Effects of dietary fatty acids on expression of gene sterol-regulatory elementary binding protein-1c and occurrence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in rats
Liu Yu,Gao Yanxiang,Ran Li,Zhang Yong,Zhang Qianyong,Mi Mantian.Effects of dietary fatty acids on expression of gene sterol-regulatory elementary binding protein-1c and occurrence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in rats[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2016,38(18):2002-2007.
Liu Yu,Gao Yanxiang,Ran Li,Zhang Yong,Zhang Qianyong,Mi Mantian.Effects of dietary fatty acids on expression of gene sterol-regulatory elementary binding protein-1c and occurrence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in rats[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2016,38(18):2002-2007.DOI:
Objective To investigate the effects of dietary fatty acids on the development and progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and the correlation with the expression of sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c). Methods A total of 100 SD rats were randomly divided into 5 groups with different diets: control group (standard-chow diet)
NAFLD model group (standard-chow diet with 10% lard and 1% cholesterol)
mono-unsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) group(standard-chow diet with 10% olive oil and 1% cholesterol)
n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid (n-6 PUFA) group (standard-chow diet with 10% corn oil and 1% cholesterol)
and 4∶1 n-6/n-3 poly-unsaturated fatty acid (4∶1 n-6/n-3 PUFA) group (standard-chow diet with 8% corn oil
2% fish oil and 1% cholesterol). Each group had 20 rats. The hepatic steatosis was observed by hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining after feeding for 8 and 16 weeks. The concentrations of total cholesterol (TC) and triglyceride (TG) in serum and liver were measured. The mRNA levels of SREBP-1c and FAS were measured by quantitative real-time PCR
and their protein levels by Western blotting. Results In NAFLD model group
the body mass of rats were significantly higher than that in control group and other groups (P0.05). The TG level in the liver was significantly higher in NAFLD model group and MUFA group than that in control group (P0.05)
but TG levels in the serum
and TC and TG levels in the liver in both n-6 PUFA group and 4∶1 n-6/n-3PUFA group were significantly lower than those in NAFLD model group (P0.05). HE staining showed that the fatty degeneration in NAFLD model group was more severe than in control group
MUFA group
n-6 PUFA group and 4∶1 n-6/n-3 PUFA group. Compared to the control group
the expression levels of SREBP-1c and FAS were significantly higher in NAFLD model group
and the protein expression of SREBP-1c was significantly lower in MUFA group
n-6 PUFA group and 4∶1 n-6/n-3 PUFA group. Conclusion Increasing the amount of n-3 PUFA
particularly in a 4:1 ratio of n-6 PUFA to n-3 PUFA
and decreasing saturated fatty acid may prevent the occurrence and development of NAFLD in high-fat fed rats
which is partly modulated by down-regulation of SREBP-1c.