Inhibitors of Fatty Acid Synthesis Induce PPARα-Regulated Fatty Acid β-Oxidative Genes: Synergistic Roles of L-FABP and Glucose

While TOFA (acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitor) and C75 (fatty acid synthase inhibitor) prevent lipid accumulation by inhibiting fatty acid synthesis, the mechanism of action is not simply accounted for by inhibition of the enzymes alone. Liver fatty acid binding protein (L-FABP), a medi...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Huan Huang, Avery L. McIntosh, Gregory G. Martin, Anca D. Petrescu, Kerstin K. Landrock, Danilo Landrock, Ann B. Kier, Friedhelm Schroeder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:PPAR Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/865604
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1832556035346268160
author Huan Huang
Avery L. McIntosh
Gregory G. Martin
Anca D. Petrescu
Kerstin K. Landrock
Danilo Landrock
Ann B. Kier
Friedhelm Schroeder
author_facet Huan Huang
Avery L. McIntosh
Gregory G. Martin
Anca D. Petrescu
Kerstin K. Landrock
Danilo Landrock
Ann B. Kier
Friedhelm Schroeder
author_sort Huan Huang
collection DOAJ
description While TOFA (acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitor) and C75 (fatty acid synthase inhibitor) prevent lipid accumulation by inhibiting fatty acid synthesis, the mechanism of action is not simply accounted for by inhibition of the enzymes alone. Liver fatty acid binding protein (L-FABP), a mediator of long chain fatty acid signaling to peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α (PPARα) in the nucleus, was found to bind TOFA and its activated CoA thioester, TOFyl-CoA, with high affinity while binding C75 and C75-CoA with lower affinity. Binding of TOFA and C75-CoA significantly altered L-FABP secondary structure. High (20 mM) but not physiological (6 mM) glucose conferred on both TOFA and C75 the ability to induce PPARα transcription of the fatty acid β-oxidative enzymes CPT1A, CPT2, and ACOX1 in cultured primary hepatocytes from wild-type (WT) mice. However, L-FABP gene ablation abolished the effects of TOFA and C75 in the context of high glucose. These effects were not associated with an increased cellular level of unesterified fatty acids but rather by increased intracellular glucose. These findings suggested that L-FABP may function as an intracellular fatty acid synthesis inhibitor binding protein facilitating TOFA and C75-mediated induction of PPARα in the context of high glucose at levels similar to those in uncontrolled diabetes.
format Article
id doaj-art-03843b8ce0c74258acc30041501f3f1c
institution Kabale University
issn 1687-4757
1687-4765
language English
publishDate 2013-01-01
publisher Wiley
record_format Article
series PPAR Research
spelling doaj-art-03843b8ce0c74258acc30041501f3f1c2025-02-03T05:46:28ZengWileyPPAR Research1687-47571687-47652013-01-01201310.1155/2013/865604865604Inhibitors of Fatty Acid Synthesis Induce PPARα-Regulated Fatty Acid β-Oxidative Genes: Synergistic Roles of L-FABP and GlucoseHuan Huang0Avery L. McIntosh1Gregory G. Martin2Anca D. Petrescu3Kerstin K. Landrock4Danilo Landrock5Ann B. Kier6Friedhelm Schroeder7Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, TAMU 4466, College Station, TX 77843-4466, USADepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, TAMU 4466, College Station, TX 77843-4466, USADepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, TAMU 4466, College Station, TX 77843-4466, USADepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, TAMU 4466, College Station, TX 77843-4466, USADepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, TAMU 4466, College Station, TX 77843-4466, USADepartment of Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, TAMU 4467, College Station, TX 77843-4467, USADepartment of Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, TAMU 4467, College Station, TX 77843-4467, USADepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, TAMU 4466, College Station, TX 77843-4466, USAWhile TOFA (acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitor) and C75 (fatty acid synthase inhibitor) prevent lipid accumulation by inhibiting fatty acid synthesis, the mechanism of action is not simply accounted for by inhibition of the enzymes alone. Liver fatty acid binding protein (L-FABP), a mediator of long chain fatty acid signaling to peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α (PPARα) in the nucleus, was found to bind TOFA and its activated CoA thioester, TOFyl-CoA, with high affinity while binding C75 and C75-CoA with lower affinity. Binding of TOFA and C75-CoA significantly altered L-FABP secondary structure. High (20 mM) but not physiological (6 mM) glucose conferred on both TOFA and C75 the ability to induce PPARα transcription of the fatty acid β-oxidative enzymes CPT1A, CPT2, and ACOX1 in cultured primary hepatocytes from wild-type (WT) mice. However, L-FABP gene ablation abolished the effects of TOFA and C75 in the context of high glucose. These effects were not associated with an increased cellular level of unesterified fatty acids but rather by increased intracellular glucose. These findings suggested that L-FABP may function as an intracellular fatty acid synthesis inhibitor binding protein facilitating TOFA and C75-mediated induction of PPARα in the context of high glucose at levels similar to those in uncontrolled diabetes.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/865604
spellingShingle Huan Huang
Avery L. McIntosh
Gregory G. Martin
Anca D. Petrescu
Kerstin K. Landrock
Danilo Landrock
Ann B. Kier
Friedhelm Schroeder
Inhibitors of Fatty Acid Synthesis Induce PPARα-Regulated Fatty Acid β-Oxidative Genes: Synergistic Roles of L-FABP and Glucose
PPAR Research
title Inhibitors of Fatty Acid Synthesis Induce PPARα-Regulated Fatty Acid β-Oxidative Genes: Synergistic Roles of L-FABP and Glucose
title_full Inhibitors of Fatty Acid Synthesis Induce PPARα-Regulated Fatty Acid β-Oxidative Genes: Synergistic Roles of L-FABP and Glucose
title_fullStr Inhibitors of Fatty Acid Synthesis Induce PPARα-Regulated Fatty Acid β-Oxidative Genes: Synergistic Roles of L-FABP and Glucose
title_full_unstemmed Inhibitors of Fatty Acid Synthesis Induce PPARα-Regulated Fatty Acid β-Oxidative Genes: Synergistic Roles of L-FABP and Glucose
title_short Inhibitors of Fatty Acid Synthesis Induce PPARα-Regulated Fatty Acid β-Oxidative Genes: Synergistic Roles of L-FABP and Glucose
title_sort inhibitors of fatty acid synthesis induce pparα regulated fatty acid β oxidative genes synergistic roles of l fabp and glucose
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/865604
work_keys_str_mv AT huanhuang inhibitorsoffattyacidsynthesisinduceppararegulatedfattyacidboxidativegenessynergisticrolesoflfabpandglucose
AT averylmcintosh inhibitorsoffattyacidsynthesisinduceppararegulatedfattyacidboxidativegenessynergisticrolesoflfabpandglucose
AT gregorygmartin inhibitorsoffattyacidsynthesisinduceppararegulatedfattyacidboxidativegenessynergisticrolesoflfabpandglucose
AT ancadpetrescu inhibitorsoffattyacidsynthesisinduceppararegulatedfattyacidboxidativegenessynergisticrolesoflfabpandglucose
AT kerstinklandrock inhibitorsoffattyacidsynthesisinduceppararegulatedfattyacidboxidativegenessynergisticrolesoflfabpandglucose
AT danilolandrock inhibitorsoffattyacidsynthesisinduceppararegulatedfattyacidboxidativegenessynergisticrolesoflfabpandglucose
AT annbkier inhibitorsoffattyacidsynthesisinduceppararegulatedfattyacidboxidativegenessynergisticrolesoflfabpandglucose
AT friedhelmschroeder inhibitorsoffattyacidsynthesisinduceppararegulatedfattyacidboxidativegenessynergisticrolesoflfabpandglucose