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ArticleBiochimica et biophysica acta2015

PPARδ activation induces hepatic long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 4 expression in vivo and in vitro.

Chin Fung Kelvin Kan, Amar Bahadur Singh, Bin Dong, Vikram Ravindra Shende, Jingwen Liu

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Article in Biochimica et biophysica acta, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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21 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chin Fung Kelvin KanVeterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, United States.
Amar Bahadur SinghVeterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, United States.
Bin DongVeterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, United States.
Vikram Ravindra ShendeVeterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, United States; Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, United States.
Jingwen LiuVeterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, United States. Electronic address: Jingwen.Liu@va.gov.
VA Palo Alto Health Care System · US

Funding

UCSF Liver Core CenterP30DK026743 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Holger Willenbring · 1986 to 2026
$30.7M
Targeting PCSK9 Transcription to Combat Hypercholesterolemia by BerberineR01AT006336 · NCCIH · PALO ALTO VETERANS INSTIT FOR RESEARCH · PI LIU, JINGWEN · 2012 to 2016
$1.7M
Regulation of Liver LDL Receptor Expression by BerberineR01AT002543 · NCCIH · PALO ALTO VETERANS INSTIT FOR RESEARCH · PI LIU, JINGWEN · 2005 to 2009
$1.7M
NCCIH NIH HHS 1R01 AT002543-01A1NCCIH NIH HHS 1R01AT006336-01A1NCCIH NIH HHS R01 AT002543NCCIH NIH HHS R01 AT006336NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK026743
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The arachidonic acid preferred long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 4 (ACSL4) is a key enzyme for fatty acid metabolism in various metabolic tissues. In this study, we utilized hamsters fed a normal chow diet, a high-fat diet or a high cholesterol and high fat diet (HCHFD) as animal models to explore novel transcriptional regulatory mechanisms for ACSL4 expression under hyperlipidemic conditions. Through cloning hamster ACSL4 homolog and tissue profiling ACSL4 mRNA and protein expressions we observed a selective upregulation of ACSL4 in testis and liver of HCHFD fed animals. Examination of transcriptional activators of the ACSL family revealed an increased hepatic expression of PPARδ but not PPARα in HCHFD fed hamsters. To explore a role of PPARδ in dietary cholesterol-mediated upregulation of ACSL4, we administered a PPARδ specific agonist L165041 to normolipidemic and dyslipidemic hamsters. We observed significant increases of hepatic ACSL4 mRNA and protein levels in all L165041-treated hamsters as compared to control animals. The induction of ACSL4 expression by L165041 in liver tissue in vivo was recapitulated in human primary hepatocytes and hepatocytes isolated from hamster and mouse. Moreover, employing the approach of adenovirus-mediated gene knockdown, we showed that depletion of PPARδ in hamster hepatocytes specifically reduced ACSL4 expression. Finally, utilizing HepG2 as a model system, we demonstrate that PPARδ activation leads to increased ACSL4 promoter activity, mRNA and protein expression, and consequently higher arachidonoyl-CoA synthetase activity. Taken together, we have discovered a novel PPARδ-mediated regulatory mechanism for ACSL4 expression in liver tissue and cultured hepatic cells.

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AnimalsCholesterol, DietaryCloning, MolecularCoenzyme A LigasesDiet, High-FatDisease Models, AnimalEnzyme InductionGene Expression ProfilingHEK293 CellsHepatocytesHep G2 CellsHumansHyperlipidemiasLong-Chain-Fatty-Acid-CoA LigaseMaleMesocricetus4-(3-(2-propyl-3-hydroxy-4-acetyl)phenoxy)propyloxyphenoxy acetic acidAcsl4 protein, mousearachidonate - CoA ligaseCholesterol, DietaryCoenzyme A LigasesLong-Chain-Fatty-Acid-CoA LigasePhenoxyacetatesPPAR gammaRNA, MessengerACSL4Dietary cholesterolDyslipidemiaHamstersNAFLDPPARδ

Identifiers

PMID25645621
PMCPMC5292870
OpenAlexW2025124386

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