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Göttig L, Schreiner S. E4orf1: The triple agent of adenovirus - Unraveling its roles in oncogenesis, infectious obesity and immune responses in virus replication and vector therapy. Tumour Virus Res 2024; 17:200277. [PMID: 38428735 PMCID: PMC10937242 DOI: 10.1016/j.tvr.2024.200277] [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: 01/22/2024] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024] Open
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Human Adenoviruses (HAdV) are nearly ubiquitous pathogens comprising numerous sub-types that infect various tissues and organs. Among many encoded proteins that facilitate viral replication and subversion of host cellular processes, the viral E4orf1 protein has emerged as an intriguing yet under-investigated player in the complex interplay between the virus and its host. E4orf1 has gained attention as a metabolism activator and oncogenic agent, while recent research is showing that E4orf1 may play a more important role in modulating cellular pathways such as PI3K-Akt-mTOR, Ras, the immune response and further HAdV replication stages than previously anticipated. In this review, we aim to explore the structure, molecular mechanisms, and biological functions of E4orf1, shedding light on its potentially multifaceted roles during HAdV infection, including metabolic diseases and oncogenesis. Furthermore, we discuss the role of functional E4orf1 in biotechnological applications such as Adenovirus (AdV) vaccine vectors and oncolytic AdV. By dissecting the intricate relationships between HAdV types and E4orf1 proteins, this review provides valuable insights into viral pathogenesis and points to promising areas of future research.
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- Lilian Göttig
- Institute of Virology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Germany; Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; Cluster of Excellence RESIST (Resolving Infection Susceptibility; EXC 2155), Hannover, Germany; Institute of Virology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
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Alemany M. The Metabolic Syndrome, a Human Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:2251. [PMID: 38396928 PMCID: PMC10888680 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25042251] [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: 12/01/2023] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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This review focuses on the question of metabolic syndrome (MS) being a complex, but essentially monophyletic, galaxy of associated diseases/disorders, or just a syndrome of related but rather independent pathologies. The human nature of MS (its exceptionality in Nature and its close interdependence with human action and evolution) is presented and discussed. The text also describes the close interdependence of its components, with special emphasis on the description of their interrelations (including their syndromic development and recruitment), as well as their consequences upon energy handling and partition. The main theories on MS's origin and development are presented in relation to hepatic steatosis, type 2 diabetes, and obesity, but encompass most of the MS components described so far. The differential effects of sex and its biological consequences are considered under the light of human social needs and evolution, which are also directly related to MS epidemiology, severity, and relations with senescence. The triggering and maintenance factors of MS are discussed, with especial emphasis on inflammation, a complex process affecting different levels of organization and which is a critical element for MS development. Inflammation is also related to the operation of connective tissue (including the adipose organ) and the widely studied and acknowledged influence of diet. The role of diet composition, including the transcendence of the anaplerotic maintenance of the Krebs cycle from dietary amino acid supply (and its timing), is developed in the context of testosterone and β-estradiol control of the insulin-glycaemia hepatic core system of carbohydrate-triacylglycerol energy handling. The high probability of MS acting as a unique complex biological control system (essentially monophyletic) is presented, together with additional perspectives/considerations on the treatment of this 'very' human disease.
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- Marià Alemany
- Faculty of Biology, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Wang C, Hucik B, Sarr O, Brown LH, Wells KRD, Brunt KR, Nakamura MT, Harasim-Symbor E, Chabowski A, Mutch DM. Delta-6 desaturase (Fads2) deficiency alters triacylglycerol/fatty acid cycling in murine white adipose tissue. J Lipid Res 2023; 64:100376. [PMID: 37085033 PMCID: PMC10323924 DOI: 10.1016/j.jlr.2023.100376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 04/23/2023] Open
Abstract
The Δ-6 desaturase (D6D) enzyme is not only critical for the synthesis of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) from α-linolenic acid (ALA), but recent evidence suggests that it also plays a role in adipocyte lipid metabolism and body weight; however, the mechanisms remain largely unexplored. The goal of this study was to investigate if a D6D deficiency would inhibit triacylglycerol storage and alter lipolytic and lipogenic pathways in mouse white adipose tissue (WAT) depots due to a disruption in EPA and DHA production. Male C57BL/6J D6D knockout (KO) and wild-type (WT) mice were fed either a 7% w/w lard or flax (ALA rich) diet for 21 weeks. Energy expenditure, physical activity, and substrate utilization were measured with metabolic caging. Inguinal and epididymal WAT depots were analyzed for changes in tissue weight, fatty acid composition, adipocyte size, and markers of lipogenesis, lipolysis, and insulin signaling. KO mice had lower body weight, higher serum nonesterified fatty acids, smaller WAT depots, and reduced adipocyte size compared to WT mice without altered food intake, energy expenditure, or physical activity, regardless of the diet. Markers of lipogenesis and lipolysis were more highly expressed in KO mice compared to WT mice in both depots, regardless of the diet. These changes were concomitant with lower basal insulin signaling in WAT. Collectively, a D6D deficiency alters triacylglycerol/fatty acid cycling in WAT by promoting lipolysis and reducing fatty acid re-esterification, which may be partially attributed to a reduction in WAT insulin signaling.
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- Chenxuan Wang
- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology, Dalhousie University, Saint John, NB, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology, Dalhousie University, Saint John, NB, Canada
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Physiology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada.
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Chronic intake of high dietary sucrose induces sexually dimorphic metabolic adaptations in mouse liver and adipose tissue. Nat Commun 2022; 13:6062. [PMID: 36229459 PMCID: PMC9561177 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33840-6] [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: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Almost all effective treatments for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) involve reduction of adiposity, which suggests the metabolic axis between liver and adipose tissue is essential to NAFLD development. Since excessive dietary sugar intake may be an initiating factor for NAFLD, we have characterized the metabolic effects of liquid sucrose intake at concentrations relevant to typical human consumption in mice. We report that sucrose intake induces sexually dimorphic effects in liver, adipose tissue, and the microbiome; differences concordant with steatosis severity. We show that when steatosis is decoupled from impairments in insulin responsiveness, sex is a moderating factor that influences sucrose-driven lipid storage and the contribution of de novo fatty acid synthesis to the overall hepatic triglyceride pool. Our findings provide physiologic insight into how sex influences the regulation of adipose-liver crosstalk and highlight the importance of extrahepatic metabolism in the pathogenesis of diet-induced steatosis and NAFLD.
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Tracing metabolic flux in vivo: basic model structures of tracer methodology. EXPERIMENTAL & MOLECULAR MEDICINE 2022; 54:1311-1322. [PMID: 36075950 PMCID: PMC9534847 DOI: 10.1038/s12276-022-00814-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Revised: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Molecules in living organisms are in a constant state of turnover at varying rates, i.e., synthesis, breakdown, oxidation, and/or conversion to different compounds. Despite the dynamic nature of biomolecules, metabolic research has focused heavily on static, snapshot information such as the abundances of mRNA, protein, and metabolites and/or (in)activation of molecular signaling, often leading to erroneous conclusions regarding metabolic status. Over the past century, stable, non-radioactive isotope tracers have been widely used to provide critical information on the dynamics of specific biomolecules (metabolites and polymers including lipids, proteins, and DNA), in studies in vitro in cells as well as in vivo in both animals and humans. In this review, we discuss (1) the historical background of the use of stable isotope tracer methodology in metabolic research; (2) the importance of obtaining kinetic information for a better understanding of metabolism; and (3) the basic principles and model structures of stable isotope tracer methodology using 13C-, 15N-, or 2H-labeled tracers. Tagging biomolecules with stable isotopes of specific atoms can reveal details of the molecular inter-conversions of metabolism. The masses of the tracer isotopes used are greater than those of the more common atomic forms. This allows their movement through different metabolic pathways to be detected using mass spectrometry and modeling. Il-Young Kim at Gachon University School of Medicine in South Korea and colleagues focus their review on the use of stable, non-radioactive isotope tracers, especially, of carbon, nitrogen, and hydrogen, to study metabolism in live humans and other animals. They cover the basic model structures of tracer methodology that serve as the fundamental basis for various tracer methods available and the most recent applications. Their procedure is especially useful for monitoring the rates of metabolic inter-conversions, which can reveal aspects of health and disease.
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Oeckl J, Janovska P, Adamcova K, Bardova K, Brunner S, Dieckmann S, Ecker J, Fromme T, Funda J, Gantert T, Giansanti P, Hidrobo MS, Kuda O, Kuster B, Li Y, Pohl R, Schmitt S, Schweizer S, Zischka H, Zouhar P, Kopecky J, Klingenspor M. Loss of UCP1 function augments recruitment of futile lipid cycling for thermogenesis in murine brown fat. Mol Metab 2022; 61:101499. [PMID: 35470094 PMCID: PMC9097615 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2022.101499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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- Josef Oeckl
- Chair for Molecular Nutritional Medicine, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany; EKFZ - Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Nutritional Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany; ZIEL Institute for Food & Health, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Laboratory of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
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- Chair for Molecular Nutritional Medicine, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany; EKFZ - Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Nutritional Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany; ZIEL Institute for Food & Health, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Chair for Molecular Nutritional Medicine, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany; EKFZ - Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Nutritional Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany; ZIEL Institute for Food & Health, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
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- ZIEL Institute for Food & Health, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Chair for Molecular Nutritional Medicine, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany; EKFZ - Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Nutritional Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany; ZIEL Institute for Food & Health, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Laboratory of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
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- Chair for Molecular Nutritional Medicine, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany; EKFZ - Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Nutritional Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany; ZIEL Institute for Food & Health, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Chair of Proteomics and Bioanalytics, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany; Bavarian Center for Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Chair for Molecular Nutritional Medicine, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany; EKFZ - Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Nutritional Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany; ZIEL Institute for Food & Health, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Laboratory of Metabolism of Bioactive Lipids, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
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- Chair of Proteomics and Bioanalytics, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany; Bavarian Center for Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Chair for Molecular Nutritional Medicine, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany; EKFZ - Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Nutritional Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany; ZIEL Institute for Food & Health, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
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- NMR spectroscopy, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Toxicology and Environmental Hygiene, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Chair for Molecular Nutritional Medicine, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany; EKFZ - Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Nutritional Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany; ZIEL Institute for Food & Health, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology and Environmental Hygiene, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany; Institute of Molecular Toxicology and Pharmacology, Helmholtz Center Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Laboratory of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic.
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- Chair for Molecular Nutritional Medicine, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany; EKFZ - Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Nutritional Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany; ZIEL Institute for Food & Health, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany.
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Satapati S, Downes DP, Metzger D, Shankaran H, Talukdar S, Zhou Y, Ren Z, Chen M, Lim YH, Hatcher NG, Wen X, Sheth PR, McLaren DG, Previs SF. Using measures of metabolic flux to align screening and clinical development: Avoiding pitfalls to enable translational studies. SLAS DISCOVERY : ADVANCING LIFE SCIENCES R & D 2022; 27:20-28. [PMID: 35058172 DOI: 10.1016/j.slasd.2021.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Screening campaigns, especially those aimed at modulating enzyme activity, often rely on measuring substrate→product conversions. Unfortunately, the presence of endogenous substrates and/or products can limit one's ability to measure conversions. As well, coupled detection systems, often used to facilitate optical readouts, are subject to interference. Stable isotope labeled substrates can overcome background contamination and yield a direct readout of enzyme activity. Not only can isotope kinetic assays enable early screening, but they can also be used to follow hit progression in translational (pre)clinical studies. Herein, we consider a case study surrounding lipid biology to exemplify how metabolic flux analyses can connect stages of drug development, caveats are highlighted to ensure reliable data interpretations. For example, when measuring enzyme activity in early biochemical screening it may be enough to quantify the formation of a labeled product. In contrast, cell-based and in vivo studies must account for variable exposure to a labeled substrate (or precursor) which occurs via tracer dilution and/or isotopic exchange. Strategies are discussed to correct for these complications. We believe that measures of metabolic flux can help connect structure-activity relationships with pharmacodynamic mechanisms of action and determine whether mechanistically differentiated biophysical interactions lead to physiologically relevant outcomes. Adoption of this logic may allow research programs to (i) build a critical bridge between primary screening and (pre)clinical development, (ii) elucidate biology in parallel with screening and (iii) suggest a strategy aimed at in vivo biomarker development.
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- Santhosh Satapati
- Merck & Co., Inc, 213 E. Grand Ave, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA
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- Merck & Co., Inc, 2000 Galloping Hill Rd, Kenilworth, NJ, 07033, USA
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- Merck & Co., Inc, 213 E. Grand Ave, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA
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- Merck & Co., Inc, 213 E. Grand Ave, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA
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- Merck & Co., Inc, 213 E. Grand Ave, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA
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- Merck & Co., Inc, 213 E. Grand Ave, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA
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- Merck & Co., Inc, 213 E. Grand Ave, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA
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- Merck & Co., Inc, 213 E. Grand Ave, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA
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- Merck & Co., Inc, 213 E. Grand Ave, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA
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- Merck & Co., Inc, 770 Sumneytown Pike, West Point, PA, 19486, USA
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- Merck & Co., Inc, 2000 Galloping Hill Rd, Kenilworth, NJ, 07033, USA
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- Merck & Co., Inc, 2000 Galloping Hill Rd, Kenilworth, NJ, 07033, USA
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- Merck & Co., Inc, 2000 Galloping Hill Rd, Kenilworth, NJ, 07033, USA
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- Merck & Co., Inc, 2000 Galloping Hill Rd, Kenilworth, NJ, 07033, USA.
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Ranea-Robles P, Chen H, Stauffer B, Yu C, Bhattacharya D, Friedman SL, Puchowicz M, Houten SM. The peroxisomal transporter ABCD3 plays a major role in hepatic dicarboxylic fatty acid metabolism and lipid homeostasis. J Inherit Metab Dis 2021; 44:1419-1433. [PMID: 34564857 PMCID: PMC8578467 DOI: 10.1002/jimd.12440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Revised: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Abstract
Peroxisomes metabolize a specific subset of fatty acids, which include dicarboxylic fatty acids (DCAs) generated by ω-oxidation. Data obtained in vitro suggest that the peroxisomal transporter ABCD3 (also known as PMP70) mediates the transport of DCAs into the peroxisome, but in vivo evidence to support this role is lacking. In this work, we studied an Abcd3 KO mouse model generated by CRISPR-Cas9 technology using targeted and untargeted metabolomics, histology, immunoblotting, and stable isotope tracing technology. We show that ABCD3 functions in hepatic DCA metabolism and uncover a novel role for this peroxisomal transporter in lipid homeostasis. The Abcd3 KO mouse presents with increased hepatic long-chain DCAs, increased urine medium-chain DCAs, lipodystrophy, enhanced hepatic cholesterol synthesis and decreased hepatic de novo lipogenesis. Moreover, our study suggests that DCAs are metabolized by mitochondrial fatty acid β-oxidation when ABCD3 is not functional, reflecting the importance of the metabolic compartmentalization and communication between peroxisomes and mitochondria. In summary, this study provides data on the role of the peroxisomal transporter ABCD3 in hepatic lipid homeostasis and DCA metabolism, and the consequences of peroxisomal dysfunction for the liver.
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- Pablo Ranea-Robles
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
- Mount Sinai Genomics, Inc, Stamford, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
- Mount Sinai Genomics, Inc, Stamford, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
- Mount Sinai Genomics, Inc, Stamford, Connecticut, USA
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- Division of Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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Govatati S, Pichavaram P, Mani AM, Kumar R, Sharma D, Dienel A, Meena S, Puchowicz MA, Park EA, Rao GN. Novel role of xanthine oxidase-dependent H 2O 2 production in 12/15-lipoxygenase-mediated de novo lipogenesis, triglyceride biosynthesis and weight gain. Redox Biol 2021; 47:102163. [PMID: 34655995 PMCID: PMC8577505 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2021.102163] [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: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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12/15-lipoxygenase (12/15-LOX) plays an essential role in oxidative conversion of polyunsaturated fatty acids into various bioactive lipid molecules. Although 12/15-LOX's role in the pathophysiology of various human diseases has been well studied, its role in weight gain is controversial and poorly clarified. Here, we demonstrated the role of 12/15-LOX in high-fat diet (HFD)-induced weight gain in a mouse model. We found that 12/15-LOX mediates HFD-induced de novo lipogenesis (DNL), triglyceride (TG) biosynthesis and the transport of TGs from the liver to adipose tissue leading to white adipose tissue (WAT) expansion and weight gain via xanthine oxidase (XO)-dependent production of H2O2. 12/15-LOX deficiency leads to cullin2-mediated ubiquitination and degradation of XO, thereby suppressing H2O2 production, DNL and TG biosynthesis resulting in reduced WAT expansion and weight gain. These findings infer that manipulation of 12/15-LOX metabolism may manifest a potential therapeutic target for weight gain and obesity. 12/15-LOX-12(S)-HETE axis via activation of CREB-Egr1 enhances TG biosynthesis. 12/15-LOX-12(S)-HETE axis via activation of SREBP1c triggers DNL. H2O2 mediates 12/15-LOX-12(S)-HETE axis-induced DNL and TG biosynthesis. 12/15-LOX via TG biosynthesis leads to WAT expansion and body weight gain. Downstream to 12/15-LOX, H2O2-mediates WAT expansion and body weight gain.
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- Suresh Govatati
- Department of Physiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA.
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Lopes M, Brejchova K, Riecan M, Novakova M, Rossmeisl M, Cajka T, Kuda O. Metabolomics atlas of oral 13C-glucose tolerance test in mice. Cell Rep 2021; 37:109833. [PMID: 34644567 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Glucose tolerance represents a complex phenotype in which many tissues play important roles and interact to regulate metabolic homeostasis. Here, we perform an analysis of 13C6-glucose tissue distribution, which maps the metabolome and lipidome across 12 metabolically relevant mouse organs and plasma, with integrated 13C6-glucose-derived carbon tracing during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). We measure time profiles of water-soluble metabolites and lipids and integrate the global metabolite response into metabolic pathways. During the OGTT, glucose use is turned on with specific kinetics at the organ level, but fasting substrates like β-hydroxybutyrate are switched off in all organs simultaneously. Timeline profiling of 13C-labeled fatty acids and triacylglycerols across tissues suggests that brown adipose tissue may contribute to the circulating fatty acid pool at maximal plasma glucose levels. The GTTAtlas interactive web application serves as a unique resource for the exploration of whole-body glucose metabolism and time profiles of tissue and plasma metabolites during the OGTT.
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- Magno Lopes
- Laboratory of Metabolism of Bioactive Lipids, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Metabolism of Bioactive Lipids, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Metabolism of Bioactive Lipids, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Translational Metabolism, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Translational Metabolism, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Metabolism of Bioactive Lipids, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic.
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Ranea-Robles P, Violante S, Argmann C, Dodatko T, Bhattacharya D, Chen H, Yu C, Friedman SL, Puchowicz M, Houten SM. Murine deficiency of peroxisomal L-bifunctional protein (EHHADH) causes medium-chain 3-hydroxydicarboxylic aciduria and perturbs hepatic cholesterol homeostasis. Cell Mol Life Sci 2021; 78:5631-5646. [PMID: 34110423 PMCID: PMC8263512 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-021-03869-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Revised: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Peroxisomes play an essential role in the β-oxidation of dicarboxylic acids (DCAs), which are metabolites formed upon ω-oxidation of fatty acids. Genetic evidence linking transporters and enzymes to specific DCA β-oxidation steps is generally lacking. Moreover, the physiological functions of DCA metabolism remain largely unknown. In this study, we aimed to characterize the DCA β-oxidation pathway in human cells, and to evaluate the biological role of DCA metabolism using mice deficient in the peroxisomal L-bifunctional protein (Ehhadh KO mice). In vitro experiments using HEK-293 KO cell lines demonstrate that ABCD3 and ACOX1 are essential in DCA β-oxidation, whereas both the bifunctional proteins (EHHADH and HSD17B4) and the thiolases (ACAA1 and SCPx) have overlapping functions and their contribution may depend on expression level. We also show that medium-chain 3-hydroxydicarboxylic aciduria is a prominent feature of EHHADH deficiency in mice most notably upon inhibition of mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation. Using stable isotope tracing methodology, we confirmed that products of peroxisomal DCA β-oxidation can be transported to mitochondria for further metabolism. Finally, we show that, in liver, Ehhadh KO mice have increased mRNA and protein expression of cholesterol biosynthesis enzymes with decreased (in females) or similar (in males) rate of cholesterol synthesis. We conclude that EHHADH plays an essential role in the metabolism of medium-chain DCAs and postulate that peroxisomal DCA β-oxidation is a regulator of hepatic cholesterol biosynthesis.
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- Pablo Ranea-Robles
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn Institute for Data Science and Genomic Technology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1425 Madison Avenue, Box 1498, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn Institute for Data Science and Genomic Technology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1425 Madison Avenue, Box 1498, New York, NY, 10029, USA
- The Donald B. and Catherine C. Marron Cancer Metabolism Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn Institute for Data Science and Genomic Technology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1425 Madison Avenue, Box 1498, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn Institute for Data Science and Genomic Technology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1425 Madison Avenue, Box 1498, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Division of Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn Institute for Data Science and Genomic Technology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1425 Madison Avenue, Box 1498, New York, NY, 10029, USA
- Mount Sinai Genomics, Inc, Stamford, CT, 06902, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn Institute for Data Science and Genomic Technology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1425 Madison Avenue, Box 1498, New York, NY, 10029, USA
- Mount Sinai Genomics, Inc, Stamford, CT, 06902, USA
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- Division of Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn Institute for Data Science and Genomic Technology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1425 Madison Avenue, Box 1498, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
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Maharjan P, Beitia A, Weil J, Suesuttajit N, Hilton K, Caldas J, Umberson C, Martinez D, Kong B, Owens CM, Coon C. Woody breast myopathy broiler show age-dependent adaptive differential gene expression in Pectoralis major and altered in-vivo triglyceride kinetics in adipogenic tissues. Poult Sci 2021; 100:101092. [PMID: 34087697 PMCID: PMC8182436 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Revised: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
A study was conducted to understand the differentially expressed genes in Pectoralis (P) major under woody breast (WB) myopathy condition in a high yielding broiler strain using RNA-sequencing at the growing (d 21) and finishing (d 42 and d 56) grow-out ages. Follow-up study was conducted to understand the in vivo triglyceride (TG) synthesis (d 49) occurring in adipogenic tissues using deuterium oxide (2H2O) as a metabolic tracer. Results indicated the top physiological systems affected in myopathy broiler were related to the musculo-skeletal system (d 21, 42, and 56) and cardiovascular system (d 42 and 56). Ubiquitin-specific proteases are expressed higher in myopathy broiler at d 21 (OTUD1) and d 42 (SACS) that potentially indicated higher degradation of muscle protein occurring at those ages. While genes related to transcription factors and muscle cell differentiation (ZNF234, BTG2) and muscle growth (IGF1) were upregulated with myopathy broiler suggesting concurrent muscle fiber regeneration. The downregulation of PYGB and MGAM genes related to carbohydrate transport and metabolism at d 42 potentially indicated nutrient-deficient state of myopathy affected fibers; whereas the nutrient-deficient physiological state of cells seemed to be counteracted by up-regulation of genes related to carbohydrate (ALDOB, GPD1L2) at d 56. There was a reduced (P < 0.05) in vivo TG synthesis in liver of the myopathy broiler (0.123 %/hr) compared to non-myopathy broiler (0.197 %/hr). The majority of TG synthesized in liver with myopathy broiler could conceivably be delivered to P. major (rather than to abdominal fat pad storage) to fulfil the increased energy need of muscle cells (via TG lipolysis and fatty acid [FA] oxidation). The increased utilization of FAs in the WB affected muscle could result in reduced secretion of FAs into blood circulation leading to sub-optimal availability of FAs for re-esterification for TG synthesis in liver. Results indicated that myopathy broiler at later age (d 56) of grow-out period were synchronously going through adaptive physiological processes of feedback responses to adverse cellular states.
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- Pramir Maharjan
- Department of Poultry Science, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
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- Department of Poultry Science, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
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- Department of Poultry Science, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
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- Department of Poultry Science, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
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- Department of Poultry Science, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
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- Department of Poultry Science, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
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- Department of Poultry Science, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
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- Department of Poultry Science, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
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- Department of Poultry Science, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA.
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Lin P, Dai L, Crooks DR, Neckers LM, Higashi RM, Fan TWM, Lane AN. NMR Methods for Determining Lipid Turnover via Stable Isotope Resolved Metabolomics. Metabolites 2021; 11:202. [PMID: 33805301 PMCID: PMC8065598 DOI: 10.3390/metabo11040202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Lipids comprise diverse classes of compounds that are important for the structure and properties of membranes, as high-energy fuel sources and as signaling molecules. Therefore, the turnover rates of these varied classes of lipids are fundamental to cellular function. However, their enormous chemical diversity and dynamic range in cells makes detailed analysis very complex. Furthermore, although stable isotope tracers enable the determination of synthesis and degradation of complex lipids, the numbers of distinguishable molecules increase enormously, which exacerbates the problem. Although LC-MS-MS (Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry) is the standard for lipidomics, NMR can add value in global lipid analysis and isotopomer distributions of intact lipids. Here, we describe new developments in NMR analysis for assessing global lipid content and isotopic enrichment of mixtures of complex lipids for two cell lines (PC3 and UMUC3) using both 13C6 glucose and 13C5 glutamine tracers.
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- Penghui Lin
- Center for Environmental and Systems Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, 789 S. Limestone St, Lexington, KY 40536, USA; (P.L.); (R.M.H.); (T.W-M.F.)
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- Urologic Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; (L.D.); (D.R.C.); (L.M.N.)
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- Urologic Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; (L.D.); (D.R.C.); (L.M.N.)
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- Urologic Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; (L.D.); (D.R.C.); (L.M.N.)
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- Center for Environmental and Systems Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, 789 S. Limestone St, Lexington, KY 40536, USA; (P.L.); (R.M.H.); (T.W-M.F.)
- Department Toxicology & Cancer Biology, University of Kentucky, 789 S. Limestone St, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- Center for Environmental and Systems Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, 789 S. Limestone St, Lexington, KY 40536, USA; (P.L.); (R.M.H.); (T.W-M.F.)
- Department Toxicology & Cancer Biology, University of Kentucky, 789 S. Limestone St, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- Center for Environmental and Systems Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, 789 S. Limestone St, Lexington, KY 40536, USA; (P.L.); (R.M.H.); (T.W-M.F.)
- Department Toxicology & Cancer Biology, University of Kentucky, 789 S. Limestone St, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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Bardova K, Funda J, Pohl R, Cajka T, Hensler M, Kuda O, Janovska P, Adamcova K, Irodenko I, Lenkova L, Zouhar P, Horakova O, Flachs P, Rossmeisl M, Colca J, Kopecky J. Additive Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Thiazolidinediones in Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet: Triacylglycerol/Fatty Acid Cycling in Adipose Tissue. Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12123737. [PMID: 33291653 PMCID: PMC7761951 DOI: 10.3390/nu12123737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (Omega-3) and anti-diabetic drugs thiazolidinediones (TZDs) exhibit additive effects in counteraction of dietary obesity and associated metabolic dysfunctions in mice. The underlying mechanisms need to be clarified. Here, we aimed to learn whether the futile cycle based on the hydrolysis of triacylglycerol and re-esterification of fatty acids (TAG/FA cycling) in white adipose tissue (WAT) could be involved. We compared Omega-3 (30 mg/g diet) and two different TZDs—pioglitazone (50 mg/g diet) and a second-generation TZD, MSDC-0602K (330 mg/g diet)—regarding their effects in C57BL/6N mice fed an obesogenic high-fat (HF) diet for 8 weeks. The diet was supplemented or not by the tested compound alone or with the two TZDs combined individually with Omega-3. Activity of TAG/FA cycle in WAT was suppressed by the obesogenic HF diet. Additive effects in partial rescue of TAG/FA cycling in WAT were observed with both combined interventions, with a stronger effect of Omega-3 and MSDC-0602K. Our results (i) supported the role of TAG/FA cycling in WAT in the beneficial additive effects of Omega-3 and TZDs on metabolism of diet-induced obese mice, and (ii) showed differential modulation of WAT gene expression and metabolism by the two TZDs, depending also on Omega-3.
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- Kristina Bardova
- Laboratory of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic; (K.B.); (J.F.); (M.H.); (P.J.); (K.A.); (I.I.); (L.L.); (P.Z.); (O.H.); (P.F.); (M.R.)
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- Laboratory of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic; (K.B.); (J.F.); (M.H.); (P.J.); (K.A.); (I.I.); (L.L.); (P.Z.); (O.H.); (P.F.); (M.R.)
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- NMR Spectroscopy, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemmingovo Namesti 542/2, 160 00 Prague 6, Czech Republic;
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- Laboratory of Metabolomics, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic;
- Laboratory of Translational Metabolism, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic; (K.B.); (J.F.); (M.H.); (P.J.); (K.A.); (I.I.); (L.L.); (P.Z.); (O.H.); (P.F.); (M.R.)
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- Laboratory of Metabolism of Bioactive Lipids, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic;
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- Laboratory of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic; (K.B.); (J.F.); (M.H.); (P.J.); (K.A.); (I.I.); (L.L.); (P.Z.); (O.H.); (P.F.); (M.R.)
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- Laboratory of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic; (K.B.); (J.F.); (M.H.); (P.J.); (K.A.); (I.I.); (L.L.); (P.Z.); (O.H.); (P.F.); (M.R.)
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- Laboratory of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic; (K.B.); (J.F.); (M.H.); (P.J.); (K.A.); (I.I.); (L.L.); (P.Z.); (O.H.); (P.F.); (M.R.)
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- Laboratory of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic; (K.B.); (J.F.); (M.H.); (P.J.); (K.A.); (I.I.); (L.L.); (P.Z.); (O.H.); (P.F.); (M.R.)
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- Laboratory of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic; (K.B.); (J.F.); (M.H.); (P.J.); (K.A.); (I.I.); (L.L.); (P.Z.); (O.H.); (P.F.); (M.R.)
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- Laboratory of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic; (K.B.); (J.F.); (M.H.); (P.J.); (K.A.); (I.I.); (L.L.); (P.Z.); (O.H.); (P.F.); (M.R.)
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- Laboratory of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic; (K.B.); (J.F.); (M.H.); (P.J.); (K.A.); (I.I.); (L.L.); (P.Z.); (O.H.); (P.F.); (M.R.)
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- Laboratory of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic; (K.B.); (J.F.); (M.H.); (P.J.); (K.A.); (I.I.); (L.L.); (P.Z.); (O.H.); (P.F.); (M.R.)
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- Cirius Therapeutics, Kalamazoo, MI 490 07, USA;
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- Laboratory of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic; (K.B.); (J.F.); (M.H.); (P.J.); (K.A.); (I.I.); (L.L.); (P.Z.); (O.H.); (P.F.); (M.R.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +420-296442554; Fax: +420-296442599
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Boland ML, Laker RC, Mather K, Nawrocki A, Oldham S, Boland BB, Lewis H, Conway J, Naylor J, Guionaud S, Feigh M, Veidal SS, Lantier L, McGuinness OP, Grimsby J, Rondinone CM, Jermutus L, Larsen MR, Trevaskis JL, Rhodes CJ. Resolution of NASH and hepatic fibrosis by the GLP-1R/GcgR dual-agonist Cotadutide via modulating mitochondrial function and lipogenesis. Nat Metab 2020; 2:413-431. [PMID: 32478287 PMCID: PMC7258337 DOI: 10.1038/s42255-020-0209-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and steatohepatitis are highly associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Cotadutide, a GLP-1R/GcgR agonist, was shown to reduce blood glycemia, body weight and hepatic steatosis in patients with T2DM. Here, we demonstrate that the effects of Cotadutide to reduce body weight, food intake and improve glucose control are predominantly mediated through the GLP-1 signaling, while, its action on the liver to reduce lipid content, drive glycogen flux and improve mitochondrial turnover and function are directly mediated through Gcg signaling. This was confirmed by the identification of phosphorylation sites on key lipogenic and glucose metabolism enzymes in liver of mice treated with Cotadutide. Complementary metabolomic and transcriptomic analyses implicated lipogenic, fibrotic and inflammatory pathways, which are consistent with a unique therapeutic contribution of GcgR agonism by Cotadutide in vivo. Significantly, Cotadutide also alleviated fibrosis to a greater extent than Liraglutide or Obeticholic acid (OCA), despite adjusting dose to achieve similar weight loss in 2 preclinical mouse models of NASH. Thus Cotadutide, via direct hepatic (GcgR) and extra-hepatic (GLP-1R) effects, exerts multi-factorial improvement in liver function and is a promising therapeutic option for the treatment of steatohepatitis.
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- Michelle L Boland
- Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Diseases, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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- Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Diseases, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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- Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Diseases, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, PR group, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Diseases, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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- Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Diseases, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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- Research and Early Development, Oncology, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK
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- Translational Sciences, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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- Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Diseases, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK
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- Vanderbilt University Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vanderbilt University Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Diseases, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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- Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Diseases, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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- Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Diseases, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, PR group, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Diseases, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
- Gilead Sciences, Foster City, CA, USA
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- Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Diseases, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.
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"Omics"-based analyses are widely used in numerous areas of research, advances in instrumentation (both hardware and software) allow investigators to collect a wealth of data and therein characterize metabolic systems. Although analyses generally examine differences in absolute or relative (fold-) changes in concentrations, the ability to extract mechanistic insight would benefit from the use of isotopic tracers. Herein, we discuss important concepts that should be considered when stable isotope tracers are used to capture biochemical flux. Special attention is placed on in vivo systems, however, many of the general ideas have immediate impact on studies in cellular models or isolated-perfused tissues. While it is somewhat trivial to administer labeled precursor molecules and measure the enrichment of downstream products, the ability to make correct interpretations can be challenging. We will outline several critical factors that may influence choices when developing and/or applying a stable isotope tracer method. For example, is there a "best" tracer for a given study? How do I administer a tracer? When do I collect my sample(s)? While these questions may seem straightforward, we will present scenarios that can have dramatic effects on conclusions surrounding apparent rates of metabolic activity.
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- Stephen F Previs
- Department of Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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Belew GD, Silva J, Rito J, Tavares L, Viegas I, Teixeira J, Oliveira PJ, Macedo MP, Jones JG. Transfer of glucose hydrogens via acetyl-CoA, malonyl-CoA, and NADPH to fatty acids during de novo lipogenesis. J Lipid Res 2019; 60:2050-2056. [PMID: 31575642 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.ra119000354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Revised: 09/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Deuterated water (2H2O) is widely used for measuring de novo lipogenesis (DNL). 2H is incorporated into fatty acids via exchange between body water and the hydrogens of acetyl-CoA, malonyl-CoA, and NADPH. Previous studies concluded that these exchanges are incomplete; therefore, fatty acid 2H enrichment requires correcting. In mice, we measured the 2H enrichment of fatty acid positions 2 and 3 and methyl hydrogens from [U-2H7]glucose to determine 2H transfer from glucose to fatty acid via malonyl-CoA, NADPH, and acetyl-CoA, respectively. Positional fatty acid 2H enrichments were compared with 13C enrichment of the same sites from an equivalent amount of [U-13C6]glucose provided alongside the [U-2H7]glucose tracer. Transfer of glucose 2H to fatty acid position 2 and methyl sites was low (2H enrichment of 0.06 ± 0.01 and 0.14 ± 0.01 relative to 13C) indicating extensive exchange at both malonyl- and acetyl-CoA, respectively. Transfer of glucose 2H into fatty acid position 3 was more extensive (0.46 ± 0.04 relative to 13C, P < 10-5 vs. position 2), indicating a more limited exchange of those glucose hydrogens that were transferred via NADPH. However, mice provided with [U-13C6]glucose and 2H2O had equivalent 2H enrichments of fatty acid positions 2 and 3, suggesting that in this setting, NADPH and body water 2H had exchanged extensively. This is explained by contributions of substrates other than exogenous glucose to DNL coupled with their extensive 2H enrichment from 2H2O prior to DNL. Under such conditions, 2H enrichment of fatty acids from 2H2O does not need correction.
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- Getachew Debas Belew
- Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra-Biotech University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra-Biotech University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra-Biotech University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra-Biotech University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra-Biotech University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.,Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra-Biotech University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra-Biotech University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Chronic Diseases Research Center, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.,Portuguese Diabetes Association, Lisbon, Portugal.,Department of Medical Sciences, Universidade Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra-Biotech University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal .,Portuguese Diabetes Association, Lisbon, Portugal
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Koh YM, Jang SW, Ahn TW. Anti-obesity effect of Yangkyuksanwha-tang in high-fat diet-induced obese mice. Altern Ther Health Med 2019; 19:246. [PMID: 31488172 PMCID: PMC6728965 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-019-2669-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Yangkyuksanwha-tang (YST) is an herbal medicine based on Sasang constitutional medicine (SCM) and is widely used in Korean traditional medicine. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of YST on obesity in high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obese mice. METHODS We induced obesity in C57bl/6 J mice using a HFD, and then orally administered 300 mg/kg YST for 6 weeks. We measured body weight, food efficiency, organ and fat weight, serum biochemical parameters, and obesity-related gene expression, and carried out histological analysis at the end of the experimental period. RESULTS YST significantly reduced the absolute body weight and food efficiency ratio. The serum, aminotransferase, glucose, total cholesterol, triglyceride, and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels were significantly lower in the YST-treated group than in the control group, whereas the high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol level in the YST-treated group was significantly higher. The YST-treated group also showed a significant reduction in regional fatty tissues and the absolute weight of various organs. We also observed a significantly reduced expression of AP2/FABP4, C/EBP-β, leptin, and SREBP1c/ADD1 mRNA, and significantly increased expression of UCP-2 and adiponectin mRNA in adipose tissue in the YST-treated group. YST also decreased the lipid droplet size and lipid accumulation in the liver, as well as adipocyte size in epididymal adipose tissue. At the dose tested, YST was non-toxic to the liver and kidneys of the mice. CONCLUSION The results imply that YST has anti-obesity effects in obesity-induced mice. Although the number of experimental animals was limited and the drug effects concern mice, rather than humans, which have different constitutions, the study has valuable implications with respect to the general effects of YST.
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Beddow SA, Gattu AK, Vatner DF, Paolella L, Alqarzaee A, Tashkandi N, Popov VB, Church CD, Rodeheffer MS, Cline GW, Geisler JG, Bhanot S, Samuel VT. PEPCK1 Antisense Oligonucleotide Prevents Adiposity and Impairs Hepatic Glycogen Synthesis in High-Fat Male Fed Rats. Endocrinology 2019; 160:205-219. [PMID: 30445425 PMCID: PMC6307100 DOI: 10.1210/en.2018-00630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The increased hepatic gluconeogenesis in type 2 diabetes mellitus has often been ascribed to increased transcription of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase 1, cystolic form (PEPCK1), although recent evidence has questioned this attribution. To assess the metabolic role of PEPCK1, we treated regular chow fed and high-fat fed (HFF) male Sprague-Dawley rats with a 2'-O-methoxyethyl chimeric antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) against PEPCK1 and compared them with control ASO-treated rats. PEPCK1 ASO effectively decreased PEPCK1 expression in the liver and white adipose tissue. In chow fed rats, PEPCK1 ASO did not alter adiposity, plasma glucose, or insulin. In contrast, PEPCK1 ASO decreased the white adipose tissue mass in HFF rats but without altering basal rates of lipolysis, de novo lipogenesis, or glyceroneogenesis in vivo. Despite the protection from adiposity, hepatic insulin sensitivity was impaired in HFF PEPCK1 ASO-treated rats. PEPCK1 ASO worsened hepatic steatosis, although without additional impairments in hepatic insulin signaling or activation of inflammatory signals in the liver. Instead, the development of hepatic insulin resistance and the decrease in hepatic glycogen synthesis during a hyperglycemic clamp was attributed to a decrease in hepatic glucokinase (GCK) expression and decreased synthesis of glycogen via the direct pathway. The decrease in GCK expression was associated with increased expression of activating transcription factor 3, a negative regulator of GCK transcription. These studies have demonstrated that PEPCK1 is integral to coordinating cellular metabolism in the liver and adipose tissue, although it does not directly effect hepatic glucose production or adipose glyceroneogenesis.
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- Sara A Beddow
- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
- West Haven Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
- West Haven Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
- West Haven Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Haven, Connecticut
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- West Haven Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
- West Haven Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Haven, Connecticut
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Chen Y, Berejnaia O, Liu J, Wang SP, Daurio NA, Yin W, Mayoral R, Petrov A, Kasumov T, Zhang GF, Previs SF, Kelley DE, McLaren DG. Quantifying ceramide kinetics in vivo using stable isotope tracers and LC-MS/MS. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2018; 315:E416-E424. [PMID: 29509438 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00457.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Numerous studies have implicated dyslipidemia as a key factor in mediating insulin resistance. Ceramides have received special attention since their levels are inversely associated with normal insulin signaling and positively associated with factors that are involved in cardiometabolic disease. Despite the growing literature surrounding ceramide biology, there are limited data regarding the activity of ceramide synthesis and turnover in vivo. Herein, we demonstrate the ability to measure ceramide kinetics by coupling the administration of [2H]water with LC-MS/MS analyses. As a "proof-of-concept" we determined the effect of a diet-induced alteration on ceramide flux; studies also examined the effect of myriocin (a known inhibitor of serine palmitoyltransferase, the first step in sphingosine biosynthesis). Our data suggest that one can estimate ceramide synthesis and draw conclusions regarding the source of fatty acids; we discuss caveats in regards to method development in this area.
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- Ying Chen
- MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey
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- MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey
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- MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition, Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, and Department of Medicine, Duke University , Durham, North Carolina
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Rutkowsky JM, Lee LL, Puchowicz M, Golub MS, Befroy DE, Wilson DW, Anderson S, Cline G, Bini J, Borkowski K, Knotts TA, Rutledge JC. Reduced cognitive function, increased blood-brain-barrier transport and inflammatory responses, and altered brain metabolites in LDLr -/-and C57BL/6 mice fed a western diet. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0191909. [PMID: 29444171 PMCID: PMC5812615 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2017] [Accepted: 01/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Recent work suggests that diet affects brain metabolism thereby impacting cognitive function. Our objective was to determine if a western diet altered brain metabolism, increased blood-brain barrier (BBB) transport and inflammation, and induced cognitive impairment in C57BL/6 (WT) mice and low-density lipoprotein receptor null (LDLr -/-) mice, a model of hyperlipidemia and cognitive decline. We show that a western diet and LDLr -/- moderately influence cognitive processes as assessed by Y-maze and radial arm water maze. Also, western diet significantly increased BBB transport, as well as microvessel factor VIII in LDLr -/- and microglia IBA1 staining in WT, both indicators of activation and neuroinflammation. Interestingly, LDLr -/- mice had a significant increase in 18F- fluorodeoxyglucose uptake irrespective of diet and brain 1H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy showed increased lactate and lipid moieties. Metabolic assessments of whole mouse brain by GC/MS and LC/MS/MS showed that a western diet altered brain TCA cycle and β-oxidation intermediates, levels of amino acids, and complex lipid levels and elevated proinflammatory lipid mediators. Our study reveals that the western diet has multiple impacts on brain metabolism, physiology, and altered cognitive function that likely manifest via multiple cellular pathways.
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- Jennifer M. Rutkowsky
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, United States of America
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- Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis, California, United States of America
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- Magnetic Resonance Research Center, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology, University of California, Davis, California, United States of America
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- Department of Endocrinology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Yale PET Center, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- West Coast Metabolomics Center, Genome Center, University of California, Davis, California, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, United States of America
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Kuda O, Rossmeisl M, Kopecky J. Omega-3 fatty acids and adipose tissue biology. Mol Aspects Med 2018; 64:147-160. [PMID: 29329795 DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2018.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2017] [Revised: 01/05/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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This review provides evidence for the importance of white and brown adipose tissue (i.e. WAT and BAT) function for the maintenance of healthy metabolic phenotype and its preservation in response to omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (omega-3 PUFA), namely in the context of diseased states linked to aberrant accumulation of body fat, systemic low-grade inflammation, dyslipidemia and insulin resistance. More specifically, the review deals with (i) the concept of immunometabolism, i.e. how adipose-resident immune cells and adipocytes affect each other and define the immune-metabolic interface; and (ii) the characteristic features of "healthy adipocytes" in WAT, which are relatively small fat cells endowed with a high capacity for mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation, triacylglycerol/fatty acid (TAG/FA) cycling and de novo lipogenesis (DNL). The intrinsic metabolic features of WAT and their flexible regulations, reflecting the presence of "healthy adipocytes", provide beneficial local and systemic effects, including (i) protection against in situ endoplasmic reticulum stress and related inflammatory response during activation of adipocyte lipolysis; (ii) prevention of ectopic fat accumulation and dyslipidemia caused by increased hepatic VLDL synthesis, as well as prevention of lipotoxic damage of insulin signaling in extra-adipose tissues; and also (iii) increased synthesis of anti-inflammatory and insulin-sensitizing lipid mediators with pro-resolving properties, including the branched fatty acid esters of hydroxy fatty acids (FAHFAs), also depending on the activity of DNL in WAT. The "healthy adipocytes" phenotype can be induced in WAT of obese mice in response to various stimuli including dietary omega-3 PUFA, especially when combined with moderate calorie restriction, and possibly also with other life style (e.g. physical activity) or pharmacological (e.g. thiazolidinediones) interventions. While omega-3 PUFA could exert beneficial systemic effects by improving immunometabolism of WAT without a concomitant induction of BAT, it is currently not clear whether the metabolic effects of the combined intervention using omega-3 PUFA and calorie restriction or thiazolidinediones depend also on the activation of BAT function and/or the induction of brite/beige adipocytes in WAT. It remains to be established why omega-3 PUFA intervention in type 2 diabetic subjects does not improve insulin sensitivity and glucose homeostasis despite inducing various anti-inflammatory mediators in WAT, including the recently discovered docosahexaenoyl esters of hydroxy linoleic acid, the lipokines from the FAHFA family, as well as several endocannabinoid-related anti-inflammatory lipids. To answer the question whether and to which extent omega-3 PUFA supplementation could promote the formation of "healthy adipocytes" in WAT of human subjects, namely in the obese insulin-resistant patients, represents a challenging task that is of great importance for the treatment of some serious non-communicable diseases.
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- Ondrej Kuda
- Department of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska, 1083 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Department of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska, 1083 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Department of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska, 1083 Prague 4, Czech Republic.
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Ko CW, Counihan D, Wu J, Hatzoglou M, Puchowicz MA, Croniger CM. Macrophages with a deletion of the phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase 1 ( Pck1) gene have a more proinflammatory phenotype. J Biol Chem 2018; 293:3399-3409. [PMID: 29317502 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m117.819136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2017] [Revised: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (Pck1) is a metabolic enzyme that is integral to the gluconeogenic and glyceroneogenic pathways. However, Pck1's role in macrophage metabolism and function is unknown. Using stable isotopomer MS analysis in a mouse model with a myeloid cell-specific Pck1 deletion, we show here that this deletion increases the proinflammatory phenotype in macrophages. Incubation of LPS-stimulated bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDM) with [U-13C]glucose revealed reduced 13C labeling of citrate and malate and increased 13C labeling of lactate in Pck1-deleted bone marrow-derived macrophages. We also found that the Pck1 deletion in the myeloid cells increases reactive oxygen species (ROS). Of note, this altered macrophage metabolism increased expression of the M1 cytokines TNFα, IL-1β, and IL-6. We therefore conclude that Pck1 contributes to M1 polarization in macrophages. Our findings provide important insights into the factors determining the macrophage inflammatory response and indicate that Pck1 activity contributes to metabolic reprogramming and polarization in macrophages.
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- Genetics and Genome Sciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Genetics and Genome Sciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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Atzrodt J, Derdau V, Kerr WJ, Reid M. Deuterium- und tritiummarkierte Verbindungen: Anwendungen in den modernen Biowissenschaften. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201704146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Jens Atzrodt
- Isotope Chemistry and Metabolite Synthesis, Integrated Drug Discovery, Medicinal Chemistry; Industriepark Höchst, G876 65926 Frankfurt Deutschland
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- Isotope Chemistry and Metabolite Synthesis, Integrated Drug Discovery, Medicinal Chemistry; Industriepark Höchst, G876 65926 Frankfurt Deutschland
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, WestCHEM; University of Strathclyde; 295 Cathedral Street Glasgow Scotland G1 1XL Großbritannien
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, WestCHEM; University of Strathclyde; 295 Cathedral Street Glasgow Scotland G1 1XL Großbritannien
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Atzrodt J, Derdau V, Kerr WJ, Reid M. Deuterium- and Tritium-Labelled Compounds: Applications in the Life Sciences. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:1758-1784. [PMID: 28815899 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201704146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 407] [Impact Index Per Article: 67.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2017] [Revised: 07/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Hydrogen isotopes are unique tools for identifying and understanding biological and chemical processes. Hydrogen isotope labelling allows for the traceless and direct incorporation of an additional mass or radioactive tag into an organic molecule with almost no changes in its chemical structure, physical properties, or biological activity. Using deuterium-labelled isotopologues to study the unique mass-spectrometric patterns generated from mixtures of biologically relevant molecules drastically simplifies analysis. Such methods are now providing unprecedented levels of insight in a wide and continuously growing range of applications in the life sciences and beyond. Tritium (3 H), in particular, has seen an increase in utilization, especially in pharmaceutical drug discovery. The efforts and costs associated with the synthesis of labelled compounds are more than compensated for by the enhanced molecular sensitivity during analysis and the high reliability of the data obtained. In this Review, advances in the application of hydrogen isotopes in the life sciences are described.
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- Jens Atzrodt
- Isotope Chemistry and Metabolite Synthesis, Integrated Drug Discovery, Medicinal Chemistry, Industriepark Höchst, G876, 65926, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Isotope Chemistry and Metabolite Synthesis, Integrated Drug Discovery, Medicinal Chemistry, Industriepark Höchst, G876, 65926, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, WestCHEM, University of Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1XL, UK
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, WestCHEM, University of Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1XL, UK
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Daurio NA, Wang SP, Chen Y, Zhou H, McLaren DG, Roddy TP, Johns DG, Milot D, Kasumov T, Erion MD, Kelley DE, Previs SF. Enhancing Studies of Pharmacodynamic Mechanisms via Measurements of Metabolic Flux: Fundamental Concepts and Guiding Principles for Using Stable Isotope Tracers. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2017; 363:80-91. [DOI: 10.1124/jpet.117.241091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2017] [Accepted: 06/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Kowalski GM, Kraakman MJ, Mason SA, Murphy AJ, Bruce CR. Resolution of glucose intolerance in long-term high-fat, high-sucrose-fed mice. J Endocrinol 2017; 233:269-279. [PMID: 28360081 DOI: 10.1530/joe-17-0004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 03/30/2017] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The high-fat, high-sucrose diet (HFSD)-fed C57Bl/6 mouse is a widely used model of prediabetes. However, studies typically implement a relatively short dietary intervention lasting between 4 and 16 weeks; as a result, little is known about how a long-term HFSD influences the metabolic profile of these mice. Therefore, the aim of this investigation was to examine the effects of consuming a HFSD for 42 weeks on the development of hyperinsulinaemia and glucose intolerance in male C57Bl/6 mice. Two cohorts of HFSD mice were studied at independent institutes and they underwent an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) with measures of plasma insulin and free fatty acids (FFA). Age-matched chow-fed control mice were also studied. The HFSD-fed mice were hyperinsulinaemic and grossly obese, being over 25 g heavier than chow-fed mice, which was due to a marked expansion of subcutaneous adipose tissue. This was associated with a 3-fold increase in liver lipid content. Glucose tolerance, however, was either the same or better than control mice due to the preservation of glucose disposal as revealed by a dynamic stable isotope-labelled OGTT. In addition, plasma FFAs were suppressed to lower levels in HFSD mice during the OGTT. In conclusion, we have made the paradoxical observation that long-term HFSD feeding results in the resolution of glucose intolerance in the C57Bl/6 mouse. Mechanistically, we propose that the gross expansion of subcutaneous adipose tissue increases the glucose disposal capacity of the HFSD-fed mouse, which overcomes the prevailing insulin resistance to improve glucose tolerance.
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- Greg M Kowalski
- Institute for Physical Activity and NutritionSchool of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Haematopoiesis and Leukocyte Biology LaboratoryBaker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of MedicineColumbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA
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- Institute for Physical Activity and NutritionSchool of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Haematopoiesis and Leukocyte Biology LaboratoryBaker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Institute for Physical Activity and NutritionSchool of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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Tan KN, Carrasco-Pozo C, McDonald TS, Puchowicz M, Borges K. Tridecanoin is anticonvulsant, antioxidant, and improves mitochondrial function. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2017; 37:2035-2048. [PMID: 27418037 PMCID: PMC5464699 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x16659498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The hypothesis that chronic feeding of the triglycerides of octanoate (trioctanoin) and decanoate (tridecanoin) in "a regular non-ketogenic diet" is anticonvulsant was tested and possible mechanisms of actions were subsequently investigated. Chronic feeding of 35E% of calories from tridecanoin, but not trioctanoin, was reproducibly anticonvulsant in two acute CD1 mouse seizure models. The levels of beta-hydroxybutyrate in plasma and brain were not significantly increased by either treatment relative to control diet. The respective decanoate and octanoate levels are 76 µM and 33 µM in plasma and 1.17 and 2.88 nmol/g in brain. Tridecanoin treatment did not alter the maximal activities of several glycolytic enzymes, suggesting that there is no reduction in glycolysis contributing to anticonvulsant effects. In cultured astrocytes, 200 µM of octanoic and decanoic acids increased basal respiration and ATP turnover, suggesting that both medium chain fatty acids are used as fuel. Only decanoic acid increased mitochondrial proton leak which may reduce oxidative stress. In mitochondria isolated from hippocampal formations, tridecanoin increased respiration linked to ATP synthesis, indicating that mitochondrial metabolic functions are improved. In addition, tridecanoin increased the plasma antioxidant capacity and hippocampal mRNA levels of heme oxygenase 1, and FoxO1.
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- Kah Ni Tan
- 1 Department of Pharmacology, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia
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- 1 Department of Pharmacology, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia.,2 Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- 1 Department of Pharmacology, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia
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- 3 Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- 1 Department of Pharmacology, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia
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Flachs P, Adamcova K, Zouhar P, Marques C, Janovska P, Viegas I, Jones JG, Bardova K, Svobodova M, Hansikova J, Kuda O, Rossmeisl M, Liisberg U, Borkowska AG, Kristiansen K, Madsen L, Kopecky J. Induction of lipogenesis in white fat during cold exposure in mice: link to lean phenotype. Int J Obes (Lond) 2016; 41:372-380. [PMID: 28008171 DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2016.228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2016] [Revised: 11/10/2016] [Accepted: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE Futile substrate cycling based on lipolytic release of fatty acids (FA) from intracellular triacylglycerols (TAG) and their re-esterification (TAG/FA cycling), as well as de novo FA synthesis (de novo lipogenesis (DNL)), represent the core energy-consuming biochemical activities of white adipose tissue (WAT). We aimed to characterize their roles in cold-induced thermogenesis and energy homeostasis. METHODS Male obesity-resistant A/J and obesity-prone C57BL/6J mice maintained at 30 °C were exposed to 6 °C for 2 or 7 days. In epididymal WAT (eWAT), TAG synthesis and DNL were determined using in vivo 2H incorporation from 2H2O into tissue TAG and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Quantitative real-time-PCR and/or immunohistochemistry and western blotting were used to determine the expression of selected genes and proteins in WAT and liver. RESULTS The mass of WAT depots declined during cold exposure (CE). Plasma levels of TAG and non-esterified FA were decreased by day 2 but tended to normalize by day 7 of CE. TAG synthesis (reflecting TAG/FA cycle activity) gradually increased during CE. DNL decreased by day 2 of CE but increased several fold over the control values by day 7. Expression of genes involved in lipolysis, glyceroneogenesis, FA re-esterification, FA oxidation and mitochondrial biogenesis in eWAT was induced during CE. All these changes were more pronounced in obesity-resistant A/J than in B6 mice and occurred in the absence of uncoupling protein 1 in eWAT. Expression of markers of glyceroneogenesis in eWAT correlated negatively with hepatic FA synthesis by day 7 in both strains. Leptin and fibroblast growth factor 21 plasma levels were differentially affected by CE in the two mouse strains. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate integrated involvement of (i) TAG/FA cycling and DNL in WAT, and (ii) hepatic very-low-density lipoprotein-TAG synthesis in the control of blood lipid levels and provision of FA fuels for thermogenesis in cold. They suggest that lipogenesis in WAT contributes to a lean phenotype.
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- P Flachs
- Department of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Centre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Cantanhede, Portugal
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- Department of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Centre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Cantanhede, Portugal
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- Centre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Cantanhede, Portugal
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- Department of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Genomics and Molecular Biomedicine, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research, Bergen, Norway
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- Laboratory of Genomics and Molecular Biomedicine, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Genomics and Molecular Biomedicine, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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- Laboratory of Genomics and Molecular Biomedicine, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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Wang SP, Zhou D, Yao Z, Satapati S, Chen Y, Daurio NA, Petrov A, Shen X, Metzger D, Yin W, Nawrocki AR, Eiermann GJ, Hwa J, Fancourt C, Miller C, Herath K, Roddy TP, Slipetz D, Erion MD, Previs SF, Kelley DE. Quantifying rates of glucose production in vivo following an intraperitoneal tracer bolus. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2016; 311:E911-E921. [PMID: 27651111 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00182.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2016] [Revised: 09/02/2016] [Accepted: 09/02/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Aberrant regulation of glucose production makes a critical contribution to the impaired glycemic control that is observed in type 2 diabetes. Although isotopic tracer methods have proven to be informative in quantifying the magnitude of such alterations, it is presumed that one must rely on venous access to administer glucose tracers which therein presents obstacles for the routine application of tracer methods in rodent models. Since intraperitoneal injections are readily used to deliver glucose challenges and/or dose potential therapeutics, we hypothesized that this route could also be used to administer a glucose tracer. The ability to then reliably estimate glucose flux would require attention toward setting a schedule for collecting samples and choosing a distribution volume. For example, glucose production can be calculated by multiplying the fractional turnover rate by the pool size. We have taken a step-wise approach to examine the potential of using an intraperitoneal tracer administration in rat and mouse models. First, we compared the kinetics of [U-13C]glucose following either an intravenous or an intraperitoneal injection. Second, we tested whether the intraperitoneal method could detect a pharmacological manipulation of glucose production. Finally, we contrasted a potential application of the intraperitoneal method against the glucose-insulin clamp. We conclude that it is possible to 1) quantify glucose production using an intraperitoneal injection of tracer and 2) derive a "glucose production index" by coupling estimates of basal glucose production with measurements of fasting insulin concentration; this yields a proxy for clamp-derived assessments of insulin sensitivity of endogenous production.
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- Merck Research Laboratories, Kenilworth, New Jersey
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- Merck Research Laboratories, Kenilworth, New Jersey
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- Merck Research Laboratories, Kenilworth, New Jersey
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- Merck Research Laboratories, Kenilworth, New Jersey
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- Merck Research Laboratories, Kenilworth, New Jersey
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- Merck Research Laboratories, Kenilworth, New Jersey
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- Merck Research Laboratories, Kenilworth, New Jersey
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- Merck Research Laboratories, Kenilworth, New Jersey
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Chaudhari A, Håversen L, Mobini R, Andersson L, Ståhlman M, Lu E, Rutberg M, Fogelstrand P, Ekroos K, Mardinoglu A, Levin M, Perkins R, Borén J. ARAP2 promotes GLUT1-mediated basal glucose uptake through regulation of sphingolipid metabolism. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2016; 1861:1643-1651. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2016.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2016] [Revised: 07/02/2016] [Accepted: 07/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Analysis of Mammalian Cell Proliferation and Macromolecule Synthesis Using Deuterated Water and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. Metabolites 2016; 6:metabo6040034. [PMID: 27754354 PMCID: PMC5192440 DOI: 10.3390/metabo6040034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2016] [Revised: 10/10/2016] [Accepted: 10/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Deuterated water (²H₂O), a stable isotopic tracer, provides a convenient and reliable way to label multiple cellular biomass components (macromolecules), thus permitting the calculation of their synthesis rates. Here, we have combined ²H₂O labelling, GC-MS analysis and a novel cell fractionation method to extract multiple biomass components (DNA, protein and lipids) from the one biological sample, thus permitting the simultaneous measurement of DNA (cell proliferation), protein and lipid synthesis rates. We have used this approach to characterize the turnover rates and metabolism of a panel of mammalian cells in vitro (muscle C2C12 and colon cancer cell lines). Our data show that in actively-proliferating cells, biomass synthesis rates are strongly linked to the rate of cell division. Furthermore, in both proliferating and non-proliferating cells, it is the lipid pool that undergoes the most rapid turnover when compared to DNA and protein. Finally, our data in human colon cancer cell lines reveal a marked heterogeneity in the reliance on the de novo lipogenic pathway, with the cells being dependent on both 'self-made' and exogenously-derived fatty acid.
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Lee IS, Kim KS, Kim KH, Park J, Jeong HS, Kim Y, Na YC, Lee SG, Ahn KS, Lee JH, Jang HJ. Anti-diabetic and anti-obesitic effects of aqueous extracts of Yangkyuksanhwa-tang and its two major compositions on db/db mice. Biomed Pharmacother 2016; 83:431-438. [PMID: 27424324 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2016.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2016] [Revised: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 07/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- In-Seung Lee
- Department of Science in Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
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- College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Science in Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Science in Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Science in Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Science in Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea; Western Seoul Center, Korea Basic Science Institute, 150 Bugahyeon-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-140, Republic of Korea
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- College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Science in Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Science in Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
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- College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Science in Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea.
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Salameh A, Daquinag AC, Staquicini DI, An Z, Hajjar KA, Pasqualini R, Arap W, Kolonin MG. Prohibitin/annexin 2 interaction regulates fatty acid transport in adipose tissue. JCI Insight 2016; 1. [PMID: 27468426 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.86351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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We have previously identified prohibitin (PHB) and annexin A2 (ANX2) as proteins interacting on the surface of vascular endothelial cells in white adipose tissue (WAT) of humans and mice. Here, we demonstrate that ANX2 and PHB also interact in adipocytes. Mice lacking ANX2 have normal WAT vascularization, adipogenesis, and glucose metabolism but display WAT hypotrophy due to reduced fatty acid uptake by WAT endothelium and adipocytes. By using cell culture systems in which ANX2/PHB binding is disrupted either genetically or through treatment with a blocking peptide, we show that fatty acid transport efficiency relies on this protein complex. We also provide evidence that the interaction between ANX2 and PHB mediates fatty acid transport from the endothelium into adipocytes. Moreover, we demonstrate that ANX2 and PHB form a complex with the fatty acid transporter CD36. Finally, we show that the colocalization of PHB and CD36 on adipocyte surface is induced by extracellular fatty acids. Together, our results suggest that an unrecognized biochemical interaction between ANX2 and PHB regulates CD36-mediated fatty acid transport in WAT, thus revealing a new potential pathway for intervention in metabolic diseases.
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- Ahmad Salameh
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center and Division of Molecular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Departments of Pediatrics, Cell and Developmental Biology, and Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
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- University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center and Division of Molecular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center and Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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Li L, Che L, Wang C, Blecha JE, Li X, VanBrocklin HF, Calvisi DF, Puchowicz M, Chen X, Seo Y. [(11)C]acetate PET Imaging is not Always Associated with Increased Lipogenesis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Mice. Mol Imaging Biol 2016; 18:360-7. [PMID: 26567114 PMCID: PMC4866912 DOI: 10.1007/s11307-015-0915-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Altered metabolism, including increased glycolysis and de novo lipogenesis, is one of the hallmarks of cancer. Radiolabeled nutrients, including glucose and acetate, are extensively used for the detection of various tumors, including hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs). High signal of [(11)C]acetate positron emission tomography (PET) in tumors is often considered to be associated with increased expression of fatty acid synthase (FASN) and increased de novo lipogenesis in tumor tissues. Defining a subset of tumors with increased [(11)C]acetate PET signal and thus increased lipogenesis was suggested to help select a group of patients, who may benefit from lipogenesis-targeting therapies. PROCEDURES To investigate whether [(11)C]acetate PET imaging is truly associated with increased de novo lipogenesis along with hepatocarcinogenesis, we performed [(11)C]acetate PET imaging in wild-type mice as well as two mouse HCC models, induced by myrAKT/Ras(V12) (AKT/Ras) and PIK3CA(1047R)/c-Met (PI3K/Met) oncogene combinations. In addition, we analyzed FASN expression and de novo lipogenesis rate in these mouse liver tissues. RESULTS We found that while HCCs induced by AKT/Ras co-expression showed high levels of [(11)C]acetate PET signal compared to normal liver, HCCs induced by PI3K/Met overexpression did not. Intriguingly, elevated FASN expression and increased de novo lipogenesis rate were observed in both AKT/Ras and PI3K/Met HCCs. CONCLUSION Altogether, our study suggests that [(11)C]acetate PET imaging can be a useful tool for imaging of a subset of HCCs. However, at molecular level, the increased [(11)C]acetate PET imaging is not always associated with increased FASN expression or de novo lipogenesis.
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- Lei Li
- School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94143-0912, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94143-0912, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94143-0912, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94143-0912, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Institute of Pathology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Nutrition, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94143-0912, USA.
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
- UCSF-UC Berkeley Joint Graduate Group in Bioengineering, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.
- UCSF Physics Research Laboratory, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94143-0946, USA.
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Huttala O, Mysore R, Sarkanen JR, Heinonen T, Olkkonen VM, Ylikomi T. Differentiation of human adipose stromal cells in vitro into insulin-sensitive adipocytes. Cell Tissue Res 2016; 366:63-74. [DOI: 10.1007/s00441-016-2409-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2015] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Lee IS, Kim KS, Kim KH, Park J, Jeong HS, Kim Y, Na YC, Chung WS, Ahn KS, Lee SG, Um JY, Lee JH, Jang HJ. Antihyperglycemic and Antiobesity Effects of JAL2 on db/db Mice. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE : ECAM 2016; 2016:6828514. [PMID: 27069493 PMCID: PMC4812314 DOI: 10.1155/2016/6828514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2015] [Revised: 01/30/2016] [Accepted: 02/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Lonicera japonica Thunb. (LJT) and Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch. (RGL) have been used traditionally as a herbal medicine in Korean medicine. Using LC/Q-TOF was performed to profile the two herbal medicines and the mixture of LJR and RGL (JAL2, ratio 1 : 1). We performed oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and plasma GLP-1 and insulin secretion by multiplex assays to investigate antidiabetic effects of LJT, RGL, and JAL2 in db/db mice, the mice model of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Also, the antiobesity-related factors such as plasma peptide YY (PYY), triglyceride, total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, and weight of liver, epididymal, and retroperitoneal fat tissue were investigated. Through the multiplex assay, it was found that JAL2 treatment more efficiently attenuated high levels of blood glucose by stimulating GLP-1 secretion and reduced LDL concentration and weight of liver and retroperitoneal fat tissue compared to LJT or RGL treated separately. These results suggest that the JAL2 has antidiabetes and antiobesity effects in T2DM mice model.
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- In-Seung Lee
- College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
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- College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
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- College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
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- College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
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- College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
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- College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
- Western Seoul Center, Korea Basic Science Institute, 150 Bugahyeon-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-140, Republic of Korea
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- Western Seoul Center, Korea Basic Science Institute, 150 Bugahyeon-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-140, Republic of Korea
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- College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
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- College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
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- College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
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- College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
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- College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
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- College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
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Sisler JD, Morgan M, Raje V, Grande RC, Derecka M, Meier J, Cantwell M, Szczepanek K, Korzun WJ, Lesnefsky EJ, Harris TE, Croniger CM, Larner AC. The Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 1 (STAT1) Inhibits Mitochondrial Biogenesis in Liver and Fatty Acid Oxidation in Adipocytes. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0144444. [PMID: 26689548 PMCID: PMC4686975 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2015] [Accepted: 11/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The transcription factor STAT1 plays a central role in orchestrating responses to various pathogens by activating the transcription of nuclear-encoded genes that mediate the antiviral, the antigrowth, and immune surveillance effects of interferons and other cytokines. In addition to regulating gene expression, we report that STAT1-/- mice display increased energy expenditure and paradoxically decreased release of triglycerides from white adipose tissue (WAT). Liver mitochondria from STAT1-/- mice show both defects in coupling of the electron transport chain (ETC) and increased numbers of mitochondria. Consistent with elevated numbers of mitochondria, STAT1-/- mice expressed increased amounts of PGC1α, a master regulator of mitochondrial biogenesis. STAT1 binds to the PGC1α promoter in fed mice but not in fasted animals, suggesting that STAT1 inhibited transcription of PGC1α. Since STAT1-/- mice utilized more lipids we examined white adipose tissue (WAT) stores. Contrary to expectations, fasted STAT1-/- mice did not lose lipid from WAT. β-adrenergic stimulation of glycerol release from isolated STAT1-/- WAT was decreased, while activation of hormone sensitive lipase was not changed. These findings suggest that STAT1-/- adipose tissue does not release glycerol and that free fatty acids (FFA) re-esterify back to triglycerides, thus maintaining fat mass in fasted STAT1-/- mice.
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- Jennifer D. Sisler
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, United States of America
- Medical Service, McGuire Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, VA, 23249, United States of America
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, United States of America
- Medical Service, McGuire Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, VA, 23249, United States of America
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, and Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, United States of America
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- Department of Nutrition, Case Western University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, 44106, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, United States of America
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Fairbridge NA, Southall TM, Ayre DC, Komatsu Y, Raquet PI, Brown RJ, Randell E, Kovacs CS, Christian SL. Loss of CD24 in Mice Leads to Metabolic Dysfunctions and a Reduction in White Adipocyte Tissue. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0141966. [PMID: 26536476 PMCID: PMC4633231 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2015] [Accepted: 10/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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CD24 is a glycophosphatidylinositol (GPI)-linked cell surface receptor that is involved in regulating the survival or differentiation of several different cell types. CD24 has been used to identify pre-adipocytes that are able to reconstitute white adipose tissue (WAT) in vivo. Moreover, we recently found that the dynamic upregulation of CD24 in vitro during early phases of adipogenesis is necessary for mature adipocyte development. To determine the role of CD24 in adipocyte development in vivo, we evaluated the development of the inguinal and interscapular subcutaneous WAT and the epididymal visceral WAT in mice with a homozygous deletion of CD24 (CD24KO). We observed a significant decrease in WAT mass of 40% to 74% in WAT mass from both visceral and subcutaneous depots in male mice, with no significant effect in female mice, compared to wild-type (WT) sex- and age-matched controls. We also found that CD24KO mice had increased fasting glucose and free fatty acids, decreased fasting insulin, and plasma leptin. No major differences were observed in the sensitivity to insulin or glucose, or in circulating triglycerides, total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, or LDL-cholesterol levels between WT and CD24KO mice. Challenging the CD24KO mice with either high sucrose (35%) or high fat (45%) diets that promote increased adiposity, increased WAT mass and fasting insulin, adiponectin and leptin levels, as well as reduced the sensitivity to insulin and glucose, to the levels of WT mice on the same diets. The CD24-mediated reduction in fat pad size was due to a reduction in adipocyte cell size in all depots with no significant reduction pre-adipocyte or adipocyte cell number. Thus, we have clearly demonstrated that the global absence of CD24 affects adipocyte cell size in vivo in a sex- and diet-dependent manner, as well as causing metabolic disturbances in glucose homeostasis and free fatty acid levels.
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- Nicholas A. Fairbridge
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
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- Division of BioMedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
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- Division of Medicine-Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
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Cordoba-Chacon J, Majumdar N, List EO, Diaz-Ruiz A, Frank SJ, Manzano A, Bartrons R, Puchowicz M, Kopchick JJ, Kineman RD. Growth Hormone Inhibits Hepatic De Novo Lipogenesis in Adult Mice. Diabetes 2015; 64:3093-103. [PMID: 26015548 PMCID: PMC4542445 DOI: 10.2337/db15-0370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2015] [Accepted: 05/20/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are reported to have low growth hormone (GH) production and/or hepatic GH resistance. GH replacement can resolve the fatty liver condition in diet-induced obese rodents and in GH-deficient patients. However, it remains to be determined whether this inhibitory action of GH is due to direct regulation of hepatic lipid metabolism. Therefore, an adult-onset, hepatocyte-specific, GH receptor (GHR) knockdown (aLivGHRkd) mouse was developed to model hepatic GH resistance in humans that may occur after sexual maturation. Just 7 days after aLivGHRkd, hepatic de novo lipogenesis (DNL) was increased in male and female chow-fed mice, compared with GHR-intact littermate controls. However, hepatosteatosis developed only in male and ovariectomized female aLivGHRkd mice. The increase in DNL observed in aLivGHRkd mice was not associated with hyperactivation of the pathway by which insulin is classically considered to regulate DNL. However, glucokinase mRNA and protein levels as well as fructose-2,6-bisphosphate levels were increased in aLivGHRkd mice, suggesting that enhanced glycolysis drives DNL in the GH-resistant liver. These results demonstrate that hepatic GH actions normally serve to inhibit DNL, where loss of this inhibitory signal may explain, in part, the inappropriate increase in hepatic DNL observed in NAFLD patients.
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- Jose Cordoba-Chacon
- Research and Development Division, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Research and Development Division, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Edison Biotechnology Institute, Ohio University, Athens, OH Department of Specialty Medicine, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, Athens, OH
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- Experimental Gerontology Section, Translational Gerontology Branch, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL Endocrinology Section Medical Service, Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, University of Barcelona, L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, University of Barcelona, L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Nutrition, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
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- Edison Biotechnology Institute, Ohio University, Athens, OH Department of Biomedical Sciences, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, Athens, OH
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- Research and Development Division, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
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Brook MS, Wilkinson DJ, Smith K, Atherton PJ. The metabolic and temporal basis of muscle hypertrophy in response to resistance exercise. Eur J Sport Sci 2015; 16:633-44. [PMID: 26289597 DOI: 10.1080/17461391.2015.1073362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Constituting ∼40% of body mass, skeletal muscle has essential locomotory and metabolic functions. As such, an insight into the control of muscle mass is of great importance for maintaining health and quality-of-life into older age, under conditions of cachectic disease and with rehabilitation. In healthy weight-bearing individuals, muscle mass is maintained by the equilibrium between muscle protein synthesis (MPS) and muscle protein breakdown; when this balance tips in favour of MPS hypertrophy occurs. Despite considerable research into pharmacological/nutraceutical interventions, resistance exercise training (RE-T) remains the most potent stimulator of MPS and hypertrophy (in the majority of individuals). However, the mechanism(s) and time course of hypertrophic responses to RE-T remain poorly understood. We would suggest that available data are very much in favour of the notion that the majority of hypertrophy occurs in the early phases of RE-T (though still controversial to some) and that, for the most part, continued gains are hard to come by. Whilst the mechanisms of muscle hypertrophy represent the culmination of mechanical, auto/paracrine and endocrine events, the measurement of MPS remains a cornerstone for understanding the control of hypertrophy - mainly because it is the underlying driving force behind skeletal muscle hypertrophy. Development of sophisticated isotopic techniques (i.e. deuterium oxide) that lend to longer term insight into the control of hypertrophy by sustained RE-T will be paramount in providing insights into the metabolic and temporal regulation of hypertrophy. Such technologies will have broad application in muscle mass intervention for both athletes and for mitigating disease/age-related cachexia and sarcopenia, alike.
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- Matthew S Brook
- a MRC-ARUK Centre of Excellence for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, Clinical, Metabolic and Molecular Physiology , University of Nottingham , UK
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- a MRC-ARUK Centre of Excellence for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, Clinical, Metabolic and Molecular Physiology , University of Nottingham , UK
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- a MRC-ARUK Centre of Excellence for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, Clinical, Metabolic and Molecular Physiology , University of Nottingham , UK
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- a MRC-ARUK Centre of Excellence for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, Clinical, Metabolic and Molecular Physiology , University of Nottingham , UK
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Robertson CL, Srivastava J, Siddiq A, Gredler R, Emdad L, Rajasekaran D, Akiel M, Shen XN, Corwin F, Sundaresan G, Zweit J, Croniger C, Gao X, Ghosh S, Hylemon PB, Subler MA, Windle JJ, Fisher PB, Sarkar D. Astrocyte Elevated Gene-1 (AEG-1) Regulates Lipid Homeostasis. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:18227-18236. [PMID: 26070567 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.661801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Astrocyte elevated gene-1 (AEG-1), also known as MTDH (metadherin) or LYRIC, is an established oncogene. However, the physiological function of AEG-1 is not known. To address this question, we generated an AEG-1 knock-out mouse (AEG-1KO) and characterized it. Although AEG-1KO mice were viable and fertile, they were significantly leaner with prominently less body fat and lived significantly longer compared with wild type (WT). When fed a high fat and cholesterol diet (HFD), WT mice rapidly gained weight, whereas AEG-1KO mice did not gain weight at all. This phenotype of AEG-1KO mice is due to decreased fat absorption from the intestines, not because of decreased fat synthesis or increased fat consumption. AEG-1 interacts with retinoid X receptor (RXR) and inhibits RXR function. In enterocytes of AEG-1KO mice, we observed increased activity of RXR heterodimer partners, liver X receptor and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α, key inhibitors of intestinal fat absorption. Inhibition of fat absorption in AEG-1KO mice was further augmented when fed an HFD providing ligands to liver X receptor and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α. Our studies reveal a novel role of AEG-1 in regulating nuclear receptors controlling lipid metabolism. AEG-1 may significantly modulate the effects of HFD and thereby function as a unique determinant of obesity.
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- Chadia L Robertson
- Departments of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298; Departments of Biochemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298
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- Departments of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298
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- Departments of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298
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- Departments of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298
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- Departments of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298
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- Departments of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298
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- Departments of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298
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- Departments of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298
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- Departments of Radiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298
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- Departments of Radiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298
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- Department of Nutrition, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Institutional Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas 78229
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- Departments of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298
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- Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298
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- Departments of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298
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- Departments of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298; Departments of VCU Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298
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- Departments of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298; Departments of VCU Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298; VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298
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- Departments of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298; Departments of VCU Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298; VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298.
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Samuel VT. The emerging role of oestrogen-related receptor γ as a regulator of energy metabolism. Diabetologia 2014; 57:2440-3. [PMID: 25257097 PMCID: PMC4488899 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-014-3377-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2014] [Accepted: 09/03/2014] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Coordinating energy supply with use is critical for survival and is tightly regulated. There is growing evidence that the oestrogen-related receptors (ERRs), a family of orphan nuclear receptors, play key roles in this regulation, ERRγ being the most recently discovered member of this family. Hepatic expression and activity of ERRγ is induced by fasting and repressed in response to feeding. Work reported by Kim and colleagues (DOI: 10.1007/s00125-014-3366-x ) dissects the mechanism for the latter observation. Taken together with prior studies by this group and others, there is emerging evidence that this protein helps coordinate metabolism and may be a potential therapeutic target.
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- Varman T Samuel
- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA,
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Camus G, Schweiger M, Herker E, Harris C, Kondratowicz AS, Tsou CL, Farese RV, Herath K, Previs SF, Roddy TP, Pinto S, Zechner R, Ott M. The hepatitis C virus core protein inhibits adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL)-mediated lipid mobilization and enhances the ATGL interaction with comparative gene identification 58 (CGI-58) and lipid droplets. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:35770-80. [PMID: 25381252 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.587816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Liver steatosis is a common health problem associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and an important risk factor for the development of liver fibrosis and cancer. Steatosis is caused by triglycerides (TG) accumulating in lipid droplets (LDs), cellular organelles composed of neutral lipids surrounded by a monolayer of phospholipids. The HCV nucleocapsid core localizes to the surface of LDs and induces steatosis in cultured cells and mouse livers by decreasing intracellular TG degradation (lipolysis). Here we report that core at the surface of LDs interferes with the activity of adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL), the key lipolytic enzyme in the first step of TG breakdown. Expressing core in livers or mouse embryonic fibroblasts of ATGL(-/-) mice no longer decreases TG degradation as observed in LDs from wild-type mice, supporting the model that core reduces lipolysis by engaging ATGL. Core must localize at LDs to inhibit lipolysis, as ex vivo TG hydrolysis is impaired in purified LDs coated with core but not when free core is added to LDs. Coimmunoprecipitation experiments revealed that core does not directly interact with the ATGL complex but, unexpectedly, increased the interaction between ATGL and its activator CGI-58 as well as the recruitment of both proteins to LDs. These data link the anti-lipolytic activity of the HCV core protein with altered ATGL binding to CGI-58 and the enhanced association of both proteins with LDs.
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- Gregory Camus
- From the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology, San Francisco, California 94158
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- From the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology, San Francisco, California 94158, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- From the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology, San Francisco, California 94158, UCSF Liver Center, University of California, San Francisco, California 94158, Heinrich-Pette-Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- UCSF Liver Center, University of California, San Francisco, California 94158, Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, San Francisco, California 94158, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California 94158, Division of Endocrinology Metabolism and Lipid Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110
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- From the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology, San Francisco, California 94158
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- From the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology, San Francisco, California 94158
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- UCSF Liver Center, University of California, San Francisco, California 94158, Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, San Francisco, California 94158, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California 94158, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, California 94158, and
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- Merck Research Laboratories, Merck and Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey 07065
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- Merck Research Laboratories, Merck and Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey 07065
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- Merck Research Laboratories, Merck and Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey 07065
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- Merck Research Laboratories, Merck and Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey 07065
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- From the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology, San Francisco, California 94158, UCSF Liver Center, University of California, San Francisco, California 94158, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California 94158,
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Duarte JAG, Carvalho F, Pearson M, Horton JD, Browning JD, Jones JG, Burgess SC. A high-fat diet suppresses de novo lipogenesis and desaturation but not elongation and triglyceride synthesis in mice. J Lipid Res 2014; 55:2541-53. [PMID: 25271296 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m052308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Intracellular lipids and their synthesis contribute to the mechanisms and complications of obesity-associated diseases. We describe an NMR approach that provides an abbreviated lipidomic analysis with concurrent lipid biosynthetic fluxes. Following deuterated water administration, positional isotopomer analysis by deuterium NMR of specific lipid species was used to examine flux through de novo lipogenesis (DNL), FA elongation, desaturation, and TG-glycerol synthesis. The NMR method obviated certain assumptions regarding sites of enrichment and exchangeable hydrogens required by mass isotope methods. The approach was responsive to genetic and pharmacological gain or loss of function of DNL, elongation, desaturation, and glyceride synthesis. BDF1 mice consuming a high-fat diet (HFD) or matched low-fat diet for 35 weeks were examined across feeding periods to determine how flux through these pathways contributes to diet induced fatty liver and obesity. HFD mice had increased rates of FA elongation and glyceride synthesis. However DNL was markedly suppressed despite insulin resistance and obesity. We conclude that most hepatic TGs in the liver of HFD mice were formed from the reesterification of existing or ingested lipids, not DNL.
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- Joao A G Duarte
- Advanced Imaging Research Center-Division of Metabolic Mechanisms of Disease, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, Department of Zoology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, Department of Zoology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center-Division of Metabolic Mechanisms of Disease, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center-Division of Metabolic Mechanisms of Disease, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, Department of Zoology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center-Division of Metabolic Mechanisms of Disease, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX Department of Pharmacology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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Mottillo EP, Balasubramanian P, Lee YH, Weng C, Kershaw EE, Granneman JG. Coupling of lipolysis and de novo lipogenesis in brown, beige, and white adipose tissues during chronic β3-adrenergic receptor activation. J Lipid Res 2014; 55:2276-86. [PMID: 25193997 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m050005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 212] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Chronic activation of β3-adrenergic receptors (β3-ARs) expands the catabolic activity of both brown and white adipose tissue by engaging uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1)-dependent and UCP1-independent processes. The present work examined de novo lipogenesis (DNL) and TG/glycerol dynamics in classic brown, subcutaneous "beige," and classic white adipose tissues during sustained β3-AR activation by CL 316,243 (CL) and also addressed the contribution of TG hydrolysis to these dynamics. CL treatment for 7 days dramatically increased DNL and TG turnover similarly in all adipose depots, despite great differences in UCP1 abundance. Increased lipid turnover was accompanied by the simultaneous upregulation of genes involved in FAS, glycerol metabolism, and FA oxidation. Inducible, adipocyte-specific deletion of adipose TG lipase (ATGL), the rate-limiting enzyme for lipolysis, demonstrates that TG hydrolysis is required for CL-induced increases in DNL, TG turnover, and mitochondrial electron transport in all depots. Interestingly, the effect of ATGL deletion on induction of specific genes involved in FA oxidation and synthesis varied among fat depots. Overall, these studies indicate that FAS and FA oxidation are tightly coupled in adipose tissues during chronic adrenergic activation, and this effect critically depends on the activity of adipocyte ATGL.
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- Emilio P Mottillo
- Center for Integrative Metabolic and Endocrine Research, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
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- Center for Integrative Metabolic and Endocrine Research, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
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- Center for Integrative Metabolic and Endocrine Research, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
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- Center for Integrative Metabolic and Endocrine Research, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Center for Integrative Metabolic and Endocrine Research, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
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Babcook MA, Shukla S, Fu P, Vazquez EJ, Puchowicz MA, Molter JP, Oak CZ, MacLennan GT, Flask CA, Lindner DJ, Parker Y, Daneshgari F, Gupta S. Synergistic simvastatin and metformin combination chemotherapy for osseous metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Mol Cancer Ther 2014; 13:2288-302. [PMID: 25122066 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-14-0451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Docetaxel chemotherapy remains a standard of care for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Docetaxel modestly increases survival, yet results in frequent occurrence of side effects and resistant disease. An alternate chemotherapy with greater efficacy and minimal side effects is needed. Acquisition of metabolic aberrations promoting increased survival and metastasis in CRPC cells includes constitutive activation of Akt, loss of adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activity due to Ser-485/491 phosphorylation, and overexpression of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-Coenzyme A reductase (HMG-CoAR). We report that combination of simvastatin and metformin, within pharmacologic dose range (500 nmol/L to 4 μmol/L simvastatin and 250 μmol/L to 2 mmol/L metformin), significantly and synergistically reduces C4-2B3/B4 CRPC cell viability and metastatic properties, with minimal adverse effects on normal prostate epithelial cells. Combination of simvastatin and metformin decreased Akt Ser-473 and Thr-308 phosphorylation and AMPKα Ser-485/491 phosphorylation; increased Thr-172 phosphorylation and AMPKα activity, as assessed by increased Ser-79 and Ser-872 phosphorylation of acetyl-CoA carboxylase and HMG-CoAR, respectively; decreased HMG-CoAR activity; and reduced total cellular cholesterol and its synthesis in both cell lines. Studies of C4-2B4 orthotopic NCr-nu/nu mice further demonstrated that combination of simvastatin and metformin (3.5-7.0 μg/g body weight simvastatin and 175-350 μg/g body weight metformin) daily by oral gavage over a 9-week period significantly inhibited primary ventral prostate tumor formation, cachexia, bone metastasis, and biochemical failure more effectively than 24 μg/g body weight docetaxel intraperitoneally injected every 3 weeks, 7.0 μg/g/day simvastatin, or 350 μg/g/day metformin treatment alone, with significantly less toxicity and mortality than docetaxel, establishing combination of simvastatin and metformin as a promising chemotherapeutic alternative for metastatic CRPC.
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- Melissa A Babcook
- Department of Urology, Case Western Reserve University, and The Urology Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio. Department of Nutrition, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Urology, Case Western Reserve University, and The Urology Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center, Analytical and Metabolic Core, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Nutrition, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center, Analytical and Metabolic Core, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Imaging Research Core Facility, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Imaging Research Core Facility, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Urology, Case Western Reserve University, and The Urology Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Urology, Case Western Reserve University, and The Urology Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio. Department of Nutrition, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. Division of General Medical Sciences, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Ruiz R, Jideonwo V, Ahn M, Surendran S, Tagliabracci VS, Hou Y, Gamble A, Kerner J, Irimia-Dominguez JM, Puchowicz MA, DePaoli-Roach A, Hoppel C, Roach P, Morral N. Sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1 (SREBP-1) is required to regulate glycogen synthesis and gluconeogenic gene expression in mouse liver. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:5510-7. [PMID: 24398675 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.541110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1 (SREBP-1) is a key transcription factor that regulates genes in the de novo lipogenesis and glycolysis pathways. The levels of SREBP-1 are significantly elevated in obese patients and in animal models of obesity and type 2 diabetes, and a vast number of studies have implicated this transcription factor as a contributor to hepatic lipid accumulation and insulin resistance. However, its role in regulating carbohydrate metabolism is poorly understood. Here we have addressed whether SREBP-1 is needed for regulating glucose homeostasis. Using RNAi and a new generation of adenoviral vector, we have silenced hepatic SREBP-1 in normal and obese mice. In normal animals, SREBP-1 deficiency increased Pck1 and reduced glycogen deposition during fed conditions, providing evidence that SREBP-1 is necessary to regulate carbohydrate metabolism during the fed state. Knocking SREBP-1 down in db/db mice resulted in a significant reduction in triglyceride accumulation, as anticipated. However, mice remained hyperglycemic, which was associated with up-regulation of gluconeogenesis gene expression as well as decreased glycolysis and glycogen synthesis gene expression. Furthermore, glycogen synthase activity and glycogen accumulation were significantly reduced. In conclusion, silencing both isoforms of SREBP-1 leads to significant changes in carbohydrate metabolism and does not improve insulin resistance despite reducing steatosis in an animal model of obesity and type 2 diabetes.
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- Rafaela Ruiz
- From the Departments of Medical and Molecular Genetics and
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Kumashiro N, Beddow SA, Vatner DF, Majumdar SK, Cantley JL, Guebre-Egziabher F, Fat I, Guigni B, Jurczak MJ, Birkenfeld AL, Kahn M, Perler BK, Puchowicz MA, Manchem VP, Bhanot S, Still CD, Gerhard GS, Petersen KF, Cline GW, Shulman GI, Samuel VT. Targeting pyruvate carboxylase reduces gluconeogenesis and adiposity and improves insulin resistance. Diabetes 2013; 62:2183-94. [PMID: 23423574 PMCID: PMC3712050 DOI: 10.2337/db12-1311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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We measured the mRNA and protein expression of the key gluconeogenic enzymes in human liver biopsy specimens and found that only hepatic pyruvate carboxylase protein levels related strongly with glycemia. We assessed the role of pyruvate carboxylase in regulating glucose and lipid metabolism in rats through a loss-of-function approach using a specific antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) to decrease expression predominantly in liver and adipose tissue. Pyruvate carboxylase ASO reduced plasma glucose concentrations and the rate of endogenous glucose production in vivo. Interestingly, pyruvate carboxylase ASO also reduced adiposity, plasma lipid concentrations, and hepatic steatosis in high fat-fed rats and improved hepatic insulin sensitivity. Pyruvate carboxylase ASO had similar effects in Zucker Diabetic Fatty rats. Pyruvate carboxylase ASO did not alter de novo fatty acid synthesis, lipolysis, or hepatocyte fatty acid oxidation. In contrast, the lipid phenotype was attributed to a decrease in hepatic and adipose glycerol synthesis, which is important for fatty acid esterification when dietary fat is in excess. Tissue-specific inhibition of pyruvate carboxylase is a potential therapeutic approach for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, hepatic insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes.
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- Naoki Kumashiro
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Weis Center for Research, Geisinger Clinic, Danville, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
- Department of Cellular & Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Haven, Connecticut
- Corresponding author: Varman T. Samuel,
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Nordstrom SM, Tran JL, Sos BC, Wagner KU, Weiss EJ. Disruption of JAK2 in adipocytes impairs lipolysis and improves fatty liver in mice with elevated GH. Mol Endocrinol 2013; 27:1333-42. [PMID: 23782652 PMCID: PMC4188962 DOI: 10.1210/me.2013-1110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is considered the hepatic expression of the metabolic syndrome, and its prevalence is increasing. The factors that influence the development of fatty liver and its progression to steatohepatitis and cirrhosis are not well understood. The pleiotropic hormone, GH, has been associated with an increased risk of NAFLD in humans and mice. GH is known to have diverse effects on lipid metabolism including decreasing body fat in vivo, presumably through stimulation of lipolysis via an undefined mechanism. Previously we described mice with hepatocyte-specific deletion of the GH signaling mediator, Janus kinase 2 (JAK2L). JAK2L animals have elevated serum GH, reduced body fat, high liver triglyceride content, and increased serum markers of hepatocyte injury (alanine transaminase and aspartate transaminase). We aimed to determine whether the elevation of GH in JAK2L mice contributed to fatty liver by promoting lipolysis directly in adipocytes. We generated mice with adipocyte-specific disruption of JAK2 (JAK2A) and found that GH resistance in adipocytes reduced lipolysis and increased body fat. JAK2A mice were then crossed to JAK2L mice, and the resultant JAK2L/A animals had increased body fat and decreased lipolysis, despite elevated circulating GH. Furthermore, the increased triglyceride content, serum alanine transaminase, and serum aspartate transaminase observed in JAK2L mice were nearly normalized with the additional disruption of JAK2 in adipocytes (JAK2L/A mice). Our results offer novel mechanistic insights into the long-recognized effects of GH on lipid flux and suggest that GH signaling may play an important regulatory role in the development of NAFLD.
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- Sarah M Nordstrom
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, USA
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