title: On the role of liver X receptors in lipid accumulation in adipocytes.
abstract: The pivotal role of liver X receptors (LXRs) in the metabolic conversion of cholesterol to bile acids in mice is well established. More recently, the LXRalpha promoter has been shown to be under tight regulation by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs), implying a role for LXRalpha in mediating the interplay between cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism. We have studied the role of LXR in fat cells and demonstrate that LXR is regulated during adipogenesis and augments fat accumulation in mature adipocytes. LXRalpha expression in murine 3T3-L1 adipocytes as well as in human adipocytes was up-regulated in response to PPARgamma agonists. Administration of a PPARgamma agonist to obese Zucker rats also led to increased LXRalpha mRNA expression in adipose tissue in vivo. LXR agonist treatment of differentiating adipocytes led to increased lipid accumulation. An increase of the expression of the LXR target genes, sterol regulatory binding protein-1 and fatty acid synthase, was observed both in vivo and in vitro after treatment with LXR agonists for 24 h. Finally, we demonstrate that fat depots in LXRalpha/beta-deficient mice are smaller than in age-matched wild-type littermates. These findings imply a role for LXR in controlling lipid storage capacity in mature adipocytes and point to an intriguing physiological interplay between LXR and PPARgamma in controlling pathways in lipid handling.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Nutrition Research, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: Lene K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Juvet
authors.forename: Sissel M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Andresen
authors.forename: Gertrud U
authors.initials: GU
authors.lastname: Schuster
authors.forename: Knut Tomas
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Dalen
authors.forename: Kari Anne R
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Tobin
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hollung
authors.forename: Fred
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Haugen
authors.forename: Severina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jacinto
authors.forename: Stine M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ulven
authors.forename: Krister
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bamberg
authors.forename: Jan-Ake
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Gustafsson
authors.forename: Hilde I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Nebb
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000187:drug effects; D000818:Animals; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D003897:Desmosterol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D064429:Fatty Acid Synthases / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D006845:Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D000071518:Liver X Receptors; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D009765:Obesity / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics; D057093:Orphan Nuclear Receptors; D051381:Rats; D011924:Rats, Zucker; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000819:agonists / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D051780:Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1; D013449:Sulfonamides; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D045162:Thiazolidinediones; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000819:agonists / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D015854:Up-Regulation; D005466:Fluorocarbons; D000096926:Benzenesulfonamides
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D003897:Desmosterol; D064429:Fatty Acid Synthases; D006845:Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated; D000071518:Liver X Receptors; D057093:Orphan Nuclear Receptors; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D051780:Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1; D013449:Sulfonamides; D013844:Thiazoles; D045162:Thiazolidinediones; D014157:Transcription Factors; C000605213:NR1H3 protein, human; C000605214:Nr1h3 protein, mouse; C000605215:Nr1h3 protein, rat; C497387:SREBF1 protein, human; C497388:Srebf1 protein, mouse; C497389:Srebf1 protein, rat; C423915:T0901317; D005466:Fluorocarbons; D000096926:Benzenesulfonamides; C022238:22(R)-hydroxydesmosterol; C089948:darglitazone