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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 110(2): 489-94, 2013 Jan 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23267074

RESUMO

Many cancer cells have increased rates of aerobic glycolysis, a phenomenon termed the Warburg effect. In addition, in tumors there is a predominance of expression of the M2 isoform of pyruvate kinase (PKM2). M2 expression was previously shown to be necessary for aerobic glycolysis and to provide a growth advantage to tumors. We report that knockdown of pyruvate kinase in tumor cells leads to a decrease in the levels of pyruvate kinase activity and an increase in the pyruvate kinase substrate phosphoenolpyruvate. However, lactate production from glucose, although reduced, was not fully inhibited. Furthermore, we are unique in reporting increased serine and glycine biosynthesis from both glucose and glutamine following pyruvate kinase knockdown. Although pyruvate kinase knockdown results in modest impairment of proliferation in vitro, in vivo growth of established xenograft tumors is unaffected by PKM2 absence. Our findings indicate that PKM2 is dispensable for tumor maintenance and growth in vivo, suggesting that other metabolic pathways bypass its function.


Assuntos
Glicólise/fisiologia , Neoplasias/fisiopatologia , Piruvato Quinase/metabolismo , Isótopos de Carbono/metabolismo , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Cromatografia por Troca Iônica , Primers do DNA/genética , Técnicas de Silenciamento de Genes , Humanos , Immunoblotting , Ácido Láctico/metabolismo , Espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética , Fosfoenolpiruvato/metabolismo , Piruvato Quinase/genética , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Via Transcriptase Reversa , Espectrometria de Massas em Tandem
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Endocrinology ; 149(2): 758-66, 2008 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17974620

RESUMO

Prolonged exposure to elevated glucocorticoid levels is known to produce insulin resistance (IR), a hallmark of diabetes mellitus. Although not fully elucidated, the underlying molecular mechanisms by which glucocorticoids induce IR may provide potential targets for pharmacological interventions. Here we characterized muscle lipid metabolism in a dexamethasone-aggravated diet-induced obesity murine model of IR. Male C57BL/6 mice on a high-fat diet for 2 months when challenged with dexamethasone showed elevated food consumption and weight gain relative to age and diet-matched animals dosed with saline only. Dexamethasone treatment impaired glucose tolerance and significantly increased the intramyocellular lipid content in the tibialis anterior muscle (TA). A good correlation (r = 0.76, P < 0.01) was found between accumulation in intramyocellular lipid content in the TA and visceral adiposity. The linoleic acid (18:2) to polyunsaturated acid ratio was increased in the dexamethasone-treated animals (+29%; P < 0.01), suggesting a possible increase in stearoyl-CoA desaturase 2 activity, as reported in Sertoli cells. The treatment was also accompanied by a reduction in the percent fraction of omega-3 and long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in the TA. Analysis of the low-molecular-weight metabolites from muscle extracts showed that there was no dysregulation of muscle amino acids, as has been associated with dexamethasone-induced muscle proteolysis. In conclusion, dexamethasone-induced insulin resistance in diet-induced obese mice is associated with a profound perturbation of lipid metabolism. This is particularly true in the muscle, in which an increased uptake of circulating lipids along with a conversion into diabetogenic lipids can be observed.


Assuntos
Dexametasona/farmacologia , Gorduras na Dieta/metabolismo , Glucocorticoides/farmacologia , Intolerância à Glucose/metabolismo , Metabolismo dos Lipídeos/efeitos dos fármacos , Obesidade/metabolismo , Tecido Adiposo/efeitos dos fármacos , Tecido Adiposo/metabolismo , Animais , Distribuição da Gordura Corporal , Peso Corporal/efeitos dos fármacos , Clorofórmio , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Intolerância à Glucose/induzido quimicamente , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Músculo Esquelético/efeitos dos fármacos , Músculo Esquelético/metabolismo , Percloratos
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Obesity (Silver Spring) ; 17(6): 1200-7, 2009 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19584878

RESUMO

Dietary trans-fatty acids are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease and have been implicated in the incidence of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). It is established that high-fat saturated diets, relative to low-fat diets, induce adiposity and whole-body insulin resistance. Here, we test the hypothesis that markers of an obese, prediabetic state (fatty liver, visceral fat accumulation, insulin resistance) are also worsened with provision of a low-fat diet containing elaidic acid (18:1t), the predominant trans-fatty acid isomer found in the human food supply. Male 8-week-old Sprague-Dawley rats were fed a 10% trans-fatty acid enriched (LF-trans) diet for 8 weeks. At baseline, 3 and 6 weeks, in vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MR) assessed intramyocellular lipid (IMCL) and intrahepatic lipid (IHL) content. Euglycemic-hyperinsulinemic clamps (week 8) determined whole-body and tissue-specific insulin sensitivity followed by high-resolution ex vivo 1H-NMR to assess tissue biochemistry. Rats fed the LF-trans diet were in positive energy balance, largely explained by increased energy intake, and showed significantly increased visceral fat and liver lipid accumulation relative to the low-fat control diet. Net glycogen synthesis was also increased in the LF-trans group. A reduction in glucose disposal, independent of IMCL accumulation was observed in rats fed the LF-trans diet, whereas in rats fed a 45% saturated fat (HF-sat) diet, impaired glucose disposal corresponded to increased IMCLTA. Neither diet induced an increase in IMCLsoleus. These findings imply that trans-fatty acids may alter nutrient handling in liver, adipose tissue, and skeletal muscle and that the mechanism by which trans-fatty acids induce insulin resistance differs from diets enriched with saturated fats.


Assuntos
Adiposidade , Dieta com Restrição de Gorduras , Resistência à Insulina , Síndrome Metabólica/etiologia , Obesidade/etiologia , Ácido Oleico/metabolismo , Estado Pré-Diabético/etiologia , Ácidos Graxos trans/metabolismo , Animais , Glicemia/metabolismo , Ingestão de Energia , Metabolismo Energético , Técnica Clamp de Glucose , Glicogênio/metabolismo , Hiperfagia/etiologia , Hiperfagia/metabolismo , Hiperfagia/fisiopatologia , Insulina/sangue , Gordura Intra-Abdominal/metabolismo , Fígado/metabolismo , Espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Síndrome Metabólica/metabolismo , Síndrome Metabólica/fisiopatologia , Músculo Esquelético/metabolismo , Obesidade/metabolismo , Obesidade/fisiopatologia , Ácido Oleico/administração & dosagem , Ácido Oleico/efeitos adversos , Ácidos Oleicos , Estado Pré-Diabético/metabolismo , Estado Pré-Diabético/fisiopatologia , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Fatores de Tempo , Ácidos Graxos trans/administração & dosagem , Ácidos Graxos trans/efeitos adversos
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Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol ; 285(4): H1385-95, 2003 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12816754

RESUMO

Ischemia-reperfusion generates peroxynitrite (ONOO-), which interacts with many of the systems altered by ischemia-reperfusion. This study examines the influence of endogenously produced ONOO- on cardiac metabolism and function. Nitro-L-arginine (an inhibitor of ONOO- biosynthesis) and urate (a scavenger of ONOO-) were utilized to investigate potential pathophysiological roles for ONOO- in a rat Langendorff heart model perfused with glucose-containing saline at constant pressure and exposed to 30 min of ischemia followed by 60 min of reperfusion. In this model, ischemia-reperfusion decreased contractile function (e.g., left ventricular developed pressure), cardiac work (rate-pressure product), efficiency of O2 utilization, membrane-bound creatine kinase activity, and NMR-detectable ATP and creatine phosphate without significantly altering the recovery of coronary flow, heart rate, lactate release, and muscle pH. Treatment with urate and nitro-L-arginine produced a substantial recovery of left ventricular developed pressure, rate-pressure product, efficiency of O2 utilization, creatine kinase activity, and NMR-detectable creatine phosphate and a partial recovery of ATP. The pattern of effects observed in this study and in previously published work with similar models suggests that ONOO- may alter key steps in the efficiency of mitochondrial high-energy phosphate generation.


Assuntos
Metabolismo Energético/efeitos dos fármacos , Coração/fisiopatologia , Miocárdio/metabolismo , Ácido Peroxinitroso/farmacologia , Traumatismo por Reperfusão/fisiopatologia , Animais , Cardiotônicos/farmacologia , Membrana Celular/enzimologia , Creatina Quinase/metabolismo , Coração/efeitos dos fármacos , Técnicas In Vitro , Lactase , Espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Miocárdio/enzimologia , Óxido Nítrico/metabolismo , Nitroarginina/farmacologia , Consumo de Oxigênio , Ácido Peroxinitroso/metabolismo , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Traumatismo por Reperfusão/metabolismo , Superóxido Dismutase/farmacologia , Ácido Úrico/farmacologia , beta-Galactosidase/metabolismo
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