The influence of dexamethasone on hepatic fatty acids metabolism and transport in human steatotic HepG2 cell line exposed to palmitate

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Dexamethasone (DEX) is a synthetic glucocorticoid with anti-inflammatory properties. We evaluated a potentially protective dexamethasone influence on hepatocellular lipid metabolism and fatty acid (FA) transporters expression. The HepG2 cells were incubated with palmitic acid (PA) and/or dexamethasone in two different time expositions (16 h and 40 h). Intracellular and extracellular lipid and sphingolipid concentrations were estimated by the gas-liquid chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography, respectively. The protein expression involved in FA uptake and lipid metabolism was determined by immunoblotting. The treatment of HepG2 with dexamethasone and palmitate enhanced lipid transport to the cell via increased especially FABPpm expression and resulted in the increased triacylglycerol (TAG), diacylglycerol (DAG) and ceramide deposition. Dexamethasone with palmitate treatment altered FA composition resulting in the elevated n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) activity in DAG and TAG and the diminished n-6 PUFA activity in DAG after prolonged exposure. We may speculate that although protective lipid secretion into media and decrease in inflammatory FA precursors dexamethasone treatment exacerbated lipotoxicity in HepG2 cells.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:585

Enthalten in:

Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 585(2021) vom: 31. Dez., Seite 132-138

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sztolsztener, Klaudia [VerfasserIn]
Harasim-Symbor, Ewa [VerfasserIn]
Chabowski, Adrian [VerfasserIn]
Konstantynowicz-Nowicka, Karolina [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

1,2-diacylglycerol
7S5I7G3JQL
Ceramides
Dexamethasone
Diglycerides
Fatty Acids
Fatty acid
Glucocorticoid
Glucocorticoids
Journal Article
Lipid metabolism
Lipid transporter
Palmitates
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Triglycerides

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Date Completed 03.01.2022

Date Revised 03.01.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.11.044

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NLM333392698