PMID- 23228666 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130625 LR - 20211203 IS - 1090-2104 (Electronic) IS - 0006-291X (Linking) VI - 430 IP - 2 DP - 2013 Jan 11 TI - Induction of mitochondrial biogenesis and respiration is associated with mTOR regulation in hepatocytes of rats treated with the pan-PPAR activator tetradecylthioacetic acid (TTA). PG - 573-8 LID - S0006-291X(12)02311-X [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.11.111 [doi] AB - The hypolipidemic effect of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) activators has been explained by increasing mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation, as observed in livers of rats treated with the pan-PPAR activator tetradecylthioacetic acid (TTA). PPAR-activation does, however, not fully explain the metabolic adaptations observed in hepatocytes after treatment with TTA. We therefore characterized the mitochondrial effects, and linked this to signalling by the metabolic sensor, the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR). In hepatocytes isolated from TTA-treated rats, the changes in cellular content and morphology were consistent with hypertrophy. This was associated with induction of multiple mitochondrial biomarkers, including mitochondrial DNA, citrate synthase and mRNAs of mitochondrial proteins. Transcription analysis further confirmed activation of PPARalpha-associated genes, in addition to genes related to mitochondrial biogenesis and function. Analysis of mitochondrial respiration revealed that the capacity of both electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation were increased. These effects coincided with activation of the stress related factor, ERK1/2, and mTOR. The protein level and phosphorylation of the downstream mTOR actors eIF4G and 4E-BP1 were induced. In summary, TTA increases mitochondrial respiration by inducing hypertrophy and mitochondrial biogenesis in rat hepatocytes, via adaptive regulation of PPARs as well as mTOR. CI - Copyright (c) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Hagland, Hanne R AU - Hagland HR AD - Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Norway. FAU - Nilsson, Linn I H AU - Nilsson LI FAU - Burri, Lena AU - Burri L FAU - Nikolaisen, Julie AU - Nikolaisen J FAU - Berge, Rolf K AU - Berge RK FAU - Tronstad, Karl J AU - Tronstad KJ LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20121207 PL - United States TA - Biochem Biophys Res Commun JT - Biochemical and biophysical research communications JID - 0372516 RN - 0 (Hypolipidemic Agents) RN - 0 (Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors) RN - 0 (Sulfides) RN - 7ZU5I25S2O (1-(carboxymethylthio)tetradecane) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (mTOR protein, rat) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Enlargement MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Hepatocytes/*drug effects/enzymology/ultrastructure MH - Hypolipidemic Agents/*pharmacology MH - Male MH - Mitochondria, Liver/*drug effects/enzymology MH - Mitochondrial Turnover/*drug effects MH - Oxidation-Reduction MH - Oxidative Phosphorylation/drug effects MH - Oxygen Consumption/*drug effects MH - Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors/*agonists MH - Rats MH - Rats, Wistar MH - Sulfides/*pharmacology MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/*metabolism EDAT- 2012/12/12 06:00 MHDA- 2013/06/26 06:00 CRDT- 2012/12/12 06:00 PHST- 2012/11/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/11/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2012/12/12 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/12/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/06/26 06:00 [medline] AID - S0006-291X(12)02311-X [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.11.111 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2013 Jan 11;430(2):573-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.11.111. Epub 2012 Dec 7.