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Query: EC:3.1.1.34 (
lipoprotein lipase
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When rat polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) were treated with N-formyl-
Met
-Leu-Phe (fMLP), the release of arachidonic acid in preference to other fatty acids was observed. Levels of arachidonic acid reached a plateau within 5 min, and were accompanied by an approximately 4-fold increase in in vitro phospholipase (PL) A2 and PLD activities in PMN lysates. Treatment of PMN with ethanol (an inhibitor of PLD-mediated phosphatidic acid formation), propranolol (a phosphatidic acid phosphatase inhibitor), or 4-bromophenacylbromide (a PLA2 inhibitor), each suppressed fMLP-stimulated arachidonate release. Treatment with RHC-80267 (a
diacylglycerol lipase
inhibitor), however, had no such effect. The cytosolic PLA2 (cPLA2) inhibitor, arachidonoyl trifluoromethyl ketone, suppressed PLA2 activity in PMN homogenates and arachidonate release by fMLP-treated PMN. These results suggest that fMLP-elicited arachidonate release is mediated by cPLA2 but not
diacylglycerol lipase
, and that the activation of cPLA2 is downstream of the PLD-dependent signaling pathway.
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PMID:Phospholipase D is involved in cytosolic phospholipase A2-dependent selective release of arachidonic acid by fMLP-stimulated rat neutrophils. 889 14
The effects of insulin and isoproterenol on
lipoprotein lipase
mass and enzyme activity were investigated in rat adipocytes. Cells were pulse labeled for 1 h with [35S]
methionine
to measure immunoprecipitable
lipoprotein lipase
. The results showed that 80% of the newly synthesized enzyme was membrane associated and 20% was secreted into the cell incubation medium. Enzyme activity was mainly associated with
lipoprotein lipase
secreted into the medium. A 10-min incubation with 10(-7) M insulin stimulated the secretion of
lipoprotein lipase
activity and the activity associated with adipocyte membranes. Conversely, 10(-6) M isoproterenol decreased the activity in all fractions. In addition, insulin increased
lipoprotein lipase
mass associated with cell membranes and decreased that in the incubation medium, whereas isoproterenol induced a decrease in both cell membranes and medium. Insulin and isoproterenol stimulated phosphorylation of
lipoprotein lipase
. These findings suggest that insulin stimulates the secretion of active
lipoprotein lipase
and a reuptake of inactive secreted enzyme, and isoproterenol decreases the activity by enzyme degradation. Moreover, because both agents stimulate phosphorylation of
lipoprotein lipase
, phosphorylation may play a role in the effect of insulin increasing enzyme activity, in secretion or reuptake, and in the effect of isoproterenol inducing degradation of
lipoprotein lipase
.
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PMID:Comparative effects of insulin and isoproterenol on lipoprotein lipase in rat adipose cells. 896 48
Cyclophosphamide administration into fasted rabbits induces a hypertriglyceridaemia and a defect in vascular
lipoprotein lipase
. Heart LPL activity was more than 50% decreased after antimitotic treatment in fasted animals. The tissue distribution of
lipoprotein lipase
activity was followed in heart using recycling perfusion. Cyclophosphamide administration resulted in a profound decline in the heparin-releasable
lipoprotein lipase
activity, concordant with a higher recovery in the residual heart tissue. The effects were more pronounced in fasted than in fed animals. In agreement, the proportion of neosynthesized [35S]
methionine
-labelled
lipoprotein lipase
released by heparin was decreased by 50% following antimitotic treatment. The lipolysis of very low density lipoprotein-labelled triacylglycerols was found 2.5-fold reduced in hearts from cyclophosphamide-treated rabbits as compared to controls. These results suggest that a defective secretion of
lipoprotein lipase
may contribute to the poor expression of lipolytic activity in the vascular bed and to the occurrence of hypertriglyceridaemia during cyclophosphamide treatment.
...
PMID:Impaired secretion of heart lipoprotein lipase in cyclophosphamide-treated rabbit. 908 4
The apo B gene is expressed in the human heart and in the hearts of human apo B transgenic mice generated with large genomic clones spanning the human apo B gene. [35S]
Methionine
metabolic labeling experiments demonstrated that apo B100-containing lipoproteins are secreted by human heart tissue and by human apo B transgenic and nontransgenic mouse heart tissue. Density gradient analysis revealed that most of the secreted heart lipoproteins were LDLs, even when the labeling experiments were performed in the presence of tetrahydrolipstatin, an inhibitor of
lipoprotein lipase
. Western blots with a microsomal triglyceride transfer protein) (MTP)-specific antiserum demonstrated that the microsomes of the heart contain the 97-kD subunit of MTP (the subunit involved in the transfer of lipids and assembly of lipoproteins). Metabolic labeling of mouse heart tissue in the presence of BMS-192951, an MTP inhibitor, abolished lipoprotein secretion by the heart but resulted in the secretion of two apo B proteolytic fragments (80 and 120 kD), which were found in the bottom fraction of the density gradient. These studies reveal that the heart, and not just the liver and intestine, secretes apo B-containing lipoproteins. We speculate that lipoprotein secretion by the heart represents a mechanism for removing excess lipids from the heart.
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PMID:Apo B100-containing lipoproteins are secreted by the heart. 950 59
Abnormal lipid metabolism and its restoration by dietary
methionine
(
Met
) and cystine (Cys) were studied in Donryu rats subcutaneously implanted with an ascites hepatoma cell line of AH109A. The hepatoma-bearing rats exhibited hyperlipidemia characterized by rises in serum triglyceride and cholesterol levels. Decreased
lipoprotein lipase
(
LPL
) activities in epididymal adipose tissue, cardiac muscle, and gastrocnemius as well as increased fatty acid mobilization from adipose tissue were considered to be responsible for the hepatoma-induced hypertriglyceridemia, while increased hepatic cholesterogenesis and decreased steroid excretion into feces were thought to be responsible for the hepatoma-induced hypercholesterolemia. Dietary-supplemented
Met
or Cys reduced the AH109A-induced hypertriglyceridemia with suppression of fatty acid synthesis in the host liver.
Met
restored the fall of
LPL
activities, while Cys did not. Dietary
Met
or Cys also reduced the hypercholesterolemia with restoration of decreased bile acid excretion into feces. These results suggest that dietary
Met
or Cys is hypolipidemic in the hepatoma-bearing rats with slight differences in their modes of action.
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PMID:Effects of dietary methionine and cystine on lipid metabolism in hepatoma-bearing rats with hyperlipidemia. 977 38
Hepatic lipase (HL) is an enzyme that is made primarily by hepatocytes (and also found in adrenal gland and ovary) and hydrolyzes phospholipids and triglycerides of plasma lipoproteins. It is secreted and bound to the hepatocyte surface and readily released by heparin. It is a member of the lipase superfamily and is homologous to
lipoprotein lipase
and pancreatic lipase. The enzyme can be divided into an NH2-terminal domain containing the catalytic site joined by a short spanning region to a smaller COOH-terminal domain. The NH2-terminal portion contains an active site serine in a pentapeptide consensus sequence, Gly-Xaa-Ser-Xaa-Gly, as part of a classic Ser-Asp-His catalytic triad, and a putative hinged loop structure covering the active site. The COOH-terminal domain contains a putative lipoprotein-binding site. The heparin-binding sites may be distributed throughout the molecule, with the characteristic elution pattern from heparin-sepharose determined by the COOH-terminal domain. Of the three N-linked glycosylation sites, Asn-56 is required for efficient secretion and enzymatic activity. HL is hypothesized to directly couple HDL lipid metabolism to tissue/cellular lipid metabolism. The potential significance of the HL pathway is that it provides the hepatocyte with a mechanism for the uptake of a subset of phospholipids enriched in unsaturated fatty acids and may allow the uptake of cholesteryl ester, free cholesterol, and phospholipid without catabolism of HDL apolipoproteins. HL can hydrolyze triglyceride and phospholipid in all lipoproteins, but is predominant in the conversion of intermediate density lipoproteins to LDL and the conversion of post-prandial triglyceride-rich HDL into the postabsorptive triglyceride-poor HDL. HL plays a secondary role in the clearance of chylomicron remnants by the liver. Human post-heparin HL activity is inversely correlated with intermediate density lipoprotein cholesterol concentration only in subjects with a hyperlipidemia involving VLDL. This is consistent with intermediate-density lipoproteins being a substrate for HL. HDL cholesterol has been reported to be inversely correlated to HL activity, and on this basis it has been suggested that lowering HL would increase HDL cholesterol. However, the correlation could also be due to a common hormonal factor such as estrogen, which has been shown to up-regulate apoAI and HDL cholesterol and lower HL. A striking feature of severe deficiency of HL is the increase in HDL cholesterol and apolipoprotein AI and an approximately 10-fold increase in HDL triglyceride. Hyper-alpha-triglyceridemia is not a feature of antiatherogenic HDL. HL binds not only to heparan, but also to the LDL receptor-related protein. It has been suggested that enzymatically inactive HL can play a role in hepatic lipoprotein uptake, forming a "bridge" by binding to the lipoprotein and to the cell surface. This raises the interesting possibility that production and secretion of mutant inactive HL could promote clearance of VLDL remnants. We have described a rare family with HL deficiency. Affected patients are compound heterozygotes for a mutation of Ser267 to Phe that results in an inactive enzyme and a mutation of Thr383 to
Met
that results in impaired secretion and reduced specific activity. Human HL deficiency in the context of a second factor causing hyperlipidemia is strongly associated with premature coronary artery disease. Recently, it has been reported that mutations affecting the structure of HL (e.g., T383M) are relatively frequent in the Finnish population. A C-to-T polymorphism in the promotor region of the HL gene is associated with lowered HL activity and less strongly with increased HDL cholesterol. In summary, there is a good understanding of what HL does in lipoprotein metabolism; however, there is little understanding of its physiological importance, that is, why HL does what it does. (ABSTRACT TRUNCATED)
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PMID:Hepatic lipase deficiency. 988 75
The hypertriglyceridemia of diabetes is accompanied by decreased
lipoprotein lipase
(
LPL
) activity in adipocytes. Although the mechanism for decreased
LPL
is not known, elevated glucose is known to increase diacylglycerol, which activates protein kinase C (PKC). To determine whether PKC is involved in the regulation of
LPL
, we studied the effect of 12-O-tetradecanoyl phorbol 13-acetate (TPA) on adipocytes.
LPL
activity was inhibited when TPA was added to cultures of 3T3-F442A and rat primary adipocytes. The inhibitory effect of TPA on
LPL
activity was observed after 6 h of treatment, and was observed at a concentration of 6 nM. 100 nM TPA yielded maximal (80%) inhibition of
LPL
. No stimulation of
LPL
occurred after short term addition of TPA to cultures. To determine whether TPA treatment of adipocytes decreased
LPL
synthesis, cells were labeled with [35S]
methionine
and LPL protein was immunoprecipitated.
LPL
synthetic rate decreased after 6 h of TPA treatment. Western blot analysis of cell lysates indicated a decrease in
LPL
mass after TPA treatment. Despite this decrease in
LPL
synthesis, there was no change in
LPL
mRNA in the TPA-treated cells. Long term treatment of cells with TPA is known to down-regulate PKC. To assess the involvement of the different PKC isoforms, Western blotting was performed. TPA treatment of 3T3-F442A adipocytes decreased PKC alpha, beta, delta, and epsilon isoforms, whereas PKC lambda, theta, zeta, micro, iota, and gamma remained unchanged or decreased minimally. To directly assess the effect of PKC inhibition, PKC inhibitors (calphostin C and staurosporine) were added to cultures. The PKC inhibitors inhibited
LPL
activity rapidly (within 60 min). Thus, activation of PKC did not increase
LPL
, but inhibition of PKC resulted in decreased
LPL
synthesis by inhibition of translation, indicating a constitutive role of PKC in
LPL
gene expression.
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PMID:Role of protein kinase C in the translational regulation of lipoprotein lipase in adipocytes. 1008 63
Adipose tissue
lipoprotein lipase
(
LPL
) activity is decreased in patients with poorly controlled diabetes, and this contributes to the dyslipidemia of diabetes. To study the mechanism of this decrease in
LPL
, we studied adipose tissue
LPL
expression in male rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes. Heparin releasable and extractable
LPL
activity in the epididymal fat decreased by 75-80% in the diabetic group and treatment of the rats with insulin prior to sacrifice reversed this effect. Northern blot analysis indicated no corresponding change in
LPL
mRNA levels. However,
LPL
synthetic rate, measured using [(35)S]
methionine
pulse labeling, was decreased by 75% in the diabetic adipocytes, and insulin treatment reversed this effect. These results suggested regulation of
LPL
at the level of translation. Diabetic adipocytes demonstrated no change in the distribution of
LPL
mRNA associated with polysomes, suggesting no inhibition of translation initiation. Addition of cytoplasmic extracts from control and diabetic adipocytes to a reticulocyte lysate system demonstrated the inhibition of
LPL
translation in vitro. Using different
LPL
mRNA transcripts in this in vitro translation assay, we found that the 3'-untranslated region (UTR) of the
LPL
mRNA was important in controlling translation inhibition by the cytoplasmic extracts. To identify the specific region involved, gel shift analysis was performed. A specific shift in mobility was observed when diabetic cytoplasmic extract was added to a transcript containing nucleotides 1818-2000 of the
LPL
3'-UTR. Thus, inhibition of translation is the predominant mechanism for the decreased adipose tissue
LPL
in this insulin-deficient model of diabetes. Translation inhibition involves the interaction of a cytoplasmic factor, probably an RNA-binding protein, with specific sequences of the
LPL
3'-UTR.
...
PMID:The translational regulation of lipoprotein lipase in diabetic rats involves the 3'-untranslated region of the lipoprotein lipase mRNA. 1102 42
A patient with severe hypertriglyceridemia and recurrent pancreatitis was found to have significantly decreased
lipoprotein lipase
(
LPL
) activity and normal apolipoprotein C-II concentration in post-heparin plasma. DNA analysis of the
LPL
gene revealed two mutations, one of which was a novel homozygous G-->C substitution, resulting in the conversion of a translation initiation codon
methionine
to isoleucine (
LPL
-1). The second was the previously reported heterozygous substitution of glutamic acid at residue 242 with lysine (
LPL
-242). In vitro expression of both mutations separately or in combination demonstrated that
LPL
-1 had approximately 3% protein mass and 2% activity, whereas
LPL
-242 had undetectable activity but normal mass. The combined mutation
LPL
-1-242 exhibited similar changes as for
LPL
-1, with markedly reduced mass, and for
LPL
-242, with undetectable activity. These results suggest that the homozygous initiator codon mutation rather than the heterozygous
LPL
-242 alteration was mainly responsible for the patient phenotypes.
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PMID:A novel substitution at the translation initiator codon (ATG-->ATC) of the lipoprotein lipase gene is mainly responsible for lipoprotein lipase deficiency in a patient with severe hypertriglyceridemia and recurrent pancreatitis. 1643 Dec 16
Dietary model of steatohepatitis was established by feeding mice a
methionine
choline deficient (MCD) diet. Mice on MCD or control diet for 3 weeks were treated with or without NO-1886, a newly synthetic
lipoprotein lipase
(
LPL
) activator. In a separate experiment, NO-1886 was given after pre-treatment with 3 weeks of MCD diet. NO-1886 significantly reduced MCD-induced inflammation by repressing levels of hepatic lipid peroxides and pro-inflammatory tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). In addition, NO-1886 dampened hepatic steatosis via accelerating fatty acid oxidation caused by enhanced expression of PPARalpha, cytochrome P450-10 (Cyp4a10), and Acyl-CoA oxidase (ACO). It failed to regulate genes of fatty acid uptake and synthesis pathways. In conclusion, NO-1886 ameliorated and induced regression of experimental steatohepatitis via increasing endogenous
LPL
activation resulting in suppression on pro-inflammatory factors and reduction of hepatic fatty acids. These findings indicate that NO-1886 is a potential therapeutic agent for steatohepatitis.
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PMID:Lipoprotein lipase activator ameliorates the severity of dietary steatohepatitis. 1735 May 93
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