Adipose Tissue Protects against Hepatic Steatosis in Male Rats Fed a High-Fat Diet plus Liquid Fructose : Sex-Related Differences

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is a sexual dimorphic disease, with adipose tissue playing an essential role. Our previous work showed that female rats fed a high-fat high-fructose diet devoid of cholesterol (HFHFr) developed simple hepatic steatosis dissociated from obesity. This study assessed the impact of the HFHFr diet on the male rat metabolism compared with data obtained for female rats. A total of 16 Sprague Dawley (SD) male rats were fed either a control (standard rodent chow and water) or HFHFr (high-fat diet devoid of cholesterol, plus 10% fructose in drinking water) diet for 3 months. Unlike female rats, and despite similar increases in energy consumption, HFHFr males showed increased adiposity and hyperleptinemia. The expression of hormone-sensitive lipase in the subcutaneous white adipose tissue was enhanced, leading to high free fatty acid and glycerol serum levels. HFHFr males presented hypertriglyceridemia, but not hepatic steatosis, partially due to enhanced liver PPARα-related fatty acid β-oxidation and the VLDL-promoting effect of leptin. In conclusion, the SD rats showed a sex-related dimorphic response to the HFHFr diet. Contrary to previous results for HFHFr female rats, the male rats were able to expand the adipose tissue, increase fatty acid catabolism, or export it as VLDL, avoiding liver lipid deposition.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Nutrients - 15(2023), 18 vom: 08. Sept.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bentanachs, Roger [VerfasserIn]
Blanco, Laia [VerfasserIn]
Montesinos, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Sala-Vila, Aleix [VerfasserIn]
Lázaro, Iolanda [VerfasserIn]
Rodríguez-Morató, Jose [VerfasserIn]
Sánchez, Rosa María [VerfasserIn]
Laguna, Juan Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Roglans, Núria [VerfasserIn]
Alegret, Marta [VerfasserIn]

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30237-26-4
97C5T2UQ7J
Adipose tissue
Cholesterol
Fatty Acids, Nonesterified
Fructose
High-fat diet
Journal Article
Leptin
Non-esterified fatty acids

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Date Completed 23.10.2023

Date Revised 23.10.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/nu15183909

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362609608