Journal: Diabetes & Metabolism Journal
Article Title: Lactate-Induced Lipid Accumulation in Hepatocytes through GPR81 Activation
doi: 10.4093/dmj.2024.0531
Figure Lengend Snippet: Lactate-induced G-protein-coupled receptor 81 (GPR81) activation promotes hepatocyte lipogenesis and fatty acid storage in vitro . (A) Alpha mouse liver 12 (AML12) cells were treated with sodium L-lactate 20 and 40 mM for 3 days. (B) AML12 cells were treated with small interfering RNA (siRNA) 50 nM with or without lactate 20 mM for 3 days. Cell lysates were then analyzed via Western blot to determine protein levels. Representative images of immunoblots of lipogenesis markers. β-Actin is a loading control. SREBP1c, sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1c; ACC, acetyl-CoA carboxylase; SCD1, stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1; FABP4, fatty acid binding protein 4; PPARα, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha; CPT1, carnitine palmitoyltransferase I; NS, not significant. Statistical significance compared with control is indicated by a P <0.05, b P <0.01, c P <0.0001. Statistical significance compared with si-scramble is indicated by d P <0.05, e P <0.01, with siGPR81 indicated f P <0.05, g P <0.01.
Article Snippet: Antibodies for GPR81 (MBS821939, My BioSource, San Diego, CA, USA), MCT1 (sc-365501, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Santa Cruz, CA, USA), MCT4 (sc-376140, Santa Cruz Biotechnology), β-actin (sc-47778, Santa Cruz Biotechnology), phosphorylation 5’ adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (p-AMPK) (Thr172 #2535, Cell Signaling Technology, Danvers, MA, USA), AMPK (#2532, Cell Signaling Technology), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα) (sc-398394 Santa Cruz Biotechnology), sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1 (SREBP1) (NB100-2215, Novus Biologicals, Centennial, CO, USA), stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 (SCD1) (#2794, Cell Signaling Technology), acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) (#3676, Cell Signaling Technology), and α-tubulin (#12351, Cell Signaling Technology) were used in this study.
Techniques: Activation Assay, In Vitro, Small Interfering RNA, Western Blot, Control, Binding Assay