title: Rates of lipogenesis in fetal hepatocytes in suspension and in primary culture: hormonal effects.
abstract: Lipogenesis in isolated fetal hepatocytes in suspension for 3 h was modulated by insulin depending on substrates utilization, but was inhibited by glucagon and noradrenaline from all substrates studied. After primary culture for 5 days in the presence of glucose, the lipogenic response to insulin increased, the glucagon response decreased and noradrenaline produced the same degree of inhibition at 3 h. At 24 h, insulin produced an even higher increase on lipogenesis parallel to an increase in fatty acid synthase activity. Dexamethasone increased lipogenesis, but progesterone had no effect. Both hormones, in the presence of insulin, increased lipogenesis and fatty acid synthase activity. Triiodothyronine, alone or in the presence of insulin, increased lipogenesis and fatty acid synthase activity.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Centro Mixto C.S.I.C./U.C.M., Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roncero
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lorenzo
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fabregat
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benito
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003470:Culture Media; D005333:Fetus; D005934:Glucagon / Q000494:pharmacology; D006728:Hormones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008055:Lipids / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D013535:Suspensions; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D006728:Hormones; D007328:Insulin; D008055:Lipids; D013535:Suspensions; D014284:Triiodothyronine; D005934:Glucagon