title: Screening and identification of differentially expressed genes in goose hepatocytes exposed to free fatty acid.
abstract: The overaccumulation of triglycerides in hepatocytes induces hepatic steatosis; however, little is known about the mechanism of goose hepatic steatosis. The aim of this study was to define an experimental model of hepatocellular steatosis with TG overaccumulation and minimal cytotoxicity, using a mixture of various proportions of oleate and palmitate free fatty acids (FFAs) to induce fat-overloading, then using suppressive subtractive hybridization and a quantitative PCR approach to identify genes with higher or lower expression levels after the treatment of cells with FFA mixtures. Overall, 502 differentially expressed clones, representing 21 novel genes and 87 known genes, were detected by SSH. Based on functional clustering, up- and down-regulated genes were mostly related to carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, enzyme activity and signal transduction. The expression of 20 selected clones involved with carbohydrate and lipid metabolism pathways was further studied by quantitative PCR. The data indicated that six clones similar to the genes ChREBP, FoxO1, apoB, IHPK2, KIF1B, and FSP27, which participate in de novo synthesis of fatty acid and secretion of very low density lipoproteins, had significantly lower expression levels in the hepatocytes treated with FFA mixtures. Meanwhile, 13 clones similar to the genes DGAT-1, ACSL1, DHRS7, PPARα, L-FABP, DGAT-2, PCK, ACSL3, CPT-1, A-FABP, PPARβ, MAT, and ALDOB had significantly higher expression levels in the hepatocytes treated with FFA mixtures. These results suggest that several metabolic pathways are altered in goose hepatocytes, which may be useful for further research into the molecular mechanism of goose hepatic steatosis.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Animal Genetic Resources, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, Sichuan 625014, PR China.
authors.forename: Zhixiong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Jiwen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Lizhi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Chunchun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Zehui
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Jia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lv
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D053148:Caspase 3 / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism; D005777:Geese; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D022781:Hepatocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D019301:Oleic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D010169:Palmitic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; D010169:Palmitic Acids; D019301:Oleic Acid; D053148:Caspase 3