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Wang Y, Zhang X, Hu W, Dong C, Fu D, Habtegabir SG, Han Y. Ultra-fast screening of free fatty acids in human plasma using ion mobility mass spectrometry. J Sep Sci 2022; 45:1818-1826. [PMID: 35340115 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202200037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Free fatty acids involved in many metabolic regulations in human body. In this work, an ultra-fast screening method was developed for the analysis of free fatty acids using trapped ion mobility spectrometry coupled with mass spectrometry. Thirty-three free fatty acids possessing different unsaturation degrees and different carbon chain lengths were baseline separated and characterized within milliseconds. Saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated free fatty acids showed different linearities between collision cross section values and m/z. Establishment of correlations between structures and collision cross section values provided additional qualitative information and made it possible to determine free fatty acids which were out of the standards pool but possessed the confirmed linearity. Gas-phase separation made the quantitative analysis reliable and repeatable at a much lower time cost than chromatographic methods. The sensitivity was comparable to and even better than the reported results. The method was validated and applied to profiling free fatty acids in human plasma. Saturated free fatty acids abundance in the fasting state was found to be lower than that in the postprandial state, while unsaturated species abundance was found higher. The method was fast and robust with minimum sample pretreatment, so it was promising in high-throughput screening of free fatty acids. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Yinghao Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering and Environment, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing, 102249, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100005, China.,Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, 100850, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering and Environment, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing, 102249, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering and Environment, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing, 102249, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering and Environment, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing, 102249, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering and Environment, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing, 102249, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering and Environment, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing, 102249, China
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Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Adipose Tissue Biology. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10235516. [PMID: 34884217 PMCID: PMC8658722 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10235516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 11/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Bariatric surgery (BS) procedures are actually the most effective intervention to help subjects with severe obesity achieve significant and sustained weight loss. White adipose tissue (WAT) is increasingly recognized as the largest endocrine organ. Unhealthy WAT expansion through adipocyte hypertrophy has pleiotropic effects on adipocyte function and promotes obesity-associated metabolic complications. WAT dysfunction in obesity encompasses an altered adipokine secretome, unresolved inflammation, dysregulated autophagy, inappropriate extracellular matrix remodeling and insufficient angiogenic potential. In the last 10 years, accumulating evidence suggests that BS can improve the WAT function beyond reducing the fat depot sizes. The causal relationships between improved WAT function and the health benefits of BS merits further investigation. This review summarizes the current knowledge on the short-, medium- and long-term outcomes of BS on the WAT composition and function.
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New Insights on the PBMCs Phospholipidome in Obesity Demonstrate Modulations Associated with Insulin Resistance and Glycemic Status. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13103461. [PMID: 34684461 PMCID: PMC8541295 DOI: 10.3390/nu13103461] [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: 08/23/2021] [Revised: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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(1) Background: Obesity and type 2 diabetes have been suspected to impact both intrinsic metabolism and function of circulating immune cells. (2) Methods: To further investigate this immunometabolic modulation, we profiled the phospholipidome of the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in lean, normoglycemic obese (OBNG) and obese with dysglycemia (OBDysG) individuals. (3) Results: The global PBMCs phospholipidome is significantly downmodulated in OBDysG unlike OBNG patients when compared to lean ones. Multiple linear regression analyses show a strong negative relationship between the global PBMCs phospholipidome and parameters assessing insulin resistance. Even though all classes of phospholipid are affected, the relative abundance of each class is maintained with the exception of Lyso-PC/PC and Lyso-PE/PE ratios that are downmodulated in PBMCs of OBDysG compared to OBNG individuals. Interestingly, the percentage of saturated PC is positively associated with glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c). Moreover, a few lipid species are significantly downmodulated in PBMCs of OBDysG compared to OBNG individuals, making possible to distinguish the two phenotypes. (4) Conclusions: This lipidomic study highlights for the first-time modulations of the PBMCs phospholipidome in obese patients with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. Such phospholipidome remodeling could disrupt the cell membranes and the lipid mediator's levels, driving an immune cell dysfunction.
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Hierons SJ, Marsh JS, Wu D, Blindauer CA, Stewart AJ. The Interplay between Non-Esterified Fatty Acids and Plasma Zinc and Its Influence on Thrombotic Risk in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms221810140. [PMID: 34576303 PMCID: PMC8471329 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221810140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Thrombosis is a major comorbidity of obesity and type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Despite the development of numerous effective treatments and preventative strategies to address thrombotic disease in such individuals, the incidence of thrombotic complications remains high. This suggests that not all the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying these events have been identified or targeted. Non-esterified fatty acids (NEFAs) are increasingly regarded as a nexus between obesity, insulin resistance, and vascular disease. Notably, plasma NEFA levels are consistently elevated in obesity and T2DM and may impact hemostasis in several ways. A potentially unrecognized route of NEFA-mediated thrombotic activity is their ability to disturb Zn2+ speciation in the plasma. Zn2+ is a potent regulator of coagulation and its availability in the plasma is monitored carefully through buffering by human serum albumin (HSA). The binding of long-chain NEFAs such as palmitate and stearate, however, trigger a conformational change in HSA that reduces its ability to bind Zn2+, thus increasing the ion’s availability to bind and activate coagulation proteins. NEFA-mediated perturbation of HSA-Zn2+ binding is thus predicted to contribute to the prothrombotic milieu in obesity and T2DM, representing a novel targetable disease mechanism in these disorders.
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- Stephen J. Hierons
- School of Medicine, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9TF, Fife, UK; (S.J.H.); (J.S.M.); (D.W.)
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- School of Medicine, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9TF, Fife, UK; (S.J.H.); (J.S.M.); (D.W.)
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- School of Medicine, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9TF, Fife, UK; (S.J.H.); (J.S.M.); (D.W.)
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- School of Medicine, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9TF, Fife, UK; (S.J.H.); (J.S.M.); (D.W.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +44-(0)-1334-463546; Fax: +44-(0)-1334-463482
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Ding S, Chen M, Liao Y, Chen Q, Lin X, Chen S, Chai Y, Li C, Asakawa T. Serum Metabolic Profiles of Chinese Women With Perimenopausal Obesity Explored by the Untargeted Metabolomics Approach. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021; 12:637317. [PMID: 34630316 PMCID: PMC8498571 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.637317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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By far, no study has focused on observing the metabolomic profiles in perimenopause-related obesity. This study attempted to identify the metabolic characteristics of subjects with perimenopause obesity (PO). Thirty-nine perimenopausal Chinese women, 21 with PO and 18 without obesity (PN), were recruited in this study. A conventional ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight/mass spectrometry (UHPLC-QTOF/MS) followed by principal component analysis (PCA) and orthogonal partial least-squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) were used as untargeted metabolomics approaches to explore the serum metabolic profiles. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) and MetaboAnalyst were used to identify the related metabolic pathways. A total of 46 differential metabolites, along with seven metabolic pathways relevant to PO were identified, which belonged to lipid, amino acids, carbohydrates, and organic acids. As for amino acids, we found a significant increase in l-arginine and d-ornithine in the positive ion (POS) mode and l-leucine, l-valine, l-tyrosine, and N-acetyl-l-tyrosine in the negative ion (NEG) mode and a significant decrease in l-proline in the POS mode of the PO group. We also found phosphatidylcholine (PC) (16:0/16:0), palmitic acid, and myristic acid, which are associated with the significant upregulation of lipid metabolism. Moreover, the serum indole lactic acid and indoleacetic acid were upregulated in the NEG mode. With respect to the metabolic pathways, the d-arginine and d-ornithine metabolisms and the arginine and proline metabolism pathways in POS mode were the most dominant PO-related pathways. The changes of metabolisms of lipid, amino acids, and indoleacetic acid provided a pathophysiological scenario for Chinese women with PO. We believe that the findings of this study are helpful for clinicians to take measures to prevent the women with PO from developing severe incurable obesity-related complications, such as cardiovascular disease and stroke.
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- Shanshan Ding
- Research Base of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China
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- Research Base of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China
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- Research Base of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China
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- Research Base of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China
- School of Basic Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Research Base of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China
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- Research Base of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China
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- School of Medical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Research Base of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China
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- Research Base of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
- Department of Neurology, The Eighth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, China
- *Correspondence: Tetsuya Asakawa,
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Oleic Acid Protects Against Insulin Resistance by Regulating the Genes Related to the PI3K Signaling Pathway. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9082615. [PMID: 32806641 PMCID: PMC7463472 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9082615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The effects of different types of fatty acids on the gene expression of key players in the IRS1/PI3K signaling pathway have been poorly studied. MATERIAL AND METHODS We analyzed IRS1, p85α, and p110β mRNA expression and the fatty acid composition of phospholipids in visceral adipose tissue from patients with morbid obesity and from non-obese patients. Moreover, we analyzed the expression of those genes in visceral adipocytes incubated with oleic, linoleic, palmitic and dosahexaenoic acids. RESULTS We found a reduced IRS1 expression in patients with morbid obesity, independent of insulin resistance, and a reduced p110β expression in those with lower insulin resistance. A positive correlation was found between p85α and stearic acid, and between IRS1 and p110β with palmitic and dosahexaenoic acid. In contrast, a negative correlation was found between p85α and oleic acid, and between IRS1 and p110β with linoleic, arachidonic and adrenic acid. Incubation with palmitic acid decreased IRS1 expression. p85α was down-regulated after incubation with oleic and dosahexaenoic acid and up-regulated with palmitic acid. p110β expression was increased and decreased after incubation with oleic and palmitic acid, respectively. The ratio p85α/p110β was decreased by oleic and dosahexaenoic acid and increased by palmitic acid. CONCLUSIONS Our in vitro results suggest a detrimental role of palmitic acid on the expression of gene related to insulin signaling pathway, with oleic acid being the one with the higher and more beneficial effects. DHA had a slight beneficial effect. Fatty acid-induced regulation of genes related to the IRS1/PI3K pathway may be a novel mechanism by which fatty acids regulate insulin sensitivity in visceral adipocytes.
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Compound LM9, a novel MyD88 inhibitor, efficiently mitigates inflammatory responses and fibrosis in obesity-induced cardiomyopathy. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2020; 41:1093-1101. [PMID: 32341464 PMCID: PMC7468329 DOI: 10.1038/s41401-020-0410-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Mechanisms of cardiomyopathy caused by obesity/hyperlipidemia are complicated. Obesity is usually associated with chronic low-grade inflammation and may lead to the onset and progression of myocardial fibrosis and remodeling. TLR4/MyD88 signaling pathway, as a key regulator of inflammation, plays an important role in the pathogenesis of obesity-induced cardiomyopathy. We previously demonstrated that LM9, a novel MyD88 inhibitor, attenuated inflammatory responses and fibrosis in obesity-induced cardiomyopathy by inhibiting the formation of TLR4/MyD88 complex. In this study, we investigated the protective effects of LM9 on obesity-induced cardiomyopathy in vitro and in vivo. We showed that LM9 (5, 10 μM) significantly attenuates palmitic acid (PA)-induced inflammation in mouse peritoneal macrophages, evidenced by decreased expression of proinflammatory genes including TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β, and ICAM-1. In cardiac-derived H9C2 cells, LM9 treatment suppressed PA-induced inflammation, lipid accumulation, and fibrotic responses. In addition, LM9 treatment also inhibited PA-activated TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB signaling pathway. We further revealed in HEK293 cells that LM9 treatment blocked the TLR4/MyD88 binding and MyD88 homodimer formation. In HFD-fed mice, administration of LM9 (5, 10 mg/kg, ig, every other days for 8 weeks) dose-dependently alleviated inflammation and fibrosis in heart tissues and decreased serum lipid concentration. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that MyD88 inhibitor LM9 exerts protective effects against obesity-induced cardiomyopathy, suggesting LM9 to be a promising therapeutic candidate drug for the obesity-related cardiac complications.
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O'Dwyer C, Yaworski R, Katsumura S, Ghorbani P, Gobeil Odai K, Nunes JRC, LeBlond ND, Sanjana S, Smith TTK, Han S, Margison KD, Alain T, Morita M, Fullerton MD. Hepatic Choline Transport Is Inhibited During Fatty Acid-Induced Lipotoxicity and Obesity. Hepatol Commun 2020; 4:876-889. [PMID: 32490323 PMCID: PMC7262319 DOI: 10.1002/hep4.1516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Revised: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Choline is an essential nutrient and a critical component of the membrane phospholipid phosphatidylcholine (PC), the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, while also contributing to the methylation pathway. In the liver specifically, PC is the major membrane constituent and can be synthesized by the cytidine diphosphate-choline or the phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase pathway. With the continuing global rise in the rates of obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, we sought to explore how excess fatty acids on primary hepatocytes and diet-induced obesity affect choline uptake and metabolism. Our results demonstrate that hepatocytes chronically treated with palmitate, but not oleate or a mixture, had decreased choline uptake, which was associated with lower choline incorporation into PC and lower expression of choline transport proteins. Interestingly, a reduction in the rate of degradation spared PC levels in response to palmitate when compared with control. The effects of palmitate treatment were independent of endoplasmic reticulum stress, which counterintuitively augmented choline transport and transporter expression. In a model of obesity-induced hepatic steatosis, male mice fed a 60% high-fat diet for 10 weeks had significantly diminished hepatic choline uptake compared with lean mice fed a control diet. Although the transcript and protein expression of various choline metabolic enzymes fluctuated slightly, we observed reduced protein expression of choline transporter-like 1 (CTL1) in the liver of mice fed a high-fat diet. Polysome profile analyses revealed that in livers of obese mice, the CTL1 transcript, despite being more abundant, was translated to a lesser extent compared with lean controls. Finally, human liver cells demonstrated a similar response to palmitate treatment. Conclusion: Our results suggest that the altered fatty acid milieu seen in obesity-induced fatty liver disease progression may adversely affect choline metabolism, potentially through CTL1, but that compensatory mechanisms work to maintain phospholipid homeostasis.
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- Conor O'Dwyer
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology Faculty of Medicine University of Ottawa Ottawa ON Canada.,Centre for Infection Immunity and Inflammation and Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation University of Ottawa Ottawa ON Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology Faculty of Medicine University of Ottawa Ottawa ON Canada.,Centre for Infection Immunity and Inflammation and Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation University of Ottawa Ottawa ON Canada
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- Department of Molecular Medicine University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio TX
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology Faculty of Medicine University of Ottawa Ottawa ON Canada.,Centre for Infection Immunity and Inflammation and Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation University of Ottawa Ottawa ON Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology Faculty of Medicine University of Ottawa Ottawa ON Canada.,Centre for Infection Immunity and Inflammation and Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation University of Ottawa Ottawa ON Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology Faculty of Medicine University of Ottawa Ottawa ON Canada.,Centre for Infection Immunity and Inflammation and Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation University of Ottawa Ottawa ON Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology Faculty of Medicine University of Ottawa Ottawa ON Canada.,Centre for Infection Immunity and Inflammation and Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation University of Ottawa Ottawa ON Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology Faculty of Medicine University of Ottawa Ottawa ON Canada.,Centre for Infection Immunity and Inflammation and Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation University of Ottawa Ottawa ON Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology Faculty of Medicine University of Ottawa Ottawa ON Canada.,Centre for Infection Immunity and Inflammation and Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation University of Ottawa Ottawa ON Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology Faculty of Medicine University of Ottawa Ottawa ON Canada.,Centre for Infection Immunity and Inflammation and Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation University of Ottawa Ottawa ON Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology Faculty of Medicine University of Ottawa Ottawa ON Canada.,Centre for Infection Immunity and Inflammation and Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation University of Ottawa Ottawa ON Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology Faculty of Medicine University of Ottawa Ottawa ON Canada.,Centre for Infection Immunity and Inflammation and Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation University of Ottawa Ottawa ON Canada.,Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute Ottawa ON Canada
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- Department of Molecular Medicine University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio TX.,Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio TX.,Institute of Resource Development and Analysis Kumamoto University Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology Faculty of Medicine University of Ottawa Ottawa ON Canada.,Centre for Infection Immunity and Inflammation and Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation University of Ottawa Ottawa ON Canada
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Korbecki J, Bajdak-Rusinek K. The effect of palmitic acid on inflammatory response in macrophages: an overview of molecular mechanisms. Inflamm Res 2019; 68:915-932. [PMID: 31363792 PMCID: PMC6813288 DOI: 10.1007/s00011-019-01273-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 241] [Impact Index Per Article: 48.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2019] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Palmitic acid is a saturated fatty acid whose blood concentration is elevated in obese patients. This causes inflammatory responses, where toll-like receptors (TLR), TLR2 and TLR4, play an important role. Nevertheless, palmitic acid is not only a TLR agonist. In the cell, this fatty acid is converted into phospholipids, diacylglycerol and ceramides. They trigger the activation of various signaling pathways that are common for LPS-mediated TLR4 activation. In particular, metabolic products of palmitic acid affect the activation of various PKCs, ER stress and cause an increase in ROS generation. Thanks to this, palmitic acid also strengthens the TLR4-induced signaling. In this review, we discuss the mechanisms of inflammatory response induced by palmitic acid. In particular, we focus on describing its effect on ER stress and IRE1α, and the mechanisms of NF-κB activation. We also present the mechanisms of inflammasome NLRP3 activation and the effect of palmitic acid on enhanced inflammatory response by increasing the expression of FABP4/aP2. Finally, we focus on the consequences of inflammatory responses, in particular, the effect of TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 on insulin resistance. Due to the high importance of macrophages and the production of proinflammatory cytokines by them, this work mainly focuses on these cells.
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- Jan Korbecki
- Department of Molecular Biology, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Medyków 18 St., 40-752, Katowice, Poland.
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Medyków 18 St., 40-752, Katowice, Poland
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Alaminos-Castillo MÁ, Ho-Plagaro A, García-Serrano S, Santiago-Fernandez C, Rodríguez-Pacheco F, Garrido-Sanchez L, Rodriguez C, Valdes S, Gonzalo M, Moreno-Ruiz FJ, Rodríguez-Cañete A, Montiel-Casado C, Garcia-Fuentes E. Increased PON lactonase activity in morbidly obese patients is associated with impaired lipid profile. Int J Clin Pract 2019; 73:e13315. [PMID: 30681756 DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.13315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Received: 11/12/2018] [Revised: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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AIMS The paraoxonase-1 (PON1) enzyme could play an important role in the anti-oxidant capacity of high-density lipoprotein. However, there are no studies which analyse the evolution of the three activities of PON1 (PON arylesterase, PON paraoxonase and PON lactonase) after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) in morbidly obese subjects. We analysed the association of PON concentration and activities with the evolution of morbidly obese subjects who underwent RYGB, and its relationship with biochemical variables and different atherogenic indices. METHODS Twenty-seven non-obese and 82 morbidly obese subjects were studied before and 6 months after RYGB. RESULTS Before RYGB, morbidly obese subjects had a lower PON1 concentration (P < 0.05) and higher PON lactonase activity (P < 0.001) than non-obese subjects, with no differences in PON arylesterase and PON paraoxonase activities. After RYGB, PON1 concentration (P < 0.05) and PON lactonase activity (P < 0.001) decreased with regard to the presurgery state. PON lactonase activity correlated with the atherogenic index of plasma before (r = 0.19, P = 0.047) and after RYGB (r = 0.27, P = 0.035). In different multiple lineal regression analysis models, presurgery PON lactonase activity was associated with total cholesterol (β = 0.909, P < 0.001), LDL (β = 0.632, P = 0.006) and DBP (β = 0.230, P = 0.030) (R2 = 0.295), postsurgery PON lactonase activity was associated with esterified cholesterol (β = 0.362, P = 0.011) (R2 = 0.131), and the change (Δ) in PON lactonase activity after RYGB was associated with Δesterified cholesterol (β = 0.304, P = 0.030) (R2 = 0.093). CONCLUSIONS PON lactonase activity is associated with the presence of morbid obesity and with an impaired lipid profile. All associations found could indicate the relationship between PON lactonase activity and the development of atherosclerosis.
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- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga-IBIMA, Málaga, Spain
- Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga-IBIMA, Málaga, Spain
- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
- CIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas-CIBERDEM, Málaga, Spain
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- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga-IBIMA, Málaga, Spain
- Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga-IBIMA, Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga-IBIMA, Málaga, Spain
- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain
- CIBER Fisiología de la Obesidad y Nutrición-CIBEROBN, Málaga, Spain
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- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga-IBIMA, Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga-IBIMA, Málaga, Spain
- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
- CIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas-CIBERDEM, Málaga, Spain
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- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Cirugía General, Digestiva y Trasplantes, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Cirugía General, Digestiva y Trasplantes, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Cirugía General, Digestiva y Trasplantes, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga-IBIMA, Málaga, Spain
- CIBER Fisiología de la Obesidad y Nutrición-CIBEROBN, Málaga, Spain
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Peters KM, Zhang R, Park C, Nong Z, Yin H, Wilson RB, Sutherland BG, Sawyez CG, Pickering JG, Borradaile NM. Vitamin D intervention does not improve vascular regeneration in diet-induced obese male mice with peripheral ischemia. J Nutr Biochem 2019; 70:65-74. [PMID: 31176988 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2019.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Revised: 03/15/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Vitamin D appears to either promote or inhibit neovascularization in a disease context-dependent manner. The effects of vitamin D, alone or in combination with niacin, on endothelial cell (EC) angiogenic function and on revascularization in obese animals with peripheral ischemia are unknown. Here, we report that supplementation of high palmitate medium with vitamin D, niacin or both vitamins increased EC tube formation, which relies primarily on cell migration, and also maintained tube stability over time. Transcriptomic analyses revealed that both vitamins increased stress response and anti-inflammatory gene expression. However, vitamin D decreased cell cycle gene expression and inhibited proliferation, while niacin induced stable expression of miR-126-3p and -5p and maintained cell proliferation in high palmitate. To assess vascular regeneration, diet-induced obese mice received vitamin D, niacin or both vitamins following hind limb ischemic injury. Niacin, but not vitamin D or combined treatment, improved recovery of hind limb use. Histology of tibialis anterior sections revealed no improvements in revascularization, regeneration, inflammation or fibrosis with vitamin D or combined treatment. In summary, although both vitamin D and niacin increased angiogenic function of EC cultures in high fat, only niacin improved recovery of hind limb use following ischemic injury in obese mice. It is possible that inhibition of cell proliferation by vitamin D in high-fat conditions limits vascular regeneration and recovery from peripheral ischemia in obesity.
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- Kia M Peters
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5C1
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5C1
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5C1
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- Robarts Research Institute, Western, University, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5C1
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- Robarts Research Institute, Western, University, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5C1
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5C1
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- Robarts Research Institute, Western, University, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5C1
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5C1
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- Robarts Research Institute, Western, University, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5C1; Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5C1; Department of Biochemistry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5C1; Department of Medical Biophysics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5C1; London Health Sciences, Centre, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5A5
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5C1.
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Saturated fatty acids induce NLRP3 activation in human macrophages through K + efflux resulting from phospholipid saturation and Na, K-ATPase disruption. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2019; 1864:1017-1030. [PMID: 30953761 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2019.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2018] [Revised: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 01/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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NLRP3 inflammasome plays a key role in Western diet-induced systemic inflammation and was recently shown to mediate long-lasting trained immunity in myeloid cells. Saturated fatty acids (SFAs) are sterile triggers able to induce the assembly of the NLRP3 inflammasome in macrophages, leading to IL-1β secretion while unsaturated ones (UFAs) prevent SFAs-mediated NLRP3 activation. Unlike previous studies using LPS-primed bone marrow derived macrophages, we do not see any ROS or IRE-1α involvement in SFAs-mediated NLRP3 activation in human monocytes-derived macrophages. Rather we show that SFAs need to enter the cells and to be activated into acyl-CoA to lead to NLRP3 activation in human macrophages. However, their β-oxidation is dispensable. Instead, they are channeled towards phospholipids but redirected towards lipid droplets containing triacylglycerol in the presence of UFAs. Lipidomic analyses and Laurdan fluorescence experiments demonstrate that SFAs induce a dramatic saturation of phosphatidylcholine (PC) correlated with a loss of membrane fluidity, both events inhibited by UFAs. The silencing of CCTα, the key enzyme in PC synthesis, prevents SFA-mediated NLRP3 activation, demonstrating the essential role of the de novo PC synthesis. This SFA-induced membrane remodeling promotes a disruption of the plasma membrane Na, K-ATPase, instigating a K+ efflux essential and sufficient for NLRP3 activation. This work opens novel therapeutic avenues to interfere with Western diet-associated diseases such as those targeting the glycerolipid pathway.
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Moreno-Santos I, Garcia-Serrano S, Boughanem H, Garrido-Sanchez L, Tinahones FJ, Garcia-Fuentes E, Macias-Gonzalez M. The Antagonist Effect of Arachidonic Acid on GLUT4 Gene Expression by Nuclear Receptor Type II Regulation. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20040963. [PMID: 30813326 PMCID: PMC6412497 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20040963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Revised: 02/15/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Obesity is a complex disease that has a strong association with diet and lifestyle. Dietary factors can influence the expression of key genes connected to insulin resistance, lipid metabolism, and adipose tissue composition. In this study, our objective was to determine gene expression and fatty acid (FA) profiles in visceral adipose tissue (VAT) from lean and morbidly obese individuals. We also aimed to study the agonist effect of dietary factors on glucose metabolism. DESIGN AND METHODS Lean and low and high insulin resistance morbidly obese subjects (LIR-MO and HIR-MO) were included in this study. The gene expression of liver X receptor type alpha (LXR-α) and glucose transporter type 4 (GLUT4) and the FA profiles in VAT were determined. Additionally, the in vivo and in vitro agonist effects of oleic acid (OA), linoleic acid (LA), and arachidonic acid (AA) by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor type gamma 2 (PPAR-γ2) on the activity of GLUT4 were studied. RESULTS Our results showed a dysregulation of GLUT4 and LXR-α in VAT of morbidly obese subjects. In addition, a specific FA profile for morbidly obese individuals was found. Finally, AA was an PPAR-γ2 agonist that activates the expression of GLUT4. CONCLUSIONS Our study suggests a dysregulation of LXR-α and GLUT4 expression in VAT of morbidly obese individuals. FA profiles in VAT could elucidate their possible role in lipolysis and adipogenesis. Finally, AA binds to PPAR-γ2 to activate the expression of GLUT4 in the HepG2 cell line, showing an alternative insulin-independent activation of GLUT4.
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- Inmaculada Moreno-Santos
- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Virgen de la Victoria University Hospital, University of Malaga (IBIMA), 29010 Malaga, Spain.
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- CIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Regional Universitario, 29010 Málaga, Spain.
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, 29010 Málaga, Spain.
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Virgen de la Victoria University Hospital, University of Malaga (IBIMA), 29010 Malaga, Spain.
- CIBEROBN (CIBER in Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition CB06/03/0018), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Virgen de la Victoria University Hospital, University of Malaga (IBIMA), 29010 Malaga, Spain.
- CIBEROBN (CIBER in Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition CB06/03/0018), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
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- CIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Regional Universitario, 29010 Málaga, Spain.
- Department of Gastroenterology, Virgen de la Victoria University Hospital, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), University of Malaga, 29010 Malaga, Spain.
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Virgen de la Victoria University Hospital, University of Malaga (IBIMA), 29010 Malaga, Spain.
- CIBEROBN (CIBER in Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition CB06/03/0018), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
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Chen X, Gong L, Li Q, Hu J, Liu X, Wang Y, Bai J, Ran X, Wu J, Ge Q, Li R, Xiao X, Li X, Zhang J, Wang Z. The appropriate remodeling of extracellular matrix is the key molecular signature in subcutaneous adipose tissue following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Life Sci 2019; 218:265-273. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2018.12.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2018] [Revised: 12/24/2018] [Accepted: 12/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Gianfrancesco MA, Paquot N, Piette J, Legrand-Poels S. Lipid bilayer stress in obesity-linked inflammatory and metabolic disorders. Biochem Pharmacol 2018; 153:168-183. [PMID: 29462590 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2018.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 02/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The maintenance of the characteristic lipid compositions and physicochemical properties of biological membranes is essential for their proper function. Mechanisms allowing to sense and restore membrane homeostasis have been identified in prokaryotes for a long time and more recently in eukaryotes. A membrane remodeling can result from aberrant metabolism as seen in obesity. In this review, we describe how such lipid bilayer stress can account for the modulation of membrane proteins involved in the pathogenesis of obesity-linked inflammatory and metabolic disorders. We address the case of the Toll-like receptor 4 that is implicated in the obesity-related low grade inflammation and insulin resistance. The lipid raft-mediated TLR4 activation is promoted by an enrichment of the plasma membrane with saturated lipids or cholesterol increasing the lipid phase order. We discuss of the plasma membrane Na, K-ATPase that illustrates a new concept according to which direct interactions between specific residues and particular lipids determine both stability and activity of the pump in parallel with indirect effects of the lipid bilayer. The closely related sarco(endo)-plasmic Ca-ATPase embedded in the more fluid ER membrane seems to be more sensitive to a lipid bilayer stress as demonstrated by its inactivation in cholesterol-loaded macrophages or its inhibition mediated by an increased PtdCho/PtdEtn ratio in obese mice hepatocytes. Finally, we describe the model recently proposed for the activation of the conserved IRE-1 protein through alterations in the ER membrane lipid packing and thickness. Such IRE-1 activation could occur in response to abnormal lipid synthesis and membrane remodeling as observed in hepatocytes exposed to excess nutrients. Since the IRE-1/XBP1 branch also stimulates the lipid synthesis, this pathway could create a vicious cycle "lipogenesis-ER lipid bilayer stress-lipogenesis" amplifying hepatic ER pathology and the obesity-linked systemic metabolic defects.
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- Marco A Gianfrancesco
- Laboratory of Immunometabolism and Nutrition, GIGA-I3, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium; Division of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Disorders, Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Immunometabolism and Nutrition, GIGA-I3, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium; Division of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Disorders, Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Virology and Immunology, GIGA-Molecular Biology of Diseases, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Immunometabolism and Nutrition, GIGA-I3, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium; Laboratory of Virology and Immunology, GIGA-Molecular Biology of Diseases, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
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Growth hormone-releasing hormone is produced by adipocytes and regulates lipolysis through growth hormone receptor. Int J Obes (Lond) 2017. [PMID: 28626214 DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2017.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) has a crucial role in growth hormone (GH) secretion, but little is known about its production by adipocytes and its involvement in adipocyte metabolism. OBJECTIVES To determine whether GHRH and its receptor (GHRH-R) are present in human adipocytes and to study their levels in obesity. Also, to analyze the effects of GHRH on human adipocyte differentiation and lipolysis. METHODS GHRH/GHRH-R and GH/GH-R mRNA expression levels were analyzed in human mature adipocytes from non-obese and morbidly obese subjects. Human mesenchymal stem cells (HMSC) were differentiated to adipocytes with GHRH (10-14-10-8 M). Adipocyte differentiation, lipolysis and gene expression were measured and the effect of GH-R silencing was determined. RESULTS Mature adipocytes from morbidly obese subjects showed a higher expression of GHRH and GH-R, and a lower expression of GHRH-R and GH than non-obese subjects (P<0.05). A total of 10-14-10-10 M GHRH induced an inhibition of lipid accumulation and PPAR-γ expression (P<0.05), and an increase in glycerol release and HSL expression (P<0.05) in human differentiated adipocytes. A total of 10-12-10-8 M GHRH decreased GHRH-R expression in human differentiated adipocytes (P<0.05). A total of 10-10-10-8 M GHRH increased GH and GH-R expression in human differentiated adipocytes (P<0.05). The effects of GHRH at 10-10 M on adipocyte differentiation and lipolysis were blocked when GH-R expression was silenced. CONCLUSIONS GHRH and GHRH-R are expressed in human adipocytes and are negatively associated. GHRH at low doses may exert an anti-obesity effect by inhibiting HMSC differentiation in adipocytes and by increasing adipocyte lipolysis in an autocrine or paracrine pathway. These effects are mediated by GH and GH-R.
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Changes in SCD gene DNA methylation after bariatric surgery in morbidly obese patients are associated with free fatty acids. Sci Rep 2017; 7:46292. [PMID: 28393901 PMCID: PMC5385880 DOI: 10.1038/srep46292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2016] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Stearoyl CoA Desaturase-1 (SCD) is considered as playing an important role in the explanation of obesity. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the DNA methylation SCD gene promoter is associated with the metabolic improvement in morbidly obese patients after bariatric surgery. The study included 120 subjects with morbid obesity who underwent a laparoscopic Roux-en Y gastric by-pass (RYGB) and a control group of 30 obese subjects with a similar body mass index (BMI) to that found in morbidly obese subjects six months after RYGB. Fasting blood samples were obtained before and at six months after RYGB. DNA methylation was measured by pyrosequencing technology. DNA methylation levels of the SCD gene promoter were lower in morbidly obese subjects before bariatric surgery but increased after RYGB to levels similar to those found in the control group. Changes of DNA methylation SCD gene were associated with the changes of free fatty acids levels (r = −0.442, p = 0.006) and HOMA-IR (r = −0.249, p = 0.035) after surgery. RYGB produces an increase in the low SCD methylation promoter levels found in morbidly obese subjects. This change of SCD methylation levels is associated with changes in FFA and HOMA-IR.
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Frikke-Schmidt H, O'Rourke RW, Lumeng CN, Sandoval DA, Seeley RJ. Does bariatric surgery improve adipose tissue function? Obes Rev 2016; 17:795-809. [PMID: 27272117 PMCID: PMC5328428 DOI: 10.1111/obr.12429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2016] [Revised: 03/25/2016] [Accepted: 04/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Bariatric surgery is currently the most effective treatment for obesity. Not only do these types of surgeries produce significant weight loss but also they improve insulin sensitivity and whole body metabolic function. The aim of this review is to explore how altered physiology of adipose tissue may contribute to the potent metabolic effects of some of these procedures. This includes specific effects on various fat depots, the function of individual adipocytes and the interaction between adipose tissue and other key metabolic tissues. Besides a dramatic loss of fat mass, bariatric surgery shifts the distribution of fat from visceral to the subcutaneous compartment favoring metabolic improvement. The sensitivity towards lipolysis controlled by insulin and catecholamines is improved, adipokine secretion is altered and local adipose inflammation as well as systemic inflammatory markers decreases. Some of these changes have been shown to be weight loss independent, and novel hypothesis for these effects includes include changes in bile acid metabolism, gut microbiota and central regulation of metabolism. In conclusion bariatric surgery is capable of improving aspects of adipose tissue function and do so in some cases in ways that are not entirely explained by the potent effect of surgery. © 2016 World Obesity.
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
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Stelzner K, Herbert D, Popkova Y, Lorz A, Schiller J, Gericke M, Klöting N, Blüher M, Franz S, Simon JC, Saalbach A. Free fatty acids sensitize dendritic cells to amplify TH1/TH17-immune responses. Eur J Immunol 2016; 46:2043-53. [PMID: 27214608 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201546263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2015] [Revised: 04/25/2016] [Accepted: 05/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Obesity is associated with body fat gain and impaired glucose metabolism. Here, we identified both body fat gain in obesity and impaired glucose metabolism as two independent risk factors for increased serum levels of free fatty acids (FFAs). Since obesity is associated with increased and/or delayed resolution of inflammation observed in various chronic inflammatory diseases such as psoriasis, we investigated the impact of FFAs on human monocyte-derived and mouse bone marrow-derived dendritic cell (DCs) functions relevant for the pathogenesis of chronic inflammation. FFAs such as palmitic acid (PA) and oleic acid (OA) did not affect the pro-inflammatory immune response of DCs. In contrast, PA and OA sensitize DCs resulting in augmented secretion of TH1/TH17-instructive cytokines upon pro-inflammatory stimulation. Interestingly, obesity in mice worsened a TH1/TH17-driven psoriasis-like skin inflammation. Strong correlation of the amount of total FFA, PA, and OA in serum with the severity of skin inflammation points to a critical role of FFA in obesity-mediated exacerbation of skin inflammation. Our data suggest that increased levels of FFAs might be a predisposing factor promoting a TH1/TH17-mediated inflammation such as psoriasis in response to an inflammatory danger signal.
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- Kristin Stelzner
- Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Medical Faculty of University of Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Medical Faculty of University of Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Medical Faculty of University of Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Medical Faculty of University of Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Medical Faculty of University of Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy, Medical Faculty of University of Leipzig, Germany
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- IFB Adiposity Diseases, University of Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Medical Faculty of University of Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Medical Faculty of University of Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Medical Faculty of University of Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Medical Faculty of University of Leipzig, Germany
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The pro-/anti-inflammatory effects of different fatty acids on visceral adipocytes are partially mediated by GPR120. Eur J Nutr 2016; 56:1743-1752. [DOI: 10.1007/s00394-016-1222-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2016] [Accepted: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Pang DKT, Nong Z, Sutherland BG, Sawyez CG, Robson DL, Toma J, Pickering JG, Borradaile NM. Niacin promotes revascularization and recovery of limb function in diet-induced obese mice with peripheral ischemia. Pharmacol Res Perspect 2016; 4:e00233. [PMID: 27433343 PMCID: PMC4876143 DOI: 10.1002/prp2.233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2015] [Revised: 03/07/2016] [Accepted: 03/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Niacin can reduce vascular disease risk in individuals with metabolic syndrome, but in light of recent large randomized controlled trials outcomes, its biological actions and clinical utility remain controversial. Niacin can improve endothelial function, vascular inflammation, and vascular regeneration, independent of correcting dyslipidemia, in various lean rodent models of vascular injury. Here, we tested whether niacin could directly improve endothelial cell angiogenic function during combined exposure to excess fatty acids and hypoxia, and whether intervention with niacin during continued feeding of western diet could improve revascularization and functional recovery in obese, hyperlipidemic mice with peripheral ischemia. Treatment with niacin (10 μmol/L) increased human microvascular endothelial cell angiogenic function during exposure to high fatty acids and hypoxia (2% oxygen), as determined by tube formation on Matrigel. To assess revascularization in vivo, we used western diet-induced obese mice with unilateral hind limb femoral artery ligation and excision. Treatment for 14 days postinjury with once daily i.p. injections of a low dose of niacin (50 mg/kg) improved recovery of hind limb use, in association with enhanced revascularization and decreased inflammation of the tibialis anterior muscle. These effects were concomitant with decreased plasma triglycerides, but not increased plasma apoAI. Thus, niacin improves endothelial tube formation under lipotoxic and hypoxic conditions, and moreover, promotes revascularization and functional hind limb recovery following ischemic injury in diet-induced obese mice with hyperlipidemia. These data may have implications for niacin therapy in the treatment of peripheral ischemic vascular disease associated with metabolic syndrome.
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- Dominic K T Pang
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry Western University London Ontario Canada N6A 5C1
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- Robarts Research Institute Western University London Ontario Canada N6A 5C1
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- Robarts Research Institute Western University London Ontario Canada N6A 5C1
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry Western University London Ontario Canada N6A 5C1; Robarts Research Institute Western University London Ontario Canada N6A 5C1; Department of Medicine Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry Western University London Ontario Canada N6A 5C1
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry Western University London Ontario Canada N6A 5C1
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry Western University London Ontario Canada N6A 5C1
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- Robarts Research Institute Western University London Ontario Canada N6A 5C1; Department of Medicine Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry Western University London Ontario Canada N6A 5C1; Department of Biochemistry Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry Western University London Ontario Canada N6A 5C1; Department of Medical Biophysics Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry Western University London Ontario Canada N6A 5C1; London Health Sciences Centre London Ontario Canada N6A 5C1
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry Western University London Ontario Canada N6A 5C1
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Tabara Y, Takahashi Y, Setoh K, Kawaguchi T, Gotoh N, Terao C, Yamada R, Kosugi S, Sekine A, Nakayama T, Matsuda F. Synergistic association of elevated serum free fatty acid and glucose levels with large arterial stiffness in a general population: The Nagahama Study. Metabolism 2016; 65:66-72. [PMID: 26683797 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2015.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Received: 07/09/2015] [Revised: 09/14/2015] [Accepted: 10/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have reported that artificial increases in circulating free fatty acid (FFA) levels might have adverse effects on the vasculature. However, whether or not this effect can be extrapolated to physiological variations in FFA levels has not been clarified. Given that FFAs exert a lipotoxic effect on pancreatic β-cells and might directly damage the arterial endothelium, we hypothesized that these adverse effects might synergize with hyperglycemia. METHODS A total of 9396 Japanese subjects were included in the study. Serum FFA levels were measured at baseline examination. Brachial-to-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) was measured as an index of arterial stiffness. RESULTS As serum levels of FFA were markedly lower in subjects with higher insulin level, a significant association between FFA levels and baPWV was observed only in subjects with blood samples taken under fasting (≥12 h, P<0.001) or near-fasting (5-11 h, P<0.001) conditions, and not in those taken under non-fasting (<5 h, P=0.307) conditions. Although type 2 diabetes and HbA1c showed a strong association with baPWV, the association between FFA level and baPWV remained significant (β=0.052, P<0.001) after adjustment for glycemic levels. In addition to their direct relationship, FFA and glucose levels were synergistically associated with baPWV (FFA(⁎)glucose; β=0.036, P<0.001). Differences in baPWV between the lowest and highest subgroups divided by a combination of FFA and glucose reached approximately 300 cm/s. CONCLUSIONS Physiological variations in FFA concentrations might be a risk factor for large arterial stiffness. FFA and hyperglycemia exert a synergistic adverse effect on the vasculature.
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- Yasuharu Tabara
- Center for Genomic Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
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- Department of Health Informatics, Kyoto University School of Public Health, Kyoto, Japan
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Medical Ethics and Medical Genetics, Kyoto University School of Public Health, Kyoto, Japan
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- Center for Preventive Medical Science, Chiba University, Chiba Japan
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- Department of Health Informatics, Kyoto University School of Public Health, Kyoto, Japan
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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The expression of genes involved in jejunal lipogenesis and lipoprotein synthesis is altered in morbidly obese subjects with insulin resistance. J Transl Med 2015; 95:1409-17. [PMID: 26367490 DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2015.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2014] [Revised: 07/03/2015] [Accepted: 07/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The dyslipidemia associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is an important risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. However, until now little attention has been paid to the role that the intestine might have. The aim of this research was to determine the relation between insulin resistance and intestinal de novo lipogenesis/lipoprotein synthesis in morbidly obese subjects and to study the effect of insulin on these processes. Jejunal mRNA expression of the different genes involved in the intestinal de novo lipogenesis/lipoprotein synthesis was analyzed in three groups of morbidly obese subjects: Group 1 with low insulin resistance (MO-low-IR), group 2 with high insulin resistance (MO-high-IR), and group 3 with T2DM and treatment with metformin (MO-metf-T2DM). In addition, intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) from MO-low-IR were incubated with different doses of insulin/glucose. In Group 2 (MO-high-IR), the jejunal mRNA expression levels of apo A-IV, ATP-citrate lyase (ACLY), pyruvate dehydrogenase (lipoamide) beta (PDHB), and sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c) were significantly higher and acetyl-CoA carboxylase alpha (ACC1) and fatty-acid synthase lower than in Group 1 (MO-low-IR). In Group 3 (MO-metf-T2DM), only the ACLY and PDHB mRNA expressions were significantly higher than in Group 1 (MO-low-IR). The mRNA expression of most of the genes studied was significantly linked to insulin and glucose levels. The incubation of IEC with different doses of insulin and glucose produced a higher expression of diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2, microsomal triglyceride transfer protein, apo A-IV, SREBP-1c, and ACC1 when both, glucose and insulin, were at a high concentration. However, with only high insulin levels, there were higher apo A-IV, PDHB and SREBP-1c expressions, and a lower ACLY expression. In conclusion, the jejunum of MO-high-IR has a decreased mRNA expression of genes involved in de novo fatty-acid synthesis and an increase of genes involved in acetyl-CoA and lipoprotein synthesis. This effect is attenuated by metformin. In addition, the expression of most of the genes studied was found to be regulated by insulin.
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Garcia-Serrano S, Gutiérrez-Repiso C, Gonzalo M, Garcia-Arnes J, Valdes S, Soriguer F, Perez-Valero V, Alaminos-Castillo MA, Francisco Cobos-Bravo J, Moreno-Ruiz FJ, Rodriguez-Cañete A, Rodríguez-Pacheco F, Garcia-Escobar E, García-Fuentes E. C-peptide modifies leptin and visfatin secretion in human adipose tissue. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2015; 23:1607-15. [PMID: 26146822 DOI: 10.1002/oby.21137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2014] [Revised: 02/24/2015] [Accepted: 03/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The effects of C-peptide on adipose tissue, an organ involved in the development of obesity and insulin resistance, are not yet well known. The aim of this study was to determine whether C-peptide could be involved in the regulation of the adipocytokine synthesis in human visceral adipose tissue. METHODS The association between C-peptide and different serum adipocytokines, with an intravenous glucose tolerance test (IVGTT), and in an in vitro study in subjects without obesity and in subjects with morbid obesity were analyzed. RESULTS In different multiple regression analysis models, C-peptide and C-peptide increase above basal levels during total IVGTT and between 0 and 10 min were associated positively with leptin and negatively with visfatin. Rhodamine-labeled C-peptide binds to human adipocytes, and this binding was blocked with excess of unlabeled C-peptide. Exposure of human visceral explants and adipocytes from subjects with morbid obesity to C-peptide at 1 and 10 nM induced a significant increase in leptin and a decrease in visfatin secretion. In subjects without obesity, these C-peptide effects were found mainly at 10 nM. These effects can be inhibited by phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) or protein kinase B (PKB) inhibitors. CONCLUSIONS C-peptide may be involved in the regulation of leptin and visfatin secretion, molecules intimately involved in energy homeostasis processes, through PI3K or PKB pathways.
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- Sara Garcia-Serrano
- Unidad De Gestión Clínica De Endocrinología Y Nutrición, Instituto De Investigacion Biomédica De Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Regional Universitario, Málaga, Spain
- CIBER De Diabetes Y Enfermedades Metabólicas (CIBERDEM), Málaga, Spain
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- Unidad De Gestión Clínica De Endocrinología Y Nutrición, Instituto De Investigacion Biomédica De Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Regional Universitario, Málaga, Spain
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- Unidad De Gestión Clínica De Endocrinología Y Nutrición, Instituto De Investigacion Biomédica De Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Regional Universitario, Málaga, Spain
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- Unidad De Gestión Clínica De Endocrinología Y Nutrición, Instituto De Investigacion Biomédica De Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Regional Universitario, Málaga, Spain
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- Unidad De Gestión Clínica De Endocrinología Y Nutrición, Instituto De Investigacion Biomédica De Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Regional Universitario, Málaga, Spain
- CIBER De Diabetes Y Enfermedades Metabólicas (CIBERDEM), Málaga, Spain
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- Unidad De Gestión Clínica De Endocrinología Y Nutrición, Instituto De Investigacion Biomédica De Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Regional Universitario, Málaga, Spain
- CIBER De Diabetes Y Enfermedades Metabólicas (CIBERDEM), Málaga, Spain
- CIBER Fisiopatología De La Obesidad Y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Málaga, Spain
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- Unidad De Gestión Clínica De Laboratorio, Instituto De Investigacion Biomédica De Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Regional Universitario, Málaga, Spain
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- Unidad De Gestión Clínica De Laboratorio, Instituto De Investigacion Biomédica De Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Regional Universitario, Málaga, Spain
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- Unidad De Gestión Clínica De Cirugía General, Digestiva Y Trasplantes, Instituto De Investigacion Biomédica De Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Regional Universitario, Málaga, Spain
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- Unidad De Gestión Clínica De Cirugía General, Digestiva Y Trasplantes, Instituto De Investigacion Biomédica De Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Regional Universitario, Málaga, Spain
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- Unidad De Gestión Clínica De Cirugía General, Digestiva Y Trasplantes, Instituto De Investigacion Biomédica De Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Regional Universitario, Málaga, Spain
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- Unidad De Gestión Clínica De Endocrinología Y Nutrición, Instituto De Investigacion Biomédica De Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Regional Universitario, Málaga, Spain
- CIBER De Diabetes Y Enfermedades Metabólicas (CIBERDEM), Málaga, Spain
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- Unidad De Gestión Clínica De Endocrinología Y Nutrición, Instituto De Investigacion Biomédica De Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Regional Universitario, Málaga, Spain
- CIBER De Diabetes Y Enfermedades Metabólicas (CIBERDEM), Málaga, Spain
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- Unidad De Gestión Clínica De Endocrinología Y Nutrición, Instituto De Investigacion Biomédica De Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Regional Universitario, Málaga, Spain
- CIBER Fisiopatología De La Obesidad Y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Málaga, Spain
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Stoianov AM, Robson DL, Hetherington AM, Sawyez CG, Borradaile NM. Elongation Factor 1A-1 Is a Mediator of Hepatocyte Lipotoxicity Partly through Its Canonical Function in Protein Synthesis. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0131269. [PMID: 26102086 PMCID: PMC4478042 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2015] [Accepted: 06/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Elongation factor 1A-1 (eEF1A-1) has non-canonical functions in regulation of the actin cytoskeleton and apoptosis. It was previously identified through a promoter-trap screen as a mediator of fatty acid-induced cell death (lipotoxicity), and was found to participate in this process downstream of ER stress. Since ER stress is implicated in the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), we investigated the mechanism of action of eEF1A-1 in hepatocyte lipotoxicity. HepG2 cells were exposed to excess fatty acids, followed by assessments of ER stress, subcellular localization of eEF1A-1, and cell death. A specific inhibitor of eEF1A-1 elongation activity, didemnin B, was used to determine whether its function in protein synthesis is involved in lipotoxicity. Within 6 h, eEF1A-1 protein was modestly induced by high palmitate, and partially re-localized from its predominant location at the ER to polymerized actin at the cell periphery. This early induction and subcellular redistribution of eEF1A-1 coincided with the onset of ER stress, and was later followed by cell death. Didemnin B did not prevent the initiation of ER stress by high palmitate, as indicated by eIF2α phosphorylation. However, consistent with sustained inhibition of eEF1A-1-dependent elongation activity, didemnin B prevented the recovery of protein synthesis and increase in GRP78 protein that are normally associated with later phases of the response to ongoing ER stress. This resulted in decreased palmitate-induced cell death. Our data implicate eEF1A-1, and its function in protein synthesis, in hepatocyte lipotoxicity.
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- Alexandra M. Stoianov
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5C1
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5C1
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5C1
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5C1
- Department of Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5C1
- Robarts Research Institute, Western University, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5C1
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5C1
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Hughes-Large JM, Pang DKT, Robson DL, Chan P, Toma J, Borradaile NM. Niacin receptor activation improves human microvascular endothelial cell angiogenic function during lipotoxicity. Atherosclerosis 2014; 237:696-704. [PMID: 25463108 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.10.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2014] [Revised: 10/09/2014] [Accepted: 10/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Niacin (nicotinic acid) as a monotherapy can reduce vascular disease risk, but its mechanism of action remains controversial, and may not be dependent on systemic lipid modifying effects. Niacin has recently been shown to improve endothelial function and vascular regeneration, independent of correcting dyslipidemia, in rodent models of vascular injury and metabolic disease. As a potential biosynthetic precursor for NAD(+), niacin could elicit these vascular benefits through NAD(+)-dependent, sirtuin (SIRT) mediated responses. Alternatively, niacin may act through its receptor, GPR109A, to promote endothelial function, though endothelial cells are not known to express this receptor. We hypothesized that niacin directly improves endothelial cell function during exposure to lipotoxic conditions and sought to determine the potential mechanism(s) involved. METHODS AND RESULTS Angiogenic function in excess palmitate was assessed by tube formation following treatment of human microvascular endothelial cells (HMVEC) with either a relatively low concentration of niacin (10 μM), or nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) (1 μM), a direct NAD(+) precursor. Although both niacin and NMN improved HMVEC tube formation during palmitate overload, only NMN increased cellular NAD(+) and SIRT1 activity. We further observed that HMVEC express GRP109A. Activation of this receptor with either acifran or MK-1903 recapitulated niacin-induced improvements in HMVEC tube formation, while GPR109A siRNA diminished the effect of niacin. CONCLUSION Niacin, at a low concentration, improves HMVEC angiogenic function under lipotoxic conditions, likely independent of NAD(+) biosynthesis and SIRT1 activation, but rather through niacin receptor activation.
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- Jennifer M Hughes-Large
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON N6A 5C1, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON N6A 5C1, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON N6A 5C1, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON N6A 5C1, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON N6A 5C1, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON N6A 5C1, Canada.
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Rodriguez-Pacheco F, Garcia-Serrano S, Garcia-Escobar E, Gutierrez-Repiso C, Garcia-Arnes J, Valdes S, Gonzalo M, Soriguer F, Moreno-Ruiz FJ, Rodriguez-Cañete A, Gallego-Perales JL, Martinez-Ferriz A, Rojo-Martínez G, Garcia-Fuentes E. Effects of obesity/fatty acids on the expression of GPR120. Mol Nutr Food Res 2014; 58:1852-60. [DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201300666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2013] [Revised: 02/10/2014] [Accepted: 04/02/2014] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Francisca Rodriguez-Pacheco
- Unidad de Gestion Clinica de Endocrinogía y Nutrición; Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Málaga (IBIMA); Hospital Regional Universitario; Malaga Spain
- CIBERDEM, Instituto de Salud Carlos III; Malaga Spain
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- Unidad de Gestion Clinica de Endocrinogía y Nutrición; Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Málaga (IBIMA); Hospital Regional Universitario; Malaga Spain
- CIBERDEM, Instituto de Salud Carlos III; Malaga Spain
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- Unidad de Gestion Clinica de Endocrinogía y Nutrición; Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Málaga (IBIMA); Hospital Regional Universitario; Malaga Spain
- CIBERDEM, Instituto de Salud Carlos III; Malaga Spain
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- Unidad de Gestion Clinica de Endocrinogía y Nutrición; Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Málaga (IBIMA); Hospital Regional Universitario; Malaga Spain
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- Unidad de Gestion Clinica de Endocrinogía y Nutrición; Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Málaga (IBIMA); Hospital Regional Universitario; Malaga Spain
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- Unidad de Gestion Clinica de Endocrinogía y Nutrición; Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Málaga (IBIMA); Hospital Regional Universitario; Malaga Spain
- CIBERDEM, Instituto de Salud Carlos III; Malaga Spain
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- Unidad de Gestion Clinica de Endocrinogía y Nutrición; Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Málaga (IBIMA); Hospital Regional Universitario; Malaga Spain
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- Unidad de Gestion Clinica de Endocrinogía y Nutrición; Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Málaga (IBIMA); Hospital Regional Universitario; Malaga Spain
- CIBERDEM, Instituto de Salud Carlos III; Malaga Spain
- CIBEROBN; Instituto de Salud Carlos III; Malaga Spain
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- Unidad de Gestion Clínica de Cirugía General; Digestiva y Trasplantes; Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Málaga (IBIMA); Hospital Regional Universitario; Malaga Spain
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- Unidad de Gestion Clínica de Cirugía General; Digestiva y Trasplantes; Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Málaga (IBIMA); Hospital Regional Universitario; Malaga Spain
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- Unidad de Gestion Clínica de Cirugía General; Digestiva y Trasplantes; Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Málaga (IBIMA); Hospital Regional Universitario; Malaga Spain
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- Unidad de Gestion Clínica de Cirugía General; Digestiva y Trasplantes; Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Málaga (IBIMA); Hospital Regional Universitario; Malaga Spain
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- Unidad de Gestion Clinica de Endocrinogía y Nutrición; Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Málaga (IBIMA); Hospital Regional Universitario; Malaga Spain
- CIBERDEM, Instituto de Salud Carlos III; Malaga Spain
- CIBEROBN; Instituto de Salud Carlos III; Malaga Spain
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- Unidad de Gestion Clinica de Endocrinogía y Nutrición; Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Málaga (IBIMA); Hospital Regional Universitario; Malaga Spain
- CIBERDEM, Instituto de Salud Carlos III; Malaga Spain
- CIBEROBN; Instituto de Salud Carlos III; Malaga Spain
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Tinahones FJ, Garrido-Sánchez L, Murri M, García-Fuentes E, Cardona F. Particular characteristics of the metabolic syndrome in patients with morbid obesity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 60:127-35. [DOI: 10.1016/j.endonu.2012.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2012] [Revised: 09/08/2012] [Accepted: 09/12/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Garrido-Sánchez L, Vendrell J, Fernández-García D, Ceperuelo-Mallafré V, Chacón MR, Ocaña-Wilhelmi L, Alcaide J, Tinahones FJ, García-Fuentes E. De novo lipogenesis in adipose tissue is associated with course of morbid obesity after bariatric surgery. PLoS One 2012; 7:e31280. [PMID: 22384010 PMCID: PMC3285616 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2011] [Accepted: 01/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Objective De novo lipogenesis is involved in fatty acid biosynthesis and could be involved in the regulation of the triglyceride storage capacity of adipose tissue. However, the association between lipogenic and lipolytic genes and the evolution of morbidly obese subjects after bariatric surgery remains unknown. In this prospective study we analyze the association between the improvement in the morbidly obese patients as a result of bariatric surgery and the basal expression of lipogenic and lipolytic genes. Methods We study 23 non diabetic morbidly obese patients who were studied before and 7 months after bariatric surgery. Also, we analyze the relative basal mRNA expression levels of lipogenic and lipolytic genes in epiploic visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT). Results When the basal acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1 (ACC1), acetyl-CoA synthetase 2 (ACSS2) and ATP citrate lyase (ACL) expression in SAT was below percentile-50, there was a greater decrease in weight (P = 0.006, P = 0.034, P = 0.026), body mass index (P = 0.008, P = 0.033, P = 0.034) and hip circumference (P = 0.033, P = 0.021, P = 0.083) after bariatric surgery. In VAT, when the basal ACSS2 expression was below percentile-50, there was a greater decrease in hip circumference (P = 0.006). After adjusting for confounding variables in logistic regression models, only the morbidly obese patients with SAT or VAT ACSS2 expression≥P50 before bariatric surgery had a lower percentage hip circumference loss (<P50) after bariatric surgery (SAT: P = 0.039; VAT: P = 0.033). Conclusions A lower basal ACSS2, ACC1 and ACL expression, genes involved in de novo lipogenesis, is associated with a better evolution of anthropometric variables after bariatric surgery. Thus, the previous state of the pathways involved in fatty acid metabolism may have repercussions on the improvement of these patients.
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- CIBERDEM, Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII, IISPV, Tarragona, Spain
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- Servicio de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Clínico Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain
- Ciber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Málaga, Spain
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- Servicio de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Clínico Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain
- Ciber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Málaga, Spain
- * E-mail: (FJT); (EG-F)
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- Ciber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Málaga, Spain
- Fundación IMABIS, Málaga, Spain
- * E-mail: (FJT); (EG-F)
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Hellmuth C, Weber M, Koletzko B, Peissner W. Nonesterified fatty acid determination for functional lipidomics: comprehensive ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry quantitation, qualification, and parameter prediction. Anal Chem 2012; 84:1483-90. [PMID: 22224852 DOI: 10.1021/ac202602u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Despite their central importance for lipid metabolism, straightforward quantitative methods for determination of nonesterified fatty acid (NEFA) species are still missing. The protocol presented here provides unbiased quantitation of plasma NEFA species by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Simple deproteination of plasma in organic solvent solution yields high accuracy, including both the unbound and initially protein-bound fractions, while avoiding interferences from hydrolysis of esterified fatty acids from other lipid classes. Sample preparation is fast and nonexpensive, hence well suited for automation and high-throughput applications. Separation of isotopologic NEFA is achieved using ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) coupled to triple quadrupole LC-MS/MS detection. In combination with automated liquid handling, total assay time per sample is less than 15 min. The analytical spectrum extends beyond readily available NEFA standard compounds by a regression model predicting all the relevant analytical parameters (retention time, ion path settings, and response factor) of NEFA species based on chain length and number of double bonds. Detection of 50 NEFA species and accurate quantification of 36 NEFA species in human plasma is described, the highest numbers ever reported for a LC-MS application. Accuracy and precision are within widely accepted limits. The use of qualifier ions supports unequivocal analyte verification.
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- Christian Hellmuth
- Division of Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany
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Shetty S, Ramos-Roman MA, Cho YR, Brown J, Plutzky J, Muise ES, Horton JD, Scherer PE, Parks EJ. Enhanced fatty acid flux triggered by adiponectin overexpression. Endocrinology 2012; 153:113-22. [PMID: 22045665 PMCID: PMC3249680 DOI: 10.1210/en.2011-1339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2011] [Accepted: 09/30/2011] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Adiponectin overexpression in mice increases insulin sensitivity independent of adiposity. Here, we combined stable isotope infusion and in vivo measurements of lipid flux with transcriptomic analysis to characterize fatty acid metabolism in transgenic mice that overexpress adiponectin via the aP2-promoter (ADNTg). Compared with controls, fasted ADNTg mice demonstrated a 31% reduction in plasma free fatty acid concentrations (P = 0.008), a doubling of ketones (P = 0.028), and a 68% increase in free fatty acid turnover in plasma (15.1 ± 1.5 vs. 25.3 ± 6.8 mg/kg · min, P = 0.011). ADNTg mice had 2-fold more brown adipose tissue mass, and triglyceride synthesis and turnover were 5-fold greater in this organ (P = 0.046). Epididymal white adipose tissue was slightly reduced, possibly due to the approximately 1.5-fold increase in the expression of genes involved in oxidation (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator 1α, and uncoupling protein 3). In ADNTg liver, lipogenic gene expression was reduced, but there was an unexpected increase in the expression of retinoid pathway genes (hepatic retinol binding protein 1 and retinoic acid receptor beta and adipose Cyp26A1) and liver retinyl ester content (64% higher, P < 0.02). Combined, these data support a physiological link between adiponectin signaling and increased efficiency of triglyceride synthesis and hydrolysis, a process that can be controlled by retinoids. Interactions between adiponectin and retinoids may underlie adiponectin's effects on intermediary metabolism.
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- Shoba Shetty
- Touchstone Diabetes Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75390-9052, USA
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García-Serrano S, Moreno-Santos I, Garrido-Sánchez L, Gutierrez-Repiso C, García-Almeida JM, García-Arnés J, Rivas-Marín J, Gallego-Perales JL, García-Escobar E, Rojo-Martinez G, Tinahones F, Soriguer F, Macias-Gonzalez M, García-Fuentes E. Stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 is associated with insulin resistance in morbidly obese subjects. Mol Med 2011; 17:273-80. [PMID: 21060977 PMCID: PMC3060976 DOI: 10.2119/molmed.2010.00078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2010] [Accepted: 11/04/2010] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Animal studies have revealed the association between stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 (SCD1) and obesity and insulin resistance. However, only a few studies have been undertaken in humans. We studied SCD1 in visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) from morbidly obese patients and their association with insulin resistance, sterol regulatory element binding protein-1 (SREBP-1) and ATPase p97, proteins involved in SCD1 synthesis and degradation. The insulin resistance was calculated in 40 morbidly obese patients and 11 overweight controls. Measurements were made of VAT and SAT SCD1, SREBP-1 and ATPase p97 mRNA expression and protein levels. VAT and SAT SCD1 mRNA expression levels in the morbidly obese patients were significantly lower than in the controls (P = 0.006), whereas SCD1 protein levels were significantly higher (P < 0.001). In the morbidly obese patients, the VAT SCD1 protein levels were decreased in patients with higher insulin resistance (P = 0.007). However, SAT SCD1 protein levels were increased in morbidly obese patients with higher insulin resistance (P < 0.05). Multiple linear regressions in the morbidly obese patients showed that the variable associated with the SCD1 protein levels in VAT was insulin resistance, and the variables associated with SCD1 protein levels in SAT were body mass index (BMI) and ATPase p97. In conclusion, these data suggest that the regulation of SCD1 is altered in individuals with morbid obesity and that the SCD1 protein has a different regulation in the two adipose tissues, as well as being closely linked to the degree of insulin resistance.
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Service, Virgen de la Victoria Clinical Hospital, Málaga, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Service, Carlos Haya University Hospital, Málaga, Spain
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- Surgery Service, Virgen de la Victoria Clinical Hospital, Málaga, Spain
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- CIBER Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Disorders (CIBERDEM), ISCIII, Spain
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- CIBER Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Disorders (CIBERDEM), ISCIII, Spain
- IMABIS Foundation, Málaga, Spain
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- CIBER Physiopathology Obesity and Nutrition (CIBEROBN), ISCIII, Spain
- Endocrinology and Nutrition Service, Virgen de la Victoria Clinical Hospital, Málaga, Spain
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- CIBER Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Disorders (CIBERDEM), ISCIII, Spain
- Endocrinology and Nutrition Service, Carlos Haya University Hospital, Málaga, Spain
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- IMABIS Foundation, Málaga, Spain
- CIBER Physiopathology Obesity and Nutrition (CIBEROBN), ISCIII, Spain
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- IMABIS Foundation, Málaga, Spain
- CIBER Physiopathology Obesity and Nutrition (CIBEROBN), ISCIII, Spain
- Endocrinology and Nutrition Service, Carlos Haya University Hospital, Málaga, Spain
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Tinahones FJ, Garrido-Sanchez L, Miranda M, García-Almeida JM, Macias-Gonzalez M, Ceperuelo V, Gluckmann E, Rivas-Marin J, Vendrell J, García-Fuentes E. Obesity and insulin resistance-related changes in the expression of lipogenic and lipolytic genes in morbidly obese subjects. Obes Surg 2011; 20:1559-67. [PMID: 20512427 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-010-0194-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND The storage capacity of adipose tissue may be an important factor linking obesity, insulin resistance (IR), and associated morbidities. The aim of this study was to analyze the expression of lipogenic and lipolytic genes in adipose tissue and the influence of IR. METHODS We studied the mRNA expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ) and lipogenic and lipolytic enzymes in the visceral (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) from 23 morbidly obese patients (MO; 13 with low IR and ten with high IR) and from 15 healthy, lean controls. RESULTS In the VAT and SAT from the MO, we found an increased expression of PPARγ (p = 0.001 and p = 0.022, respectively), acyl-coenzyme A (CoA)/cholesterol acyltransferase (p < 0.001 and p < 0.001), aquaporin 7 (p < 0.001 and p = 0.003), and adipose triglyceride lipase (p < 0.001 and p < 0.001) and a reduced expression of acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase (p = 0.004 and p < 0.001), independently of the state of IR. The expression of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase and acyl-CoA synthetase, however, was significantly lower in the MO with high IR (p < 0.05). Glycerol kinase (p = 0.010), hormone-sensitive lipase (p < 0.001), and perilipin (p = 0.006) were only significantly increased in VAT. Acyl-CoA synthetase (p = 0.012) and fatty acid binding protein-4 (p = 0.003) were only significantly decreased in SAT. The expression of the genes studied was only greater in the SAT than the VAT in the controls. CONCLUSION Our results show an upregulation of genes facilitating triglyceride/fatty acid cycling and a reduction in the genes involved in de novo synthesis of fatty acids in morbid obesity. The expression of some of the genes studied seems to be related with the state of IR. VAT and SAT differ metabolically and also between controls and MO.
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- F J Tinahones
- CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición, Hospital Clínico Virgen de la Victoria, Malaga, Spain
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Garcia-Fuentes E, Murri M, Garrido-Sanchez L, Garcia-Serrano S, García-Almeida JM, Moreno-Santos I, Tinahones FJ, Macias-Gonzalez M. PPARgamma expression after a high-fat meal is associated with plasma superoxide dismutase activity in morbidly obese persons. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2010; 18:952-8. [PMID: 19816416 DOI: 10.1038/oby.2009.314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma) may play a protective role in the regulation of vascular function, partly mediated by its effects on superoxide dismutase (SOD). The aim of this study was to determine the association between PPARgamma expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and SOD activity in morbidly obese persons with varying degrees of insulin resistance (IR). We studied in 10 morbidly obese persons (five with no IR and five with high IR) the effect of a high-fat meal on the plasma activity of various antioxidant enzymes and the mRNA expression of PPARgamma in PBMC. The high-fat meal resulted in a significant decrease in plasma SOD activity, glutathione reductase (GSH-Rd) activity, and mRNA expression of PPARgamma only in the group of morbidly obese persons with high IR. PPARgamma expression after the high-fat meal correlated with the IR levels (r = -0.803, P = 0.009) and the plasma SOD activity (r = 0.903, P = 0.001). Likewise, the reduction in PPARgamma expression correlated with the increase in free fatty acids (FFA) (r = 0.733, P = 0.016). In conclusion, the decreased expression of PPARgamma in PBMC in morbidly obese persons after a high-fat meal was associated with the state of IR, the plasma SOD activity, and the changes in the concentration of FFA.
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- Eduardo Garcia-Fuentes
- CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición, Hospital Clínico Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain
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