PMID- 20876761 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20101228 LR - 20220311 IS - 1522-1555 (Electronic) IS - 0193-1849 (Print) IS - 0193-1849 (Linking) VI - 299 IP - 6 DP - 2010 Dec TI - Different effects of oleate vs. palmitate on mitochondrial function, apoptosis, and insulin signaling in L6 skeletal muscle cells: role of oxidative stress. PG - E1096-105 LID - 10.1152/ajpendo.00238.2010 [doi] AB - The type of free fatty acids (FFAs), saturated or unsaturated, is critical in the development of insulin resistance (IR), since the degree of saturation correlates with IR. We compared the effects of the saturated FFA palmitate, the unsaturated FFA oleate, and a mixture of each on the production of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (mtROS), mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) damage, mitochondrial function, apoptosis, and insulin-signaling pathway in skeletal muscle cells. Only palmitate caused a significant increase of mtROS production, which correlated with concomitant mtDNA damage, mitochondrial dysfunction, induction of JNK, apoptosis, and inhibition of insulin signaling. Blocking de novo synthesis of ceramide abolished the effects of palmitate on mtROS production, viability, and insulin signaling. Oleate alone did not cause mtROS generation and mtDNA damage, and its addition to palmitate prevented palmitate-induced mtDNA damage, increased total ATP levels and cell viability, and prevented palmitate-induced apoptosis and inhibition of insulin-stimulated Akt (Ser(473)) phosphorylation. The peroxisome proliferator activator receptor-gamma coactivator 1alpha (PGC-1alpha) protein level and promoter activity were decreased at concentrations of palmitate >/=0.5 mM, whereas addition of oleate increased both PGC-1alpha level and promoter activity. Expression of the mitochondrial transcription factor (TFAM) was significantly diminished after palmitate but not oleate treatment. Addition of the ROS scavenger, N-acetylcystein (NAC), to palmitate restored both the expression and promoter activity of PGC-1alpha as well as TFAM expression. We propose that 1) mtROS generation is the initial event in the induction of mitochondrial dysfunction and consequent apoptosis and the inhibition of insulin signaling and that 2) oleate ameliorates palmitate-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and thus may contribute to the prevention of palmitate-induced IR. FAU - Yuzefovych, Larysa AU - Yuzefovych L AD - Dept. of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA. FAU - Wilson, Glenn AU - Wilson G FAU - Rachek, Lyudmila AU - Rachek L LA - eng GR - DK-073808/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - ES-03456/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20100928 PL - United States TA - Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab JT - American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism JID - 100901226 RN - 0 (Insulin) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 2UMI9U37CP (Oleic Acid) RN - 2V16EO95H1 (Palmitic Acid) RN - 31C4KY9ESH (Nitric Oxide) SB - IM MH - Analysis of Variance MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/*drug effects MH - Blotting, Western MH - Cell Count MH - Cell Line MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Insulin/*metabolism MH - Insulin Resistance MH - Mitochondria/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Muscle Fibers, Skeletal/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Nitric Oxide/metabolism MH - Oleic Acid/metabolism/*pharmacology MH - Oxidative Stress/*drug effects MH - Palmitic Acid/metabolism/*pharmacology MH - Rats MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects PMC - PMC3006254 EDAT- 2010/09/30 06:00 MHDA- 2010/12/29 06:00 PMCR- 2011/12/01 CRDT- 2010/09/30 06:00 PHST- 2010/09/30 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/09/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2010/12/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2011/12/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ajpendo.00238.2010 [pii] AID - E-00238-2010 [pii] AID - 10.1152/ajpendo.00238.2010 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Dec;299(6):E1096-105. doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00238.2010. Epub 2010 Sep 28.