Prepartum maternal diets supplemented with oilseeds alter the fatty acid profile in bovine neonatal plasma possibly through reduced placental expression of fatty acid transporter protein 4 and fatty acid translocase

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (9) ◽  
pp. 1846 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reza Salehi ◽  
Divakar J. Ambrose

In the present study, we determined the effects of maternal dietary fat and the type of fat on plasma fatty acids and the expression of placental fatty acid transporter genes. In Experiment 1, Holstein cows in the last 35 days of gestation received diets containing sunflower seed (n = 8; high in linoleic acid (LA)), canola seed (n = 7; high in oleic acid (OLA)) or no oilseed (n = 7; control). Fatty acids were quantified in dam and neonate plasma at calving. In Experiment 2, placental cotyledons were collected (LA: n = 4; OLA: n = 4; control: n = 5) to quantify gene expression. Maternal long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, neonatal total n-3 fatty acids and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) declined, whereas docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and total fat tended to decline following fat supplementation prepartum. Feeding of LA versus OLA prepartum tended to increase peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARA) expression, whereas peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor δ (PPARD) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARG) expression tended to be higher in OLA- than LA-fed cows. Expression of fatty acid transporter protein 4 (FATP4) and fatty acid translocase (FAT/CD36) expression was lower in placental tissue of cows fed fat compared with control cows. Reduced total n-3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA in neonates born of dams fed fat prepartum is likely due to changes in PPARs and reduced expression of placental FATP4 and FAT/CD36.

2020 ◽  
Vol 98 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Huibin Tian ◽  
Jun Luo ◽  
Hengbo Shi ◽  
Xiaoying Chen ◽  
Jiao Wu ◽  
...  

Abstract A key member of the nuclear receptor superfamily is the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARA) isoform, which in nonruminants is closely associated with fatty acid oxidation. Whether PPARA plays a role in milk fatty acid synthesis in ruminants is unknown. The main objective of the present study was to use primary goat mammary epithelial cells (GMEC) to activate PPARA via the agonist WY-14643 (WY) or to silence it via transfection of small-interfering RNA (siRNA). Three copies of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor response element (PPRE) contained in a luciferase reporter vector were transfected into GMEC followed by incubation with WY at 0, 10, 20, 30, 50, or 100 µM. A dose of 50 µM WY was most effective at activating PPRE without influencing PPARA mRNA abundance. Transfecting siRNA targeting PPARA decreased its mRNA abundance to 20% and protein level to 50% of basal levels. Use of WY upregulated FASN, SCD1, ACSL1, DGAT1, FABP4, and CD36 (1.1-, 1.5-, 2-, 1.4-, 1.5-, and 5-fold, respectively), but downregulated DGAT2 and PGC1A (−20% and −40%, respectively) abundance. In contrast, triacylglycerol concentration decreased and the content and desaturation index of C16:1 and C18:1 increased. Thus, activation of PPARA via WY appeared to channel fatty acids away from esterification. Knockdown of PPARA via siRNA downregulated ACACA, SCD1, AGPAT6, CD36, HSL, and SREBF1 (−43%, −67%, −16%, −56%, −26%, and −29%, respectively), but upregulated ACSL1, DGAT2, FABP3, and PGC1A (2-, 1.4-, 1.3-, and 2.5-fold, respectively) mRNA abundance. A decrease in the content and desaturation index of C16:1 and C18:1 coupled with an increase in triacylglycerol content accompanied those effects at the mRNA level. Overall, data suggest that PPARA could promote the synthesis of MUFA in GMEC through its effects on mRNA abundance of genes related to fatty acid synthesis, oxidation, transport, and triacylglycerol synthesis.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oskar N. Johansson ◽  
Mats Töpel ◽  
Jenny Egardt ◽  
Matthew I. M. Pinder ◽  
Mats X. Andersson ◽  
...  

Abstract Diatoms are the dominant phytoplankton in temperate oceans and coastal regions and yet little is known about the genetic basis underpinning their global success. Here, we address this challenge by developing the first phenomic approach for a diatom, screening a collection of randomly mutagenized but identifiably tagged transformants. Based upon their tolerance to temperature extremes, several compromised mutants were identified revealing genes either stress related or encoding hypothetical proteins of unknown function. We reveal one of these hypothetical proteins is a novel putative chloroplast fatty acid transporter whose loss affects several fatty acids including the two omega-3, long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids - eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acid, both of which have medical importance as dietary supplements and industrial significance in aquaculture and biofuels. This mutant phenotype not only provides new insights into the fatty acid biosynthetic pathways in diatoms but also highlights the future value of phenomics for revealing specific gene functions in these ecologically important phytoplankton.


2002 ◽  
Vol 364 (2) ◽  
pp. 361-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary C. SUGDEN ◽  
Karen BULMER ◽  
Geoffrey F. GIBBONS ◽  
Brian L. KNIGHT ◽  
Mark J. HOLNESS

The aim of the present study was to determine whether peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor-α (PPARα) deficiency disrupts the normal regulation of triacylglycerol (TAG) accumulation, hepatic lipogenesis and glycogenesis by fatty acids and insulin using PPARα-null mice. In wild-type mice, hepatic TAG concentrations increased (P<0.01) with fasting (24h), with substantial reversal after refeeding (6h). Hepatic TAG levels in fed PPARα-null mice were 2.4-fold higher than in the wild-type (P<0.05), increased with fasting, but remained elevated after refeeding. PPARα deficiency also impaired hepatic glycogen repletion (P<0.001), despite normal insulin and glucose levels after refeeding. Higher levels of plasma insulin were required to support similar levels of hepatic lipogenesis de novo (3H2O incorporation) in the PPARα-null mice compared with the wild-type. This difference was reflected by corresponding changes in the relationship between plasma insulin and the mRNA expression of the lipogenic transcription factor sterol-regulatory-element-binding protein-1c, and that of one of its known targets, fatty acid synthase. In wild-type mice, hepatic pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK) 4 protein expression (a downstream marker of altered fatty acid catabolism) increased (P<0.01) in response to fasting, with suppression (P<0.001) by refeeding. Although PDK4 up-regulation after fasting was halved by PPARα deficiency, PDK4 suppression after refeeding was attenuated. In summary, PPARα deficiency leads to accumulation of hepatic TAG and elicits dysregulation of hepatic lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, emphasizing the importance of precise control of lipid oxidation for hepatic fuel homoeostasis.


Planta Medica ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 85 (05) ◽  
pp. 412-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abraham Giacoman-Martínez ◽  
Francisco Alarcón-Aguilar ◽  
Alejandro Zamilpa ◽  
Sergio Hidalgo-Figueroa ◽  
Gabriel Navarrete-Vázquez ◽  
...  

Abstract Hibiscus sabdariffa is a medicinal plant consumed as a diuretic and anti-obesity remedy. Several pharmacological studies have shown its beneficial effects in metabolism. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors δ and γ may play a role in the actions of H. sabdariffa. These nuclear receptors regulate lipid and glucose metabolism and are therapeutic targets for type 2 diabetes. This research aimed to perform a phytochemical study guided by a bioassay from H. sabdariffa to identify compounds with peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor δ and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ agonist activity, supported by messenger ribonucleic acid expression, molecular docking, lipid accumulation, and an antihyperglycemic effect. An oral glucose tolerance test in mice with the aqueous extract of H. sabdariffa and the dichloromethane extract of H. sabdariffa was performed. The dichloromethane extract of H. sabdariffa exhibited an antihyperglycemic effect. The dichloromethane extract of H. sabdariffa was fractioned, and four fractions were evaluated in 3T3-L1 adipocytes on peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor δ, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ, fatty acid transporter protein, and glucose transporter type 4 messenger ribonucleic acid expression. Fraction F3 exhibited peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor δ/γ dual agonist activity, and a further fractionation yielded two subfractions, F3-1 and F3-2, which also increased peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor δ and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ expression. Subfractions were analyzed by GC/MS. The main compounds identified in F3-1 were linoleic acid, oleic acid, and palmitic acid, while in F3-2, the main compounds identified were α-amyrin and lupeol. These molecules were subjected to molecular docking analysis. α-Amyrin and lupeol showed the highest affinity. Moreover, both produced an increase in peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor δ, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ, fatty acid transporter protein, and glucose transporter type 4 expression. Additionally, α-amyrin and lupeol decreased lipid accumulation in 3T3-L1 adipocytes and blood glucose in mice. Until now, α-amyrin and lupeol have not been reported with activity on peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors. This study provides evidence that α-amyrin and lupeol possess antidiabetic effects through a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor δ/γ dual agonist action.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ada Admin ◽  
Tim Benninghoff ◽  
Lena Espelage ◽  
Samaneh Eickelschulte ◽  
Isabel Zeinert ◽  
...  

The two closely related RabGTPase-activating proteins (RabGAPs) TBC1D1 and TBC1D4 play a crucial role in the regulation of GLUT4 translocation in response to insulin and contraction in skeletal muscle. In mice, deficiency in one or both RabGAPs leads to reduced insulin and contraction-stimulated glucose uptake, and to elevated fatty acid uptake and oxidation in both glycolytic and oxidative muscle fibers without altering mitochondrial copy number and the abundance of OXPHOS proteins. Here we present evidence for a novel mechanism of skeletal muscle lipid utilization involving the two RabGAPs and the fatty acid transporter SLC27A4/FATP4. Both RabGAPs control the uptake of saturated and unsaturated long-chain fatty acids (LCFAs) into skeletal muscle and knockdown of a subset of RabGAP substrates, <i>Rab8, Rab10 </i>or <i>Rab14, </i>decreased LCFA uptake into these cells. In skeletal muscle from <i>Tbc1d1/Tbc1d4</i> knockout animals, SLC27A4/FATP4 abundance was increased and depletion of SLC27A4/FATP4 but not FAT/CD36 completely abrogated the enhanced fatty acid oxidation in RabGAP-deficient skeletal muscle and cultivated C2C12 myotubes. Collectively, our data demonstrate that RabGAP-mediated control of skeletal muscle lipid metabolism converges with glucose metabolism at the level of downstream RabGTPases and involves regulated transport of LCFAs via SLC27A4/FATP4.


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