PMID- 18624726 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20090410 LR - 20220408 IS - 1365-2567 (Electronic) IS - 0019-2805 (Print) IS - 0019-2805 (Linking) VI - 126 IP - 2 DP - 2009 Feb TI - Fatty acid-induced induction of Toll-like receptor-4/nuclear factor-kappaB pathway in adipocytes links nutritional signalling with innate immunity. PG - 233-45 LID - 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2008.02892.x [doi] AB - To study the effects of fatty acids and the involvement of the Toll-like receptor-4/nuclear factor-kappaB (TLR-4/NF-kappaB) pathway with respect to the secretion of adipokines from adipocytes 3T3-L1 adipocytes were stimulated with increasing doses of fatty acids. The secretion of adiponectin, resistin and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The NF-kappaB p65 nuclear translocation and TLR-4 expression were investigated by Western blot. The effects mediated by NF-kappaB were tested using a specific NF-kappaB-inhibitor and TLR-4-induced effects were analysed with a neutralizing TLR-4 antibody. Binding of (14)C-labelled fatty acids to TLR-4/MD-2 was investigated using a FLAG-tagged extracellular part of TLR-4 fused to full-length MD-2 via a linker (lipopolysaccharide-Trap). The messenger RNA (mRNA) expression of adipokines in abdominal adipose tissue of rats fed a standard chow or a high-fat diet was investigated by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. The TLR-4 is induced during adipocyte differentiation and its expression is enhanced following fatty acid stimulation. The stimulatory effects of stearic and palmitic acids on MCP-1 secretion and of palmitoleic acid on resistin secretion are mediated via NF-kappaB. The stimulatory effects of stearic, palmitic and palmitoleic acids on resistin secretion and the stimulatory effect of stearic acid on MCP-1 secretion are mediated via TLR-4. Fatty acid-mediated effects are caused by an endogenous ligand because fatty acids were shown not to bind directly to TLR-4/MD-2. Adipose tissue mRNA expression and serum levels of adipokines did not differ in rats fed a high-fat diet. These data provide a new molecular mechanism by which fatty acids can link nutrition with innate immunity. FAU - Schaeffler, Andreas AU - Schaeffler A AD - Department of Internal Medicine I, Regensburg University Hospital, Regensburg, Germany. andreas.schaeffler@klinik.uni-regensburg.de FAU - Gross, Philipp AU - Gross P FAU - Buettner, Roland AU - Buettner R FAU - Bollheimer, Cornelius AU - Bollheimer C FAU - Buechler, Christa AU - Buechler C FAU - Neumeier, Markus AU - Neumeier M FAU - Kopp, Andrea AU - Kopp A FAU - Schoelmerich, Juergen AU - Schoelmerich J FAU - Falk, Werner AU - Falk W LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20080623 PL - England TA - Immunology JT - Immunology JID - 0374672 RN - 0 (Adiponectin) RN - 0 (Ccl2 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - 0 (Dietary Fats) RN - 0 (Fatty Acids) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Resistin) RN - 0 (Retn protein, rat) RN - 0 (Tlr4 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Toll-Like Receptor 4) SB - IM MH - Abdominal Fat/metabolism MH - Adipocytes/*drug effects/immunology/metabolism MH - Adiponectin/metabolism MH - Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena/*immunology MH - Animals MH - Cell Differentiation MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Chemokine CCL2/metabolism MH - Diet MH - Dietary Fats/administration & dosage MH - Fatty Acids/metabolism/*pharmacology MH - Immunity, Innate/physiology MH - Male MH - NF-kappa B/antagonists & inhibitors/*biosynthesis MH - Rats MH - Rats, Wistar MH - Resistin/metabolism MH - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods MH - Signal Transduction/immunology MH - Toll-Like Receptor 4/antagonists & inhibitors/*biosynthesis PMC - PMC2632685 EDAT- 2008/07/16 09:00 MHDA- 2009/04/11 09:00 PMCR- 2010/02/01 CRDT- 2008/07/16 09:00 PHST- 2008/07/16 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2009/04/11 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2008/07/16 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/02/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - IMM2892 [pii] AID - 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2008.02892.x [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Immunology. 2009 Feb;126(2):233-45. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2008.02892.x. Epub 2008 Jun 23.