转录因子ChREBP在葡萄糖诱导生脂中的作用

葡萄糖既是动物主要的能量来源和脂肪合成的底物,也可通过转录因子碳水化合物反应元件结合蛋白（ChREBP）调控脂肪生成。ChREBP是具有碱性螺旋-环-螺旋亮氨酸拉链（bHLH/ZIP）结构的转录因子,可激活糖酵解和脂肪生成相关基因的转录表达,在机体脂质代谢和葡萄糖稳态的调控中起重要作用。对ChREBP调控机制的认识,可为肥胖及相关代谢综合征的治疗和肉用动物体脂沉积的营养调控提供基础。本文就有关ChREBP表达、反式激活活性的调控,以及与其他调控因子的相互作用等方面的研究新进展作一综述。     

瘦素在糖脂代谢中的调控作用

瘦素（leptin）是OB基因的编码产物,由脂肪细胞分泌,具有广泛的生理学功能.瘦素可通过作用于中枢神经系统与外周组织等途径在糖脂代谢调控、能量代谢、生殖发育及免疫调节过程中起重要作用.不同剂量、不同作用时间,也可导致瘦素产生不同的生理学作用.近年来,随着肥胖及糖尿病在全球范围内成为流行病,瘦素在糖脂代谢中的调控作用引起了人们的广泛关注.现有的研究已发现,瘦素抵抗与胰岛素抵抗之间具有重要的关联性,揭示瘦素功能异常在肥胖诱发的糖脂代谢紊乱过程中起着重要的作用.本文将对瘦素在机体糖脂代谢中的调控作用进行综述和讨论.     

ChREBP在糖脂代谢和肿瘤中的作用及其机制的研究进展

高发的糖尿病、肥胖症、脂肪肝等代谢性疾病和肿瘤对生活品质和生命健康带来极大威胁,寻找更加有效的药物靶标至关重要.碳水化合物反应元件结合蛋白(carbohydrate responsive element binding protein,ChREBP)是调控糖脂代谢的转录因子,显著影响肝脏糖酵解、脂质生成和胰岛素敏感性,...     

ChREBP和Mlx在调控葡萄糖反应基因表达中的作用

近年的研究结果显示,葡萄糖能在转录水平调控糖酵解和生脂酶基因的表达,对肝糖类和脂类动态平衡起协同调控作用.其重要转录因子是糖反应元件结合蛋白（ChREBP）和Max样蛋白X(Mlx),葡萄糖通过ChREBP.Mlx异二聚体调控葡萄糖反应基因的转录.本文主要综述转录因子ChREBP和Mlx的结构与功能,调控葡萄糖反应基因表达的机制,以及影响转录因子表达的因素.     

腺嘌呤核苷酸及代谢产物在调节糖脂代谢稳态中的作用

糖脂代谢是高等生命体最基本的代谢活动,其过程受到环境和遗传的影响,并在器官、细胞和分子等不同水平上得到精确调控。脂质的过度摄取和积累导致肥胖,诱导糖代谢调节的失控,从而形成胰岛素抵抗和高血糖等代谢综合征。本文综述了游离脂肪酸诱导靶细胞释放腺嘌呤核苷酸的相关研究,回顾了过去数十年关于正常和特殊生理状态下腺嘌呤核苷酸信号发生、转导和作用方式的研究成果,提出了腺嘌呤核苷酸及其代谢产物是脂质代谢和糖代谢相互调节过程中的介导因子,其在2型糖尿病发生、发展中可能承担新角色。     

高糖高脂膳食诱导大鼠肝脏ChREBPmRNA表达

目的：观察高糖高脂膳食对大鼠肝组织碳水化合物反应元件结合蛋白（ChREBP）表达的影响。方法：16只雄性SD大鼠随机分为2组,对照组给予普通饲料,高糖高脂组给予高糖高脂饲料。6周后,检测血脂和肝组织中ChREBP表达水平。结果：高糖高脂膳食组ChREBPmRNA表达水平、血总甘油三酯、总胆固醇和高密度脂蛋白浓度均显著高于对照组（P〈0．05）;血低密度脂蛋白明显低于对照组（P〈0．05）。结论：高搪高脂膳食能引起肝脏组织中碳水化合物反应元件结合蛋白表达增加。     

营养干预对IGT 人群糖脂代谢及胰岛素抵抗的临床研究

目的：通过营养干预的手段观察其对糖耐量减低（IGT）人群糖脂代谢厦胰岛素水平的影响。方法：通过流调,以服糖耐量试验（OGTT）筛查IGT患者,随机分为对照组和干预组,干预组通过营养师进行善食调查,营养教育,饮食评价糯导总计1．5年。对照组不进行任何指导教育。两组于试验前后检查空腹血糖（FPG）,餐后2小时血糖（2hpG）,胰岛素（Ins）水平及胰岛素抵抗指教（HOMA-IR）等。结果：饮食干预组体质指数（BMI）,FPG、Ins及HomA—IR等较对照组明显下降（P〈0．01）仅2人转为糖尿病（DM）,对照组试验前后各项指标无显著变化,有6人转为DM,两组经t检验,DM的患病率有统计学意义（P〈0．05）。结论：营养干预对改善IGT患者的糖脂代谢,胰岛素抵抗有重要作用。     

携胰岛素调控基因系统的载体构建及鉴定

目的：构建受胰岛素、葡萄糖双向调节的胰岛索分泌调控基因的载体。方法：1．用酚氯仿抽提法提取SD大鼠肝脏基因组DNA,用P1、P2为引物。PCR扩增胰岛素生长因子结合蛋白-1启动子(IGFBP-1);2.选用pUC118作为克隆载体,用分子克隆技术亚克隆三倍体葡萄糖反应元件(GLRE)3;3,运用基因重组技术将ICFBP-1启动子定向插入(GLRE)3的下游。结果：1.PCR扩增出420bp的目的DNA片断,与文献IGFBP-1 DNA大小一致;2．重组体序列分析显示,克隆的基因序列和文献报道的(GLRE)3及IGFBP-1基因序列一致。结论：成功构建携胰岛素调控基因系统的载体pUC118(GLRE)3-IGFBP-1。为1型糖尿基因治疗的进一步实验研究奠定了基础。     

AMPK在机体糖脂代谢中的作用

AMP激活的蛋白激酶(AMPK)是一种广泛参与调节细胞代谢的激酶,被称为"能量感受器".一旦胞浆中AMP/ATP比例升高,或其它因素激活AMPK时,AMPK可增强葡萄糖摄取和利用,以及脂肪酸氧化,产生更多能量;同时抑制葡萄糖异生、脂质合成及糖原合成等通路,减少能量消耗,从而使细胞能量代谢保持平衡.AMPK参与调节包括胰岛β细胞、肝脏、骨骼肌和脂肪在内的多种外周组织的糖脂代谢过程.本文旨在总结并讨论AMPK在机体主要糖脂代谢器官中的作用,并重点分析其在治疗胰岛素抵抗和2型糖尿病中的潜在作用.     

Sirtuins在2型糖尿病发病中的作用

糖尿病是一种全球性疾病,近年来发病率呈指数级增长,给人类健康造成了严重的威胁。糖尿病以2型多见,占据了糖尿病总数的90%,特点是由于β细胞功能减弱而造成的胰岛素分泌相对不足,或者周围组织对胰岛素敏感性降低而引起的胰岛素抵抗作用。当今,生物医学基因工程技术的飞速发展,使得糖尿病的基因靶向成为可能。Sirtuins家族作为Ⅲ类组蛋白去乙酰化酶,其活性受细胞内NAD⁺浓度的影响。作为表观遗传学的一个分支,Sirtuins在细胞寿命、能量代谢、胰岛素调控等方面发挥着重要的作用。此篇综述,我们通过论述Sirtuins在糖尿病发生发展过程中表现出的多方位的调节功能,来探讨Sirtuins作为糖尿病靶向治疗所具有的可行性。     

The role of serotonin in regulating lipid metabolism in rat liver

Serotonin is shown to have different effects on the lipid fractions metabolism in the rat liver homogenate and mitochondria depending upon the serotonin concentration. The low serotonin concentration (0.2 mg per 100 g of weight) enhanced lipogenesis in the rat liver; on the contrary, the high serotonin concentration (2 mg per 100 g), as a rule, inhibited this process. It is supposed that the serotonin effect is mediated by the adenyl cyclase system in a cell.     

The role of ubiquinones in regulating lipid metabolism in rat thymocytes

The effects of ubiquinones Q-1, Q-2, Q-8 and Q-9 on lipid biosynthesis in thymocytes in vitro were studied during incubation of cells with ubiquinones within the concentration range of 1-100 mM. A 2-fold inhibition of cholesterol synthesis in thymocytes by ubiquinone Q-9 occurred, when the exogenous ubiquinone concentration in the medium was no less than 40 mM. Incubation of thymocytes with unrelated ubiquinone (Q-1 and Q-2-40 and 100 mM, respectively) resulted in the inhibition of cholesterol synthesis. The inhibiting effect was of the same order of magnitude as that during incubation with ubiquinone Q-9. Ubiquinone Q-8 showed a tendency to inhibit cholesterol synthesis in rat thymocytes. The inhibiting effect of ubiquinone on cholesterol metabolism in thymocytes is specific and is not coupled with fatty acid metabolism.     

The emerging role of acyl-CoA thioesterases and acyltransferases in regulating peroxisomal lipid metabolism

The importance of peroxisomes in lipid metabolism is now well established and peroxisomes contain approximately 60 enzymes involved in these lipid metabolic pathways. Several acyl-CoA thioesterase enzymes (ACOTs) have been identified in peroxisomes that catalyze the hydrolysis of acyl-CoAs (short-, medium-, long- and very long-chain), bile acid-CoAs, and methyl branched-CoAs, to the free fatty acid and coenzyme A. A number of acyltransferase enzymes, which are structurally and functionally related to ACOTs, have also been identified in peroxisomes, which conjugate (or amidate) bile acid-CoAs and acyl-CoAs to amino acids, resulting in the production of amidated bile acids and fatty acids. The function of ACOTs is to act as auxiliary enzymes in the α- and β-oxidation of various lipids in peroxisomes. Human peroxisomes contain at least two ACOTs (ACOT4 and ACOT8) whereas mouse peroxisomes contain six ACOTs (ACOT3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 12). Similarly, human peroxisomes contain one bile acid-CoA:amino acid N-acyltransferase (BAAT), whereas mouse peroxisomes contain three acyltransferases (BAAT and acyl-CoA:amino acid N-acyltransferases 1 and 2: ACNAT1 and ACNAT2). This review will focus on the human and mouse peroxisomal ACOT and acyltransferase enzymes identified to date and discuss their cellular localizations, emerging structural information and functions as auxiliary enzymes in peroxisomal metabolic pathways. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Metabolic Functions and Biogenesis of Peroxisomes in Health and Disease.     

The role of the liver in lipid metabolism during cold acclimation in non-hibernator rodents

Cold exposure increases the demand for energy substrates. Cold acclimation of rats led to a 3-fold increase in fatty acid (FA) beta-oxidation (P<0.01) for ex vivo livers perfused at 37 degrees C. This increase was preserved following perfusion at 25 degrees C (P<0.001). In vitro measurement of absolute rates of hepatic beta-oxidation revealed no significant difference following cold acclimation, implying changes in fatty acid flux through beta-oxidation rather than increased oxidation capacity. Total FA uptake was increased one-third following perfusion at 25 degrees C (P<0.001) and cold acclimation (P<0.05) and cold acclimation led to diversion of tissue FA from storage to beta-oxidation (P<0.01). In separate experiments, in vivo hepatic lipogenesis rates for saponifiable lipids doubled (P<0.01) and cholesterol synthesis increased one-third (P<0.001). Taken together these data suggest the oxidation and synthesis of lipids occur simultaneously in hepatic tissue possibly to increase prevailing tissue FA concentrations and to generate heat through increased metabolic flux rates.     

The role of the kidney in lipid metabolism

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Cellular uptake of plasma lipids is to a large extent mediated by specific membrane-associated proteins that recognize lipid-protein complexes. In the kidney, the apical surface of proximal tubules has a high capacity for receptor-mediated uptake of filtered lipid-binding plasma proteins. We describe the renal receptor system and its role in lipid metabolism in health and disease, and discuss the general effect of the diseased kidney on lipid metabolism. RECENT FINDINGS: Megalin and cubilin are receptors in the proximal tubules. An accumulating number of lipid-binding and regulating proteins (e.g. albumin, apolipoprotein A-I and leptin) have been identified as ligands, suggesting that their receptors may directly take up lipids in the proximal tubules and indirectly affect plasma and tissue lipid metabolism. Recently, the amnionless protein was shown to be essential for the membrane association and trafficking of cubilin. SUMMARY: The kidney has a high capacity for uptake of lipid-binding proteins and lipid-regulating hormones via the megalin and cubilin/amnionless protein receptors. Although the glomerular filtration barrier prevents access of the large lipoprotein particles to the proximal tubules, the receptors may be exposed to lipids bound to filtered lipid-binding proteins not associated to lipoprotein particles. Renal filtration and receptor-mediated uptake of lipid-binding and lipid-regulating proteins may therefore influence overall lipid metabolism. The pathological mechanisms causing the pronounced atherosclerosis-promoting effect of uremia may involve impairment of this clearance pathway.     

The role of inositol lipid metabolism in the ovary

Two major signal transduction systems operate within ovarian cells to control their function. Gonadotropins, such as follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone, primarily utilize the cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cAMP) pathway to stimulate steroid hormone biosynthesis. On the other hand, an inositol lipid metabolism pathway is used by other effector molecules such as gonadotropin-releasing hormone or prostaglandin F2 alpha, as well as gonadotropins, to alter ovarian hormone production. Membrane polyphosphoinositides are hydrolyzed to inositol phosphates and diacylglycerol, resulting in alterations of intracellular free calcium concentration, activation of protein kinase C, and liberation of arachidonic acid. Some or all of these intracellular messengers may interact with the gonadotropin-induced cAMP pathway to control ovarian function.     

The integral role of mTOR in lipid metabolism

Comment on: Soliman GA, et al. Lipids 2010; 45:1089-100.     

The critical role played by endotoxin-induced liver autophagy in the maintenance of lipid metabolism during sepsis

Macroautophagy/autophagy is a central mechanism by which cells maintain integrity and homeostasis, and endotoxin-induced autophagy plays important roles in innate immunity. Although TLR4 stimulation mediated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) also upregulates autophagy in hepatocytes and liver, its physiological role remains elusive. The objective of this study was to determine the role of LPS-induced autophagy in the regulation of liver lipid metabolism. LPS treatment (5 mg/kg) increased autophagy, as detected by LC3 conversion and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis in C57BL6 mouse livers. AC2F hepatocytes also showed increased autophagic flux after LPS treatment (1 μg/ml). To investigate the role of LPS-induced autophagy further, liver lipid metabolism changes in LPS-treated mice and fasted controls were compared. Interestingly, LPS-treated mice showed less lipid accumulation in liver than fasted mice despite increased fatty acid uptake and lipid synthesis-associated genes. In vitro analysis using AC2F hepatocytes demonstrated LPS-induced autophagy influenced the degradation of lipid droplets. Inhibition of LPS-induced autophagy using bafilomycin A₁ or Atg7 knockdown significantly increased lipid accumulation in AC2F hepatocytes. In addition, pretreatment with chloroquine aggravated LPS-induced lipid accumulation and inflammation in C57BL6 mouse livers. The physiological importance of autophagy was verified in LPS-treated young and aged rats. Autophagic response was diminished in LPS-treated aged rats and lipid metabolism was impaired during sepsis, indicating autophagy response is important for regulating lipid metabolism after endotoxin challenge. Our findings demonstrate endotoxin-induced autophagy is important for the regulation of lipid metabolism, and suggest that autophagy helps maintain lipid metabolism homeostasis during sepsis.