuno-metabolism, differentiation, and function of macrophages and T cells, the two pillars of the innate and adaptive immune response in ASCVD, respectively. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Carotenoids recent advances in cell and molecular biology edited by Johannes von Lintig and Loredana Quadro.
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- Anthony P Miller
- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United States of America
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United States of America
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United States of America; Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United States of America.
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Isoherranen N, Zhong G. Biochemical and physiological importance of the CYP26 retinoic acid hydroxylases. Pharmacol Ther 2019; 204:107400. [PMID: 31419517 PMCID: PMC6881548 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2019.107400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The Cytochrome P450 (CYP) family 26 enzymes contribute to retinoic acid (RA) metabolism and homeostasis in humans, mammals and other chordates. The three CYP26 family enzymes, CYP26A1, CYP26B1 and CYP26C1 have all been shown to metabolize all-trans-retinoic acid (atRA) it's 9-cisRA and 13-cisRA isomers and primary metabolites 4-OH-RA and 4-oxo-RA with high efficiency. While no crystal structures of CYP26 enzymes are available, the binding of various ligands has been extensively explored via homology modeling. All three CYP26 enzymes are inducible by treatment with atRA in various prenatal and postnatal tissues and cell types. However, current literature shows that in addition to regulation by atRA, CYP26 enzyme expression is also regulated by other endogenous processes and inflammatory cytokines. In humans and in animal models the expression patterns of CYP26 enzymes have been shown to be tissue and cell type specific, and the expression of the CYP26 enzymes is believed to regulate the formation of critical atRA concentration gradients in various tissue types. Yet, very little data exists on direct disease associations of altered CYP26 expression or activity. Nevertheless, data is emerging describing a variety of human genetic variations in the CYP26 enzymes that are associated with different pathologies. Interestingly, some of these genetic variants result in increased activity of the CYP26 enzymes potentially leading to complex gene-environment interactions due to variability in dietary intake of retinoids. This review highlights the current knowledge of structure-function of CYP26 enzymes and focuses on their role in human retinoid metabolism in different tissues.
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- Nina Isoherranen
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Wang S, Yu J, Kane MA, Moise AR. Modulation of retinoid signaling: therapeutic opportunities in organ fibrosis and repair. Pharmacol Ther 2019; 205:107415. [PMID: 31629008 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2019.107415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The vitamin A metabolite, retinoic acid, is an important signaling molecule during embryonic development serving critical roles in morphogenesis, organ patterning and skeletal and neural development. Retinoic acid is also important in postnatal life in the maintenance of tissue homeostasis, while retinoid-based therapies have long been used in the treatment of a variety of cancers and skin disorders. As the number of people living with chronic disorders continues to increase, there is great interest in extending the use of retinoid therapies in promoting the maintenance and repair of adult tissues. However, there are still many conflicting results as we struggle to understand the role of retinoic acid in the multitude of processes that contribute to tissue injury and repair. This review will assess our current knowledge of the role retinoic acid signaling in the development of fibroblasts, and their transformation to myofibroblasts, and of the potential use of retinoid therapies in the treatment of organ fibrosis.
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- Suya Wang
- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.
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- Medical Sciences Division, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada; Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Biology and Biomolecular Sciences Program, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada.
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Tao J, Han Q, Zhou H, Diao X. Transcriptomic responses of regenerating earthworms (Eisenia foetida) to retinoic acid reveals the role of pluripotency genes. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 226:47-59. [PMID: 30913427 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.03.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Revised: 03/16/2019] [Accepted: 03/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Exogenous retinoic acid (RA) delays and disturbs the regeneration of Eisenia foetida and inhibits the expression of pluripotent gene Sox2. However, studies of E. foetida conducted at the molecular level have been unable to elucidate its regeneration and mechanisms of RA effects on its regeneration. We merged existing transcriptomic data for E. foetida to generate a high-confidence set of transcriptomes. The de novo assembly of transcriptomes was performed by using the Trinity method, and functional annotations were analysed. We performed RNA-seq on four samples of regenerating tail fragments, three across a time-course (0, 3 and 7 days post amputation) and the fourth sample exposed to RA (7 days post amputation). E. foetida regeneration genes underwent significant upregulation and downregulation over the examined time periods, which may have been caused by a shared regulatory programme controlled by multiple gene families. The inhibition of RA against earthworm regeneration is likely related to the expression of these genes. Using annotation data and clustering, we also identified specific transcripts of 6 gene superfamilies enriched among genes exhibiting differential expression during regeneration periods and exhibiting the same expression patterns as those of the Sox2 gene. The regeneration transcriptome of tail fragment regeneration serves as a strong resource for investigating global expression changes that occur during regeneration and the toxicity of RA. This study offers insight for better understanding the regeneration of lower animals and molecular mechanisms of RA toxicity in invertebrates.
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- Jing Tao
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China; College of Life Sciences and Pharmacy, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China; State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China; College of Life Sciences and Pharmacy, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China; College of Life Sciences and Pharmacy, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China; College of Life Science, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, 571158, China.
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Gao Y, Lu W, Sun Q, Yang X, Liu J, Ge W, Yang Y, Zhao Y, Xu X, Zhang J. Pancreatic lipase-related protein 2 is responsible for the increased hepatic retinyl ester hydrolase activity in vitamin A-deficient mice. FEBS J 2019; 286:4232-4244. [PMID: 31199585 DOI: 10.1111/febs.14958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Revised: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The formation and hydrolysis of hepatic retinyl esters (RE) is a key process in maintaining serum retinol homeostasis. During vitamin A deficiency, the activity of RE hydrolases (REH) in liver increases to cope with the reduced dietary vitamin A intake. However, it remains unclear which REH is the main enzyme responsible for RE hydrolysis in the liver under physiological conditions. Our previous studies have shown that pancreatic lipase-related protein 2 (PLRP2) is conditionally expressed in the liver and may be involved in the hydrolysis of hepatic RE. In the current study, we generated Plrp2-/- mice using transcription activator-like effector nuclease technology to investigate the role of PLRP2 in the metabolism of hepatic RE. Compared with the mice fed normal diet, the hepatic REH activity of wild-type (WT) mice fed vitamin A-deficient diet (VAD) increased significantly, while this activity did not increase in Plrp2-/- mice fed VAD. Plrp2-/- mice showed higher residual RE content in liver and lower serum retinol level, compared with WT mice fed VAD. Hepatic metabolic profiling from 1 H NMR-based metabolomics suggested that Plrp2-/- mice were more sensitive to VAD. Docking analysis and enzyme activity assay revealed that retinyl palmitate was the substrate with higher affinity for PLRP2. Our results indicate that Plrp2 can be activated in the liver and is responsible for the increased REH activity in the liver of mice fed VAD.
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- Yan Gao
- Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, China
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- Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, China
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- Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, China
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- Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, China
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- Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, China
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- Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, China
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- Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, China
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- Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, China
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- Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, China
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- Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, China
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Much evidence has accumulated in the literature over the last fifteen years that indicates vitamin A has a role in metabolic disease prevention and causation. This literature proposes that vitamin A can affect obesity development and the development of obesity-related diseases including insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, hepatic steatosis and steatohepatitis, and cardiovascular disease. Retinoic acid, the transcriptionally active form of vitamin A, accounts for many of the reported associations. However, a number of proteins involved in vitamin A metabolism, including retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) and aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A1 (ALDH1A1, alternatively known as retinaldehyde dehydrogenase 1 or RALDH1), have also been identified as being associated with metabolic disease. Some of the reported effects of these vitamin A-related proteins are proposed to be independent of their roles in assuring normal retinoic acid homeostasis. This review will consider both human observational data as well as published data from molecular studies undertaken in rodent models and in cells in culture. The primary focus of the review will be on the effects that vitamin A per se and proteins involved in vitamin A metabolism have on adipocytes, adipose tissue biology, and adipose-related disease, as well as on early stage liver disease, including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
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- William S Blaner
- Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032.
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Sheftel J, Sowa M, Mourao L, Zoué LT, Davis CR, Simon PW, Tanumihardjo SA. Total Adipose Retinol Concentrations Are Correlated with Total Liver Retinol Concentrations in Male Mongolian Gerbils, but Only Partially Explained by Chylomicron Deposition Assessed with Total α-Retinol. Curr Dev Nutr 2019; 3:nzy096. [PMID: 30793096 PMCID: PMC6377429 DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzy096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2018] [Revised: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/26/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Liver vitamin A (VA) concentration is the gold standard for VA status, but is not routinely accessible. Adipose tissue VA concentrations, as retinol and retinyl esters, may be correlated to liver VA. α-VA (as α-retinol) is a cleavage product of α-carotene that traces postprandial VA distribution to tissues but cannot recirculate from hepatic stores, providing insight into tissue VA sources. OBJECTIVE We performed a secondary analysis of VA and α-VA in Mongolian gerbil liver and adipose to determine the suitability of adipose tissue VA as a biomarker of VA status. METHODS Gerbils (n = 186) consumed feeds containing 0-15.9 μg (0-55.6 nmol) retinol activity equivalents/g as preformed VA and/or provitamin A carotenoids for 36-62 d in 3 studies. Body fat percentage was determined in the final study by MRI. Serum and liver retinol, α-retinol, and retinyl esters were extracted and analyzed by HPLC or ultra-performance LC (UPLC). Epididymal and retroperitoneal adipose tissue retinol and α-retinol were determined by UPLC after homogenization, saponification, and extraction. Linear regression models with appropriate data transformations identified determinants of adipose VA concentrations. RESULTS Liver VA did not predict serum retinol concentrations. After logarithmic transformation of adipose and liver values, liver VA positively predicted both adipose depots' VA concentrations (P < 0.001, R 2 > 0.7). Adding serum retinol or body fat percentage did not significantly increase the adjusted R 2. In liver, α-VA concentration explained much of the variation of VA (P < 0.001, R 2 > 0.7), but far less in epididymal and retroperitoneal adipose (P = 0.004 and 0.012, respectively, R 2 < 0.4). CONCLUSIONS Adipose VA is correlated with liver VA and is a potential biomarker of VA status. It is not fully explained by chylomicron deposition and is negatively affected by serum retinol. Adipose biopsy validation is needed for human applications.
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- Jesse Sheftel
- Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
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- Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
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- Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
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- Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
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- Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
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- Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
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- Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
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Tao J, Rong W, Diao X, Zhou H. Toxic responses of Sox2 gene in the regeneration of the earthworm Eisenia foetida exposed to Retnoic acid. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2018; 204:106-112. [PMID: 29229524 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2017.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2017] [Revised: 11/25/2017] [Accepted: 12/06/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Exogenous retinoic acid delays and disturbs the regeneration of Eisenia foetida. The stem cell pluripotency factor, Sox2, can play a crucial role in cell reprogramming and dedifferentiation. In this study, we compared the regeneration of Eisenia foetida in different segments after amputation and the effects of retinoic acid on the regeneration of different segments. The results showed that the regeneration speed of the head and tail was slightly faster than the middle part, and retinoic acid disrupted and delayed the regeneration of the earthworm. The qRT-PCR and Western blot analysis showed that the expression of the Sox2 gene and Sox2 protein was highest on the seventh day in different segments (p<0.05). After treatment with retinoic acid, the expression level of the Sox2 gene and Sox2 protein was significantly reduced (p<0.05). The results indicated that the regeneration of earthworms and the formation of blastema are related to the expression of the Sox2 gene and protein. Retinoic acid delays and interferes with the regeneration of the earthworm by affecting the expression levels of the Sox2 gene and protein.
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- Jing Tao
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China; Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China; Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China; Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China; College of Life Science, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China; Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.
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Shannon SR, Moise AR, Trainor PA. New insights and changing paradigms in the regulation of vitamin A metabolism in development. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 2017; 6. [PMID: 28207193 DOI: 10.1002/wdev.264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2016] [Revised: 11/14/2016] [Accepted: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Vitamin A and its active metabolite retinoic acid are essential for embryonic development and adult homeostasis. Surprisingly, excess or deficiency of vitamin A and retinoic acid can cause similar developmental defects. Therefore, strict feedback and other mechanisms exist to regulate the levels of retinoic acid within a narrow physiological range. The oxidation of vitamin A to retinal has recently been established as a critical nodal point in the synthesis of retinoic acid, and over the past decade, RDH10 and DHRS3 have emerged as the predominant enzymes that regulate this reversible reaction. Together they form a codependent complex that facilitates negative feedback maintenance of retinoic acid levels and thus guard against the effects of dysregulated vitamin A metabolism and retinoic acid synthesis. This review focuses on advances in our understanding of the roles of Rdh10 and Dhrs3 and their impact on development and disease. WIREs Dev Biol 2017, 6:e264. doi: 10.1002/wdev.264 For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website.
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- Stephen R Shannon
- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO, USA.,Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO, USA.,Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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Grumet L, Taschler U, Lass A. Hepatic Retinyl Ester Hydrolases and the Mobilization of Retinyl Ester Stores. Nutrients 2016; 9:nu9010013. [PMID: 28035980 PMCID: PMC5295057 DOI: 10.3390/nu9010013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2016] [Revised: 12/12/2016] [Accepted: 12/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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For mammals, vitamin A (retinol and metabolites) is an essential micronutrient that is required for the maintenance of life. Mammals cannot synthesize vitamin A but have to obtain it from their diet. Resorbed dietary vitamin A is stored in large quantities in the form of retinyl esters (REs) in cytosolic lipid droplets of cells to ensure a constant supply of the body. The largest quantities of REs are stored in the liver, comprising around 80% of the body’s total vitamin A content. These hepatic vitamin A stores are known to be mobilized under times of insufficient dietary vitamin A intake but also under pathological conditions such as chronic alcohol consumption and different forms of liver diseases. The mobilization of REs requires the activity of RE hydrolases. It is astounding that despite their physiological significance little is known about their identities as well as about factors or stimuli which lead to their activation and consequently to the mobilization of hepatic RE stores. In this review, we focus on the recent advances for the understanding of hepatic RE hydrolases and discuss pathological conditions which lead to the mobilization of hepatic RE stores.
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- Lukas Grumet
- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, Heinrichstraße 31, 8010 Graz, Austria.
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, Heinrichstraße 31, 8010 Graz, Austria.
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, Heinrichstraße 31, 8010 Graz, Austria.
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Tan L, Babbs AE, Green MH, Ross AC. Direct and indirect vitamin A supplementation strategies result in different plasma and tissue retinol kinetics in neonatal rats. J Lipid Res 2016; 57:1423-34. [PMID: 27264735 PMCID: PMC4959858 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m067165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Many questions remain regarding vitamin A (VA) supplementation of infants. Herein we compared direct oral VA supplementation of the neonate and indirect treatment through maternal dietary VA (M-VA) treatment on VA status and kinetics in neonatal rats. Treatments included direct VA combined with retinoic acid (RA) [D-VARA; VA (6 mg/kg) + 10% RA, given orally to neonates on postnatal day (P)2 and P3] and indirect VA supplementation through increased M-VA, compared with each other and oil-treated neonates. [(3)H]retinol was administered orally to all neonates on P4. Plasma and tissue [(3)H]retinol kinetics were determined from 1 h to 14 days post-dosing. D-VARA versus placebo dramatically increased liver and lung retinol, but only in the first 8-10 days. In M-VA neonates, liver and lung VA increased progressively throughout the study. Compartmental modeling of plasma [(3)H]retinol showed that both D-VARA and indirect M-VA reduced retinol recycling between plasma and tissues. Compartmental models of individual tissues predicted that D-VARA stimulated the uptake of VA in chylomicrons to extrahepatic tissues, especially intestine, while the uptake was not observed in M-VA neonates. In conclusion, indirect maternal supplementation had a greater sustained effect than D-VARA on neonatal VA status, while also differentially affecting plasma and tissue retinol kinetics.
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- Libo Tan
- Department of Nutritional Sciences Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 Cardiometabolic Disease, Merck Research Laboratories, Boston, MA 02115
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 Huck Institutes for the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
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It is well established that chylomicron remnant (dietary) vitamin A is taken up from the circulation by hepatocytes, but more than 80 % of the vitamin A in the liver is stored in hepatic stellate cells (HSC). It presently is not known how vitamin A is transferred from hepatocytes to HSCs for storage. Since retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4), a protein that is required for mobilizing stored vitamin A, is synthesized solely by hepatocytes and not HSCs, it similarly is not known how vitamin A is transferred from HSCs to hepatocytes. Although it has long been thought that RBP4 is absolutely essential for delivering vitamin A to tissues, recent research has proven that this notion is incorrect since total RBP4-deficiency is not lethal. In addition to RBP4, vitamin A is also found in the circulation bound to lipoproteins and as retinoic acid bound to albumin. It is not known how these different circulating pools of vitamin A contribute to the vitamin A needs of different tissues. In our view, better insight into these three issues is required to better understand vitamin A absorption, storage and mobilization. Here, we provide an up to date synthesis of current knowledge regarding the intestinal uptake of dietary vitamin A, the storage of vitamin A within the liver, and the mobilization of hepatic vitamin A stores, and summarize areas where our understanding of these processes is incomplete.
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Vitamin A Transport Mechanism of the Multitransmembrane Cell-Surface Receptor STRA6. MEMBRANES 2015; 5:425-53. [PMID: 26343735 PMCID: PMC4584289 DOI: 10.3390/membranes5030425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2015] [Accepted: 08/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Vitamin A has biological functions as diverse as sensing light for vision, regulating stem cell differentiation, maintaining epithelial integrity, promoting immune competency, regulating learning and memory, and acting as a key developmental morphogen. Vitamin A derivatives have also been used in treating human diseases. If vitamin A is considered a drug that everyone needs to take to survive, evolution has come up with a natural drug delivery system that combines sustained release with precise and controlled delivery to the cells or tissues that depend on it. This "drug delivery system" is mediated by plasma retinol binding protein (RBP), the principle and specific vitamin A carrier protein in the blood, and STRA6, the cell-surface receptor for RBP that mediates cellular vitamin A uptake. The mechanism by which the RBP receptor absorbs vitamin A from the blood is distinct from other known cellular uptake mechanisms. This review summarizes recent progress in elucidating the fundamental molecular mechanism mediated by the RBP receptor and multiple newly discovered catalytic activities of this receptor, and compares this transport system with retinoid transport independent of RBP/STRA6. How to target this new type of transmembrane receptor using small molecules in treating diseases is also discussed.
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Wassef L, Shete V, Costabile B, Rodas R, Quadro L. High Preformed Vitamin A Intake during Pregnancy Prevents Embryonic Accumulation of Intact β-Carotene from the Maternal Circulation in Mice. J Nutr 2015; 145:1408-14. [PMID: 25995275 PMCID: PMC4478946 DOI: 10.3945/jn.114.207043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2014] [Accepted: 04/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The vitamin A precursor β-carotene (BC) promotes mammalian embryonic development by serving as a source of retinoids (vitamin A derivatives) to the developing tissues. In the Western world, increased consumption of dietary supplements, including vitamin A and BC, is common; however, the consequences of maternal high preformed vitamin A intake on embryonic uptake and metabolism of BC are poorly understood. OBJECTIVE This study investigated vitamin A and BC metabolism in developing mouse tissues after a single BC administration to pregnant wild-type (WT) mice fed purified diets with different vitamin A concentrations. METHODS WT dams fed a sufficient vitamin A (VA-S; 4.2 μg of retinol/g of diet), high vitamin A (VA-H; 33 μg of retinol/g of diet), or excess vitamin A (VA-E; 66 μg of retinol/g of diet) diet throughout gestation were intraperitoneally injected with BC or vehicle at 13.5 d postcoitum (dpc). At 14.5 dpc, retinoid and BC concentrations in maternal serum and liver, placenta, and embryo were quantified by HPLC; expressions of genes controlling retinoid and BC homeostasis were analyzed by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Maternal lipoprotein BC concentrations were analyzed by density gradient ultracentrifugation followed by HPLC. RESULTS Intact BC was undetectable only in embryos from VA-E + BC dams. Relative to the VA-S + vehicle group, placentas from VA-S + BC dams showed 39% downregulation of LDL-receptor-related protein 1 (Lrp1 ); 35% downregulation of VLDL receptor (Vldlr); 56% reduced mRNA expression of β-carotene 15,15'-oxygenase (Bco1); and 80% upregulation of β-carotene 9',10'-oxygenase (Bco2). Placental cytochrome P450, family 26, subfamily A, polypeptide 1 (Cyp26A1) was upregulated 2-fold in the VA-E group compared with the VA-S group, regardless of maternal treatment. CONCLUSIONS In mice, transfer of intact BC to the embryo is attenuated by high tissue vitamin A concentrations. Maternal vitamin A intake and BC availability activate a placental transcriptional response to protect the embryo from retinoid and carotenoid excess.
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- Department of Food Science and Rutgers Center for Lipid Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
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Tan L, Green MH, Ross AC. Vitamin A kinetics in neonatal rats vs. adult rats: comparisons from model-based compartmental analysis. J Nutr 2015; 145:403-10. [PMID: 25540407 PMCID: PMC4336526 DOI: 10.3945/jn.114.204065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2014] [Revised: 10/16/2014] [Accepted: 11/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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A critical role for vitamin A (VA) in development is well established, but still relatively little is known about whole-body VA metabolism in early postnatal life. Recently, methods of mathematical modeling have begun to shed light on retinol kinetics in the postnatal growth period and on the effect of retinoid supplementation on retinol kinetics. Comparison of kinetic parameters from tracer studies in neonatal rats with those previously determined in models of VA metabolism in the adult suggests both similarities and differences in the relative transfer rates of plasma retinol to extrahepatic tissues, resulting in similarities and differences in kinetic parameters and inferences about physiologic processes. Similarities between neonatal and adult models include the capacity for efficient digestion and absorption of VA; characteristics of a high-response system; extensive retinol recycling among liver, plasma, and extrahepatic tissues; and comparable VA disposal rates. Differences between neonatal and adult models include that, in neonates, retinol turnover is faster and retinol recycling is much more extensive; there is a greater role for extrahepatic tissues in the uptake of chylomicron VA; and the intestine plays an important role in chylomicron VA uptake, especially in neonatal rats treated with a supplement containing VA. In summary, retinol kinetic modeling in the neonatal rat has provided a first view of whole-body VA metabolism in this age group and suggests that VA kinetics in neonatal rats differs in many ways from that in adults, perhaps reflecting an adaption to the lower VA concentration found in neonates compared with adults.
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- Libo Tan
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, and
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, and The Huck Institutes for the Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
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Grilo EC, Lima MS, Cunha LR, Gurgel CS, Clemente HA, Dimenstein R. Effect of maternal vitamin A supplementation on retinol concentration in colostrum. JORNAL DE PEDIATRIA (VERSÃO EM PORTUGUÊS) 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedp.2014.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Grilo EC, Lima MSR, Cunha LRF, Gurgel CSS, Clemente HA, Dimenstein R. Effect of maternal vitamin A supplementation on retinol concentration in colostrum. J Pediatr (Rio J) 2015; 91:81-6. [PMID: 25193595 DOI: 10.1016/j.jped.2014.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2014] [Revised: 05/09/2014] [Accepted: 05/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of vitamin A supplementation on the retinol concentration in colostrum under fasting and postprandial conditions. METHODS This was a quasi-experimental study, with before and after assessments, conducted with 33 patients treated at a public maternity hospital. Blood and colostrum samples were collected under fasting conditions in the immediate postpartum period. A second colostrum collection occurred two hours after the first meal of the day, at which time a mega dose of 200,000 IU of retinyl palmitate was administered. On the following day, the colostrum was collected again under fasting and postprandial conditions. Serum and colostrum retinol concentrations were determined by high performance liquid chromatography. RESULTS The serum retinol concentration was 37.3 (16.8-62.2) μg/dL, indicating adequate nutritional status. The colostrum retinol concentration before supplementation was 46.8 (29.7-158.9) μg/dL in fasting and 67.3 (31.1-148.7) μg/dL in postprandial condition (p < 0.05), showing an increase of 43.8%. After supplementation, the values were 89.5 (32.9-264.2) μg/dL and 102.7 (37.3-378.3) μg/dL in fasting and postprandial conditions, respectively (p < 0.05), representing an increase of 14.7%. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrated that maternal supplementation with high doses of vitamin A in postpartum resulted in a significant increase of the retinol concentration in colostrum under fasting conditions, with an even greater increase after a meal.
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- Evellyn C Grilo
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, RN, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, RN, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal de Campina Grande (UFCG), Campina Grande, PB, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, RN, Brazil
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Tan L, Wray AE, Green MH, Ross AC. Compartmental modeling of whole-body vitamin A kinetics in unsupplemented and vitamin A-retinoic acid-supplemented neonatal rats. J Lipid Res 2014; 55:1738-49. [PMID: 24914038 PMCID: PMC4109768 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m050518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Little is known about the contribution of different tissues to whole-body vitamin A (VA) kinetics in neonates. Here, we have used model-based compartmental analysis of tissue tracer kinetic data from unsupplemented (control) and VA-retinoic acid (VARA)-supplemented neonatal rats to determine VA kinetics in specific tissues under control and supplemented conditions. First, compartmental models for retinol kinetics were developed for individual tissues, and then an integrated compartmental model incorporating all tissues was developed for both groups. The models predicted that 52% of chylomicron (CM) retinyl ester was cleared by liver in control pups versus 22% in VARA-treated pups, whereas about 51% of VA was predicted to be extrahepatic in 4- to 6-day-old unsupplemented neonatal rats. VARA increased CM retinyl ester uptake by lung, carcass, and intestine; decreased the release into plasma of retinol that had been cleared by liver and lung as CM retinyl esters; stimulated the uptake of retinol from plasma holo-retinol binding protein into carcass; and decreased the retinol turnover out of the liver. Overall, neonatal VA trafficking differed from that previously described for adult animals, with a larger contribution of extrahepatic tissues to CM clearance, especially after VA supplementation, and a significant amount of VA distributed in extrahepatic tissues.
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- Libo Tan
- Graduate Program in Nutrition, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 Department of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 The Huck Institutes for the Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
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Kutasy B, Friedmacher F, Pes L, Paradisi F, Puri P. Increased uptake of dietary retinoids at the maternal-fetal barrier in the nitrofen model of congenital diaphragmatic hernia. J Pediatr Surg 2014; 49:866-70. [PMID: 24888824 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2014] [Accepted: 01/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE The retinol signaling pathway is disrupted in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). Since there is no fetal retinol synthesis, maternal retinol has to cross the placenta. Nitrofen interferes with the retinol-binding protein (RBP) transfer pathway in CDH. However, in RBP knockout mice, retinol has been shown to be present. In this model, increased uptake of maternal dietary retinyl ester (RE) bounded in low-dense-lipoprotein (LDL) through low-density-lipoprotein-receptor 1 (LRP1) and increased activity of RE hydrolysis by lipoprotein-lipase (LPL) have been found. The aim of this study was to investigate the RE transfer pathway in the nitrofen CDH model. METHODS Pregnant rats were treated with nitrofen or vehicle on gestational day (D9) and sacrificed on D21. Immunohistochemistry was performed to evaluate LRP1 and LPL protein expression. Serum LDL levels were measured by ELISA. Pulmonary and serum retinoid levels were measured using HPLC. RESULTS Markedly increased trophoblastic and pulmonary LRP1 and LPL immunoreactivity were observed in CDH compared to controls. Significantly increased serum LDL and RE levels were observed in CDH compared to controls. CONCLUSIONS The increased uptake of dietary retinoids at the maternal-fetal barrier in the nitrofen CDH model suggests that the RE transfer pathway may be the main source of retinol in this model.
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- Balazs Kutasy
- National Children's Research Centre, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
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- National Children's Research Centre, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, School of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, School of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- National Children's Research Centre, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland.
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Vitamin A (retinol) is ingested as either retinyl esters or carotenoids and metabolized to active compounds such as 11-cis-retinal, which is important for vision, and all-trans-retinoic acid, which is the primary mediator of biological actions of vitamin A. All-trans-retinoic acid binds to retinoic acid receptors (RARs), which heterodimerize with retinoid X receptors. RAR-retinoid X receptor heterodimers function as transcription factors, binding RAR-responsive elements in promoters of different genes. Numerous cellular functions, including bone cell functions, are mediated by vitamin A; however, it has long been recognized that increased levels of vitamin A can have deleterious effects on bone, resulting in increased skeletal fragility. Bone mass is dependent on the balance between bone resorption and bone formation. A decrease in bone mass may be caused by either an excess of resorption or decreased bone formation. Early studies indicated that the primary skeletal effect of vitamin A was to increase bone resorption, but later studies have shown that vitamin A can not only stimulate the formation of bone-resorbing osteoclasts but also inhibit their formation. Effects of vitamin A on bone formation have not been studied in as great a detail and are not as well characterized as effects on bone resorption. Several epidemiological studies have shown an association between vitamin A, decreased bone mass, and osteoporotic fractures, but the data are not conclusive because other studies have found no associations, and some studies have suggested that vitamin A primarily promotes skeletal health. In this presentation, we have summarized how vitamin A is absorbed and metabolized and how it functions intracellularly. Vitamin A deficiency and excess are introduced, and detailed descriptions of clinical and preclinical studies of the effects of vitamin A on the skeleton are presented.
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- H Herschel Conaway
- Department of Molecular Periodontology, University of Umeå, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden.
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O'Byrne SM, Blaner WS. Retinol and retinyl esters: biochemistry and physiology. J Lipid Res 2013; 54:1731-43. [PMID: 23625372 PMCID: PMC3679378 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.r037648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 236] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2013] [Revised: 04/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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By definition, a vitamin is a substance that must be obtained regularly from the diet. Vitamin A must be acquired from the diet, but unlike most vitamins, it can also be stored within the body in relatively high levels. For humans living in developed nations or animals living in present-day vivariums, stored vitamin A concentrations can become relatively high, reaching levels that can protect against the adverse effects of insufficient vitamin A dietary intake for six months, or even much longer. The ability to accumulate vitamin A stores lessens the need for routinely consuming vitamin A in the diet, and this provides a selective advantage to the organism. The molecular processes that underlie this selective advantage include efficient mechanisms to acquire vitamin A from the diet, efficient and overlapping mechanisms for the transport of vitamin A in the circulation, a specific mechanism allowing for vitamin A storage, and a mechanism for mobilizing vitamin A from these stores in response to tissue needs. These processes are considered in this review.
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- Sheila M. O'Byrne
- Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032
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- Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032
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Jeyakumar S, Yasmeen R, Reichert B, Ziouzenkova O. Metabolism of Vitamin A in White Adipose Tissue and Obesity. OXIDATIVE STRESS AND DISEASE 2013. [DOI: 10.1201/b14569-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Brun PJ, Yang KJZ, Lee SA, Yuen JJ, Blaner WS. Retinoids: Potent regulators of metabolism. Biofactors 2013; 39:151-63. [PMID: 23281051 PMCID: PMC3620893 DOI: 10.1002/biof.1056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2012] [Accepted: 09/13/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Retinoids (vitamin A and its analogs) are highly potent regulators of cell differentiation, cell proliferation, and apoptosis. Because of these activities, retinoids have been most extensively studied in the contexts of embryonic development and of proliferative diseases, especially cancer and skin disease. Recently, there has been considerable new research interest focused on gaining understanding of the roles that retinoids and/or retinoid-related proteins may have in the development of metabolic diseases, primarily obesity, diabetes, and dyslipidemia. This review will summarize recent advances that have been made in these areas, focusing on the role of retinoids in modulating adipogenesis, the roles of retinoids and retinoid-related proteins as signaling molecules linking obesity with the development of type II diabetes, the roles of retinoids in pancreatic β-cell biology/insulin secretion, and the actions of retinoids in hepatic steatosis.
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- Pierre-Jacques Brun
- Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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Wassef L, Quadro L. Uptake of dietary retinoids at the maternal-fetal barrier: in vivo evidence for the role of lipoprotein lipase and alternative pathways. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:32198-207. [PMID: 21795711 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.253070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Dietary retinoids (vitamin A and its derivatives) contribute to normal embryonic development. However, the mechanism(s) involved in the transfer of recently ingested vitamin A from mother to embryo is not fully understood. We investigated in vivo whether lipoprotein lipase (LPL) facilitates the placental uptake of dietary retinyl ester incorporated in chylomicrons and their remnants and its transfer to the embryo. We examined the effects of both genetic ablation (MCK-L0 mice) and pharmacological inhibition (P-407) of LPL by maintaining wild type and MCK-L0 mice on diets with different vitamin A content or administering them an oral gavage dose of [(3)H]retinol with or without P-407 treatment. We showed that LPL expressed in placenta facilitates uptake of retinoids by this organ and their transfer to the embryo, mainly through its catalytic activity. In addition, through its "bridging function," LPL can mediate the acquisition of nascent chylomicrons by the placenta, although less efficiently. Quantitative real-time PCR and Western blot analysis showed that placental LPL acts in concert with LDL receptor and LRP1. Finally, by knocking out the retinol-binding protein (RBP) gene in the MCK-L0 background (MCK-L0-RBP(-/-) mice) we demonstrated that the placenta acquires dietary retinoids also via the maternal circulating RBP-retinol complex. RBP expressed in the placenta facilitate the transfer of postprandial retinoids across the placental layers toward the embryo.
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- Department of Food Science and Rutgers Center for Lipid Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, USA
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Schreiber R, Taschler U, Preiss-Landl K, Wongsiriroj N, Zimmermann R, Lass A. Retinyl ester hydrolases and their roles in vitamin A homeostasis. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2011; 1821:113-23. [PMID: 21586336 PMCID: PMC3242165 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2011.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2011] [Revised: 04/28/2011] [Accepted: 05/02/2011] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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In mammals, dietary vitamin A intake is essential for the maintenance of adequate retinoid (vitamin A and metabolites) supply of tissues and organs. Retinoids are taken up from animal or plant sources and subsequently stored in form of hydrophobic, biologically inactive retinyl esters (REs). Accessibility of these REs in the intestine, the circulation, and their mobilization from intracellular lipid droplets depends on the hydrolytic action of RE hydrolases (REHs). In particular, the mobilization of hepatic RE stores requires REHs to maintain steady plasma retinol levels thereby assuring constant vitamin A supply in times of food deprivation or inadequate vitamin A intake. In this review, we focus on the roles of extracellular and intracellular REHs in vitamin A metabolism. Furthermore, we will discuss the tissue-specific function of REHs and highlight major gaps in the understanding of RE catabolism. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Retinoid and Lipid Metabolism.
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Drager LF, Li J, Shin MK, Reinke C, Aggarwal NR, Jun JC, Bevans-Fonti S, Sztalryd C, O'Byrne SM, Kroupa O, Olivecrona G, Blaner WS, Polotsky VY. Intermittent hypoxia inhibits clearance of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and inactivates adipose lipoprotein lipase in a mouse model of sleep apnoea. Eur Heart J 2011; 33:783-90. [PMID: 21478490 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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AIMS Delayed lipoprotein clearance is associated with atherosclerosis. This study examined whether chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH), a hallmark of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), can lead to hyperlipidaemia by inhibiting clearance of triglyceride rich lipoproteins (TRLP). METHODS AND RESULTS Male C57BL/6J mice on high-cholesterol diet were exposed to 4 weeks of CIH or chronic intermittent air (control). FIO(2) was decreased to 6.5% once per minute during the 12 h light phase in the CIH group. After the exposure, we measured fasting lipid profile. TRLP clearance was assessed by oral gavage of retinyl palmitate followed by serum retinyl esters (REs) measurements at 0, 1, 2, 4, 10, and 24 h. Activity of lipoprotein lipase (LpL), a key enzyme of lipoprotein clearance, and levels of angiopoietin-like protein 4 (Angptl4), a potent inhibitor of the LpL activity, were determined in the epididymal fat pads, skeletal muscles, and heart. Chronic intermittent hypoxia induced significant increases in levels of total cholesterol and triglycerides, which occurred in TRLP and LDL fractions (P< 0.05 for each comparison). Compared with control mice, animals exposed to CIH showed increases in REs throughout first 10 h after oral gavage of retinyl palmitate (P< 0.05), indicating that CIH inhibited TRLP clearance. CIH induced a >5-fold decrease in LpL activity (P< 0.01) and an 80% increase in Angptl4 mRNA and protein levels in the epididymal fat, but not in the skeletal muscle or heart. CONCLUSIONS CIH decreases TRLP clearance and inhibits LpL activity in adipose tissue, which may contribute to atherogenesis observed in OSA.
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- Luciano F Drager
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center, 5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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Pang W, Zhang Y, Wang S, Jia A, Dong W, Cai C, Hua Z, Zhang J. The mPlrp2 and mClps genes are involved in the hydrolysis of retinyl esters in the mouse liver. J Lipid Res 2011; 52:934-41. [PMID: 21339507 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m010082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Retinyl esters are the major chemical forms of vitamin A stored in the liver, and can be delivered to peripheral tissues for conversion into biologically active forms. The function and regulation of the hepatic genes that are potentially involved in catalyzing the hydrolysis of retinyl esters remain unclear. Here we show that two lipid hydrolytic genes, pancreatic-related protein 2 (mPlrp2) and procolipase (mClps), expressed specifically in the mouse pancreas, are associated with the ratio of S-adenosylmethionine (AdoMet) to S-adenosylhomocysteine (AdoHcy). Light illumination deficiency or administration of 5'-AMP elevated the ratio of AdoMet to AdoHcy and induced the expression in the liver of mPlrp2 and mClps, which was blocked by all-trans retinoic acid. Mice fed a vitamin A-free diet exhibited increased activation of hepatic mPlrp2 and mClps expression, which was associated with increased methylation of histone H3K4 residues located near the mPlrp2 and mClps promoters. Inhibition of hepatic mPlrp2 and mClps expression by a methylase inhibitor, methylthioadenosine, markedly decreased plasma retinol levels in these mice. The activated hepatic stellate cell (HSC)-T6 cell line specifically expressed mClps and mPlrp2. Inhibition of mClps gene expressions by short hairpin RNA (shRNA) decreased hydrolysis of retinyl esters in the HSC-T6 cell line. These data suggest that the conditional expression of mPlrp2 and mClps is involved in the hydrolysis of retinyl esters in the mouse liver.
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- Wenqiang Pang
- Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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D'Ambrosio DN, Clugston RD, Blaner WS. Vitamin A metabolism: an update. Nutrients 2011; 3:63-103. [PMID: 21350678 PMCID: PMC3042718 DOI: 10.3390/nu3010063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 351] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2010] [Revised: 12/24/2010] [Accepted: 01/11/2011] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Retinoids are required for maintaining many essential physiological processes in the body, including normal growth and development, normal vision, a healthy immune system, normal reproduction, and healthy skin and barrier functions. In excess of 500 genes are thought to be regulated by retinoic acid. 11-cis-retinal serves as the visual chromophore in vision. The body must acquire retinoid from the diet in order to maintain these essential physiological processes. Retinoid metabolism is complex and involves many different retinoid forms, including retinyl esters, retinol, retinal, retinoic acid and oxidized and conjugated metabolites of both retinol and retinoic acid. In addition, retinoid metabolism involves many carrier proteins and enzymes that are specific to retinoid metabolism, as well as other proteins which may be involved in mediating also triglyceride and/or cholesterol metabolism. This review will focus on recent advances for understanding retinoid metabolism that have taken place in the last ten to fifteen years.
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- Diana N D'Ambrosio
- Department of Medicine and Institute of Human Nutrition, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Dever JT, Surles RL, Davis CR, Tanumihardjo SA. α-Retinol is distributed through serum retinol-binding protein-independent mechanisms in the lactating sow-nursing piglet dyad. J Nutr 2011; 141:42-7. [PMID: 21068180 PMCID: PMC3001235 DOI: 10.3945/jn.110.127597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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α-Retinol (αR) is a structural isomer of retinol [vitamin A (VA)] that does not bind to serum retinol-binding protein (RBP). In this study, α-retinyl acetate (αRA) was synthesized and given orally (35 μmol) to VA-deficient lactating sows (n = 11) to assess its potential to trace RBP-independent retinol transport and tissue uptake. The αRA dose primarily appeared in sow serum as 4 α-retinyl esters (αRE) with peak serum total αR concentrations (the sum of the alcohol and ester forms) detected at 2 h (70 ± 23 nmol/L, mean ± SEM) postdose. From 0 to 40 h postdose, the percentage of serum total αR in the alcohol form did not increase. Rapid αR uptake into sow milk was observed with peak concentrations (371 ± 83 nmol/L) at 7.5 h postdose, consistent with the uptake of αRE from chylomicra. A high percentage of the αRA dose (62 ± 15%, mean ± SD) was present in the livers of sows (n = 6) killed 22-28 d postdose. Approximately 15-26% of the sow αRA dose was transferred to the livers of the nursing piglets (n = 17) after 3 d. In piglets and sows, a similar percentage of hepatic total αR was detected in the ester form as that of hepatic total retinol. Taken together, these data suggest that an oral dose of αRA effectively traces the uptake, esterification, chylomicron transport, and hepatic storage of retinol and may be useful for deciphering the role of RBP-independent delivery of retinol to other tissues.
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Lee TF, Mak KM, Rackovsky O, Lin YL, Kwong AJ, Loke JC, Friedman SL. Downregulation of hepatic stellate cell activation by retinol and palmitate mediated by adipose differentiation-related protein (ADRP). J Cell Physiol 2010; 223:648-57. [PMID: 20143336 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.22063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) store retinoids and triacylglycerols in cytoplasmic lipid droplets. Two prominent features of HSC activation in liver fibrosis are loss of lipid droplets along with increase of alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA), but the link between these responses and HSC activation remains elusive. In non-adipose cells, adipose differentiation-related protein (ADRP) coats lipid droplets and regulates their formation and lipolysis; however its function in HSCs is unknown. Here, we observed, in human liver sections or primary HSC culture, ADRP localization to lipid droplets of HSCs, and reduced staining coincident with loss of lipid droplets in liver fibrosis and in culture-activated HSCs, consistent with HSC activation. In the LX-2 human immortalized HSCs, with scant lipid droplets and features of activated HSCs, we found that the upregulation of ADRP mRNA by palmitate is potentiated by retinol, accompanied by increased ADRP protein, generation of retinyl palmitate, and lipid droplet formation. ADRP induction also led to decreased expression of alpha-SMA mRNA and its protein, while ADRP knockdown with small interfering RNA (siRNA) normalized alpha-SMA expression. Furthermore, ADRP induction by retinol and palmitate resulted in decreased expression of collagen I and matrix metalloproteinase-2 mRNA, fibrogenic genes associated with activated HSCs, while increasing matrix metalloproteinase-1 mRNA; ADRP knockdown with siRNA reversed these changes. Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 was not affected. Thus, ADRP upregulation mediated by retinol and palmitate promotes downregulation of HSC activation and is functionally linked to the expression of fibrogenic genes.
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- Ting Fang Lee
- Division of Liver Diseases, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA
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Wolf G. A Transporter Specific for Retinol in the Brush Border of Rat Small Intestine. Nutr Rev 2009. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.1995.tb01499.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Ström K, Gundersen TE, Hansson O, Lucas S, Fernandez C, Blomhoff R, Holm C. Hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) is also a retinyl ester hydrolase: evidence from mice lacking HSL. FASEB J 2009; 23:2307-16. [PMID: 19246492 DOI: 10.1096/fj.08-120923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Here, we investigated the importance of hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) as a retinyl ester hydrolase (REH). REH activity was measured in vitro using recombinant HSL and retinyl palmitate. The expression of retinoic acid (RA)-regulated genes and retinoid metabolites were measured in high-fat diet fed HSL-null mice using real-time quantitative PCR and triple-stage liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry, respectively. Age- and gender-matched wild-type littermates were used as controls. The REH activity of rat HSL was found to be higher than that against the hitherto best known HSL substrate, i.e., diacylglycerols. REH activity in white adipose tissue (WAT) of HSL-null mice was completely blunted and accompanied by increased levels of retinyl esters and decreased levels of retinol, retinaldehyde and all-trans RA. Accordingly, genes known to be positively regulated by RA were down-regulated in HSL-null mice, including pRb and RIP140, key factors promoting differentiation into the white over the brown adipocyte lineage. Dietary RA supplementation partly restored WAT mass and the expression of RA-regulated genes in WAT of HSL-null mice. These findings demonstrate the importance of HSL as an REH of adipose tissue and suggest that HSL via this action provides RA and other retinoids for signaling events that are crucial for adipocyte differentiation and lineage commitment.
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- Kristoffer Ström
- Division of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, BMC C11, SE-221 84 Lund, Sweden.
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Pang W, Li C, Zhao Y, Wang S, Dong W, Jiang P, Zhang J. The environmental light influences the circulatory levels of retinoic acid and associates with hepatic lipid metabolism. Endocrinology 2008; 149:6336-42. [PMID: 18669599 DOI: 10.1210/en.2008-0562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Environmental light is involved in the regulation of photochemical reaction in mouse retina. It remains unclear whether light-mediated increase in all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) synthesis in retina will result in altering the circulatory levels of ATRA and regulating downstream gene expression and physiological function. Here we showed circulatory levels of ATRA decreased in mice under constant darkness and elevated by light exposure. Fat gene pancreatic lipase-related protein 2 (mPlrp2) and its partner procolipase (mClps), but not hepatic lipase (mHl), activated in livers for responding to lack of light illuminating. Light-triggered alterations in circulatory ATRA levels regulated ecto-5'-nucleotidase gene expression by retinoic acid receptor retinoic acid receptor-alpha and modulated 5'-AMP levels in blood and were associated with mPlrp2 and mClps expression in the livers. Mice deficient in adenosine receptors displayed mPlrp2 and mClps expression in livers under 12-h light, 12-h dark cycles. Caffeine blocked adenosine receptors and induced hepatic mPlrp2 and mClps expression in wild-type mice. Mice activated in hepatic mPlrp2 and mClps expression lowered hepatic and serum lipid levels and markedly elevated circulatory levels of all-trans retinol. Our results suggest environmental light influence hepatic lipid homeostasis by light-modulated retinoic acid signaling associated with mPlrp2 and mClps gene expression in livers.
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- Wenqiang Pang
- Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, 200 Xiaolinwei, Nanjing 210094, China
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