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Saturated non-esterified fatty acids stimulate de novo diacylglycerol synthesis and protein kinase c activity in cultured aortic smooth muscle cells.

Abstract：

AIMS/HYPOTHESIS:Insulin resistance is linked with a cluster of multiple risk factors and excessive acceleration of atherosclerosis. The underlying mechanism is not, however, fully understood. METHODS:To determine the link between insulin resistance and altered vascular function, we focused on the effect of various non-esterified fatty acids on diacylglycerol-protein kinase C pathway and mitogen-activated protein kinase activity in cultured aortic smooth muscle cells. RESULTS:Incubation of the cells with saturated non-esterified fatty acids (200 micromol/l) for 24 h, such as palmitate or stearate, induced a significant increase in diacylglycerol concentrations by about fivefold or eightfold, respectively, whereas oleate induced a slight increase in diacylglycerol concentrations by 1.8-fold and arachidonate induced none. In addition, the increased diacylglycerol concentrations induced by palmitate were completely restored to control concentrations by triacsin C, acyl-CoA synthetase inhibitor. These results suggest that saturated non-esterified fatty acids may increase diacylglycerol concentrations through de novo pathway by stepwise acylation. In parallel with the increased diacylglycerol, incubation of the cells with saturated non-esterified fatty acids significantly induced the activation of protein kinase C and mitogen-activated protein kinase. The palmitate-induced increase in mitogen-activated protein kinase activity was restored to control concentrations by GF109203X (5 x 10(-7) mol/l), a specific protein kinase C inhibitor, suggesting a protein kinase C-dependent activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase. CONCLUSION/INTERPRETATION:Saturated non-esterified fatty acids induced an increase in de novo diacylglycerol synthesis and subsequent activation of protein kinase C and mitogen-activated protein kinase in cultured aortic smooth muscle cells. This could contribute to the altered vascular functions in the insulin resistant state.

journal_name

Diabetologia

journal_title

Diabetologia

authors

Yu HY,Inoguchi T,Kakimoto M,Nakashima N,Imamura M,Hashimoto T,Umeda F,Nawata H

doi

10.1007/s001250051668

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2001-05-01 00:00:00

pages

614-20

issue

eissn

0012-186X

issn

1432-0428

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Saturated non-esterified fatty acids stimulate de novo diacylglycerol synthesis and protein kinase c activity in cultured aortic smooth muscle cells.