PMID- 25147052 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150219 LR - 20211021 IS - 1471-4159 (Electronic) IS - 0022-3042 (Print) IS - 0022-3042 (Linking) VI - 132 IP - 1 DP - 2015 Jan TI - Epidermal fatty acid-binding protein protects nerve growth factor-differentiated PC12 cells from lipotoxic injury. PG - 85-98 LID - 10.1111/jnc.12934 [doi] AB - Epidermal fatty acid-binding protein (E-FABP/FABP5/DA11) binds and transport long-chain fatty acids in the cytoplasm and may play a protecting role during neuronal injury. We examined whether E-FABP protects nerve growth factor-differentiated PC12 cells (NGFDPC12 cells) from lipotoxic injury observed after palmitic acid (C16:0; PAM) overload. NGFDPC12 cells cultures treated with PAM/bovine serum albumin at 0.3 mM/0.15 mM show PAM-induced lipotoxicity (PAM-LTx) and apoptosis. The apoptosis was preceded by a cellular accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and higher levels of E-FABP. Antioxidants MCI-186 and N-acetyl cysteine prevented E-FABP's induction in expression by PAM-LTx, while tert-butyl hydroperoxide increased ROS and E-FABP expression. Non-metabolized methyl ester of PAM, methyl palmitic acid (mPAM), failed to increase cellular ROS, E-FABP gene expression, or trigger apoptosis. Treatment of NGFDPC12 cultures with siE-FABP showed reduced E-FABP levels correlating with higher accumulation of ROS and cell death after exposure to PAM. In contrast, increasing E-FABP cellular levels by pre-loading the cells with recombinant E-FABP diminished the PAM-induced ROS and cell death. Finally, agonists for PPARbeta (GW0742) or PPARgamma (GW1929) increased E-FABP expression and enhanced the resistance of NGFDPC12 cells to PAM-LTx. We conclude that E-FABP protects NGFDPC12 cells from lipotoxic injury through mechanisms that involve reduction of ROS. Epidermal fatty acid-binding protein (E-FABP) may protect nerve cells from the damaging exposure to high levels of free fatty acids (FA). We show that E-FABP can neutralize the effects of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by the high levels of FA in the cell and protect PC12 cells from lipotoxic injuries common in Type 2 diabetes neuropathy. Potentially, E-FABP gene up-regulation may be mediated through the NFkB pathway and future studies are needed to further evaluate this proposition. CI - (c) 2014 The Authors. Journal of Neurochemistry published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Society for Neurochemistry. FAU - Liu, Jo-Wen AU - Liu JW AD - Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California, USA. FAU - Montero, Manuel AU - Montero M FAU - Bu, Liming AU - Bu L FAU - De Leon, Marino AU - De Leon M LA - eng GR - P20 MD006988/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States GR - R25 GM060507/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - 5R25GM060507/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - 5P2MD006988/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20140919 PL - England TA - J Neurochem JT - Journal of neurochemistry JID - 2985190R RN - 0 (Eye Proteins) RN - 0 (Fabp5 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (Lipids) RN - 0 (Nerve Tissue Proteins) RN - 0 (RNA, Small Interfering) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) RN - 2V16EO95H1 (Palmitic Acid) RN - 9061-61-4 (Nerve Growth Factor) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/drug effects MH - Cell Differentiation/drug effects MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Eye Proteins/genetics/*physiology MH - Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins/genetics/*physiology MH - Lipids/*antagonists & inhibitors/*toxicity MH - Nerve Growth Factor/*pharmacology MH - Nerve Tissue Proteins/genetics/*physiology MH - PC12 Cells MH - Palmitic Acid/antagonists & inhibitors/toxicity MH - RNA, Small Interfering/genetics MH - Rats MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - Recombinant Proteins/pharmacology MH - Transfection PMC - PMC4270845 MID - NIHMS623280 OTO - NOTNLM OT - FABP OT - PPAR OT - antioxidants OT - lipotoxicity OT - reactive oxygen species EDAT- 2014/08/26 06:00 MHDA- 2015/02/20 06:00 CRDT- 2014/08/23 06:00 PHST- 2013/09/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/08/01 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2014/08/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/08/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/08/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/02/20 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1111/jnc.12934 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Neurochem. 2015 Jan;132(1):85-98. doi: 10.1111/jnc.12934. Epub 2014 Sep 19.