title: Intestinal fatty acid binding protein regulates mitochondrion beta-oxidation and cholesterol uptake.
abstract: The role of intestinal fatty acid binding protein (I-FABP) in lipid metabolism remains elusive. To address this issue, normal human intestinal epithelial cells (HIEC-6) were transfected with cDNA to overexpress I-FABP and compared with cells treated with empty pQCXIP vector. I-FABP overexpression stimulated mitochondrial [U-14C]oleate oxidation to CO2 and acid-soluble metabolites via mechanisms including the upregulation of protein expression and the activity of carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1, a critical enzyme controlling the entry of fatty acid (FA) into mitochondria, and increased activity of 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase, a mitochondrial beta-oxidation enzyme. On the other hand, the gene and protein expression of the key enzymes FA synthase and acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase 2 was decreased, suggesting diminished lipogenesis. Furthermore, I-FABP overexpression caused a decline in [14C]free cholesterol (CHOL) incorporation. Accordingly, a significant lessening was observed in the gene expression of Niemann Pick C1-Like 1, a mediator of CHOL uptake, along with an increase in the transcripts and protein content of ABCA1 and ABCG5/ABCG8, acting as CHOL efflux pumps. Furthermore, I-FABP overexpression resulted in increased levels of mRNA, protein mass, and activity of HMG-CoA reductase, the rate-limiting step in CHOL synthesis. Scrutiny of the nuclear receptors revealed augmented peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha,gamma and reduced liver X receptor-alpha in HIEC-6 overexpressing I-FABP. Finally, I-FABP overexpression did not influence acyl-coenzyme A oxidase 1, which catalyzes the first rate-limiting step in peroxisomal FA beta-oxidation. Overall, our data suggest that I-FABP may influence mitochondrial FA oxidation and CHOL transport by regulating gene expression and interaction with nuclear receptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Montoudis
authors.forename: Ernest
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Seidman
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Boudreau
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Beaulieu
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Menard
authors.forename: Mounib
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elchebly
authors.forename: Geneviève
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mailhot
authors.forename: Alain-Theophile
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Sane
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lambert
authors.forename: Edgard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Delvin
authors.forename: Emile
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Levy
mesh_terms: D064286:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1; D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism*; D017931:DNA Primers; D050556:Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D006903:Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases / Q000378:metabolism; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism*; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D019301:Oleic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: C577836:ABCA1 protein, human; D064286:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1; D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; D017931:DNA Primers; D050556:Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D019301:Oleic Acid; D002784:Cholesterol; D006903:Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases