scholarly journals Naked mole-rats suppress energy metabolism and modulate membrane cholesterol in chronic hypoxia

2020 ◽  
Vol 319 (2) ◽  
pp. R148-R155
Author(s):  
Elie Farhat ◽  
Maiah E. M. Devereaux ◽  
Matthew E. Pamenter ◽  
Jean-Michel Weber

Naked mole-rats (NMRs) are mammalian champions of hypoxia tolerance that enter metabolic suppression to survive in low oxygen environments. Common physiological mechanisms used by animals to suppress metabolic rate include downregulating energy metabolism (ATP supply) as well as ion pumps (primary cellular ATP consumers). A recent goldfish study demonstrated that remodeling of membrane lipids may mediate these responses, but it is unknown if NMR employs the same strategies; therefore, we aimed to test the hypotheses that these fossorial mammals 1) downregulate the activity of key enzymes of glycolysis, tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, and β-oxidation, 2) inhibit sodium-potassium-ATPase, and 3) alter membrane lipids in response to chronic hypoxia. We found that NMRs exposed to 11% oxygen for 4 wk had a lower metabolic rate by 34%. This suppression occurs concurrently with tissue-specific 25–99% decreases in metabolic enzymes activities, a 77% decrease in brain sodium/potassium-ATPase activity, and widespread changes in membrane cholesterol abundance. By reducing glycolytic and β-oxidation fluxes, NMRs decrease the supply of acetyl-CoA to the TCA cycle. By contrast, there is a 94% upregulation of citrate synthase in the heart, possibly to support circulation and thus oxygen supply to other organs. Taken together, these responses may reflect a coordinated physiological response to hypoxia, but a clear functional link between changes in membrane composition and enzyme activities could not be established. Nevertheless, this is the first demonstration that hypometabolic NMRs alter the lipid composition of their membranes in response to chronic in vivo exposure to hypoxia.

2010 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 1474-1481 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. McMorrow ◽  
A. Fredsted ◽  
J. Carberry ◽  
R. A. O'Connell ◽  
A. Bradford ◽  
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Metabolites ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 503
Author(s):  
Elie Farhat ◽  
Jean-Michel Weber

Metabolic suppression is an essential strategy to cope with chronic hypoxia. This review examines the physiological processes used to survive in low oxygen environments. It proposes a novel mechanism–the remodeling of membrane lipids–to suppress ATP use and production. Temperature (homeoviscous adaptation), diet (natural doping in migrant birds) and body mass (membrane pacemaker of metabolism) have an impact on the lipid composition of membranes, which, in turn, modulates metabolic capacity. Vertebrate champions of hypoxia tolerance show extensive changes in membrane lipids upon in vivo exposure to low oxygen. These changes and those observed in hibernating mammals can promote the downregulation of ion pumps (major ATP consumers), ion channels, mitochondrial respiration capacity (state 3, proton leak, cytochrome c oxidase), and energy metabolism (β-oxidation and glycolysis). A common membrane signal regulating the joint inhibition of ion pumps and channels could be an exquisite way to preserve the balance between ATP supply and demand in hypometabolic states. Membrane remodeling together with more traditional mechanisms could work in concert to cause metabolic suppression.


2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 510-517
Author(s):  
Santiago Ortega-Gutierrez ◽  
Brandy Jones ◽  
Alan Mendez-Ruiz ◽  
Pankhil Shah ◽  
Michel T. Torbey

Background: Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a major cause of pediatric and adult mortality and morbidity. Unfortunately, to date, no effective treatment has been identified. In the striatum, neuronal injury is analogous to the cellular mechanism of necrosis observed during NMethyl- D-Aspartate (NMDA) excitotoxicity. Adenosine acts as a neuromodulator in the central nervous system, the role of which relies mostly on controlling excitatory glutamatergic synapses. Objective: To examine the effect of pretreatment of SCH58261, an adenosine 2A (A2A) receptor antagonist and modulator of NMDA receptor function, following hypoxic-ischemia (HI) on sodium- potassium ATPase (Na+, K+-ATPase) activity and oxidative stress. Methods: Piglets (4-7 days old) were subjected to 30 min hypoxia and 7 min of airway occlusion producing asphyxic cardiac arrest. Groups were divided into four categories: HI samples were divided into HI-vehicle group (n = 5) and HI-A2A group (n = 5). Sham controls were divided into Sham vehicle (n = 5) and Sham A2A (n = 5) groups. Vehicle groups were pretreated with 0.9% saline, whereas A2A animals were pretreated with SCH58261 10 min prior to intervention. Striatum samples were collected 3 h post-arrest. Sodium-potassium ATPase (Na+, K+-ATPase) activity, malondialdehyde (MDA) + 4-hydroxyalkenals (4-HDA) and glutathione (GSH) levels were compared. Results: Pretreatment with SCH58261 significantly attenuated the decrease in Na+, K+-ATPase, decreased MDA+4-HDA levels and increased GSH in the HI-A2A group when compared to HIvehicle. Conclusion: A2A receptor activation may contribute to neuronal injury in newborn striatum after HI in association with decreased Na+, K+-ATPase activity and increased oxidative stress.


1985 ◽  
Vol 260 (25) ◽  
pp. 13595-13600 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Morgan ◽  
M D Lewis ◽  
G Spurlock ◽  
P A Collins ◽  
S M Foord ◽  
...  

Metabolites ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 258
Author(s):  
Hyo Yeong Lee ◽  
Somi Nam ◽  
Mi Jeong Kim ◽  
Su Jung Kim ◽  
Sung Hoon Back ◽  
...  

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a serious lung disease characterized by excessive collagen matrix deposition and extracellular remodeling. Signaling pathways mediated by fibrotic cytokine transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1) make important contributions to pulmonary fibrosis, but it remains unclear how TGF-β1 alters metabolism and modulates the activation and differentiation of pulmonary fibroblasts. We found that TGF-β1 lowers NADH and NADH/NAD levels, possibly due to changes in the TCA cycle, resulting in reductions in the ATP level and oxidative phosphorylation in pulmonary fibroblasts. In addition, we showed that butyrate (C4), a short chain fatty acid (SCFA), exhibits potent antifibrotic activity by inhibiting expression of fibrosis markers. Butyrate treatment inhibited mitochondrial elongation in TGF-β1-treated lung fibroblasts and increased the mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP). Consistent with the mitochondrial observations, butyrate significantly increased ADP, ATP, NADH, and NADH/NAD levels in TGF-β1-treated pulmonary fibroblasts. Collectively, our findings indicate that TGF-β1 induces changes in mitochondrial dynamics and energy metabolism during myofibroblast differentiation, and that these changes can be modulated by butyrate, which enhances mitochondrial function.


Metabolites ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Tomonori Sato ◽  
Yoshihide Kawasaki ◽  
Masamitsu Maekawa ◽  
Shinya Takasaki ◽  
Kento Morozumi ◽  
...  

Metabolomics analysis possibly identifies new therapeutic targets in treatment resistance by measuring changes in metabolites accompanying cancer progression. We previously conducted a global metabolomics (G-Met) study of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and identified metabolites that may be involved in sunitinib resistance in RCC. Here, we aimed to elucidate possible mechanisms of sunitinib resistance in RCC through intracellular metabolites. We established sunitinib-resistant and control RCC cell lines from tumor tissues of RCC cell (786-O)-injected mice. We also quantified characteristic metabolites identified in our G-Met study to compare intracellular metabolism between the two cell lines using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. The established sunitinib-resistant RCC cell line demonstrated significantly desuppressed protein kinase B (Akt) and mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition (MET) phosphorylation compared with the control RCC cell line under sunitinib exposure. Among identified metabolites, glutamine, glutamic acid, and α-KG (involved in glutamine uptake into the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle for energy metabolism); fructose 6-phosphate, D-sedoheptulose 7-phosphate, and glucose 1-phosphate (involved in increased glycolysis and its intermediate metabolites); and glutathione and myoinositol (antioxidant effects) were significantly increased in the sunitinib-resistant RCC cell line. Particularly, glutamine transporter (SLC1A5) expression was significantly increased in sunitinib-resistant RCC cells compared with control cells. In this study, we demonstrated energy metabolism with glutamine uptake and glycolysis upregulation, as well as antioxidant activity, was also associated with sunitinib resistance in RCC cells.


1994 ◽  
Vol 267 (2) ◽  
pp. H764-H769 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. T. Barron ◽  
S. J. Kopp ◽  
J. Tow ◽  
J. E. Parrillo

The influence of octanoate on O2 consumption, tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle intermediates, and high-energy phosphates was examined in intact resting porcine carotid artery to investigate the role of fatty acid in energy metabolism and its integration with glucose metabolism in vascular smooth muscle. Incubation of resting arteries with octanoate (0.5 mM), which was previously shown to inhibit aerobic glycolysis (6), inhibited lactate production by 64% and increased O2 consumption by 30%. The increase in O2 consumption with octanoate was approximately equal to that calculated to account for the ATP production lost by inhibition of aerobic lactate production by octanoate. In glucose-free medium, the level of high-energy phosphate was reduced but was restored when octanoate was included in the incubation medium. This was associated with an increase in O2 consumption. These results suggest that the energy requirements of resting carotid artery can be largely met by the oxidative metabolism of fatty acid. Octanoate induced anaplerosis of the TCA cycle, as indicated by a 70% increase in the level of citrate. Extracellular glucose was necessary for octanoate-induced anaplerosis, probably by providing the extra carbon via pyruvate carboxylation, whereas a coupled transamination involving aspartate was a less important anaplerotic mechanism.


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