PMID- 11728386 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20020102 LR - 20190623 IS - 0006-2952 (Print) IS - 0006-2952 (Linking) VI - 62 IP - 11 DP - 2001 Dec 1 TI - Retinoid X receptor agonist elevation of serum triglycerides in rats by potentiation of retinoic acid receptor agonist induction or by action as single agents. PG - 1501-9 AB - Hypertriglyceridemia is a major side-effect of retinoid therapy in humans. We previously reported that agonists for the retinoic acid receptors (RARs), but not the retinoid X receptors (RXRs), elevate serum triglycerides in male Fischer rats, and that, surprisingly, the RAR/RXR pan-agonists 9-cis-retinoic acid and AGN 191659 [(E)-5-[2-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-3,5,5,8,8-pentamethyl-2-naphthyl)propen-1-yl]-2-thiophenecarboxylic acid] induce 2- to 3-fold higher levels of serum triglycerides than the RAR-selective agonists alone. We have now demonstrated that hypertriglyceridemia induced by an RAR agonist, AGN 190121 [4-[4-(2',6',6'-trimethylcyclohex-1-enyl)-but-1-yne-3-enyl]benzoic acid], is substantially potentiated by the RXR-selective agonists AGN 191701 [(E) 2-[2-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-3,5,5,8,8-pentamethyl-2-naphthyl)propen-1-yl]-4-thiophene-carboxylic acid] and AGN 192849 [(3,5,5,8,8,-pentamethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl) (5 carboxypyrid-2-yl)sulfide] in a dose-dependent manner. RXR-specific retinoids, as previously reported, had no independent effect on serum triglycerides when tested at 24 hr after final dosing, but did elicit a reversible hypertriglyceridemia at 2.5 and 5 hr. This induction of serum triglycerides could not be blocked by the potent RAR-specific antagonist AGN 193109 [4-[(5,6-dihydro-5,5-dimethyl-8-(4-methylphenyl)-2-naphthalenyl)-ethynyl] benzoic acid]. The RXR ligand-induced hypertriglyceridemia was independent of the effect of feeding or fasting. The relative potencies of RXR-specific retinoids for acute triglyceride elevation (AGN 194204 [3,7-dimethyl-6S,7S-methano-7-[1,1,4,4-tetramethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphth-7-yl] 2(E),4(E) heptadienoic acid] > AGN 192849 approximately AGN 191701) approximately correlated with potencies in the activation of the RXR receptors. The RAR/RXR pan-agonist effect included >50% inhibition of total heparin-releasable lipase activity in serum, consistent with inhibition of lipase-mediated triglyceride disposal. These data also indicate that RAR and RXR ligands can act synergistically to induce hypertriglyceridemia through distinct mechanisms of action. FAU - Standeven, A M AU - Standeven AM AD - Department of Biology, Retinoid Research, Allergan, P.O. Box 19534, 2525 Dupont Drive, Irvine, CA 92623, USA. FAU - Thacher, S M AU - Thacher SM FAU - Yuan, Y D AU - Yuan YD FAU - Escobar, M AU - Escobar M FAU - Vuligonda, V AU - Vuligonda V FAU - Beard, R L AU - Beard RL FAU - Chandraratna, R A AU - Chandraratna RA LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - Biochem Pharmacol JT - Biochemical pharmacology JID - 0101032 RN - 0 ((3,5,5,8,8,-pentamethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl) (5 carboxypyrid-2-yl)sulfide) RN - 0 (AGN 190121) RN - 0 (AGN 191659) RN - 0 (AGN 194204) RN - 0 (Benzoates) RN - 0 (Carboxylic Acids) RN - 0 (Fatty Acids, Unsaturated) RN - 0 (Hypoglycemic Agents) RN - 0 (Naphthalenes) RN - 0 (Receptors, Retinoic Acid) RN - 0 (Retinoid X Receptors) RN - 0 (Tetrahydronaphthalenes) RN - 0 (Thiophenes) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (Triglycerides) RN - 9005-49-6 (Heparin) RN - ZC6062V1O9 (AGN 193109) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Benzoates/pharmacology MH - Carboxylic Acids/*pharmacology MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Drug Synergism MH - Fasting/metabolism MH - Fatty Acids, Unsaturated/pharmacology MH - Heparin/metabolism MH - Hypertriglyceridemia/chemically induced MH - Hypoglycemic Agents/pharmacology MH - Male MH - Naphthalenes/pharmacology MH - Rats MH - Rats, Inbred F344 MH - Receptors, Retinoic Acid/*agonists/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Retinoid X Receptors MH - Tetrahydronaphthalenes/pharmacology MH - Thiophenes/*pharmacology MH - Transcription Factors/*agonists/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Triglycerides/*blood EDAT- 2001/12/01 10:00 MHDA- 2002/01/05 10:01 CRDT- 2001/12/01 10:00 PHST- 2001/12/01 10:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2002/01/05 10:01 [medline] PHST- 2001/12/01 10:00 [entrez] AID - S0006-2952(01)00803-6 [pii] AID - 10.1016/s0006-2952(01)00803-6 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem Pharmacol. 2001 Dec 1;62(11):1501-9. doi: 10.1016/s0006-2952(01)00803-6.