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Liu Y, Wang D, Liu YP. Metabolite profiles of diabetes mellitus and response to intervention in anti-hyperglycemic drugs. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1237934. [PMID: 38027178 PMCID: PMC10644798 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1237934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has become a major health problem, threatening the quality of life of nearly 500 million patients worldwide. As a typical multifactorial metabolic disease, T2DM involves the changes and interactions of various metabolic pathways such as carbohydrates, amino acid, and lipids. It has been suggested that metabolites are not only the endpoints of upstream biochemical processes, but also play a critical role as regulators of disease progression. For example, excess free fatty acids can lead to reduced glucose utilization in skeletal muscle and induce insulin resistance; metabolism disorder of branched-chain amino acids contributes to the accumulation of toxic metabolic intermediates, and promotes the dysfunction of β-cell mitochondria, stress signal transduction, and apoptosis. In this paper, we discuss the role of metabolites in the pathogenesis of T2DM and their potential as biomarkers. Finally, we list the effects of anti-hyperglycemic drugs on serum/plasma metabolic profiles.
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- Provincial University Key Laboratory of Sport and Health Science, School of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China
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Simoes M, Saleh A, Choi YM, Airola MV, Haley JD, Coant N. Measurement of neutral ceramidase activity in vitro and in vivo. Anal Biochem 2022; 643:114577. [PMID: 35134389 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2022.114577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
Abstract
Neutral ceramidase is a hydrolase of ceramide that has been implicated in multiple biologic processes, including inflammation and oncogenesis. Ceramides and other sphingolipids, belong to a family of N-acyl linked lipids that are biologically active in signaling, despite their limited structural functions. Ceramides are generally pro-apoptotic, while sphingosine and sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) exert proliferative and pro-oncogenic effects. Ceramidases are important regulators of ceramide levels that hydrolyze ceramide to sphingosine. Thus, ceramidase inhibition significantly increases the quantities of ceramide and its associated signaling. To better understand the function of ceramide, biochemical and cellular assays for enzymatic activity were developed and validated to identify inhibitors of human neutral ceramidase (nCDase). Here we review the measurement of nCDase activity both in vitro and in vivo.
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- Michael Simoes
- Department of Pathology and Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA.
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Xu YN, Wang Z, Zhang SK, Xu JR, Pan ZX, Wei X, Wen HH, Luo YS, Guo MJ, Zhu Q. Low-grade elevation of palmitate and lipopolysaccharide synergistically induced β-cell damage via inhibition of neutral ceramidase. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2022; 539:111473. [PMID: 34610358 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2021.111473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Revised: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
High concentrations of free fatty acids (FFAs) or lipopolysaccharide (LPS) could lead to β-cell apoptosis and dysfunction, while low-grade elevation of FFAs or LPS, which are more common in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) or obesity, have no obvious toxic effect on β-cells. Palmitate is a component closely related to metabolic disorders in FFAs. Recent studies have found that low-grade elevation of palmitate and LPS synergistically affects the sphingolipid signaling pathway by activating Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and further enhances the expression of inflammatory cytokines in immune cells. Previous studies demonstrated that sphingolipids also played an important role in the occurrence and development of T2DM. This study aimed to investigate the synergistic effects of low-grade elevation of palmitate and LPS on viability, apoptosis and insulin secretion in the rat pancreatic β-cell line INS-1 or islets and the role of sphingolipids in this process. We showed that low-grade elevation of palmitate or LPS alone did not affect the viability, apoptosis, glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) or intracellular insulin content of INS-1 cells or islets, while the combination of the two synergistically inhibited cell viability, induced apoptosis and decreased basal insulin secretion in INS-1 cells or islets. Treatment with palmitate and LPS markedly upregulated TLR4 protein expression and downregulated neutral ceramidase (NCDase) activity and protein expression. Additionally, low-grade elevation of palmitate and LPS synergistically induced a significant increase in ceramide and a decrease in sphingosine-1-phosphate. Blocking TLR4 signaling or overexpressing NCDase remarkably attenuated INS-1 cell injury induced by the combination of palmitate and LPS. However, inhibition of ceramide synthase did not ameliorate injury induced by palmitate and LPS. Overall, we show for the first time that low-grade elevation of palmitate and LPS synergistically induced β-cell damage by activating TLR4 signaling, inhibiting NCDase activity, and further modulating sphingolipid metabolism, which was different from a high concentration of palmitate-induced β-cell injury by promoting ceramide synthesis.
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- Ya-Nan Xu
- Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210011, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210011, China; Department of Nephrology, Jiangsu University Affiliated People's Hospital, Zhenjiang, 212002, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210011, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210011, China
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- Guangxi Health Commission Key Laboratory of Basic Research in Sphingolipid Metabolism Related Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, 541001, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210028, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210011, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210011, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210011, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210011, China.
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Mastrocola R, Dal Bello F, Cento AS, Gaens K, Collotta D, Aragno M, Medana C, Collino M, Wouters K, Schalkwijk CG. Altered hepatic sphingolipid metabolism in insulin resistant mice: Role of advanced glycation endproducts. Free Radic Biol Med 2021; 169:425-435. [PMID: 33905864 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2021.04.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
High plasma levels of the sphingolipid intermediates ceramide (Cer) and sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) are suggested to be involved in the development of insulin resistance (IR). Recent evidence indicates that advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) can alter the sphingolipids metabolism equilibrium. Since enzymes responsible for sphingolipid rheostat maintenance are highly expressed in liver, we thus investigated whether AGEs accumulation can affect hepatic sphingolipids metabolism in insulin resistant mice. Two different models of IR were examined: genetically diabetic LeptrDb-/- (DbDb) and diet-induced insulin resistant C57Bl/6J mice fed a 60% trans-fat diet (HFD). In addition, a group of HFD mice was supplemented with the anti-AGEs compound pyridoxamine. AGEs were evaluated in the liver by western blotting. Cer and S1P were measured by UHPLC-MS/MS. The expression of RAGE and of enzymes involved in sphingolipid metabolism were assessed by RT-PCR and western blotting. HepG2 cells were used to study the effect of the major AGE Nε-(carboxymethyl)lysine (CML)-albumin on sphingolipid metabolism and the role of the receptor of AGEs (RAGE). High levels of AGEs and RAGE were detected in the liver of both DbDb and HFD mice in comparison to controls. The expression of enzymes of sphingolipid metabolism was altered in both models, accompanied by increased levels of Cer and S1P. Specifically, ceramide synthase 5 and sphingosine kinase 1 were increased, while neutral ceramidase was reduced. Pyridoxamine supplementation to HFD mice diminished hepatic AGEs and prevented alterations of sphingolipid metabolism and the development of IR. CML administration to HepG2 cells evoked alterations similar to those observed in vivo, that were in part mediated by the binding to RAGE. The present study shows a direct involvement of AGEs in alterations of sphingolipid metabolism associated to the development of IR. The modulation of sphingolipids metabolism through the prevention of AGEs accumulation by pyridoxamine may reduce the development of IR.
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- Raffaella Mastrocola
- Dept. of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Italy; Dept. of Internal Medicine, MUMC+, Maastricht, Limburg, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Maastricht (CARIM), the Netherlands.
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- Dept. of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
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- Dept. of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
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- Dept. of Internal Medicine, MUMC+, Maastricht, Limburg, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Maastricht (CARIM), the Netherlands
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- Dept. of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Italy
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- Dept. of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
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- Dept. of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
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- Dept. of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Italy
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- Dept. of Internal Medicine, MUMC+, Maastricht, Limburg, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Maastricht (CARIM), the Netherlands
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- Dept. of Internal Medicine, MUMC+, Maastricht, Limburg, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Maastricht (CARIM), the Netherlands
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Tumor cellular metabolism exhibits distinguishing features that collectively enhance biomass synthesis while maintaining redox balance and cellular homeostasis. These attributes reflect the complex interactions between cell-intrinsic factors such as genomic-transcriptomic regulation and cell-extrinsic influences, including growth factor and nutrient availability. Alongside glucose and amino acid metabolism, fatty acid metabolism supports tumorigenesis and disease progression through a range of processes including membrane biosynthesis, energy storage and production, and generation of signaling intermediates. Here, we highlight the complexity of cellular fatty acid metabolism in cancer, the various inputs and outputs of the intracellular free fatty acid pool, and the numerous ways that these pathways influence disease behavior.
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- Shilpa R Nagarajan
- Discipline of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Adelaide Medical School and Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men's Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Discipline of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Duarte C, Akkaoui J, Yamada C, Ho A, Mao C, Movila A. Elusive Roles of the Different Ceramidases in Human Health, Pathophysiology, and Tissue Regeneration. Cells 2020; 9:cells9061379. [PMID: 32498325 PMCID: PMC7349419 DOI: 10.3390/cells9061379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2020] [Revised: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Ceramide and sphingosine are important interconvertible sphingolipid metabolites which govern various signaling pathways related to different aspects of cell survival and senescence. The conversion of ceramide into sphingosine is mediated by ceramidases. Altogether, five human ceramidases—named acid ceramidase, neutral ceramidase, alkaline ceramidase 1, alkaline ceramidase 2, and alkaline ceramidase 3—have been identified as having maximal activities in acidic, neutral, and alkaline environments, respectively. All five ceramidases have received increased attention for their implications in various diseases, including cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and Farber disease. Furthermore, the potential anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effects of ceramidases in host cells exposed to pathogenic bacteria and viruses have also been demonstrated. While ceramidases have been a subject of study in recent decades, our knowledge of their pathophysiology remains limited. Thus, this review provides a critical evaluation and interpretive analysis of existing literature on the role of acid, neutral, and alkaline ceramidases in relation to human health and various diseases, including cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and infectious diseases. In addition, the essential impact of ceramidases on tissue regeneration, as well as their usefulness in enzyme replacement therapy, is also discussed.
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- Carolina Duarte
- Department of Periodontology, College of Dental Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33324, USA; (J.A.); (C.Y.); (A.H.)
- Correspondence: (C.D.); (A.M.); Tel.: +1-954-262-7306 (A.M.)
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- Department of Periodontology, College of Dental Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33324, USA; (J.A.); (C.Y.); (A.H.)
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- Department of Periodontology, College of Dental Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33324, USA; (J.A.); (C.Y.); (A.H.)
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- Department of Periodontology, College of Dental Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33324, USA; (J.A.); (C.Y.); (A.H.)
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- Department of Medicine, The State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA;
- Cancer Center, The State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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- Department of Periodontology, College of Dental Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33324, USA; (J.A.); (C.Y.); (A.H.)
- Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33324, USA
- Correspondence: (C.D.); (A.M.); Tel.: +1-954-262-7306 (A.M.)
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Balaban S, Nassar ZD, Zhang AY, Hosseini-Beheshti E, Centenera MM, Schreuder M, Lin HM, Aishah A, Varney B, Liu-Fu F, Lee LS, Nagarajan SR, Shearer RF, Hardie RA, Raftopulos NL, Kakani MS, Saunders DN, Holst J, Horvath LG, Butler LM, Hoy AJ. Extracellular Fatty Acids Are the Major Contributor to Lipid Synthesis in Prostate Cancer. Mol Cancer Res 2019; 17:949-962. [PMID: 30647103 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-18-0347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Revised: 09/22/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Prostate cancer cells exhibit altered cellular metabolism but, notably, not the hallmarks of Warburg metabolism. Prostate cancer cells exhibit increased de novo synthesis of fatty acids (FA); however, little is known about how extracellular FAs, such as those in the circulation, may support prostate cancer progression. Here, we show that increasing FA availability increased intracellular triacylglycerol content in cultured patient-derived tumor explants, LNCaP and C4-2B spheroids, a range of prostate cancer cells (LNCaP, C4-2B, 22Rv1, PC-3), and prostate epithelial cells (PNT1). Extracellular FAs are the major source (∼83%) of carbons to the total lipid pool in all cell lines, compared with glucose (∼13%) and glutamine (∼4%), and FA oxidation rates are greater in prostate cancer cells compared with PNT1 cells, which preferentially partitioned extracellular FAs into triacylglycerols. Because of the higher rates of FA oxidation in C4-2B cells, cells remained viable when challenged by the addition of palmitate to culture media and inhibition of mitochondrial FA oxidation sensitized C4-2B cells to palmitate-induced apoptosis. Whereas in PC-3 cells, palmitate induced apoptosis, which was prevented by pretreatment of PC-3 cells with FAs, and this protective effect required DGAT-1-mediated triacylglycerol synthesis. These outcomes highlight for the first-time heterogeneity of lipid metabolism in prostate cancer cells and the potential influence that obesity-associated dyslipidemia or host circulating has on prostate cancer progression. IMPLICATIONS: Extracellular-derived FAs are primary building blocks for complex lipids and heterogeneity in FA metabolism exists in prostate cancer that can influence tumor cell behavior.
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- Seher Balaban
- Discipline of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences & Bosch Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School and Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men's Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Cancer Division, The Kinghorn Cancer Centre/Garvan Institute for Medical Research, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Discipline of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences & Bosch Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School and Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men's Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Discipline of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences & Bosch Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Cancer Division, The Kinghorn Cancer Centre/Garvan Institute for Medical Research, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
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- Discipline of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences & Bosch Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Discipline of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences & Bosch Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Discipline of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences & Bosch Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Discipline of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences & Bosch Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Discipline of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences & Bosch Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Cancer Division, The Kinghorn Cancer Centre/Garvan Institute for Medical Research, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Origins of Cancer Program, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Discipline of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences & Bosch Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Discipline of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences & Bosch Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Origins of Cancer Program, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Cancer Division, The Kinghorn Cancer Centre/Garvan Institute for Medical Research, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Medicine, University of New South Wales Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School and Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men's Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Discipline of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences & Bosch Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Cha SH, Han EJ, Ahn G, Jun HS. Taurine-Rich-Containing Hot Water Extract of Loliolus Beka Gray Meat Scavenges Palmitate-Induced Free Radicals and Protects Against DNA Damage in Insulin Secreting β-Cells. Adv Exp Med Biol 2019; 1155:483-495. [PMID: 31468425 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-8023-5_45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
The loss of pancreatic β-cells plays a central role in the pathogenesis of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and many studies have been focused on ways to improve glucose homeostasis by preserving, expanding and improving the function of β-cell. Elevated levels of free fatty acids such as palmitate might contribute to the loss of β-cells. A marine squid, Loliolus beka has long been used as a food in Korea, China, Japan and Europe due to its tender meat and high taurine content. Here, we investigated the protective effects of a hot water extract of Loliolus beka meat (LBM) against palmitate toxicity in Ins-1 cells, a rat β-cell line. Treatment with LBM extract protected against palmitate-induced cytotoxicity and scavenged overproduction of nitric oxide, alkyl, and hydroxyl radicals. In addition, LBM extract protected against palmitate-induced DNA damage and β-cell dysfunction. These findings suggest that LBM protects pancreatic β-cells from palmitate-induced damage. LBM could be a potential therapeutic functional food for diabetes.
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- Seon-Heui Cha
- Department of Marine Bioindustry, Hanseo University, Seosan, Chungcheongman-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, Department of Marine Bio-Food Sciences, Chonnam National University, Yeosu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, Chonnam National University, Yeosu, Republic of Korea
- Department of Marine Bio-Food Sciences, Chonnam National University, Yeosu, Republic of Korea
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- Gachon Medical Research Institute, Gil Hospital, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
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Cha SH, Kim HS, Hwang Y, Jeon YJ, Jun HS. Polysiphonia japonica Extract Attenuates Palmitate-Induced Toxicity and Enhances Insulin Secretion in Pancreatic Beta-Cells. Oxid Med Cell Longev 2018; 2018:4973851. [PMID: 30510621 DOI: 10.1155/2018/4973851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Revised: 09/18/2018] [Accepted: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Beta-cell loss is a major cause of the pathogenesis of diabetes. Elevated levels of free fatty acids may contribute to the loss of β-cells. Using a transgenic zebrafish, we screened ~50 seaweed crude extracts to identify materials that protect β-cells from free fatty acid damage. We found that an extract of the red seaweed Polysiphonia japonica (PJE) had a β-cell protective effect. We examined the protective effect of PJE on palmitate-induced damage in β-cells. PJE was found to preserve cell viability and glucose-induced insulin secretion in a pancreatic β-cell line, Ins-1, treated with palmitate. Additionally, PJE prevented palmitate-induced insulin secretion dysfunction in zebrafish embryos and mouse primary islets and improved insulin secretion in β-cells against palmitate treatment. These findings suggest that PJE protects pancreatic β-cells from palmitate-induced damage. PJE may be a potential therapeutic functional food for diabetes.
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Coant N, Hannun YA. Neutral ceramidase: Advances in mechanisms, cell regulation, and roles in cancer. Adv Biol Regul 2018; 71:141-146. [PMID: 30389354 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbior.2018.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2018] [Revised: 10/23/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
Extensive research conducted in the last three decades has identified the roles for the main bioactive sphingolipids, namely ceramide, sphingosine, and sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) as key regulators of cellular homeostasis, growth and death. One of the major groups of enzymes in the ceramide pathway, ceramidases, converts ceramide into sphingosine and fatty acids, with sphingosine being further metabolized to S1P. Thus, these enzymes play important roles in the network controlling the functions associated with these bioactive sphingolipids. Among the family of ceramidases, neutral ceramidase (nCDase), which is named according to its optimal pH for catalytic activity, has received increased attention in the last decade. The goal of this review is to provide a brief background on bioactive sphingolipids and the ceramidases. We then describe more recent advances on nCDase, specifically the resolution of its crystal structure and understanding its roles in cell biology and physiology.
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- Nicolas Coant
- Health Science Center, Stony Brook University, 100 Nicolls Road, T15, 023, 11794, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
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- Health Science Center, Stony Brook University, 100 Nicolls Road, L4, 182, 11794, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
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Lu Z, Li Y, Ru JH, Lopes-Virella MF, Lyons TJ, Huang Y. Interaction of palmitate and LPS regulates cytokine expression and apoptosis through sphingolipids in human retinal microvascular endothelial cells. Exp Eye Res 2019; 178:61-71. [PMID: 30273577 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2018.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2018] [Revised: 09/24/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Studies have implicated saturated fatty acid (SFA) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in diabetic retinopathy. Since type 2 diabetes is associated with increases in both SFA and LPS in circulation, we investigated how SFA interacts with LPS to regulate proinflammatory cytokine expression and apoptosis in human retinal microvascular endothelial cells (HRMVECs) and the underlying mechanisms. HRMVECs were challenged with palmitate, a major SFA, LPS or palmitate plus LPS and the expression of proinflammatory cytokines were quantified using real-time PCR and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The interaction between palmitate and LPS on inflammatory signaling and sphingolipid metabolism was demonstrated by immunoblotting and lipidomic analysis, respectively. The effect of palmitate and LPS on apoptosis was also studied by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) and histone-associated DNA fragment assays. Results showed that palmitate robustly stimulated the expression of proinflammatory cytokines including interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-1β, and the combination of palmitate and LPS further upregulated the proinflammatory cytokines by cooperatively stimulating inflammatory signaling pathways. Results also showed that while palmitate stimulated ceramide (CER) production via CER de novo synthesis and sphingomyelin (SM) hydrolysis, addition of LPS further increased CER de novo synthesis, but not SM hydrolysis. The involvement of sphingolipids in the cooperative stimulation by palmitate and LPS on cytokine expression was indicated by the findings that the inhibitor of CER de novo synthesis or SM hydrolysis attenuated the stimulation of IL-6 expression by palmitate and LPS. In addition, our study showed that fatty acid receptors GPR40 and CD36 were involved in the IL-6 upregulation by palmitate and LPS. Furthermore, palmitate induced apoptosis via CER production, but addition of LPS did not further increase apoptosis. Taken together, this study showed that palmitate interacted with LPS to upregulate cytokine expression via free fatty acid receptor-mediated inflammatory signaling and sphingolipid metabolism in HRMVECs. In contrast, the interaction between palmitate and LPS did not further increase apoptosis.
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Balaban S, Lee LS, Varney B, Aishah A, Gao Q, Shearer RF, Saunders DN, Grewal T, Hoy AJ. Heterogeneity of fatty acid metabolism in breast cancer cells underlies differential sensitivity to palmitate-induced apoptosis. Mol Oncol 2018; 12:1623-1638. [PMID: 30099850 PMCID: PMC6120225 DOI: 10.1002/1878-0261.12368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2018] [Revised: 07/18/2018] [Accepted: 08/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Breast cancer (BrCa) metabolism is geared toward biomass synthesis and maintenance of reductive capacity. Changes in glucose and glutamine metabolism in BrCa have been widely reported, yet the contribution of fatty acids (FAs) in BrCa biology remains to be determined. We recently reported that adipocyte coculture alters MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cell metabolism and promotes proliferation and migration. Since adipocytes are FA-rich, and these FAs are transferred to BrCa cells, we sought to elucidate the FA metabolism of BrCa cells and their response to FA-rich environments. MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells incubated in serum-containing media supplemented with FAs accumulate extracellular FAs as intracellular triacylglycerols (TAG) in a dose-dependent manner, with MDA-MB-231 cells accumulating more TAG. The differences in TAG levels were a consequence of distinct differences in intracellular partitioning of FAs, and not due to differences in the rate of FA uptake. Specifically, MCF-7 cells preferentially partition FAs into mitochondrial oxidation, whereas MDA-MB-231 cells partition FAs into TAG synthesis. These differences in intracellular FA handling underpin differences in the sensitivity to palmitate-induced lipotoxicity, with MDA-MB-231 cells being highly sensitive, whereas MCF-7 cells are partially protected. The attenuation of palmitate-induced lipotoxicity in MCF-7 cells was reversed by inhibition of FA oxidation. Pretreatment of MDA-MB-231 cells with FAs increased TAG synthesis and reduced palmitate-induced apoptosis. Our results provide novel insight into the potential influences of obesity on BrCa biology, highlighting distinct differences in FA metabolism in MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells and how lipid-rich environments modulate these effects.
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- Seher Balaban
- Discipline of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Medical Sciences & Bosch Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Australia
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- Discipline of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Medical Sciences & Bosch Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Australia
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- Discipline of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Medical Sciences & Bosch Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Australia
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- Discipline of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Medical Sciences & Bosch Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Australia
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- Kinghorn Cancer Center, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Australia
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- Discipline of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Medical Sciences & Bosch Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Australia
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Ježek P, Jabůrek M, Holendová B, Plecitá-Hlavatá L. Fatty Acid-Stimulated Insulin Secretion vs. Lipotoxicity. Molecules 2018; 23:E1483. [PMID: 29921789 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23061483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2018] [Revised: 06/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Fatty acid (FA)-stimulated insulin secretion (FASIS) is reviewed here in contrast to type 2 diabetes etiology, resulting from FA overload, oxidative stress, intermediate hyperinsulinemia, and inflammation, all converging into insulin resistance. Focusing on pancreatic islet β-cells, we compare the physiological FA roles with the pathological ones. Considering FAs not as mere amplifiers of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS), but as parallel insulin granule exocytosis inductors, partly independent of the KATP channel closure, we describe the FA initiating roles in the prediabetic state that is induced by retardations in the glycerol-3-phosphate (glucose)-promoted glycerol/FA cycle and by the impaired GPR40/FFA1 (free FA1) receptor pathway, specifically in its amplification by the redox-activated mitochondrial phospholipase, iPLA2γ. Also, excessive dietary FAs stimulate intestine enterocyte incretin secretion, further elevating GSIS, even at low glucose levels, thus contributing to diabetic hyperinsulinemia. With overnutrition and obesity, the FA overload causes impaired GSIS by metabolic dysbalance, paralleled by oxidative and metabolic stress, endoplasmic reticulum stress and numerous pro-apoptotic signaling, all leading to decreased β-cell survival. Lipotoxicity is exerted by saturated FAs, whereas ω-3 polyunsaturated FAs frequently exert antilipotoxic effects. FA-facilitated inflammation upon the recruitment of excess M1 macrophages into islets (over resolving M2 type), amplified by cytokine and chemokine secretion by β-cells, leads to an inevitable failure of pancreatic β-cells.
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