Action of phospholipases A2 and C on free fatty acid release during complete ischemia in rat neocortex

1992 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 648-651 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atsushi Umemura ◽  
Hideo Mabe ◽  
Hajime Nagai ◽  
Fumihiko sugino

✓ The levels of brain free fatty acids rapidly increase after the onset of ischemia. The purpose of this study was to investigate the action of phospholipases A2 and C during complete ischemia based on the effects of a phospholipase C inhibitor (phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride) and the N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonist MK-801 on the release of free fatty acids in rat neocortex. Complete brain ischemia was induced in rats with cardiac arrest by intracardiac injection of KC1. Free fatty acid levels in the neocortex were measured 0, 2, 4, and 8 minutes after cardiac arrest. Phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride inhibited the release of free fatty acids primarily from phosphatidylinositol during the first 2 minutes of ischemia and from phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine at 4 to 8 minutes of ischemia. Conversely, MK-801 inhibited free fatty acid release mainly from phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine at 2 to 4 minutes of ischemia. These results indicate that the release of free fatty acids during the first 2 minutes of ischemia can be attributed mostly to the action of phospholipase C, and that the activation of phospholipase C further influences the activation of phospholipase A2 in the subsequent course, while phospholipase A2 predominantly acts after 2 minutes of ischemia.

1961 ◽  
Vol 201 (5) ◽  
pp. 815-818 ◽  
Author(s):  
John J. Spitzer ◽  
William T. McElroy

The effects of epinephrine or norepinephrine were studied in dogs receiving insulin plus glucose prior to and during administration of the amine. Epinephrine caused a significantly smaller elevation of free fatty acids (FFA) with than without insulin plus glucose administration. Blood sugar responses were quantitatively similar. Epinephrine increased both hepatic uptake of FFA and hepatic release of glucose; these changes were similar to the ones found previously in dogs not receiving insulin plus glucose. The action of norepinephrine on elevating plasma FFA was only slightly and not significantly affected by the administration of insulin plus glucose. When the order of drug administration was reversed, infusion of insulin plus glucose lowered plasma FFA levels and hepatic FFA uptake in animals already receiving either epinephrine or nonepinephrine.


1961 ◽  
Vol 201 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard Leboeuf ◽  
Serene Lochaya ◽  
Nicole Leboeuf ◽  
Francis C. Wood ◽  
Jean Mayer ◽  
...  

Free fatty acid mobilization and glucose metabolism to CO2, to glyceride-glycerol, to fatty acids and to glycogen by adipose tissue in vitro were studied in genetically obese hyperglycemic mice (O-H), in goldthioglucose-injected obese Swiss mice and in their respective nonobese littermates. Tissue from O-H mice metabolizes less glucose than tissue from their nonobese littermates in absence of added hormone or in the presence of insulin (0.1 unit/ml) or epinephrine (10–4 m). In addition, there is also a diminished ability for insulin to inhibit and for epinephrine to augment free fatty acid release. No such differences were observed between tissues from goldthioglucose-injected obese Swiss mice and tissues from their lean littermates. Possible significance of these in vitro results with regard to the pathogenesis of the obese hyperglycemic syndrome is discussed.


1980 ◽  
Vol 192 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Schwartzman ◽  
A Raz

Bradykinin and angiotensin administered to the isolated perfused rabbit kidney activate two sequential processes: (1) a selective release of the prostaglandin precursor arachidonate with concomitant partial conversion of the arachidonate into prostaglandin E2; (2) activation of a process that leads to decreased release of all fatty acids in the perfusate. There is a time lag of approx. 1 min between the initial activation of the arachidonate-specific deacylation reaction that is coupled to prostaglandin generation, and the subsequent decrease in the release of all fatty acids. This synchronized cycle provides for instant generation of required amounts of prostaglandins and at the same time serves to conserve cellular arachidonate.


1984 ◽  
Vol 102 (3) ◽  
pp. 381-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Gross ◽  
P. Mialhe

ABSTRACT To elucidate the hypolipacidaemic effect of insulin in ducks, its action on the uptake of free fatty acids (FFA) by duck hepatocytes was determined. At low doses (10 mu./l) insulin stimulated FFA uptake. This effect was not observed with higher doses of insulin (20, 30 and 50 mu./l). Growth hormone at physiological concentrations and corticosterone (14·4 nmol/l) decreased basal activity, probably by reducing glucose metabolism and consequently α-glycerophosphate (α-GP) supply. Insulin was able to reverse the inhibition induced by GH and corticosterone on both FFA uptake and α-GP production. These results therefore suggest that the hypolipacidaemic effect of insulin may be partly mediated by its action on hepatic FFA uptake. J. Endocr. (1984) 102, 381–386


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Aziz ◽  
Saeed Al Mahri ◽  
Amal Alghamdi ◽  
Maaged AlAkiel ◽  
Monira Al Aujan ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Colorectal cancer is a worldwide problem which has been associated with changes in diet and lifestyle pattern. As a result of colonic fermentation of dietary fibres, short chain free fatty acids are generated which activate Free Fatty Acid Receptors 2 and 3 (FFAR2 and FFAR3). FFAR2 and FFAR3 genes are abundantly expressed in colonic epithelium and play an important role in the metabolic homeostasis of colonic epithelial cells. Earlier studies point to the involvement of FFAR2 in colorectal carcinogenesis. Methods Transcriptome analysis console was used to analyse microarray data from patients and cell lines. We employed shRNA mediated down regulation of FFAR2 and FFAR3 genes which was assessed using qRT-PCR. Assays for glucose uptake and cAMP generation was done along with immunofluorescence studies. For measuring cell proliferation, we employed real time electrical impedance based assay available from xCelligence. Results Microarray data analysis of colorectal cancer patient samples showed a significant down regulation of FFAR2 gene expression. This prompted us to study the FFAR2 in colorectal cancer. Since, FFAR3 shares significant structural and functional homology with FFAR2, we knocked down both these receptors in colorectal cancer cell line HCT 116. These modified cell lines exhibited higher proliferation rate and were found to have increased glucose uptake as well as increased level of GLUT1. Since, FFAR2 and FFAR3 signal through G protein subunit (Gαi), knockdown of these receptors was associated with increased cAMP. Inhibition of PKA did not alter the growth and proliferation of these cells indicating a mechanism independent of cAMP/PKA pathway. Conclusion: Our results suggest role of FFAR2/FFAR3 genes in increased proliferation of colon cancer cells via enhanced glucose uptake and exclude the role of protein kinase A mediated cAMP signalling. Alternate pathways could be involved that would ultimately result in increased cell proliferation as a result of down regulated FFAR2/FFAR3 genes. This study paves the way to understand the mechanism of action of short chain free fatty acid receptors in colorectal cancer.


1961 ◽  
Vol 200 (5) ◽  
pp. 1095-1098 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank J. Hohenleitner ◽  
John J. Spitzer

To measure the renal removal of free fatty acids from the plasma, simultaneous determinations of this metabolite were performed in a systemic artery and a renal vein in the anesthetized dogs. Renal plasma flow was also determined by the PAH method, and the renal uptake of free fatty acids was calculated. Concentrations of free fatty acids in renal venous plasma were usually lower than the arterial concentrations. The arteriovenous differences were statistically highly significant. The results also suggested that the degree of free fatty acid removal was proportional to the arterial concentration of this metabolite.


1962 ◽  
Vol 203 (2) ◽  
pp. 306-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin E. Rothlin ◽  
Christine B. Rothlin ◽  
Vernon E. Wendt

The effect of the administration of norepinephrine, glucose and insulin, pentobarbital, and Hypertensin on the arterial concentration and composition of plasma free fatty acids (FFA) has been studied in man and dog. With a rise of the FFA concentration as produced by norepinephrine, the contribution of oleic acid to the total FFA increased, while that of stearic and palmitic acids decreased. The reverse changes in the FFA composition were observed when their arterial level fell under the influence of other agents studied. The FFA composition was dependent on the FFA concentration in arterial blood, but not on the experimental condition of the subject or animal at the time of analysis. At high FFA levels, the FFA composition approached that of depot fat.


APOPTOSIS ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1369-1381 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Iturralde ◽  
J. Pardo ◽  
E. Lacasa ◽  
G. Barrio ◽  
M. A. Alava ◽  
...  

1969 ◽  
Vol 26 (10) ◽  
pp. 2727-2736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret L. Anderson ◽  
Elinor M. Ravesi

Freezing and holding cod muscle in the frozen state favored the association process that involves protein–free fatty acid (FFA) complex formation and begins during aging in ice. Changes in protein extractability, in ultracentrifugal patterns of protein extracted, and in phase contrast micrographs of inextractable muscle fragments were followed in muscle that had been aged in ice to produce various contents of FFA and then frozen and held at −29 C. After 11 months, these changes, which took place largely during the first week of storage, were comparable with those that occur when the FFA are formed during frozen storage. The results were consistent with a reaction rate that was greater at −29 C than at temperatures a few degrees above 0 C.


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