title: Activation of PPARα by bezafibrate negatively affects de novo synthesis of sphingolipids in regenerating rat liver.
abstract: Serine palmitoyltransferase (SPT) is a key enzyme in de novo sphingolipid biosynthesis. SPT activity in liver is up-regulated by pro-inflammatory cytokines, which play an important role in initiation of liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy (PH). The aim of the study was to investigate the impact of a high-fat diet or PPARα activation by bezafibrate on the activity and protein expression of SPT in rat liver after PH. The animals were divided into three groups: those fed a standard chow (SD), those fed a high-fat diet (HFD), and those treated with bezafibrate (BF). It has been found that the expression and activity of SPT increased in regenerating liver. This was accompanied by the elevation of plasma NEFA concentration. Moreover, in both diet groups, the content of sphinganine increased. Bezafibrate decreased protein expression of SPT at the 4th and 12th hour, and inhibited SPT activity at the 4th hour after PH. Both, the plasma NEFA concentration and sphinganine content decreased in the groups treated with bezafibrate. We conclude that partial hepatectomy stimulates de novo sphingolipid synthesis. Activation of PPARα by bezafibrate negatively affects this process, presumably by decreasing the availability of plasma-borne fatty acids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Medical University of Bialystok, Mickiewicza 2c, 15-089 Bialystok, Poland. piotrz@umwb.edu.pl
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zabielski
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blachnio-Zabielska
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baranowski
authors.forename: Malgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zendzian-Piotrowska
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gorski
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001629:Bezafibrate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000097:blood; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000187:drug effects; D006498:Hepatectomy; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery; D008115:Liver Regeneration / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D047493:PPAR alpha / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D051102:Serine C-Palmitoyltransferase / Q000378:metabolism; D013107:Sphingolipids / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D013110:Sphingosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; D047493:PPAR alpha; D013107:Sphingolipids; D051102:Serine C-Palmitoyltransferase; D013110:Sphingosine; C005682:safingol; D001629:Bezafibrate