Effect of short-term high-fructose feeding on liver triglyceride content and hepatic insulin sensitivity in mice |
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Authors: | REN Lu-ping SONG Guang-yao ZHANG Dong-mei SUN Wen LI Fan CHEN Shu-chun |
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Institution: | The First Department of Endocrinology, Hebei Province People's Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050051, China |
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Abstract: | AIM: To investigate the effect of short-term high-fructose feeding on liver triglyceride content and hepatic insulin sensitivity in mice. METHODS: Male C57BL/J6 mice were divided into control group and high (HFru) fructose group. After 3-day feeding, intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test (ipGTT) was performed to evaluate whole-body insulin sensitivity. The mice were sacrificed,and the liver samples were collected for measuring the liver triglyceride content and observing the pathological changes of the liver under light microscope with HE staining. The protein levels of lipogenic enzymes in the liver tissues were measured. To evaluate the hepatic insulin sensitivity, the protein levels (expressed as the ratio) of phosphorylated Akt/total Akt (p-Akt/t- Akt) and phosphorylated GSK-3α/β/total GSK-3α/β(p- GSK-3α/β/t- GSK-3α/β) were compared between 2 groups of the mice with or without insulin injection. RESULTS: After 3-day feeding of high-fructose diet, compared with control group, the area under the curve of ipGTT and triglyceride contents in the liver tissues were significantly increased in HFru group. HE staining of the liver in the mice in HFru group showed obvious lipid droplet formation. Compared with control group, the protein expression of acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC), fatty acid synthase (FAS) and stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 (SCD-1) was significantly increased in HFru group. After insulin injection, the ratio of p-Akt/t-Akt and p-GSK-3α/β/t-GSK-3α/β was significantly decreased in HFru group as compared with control group. CONCLUSION: A 3-day short-term high-fructose feeding induces liver steatosis, which is related to the increased protein expression of FAS, ACC and SCD-1. Liver steatosis occurs simultaneously with the development of hepatic insulin resistance. |
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Keywords: | Triglycerides Fatty liver Insulin resistance |
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