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Overexpression of sphingosine kinase 1 in liver reduces triglyceride content in mice fed a low but not high-fat diet
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posted on 2015-02-01, 00:00 authored by Greg KowalskiGreg Kowalski, Joachim Kloehn, Micah L Burch, Ahrathy SelathuraiAhrathy Selathurai, Steven Hamley, Stephanie Bayol, Severine LamonSeverine Lamon, Matthew J Watt, Robert S Lee-Young, Malcolm J McConville, Clinton BruceClinton BruceHepatic insulin resistance is a major risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes and is associated with the accumulation of lipids, including diacylglycerol (DAG), triacylglycerols (TAG) and ceramide. There is evidence that enzymes involved in ceramide or sphingolipid metabolism may have a role in regulating concentrations of glycerolipids such as DAG and TAG. Here we have investigated the role of sphingosine kinase (SphK) in regulating hepatic lipid levels. We show that mice on a high-fat high-sucrose diet (HFHS) displayed glucose intolerance, elevated liver TAG and DAG, and a reduction in total hepatic SphK activity. Reduced SphK activity correlated with downregulation of SphK1, but not SphK2 expression, and was not associated with altered ceramide levels. The role of SphK1 was further investigated by overexpressing this isoform in the liver of mice in vivo. On a low-fat diet (LFD) mice overexpressing liver SphK1, displayed reduced hepatic TAG synthesis and total TAG levels, but with no change to DAG or ceramide. These mice also exhibited no change in gluconeogenesis, glycogenolysis or glucose tolerance. Similarly, overexpression of SphK1 had no effect on the pattern of endogenous glucose production determined during a glucose tolerance test. Under HFHS conditions, normalization of liver SphK activity to levels observed in LFD controls did not alter hepatic TAG concentrations. Furthermore, DAG, ceramide and glucose tolerance were also unaffected. In conclusion, our data suggest that SphK1 plays an important role in regulating TAG metabolism under LFD conditions.
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Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)- molecular and cell biology of lipidsVolume
1851Issue
2Pagination
210 - 219Publisher
Elsevier BVLocation
Amsterdam, NetherlandsPublisher DOI
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1388-1981Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2015, Elsevier BVUsage metrics
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Science & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicineBiochemistry & Molecular BiologyBiophysicsCell BiologyLiverSphingosine kinase 1CeramideTriacylglycerolDiacylglycerolGlucose toleranceHEPATIC INSULIN-RESISTANCEELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN-1TYPE-2 DIABETES-MELLITUSGLUCOSE-PRODUCTIONSPHINGOLIPID METABOLISMDEUTERIUM ENRICHMENTLIPID HOMEOSTASISMINIMAL MODELGENE-TRANSFERFASTED STATE
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