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High fructose consumption is associated with the development of fatty liver and dyslipidemia with poorly understood mechanisms. We used a matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-based proteomics approach to define the molecular events that link high fructose consumption to fatty liver in hamsters. Hamsters fed high-fructose diet for 8 weeks, as opposed to regular-chow-fed controls, developed hyperinsulinemia and hyperlipidemia. High-fructose-fed hamsters exhibited fat accumulation in liver. Hamsters were killed, and liver tissues were subjected to matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-based proteomics. This approach identified a number of proteins whose expression levels were altered by >2-fold in response to high fructose feeding. These proteins fall into 5 different categories including (1) functions in fatty acid metabolism such as fatty acid binding protein and carbamoyl-phosphate synthase; (2) proteins in cholesterol and triglyceride metabolism such as apolipoprotein A-1 and protein disulfide isomerase; (3) molecular chaperones such as GroEL, peroxiredoxin 2, and heat shock protein 70, whose functions are important for protein folding and antioxidation; (4) enzymes in fructose catabolism such as fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase and glycerol kinase; and (5) proteins with housekeeping functions such as albumin. These data provide insight into the molecular basis linking fructose-induced metabolic shift to the development of metabolic syndrome characterized by hepatic steatosis and dyslipidemia.
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PMID:Proteomic analysis of fructose-induced fatty liver in hamsters. 1864 Mar 90

Protective hepatocellular responses to a hypoxic challenge are crucial to preserve liver function. The knowledge of affected metabolic functions could help assess and enhance hepatic ischemic tolerance. Here we studied adaptive mechanisms in human hepatocytes after hypoxia and reoxygenation using a proteomic approach. Proteins from primary hepatocytes were extracted after 6 h of hypoxia and 24 h of reoxygenation. The proteome was analyzed by 2D-electrophoresis. Densitometry and mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) were used for protein identification. Two hundred and sixty-two spots were differentially analyzed and 33 spots displayed significant differences between hypoxic and normoxic cells. Seventeen proteins were identified by mass spectrometry. After hypoxia and reoxygenation the UTP-glucose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase, phosphoglycerate kinase1, fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase, thiosulfat-sulfurtransferase, thioredoxin peroxidase, peroxiredoxin III, and annexin A2 proteins were down-regulated. An increased expression was found for carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I, heat shock 70 kDa protein5, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxy-kinase, catalase isoform2, peroxiredoxin II, glutathione S-transferase, hydroxyacid oxidase1, and F1-ATP synthase, alpha subunit1. Hepatocellular adaptation to hypoxia and reoxygenation involve glucose metabolism, peroxisomal functions, and oxidative stress protection. The identified proteins can serve as possible diagnostic targets to monitor hepatic hypoxic tolerance e.g. in the context of liver surgery and transplantation.
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PMID:Hypoxia and reoxygenation of primary human hepatocytes induce proteome changes of glucose metabolism, oxidative protection and peroxisomal function. 2081 99