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Ko S, Yeom E, Chun YL, Mun H, Howard-McGuire M, Millison NT, Jung J, Lee KP, Lee C, Lee KS, Delaney JR, Yoon JH. Profiling of RNA-binding Proteins Interacting With Glucagon and Adipokinetic Hormone mRNAs. J Lipid Atheroscler 2022; 11:55-72. [PMID: 35118022 PMCID: PMC8792818 DOI: 10.12997/jla.2022.11.1.55] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Revised: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Glucagon in mammals and its homolog (adipokinetic hormone [AKH] in Drosophila melanogaster) are peptide hormones which regulate lipid metabolism by breaking down triglycerides. Although regulatory mechanisms of glucagon and AKH expression have been widely studied, post-transcriptional gene expression of glucagon has not been investigated thoroughly. In this study, we aimed to profile proteins binding with Gcg messenger RNA (mRNA) in mouse and Akh mRNA in Drosophila. METHODS Drosophila Schneider 2 (S2) and mouse 3T3-L1 cell lysates were utilized for affinity pull down of Akh and Gcg mRNA respectively using biotinylated anti-sense DNA oligoes against target mRNAs. Mass spectrometry and computational network analysis revealed mRNA-interacting proteins residing in functional proximity. RESULTS We observed that 1) 91 proteins interact with Akh mRNA from S2 cell lysates, 2) 34 proteins interact with Gcg mRNA from 3T3-L1 cell lysates. 3) Akh mRNA interactome revealed clusters of ribosomes and known RNA-binding proteins (RBPs). 4) Gcg mRNA interactome revealed mRNA-binding proteins including Plekha7, zinc finger protein, carboxylase, lipase, histone proteins and a cytochrome, Cyp2c44. 5) Levels of Gcg mRNA and its interacting proteins are elevated in skeletal muscles isolated from old mice compared to ones from young mice. CONCLUSION Akh mRNA in S2 cells are under active translation in a complex of RBPs and ribosomes. Gcg mRNA in mouse precursor adipocyte is in a condition distinct from Akh mRNA due to biochemical interactions with a subset of RBPs and histones. We anticipate that our study contributes to investigating regulatory mechanisms of Gcg and Akh mRNA decay, translation, and localization.
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- Seungbeom Ko
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Neurophysiology and Metabolism Research Group, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Graduation School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
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- Aging Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon, Korea
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- Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Neurophysiology and Metabolism Research Group, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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Modulation of Lipid Metabolism by Trans-Anethole in Hepatocytes. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25214946. [PMID: 33114589 PMCID: PMC7662808 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25214946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Revised: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is caused by excessive lipid accumulation in hepatocytes. Although trans-anethole (TAO) affects hypoglycemia and has anti-immune activity and anti-obesity effects, its role in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease remains unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of TAO on cellular senescence, lipid metabolism, and reinforcement of microenvironments in HepG2 cells. To analyze the lipid metabolic activity of TAO, PCR analysis, flow-cytometry, and Oil Red O staining were performed, and mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and cellular senescence kits were used for assessing the suppression of cellular senescence. At 2000 μg/mL TAO, the cellular viability was approximately 99%, and cell senescence decreased dose-dependently. In the results for MMP, activity increased with concentration. The levels of lipolytic genes, CPT2, ACADS, and HSL, strongly increased over 3 days and the levels of lipogenic genes, ACC1 and GPAT, were downregulated on the first day at 1000 μg/mL TAO. Consequently, it was found that TAO affects the suppression of cellular senescence, activation of lipid metabolism, and reinforcement of the microenvironment in HepG2 cells, and can be added as a useful component to functional foods to prevent fatty liver disease and cellular senescence, as well as increase the immunoactivity of the liver.
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Gnoni A, Siculella L, Paglialonga G, Damiano F, Giudetti AM. 3,5-diiodo-L-thyronine increases de novo lipogenesis in liver from hypothyroid rats by SREBP-1 and ChREBP-mediated transcriptional mechanisms. IUBMB Life 2019; 71:863-872. [PMID: 30707786 DOI: 10.1002/iub.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Revised: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 01/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hepatic de novo lipogenesis (DNL), the process by which carbohydrates are converted into lipids, is strictly controlled by nutritional and hormonal status. 3,5-Diiodo-L-thyronine (T2), a product of the 3,5,3'-triiodo-L-thyronine (T3) peripheral metabolism, has been shown to mimic some T3 effects on lipid metabolism by a short-term mechanism independent of protein synthesis. Here, we report that T2, administered for 1 week to hypothyroid rats, increases total fatty acid synthesis from acetate in isolated hepatocytes. Studies carried out on liver subcellular fractions demonstrated that T2 not only increases the activity and the expression of acetyl-CoA carboxylase and fatty acid synthase but also of other proteins linked to DNL such as the mitochondrial citrate carrier and the cytosolic ATP citrate lyase. Parallelly, T2 stimulates the activities of enzymes supplying cytosolic NADPH needed for the reductive steps of DNL. With respect to both euthyroid and hypothyroid rats, T2 administration decreases the hepatic mRNA level of SREBP-1, a transcription factor which represents a master regulator of DNL. However, when compared to hypothyroid rats T2 significantly increases, without bringing to the euthyroid value, the content of both mature (nSREBP-1), and precursor (pSREBP-1) forms of the SREBP-1 protein as well as their ratio. Moreover, T2 administration strongly augmented the nuclear content of ChREBP, another crucial transcription factor involved in the regulation of lipogenic genes. Based on these results, we can conclude that in the liver of hypothyroid rats the transcriptional activation by T2 of DNL genes could depend, at least in part, on SREBP-1- and ChREBP-dependent mechanisms. © 2019 IUBMB Life, 2019.
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- Antonio Gnoni
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70124, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100, Lecce, Italy
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Damiano F, Rochira A, Gnoni A, Siculella L. Action of Thyroid Hormones, T3 and T2, on Hepatic Fatty Acids: Differences in Metabolic Effects and Molecular Mechanisms. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18040744. [PMID: 28362337 PMCID: PMC5412329 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18040744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2017] [Revised: 03/22/2017] [Accepted: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The thyroid hormones (THs) 3,3′,5,5′-tetraiodo-l-thyronine (T4) and 3,5,3′-triiodo-l-thyronine (T3) influence many metabolic pathways. The major physiological function of THs is to sustain basal energy expenditure, by acting primarily on carbohydrate and lipid catabolism. Beyond the mobilization and degradation of lipids, at the hepatic level THs stimulate the de novo fatty acid synthesis (de novo lipogenesis, DNL), through both the modulation of gene expression and the rapid activation of cell signalling pathways. 3,5-Diiodo-l-thyronine (T2), previously considered only a T3 catabolite, has been shown to mimic some of T3 effects on lipid catabolism. However, T2 action is more rapid than that of T3, and seems to be independent of protein synthesis. An inhibitory effect on DNL has been documented for T2. Here, we give an overview of the mechanisms of THs action on liver fatty acid metabolism, focusing on the different effects exerted by T2 and T3 on the regulation of the DNL. The inhibitory action on DNL exerted by T2 makes this compound a potential and attractive drug for the treatment of some metabolic diseases and cancer.
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- Fabrizio Damiano
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Section of Medical Biochemistry, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
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Rosebrough RW, Russell BA, Richards MP. Effects of short term triiodothyronine administration to broiler chickens fed methimazole. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2009; 150:72-8. [PMID: 19272462 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2009.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2008] [Revised: 02/19/2009] [Accepted: 02/20/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The purposes of these experiments were to determine possible relationships among certain indices of lipid metabolism and specific gene expression in chickens (Gallus gallus) fed methimazole (MMI) and the subsequent effects of providing supplemental T3 to relieve the effects of MMI. Male, broiler chickens growing from 14 to 28 days of age were fed diets containing 18% crude protein and either 0 or 1 g MMI/kg of diet. At 28 days, birds received 18% crude protein diets containing either 0 or 1 mg triiodothyronine (T3)/kg. Birds were sampled at 0, 1, 2 & 4 days post relief from MMI or at 0, 3, 6, 9, 24 & 48 h. Measurements taken in the first experiment included in vitro lipogenesis (IVL), malic enzyme (ME), isocitrate dehydrogenase (ICDNADP), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) enzyme activities and the expression of the genes for ME, fatty acid synthase (FAS) and acetyl coenzyme carboxylase (ACC), ICD and AST. The same enzyme activities and gene expressions were assayed over the intervals mentioned above. In vitro lipogenesis was eliminated due to constraints imposed by sampling times. Gene expression was estimated with real time RT-PCR assays. Dietary MMI decreased IVL and ME at 28 days of age. T3 supplementation for 1 day restored both IVL and ME. Continuing T3 replenishment decreased IVL without affecting ME activity. Although MMI decreased ME gene expression, there was only a transitory relationship between enzyme activity and gene expression when apparent thyroid function was restored with exogenous T3. Metabolic changes in response to feeding T3 occurred within a short period, suggesting that changes in intermediary metabolism preceded morphological changes. Furthermore, the thyroid state of the animal will determine responses to exogenous T3.
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- R W Rosebrough
- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Animal Biosciences and Biotechnology Laboratory, Animal and Natural Resources Institute, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
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Hong J, Jeppesen PB, Hermansen K. Effects of elevated fatty acid and glucose concentrations on pancreatic islet function in vitro. Diabetes Obes Metab 2009; 11:397-404. [PMID: 19267716 DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2008.00971.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS The aims of this study were to elucidate long-term effects of increased fatty acids and glucose concentrations on islet hormone secretion, triglyceride (TG) accumulation and fuel metabolism, and to determine the role of insulin on glucagon secretion. METHODS Isolated normal mouse islets were exposed to palmitate (0.6 mM) in the presence of high glucose (16.7 mM). After 48 h culture, glucagon secretion and content, insulin secretion and content, TG content and glucose oxidation were measured. The impact of etomoxir, an inhibitor of carnitine palmitoyl transferase-1, as well as of insulin, and alterations in gene expression were also investigated. RESULTS In the presence of palmitate, (i) high glucose caused no statistically significant suppression of glucagon while this was seen in the absence of palmitate; (ii) the insulin response to high glucose was impaired and (iii) an accumulation of TG and a decline in glucose oxidation were detected, whereas the glucagon content remained unchanged. However, etomoxir was capable of reducing glucagon secretion. Addition of exogenous insulin (10(-10)-10(-6) M) failed to restore alpha cell response to normal. Furthermore, 0.6 mM palmitate reduced the mRNA levels of acetyl-CoA carboxylase-1 and sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION In summary, high concentrations of palmitate and glucose cause a relative increase in glucagon secretion, a decline in insulin secretion, a loss of alpha cell sensitivity to glucose and an accumulation of TG. The inability of insulin to suppress glucagon may be because of insulin resistance of alpha cells.
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Talukdar S, Bhatnagar S, Dridi S, Hillgartner FB. Chenodeoxycholic acid suppresses the activation of acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase-alpha gene transcription by the liver X receptor agonist T0-901317. J Lipid Res 2007; 48:2647-63. [PMID: 17823458 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m700189-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The therapeutic utility of liver X receptor (LXR) agonists in treating atherosclerosis is limited by an undesired accumulation of triglycerides in the blood and liver. This effect is caused by an increase in the transcription of genes involved in fatty acid synthesis. Here, we show that the primary bile acid, chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA), antagonizes the stimulatory effect of the synthetic LXR agonist, T0-901317, on the expression of acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase-alpha (ACCalpha) and other lipogenic enzymes in chick embryo hepatocyte cultures. CDCA inhibits T0-901317-induced ACCalpha transcription by suppressing the enhancer activity of a LXR response unit (-101 to -71 bp) that binds LXR and sterol-regulatory element binding protein-1 (SREBP-1). We also demonstrate that CDCA decreases the expression of SREBP-1 in the nucleus and the acetylation of histone H3 and H4 at the ACCalpha LXR response unit. The CDCA-mediated reduction in ACCalpha expression is associated with a decrease in the expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1alpha (PGC-1alpha) and small heterodimer partner and an increase in the expression of fibroblast growth factor-19 (FGF-19). Ectopic expression of FGF-19 decreases T0-901317-induced ACCalpha expression. Inhibition of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and/or extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) suppresses the effects of CDCA on the expression of ACCalpha, SREBP-1, PGC-1alpha, and FGF-19. These results demonstrate that CDCA inhibits T0-901317-induced ACCalpha transcription by suppressing the activity of LXR and SREBP-1. We postulate that p38 MAPK, ERK, PGC-1alpha, and FGF-19 are components of the signaling pathway(s) mediating the regulation of ACCalpha gene transcription by CDCA.
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- Saswata Talukdar
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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Rosebrough RW, Russell BA, Richards MP. Responses of chickens subjected to thyroid hormone depletion–repletion. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2007; 147:543-9. [PMID: 17369065 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2007.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2006] [Revised: 02/05/2007] [Accepted: 02/05/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The purpose of this experiment was to determine the relationship between lipid metabolism and the expression of specific genes in chickens fed methimazole to produce hypothyroidism. Male, broiler chickens growing from 14 to 28 days of age were fed diets containing 18% crude protein and either 0 or 1 g methimazole per kg of diet. At 28 days, these two groups were further subdivided into groups receiving 18% crude protein diets containing either 0 or 1 mg triiodothyronine (T(3)) per kg. Birds were sampled at intervals from 0 to 120 h. Measurements taken included in vitro lipogenesis (IVL), malic enzyme (ME), isocitrate dehydrogenase (ICD-NADP), aspartate aminotransferase (AAT) activities and the expression of the genes for ME, fatty acid synthase (FAS), NADP-ICD, AAT and acetyl coenzyme carboxylase (ACC). Gene expression was estimated with real time RT-PCR assays. Expression rates were noted as C(t)'s. Dietary methimazole decreased IVL and ME at 28 days of age. T(3) and supplementation for 1 day restored both IVL and ME. Paradoxically, continuing T(3) replenishment for a longer period decreased IVL without affecting ME activity. Although methimazole decreased ME gene expression, there was only a transitory relationship between enzyme activity and gene expression when plasma T(3) was replenished with exogenous T(3). These data explain the apparent dichotomies in lipid metabolism elicited by changes in the thyroid state of animals. Most metabolic changes in response to feeding T(3) occurred within a short period of time, suggesting that changes in intermediary metabolism preceded morphological changes. Furthermore, the thyroid state of the animal will determine responses to exogenous T(3).
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- R W Rosebrough
- Growth Biology Laboratory, Animal and Natural Resources Institute, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
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Talukdar S, Hillgartner FB. The mechanism mediating the activation of acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase-alpha gene transcription by the liver X receptor agonist T0-901317. J Lipid Res 2006; 47:2451-61. [PMID: 16931873 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m600276-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In birds and mammals, agonists of the liver X receptor (LXR) increase the expression of enzymes that make up the fatty acid synthesis pathway. Here, we investigate the mechanism by which the synthetic LXR agonist, T0-901317, increases the transcription of the acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase-alpha (ACC alpha) gene in chick embryo hepatocyte cultures. Transfection analyses demonstrate that activation of ACC alpha transcription by T0-901317 is mediated by a cis-acting regulatory unit (-101 to -71 bp) that is composed of a liver X receptor response element (LXRE) and a sterol-regulatory element (SRE). The SRE enhances the ability of the LXRE to activate ACC alpha transcription in the presence of T0-901317. Treating hepatocytes with T0-901317 increases the concentration of mature sterol-regulatory element binding protein-1 (SREBP-1) in the nucleus and the acetylation of histone H3 and histone H4 at the ACC alpha LXR response unit. These results indicate that T0-901317 increases hepatic ACC alpha transcription by directly activating LXR*retinoid X receptor (RXR) heterodimers and by increasing the activity of an accessory transcription factor (SREBP-1) that enhances ligand induced-LXR*RXR activity.
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- Saswata Talukdar
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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Yin L, Wang Y, Dridi S, Vinson C, Hillgartner FB. Role of CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein, histone acetylation, and coactivator recruitment in the regulation of malic enzyme transcription by thyroid hormone. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2005; 245:43-52. [PMID: 16293364 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2005.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2005] [Revised: 10/07/2005] [Accepted: 10/11/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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In chick embryo hepatocytes, activation of malic enzyme gene transcription by triiodothyronine (T3) is mediated by a T3 response unit (T3RU) that contains five T3 response elements (T3REs) plus five accessory elements that enhance T3 responsiveness conferred by the T3REs. Results from in vitro binding assays indicate that one of the accessory elements (region F) binds CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein-alpha (C/EBPalpha). Here, we investigated the role of C/EBPalpha in the regulation of malic enzyme transcription by T3. Transfection analyses demonstrated that the stimulation of T3RE function by region F did not require the presence of additional malic enzyme gene promoter sequences. Expression of a dominant negative C/EBP inhibited the ability of region F to stimulate T3 responsiveness. In chromatin immunoprecipitation assays, C/EBPalpha and TR associated with the malic enzyme T3RU in the absence and presence of T3 with the extent of the association being greater in the presence of T3. These observations indicate that C/EBPalpha interacts with TR on the malic enzyme T3RU to enhance T3 regulation of malic enzyme gene transcription. T3 treatment increased the acetylation of histones, decreased the recruitment of nuclear receptor corepressor and increased the recruitment of steroid receptor coactivator-1, CREB binding protein, and the thyroid hormone associated protein/mediator complex at the malic enzyme T3RU. In contrast, T3 treatment had no effect on the acetylation of histones and the recruitment of corepressors and coactivators at the T3RU that mediates the T3 activation of acetyl-CoA carboxylase-alpha gene transcription. We propose that differences between the malic enzyme T3RU and the ACCalpha T3RU in the ability of T3 to modulate histone acetylation and coregulatory protein recruitment are due to differences in the composition of the nuclear receptor complexes that bind these regulatory regions.
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- Liya Yin
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, School of Medicine, P.O. Box 9142, West Virginia University, Morgantown, 26506-9142, USA
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Zhou C, Zhang C. Protective effects of antioxidant vitamins on Aroclor 1254-induced toxicity in cultured chicken embryo hepatocytes. Toxicol In Vitro 2005; 19:665-73. [PMID: 15896554 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2005.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2004] [Revised: 01/20/2005] [Accepted: 03/04/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Primary culture of chicken embryo hepatocytes (CEHs) was established to reveal toxicity of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and attenuating effects of antioxidants vitamin E (VE), vitamin C (VC) and vitamin A (VA) on PCBs-induced cytotoxicity. CEHs were dispersed from 14-day-old chicken embryo livers and exposed to Aroclor 1254 (A1254) in the range of 0.1-10 microg/ml, A1254 (10 microg/ml) and each vitamin (10 microg/ml) for 24 h. Cell viability was evaluated by determinations of 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) reduction and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) leakage. The antioxidant status, namely cellular lipid peroxidation, was evaluated by measuring the thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and glutathion (GSH) levels and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities. The cultured CEHs maintained normal polygonal cell shape and formed confluent monolayer after 24-h culture. A1254 (10 microg/ml) caused irreversible damage to cell membrane integrity and induced cell death in a dose-dependent manner. It induced increased TBARS production, decreased SOD activity and GSH concentration. VE, VC and VA alone or combinations of VE+VC and VE+VA significantly attenuated A1254-induced toxic effects, which suggested that lipid peroxidation was involved in the sequence of events leading to A1254-induced damage or death of the cultured CEHs. These results indicated that CEHs in serum-free culture represented a suitable model for rapid toxicity assessment of environmental pollutants such as PCBs in a visible manner. Antioxidant vitamins displayed protective effects on CEHs from A1254-induced damage through preventing lipid peroxidation.
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- Caiqin Zhou
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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Barber MC, Price NT, Travers MT. Structure and regulation of acetyl-CoA carboxylase genes of metazoa. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2005; 1733:1-28. [PMID: 15749055 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2004.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2004] [Revised: 11/02/2004] [Accepted: 12/01/2004] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) plays a fundamental role in fatty acid metabolism. The reaction product, malonyl-CoA, is both an intermediate in the de novo synthesis of long-chain fatty acids and also a substrate for distinct fatty acyl-CoA elongation enzymes. In metazoans, which have evolved energy storage tissues to fuel locomotion and to survive periods of starvation, energy charge sensing at the level of the individual cell plays a role in fuel selection and metabolic orchestration between tissues. In mammals, and probably other metazoans, ACC forms a component of an energy sensor with malonyl-CoA, acting as a signal to reciprocally control the mitochondrial transport step of long-chain fatty acid oxidation through the inhibition of carnitine palmitoyltransferase I (CPT I). To reflect this pivotal role in cell function, ACC is subject to complex regulation. Higher metazoan evolution is associated with the duplication of an ancestral ACC gene, and with organismal complexity, there is an increasing diversity of transcripts from the ACC paraloges with the potential for the existence of several isozymes. This review focuses on the structure of ACC genes and the putative individual roles of their gene products in fatty acid metabolism, taking an evolutionary viewpoint provided by data in genome databases.
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- Michael C Barber
- Hannah Research Institute, Ayr, KA6 5HL, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Rosebrough RW, Russell BA, Poch SM, Richards MP. Methimazole, thyroid hormone replacement, and lipogenic enzyme gene expression in broilers. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2004; 139:189-94. [PMID: 15683826 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2004.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2004] [Revised: 09/29/2004] [Accepted: 09/30/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The purpose of this experiment was to determine the possible relationship between certain indices of lipid metabolism and specific gene expression in chickens fed methimazole to simulate hypothyroidism. Male broiler chickens (Gallus gallus) growing from 7 to 28 days of age were fed diets containing 18% crude protein and either 0 or 1 g methimazole per kilogram of diet. At 28 days, these two groups were further subdivided into groups receiving 18% crude protein diets containing either 0 or 1 mg triiodothyronine (T3) per kilogram. Birds were sampled at 28, 30, and 33 days. Measurements taken included in vitro lipogenesis (IVL), malic enzyme (ME) activity, isocitrate dehydrogenase, aspartate amino transferase, and the expression of the genes for ME, fatty acid synthase (FAS), and acetyl coenzyme carboxylase (ACC). Hypothyroidism decreased IVL and ME at 28 days of age; however, T3 supplementation for 2 days restored both IVL and ME. Paradoxically, continuing T3 replenishment for an additional 3 days decreased IVL but did not decrease ME activity. In contrast, supplemental T3 decreased IVL in euthyroid birds, regardless of the dosing interval, but had no effect on ME activity. Although methimazole decreased ME gene expression, there was only a transitory relationship between enzyme activity and gene expression when plasma T3 was restored with exogenous T3. These data may help to explain some of the apparent reported dichotomies in lipid metabolism elicited by changes in the thyroid state of animals. In addition, most metabolic changes in response to feeding T3 occurred within 2 to 5 days, suggesting that changes in intermediary metabolism preceded morphological changes. In conclusion, the thyroid state of the animal will determine responses to exogenous T3.
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- R W Rosebrough
- Growth Biology Laboratory, Animal and Natural Resources Institute, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
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Richards MP, Poch SM, Coon CN, Rosebrough RW, Ashwell CM, McMurtry JP. Feed restriction significantly alters lipogenic gene expression in broiler breeder chickens. J Nutr 2003; 133:707-15. [PMID: 12612141 DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.3.707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Broiler breeder pullets were divided into two groups at 21 wk of age. One group was given free access to feed (ad libitum) and the other fed a limited amount of feed (restricted). At 22 wk, all birds were photostimulated and maintained throughout an egg-laying cycle ending at 36 wk. Samples of liver and abdominal fat pad were collected just before photostimulation (prelight), after photostimulation at first egg and at peak egg production (plateau). Hepatic expression of sterol regulatory element binding protein-1, ATP-citrate lyase, fatty acid synthase, malic enzyme, acetyl-CoA carboxylase and stearoyl-CoA (Delta9) desaturase 1 genes in ad libitum birds declined from their highest levels just before photostimulation as the birds came into and maintained egg production. In contrast, the restricted birds had significant (P < 0.05) increases in the expression of these genes after photostimulation at first egg with a subsequent decline as they reached peak egg production. Hepatic expression of fatty acid binding protein, VLDL apolipoprotein (apoVLDL-II) and apoB genes increased significantly (P < 0.05) in both ad libitum and restricted breeders after photostimulation, whereas apoA1 gene expression declined during this time. Abdominal fat pad weights were significantly (P < 0.05) higher in the ad libitum compared with restricted birds after photostimulation. Lipoprotein lipase in this tissue showed a pattern of expression similar to that observed for the hepatic lipogenic enzyme genes. In conclusion, feed restriction during the pullet-to-breeder transition period significantly (P < 0.05) altered hepatic lipogenic gene expression in broiler breeders.
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- Mark P Richards
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, ARS, Growth Biology Laboratory, Beltsville, MD 20705-2350, USA.
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Zhang Y, Yin L, Hillgartner FB. SREBP-1 integrates the actions of thyroid hormone, insulin, cAMP, and medium-chain fatty acids on ACCalpha transcription in hepatocytes. J Lipid Res 2003; 44:356-68. [PMID: 12576518 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m200283-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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In chick embryo hepatocytes, activation of acetyl-CoA carboxylase-alpha (ACCalpha) transcription by 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine (T3) is mediated by a cis-acting regulatory unit (-101 to -71 bp) that binds the nuclear T3 receptor (TR) and sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1 (SREBP-1). SREBP-1 directly interacts with TR on the ACCalpha gene to enhance T3-induced transcription. Here, we show that treating hepatocytes with T3 or insulin stimulates a 4-fold increase in the concentration of the mature, active form of SREBP-1. When T3 and insulin are added together, a 7-fold increase in the mature SREBP-1 concentration is observed. Time course studies indicate that the T3-induced increase in mature SREBP-1 abundance is closely associated with changes in ACCalpha transcription and that the mechanism mediating the effect of T3 on mature SREBP-1 is distinct from that mediating the effect of insulin. Transfection analyses indicate that inhibition of ACCalpha transcription by cAMP or hexanoate is mediated by ACCalpha sequences between -101 and -71 bp. Treatment with cAMP or hexanoate suppresses the increase in mature SREBP-1 abundance caused by T3 and insulin. These results establish a new interaction between the SREBP-1 and TR signaling pathways and provide evidence that SREBP-1 plays an active role in mediating the effects of T3, insulin, cAMP, and hexanoate on ACCalpha transcription.
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- Yanqiao Zhang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, School of Medicine, P.O. Box 9142, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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Yin L, Zhang Y, Hillgartner FB. Sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1 interacts with the nuclear thyroid hormone receptor to enhance acetyl-CoA carboxylase-alpha transcription in hepatocytes. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:19554-65. [PMID: 11907029 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111771200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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In previous work, we characterized a 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine response element (T3RE) in acetyl-CoA carboxylase-alpha (ACCalpha) promoter 2 that mediated 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine (T3) regulation of ACCalpha transcription in chick embryo hepatocytes. Sequence comparison analysis revealed the presence of sterol regulatory element-1 (SRE-1) located 5 bp downstream of the ACCalpha T3RE. Here, we investigated the role of this SRE-1 in modulating T3 regulation of ACCalpha transcription. Transfection analyses demonstrated that the SRE-1 enhanced T3-induced ACCalpha transcription by more than 2-fold in hepatocytes. The effect of the SRE-1 on T3 responsiveness required the presence of the T3RE in its native orientation. In pull-down experiments, the mature form of sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1 (SREBP-1) specifically bound the alpha-isoform of the nuclear T3 receptor (TR), and the presence of T3 enhanced this interaction. A region of TRalpha containing the DNA-binding domain plus flanking sequences (amino acids 21-157) was required for interaction with SREBP-1, and a region of SREBP-1 containing the basic helix-loop-helix-leucine zipper domain (amino acids 300-389) was required for interaction with TRalpha. In gel mobility shift experiments, TRalpha, retinoid X receptor-alpha, and mature SREBP-1 formed a tetrameric complex on a DNA probe containing the ACCalpha T3RE and SRE-1, and the presence of T3 enhanced the formation of this complex. Formation of the tetrameric complex stabilized the binding of SREBP-1 to the SRE-1. These results indicate that SREBP-1 directly interacts with TR-retinoid X receptor in an orientation-specific manner to enhance T3-induced ACCalpha transcription in hepatocytes. T3 regulation of ACCalpha transcription in nonhepatic cell cultures such as chick embryo fibroblasts is markedly reduced compared with that of chick embryo hepatocytes. Here, we also show that alterations in SREBP expression play a role in mediating cell type-dependent differences in T3 regulation of ACCalpha transcription.
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- Liya Yin
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, USA
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Zhang Y, Yin L, Hillgartner FB. Thyroid hormone stimulates acetyl-coA carboxylase-alpha transcription in hepatocytes by modulating the composition of nuclear receptor complexes bound to a thyroid hormone response element. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:974-83. [PMID: 11027684 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m005894200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Triiodothyronine (T3) stimulates a 7-fold increase in transcription of the acetyl-CoA carboxylase-alpha (ACCalpha) gene in chick embryo hepatocytes. Here, we characterized an ACCalpha T3 response element (ACCalpha-T3RE) with unique functional and protein binding properties. ACCalpha-T3RE activated transcription both in the absence and presence of T3, with a greater activation observed in the presence of T3. In nuclear extracts from hepatocytes incubated in the absence of T3, ACCalpha-T3RE bound protein complexes (complexes 1 and 2) containing the liver X receptor (LXR) and the retinoid X receptor (RXR). In nuclear extracts from hepatocytes incubated in the presence of T3 for 24 h, ACCalpha-T3RE bound a different set of complexes. One complex contained LXR and RXR (complex 3) and another contained the nuclear T3 receptor (TR) and RXR (complex 4). Mutations of ACCalpha-T3RE that inhibited the binding of complexes 1 and 2 decreased transcriptional activation in the absence of T3, and mutations of ACCalpha-T3RE that inhibited the binding of complexes 3 and 4 decreased transcriptional activation in the presence of T3. The stimulation of ACCalpha transcription caused by T3 was closely associated with changes in the binding of complexes 1-4 to ACCalpha-T3RE. These data suggest that T3 regulates ACCalpha transcription by a novel mechanism involving changes in the composition of nuclear receptor complexes bound to ACCalpha-T3RE. We propose that complexes containing LXR/RXR ensure a basal level of ACCalpha expression for the synthesis of structural lipids in cell membranes and that complexes containing LXR/RXR and TR/RXR mediate the stimulation of ACCalpha expression caused by T3.
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- Y Zhang
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, USA
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Yin L, Zhang Y, Charron T, Hillgartner FB. Thyroid hormone, glucagon, and medium-chain fatty acids regulate transcription initiated from promoter 1 and promoter 2 of the acetyl-CoA carboxylase-alpha gene in chick embryo hepatocytes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2000; 1517:91-9. [PMID: 11118620 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4781(00)00267-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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High-carbohydrate feeding and triiodothyronine (T3) increase the abundance of acetyl-CoA carboxylase-alpha (ACC alpha) mRNA in avian hepatocytes, whereas starvation, glucagon, and medium-chain fatty acids decrease the abundance of ACC alpha mRNA. These changes in ACC alpha mRNA levels are mediated by alterations in the rate of transcription of the ACC alpha gene. In liver, ACC alpha transcription is initiated from two promoters, promoter 1 and promoter 2, resulting in transcripts that contain heterogeneity in their 5'-untranslated regions. Here, we investigated the role of promoter 1 and promoter 2 in mediating nutrient- and hormone-induced changes in ACC alpha mRNA abundance by measuring the level of transcripts expressed from promoter 1 and promoter 2 using a ribonuclease protection assay. The results indicated that both promoter 1 and promoter 2 were regulated by starvation/refeeding in livers of intact chicks and by T3, glucagon, and medium-chain fatty acids in chick embryo hepatocyte cultures and that alterations in the activity of promoter 2 accounted for a greater proportion of the changes in total ACC alpha mRNA abundance caused by nutrient and hormone treatment. Five DNase-hypersensitive sites were also identified between -500 and +1 bp relative to the transcription start site of promoter 2 in livers of intact chicks and in chick embryo hepatocyte cultures. In transient transfection analyses, this region of DNase hypersensitivity conferred regulation of transcription by T3, glucagon, and medium-chain fatty acids in chick embryo hepatocytes. Data from this study demonstrate that diet-induced changes in the activities of promoter 1 and promoter 2 in livers of intact chicks are mimicked in chick embryo hepatocyte cultures by manipulating the concentrations of T3, glucagon and medium-chain fatty acids in the culture medium and that cis-acting sequences mediating the effects of nutrients and hormones on promoter 2 activity are located immediately upstream of the transcription start site of this promoter.
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- L Yin
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, P.O. Box 9142, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-9142, USA
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McCarty MF. Vegan proteins may reduce risk of cancer, obesity, and cardiovascular disease by promoting increased glucagon activity. Med Hypotheses 1999; 53:459-85. [PMID: 10687887 DOI: 10.1054/mehy.1999.0784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Amino acids modulate the secretion of both insulin and glucagon; the composition of dietary protein therefore has the potential to influence the balance of glucagon and insulin activity. Soy protein, as well as many other vegan proteins, are higher in non-essential amino acids than most animal-derived food proteins, and as a result should preferentially favor glucagon production. Acting on hepatocytes, glucagon promotes (and insulin inhibits) cAMP-dependent mechanisms that down-regulate lipogenic enzymes and cholesterol synthesis, while up-regulating hepatic LDL receptors and production of the IGF-I antagonist IGFBP-1. The insulin-sensitizing properties of many vegan diets--high in fiber, low in saturated fat--should amplify these effects by down-regulating insulin secretion. Additionally, the relatively low essential amino acid content of some vegan diets may decrease hepatic IGF-I synthesis. Thus, diets featuring vegan proteins can be expected to lower elevated serum lipid levels, promote weight loss, and decrease circulating IGF-I activity. The latter effect should impede cancer induction (as is seen in animal studies with soy protein), lessen neutrophil-mediated inflammatory damage, and slow growth and maturation in children. In fact, vegans tend to have low serum lipids, lean physiques, shorter stature, later puberty, and decreased risk for certain prominent 'Western' cancers; a vegan diet has documented clinical efficacy in rheumatoid arthritis. Low-fat vegan diets may be especially protective in regard to cancers linked to insulin resistance--namely, breast and colon cancer--as well as prostate cancer; conversely, the high IGF-I activity associated with heavy ingestion of animal products may be largely responsible for the epidemic of 'Western' cancers in wealthy societies. Increased phytochemical intake is also likely to contribute to the reduction of cancer risk in vegans. Regression of coronary stenoses has been documented during low-fat vegan diets coupled with exercise training; such regimens also tend to markedly improve diabetic control and lower elevated blood pressure. Risk of many other degenerative disorders may be decreased in vegans, although reduced growth factor activity may be responsible for an increased risk of hemorrhagic stroke. By altering the glucagon/insulin balance, it is conceivable that supplemental intakes of key non-essential amino acids could enable omnivores to enjoy some of the health advantages of a vegan diet. An unnecessarily high intake of essential amino acids--either in the absolute sense or relative to total dietary protein--may prove to be as grave a risk factor for 'Western' degenerative diseases as is excessive fat intake.
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Lefevre P, Diot C, Legrand P, Douaire M. Hormonal regulation of stearoyl coenzyme-A desaturase 1 activity and gene expression in primary cultures of chicken hepatocytes. Arch Biochem Biophys 1999; 368:329-37. [PMID: 10441384 DOI: 10.1006/abbi.1999.1315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Previous studies have provided evidence for the important role of liver stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) in excessive adiposity in the chicken and suggest that the difference in SCD activity between fat and lean chickens could be explained by a difference in SCD1 gene expression. In the present study, the regulation of SCD1 gene expression was analyzed as the result of insulin and glucagon action, using primary cultures of 6-week-old chicken hepatocytes. Insulin increased SCD1 activity and mRNA levels, whereas glucagon decreased dramatically both the enzyme activity and the mRNA levels. Nuclear run-on transcription assays and mRNA stability investigations demonstrated that insulin and glucagon effects on SCD1 gene expression was primarily transcriptional. Furthermore, the results indicated that the glucagon-mediated inhibition of SCD1 gene transcription was more potent than just counteracting the insulin-mediated effect. These data represent the first demonstration that the glucagon effect on the SCD1 gene expression is primarily transcriptional. Moreover, among hepatic genes involved in lipid metabolism in chicken, SCD1 is the first gene shown to be regulated at the transcriptional level by insulin, in the absence of triiodothyronine. These data point out the potency of the growing chicken hepatocyte culture model in contrast with the embryonic cell culture model as regards the investigations of the insulin effect on gene expression.
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- P Lefevre
- Laboratoire Associé INRA-ENSA de Génétique Animale, Laboratoire Associé INRA-ENSA de Biochimie, 65 rue de Saint Brieuc, Rennes cedex, 35042, France
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Hillgartner FB, Charron T. Glucose stimulates transcription of fatty acid synthase and malic enzyme in avian hepatocytes. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY 1998; 274:E493-501. [PMID: 9530133 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1998.274.3.e493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Transcription of fatty acid synthase (FAS) and malic enzyme (ME) in avian liver is low during starvation or feeding a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet and high during feeding a high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet. The role of glucose in the nutritional control of FAS and ME was investigated by determining the effects of this metabolic fuel on expression of FAS and ME in primary cultures of chick embryo hepatocytes. In the presence of triiodothyronine, glucose (25 mM) stimulated an increase in the activity and mRNA abundance of FAS and ME. These effects required the phosphorylation of glucose to glucose 6-phosphate but not further metabolism downstream of the aldolase step of the glycolytic pathway. Xylitol mimicked the effects of glucose on FAS and ME expression, suggesting that an intermediate of the pentose phosphate pathway may be involved in mediating this response. The effects of glucose on the mRNA abundance of FAS and ME were accompanied by similar changes in transcription of FAS and ME. These data support the hypothesis that glucose plays a role in mediating the effects of nutritional manipulation on transcription of FAS and ME in liver.
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- F B Hillgartner
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506, USA
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Hillgartner FB, Charron T. Arachidonate and medium-chain fatty acids inhibit transcription of the acetyl-CoA carboxylase gene in hepatocytes in culture. J Lipid Res 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2275(20)30039-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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