title: Effects of fatty acids and growth hormone on liver fatty acid binding protein and PPARalpha in rat liver.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the interaction between long-chain fatty acids (LCFA) and growth hormone (GH) in the regulation of liver fatty acid binding protein (LFABP) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha (PPARalpha). Cultured rat hepatocytes were given oleic acid (OA; 500 microM) and GH (100 ng/ml) for 3 days. LFABP mRNA increased 3.6-fold by GH and 5.7-fold by OA, and combined incubation with GH and OA increased LFABP mRNA 17.6-fold. PPARalpha mRNA was decreased 50% by GH, but OA had no effect. Hypophysectomized (Hx) female rats were treated with L-thyroxine, cortisol, GH, and dietary fat for 7 days. PPARalpha mRNA levels were three- to fourfold higher in Hx than in normal female rats. GH decreased PPARalpha mRNA 50% in Hx rats. Dietary triglycerides (10% corn oil) increased LFABP mRNA and cytosolic LFABP about twofold but had no effect on PPARalpha mRNA in Hx rats. GH and dietary triglycerides had an additive effect on LFABP expression. Dietary triglycerides increased mitochondrial hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA synthase mRNA only in the presence of GH. The diet increased serum triglycerides in Hx rats, and GH treatment prevented this increase. Addition of cholesterol to the diet did not influence LFABP levels but mitigated increased hepatic triglyceride content. In summary, these studies show that GH regulates LFABP expression independently of PPARalpha. Moreover, GH has different effects on PPARalpha-responsive genes and does not counteract the effect of LCFA on the expression of these gene products.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Göteborg University, S-405 30 Goteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Carlsson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lindén
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jalouli
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oscarsson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary / Q000494:pharmacology; D003314:Corn Oil / Q000494:pharmacology; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000494:pharmacology; D000071438:Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 7; D050556:Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D022781:Hepatocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000494:pharmacology; D006904:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Synthase / Q000235:genetics; D007016:Hypophysectomy; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008930:Mitochondria, Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D019301:Oleic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D012016:Reference Values; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000494:pharmacology; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D004041:Dietary Fats; C490174:Fabp7 protein, rat; D000071438:Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 7; D050556:Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins; D005227:Fatty Acids; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D014157:Transcription Factors; D014280:Triglycerides; D019301:Oleic Acid; D003314:Corn Oil; D013006:Growth Hormone; D006904:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Synthase; D013974:Thyroxine; D006854:Hydrocortisone