PMID- 15338473 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20050318 LR - 20131121 IS - 0263-6484 (Print) IS - 0263-6484 (Linking) VI - 22 IP - 5 DP - 2004 Sep-Oct TI - Kupffer cell-derived prostaglandin E2 is involved in regulation of lipid synthesis in rat liver tissue. PG - 327-32 AB - Our recent studies suggest that Kupffer cells play a role in the physiological regulation of lipid metabolism of the adjacent hepatocytes. In the present study, we have tested the hypothesis that inhibition of Kupffer cells decreases prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) release inside liver tissue, a phenomenon contributing to lipid accumulation in hepatocytes. PGE(2) secretion as well as lipid synthesis were assessed in precision-cut liver slices (PCLS) from rats previously treated with Kupffer cell inhibitors (GdCl(3) 10 mg kg(-1) body wt, i.v. injection and glycine 5% in diet). In addition, lipid synthesis was assessed in primary rat hepatocytes cultured in the absence or presence of PGE(2) (0.01, 1 and 10 microM). Inhibition of Kupffer cell activity by GdCl(3) decreases PGE(2) secretion by PCLS and resulted in a higher lipid synthesis. Since incubation with PGE(2) over 48 h decreases lipid synthesis from acetate in cultured hepatocytes, we propose that the lower PGE(2) secretion linked to Kupffer cell inhibition, partly explains a higher rate of synthesis of lipids with a subsequent accumulation in liver tissue, as previously shown in fasted rats. FAU - Neyrinck, Audrey M AU - Neyrinck AM AD - Unite de Pharmacocinetique, Metabolisme, Nutrition et Toxicologie, Departement des Sciences Pharmaceutiques, Universite Catholique de Louvain, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium. FAU - Margagliotti, Sabrina AU - Margagliotti S FAU - Gomez, Cristina AU - Gomez C FAU - Delzenne, Nathalie M AU - Delzenne NM LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - Cell Biochem Funct JT - Cell biochemistry and function JID - 8305874 RN - 0 (Acetates) RN - 0 (Anti-Inflammatory Agents) RN - 0 (Ketone Bodies) RN - 0 (Lipids) RN - 0 (Phospholipids) RN - 0 (Triglycerides) RN - 2V16EO95H1 (Palmitic Acid) RN - 97C5T2UQ7J (Cholesterol) RN - AU0V1LM3JT (Gadolinium) RN - K7Q1JQR04M (Dinoprostone) RN - P7082WY76D (gadolinium chloride) RN - TE7660XO1C (Glycine) SB - IM MH - Acetates/metabolism MH - Animals MH - Anti-Inflammatory Agents/pharmacology MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Cholesterol/biosynthesis/metabolism MH - Dinoprostone/metabolism/pharmacology/*physiology MH - Gadolinium/pharmacology MH - Glycine/pharmacology MH - Hepatocytes/cytology/drug effects/metabolism MH - Ketone Bodies/biosynthesis MH - Kupffer Cells/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Lipids/*biosynthesis MH - Liver/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Male MH - Palmitic Acid/metabolism MH - Phospholipids/biosynthesis MH - Rats MH - Rats, Wistar MH - Tissue Culture Techniques MH - Triglycerides/biosynthesis EDAT- 2004/09/01 05:00 MHDA- 2005/03/19 09:00 CRDT- 2004/09/01 05:00 PHST- 2004/09/01 05:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2005/03/19 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2004/09/01 05:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/cbf.1110 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cell Biochem Funct. 2004 Sep-Oct;22(5):327-32. doi: 10.1002/cbf.1110.