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Query: EC:3.1.1.79 (hormone-sensitive lipase)
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Mammary gland lipase activity of the mouse increased 45-fold compared to that in unmated gland at the 15th day of pregnancy and was 65-fold at the 20th day of pregnancy. After parturition, the activity abruptly decreased during 3 days to 38% of that at the 20th day of pregnancy. On the other hand, only a very small lipoprotein lipase activity was observed in the pregnant gland, the activity increased to 15-fold that of 20 day pregnancy at the 3rd day of lactation. These facts suggest that the mammary epithelial cells (mammary gland lipase activity was detected only in epithelial cells) utilize the fat reserved in the gland during pregnancy, but the lactating mammary epithelial cells utilize the fat supplied from the blood circulation. Mammary gland lipase activity was decreased by treatment with epinephrine which increased the fat mobilization in other adipose tissues. Hydrocortisone and prolactin decreased the mammary gland lipase activity in the glands of pregnancy and lactation. In addition, no hormone-sensitive lipase activity was observed in the mammary gland. Thus, the control of fat mobilization in the mammary gland must be different from that in other adipose tissues.
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PMID:[Changes in lipase activity during pregnancy and lactation in the mouse mammary gland]. 234 21

These trials explored metabolic events associated with monensin-induced changes in milk composition. In trial 1, diets containing 0 or 33 ppm monensin sodium were fed ad libitum to separate groups of 7 mature lactating goats. In trial 2, diets containing 0 or 18 ppm monensin sodium were fed ad libitum to two groups with 5 mature (greater than 2 yr) and seven young (less than 2 yr) lactating does in each group. Blood was sampled at 1200 h and at 3 min after morning milking in both trials. Diets containing 33 ppm monensin increased serum growth hormone and plasma glucagon. Monensin (33 ppm) increased growth hormone from 13 to 60 ng/ml in samples taken 3 min after milking. Monensin (33 ppm) decreased insulin in these postmilking samples from 432 to 317 pg/ml but increased midday insulin in the samples taken between milkings from 279 to 349 pg/ml. Monensin did not affect plasma glucose or serum prolactin concentrations. Monensin fed at 18 ppm did not affect growth hormone, glucagon, adipose acetyl CoA carboxylase activity, hormone-sensitive lipase, or glucose concentrations. Young animals had higher growth hormone, glucose, and glucagon than mature does. The results indicate that effects of milk production intensity can be more important than monensin treatment on milk composition and circulating hormone concentrations.
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PMID:Effects of feeding monensin to lactating goats: acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase, hormone-sensitive lipase, plasma glucose, and circulating hormones. 288 43

Previous studies have shown that the induction of functional luteolysis (loss of progesterone production) with either prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2 alpha) treatment or hypophysectomy (APX) diminished neutral cholesteryl ester hydrolase (CEH) activity in the corpus luteum (CL) and that prolactin (PRL) replacement of APX animals prevented luteolysis and maintained CEH activity at control levels. More recent studies have shown that CEH is the same protein as hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) and that CEH/HSL activity may be regulated by phosphorylation. However, the possibility that CEH/HSL activity may be under transcriptional and/or translation control has not been excluded. Therefore, in the present study we examined whether PGF2 alpha treatment, APX, or inhibition of PRL secretion by bromocryptine (BrC) treatment modulated CEH/HSL mRNA and/or protein levels in a coordinate fashion with CEH activity. Furthermore, we examined whether CEH/HSL mRNA and/or protein levels changed after luteinization of the ovary and after natural functional regression. PGF2 alpha treatment and APX significantly reduced CEH activity; and PGF2 alpha treatment, APX, and BrC treatment significantly reduced CEH/HSL protein and mRNA levels. PRL replacement after APX substantially blocked the reductions in CEH activity, CEH/HSL protein, and CEH/HSL mRNA levels. PRL replacement during BrC treatment significantly inhibited the reductions in CEH/HSL protein and mRNA levels. CEH/HSL mRNA levels increased twofold after luteinization. Whereas CEH/HSL mRNA levels remained elevated after natural luteal regression, CEH/HSL protein significantly decreased. In summary, the luteolytic actions of PGF2 alpha, APX, and BrC resulted in coordinate reductions in luteal CEH activity, protein levels, and mRNA levels; PRL replacement significantly reversed the luteolytic effects of APX and BrC; natural luteal regression resulted in a reduction in CEH/HSL protein without a concomitant reduction in CEH/HSL mRNA. These results suggest that ovarian CEH activity is controlled at the level of both transcription and translation, and that PRL is important for continued CEH/HSL mRNA transcription in the CL.
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PMID:Modulation of cholesteryl ester hydrolase messenger ribonucleic acid levels, protein levels, and activity in the rat corpus luteum. 852 15

The role of cholesterol differs in the two compartments of the testis. In the interstitial tissue, cholesterol is necessary for the synthesis of testosterone, whereas in the seminiferous tubules, membrane cholesterol content in developing germ cells will influence the gametes' fertility. Here we evaluate the hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) modulation of the cholesterol metabolism in each compartment of the testis. Two HSL immunoreactive bands of 104- and 108-kDa were detected in Western blots performed with polyclonal anti-human HSL antibodies in the interstitial tissue (ITf)- and seminiferous tubule (STf)-enriched fractions generated from testes harvested at 30-day intervals during puberty and, in the adult mink, during the annual seasonal reproductive cycle. Epididymal spermatozoa expressed a 104-kDa HSL isoform, and HSL was active in these cells. Immunolabeling localized HSL to interstitial macrophages; Sertoli cells, where its distribution was stage specific; spermatids; and the equatorial segment of spermatozoa. Total HSL protein levels, specific enzymatic activity, and free cholesterol (FC):esterified cholesterol (EC) ratios varied concomitantly in STf and ITf and reached maximal values in the adult during the period of maximal spermatogenic activity. In STf, HSL-specific activity correlated with FC:EC ratios but not with triglyceride levels. In STf, high HSL-specific activity occurred concomitantly with high FSH serum levels. In ITf, HSL-specific activity was high during periods of low serum prolactin levels and high serum testosterone levels. The results suggest that 1) modulation of cholesterol metabolism in individual testicular compartments may be regulated by HSL isoforms expressed by distinct cells; 2) interstitial macrophages may be part of a system involved in the synthesis of steroid hormones and in the recycling of sterols in the interstitium, whereas in the tubules, recycling could be ensured by Sertoli cells; 3) there is distinctive substrate preference for testicular HSL; and 4) HSL may be the only cholesterol esterase in this location.
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PMID:Relationship of the hormone-sensitive lipase-mediated modulation of cholesterol metabolism in individual compartments of the testis to serum pituitary hormone and testosterone concentrations in a seasonal breeder, the mink (Mustela vison). 1260 19

Researchers have turned their attention to the effects of alcohol consumption on breastfeeding, with significant negative findings concerning both the mother and the newborn. This study is a meta-analysis of the principle research performed in the last decade that was concerned with lactation and alcohol. Results from experimental and human subject research has shown that effects of alcohol include: behavioural changes, reduced milk and luteinising hormone production, with increased fat content, reduced lactose content. Increased lipogenesis and increased activity of lipoprotein and hormone-sensitive lipase, structural alterations in the epithelial cells of the breast and abnormal casein production, reduced oxytocin and prolactin production with subsequent reduced milk ejection, and reduced weight and protein content of the breast. Reduction in food consumption, body weight, growth and development and hepatic glycogen, serum glucose, amino-acids, insulin, glycerol, fatty acids and urea, and an increase in serum acetoacetic acid is seen in newborn children that were breastfed by animals with a high intake of alcohol during pregnancy or the puerperal period. Alcohol consumption during lactation caused a reduction in liver weight and triglyceride, protein, DNA and lipid content, in the newborns. Serum changes included a reduction in protein, triglyceride, cholesterol, fatty acid and glycerol level with an increase in beta-hydroxybutirate levels. Changes also included alterations in the motor system and behaviour. Further studies are needed to determine, with confidence, the minimum level of alcohol consumption that can provoke pathological effects in both the mother and the child.
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PMID:[Lactation and alcohol: clinical and nutritional effects]. 1533 53

Adipose tissue is an integral component within the endocrine system. Adipocytes produce numerous bioactive substances, and their dysregulation has serious pathophysiological consequences. We previously reported that human adipose tissue from several depots produces significant amounts of prolactin (PRL). To study locally produced PRL, we sought an acceptable in vitro model. Consequently, we developed an adipocyte cell line derived from a metastatic liposarcoma. The cell line, designated LS14, has been in continuous culture for 2 yr. These cells exhibit many properties of primary preadipocytes, including the ability to undergo terminal differentiation, as judged by morphological alterations, lipid accumulation, and increase in glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase. LS14 cells express many adipose-associated genes, such as adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein (aP(2)), hormone-sensitive lipase, lipoprotein lipase, preadipocyte factor 1, adiponectin, leptin, and IL-6. Similar to primary adipocytes, LS14 cells also produce and respond to PRL, thus making them an attractive model to study adipose PRL production and function. The expression of PRL was confirmed at the transcriptional level by RT-PCR, and PRL secretion was determined by the Nb2 bioassay. Addition of exogenous PRL to LS14 cells resulted in a dose-dependent inhibition of IL-6 release. In summary, we have established a novel human adipocyte cell line with many characteristics of primary adipocytes. The LS14 cells open up new avenues for research on human adipocyte biology and add to the repertoire of nonpituitary, PRL-producing cell lines.
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PMID:LS14: a novel human adipocyte cell line that produces prolactin. 1619 5