title: Divergent effects of rosiglitazone on protein-mediated fatty acid uptake in adipose and in muscle tissues of Zucker rats.
abstract: Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) increase tissue insulin sensitivity in diabetes. Here, we hypothesize that, in adipose tissue, skeletal muscle, and heart, alterations in protein-mediated FA uptake are involved in the effect of TZDs. As a model, we used obese Zucker rats, orally treated for 16 days with 5 mg rosiglitazone (Rgz)/kg body mass/day. In adipose tissue from Rgz-treated rats, FA uptake capacity increased by 2.0-fold, coinciding with increased total contents of fatty acid translocase (FAT/CD36; 2.3-fold) and fatty acid transport protein 1 (1.7-fold) but not of plasmalemmal fatty acid binding protein, whereas only the plasmalemmal content of FAT/CD36 was changed (increase of 1.7-fold). The increase in FA uptake capacity of adipose tissue was associated with a decline in plasma FA and triacylglycerols (TAGs), suggesting that Rgz treatment enhanced plasma FA extraction by adipocytes. In obese hearts, Rgz treatment had no effect on the FA transport system, yet the total TAG content decreased, suggesting enhanced insulin sensitivity. Also, in skeletal muscle, the FA transport system was not changed. However, the TAG content remained unaltered in skeletal muscle, which coincided with increased cytoplasmic adipose-type FABP content, suggesting that increased extramyocellular TAGs mask the decline of intracellular TAG in muscle. In conclusion, our study implicates FAT/CD36 in the mechanism by which Rgz increases tissue insulin sensitivity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Genetics, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands. s.coort@gen.unimaas.nl
authors.forename: S L M
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Coort
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Coumans
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bonen
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: van der Vusse
authors.forename: J F C
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Glatz
authors.forename: J J F P
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Luiken
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D018955:CD36 Antigens / Q000096:biosynthesis; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D050612:Fatty Acid Transport Proteins; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000378:metabolism; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism*; D009765:Obesity / Q000378:metabolism; D019308:Palmitic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011924:Rats, Zucker; D000077154:Rosiglitazone; D045162:Thiazolidinediones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018955:CD36 Antigens; D050612:Fatty Acid Transport Proteins; D005227:Fatty Acids; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D045162:Thiazolidinediones; D014280:Triglycerides; D000077154:Rosiglitazone; D019308:Palmitic Acid