scholarly journals Effects of perilipin 2 antisense oligonucleotide treatment on hepatic lipid metabolism and gene expression

2012 ◽  
Vol 44 (22) ◽  
pp. 1125-1131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yumi Imai ◽  
Siobhan Boyle ◽  
Gladys M. Varela ◽  
Emilie Caron ◽  
Xiaoyan Yin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Lipid Metabolism ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Fatty Liver ◽  
Antisense Oligonucleotide ◽  
High Fat Diet ◽  
High Fat ◽  
Hepatic Lipid Metabolism ◽  
Hepatic Lipid ◽  
Perilipin 2

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease worldwide. We previously showed that Perilipin 2 (Plin2), a member of lipid droplet protein family, is markedly increased in fatty liver, and its reduction in the liver of diet-induced obese mice by antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) decreased steatosis and enhanced insulin sensitivity. Plin2-ASO treatment markedly suppressed lipogenic gene expression. To gain a better understanding of the biological role of Plin2 in liver, we performed microarray analysis to determine genes differentially regulated by Plin2-ASO compared with a control (scrambled) oligonucleotide (Cont). Male C57BL/6J mice on a high-fat diet were treated with Plin2- or Cont-ASO for 4 wk. Plin2-ASO decreased hepatic triglycerides, and this was associated with changes in expression of 1,363 genes. We analyzed the data for functional clustering and validated the expression of representative genes using real-time PCR. On the high-fat diet, Plin2-ASO decreased the expression of enzymes involved in fatty acid metabolism ( acsl1, lipe) and steroid metabolism ( hmgcr, hsd3b5, hsd17b2), suggesting that Plin2 affects hepatic lipid metabolism at the transcriptional level. Plin2-ASO also increased the expression of genes involved in regulation of hepatocyte proliferation ( afp, H19), mitosis ( ccna2, incenp, sgol1), and extracellular matrix ( col1a1, col3a1, mmp8). Plin2-ASO had similar effects on gene expression in chow-fed mice. Together, these results indicate that Plin2 has diverse metabolic and structural roles in the liver, and its downregulation promotes hepatic fibrosis and proliferation.

scholarly journals Altered Hepatic Lipid Metabolism Contributes to Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Leptin-Deficient Ob/Ob Mice

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
James W. Perfield ◽  
Laura C. Ortinau ◽  
R. Taylor Pickering ◽  
Meghan L. Ruebel ◽  
Grace M. Meers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Lipid Metabolism ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Fatty Liver ◽  
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease ◽  
Fatty Liver Disease ◽  
De Novo ◽  
Hepatic Lipid Metabolism ◽  
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver ◽  
Hepatic Lipid

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is strongly linked to obesity, insulin resistance, and abnormal hepatic lipid metabolism; however, the precise regulation of these processes remains poorly understood. Here we examined genes and proteins involved in hepatic oxidation and lipogenesis in 14-week-old leptin-deficient Ob/Ob mice, a commonly studied model of obesity and hepatic steatosis. Obese Ob/Ob mice had increased fasting glucose, insulin, and calculated HOMA-IR as compared with lean wild-type (WT) mice. Ob/Ob mice also had greater liver weights, hepatic triglyceride (TG) content, and markers ofde novolipogenesis, including increased hepatic gene expression and protein content of acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC), fatty acid synthase (FAS), and stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 (SCD-1), as well as elevated gene expression of PPARγand SREBP-1c compared with WT mice. While hepatic mRNA levels for PGC-1α, PPARα, and TFAM were elevated in Ob/Ob mice, measures of mitochondrial function (β-HAD activity and complete (to CO2) and total mitochondrial palmitate oxidation) and mitochondrial OXPHOS protein subunits I, III, and V content were significantly reduced compared with WT animals. In summary, reduced hepatic mitochondrial content and function and an upregulation inde novolipogenesis contribute to obesity-associated NAFLD in the leptin-deficient Ob/Ob mouse.

Perinatal maternal high-fat diet promotes alterations in hepatic lipid metabolism and resistance to the hypolipidemic effect of fish oil in adolescent rat offspring

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (11) ◽  
pp. 2493-2504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorraine S. Oliveira ◽  
Luana L. Souza ◽  
Aline F. P. Souza ◽  
Aline Cordeiro ◽  
George E. G. Kluck ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Metabolism ◽  
Fish Oil ◽  
High Fat Diet ◽  
Hypolipidemic Effect ◽  
High Fat ◽  
Hepatic Lipid Metabolism ◽  
Hepatic Lipid ◽  
Rat Offspring

scholarly journals Protective Effects of Licochalcone A Ameliorates Obesity and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Via Promotion of the Sirt-1/AMPK Pathway in Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet

Cells ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chian-Jiun Liou ◽  
Yau-Ker Lee ◽  
Nai-Chun Ting ◽  
Ya-Ling Chen ◽  
Szu-Chuan Shen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Lipid Metabolism ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Fatty Liver ◽  
High Fat Diet ◽  
Fatty Liver Disease ◽  
Obese Mice ◽  
High Fat ◽  
Licochalcone A ◽  
Ampk Pathway

Licochalcone A is a chalcone isolated from Glycyrrhiza uralensis. It showed anti-tumor and anti-inflammatory properties in mice with acute lung injuries and regulated lipid metabolism through the activation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) in hepatocytes. However, the effects of licochalcone A on reducing weight gain and improving nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are unclear. Thus, the present study investigated whether licochalcone A ameliorated weight loss and lipid metabolism in the liver of high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obese mice. Male C57BL/6 mice were fed an HFD to induce obesity and NAFLD, and then were injected intraperitoneally with licochalcone A. In another experiment, a fatty liver cell model was established by incubating HepG2 hepatocytes with oleic acid and treating the cells with licochalcone A to evaluate lipid metabolism. Our results demonstrated that HFD-induced obese mice treated with licochalcone A had decreased body weight as well as inguinal and epididymal adipose tissue weights compared with HFD-treated mice. Licochalcone A also ameliorated hepatocyte steatosis and decreased liver tissue weight and lipid droplet accumulation in liver tissue. We also found that licochalcone A significantly regulated serum triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein, and free fatty acids, and decreased the fasting blood glucose value. Furthermore, in vivo and in vitro, licochalcone A significantly decreased expression of the transcription factor of lipogenesis and fatty acid synthase. Licochalcone A activated the sirt-1/AMPK pathway to reduce fatty acid chain synthesis and increased lipolysis and β-oxidation in hepatocytes. Licochalcone A can potentially ameliorate obesity and NAFLD in mice via activation of the sirt1/AMPK pathway.

Coenzyme Q10 attenuates high-fat diet-induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease through activation of the AMPK pathway

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 814-823 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ke Chen ◽  
Xu Chen ◽  
Hongliang Xue ◽  
Peiwen Zhang ◽  
Wanjun Fang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Metabolism ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Fatty Liver ◽  
Coenzyme Q10 ◽  
High Fat Diet ◽  
Fatty Liver Disease ◽  
High Fat ◽  
Alcoholic Fatty Liver ◽  
Ampk Pathway ◽  
Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Coenzyme Q10 regulates lipid metabolism to ameliorate the progression of NAFLD by activating the AMPK pathway.

scholarly journals Maternal high-fat diet consumption modulates hepatic lipid metabolism and microRNA-122 (miR-122) and microRNA-370 (miR-370) expression in offspring

2014 ◽  
Vol 111 (12) ◽  
pp. 2112-2122 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. O. Benatti ◽  
A. M. Melo ◽  
F. O. Borges ◽  
L. M. Ignacio-Souza ◽  
L. A. P. Simino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Lipid Metabolism ◽  
High Fat Diet ◽  
Fatty Acid Synthase ◽  
High Fat ◽  
Hepatic Lipid Metabolism ◽  
Expression Levels ◽  
Hepatic Lipid ◽  
Pregnancy And Lactation ◽  
Maternal Consumption

Maternal consumption of a high-fat diet (HFD) during pregnancy and lactation is closely related to hepatic lipid accumulation, insulin resistance and increased serum cytokine levels in offspring and into their adulthood. MicroRNA (miRNA) have been implicated in cholesterol biosynthesis and fatty acid metabolism. We evaluated the modulation of hepatic fatty acid synthesis (de novo), β-oxidation pathways, and miRNA-122 (miR-122) and miRNA-370 (miR-370) expression in recently weaned offspring (day 28) of mouse dams fed a HFD (HFD-O) or a standard chow (SC-O) during pregnancy and lactation. Compared with SC-O mice, HFD-O mice weighed more, had a larger adipose tissue mass and were more intolerant to glucose and insulin (P< 0·05). HFD-O mice also presented more levels of serum cholesterol, TAG, NEFA and hepatic IκB kinase and c-Jun N-terminal kinase phosphorylation compared with SC-O mice (P< 0·05). Protein levels of fatty acid synthase, acetyl-CoA carboxylase and 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase were similar in HFD-O and SC-O mice, whereas expression levels of SCD1 mRNA and protein were more abundant in HFD-O mice than in SC-O mice (P< 0·05). Interestingly, mRNA expression levels of the β-oxidation-related genes ACADVL and CPT1 were decreased in HFD-O mice (P< 0·05). Furthermore, the expression of miR-122 was reduced but that of miR-370 was increased in HFD-O mice compared with that in SC-O mice (P< 0·05). Changes in hepatic lipid metabolism were accompanied by increased mRNA content of AGPAT1 and TAG deposition in HFD-O mice (P< 0·05). Taken together, the present results strongly suggest that maternal consumption of a HFD affects the early lipid metabolism of offspring by modulating the expression of hepatic β-oxidation-related genes and miRNA that can contribute to metabolic disturbances in adult life.

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