Project description:Flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) mediates oxidation-reduction reactions required for cellular energy demands. Fatty acid oxidation (FAO) disorders caused by flavoprotein mutations and FAD depletion disrupt energy balance and glucose production during fasting. These FAO disorders are difficult to manage clinically, and their biochemical pathogenesis is poorly understood. Here, we identify a mechanistic connection between FAD levels and hepatic glucose production. Depleting the FAD pool in mice with a vitamin B2 deficient diet (B2D) resulted in phenotypes associated with organic acidemia phenotypes, including reduced body weight and whole-body fat oxidation rates coupled with hypoglycemia. Integrated discovery approaches revealed that B2D broadly tempered fasting activation of target genes for the nuclear receptor PPARa, including those required for gluconeogenesis. Consistent with this, Ppara knockout depleted liver FAD levels and worsened B2D hepatic glucose production. Treatment with the PPARa agonist fenofibrate overcame B2D phenotypes and rescued glucose availability and fatty liver signatures through activation of the integrated stress response and refilling anaplerotic amino acid substrates for glucose production. We conclude that PPARa governs metabolic responses to FAD availability and suggest pharmacologic activation as a strategy for treating disorders of riboflavin and FAD deficiency.
Project description:If the function of the nuclear receptor PPARa is well-known during a prolongated fasting, its hepatic biological function during feeding and refeeding conditions still needs to be investigated. Moreover, in vivo data collected so far on PPARa function during fasting were obtained using the total Ppara KO transgenic mouse model. To identify genes whose expression is under the strict dependence of hepatic PPARa activity, we generated a new mouse strain of PPARa-specific deletion in hepatocyte (albumin-Cre+/- Pparaflox/flox or LKO) and we compared them to total Ppara KO (KO), wild-type (WT) and liver WT (albumin-Cre-/- Pparaflox/flox or LWT) mice under three nutritional challenges. We used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression in liver of Ppara LKO, LWT, Ppara KO and WT male mice fed ad libitum, fasted for 24 hours and refed.
Project description:If the function of the nuclear receptor PPARa is well-known during a prolongated fasting, its hepatic biological function during feeding and refeeding conditions still needs to be investigated. Moreover, in vivo data collected so far on PPARa function during fasting were obtained using the total Ppara KO transgenic mouse model. To identify genes whose expression is under the strict dependence of hepatic PPARa activity, we generated a new mouse strain of PPARa-specific deletion in hepatocyte (albumin-Cre+/- Pparaflox/flox or LKO) and we compared them to total Ppara KO (KO), wild-type (WT) and liver WT (albumin-Cre-/- Pparaflox/flox or LWT) mice under three nutritional challenges. We used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression in liver of Ppara LKO, LWT, Ppara KO and WT male mice fed ad libitum, fasted for 24 hours and refed. There are 52 liver samples, each from an individual mouse. The samples are from Ppara liver KO (LKO), Ppara KO (KO), wild-type (WT) and liver WT (LWT) male mice of 8 week-old from the same genetic background (C57Bl/6J) fed ad libitum, fasted for 24 hours, fasted for 24 hours and then refed 24 hours more with glucose added in water (200g/l). In fed condition (Fed), n= 3 mice for LKO, LWT genotypes, n= 5 for KO and n= 4 fot WT; in fasting condition (Fas), n=5 for LKO, LWT and WT genotypes and n= 3 for KO; in refeeding condition (Ref), n= 5 for LKO, KO and WT genotypes and n= 4 for LWT. All mice were sacrified at ZT14.
Project description:Little is known about the role of the transcription factor PPARß/d in liver. Here we set out to better elucidate the function of PPARß/d in liver by comparing the effect of PPARa and PPARß/d deletion using whole genome transcriptional profiling and analysis of plasma and liver metabolites. In fed state, the number of genes altered by PPARa and PPARß/d deletion was similar, whereas in fasted state the effect of PPARa deletion was much more pronounced, consistent with the pattern of gene expression of PPARa and PPARß/d. Minor overlap was found between PPARa- and PPARß/d-dependent gene regulation in liver. Pathways upregulated by PPARß/d deletion were connected to innate immunity. Pathways downregulated by PPARß/d deletion included lipoprotein metabolism and various pathways related to glucose utilization, which correlated with elevated plasma glucose and triglycerides and reduced plasma cholesterol in PPARß/d-/- mice. Downregulated genes that may underlie these metabolic alterations included Pklr, Fbp1, Apoa4, Vldlr, Lipg, and Pcsk9, which may represent novel PPARß/d target genes. In contrast to PPARa-/- mice, no changes in plasma FFA, plasma ß-hydroxybutyrate, liver triglycerides and liver glycogen were observed in PPARß/d-/- mice. Our data indicate a role for PPARß/d in hepatic glucose utilization and lipoprotein metabolism but not in the adaptive response to fasting. Keywords: Analysis of target gene regulation by using microarrays
Project description:Little is known about the role of the transcription factor PPAR�/d in liver. Here we set out to better elucidate the function of PPAR�/d in liver by comparing the effect of PPARa and PPAR�/d deletion using whole genome transcriptional profiling and analysis of plasma and liver metabolites. In fed state, the number of genes altered by PPARa and PPAR�/d deletion was similar, whereas in fasted state the effect of PPARa deletion was much more pronounced, consistent with the pattern of gene expression of PPARa and PPAR�/d. Minor overlap was found between PPARa- and PPAR�/d-dependent gene regulation in liver. Pathways upregulated by PPAR�/d deletion were connected to innate immunity. Pathways downregulated by PPAR�/d deletion included lipoprotein metabolism and various pathways related to glucose utilization, which correlated with elevated plasma glucose and triglycerides and reduced plasma cholesterol in PPAR�/d-/- mice. Downregulated genes that may underlie these metabolic alterations included Pklr, Fbp1, Apoa4, Vldlr, Lipg, and Pcsk9, which may represent novel PPAR�/d target genes. In contrast to PPARa-/- mice, no changes in plasma FFA, plasma �-hydroxybutyrate, liver triglycerides and liver glycogen were observed in PPAR�/d-/- mice. Our data indicate a role for PPAR�/d in hepatic glucose utilization and lipoprotein metabolism but not in the adaptive response to fasting. Keywords: Analysis of target gene regulation by using microarrays Pure-bred Sv129 PPARα -/- mice and corresponding wildtype mice were used. Male mice (n=4-5 per group) were either fed or fasted for 24 hours. At the end of the experiment, mice were anaesthetized with a mixture of isofluorane (1.5%), nitrous oxide (70%) and oxygen (30%). Blood was collected by orbital puncture, after which the mice were sacrificed by cervical dislocation. Livers were dissected, snap frozen in liquid nitrogen and kept at -80ºC until further analysis. For RNA analyses, tissue from the same part of the liver lobe was used.
Project description:To clarify mouse PPARA autoinduction and hepatocyte proliferation signaling pathways, genome-wide distribution of PPARA in the liver of PPARA agonist-treated mice compared to Vehicle was analyzed.
Project description:To clarify the mechanism underlying the proliferation of hepatocytes induced by PPARA agonists, expression profiling in liver of wild type and Ppara-null mice treated with PPARA agonist was investigated.
Project description:Fenofibrate is a specific agonist of the nuclear receptor PPARa. To identify the gene expression under the strict dependence of hepatic PPARa activity, we generated a new mouse strain of PPARa-specific deletion in hepatocyte (albumin-Cre+/- Pparaflox/flox or LKO) and we compared them to total Ppara KO (KO), wild-type (WT) and liver WT (albumin-Cre-/- Pparaflox/flox or LWT) mice. We used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression in liver of Ppara LKO, LWT, Ppara KO and WT male mice.
Project description:Little is known about the role of the transcription factor PPARß/d in liver. Here we set out to better elucidate the function of PPARß/d in liver by comparing the effect of PPARa and PPARß/d deletion using whole genome transcriptional profiling and analysis of plasma and liver metabolites. In fed state, the number of genes altered by PPARa and PPARß/d deletion was similar, whereas in fasted state the effect of PPARa deletion was much more pronounced, consistent with the pattern of gene expression of PPARa and PPARß/d. Minor overlap was found between PPARa- and PPARß/d-dependent gene regulation in liver. Pathways upregulated by PPARß/d deletion were connected to innate immunity. Pathways downregulated by PPARß/d deletion included lipoprotein metabolism and various pathways related to glucose utilization, which correlated with elevated plasma glucose and triglycerides and reduced plasma cholesterol in PPARß/d-/- mice. Downregulated genes that may underlie these metabolic alterations included Pklr, Fbp1, Apoa4, Vldlr, Lipg, and Pcsk9, which may represent novel PPARß/d target genes. In contrast to PPARa-/- mice, no changes in plasma FFA, plasma ß-hydroxybutyrate, liver triglycerides and liver glycogen were observed in PPARß/d-/- mice. Our data indicate a role for PPARß/d in hepatic glucose utilization and lipoprotein metabolism but not in the adaptive response to fasting. Keywords: Analysis of target gene regulation by using microarrays
Project description:Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARA) is a key mediator of lipid metabolism and inflammation. Activation of PPARA in rodents causes hepatocyte proliferation, but the underlying mechanism is poorly understood. This study focused on genes repressed by PPARA and analyzed the mechanism by which PPARA promotes hepatocyte proliferation in mice. Activation of PPARA by agonist treatment was autoregulated, and induced expression of the epigenetic regulator UHRF1 via activation of the newly described PPARA target gene E2f8, that in turn regulates Uhrf1. UHRF1 strongly repressed expression of CDH1 via methylation of the Cdh1 promoter marked with H3K9me3. Repression of CDH1 by PPARA activation was reversed by PPARA deficiency or knockdown of E2F8 or UHRF1. Furthermore, forced expression of CDH1 inhibited expression of the Wnt signaling target genes such as Myc after PPARA activation, and suppressed hepatocyte hyperproliferation. These results demonstrate that the PPARA-E2F8-UHRF1-CDH1 axis causes epigenetic regulation of hepatocyte proliferation. This SuperSeries is composed of the SubSeries listed below.