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Title: Eicosapentaenoic acid regulation of muscle lipid metabolism in vivo and in vitro

Author
item ALJAWADI, AWA - Texas Tech University
item LEMIEUX, MONIQUE - Texas Tech University
item KALUPAHANA, NISHAN - University Of Peradeniya
item Larson, Kate
item MOUSTAID-MOUSSA, NAIMA - Texas Tech University

Submitted to: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Conference
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/15/2014
Publication Date: 4/30/2014
Citation: Aljawadi, A., Lemieux, M., Kalupahana, N.S., Claycombe, K.J., Moustaid-Moussa, N. 2014. Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) regulation of muscle lipid metabolism in vivo and in vitro. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Conference. 28:1037.2.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), an omega 3 fatty acids exerts potent anti-inflammatory and hypolipidemic effects. We previously reported that mice fed high fat diets supplemented with EPA (HF-EPA) were resistant to diet-induced obesity, inflammation and insulin resistance. Here we further investigate both in vivo and in vitro the mechanisms by which muscle tissue contributes to the metabolic benefits of EPA. We compared changes in gene and protein expression and tissue metabolites in mice fed either HF or HF-EPA for 11 weeks and in C2C12 cells treated with or without EPA. Docosahexaenoic acid, saturated fatty acids (SFA) and cholesterol precursors were increased in muscle of mice fed HF-EPA vs. HF. Surprisingly, EPA increased fatty acid oxidation in adipose tissue but not in muscle. To determine mechanisms mediating direct effects of EPA in muscle in vitro, we used the mouse myocyte cell line C2C12 cells. Consistent with our findings in vivo, treatment of C2C12 cells with 50'M EPA increased lipoprotein lipase (Lpl) gene expression in a time-dependent manner while fatty acid oxidation was unchanged. In conclusion, high fat diets supplemented with EPA increased SFA and cholesterol precursors content in muscle with no significant changes in fatty acid oxidation. These finding suggest a possible unique role of EPA in mediating muscle cholesterogenesis in mice. Funding support: USDA, AHA, and TTU (COHS and OVPR)