PMID- 26549689 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160930 LR - 20211203 IS - 1872-8057 (Electronic) IS - 0303-7207 (Linking) VI - 420 DP - 2016 Jan 15 TI - Effects of orexin A on glucose metabolism in human hepatocellular carcinoma in vitro via PI3K/Akt/mTOR-dependent and -independent mechanism. PG - 208-16 LID - S0303-7207(15)30128-3 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.mce.2015.11.002 [doi] AB - Orexins are hypothalamic neuropeptides that regulate food intake, energy homeostasis, reward system and sleep/wakefulness states. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of orexin A on glucose metabolism in human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line, Hep3B, and determine the possible mechanisms. Hep3B cells were incubated with different concentrations of orexin A (10(-9)-10(-7) M) in vitro in the presence or absence of the orexin receptor 1 (OX1R) inhibitor (SB334867), Akt inhibitor (PF-04691502) and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor (temsirolimus). Subsequently, OX1R protein expression, glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1) expression, glucose uptake, the mRNA expression of lactate dehydrogenase (LDHA), pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 (PDK1) and pyruvate dehydrogenase B (PDHB), lactate generation and mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) enzyme activity were measured. The activity of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt/mTOR signaling was also determined. OX1R was expressed in hepatoma tissues and Hep3B cells. Stimulation of the Hep3B cells with orexin A resulted in a dose-dependent increase of GLUT1 expression and glucose uptake, which was associated with the activation of PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway. Further, orexin A increased PDHB expression and PDH enzyme activity, decreased LDHA, PDK1 mRNA levels and lactate generation independent of PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway. Our results demonstrated that orexin A directed the cellular metabolism towards mitochondrial glucose oxidation rather than glycolysis. These findings provide functional evidence of the metabolic actions of orexin A in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. CI - Copyright (c) 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Liu, Yuanyuan AU - Liu Y AD - Department of Endocrinology, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110001, PR China. FAU - Zhao, Yuyan AU - Zhao Y AD - Department of Endocrinology, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110001, PR China. FAU - Guo, Lei AU - Guo L AD - Department of Orthopedic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110001, PR China. Electronic address: g572@sina.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20151106 PL - Ireland TA - Mol Cell Endocrinol JT - Molecular and cellular endocrinology JID - 7500844 RN - 0 (Glucose Transporter Type 1) RN - 0 (Orexin Receptors) RN - 0 (Orexins) RN - EC 1.1.1.27 (L-Lactate Dehydrogenase) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (MTOR protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - IY9XDZ35W2 (Glucose) SB - IM MH - Blotting, Western MH - Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/*metabolism MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Citric Acid Cycle/drug effects MH - Glucose/*metabolism MH - Glucose Transporter Type 1/metabolism MH - Glycolysis/drug effects MH - Humans MH - Immunohistochemistry MH - L-Lactate Dehydrogenase/metabolism MH - Liver Neoplasms/*metabolism MH - Metabolic Flux Analysis MH - Mitochondria/drug effects/metabolism MH - Orexin Receptors/metabolism MH - Orexins/*pharmacology MH - Oxidation-Reduction/drug effects MH - Oxidative Phosphorylation/drug effects MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/*metabolism MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Akt OT - Glucose metabolism OT - Hepatocellular carcinoma OT - Orexin A OT - Orexin receptor 1 OT - mTOR EDAT- 2015/11/10 06:00 MHDA- 2016/10/01 06:00 CRDT- 2015/11/10 06:00 PHST- 2015/08/26 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/10/31 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/11/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/11/10 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/11/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/10/01 06:00 [medline] AID - S0303-7207(15)30128-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.mce.2015.11.002 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2016 Jan 15;420:208-16. doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2015.11.002. Epub 2015 Nov 6.