title: Differential effects of eicosapentaenoic acid on glycerolipid and apolipoprotein B metabolism in primary human hepatocytes compared to HepG2 cells and primary rat hepatocytes.
abstract: We compared the effects of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and oleic acid (OA) on glycerolipid and apolipoprotein B (apoB) metabolism in primary human hepatocytes, HepG2 cells and primary rat hepatocytes. Cells were incubated for 1 to 5 h with 0.25 mM bovine serum albumin in the absence (control) or presence of 1 mM of EPA or OA. Synthesis and secretion of [3H]glycerolipid were determined after 1 h incubation with [3H]glycerol. Cellular and medium apoB abundance was semi-quantitatively estimated in human cells by Western blotting. The following observations were made. (1) Compared to control, OA induced a 7-fold increase in [3H]triacylglycerol (TG) synthesis in human hepatocytes and a 4-fold increase in rat hepatocytes and HepG2 cells. EPA enhanced [3H]TG synthesis about 2-fold in all three cell types although it stimulated [3H]diacylglycerol (DG) synthesis to an extent (i.e., 2.5- to 5-fold) similar to OA. (2) In contrast to OA, which stimulated VLDL-associated [3H]TG secretion 2.5- to 3-fold in the three cell types relative to control, EPA did not alter [3H]TG secretion in HepG2 and rat hepatocytes and suppressed [3H]TG secretion by 75% in primary human hepatocytes. (3) In primary human hepatocytes, both OA and EPA did not alter cellular apoB abundance but EPA decreased apoB secretion by 44% as compared to control. In contrast, both EPA and OA increased cellular and medium apoB abundance 2- to 2.5-fold in HepG2 cells, although medium apoB tended to be lower in EPA-treated cells.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University and Academic Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Smit
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Havinga
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Verkade
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Vonk
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kuipers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001055:Apolipoproteins B / Q000378:metabolism*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000378:metabolism; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D002648:Child; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006017:Glycolipids / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019301:Oleic Acid; D009829:Oleic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D001055:Apolipoproteins B; D005227:Fatty Acids; D006017:Glycolipids; D009829:Oleic Acids; D014280:Triglycerides; D019301:Oleic Acid; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid