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Dietary intake and tissue levels of carotenoids have been associated with a reduced risk of several chronic diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, obesity, brain-related diseases and some types of cancer. However, intervention trials with isolated carotenoid supplements have mostly failed to confirm the postulated health benefits. It has thereby been speculated that dosing, matrix and synergistic effects, as well as underlying health and the individual nutritional status plus genetic background do play a role. It appears that our knowledge on carotenoid-mediated health benefits may still be incomplete, as the underlying mechanisms of action are poorly understood in relation to human relevance. Antioxidant mechanisms - direct or via transcription factors such as NRF2 and NF-κB - and activation of nuclear hormone receptor pathways such as of RAR, RXR or also PPARs, via carotenoid metabolites, are the basic principles which we try to connect with carotenoid-transmitted health benefits as exemplified with described common diseases including obesity/diabetes and cancer. Depending on the targeted diseases, single or multiple mechanisms of actions may play a role. In this review and position paper, we try to highlight our present knowledge on carotenoid metabolism and mechanisms translatable into health benefits related to several chronic diseases.
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β-Carotene in the human body: metabolic bioactivation pathways - from digestion to tissue distribution and excretion. Proc Nutr Soc 2019; 78:68-87. [PMID: 30747092 DOI: 10.1017/s0029665118002641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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β-Carotene intake and tissue/blood concentrations have been associated with reduced incidence of several chronic diseases. Further bioactive carotenoid-metabolites can modulate the expression of specific genes mainly via the nuclear hormone receptors: retinoic acid receptor- and retinoid X receptor-mediated signalling. To better understand the metabolic conversion of β-carotene, inter-individual differences regarding β-carotene bioavailability and bioactivity are key steps that determine its further metabolism and bioactivation and mediated signalling. Major carotenoid metabolites, the retinoids, can be stored as esters or further oxidised and excreted via phase 2 metabolism pathways. In this review, we aim to highlight the major critical control points that determine the fate of β-carotene in the human body, with a special emphasis on β-carotene oxygenase 1. The hypothesis that higher dietary β-carotene intake and serum level results in higher β-carotene-mediated signalling is partly questioned. Alternative autoregulatory mechanisms in β-carotene / retinoid-mediated signalling are highlighted to better predict and optimise nutritional strategies involving β-carotene-related health beneficial mediated effects.
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Reynés B, van Schothorst E, García-Ruiz E, Keijer J, Oliver P, Palou A. Cold exposure down-regulates immune response pathways in ferret aortic perivascular adipose tissue. Thromb Haemost 2017; 117:981-991. [DOI: 10.1160/th16-12-0931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2017] [Accepted: 01/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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SummaryPerivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) surrounds blood vessels and releases paracrine factors, such as cytokines, which regulate local inflammation. The inflammatory state of PVAT has an important role in vascular disease; a pro-inflammatory state has been related with atherosclerosis development, whereas an anti-inflammatory one is protective. Cold exposure beneficially affects immune responses and, could thus impact the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. In this study, we investigated the effects of one-week of cold exposure at 4°C of ferrets on aortic PVAT (aPVAT) versus subcutaneous adipose tissue. Ferrets were used because of the similarity of their adipose tissues to those of humans. A ferret-specific Agilent microarray was designed to cover the complete ferret genome and global gene expression analysis was performed. The data showed that cold exposure altered gene expression mainly in aPVAT. Most of the regulated genes were associated with cell cycle, immune response and gene expression regulation, and were mainly down-regulated. Regarding the effects on immune response, cold acclimation decreased the expression of genes involved in antigen recognition and presentation, cytokine signalling and immune system maturation and activation. This immunosuppressive gene expression pattern was depot-specific, as it was not observed in the inguinal subcutaneous depot. Interestingly, this depression in immune response related genes was also evident in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). In conclusion, these results reveal that cold acclimation produces an inhibition of immune response-related pathways in aPVAT, reflected in PBMC, indicative of an anti-inflammatory response, which can potentially be exploited for the enhancement or maintenance of cardiovascular health.Supplementary Material to this article is available online at www.thrombosis-online.com.
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Bohn T, Desmarchelier C, Dragsted LO, Nielsen CS, Stahl W, Rühl R, Keijer J, Borel P. Host-related factors explaining interindividual variability of carotenoid bioavailability and tissue concentrations in humans. Mol Nutr Food Res 2017; 61:1600685. [PMID: 28101967 PMCID: PMC5516247 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201600685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2016] [Revised: 12/19/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Carotenoid dietary intake and their endogenous levels have been associated with a decreased risk of several chronic diseases. There are indications that carotenoid bioavailability depends, in addition to the food matrix, on host factors. These include diseases (e.g. colitis), life-style habits (e.g. smoking), gender and age, as well as genetic variations including single nucleotide polymorphisms that govern carotenoid metabolism. These are expected to explain interindividual differences that contribute to carotenoid uptake, distribution, metabolism and excretion, and therefore possibly also their association with disease risk. For instance, digestion enzymes fostering micellization (PNLIP, CES), expression of uptake/efflux transporters (SR-BI, CD36, NPC1L1), cleavage enzymes (BCO1/2), intracellular transporters (FABP2), secretion into chylomicrons (APOB, MTTP), carotenoid metabolism in the blood and liver (LPL, APO C/E, LDLR), and distribution to target tissues such as adipose tissue or macula (GSTP1, StARD3) depend on the activity of these proteins. In addition, human microbiota, e.g. via altering bile-acid concentrations, may play a role in carotenoid bioavailability. In order to comprehend individual, variable responses to these compounds, an improved knowledge on intra-/interindividual factors determining carotenoid bioavailability, including tissue distribution, is required. Here, we highlight the current knowledge on factors that may explain such intra-/interindividual differences.
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- Torsten Bohn
- Luxembourg Institute of HealthStrassenLuxembourg
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and SportsUniversity of CopenhagenFrederiksberg CDenmark
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and SportsUniversity of CopenhagenFrederiksberg CDenmark
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology IHeinrich‐Heine‐University DüsseldorfDüsseldorfGermany
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- Paprika Bioanalytics BTDebrecenHungary
- MTA‐DE Public Health Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of SciencesFaculty of Public HealthUniversity of DebrecenDebrecenHungary
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- Human and Animal PhysiologyWageningen UniversityWageningenThe Netherlands
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- NORT, Aix‐Marseille Université, INRAINSERMMarseilleFrance
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Pistone A, Sagnella A, Chieco C, Bertazza G, Varchi G, Formaggio F, Posati T, Saracino E, Caprini M, Bonetti S, Toffanin S, Di Virgilio N, Muccini M, Rossi F, Ruani G, Zamboni R, Benfenati V. Silk fibroin film from golden-yellow Bombyx mori is a biocomposite that contains lutein and promotes axonal growth of primary neurons. Biopolymers 2016; 105:287-99. [PMID: 26756916 DOI: 10.1002/bip.22806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2015] [Revised: 12/21/2015] [Accepted: 01/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The use of doped silk fibroin (SF) films and substrates from Bombyx mori cocoons for green nanotechnology and biomedical applications has been recently highlighted. Cocoons from coloured strains of B. mori, such as Golden-Yellow, contain high levels of pigments that could have a huge potential for the fabrication of SF based biomaterials targeted to photonics, optoelectronics and neuroregenerative medicine. However, the features of extracted and regenerated SF from cocoons of B. mori Golden-Yellow strain have never been reported. Here we provide a chemophysical characterization of regenerated silk fibroin (RSF) fibers, solution, and films obtained from cocoons of a Golden-Yellow strain of B. mori, by SEM, (1) H-NMR, HPLC, FT-IR, Raman and UV-Vis spectroscopy. We found that the extracted solution and films from B. mori Golden-Yellow fibroin displayed typical Raman spectroscopic and optical features of carotenoids. HPLC-analyses revealed that lutein was the carotenoid contained in the fiber and RSF biopolymer from yellow cocoons. Notably, primary neurons cultured on yellow SF displayed a threefold higher neurite length than those grown of white SF films. The results we report pave the way to expand the potential use of yellow SF in the field of neuroregenerative medicine and provide green chemistry approaches in biomedicine.
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- Assunta Pistone
- Institute of the Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISOF), via P. Gobetti 101, Bologna, 40129, Italy.,Institute of Nanostructured Materials, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISMN), via P. Gobetti 101, Bologna, 40129, Italy
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- Institute of the Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISOF), via P. Gobetti 101, Bologna, 40129, Italy.,Laboratory MIST E-R, via P. Gobetti 101, Bologna, 40129, Italy
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- Institute of Biometeorology, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-IBIMET), via P. Gobetti 101, Bologna, 40129, Italy
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- Institute of Biometeorology, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-IBIMET), via P. Gobetti 101, Bologna, 40129, Italy
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- Institute of the Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISOF), via P. Gobetti 101, Bologna, 40129, Italy
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- Institute of Nanostructured Materials, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISMN), via P. Gobetti 101, Bologna, 40129, Italy
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- Institute of the Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISOF), via P. Gobetti 101, Bologna, 40129, Italy
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- Institute of Nanostructured Materials, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISMN), via P. Gobetti 101, Bologna, 40129, Italy
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- Institute of Nanostructured Materials, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISMN), via P. Gobetti 101, Bologna, 40129, Italy.,Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, via S. Donato 19/2, University of Bologna, Bologna, 40127, Italy
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- Institute of Nanostructured Materials, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISMN), via P. Gobetti 101, Bologna, 40129, Italy
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- Institute of Nanostructured Materials, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISMN), via P. Gobetti 101, Bologna, 40129, Italy
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- Institute of Biometeorology, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-IBIMET), via P. Gobetti 101, Bologna, 40129, Italy
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- Institute of Nanostructured Materials, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISMN), via P. Gobetti 101, Bologna, 40129, Italy
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- Institute of Biometeorology, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-IBIMET), via P. Gobetti 101, Bologna, 40129, Italy
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- Institute of Nanostructured Materials, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISMN), via P. Gobetti 101, Bologna, 40129, Italy
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- Institute of the Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISOF), via P. Gobetti 101, Bologna, 40129, Italy
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- Institute of the Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISOF), via P. Gobetti 101, Bologna, 40129, Italy
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Adipose tissue gene expression is differentially regulated with different rates of weight loss in overweight and obese humans. Int J Obes (Lond) 2016; 41:309-316. [PMID: 27840413 DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2016.201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2016] [Revised: 10/11/2016] [Accepted: 10/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Moderate weight loss (WL) can ameliorate adverse health effects associated with obesity, reflected by an improved adipose tissue (AT) gene expression profile. However, the effect of rate of WL on the AT transcriptome is unknown. We investigated the global AT gene expression profile before and after two different rates of WL that resulted in similar total WL, and after a subsequent weight stabilization period. SUBJECTS/METHODS In this randomized controlled trial, 25 male and 28 female individuals (body mass index (BMI): 28-35 kg m-2) followed either a low-calorie diet (LCD; 1250 kcal day-1) for 12 weeks or a very-low-calorie diet (VLCD; 500 kcal day-1) for 5 weeks (WL period) and a subsequent weight stable (WS) period of 4 weeks. The WL period and WS period together is termed dietary intervention (DI) period. Abdominal subcutaneous AT biopsies were collected for microarray analysis and gene expression changes were calculated for all three periods in the LCD group, VLCD group and between diets (ΔVLCD-ΔLCD). RESULTS WL was similar between groups during the WL period (LCD: -8.1±0.5 kg, VLCD: -8.9±0.4 kg, difference P=0.25). Overall, more genes were significantly regulated and changes in gene expression appeared more pronounced in the VLCD group compared with the LCD group. Gene sets related to mitochondrial function, adipogenesis and immunity/inflammation were more strongly upregulated on a VLCD compared with a LCD during the DI period (positive ΔVLCD-ΔLCD). Neuronal and olfactory-related gene sets were decreased during the WL period and DI period in the VLCD group. CONCLUSIONS The rate of WL (LCD vs VLCD), with similar total WL, strongly regulates AT gene expression. Increased mitochondrial function, angiogenesis and adipogenesis on a VLCD compared with a LCD reflect potential beneficial diet-induced changes in AT, whereas differential neuronal and olfactory regulation suggest functions of these genes beyond the current paradigm.
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Mariman ECM, Szklarczyk R, Bouwman FG, Aller EEJG, van Baak MA, Wang P. Olfactory receptor genes cooperate with protocadherin genes in human extreme obesity. GENES AND NUTRITION 2015; 10:465. [PMID: 25943692 PMCID: PMC4420755 DOI: 10.1007/s12263-015-0465-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2015] [Accepted: 04/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Worldwide, the incidence of obesity has increased dramatically over the past decades. More knowledge about the complex etiology of obesity is needed in order to find additional approaches for treatment and prevention. Investigating the exome sequencing data of 30 extremely obese subjects (BMI 45-65 kg/m(2)) shows that predicted damaging missense variants in olfactory receptor genes on chromosome 1q and rare predicted damaging variants in the protocadherin (PCDH) beta-cluster genes on chromosome 5q31, reported in our previous work, co-localize in subjects with extreme obesity. This implies a synergistic effect between genetic variation in these gene clusters in the predisposition to extreme obesity. Evidence for a general involvement of the olfactory transduction pathway on itself could not be found. Bioinformatic analysis indicates a specific involvement of the PCDH beta-cluster genes in controlling tissue development. Further mechanistic insight needs to await the identification of the ligands of the 1q olfactory receptors. Eventually, this may provide the possibility to manipulate food flavor in a way to reduce the risk of overeating and of extreme obesity in genetically predisposed subjects.
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- Edwin C M Mariman
- Department of Human Biology, NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands,
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Role of Frizzled6 in the molecular mechanism of beta-carotene action in the lung. Toxicology 2014; 320:67-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2014.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2014] [Revised: 03/10/2014] [Accepted: 03/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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van Helden YGJ, Godschalk RWL, van Schooten FJ, Keijer J. Organ specificity of beta-carotene induced lung gene-expression changes in Bcmo1-/- mice. Mol Nutr Food Res 2012. [PMID: 23203725 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201200277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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SCOPE Whole genome transcriptome analysis of male and female beta-carotene 15,15'-monooxygenase knockout (Bcmo1(-/-) ) and Bcmo1(+/+) (wild-type) mice with or without 14 wk of BC supplementation was done. We previously showed that only 1.8% of the genes regulated by BC in lung were also regulated in liver and inguinal white adipose tissue (iWAT), suggesting lung specific responses. Here, we explicitly questioned the lung specificity. METHODS AND RESULTS We show that BC supplementation resulted in an opposite direction of gene-regulation in male compared to female Bcmo1(-/-) mice in lung, liver, and iWAT. This supports a systemic effect of BC on steroid hormone metabolism mediated responses. Lung, liver, and iWAT of female Bcmo1(-/-) mice showed an increased inflammatory response, which was counteracted by supplementation of BC. This supports a genotype dependent increased sensitivity of female mice for vitamin A deficiency. Finally, the effect of BC on Wnt signaling in male Bcmo1(-/-) mice was examined. Frizzled homolog 6 (Fzd6) downregulation was seen in all three tissues. Collagen triple helix containing 1 (Cthrc1) downregulation was seen in lung tissue only, suggesting specificity. Upregulation of genes involved in oxygen sensing was seen in lung and iWAT, while protocadherin upregulation was only seen in lung. CONCLUSION Our results demonstrate that effects of BC are strongly sex dependent. While effects of BC on hormone metabolism mediated responses and inflammation are systemic, effects on Wnt signaling may be lung specific.
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Horakova O, Medrikova D, van Schothorst EM, Bunschoten A, Flachs P, Kus V, Kuda O, Bardova K, Janovska P, Hensler M, Rossmeisl M, Wang-Sattler R, Prehn C, Adamski J, Illig T, Keijer J, Kopecky J. Preservation of metabolic flexibility in skeletal muscle by a combined use of n-3 PUFA and rosiglitazone in dietary obese mice. PLoS One 2012; 7:e43764. [PMID: 22952760 PMCID: PMC3432031 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2012] [Accepted: 07/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Insulin resistance, the key defect in type 2 diabetes (T2D), is associated with a low capacity to adapt fuel oxidation to fuel availability, i.e., metabolic inflexibility. This, in turn, contributes to a further damage of insulin signaling. Effectiveness of T2D treatment depends in large part on the improvement of insulin sensitivity and metabolic adaptability of the muscle, the main site of whole-body glucose utilization. We have shown previously in mice fed an obesogenic high-fat diet that a combined use of n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LC-PUFA) and thiazolidinediones (TZDs), anti-diabetic drugs, preserved metabolic health and synergistically improved muscle insulin sensitivity. We investigated here whether n-3 LC-PUFA could elicit additive beneficial effects on metabolic flexibility when combined with a TZD drug rosiglitazone. Adult male C57BL/6N mice were fed an obesogenic corn oil-based high-fat diet (cHF) for 8 weeks, or randomly assigned to various interventions: cHF with n-3 LC-PUFA concentrate replacing 15% of dietary lipids (cHF+F), cHF with 10 mg rosiglitazone/kg diet (cHF+ROSI), cHF+F+ROSI, or chow-fed. Indirect calorimetry demonstrated superior preservation of metabolic flexibility to carbohydrates in response to the combined intervention. Metabolomic and gene expression analyses in the muscle suggested distinct and complementary effects of the interventions, with n-3 LC-PUFA supporting complete oxidation of fatty acids in mitochondria and the combination with n-3 LC-PUFA and rosiglitazone augmenting insulin sensitivity by the modulation of branched-chain amino acid metabolism. These beneficial metabolic effects were associated with the activation of the switch between glycolytic and oxidative muscle fibers, especially in the cHF+F+ROSI mice. Our results further support the idea that the combined use of n-3 LC-PUFA and TZDs could improve the efficacy of the therapy of obese and diabetic patients.
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- Olga Horakova
- Department of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Human and Animal Physiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human and Animal Physiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
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- Research Unit of Molecular Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Genetics, Genome Analysis Center, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Genetics, Genome Analysis Center, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Research Unit of Molecular Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Department of Human and Animal Physiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
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INTRODUCTION Androgens regulate a wide array of physiological processes, including male sexual development, bone and muscle growth, and behavior and cognition. Because androgens play a vital role in so many tissues, changes in androgen signaling are associated with a plethora of diseases. How such varied responses are achieved by a single stimulus is not well understood. Androgens act primarily through the androgen receptor (AR), a hormone nuclear receptor that is expressed in a select variety of tissues. METHODS In order to gain a better understanding of how the tissue-selective effects of androgens are achieved, we performed a comparison of microarray data, using previously published datasets and several of our own microarray datasets. These datasets were derived from clinically relevant, AR-expressing tissues dissected from rodents treated with the full androgen dihydrotestosterone (DHT). RESULTS We found that there is a diverse response to DHT, with very little overlap of androgen regulated genes in each tissue. Gene ontology analyses also indicated that, while several tissues regulate similar biological processes in response to DHT, most androgen regulated processes are specific to one or a few tissues. Thus, it appears that the disparate physiological effects mediated by androgens begin with widely varying effects on gene expression in different androgen-sensitive tissues. CONCLUSION The analysis completed in this study will lead to an improved understanding of how androgens mediate diverse, tissue-specific processes and better ways to assess the tissue-selective effects of AR modulators during drug development.
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- Maya Otto-Duessel
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
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van Helden YGJ, Godschalk RWL, von Lintig J, Lietz G, Landrier JF, Bonet ML, van Schooten FJ, Keijer J. Gene expression response of mouse lung, liver and white adipose tissue to β-carotene supplementation, knockout of Bcmo1 and sex. Mol Nutr Food Res 2011; 55:1466-74. [PMID: 21770050 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201100194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2011] [Revised: 05/07/2011] [Accepted: 05/18/2011] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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SCOPE Little information is available on differences, commonalities and especially interactions in overall gene expression responses as a result of diet, differences in sex (male and female) and effects induced by differences in metabolism. Moreover, it is unknown whether such effects are tissue specific. METHODS AND RESULTS We investigated the gene expression effects induced by β-carotene (BC) supplementation, knockout of β-carotene 15,15'-monooxygenase 1 (Bcmo1) and differences between male and female mice in lung, liver and inguinal white adipose tissue (iWAT). Unsupervised principal component analysis showed that lung gene expression was most affected by knockout of Bcmo1. Liver was most affected by knockout of Bcmo1 and differences in sex. iWAT was most affected by differences in sex. Hardly any genes were commonly influenced by BC among the three tissues. The effect of BC supplementation and knockout of Bcmo1 were relatively sex specific, especially in iWAT. CONCLUSION These data demonstrate that gene expression differences induced by BC are limited to the tissue and sex that is analyzed, and that differences in metabolism induced by for example single nucleotide polymorphisms, should be taken into account as much as possible. Moreover, our results indicate that translation from one tissue to the other should be done with caution for any nutritional intervention.
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- Yvonne G J van Helden
- Human and Animal Physiology, Animal Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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van Helden YGJ, Godschalk RWL, Swarts HJM, Hollman PCH, van Schooten FJ, Keijer J. Beta-carotene affects gene expression in lungs of male and female Bcmo1 (-/-) mice in opposite directions. Cell Mol Life Sci 2010; 68:489-504. [PMID: 20820853 PMCID: PMC3021199 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-010-0461-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2010] [Revised: 06/12/2010] [Accepted: 07/07/2010] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Molecular mechanisms triggered by high dietary beta-carotene (BC) intake in lung are largely unknown. We performed microarray gene expression analysis on lung tissue of BC supplemented beta-carotene 15,15′-monooxygenase 1 knockout (Bcmo1−/−) mice, which are—like humans—able to accumulate BC. Our main observation was that the genes were regulated in an opposite direction in male and female Bcmo1−/− mice by BC. The steroid biosynthetic pathway was overrepresented in BC-supplemented male Bcmo1−/− mice. Testosterone levels were higher after BC supplementation only in Bcmo1−/− mice, which had, unlike wild-type (Bcmo1+/+) mice, large variations. We hypothesize that BC possibly affects hormone synthesis or metabolism. Since sex hormones influence lung cancer risk, these data might contribute to an explanation for the previously found increased lung cancer risk after BC supplementation (ATBC and CARET studies). Moreover, effects of BC may depend on the presence of frequent human BCMO1 polymorphisms, since these effects were not found in wild-type mice.
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- Yvonne G J van Helden
- Human and Animal Physiology, Wageningen University, PO Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, The Netherlands
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