title: Vitamin A and feeding statuses modulate the insulin-regulated gene expression in Zucker lean and fatty primary rat hepatocytes.
abstract: Unattended hepatic insulin resistance predisposes individuals to dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes and many other metabolic complications. The mechanism of hepatic insulin resistance at the gene expression level remains unrevealed. To examine the effects of vitamin A (VA), total energy intake and feeding conditions on the insulin-regulated gene expression in primary hepatocytes of Zucker lean (ZL) and fatty (ZF) rats, we analyze the expression levels of hepatic model genes in response to the treatments of insulin and retinoic acid (RA). We report that the insulin- and RA-regulated glucokinase, sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c and cytosolic form of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase expressions are impaired in hepatocytes of ZF rats fed chow or a VA sufficient (VAS) diet ad libitum. The impairments are partially corrected when ZF rats are fed a VA deficient (VAD) diet ad libitum or pair-fed a VAS diet to the intake of their VAD counterparts in non-fasting conditions. Interestingly in the pair-fed ZL and ZF rats, transient overeating on the last day of pair-feeding regimen changes the expression levels of some VA catabolic genes, and impairs the insulin- and RA-regulated gene expression in hepatocytes. These results demonstrate that VA and feeding statuses modulate the hepatic insulin sensitivity at the gene expression level.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America.
authors.forename: Meredith L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Howell
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America.
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America.
authors.forename: Guoxun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D022781:Hepatocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007333:Insulin Resistance / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D019764:Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase (ATP) / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011924:Rats, Zucker / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D014212:Tretinoin; D019764:Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase (ATP)
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