title: Polyunsaturated fatty acids inhibit hepatic stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 gene in diabetic mice.
abstract: Insulin and dietary fructose independently induce stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 (SCD1) gene expression in diabetic mouse liver. In the present study, we again used diabetic mice and supplemented a high fructose diet with polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) to determine the selective repression of SCD1 gene expression by dietary PUFA, as previously shown in normal mice. We saw dramatic repression of SCD1 mRNA expression, with trilinolenin at 3% and triarachidonin at 1% supplementation. We also observed significant repression of insulin-induced SCD1 mRNA upon supplementation of the noninducing starch diet with PUFA. In conclusion, our data demonstrate that PUFA negatively regulate hepatic gene expression through an insulin-independent mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison 53706, USA.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Waters
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ntambi
mesh_terms: D015117:5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraynoic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000235:genetics*; D004042:Dietary Fats, Unsaturated / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005632:Fructose / Q000494:pharmacology; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000502:physiology*; D007328:Insulin / Q000172:deficiency / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism*; D013230:Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase / Q000235:genetics*; D014280:Triglycerides; D017962:alpha-Linolenic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D004042:Dietary Fats, Unsaturated; D007328:Insulin; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014280:Triglycerides; D017962:alpha-Linolenic Acid; D015117:5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraynoic Acid; C055297:Triarachidonin; D005632:Fructose; D013230:Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase; C101314:trilinolenin