title: Effect of vitamin A content in cafeteria diet on the expression of nuclear receptors in rat subcutaneous adipose tissue.
abstract: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of cafeteria diet containing control or elevated level of vitamin A on the expression of nuclear receptors in adipose tissue. Male Wistar rats were submitted to 3 experimental diets during 8 weeks, a standard diet and two hyper-energetic, hyperlipidic "cafeteria" diets containing normal (Caf) or higher (Caf+) vitamin A level. During the experiment, body weights and energy intakes were measured. At the end of the experimental period, subcutaneous adipose tissue (Swat) and all the fat mass were removed and weighted. Nuclear receptors mRNA levels of RARalpha, RARgamma, RXRalpha, PPARgamma were measured in the Swat by a real-time semi-quantitative RT-PCR method. We observed that energy intake of Caf+ and Caf groups was significantly higher than that of the control group. Despite a higher increase of the energy intake in the Caf group compared to the Caf+ group, no significant difference was observed in the body weight gain of the Caf+ compared to the Caf group. The Caf+ and Caf diets led to a significant increase of adipose tissue in cafeteria groups as observed in the Swat depot. The mRNA levels of PPARgamma and RXRalpha were significantly increased in the Caf+ group as compared to control group, with a significant positive correlation between these two parameters. Expressions of RARalpha and RARgamma were not modified in experimental groups compared to controls. In conclusion, 8-week exposure to cafeteria diets with normal and higher levels of vitamin A led to an increase of adiposity in rats, associated, only in the group fed with the higher vitamin A level cafeteria diet, with an increase of PPARgamma and RXRalpha expressions in subcutaneous adipose tissue.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Nutrition et Signalisation Cellulaire (ISTAB), Université Bordeaux 1, Av des Facultés, 33405 Talence, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bairras
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Menard
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Redonnet
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferrand
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Delage
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Noël-Suberville
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Atgié
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Higueret
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D004032:Diet; D002149:Energy Intake; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D047495:PPAR gamma / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000072482:Retinoic Acid Receptor alpha; D047490:Retinoid X Receptor alpha / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000378:metabolism*; D000097768:Retinoic Acid Receptor gamma
chemical_list: D047495:PPAR gamma; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid; D000072482:Retinoic Acid Receptor alpha; D047490:Retinoid X Receptor alpha; D014801:Vitamin A; D000097768:Retinoic Acid Receptor gamma; C000607073:Rara protein, rat