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Shim K, Jacobi S, Odle J, Lin X. Pharmacologic activation of peroxisome proliferator-activating receptor-α accelerates hepatic fatty acid oxidation in neonatal pigs. Oncotarget 2018; 9:23900-23914. [PMID: 29844861 PMCID: PMC5963623 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.25199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 04/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Up-regulation of peroxisome proliferator-activating receptor-α (PPARα) and increasing fatty acid oxidation are important for reducing pre-weaning mortality of pigs. We examined the time-dependent regulatory effects of PPARα activation via oral postnatal clofibrate administration (75 mg/(kg-BW·d) for up to 7 days) on mitochondrial and peroxisomal fatty acid oxidation in pigs, a species with limited hepatic fatty acid oxidative capacity due to low ketogenesis. Hepatic oxidation was increased by 44-147% (depending on fatty acid chain-length) and was attained after only 4 days of clofibrate treatment. Acyl-CoA oxidase (ACO) and carnitine palmitoyltransferase I (CPTI) activities accelerated in parallel. The increase in CPTI activity was accompanied by a rapid reduction in the sensitivity of CPTI to malonyl-CoA inhibition. The mRNA abundance of CPTI and ACO, as well as peroxisomal keto-acyl-CoA thiolase (KetoACoA) and mitochondrial malonyl-CoA decarboxylase (MCD), also were augmented greatly. However, the increase in ACO activity and MCD expression were different from CPTI, and significant interactions were observed between postnatal age and clofibrate administration. Furthermore, the expression of acetyl-CoA carboxylase β (ACCβ) decreased with postnatal age and clofibrate had no effect on its expression. Collectively these results demonstrate that the expression of PPARα target genes and the increase in fatty acid oxidation induced by clofibrate are time- and age-dependent in the liver of neonatal pigs. Although the induction patterns of CPTI, MCD, ACO, KetoACoA, and ACCβ are different during the early postnatal period, 4 days of exposure to clofibrate were sufficient to robustly accelerate fatty acid oxidation.
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- Kwanseob Shim
- Laboratory of Developmental Nutrition, Department of Animal Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.,Current/Present address: Department of Animal Biotechnology, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 561-756 Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Developmental Nutrition, Department of Animal Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.,Current/Present address: Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691, USA
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- Laboratory of Developmental Nutrition, Department of Animal Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Laboratory of Developmental Nutrition, Department of Animal Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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Chen QL, Luo Z, Liu CX, Zheng JL. Differential effects of dietary Cu deficiency and excess on carnitine status, kinetics and expression of CPT I in liver and muscle of yellow catfish Pelteobagrus fulvidraco. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2015; 188:24-30. [PMID: 26086439 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2013.10.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2015] [Revised: 06/01/2015] [Accepted: 06/09/2015] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The present study was conducted to determine the effect of dietary Cu deficiency and excess on carnitine status, kinetics and expression of CPT I in the liver and muscle of juvenile yellow catfish Pelteobagrus fulvidraco. To this end, yellow catfish were fed 0.76 (Cu deficiency), 4.18 (adequate Cu) and 92.45 (Cu excess) mg Cu kg(-1) diet, respectively, for 8 weeks. In the liver, Cu deficiency did not significantly affect the contents of FC, TC and AC, and the ratios of AC/FC and FC/TC. However, Cu excess reduced FC, TC and AC contents, and the ratio of AC/FC, but increased FC/TC ratio. In the muscle, dietary Cu levels showed no significant effects on the contents of FC, TC and AC as well as the ratio of FC/TC, but Cu excess significantly increased the ratio of AC/FC. Compared to the adequate Cu group, dietary Cu deficiency did not significantly affect the Vmax and Km values, and the ratio of Vmax/Km in the liver and muscle. However, Cu excess decreased Vmax and Vmax/Km ratio in the liver, and increased Vmax in the muscle. The mRNA expression of CPT Iα1a, CPT Iα1b, CPT Iα2a and CPT Iβ in the liver and muscle was influenced by dietary Cu levels. To our knowledge, the present study provided, for the first time, evidence that dietary Cu deficiency and excess differentially influenced carnitine status, kinetics and expression profiles of CPT I of yellow catfish, which would extend our understanding on Cu nutrition in fish.
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- Qi-Liang Chen
- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture of China, Fishery College, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; Freshwater Aquaculture Collaborative Innovative Centre of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture of China, Fishery College, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; Freshwater Aquaculture Collaborative Innovative Centre of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture of China, Fishery College, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; Freshwater Aquaculture Collaborative Innovative Centre of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture of China, Fishery College, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; Freshwater Aquaculture Collaborative Innovative Centre of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430070, China
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Odle J, Lin X, Jacobi SK, Kim SW, Stahl CH. The suckling piglet as an agrimedical model for the study of pediatric nutrition and metabolism. Annu Rev Anim Biosci 2013; 2:419-44. [PMID: 25384150 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-animal-022513-114158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The neonatal pig ranks among the most prominent research models for the study of pediatric nutrition and metabolism. Its precocial development at birth affords ready adaptation to artificial rearing systems, and research using this model spans a wide array of nutrients. Sophisticated in vitro and in vivo methodologies supporting both invasive, reduction-science research as well as whole-animal preclinical investigations have been developed. Potential applications may dually benefit both agricultural and medical sciences (e.g., "agrimedical research"). The broad scope of this review is to outline the fundamental elements of the piglet model and to highlight key aspects of relevance to various macronutrients, including lipids, carbohydrates, proteins/amino acids, and calcium/phosphorus. The review examines similarities between piglets and infants and also piglet idiosyncrasies, concluding that, overall, the piglet represents an adaptable and robust model for pediatric nutrition and metabolism research.
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- Jack Odle
- Laboratory of Developmental Nutrition, Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695; , , , ,
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Zheng JL, Luo Z, Liu CX, Chen QL, Zhu QL, Hu W, Gong Y. Differential effects of the chronic and acute zinc exposure on carnitine composition, kinetics of carnitine palmitoyltransferases I (CPT I) and mRNA levels of CPT I isoforms in yellow catfish Pelteobagrus fulvidraco. CHEMOSPHERE 2013; 92:616-625. [PMID: 23642637 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2012] [Revised: 03/28/2013] [Accepted: 04/01/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The present study is conducted to determine the effect of acute and chronic zinc (Zn) exposure on carnitine concentration, carnitine palmitoyltransferases I (CPT I) kinetics, and expression levels of CPT I isoforms in liver, muscle and heart of yellow catfish Pelteobagrus fulvidraco. To this end, yellow catfish are subjected to chronic waterborne Zn exposure (0.05 mg Zn L(-1), 0.35 mg Zn L(-1) and 0.86 mg Zn L(-1), respectively) for 8 weeks and acute Zn exposure (0.05 mg Zn L(-1) and 4.71 mg L(-1)Zn, respectively) for 96 h, respectively. Reduced Michaelis-Menten constants (Km) and maximal reaction rates (Vmax) values in liver and muscle are observed in fish exposed to chronic Zn concentration. In contrast, Vmax and Km values in heart increase with increasing Zn concentration. Chronic Zn exposure also significantly influences the contents of free carnitine (FC), total carnitine (TC) and acylcarnitine (AC) in liver and heart, but not in muscle. The acute Zn exposure significantly increases FC, AC, TC contents in liver and muscle, but reduces their contents in heart. The chronic and acute Zn exposure influences the mRNA levels of four CPT I isoforms (CPT Iα1b, CPT Iβ, CPT Iα2a and CPT Iα1a) in liver, muscle and heart. Furthermore, correlations are observed in the mRNA levels between CPT I isoforms and Km, and between isoforms expression and activity of CPT I. Thus, chronic and acute Zn exposure shows differential effects on carnitine content, CPT I kinetics and mRNA levels of four CPT I isoforms in yellow catfish, which provides new mechanism for Zn exposure on lipid metabolism and also novel insights into Zn toxicity in fish.
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- Jia-Lang Zheng
- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture of P.R.C., Fishery College, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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Cherbuy C, Guesnet P, Morel MT, Kohl C, Thomas M, Duée PH, Prip-Buus C. Oleate metabolism in pig enterocytes is characterized by an increased oxidation rate in the presence of a high esterification rate within two days after birth. J Nutr 2012; 142:221-6. [PMID: 22223579 DOI: 10.3945/jn.111.146068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Oleate (OLE) is the principle fatty acid (FA) in mammalian colostrum, but its role in the energy supply in enterocytes after birth remains unknown. We investigated the metabolic fate of OLE in pig enterocytes at birth (d0) and after 2 d of suckling (d2). Cellular TG and phospholipids (PL) and FA composition were analyzed. Metabolic end-products of [1-¹⁴C]OLE were measured in enterocyte incubations. We characterized intestinal carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 (CPT1), the key enzyme of mitochondrial FA oxidation. The TG content was 6.6-fold higher in enterocytes from pigs on d 2 than in those obtained on d 0, whereas the PL content did not differ. The level of OLE in TG and PL increased from 15 and 11% of total FA, respectively, in enterocytes from newborn piglets to 30 and 17%, respectively, in those from d2 pigs. The capacity for OLE utilization was 2.8-fold greater in d2 than in d0 pig enterocytes. The oxidation and esterification rates were enhanced in enterocytes from piglets on d 2 compared to those obtained on d 0, by 4- and 2.6-fold, respectively. The predominant OLE fate was the esterification pathway, representing >85% of OLE metabolized in both groups. The limited OLE oxidation observed at d 2 may result from the presence of a highly malonyl-CoA-sensitive CPT1A, because the half maximal inhibitory concentration for malonyl-CoA was 162 ± 25 nmol/L. This study highlighted the high esterification capacity for OLE in the newborn pig intestine, which may preserve this major colostrum FA for delivery to other tissues.
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Lin X, Shim K, Odle J. Carnitine palmitoyltransferase I control of acetogenesis, the major pathway of fatty acid {beta}-oxidation in liver of neonatal swine. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2010; 298:R1435-43. [PMID: 20237302 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00634.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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To examine the regulation of hepatic acetogenesis in neonatal swine, carnitine palmitoyltransferase I (CPT I) activity was measured in the presence of varying palmitoyl-CoA (substrate) and malonyl-CoA (inhibitor) concentrations, and [1-(14)C]-palmitate oxidation was simultaneously measured. Accumulation rates of (14)C-labeled acetate, ketone bodies, and citric acid cycle intermediates within the acid-soluble products were determined using radio-HPLC. Measurements were conducted in mitochondria isolated from newborn, 24-h (fed or fasted), and 5-mo-old pigs. Acetate rather than ketone bodies was the predominant radiolabeled product, and its production increased twofold with increasing fatty acid oxidation during the first 24-h suckling period. The rate of acetogenesis was directly proportional to CPT I activity. The high activity of CPT I in 24-h-suckling piglets was not attributable to an increase in CPT I gene expression, but rather to a large decrease in the sensitivity of CPT I to malonyl-CoA inhibition, which offset a developmental decrease in affinity of CPT I for palmitoyl-CoA. Specifically, the IC(50) for malonyl-CoA inhibition and K(m) value for palmitoyl-CoA measured in 24-h-suckling pigs were 1.8- and 2.7-fold higher than measured in newborn pigs. The addition of anaplerotic carbon from malate (10 mM) significantly reduced (14)C accumulation in acetate (P < 0.003); moreover, the reduction was much greater in newborn (80%) than in 24-h-fed (72%) and 5-mo-old pigs (55%). The results demonstrate that acetate is the primary product of hepatic mitochondrial beta-oxidation in Sus scrofa and that regulation during early development is mediated primarily via kinetic modulation of CPT I.
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- Xi Lin
- Laboratory of Developmental Nutrition, Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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Huang QC, Han XY, Xu ZR, Yang XY, Chen T, Zheng XT. Betaine suppresses carnitine palmitoyltransferase I in skeletal muscle but not in liver of finishing pigs. Livest Sci 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2009.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Xi L, Brown K, Woodworth J, Shim K, Johnson B, Odle J. Maternal dietary L-carnitine supplementation influences fetal carnitine status and stimulates carnitine palmitoyltransferase and pyruvate dehydrogenase complex activities in swine. J Nutr 2008; 138:2356-62. [PMID: 19022957 DOI: 10.3945/jn.108.095638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Effects of increasing maternal L-carnitine on carnitine status and energy metabolism in the fetus were evaluated by feeding pregnant swine a corn-soybean-based diet containing either 0 or 50 mg/kg added L-carnitine (n = 10/treatment) during the first 70 d of gestation. Carnitine, carnitine palmitoyltransferase (CPT), and pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDHC) activities were analyzed in tissues collected from fetuses on d 55 and 70. Maternal L-carnitine supplementation increased both fetal free and long-chain carnitine concentrations by 45% in liver and free carnitine by 31% in heart tissues but did not affect kidney tissue. Elevations in free and acylcarnitines increased with gestational age from 55 to 70 d in liver but not in heart and kidney. The increased carnitine concentrations resulted in a 45% increase in PDHC activity in heart and liver on d 70 of gestation but did not affect kidney and liver on d 55 of gestation. The increases in carnitine concentrations were accompanied by a 70% increase in hepatic CPT activity in 70-d-old fetuses, but activities in heart and kidney were unaffected. The Michaelis constant (K(m)) of CPT for carnitine in fetal tissues was not influenced by carnitine supplementation (P > 0.1). Notably, the concentrations of carnitine measured on d 70 were only 25-40% of the K(m) values in liver, 60-70% in heart, and 30-40% in kidney (P < 0.001). We conclude that carnitine ingestion during pregnancy increases fetal carnitine concentrations and stimulates heart PDHC and liver CPT activity without altering carnitine K(m).
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- Lin Xi
- Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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Relat J, Pujol-Vidal M, Haro D, Marrero PF. A characteristic Glu17 residue of pig carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 is responsible for the low Km for carnitine and the low sensitivity to malonyl-CoA inhibition of the enzyme. FEBS J 2008; 276:210-8. [PMID: 19049515 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06774.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Human carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1B (CPT1B) is a highly malonyl-CoA-sensitive enzyme (IC50=0.097 microm) and has a positive determinant (residues 18-28) of malonyl-CoA inhibition. By contrast, rat carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A is less sensitive to malonyl-CoA inhibition (IC(50)=1.9 microm), and has both a positive (residues 1-18) and a negative (residues 18-28) determinant of its inhibition. Interestingly, pig CPT1B shows a low degree of malonyl-CoA sensitivity (IC(50)=0.804 microm). Here, we examined whether any additional molecular determinants affect malonyl-CoA inhibition of CPT1B. We show that the malonyl-CoA sensitivity of CPT1B is determined by the length (either 50 or 128 residues) of the N-terminal region constructed by recombining pig and human enzymes. We also show that the N-terminal region of pig CPT1B carries a single positive determinant of malonyl-CoA sensitivity, but that this is located between residues 1 and 18 of the N-terminal segment. Importantly, we found a single amino acid variation (D17E) relevant to malonyl-CoA sensitivity. Thus, Asp17 is specifically involved, under certain assay conditions, in the high malonyl-CoA sensitivity of the human enzyme, whereas the naturally occurring variation, Glu17, is responsible for both the low malonyl-CoA sensitivity and high carnitine affinity characteristics of the pig enzyme. This is the first demonstration that a single naturally occurring amino acid variation can alter CPT1B enzymatic properties.
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- Joana Relat
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Pharmacy and Institute of Biomedicine of Barcelona University (IBUB), Spain
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López-Viñas E, Bentebibel A, Gurunathan C, Morillas M, de Arriaga D, Serra D, Asins G, Hegardt FG, Gómez-Puertas P. Definition by functional and structural analysis of two malonyl-CoA sites in carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:18212-18224. [PMID: 17452323 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m700885200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 (CPT1) catalyzes the conversion of palmitoyl-CoA to palmitoylcarnitine in the presence of l-carnitine, thus facilitating the entry of fatty acids to mitochondria, in a process that is physiologically inhibited by malonyl-CoA. To examine the mechanism of CPT1 liver isoform (CPT1A) inhibition by malonyl-CoA, we constructed an in silico model of both its NH2- and COOH-terminal domains. Two malonyl-CoA binding sites were found. One of these, the "CoA site" or "A site," is involved in the interactions between NH2- and COOH-terminal domains and shares the acyl-CoA hemitunnel. The other, the "opposite-to-CoA site" or "O site," is on the opposite side of the enzyme, in the catalytic channel. The two sites share the carnitine-binding locus. To prevent the interaction between NH2- and COOH-terminal regions, we produced CPT1A E26K and K561E mutants. A double mutant E26K/K561E (swap), which was expected to conserve the interaction, was also produced. Inhibition assays showed a 12-fold decrease in the sensitivity (IC50) toward malonyl-CoA for CPT1A E26K and K561E single mutants, whereas swap mutant reverts to wild-type IC50 value. We conclude that structural interaction between both domains is critical for enzyme sensitivity to malonyl-CoA inhibition at the "A site." The location of the "O site" for malonyl-CoA binding was supported by inhibition assays of expressed R243T mutant. The model is also sustained by kinetic experiments that indicated linear mixed type malonyl-CoA inhibition for carnitine. Malonyl-CoA alters the affinity of carnitine, and there appears to be an exponential inverse relation between carnitine Km and malonyl-CoA IC50.
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- Eduardo López-Viñas
- Centro de Biología Molecular "Severo Ochoa" (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, Spain; CIBER Institute of Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CB06/03), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Barcelona, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain; CIBER Institute of Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CB06/03), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Barcelona, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain; CIBER Institute of Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CB06/03), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Barcelona, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain; CIBER Institute of Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CB06/03), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad de León, E-24071 León, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Barcelona, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain; CIBER Institute of Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CB06/03), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Barcelona, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain; CIBER Institute of Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CB06/03), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Barcelona, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain; CIBER Institute of Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CB06/03), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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- Centro de Biología Molecular "Severo Ochoa" (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, Spain; CIBER Institute of Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CB06/03), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Lyvers Peffer P, Lin X, Jacobi SK, Gatlin LA, Woodworth J, Odle J. Ontogeny of carnitine palmitoyltransferase I activity, carnitine-Km, and mRNA abundance in pigs throughout growth and development. J Nutr 2007; 137:898-903. [PMID: 17374651 DOI: 10.1093/jn/137.4.898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Carnitine palmitoyltransferase (CPT) I catalyzes an important regulatory step in lipid metabolism; however, no studies, to our knowledge, have evaluated the molecular and kinetic [maximal velocity and Michaelis constant (K(m)) for carnitine] ontogeny of CPT I and prevailing tissue concentrations of carnitine in pigs. To this end, hepatic and skeletal muscle tissues were examined at various ages: birth; 24 h; 1, 3, 5, and 8 wk of age; and adult. Hepatic and skeletal muscle CPT I specific activities were low at birth and increased 100 and 70%, respectively, during the first week of life (P < 0.05). Skeletal muscle transcript amounts were 2.7-fold greater (P < 0.001) in 24-h-old pigs relative to newborns, whereas hepatic CPT I mRNA remained constant at each age studied. The apparent K(m) for carnitine decreased 48% (P < 0.05) during the initial 3 wk of life in liver and decreased 40% (P < 0.05) during the first week of life in skeletal muscle. Plasma and liver free carnitine concentrations increased 95 and 62%, respectively, within 24 h after birth (P < 0.05) and hepatic carnitine concentrations remained constant through 5 wk of age. Consequently, hepatic carnitine concentrations were 20-80% greater (P < 0.05) than the K(m) for carnitine during the suckling period. Skeletal muscle carnitine met or exceeded the apparent K(m) for carnitine at each stage of development. Collectively, these findings suggest that postnatal increases in CPT I activity during the suckling period are accompanied by increased tissue carnitine; however, the lack of hepatic CPT I mRNA induction and low activity reported in both tissues prior to 1 wk of age may limit postnatal lipid utilization during the piglet's transition to extra-uterine life.
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- Pasha Lyvers Peffer
- Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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Onay-Besikci A. Regulation of cardiac energy metabolism in newborn. Mol Cell Biochem 2006; 287:1-11. [PMID: 16670818 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-006-9123-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2005] [Accepted: 01/09/2006] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Energy in the form of ATP is supplied from the oxidation of fatty acids and glucose in the adult heart in most species. In the fetal heart, carbohydrates, primarily glucose and lactate, are the preferred sources for ATP production. As the newborn matures the contribution of fatty acid oxidation to overall energy production increases and becomes the dominant substrate for the adult heart. The mechanisms responsible for this switch in energy substrate preference in the heart are complicated to identify due to slight differences between species and differences in techniques that are utilized. Nevertheless, our current knowledge suggests that the switch in energy substrate preference occurs due to a combination of events. During pregnancy, the fetus receives a constant supply of nutrients that is rich carbohydrates and poor in fatty acids in many species. Immediately after birth, the newborn is fed with milk that is high in fat and low in carbohydrates. The hormonal environment is also different between the fetal and the newborn. Moreover, direct subcellular changes occur in the newborn period that play a major role in the adaptation of the newborn heart to extrauterin life. The newborn period is unique and provides a very useful model to examine not only the metabolic changes, but also the effects of hormonal changes on the heart. A better understanding of developmental physiology and metabolism is also very important to approach certain disorders in energy substrate metabolism.
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- Arzu Onay-Besikci
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ankara University, Tandogan, 06100, Ankara, Turkey.
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Peffer PL, Lin X, Odle J. Hepatic beta-oxidation and carnitine palmitoyltransferase I in neonatal pigs after dietary treatments of clofibric acid, isoproterenol, and medium-chain triglycerides. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2005; 288:R1518-24. [PMID: 15731399 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00822.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A suckling piglet model was used to study nutritional and pharmacologic means of stimulating hepatic fatty acid beta-oxidation. Newborn pigs were fed milk diets containing either long- or medium-chain triglycerides (LCT or MCT). The long-chain control diet was supplemented further with clofibric acid (0.5%) or isoproterenol (40 ppm), and growth was monitored for 10-12 days. Clofibrate increased rates of hepatic peroxisomal and mitochondrial beta-oxidation of [1-(14)C]-palmitate by 60 and 186%, respectively. Furthermore, malonyl-CoA sensitive carnitine palmitoyltransferase (CPT I) activity increased 64% (P < 0.05) in pigs receiving clofibrate. Increased CPT I activity was not congruent with changes in message, as elevated abundance of CPT I mRNA was not detected (P = 0.16) when assessed by qRT-PCR. Neither rates of beta-oxidation nor CPT activities were affected by dietary MCT or by isoproterenol treatment (P > 0.1). Collectively, these findings indicate that clofibrate effectively induced hepatic CPT activity concomitant with increased fatty acid beta-oxidation.
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- Pasha Lyvers Peffer
- Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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Nicot C, Napal L, Relat J, González S, Llebaria A, Woldegiorgis G, Marrero PF, Haro D. C75 activates malonyl-CoA sensitive and insensitive components of the CPT system. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 325:660-4. [PMID: 15541339 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.10.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Carnitine palmitoyltransferase I (CPT-I) and II (CPT-II) enzymes are components of the carnitine palmitoyltransferase shuttle system which allows entry of long-chain fatty acids into the mitochondrial matrix for subsequent oxidation. This system is tightly regulated by malonyl-CoA levels since this metabolite is a strong reversible inhibitor of the CPT-I enzyme. There are two distinct CPT-I isotypes (CPT-Ialpha and CPT-Ibeta), that exhibit different sensitivity to malonyl-CoA inhibition. Because of its ability to inhibit fatty acid synthase, C75 is able to increase malonyl-CoA intracellular levels. Paradoxically it also activates long-chain fatty acid oxidation. To identify the exact target of C75 within the CPT system, we expressed individually the different components of the system in the yeast Pichia pastoris. We show here that C75 acts on recombinant CPT-Ialpha, but also on the other CPT-I isotype (CPT-Ibeta) and the malonyl-CoA insensitive component of the CPT system, CPT-II.
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- Carine Nicot
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Pharmacy University of Barcelona, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Chapter 14 Environmental and hormonal regulation of energy metabolism in early development of the pig. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/s1877-1823(09)70021-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Fukao T, Lopaschuk GD, Mitchell GA. Pathways and control of ketone body metabolism: on the fringe of lipid biochemistry. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2004; 70:243-51. [PMID: 14769483 DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2003.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 264] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Ketone bodies become major body fuels during fasting and consumption of a high-fat, low-carbohydrate (ketogenic) diet. Hyperketonemia is associated with potential health benefits. Ketone body synthesis (ketogenesis) is the last recognizable step of lipid energy metabolism, a pathway that links dietary lipids and adipose triglycerides to the Krebs cycle and respiratory chain and has three highly regulated control points: (1) adipocyte lipolysis, (2) mitochondrial fatty acids entry, controlled by the inhibition of carnitine palmityl transferase I by malonyl coenzyme A (CoA) and (3) mitochondrial 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA synthase, which catalyzes the irreversible first step of ketone body synthesis. Each step is suppressed by an elevated circulating insulin level or insulin/glucagon ratio. The utilization of ketone bodies (ketolysis) also determines circulating ketone body levels. Consideration of ketone body metabolism reveals the mechanisms underlying the extreme fragility of dietary ketosis to carbohydrate intake and highlights areas for further study.
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- Toshiyuki Fukao
- Department of Pediatrics, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu 500, Japan
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Price NT, Jackson VN, van der Leij FR, Cameron JM, Travers MT, Bartelds B, Huijkman NC, Zammit VA. Cloning and expression of the liver and muscle isoforms of ovine carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1: residues within the N-terminus of the muscle isoform influence the kinetic properties of the enzyme. Biochem J 2003; 372:871-9. [PMID: 12662154 PMCID: PMC1223454 DOI: 10.1042/bj20030086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2003] [Revised: 03/07/2003] [Accepted: 03/28/2003] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The nucleotide sequence data reported will appear in DDBJ, EMBL, GenBank(R) and GSDB Nucleotide Sequence Databases; the sequences of ovine CPT1A and CPT1B cDNAs have the accession numbers Y18387 and AJ272435 respectively and the partial adipose tissue and liver CPT1A clones have the accession numbers Y18830 and Y18829 respectively. Fatty acid and ketone body metabolism differ considerably between monogastric and ruminant species. The regulation of the key enzymes involved may differ accordingly. Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 (CPT 1) is the key locus for the control of long-chain fatty acid beta-oxidation and liver ketogenesis. Previously we showed that CPT 1 kinetics in sheep and rat liver mitochondria differ. We cloned cDNAs for both isoforms [liver- (L-) and muscle- (M-)] of ovine CPT 1 in order to elucidate the structural features of these proteins and their genes ( CPT1A and CPT1B ). Their deduced amino acid sequences show a high degree of conservation compared with orthologues from other mammalian species, with the notable exception of the N-terminus of ovine M-CPT 1. These differences were also present in bovine M-CPT 1, whose N-terminal sequence we determined. In addition, the 5'-end of the sheep CPT1B cDNA suggested a different promoter architecture when compared with previously characterized CPT1B genes. Northern blotting revealed differences in tissue distribution for both CPT1A and CPT1B transcripts compared with other species. In particular, ovine CPT1B mRNA was less tissue restricted, and the predominant transcript in the pancreas was CPT1B. Expression in yeast allowed kinetic characterization of the two native enzymes, and of a chimaera in which the distinctive N-terminal segment of ovine M-CPT 1 was replaced with that from rat M-CPT 1. The ovine N-terminal segment influences the kinetics of the enzyme for both its substrates, such that the K (m) for palmitoyl-CoA is decreased and that for carnitine is increased for the chimaera, relative to the parental ovine M-CPT 1.
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Gutières S, Damon M, Panserat S, Kaushik S, Médale F. Cloning and tissue distribution of a carnitine palmitoyltransferase I gene in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2003; 135:139-51. [PMID: 12781981 DOI: 10.1016/s1096-4959(03)00074-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The carnitine palmitoyltransferase I (EC.2.3.1.21; CPT I) mediates the transport of fatty acids across the outer mitochondrial membrane. In mammals, there are two different proteins CPT I in the skeletal muscle (M) and liver (L) encoded by two genes. The carnitine palmitoyltransferase system of lower vertebrates received little attention. With the aim of improving knowledge on the CPT family in fish, we examined CPT I cDNA and CPT activity in different tissues of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Using RT-PCR, we successfully cloned a partial CPT I cDNA sequence (1650 bp). The predicted protein sequence revealed identities of 63% and 61% with human L-CPT I and M-CPT I, respectively. This mRNA is expressed in liver, white and red skeletal muscles, heart, intestine, kidney and adipose tissue of trout. This is in good agreement with the measurement of the CPT activity in the same tissues. The [IC(50)] that reflects the sensitivity to malonyl-CoA inhibition was 0.116+/-0.004 microM for the liver and 0.426+/-0.041 microM for the white muscle. These results demonstrate for the first time the existence of at least one gene encoding for CPT I present in both the liver and the muscle of rainbow trout.
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- Stéphanie Gutières
- Fish Nutrition Laboratory, Unité mixte INRA-IFREMER, Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle 64310, France
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Herpin P, Damon M, Le Dividich J. Development of thermoregulation and neonatal survival in pigs. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0301-6226(02)00183-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 198] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Nicot C, Relat J, Woldegiorgis G, Haro D, Marrero PF. Pig liver carnitine palmitoyltransferase. Chimera studies show that both the N- and C-terminal regions of the enzyme are important for the unusual high malonyl-CoA sensitivity. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:10044-9. [PMID: 11790778 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109976200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Pig and rat liver carnitine palmitoyltransferase I (L-CPTI) share common K(m) values for palmitoyl-CoA and carnitine. However, they differ widely in their sensitivity to malonyl-CoA inhibition. Thus, pig l-CPTI has an IC(50) for malonyl-CoA of 141 nm, while that of rat L-CPTI is 2 microm. Using chimeras between rat L-CPTI and pig L-CPTI, we show that the entire C-terminal region behaves as a single domain, which dictates the overall malonyl-CoA sensitivity of this enzyme. The degree of malonyl-CoA sensitivity is determined by the structure adopted by this domain. Using deletion mutation analysis, we show that malonyl-CoA sensitivity also depends on the interaction of this single domain with the first 18 N-terminal amino acid residues. We conclude that pig and rat L-CPTI have different malonyl-CoA sensitivity, because the first 18 N-terminal amino acid residues interact differently with the C-terminal domain. This is the first study that describes how interactions between the C- and N-terminal regions can determine the malonyl-CoA sensitivity of L-CPTI enzymes using active C-terminal chimeras.
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- Carine Nicot
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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