Cpt1a gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells as an early biomarker of diet-related metabolic alterations
Background: Research on biomarkers that provide early information about the development of future metabolic alterations is an emerging discipline. Gene expression analysis in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) is a promising tool to identify subjects at risk of developing diet-related disease...
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| description | Background: Research on biomarkers that provide early information about the development of future metabolic alterations is an emerging discipline. Gene expression analysis in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) is a promising tool to identify subjects at risk of developing diet-related diseases. Objective: We analysed PBMC expression of key energy homeostasis-related genes in a time-course analysis in order to find out early markers of metabolic alterations due to sustained intake of high-fat (HF) and high-protein (HP) diets. Design: We administered HF and HP diets (4 months) to adult Wistar rats in isocaloric conditions to a control diet, mainly to avoid overweight associated with the intake of hyperlipidic diets and, thus, to be able to characterise markers of metabolically obese normal-weight (MONW) syndrome. PBMC samples were collected at different time points of dietary treatment and expression of relevant energy homeostatic genes analysed by real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Serum parameters related with metabolic syndrome, as well as fat deposition in liver, were also analysed. Results: The most outstanding results were those obtained for the expression of the lipolytic gene carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1a (Cpt1a). Cpt1a expression in PBMC increased after only 1 month of exposure to both unbalanced diets, and this increased expression was maintained thereafter. Interestingly, in the case of the HF diet, Cpt1a expression was altered even in the absence of increased body weight but correlated with alterations such as higher insulin resistance, alteration of serum lipid profile and, particularly, increased fat deposition in liver, a feature characteristic of metabolic syndrome, which was even observed in animals fed with HP diet. Conclusions: We propose Cpt1a gene expression analysis in PBMC as an early biomarker of metabolic alterations associated with MONW phenotype due to the intake of isocaloric HF diets, as well as a marker of increased risk of metabolic diseases associated with the intake of HF or HP diets. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0d68beca8d7e49a0b61b1130c48bd35b2022-12-22T03:52:18ZengSwedish Nutrition FoundationFood & Nutrition Research1654-661X2016-11-0160011410.3402/fnr.v60.3355433554Cpt1a gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells as an early biomarker of diet-related metabolic alterationsRubén Díaz-RúaAndreu Palou0Paula Oliver1Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Biotechnology, Universitat de les Illes Balears and CIBER de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Palma de Mallorca, SpainLaboratory of Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Biotechnology, Universitat de les Illes Balears and CIBER de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Palma de Mallorca, SpainBackground: Research on biomarkers that provide early information about the development of future metabolic alterations is an emerging discipline. Gene expression analysis in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) is a promising tool to identify subjects at risk of developing diet-related diseases. Objective: We analysed PBMC expression of key energy homeostasis-related genes in a time-course analysis in order to find out early markers of metabolic alterations due to sustained intake of high-fat (HF) and high-protein (HP) diets. Design: We administered HF and HP diets (4 months) to adult Wistar rats in isocaloric conditions to a control diet, mainly to avoid overweight associated with the intake of hyperlipidic diets and, thus, to be able to characterise markers of metabolically obese normal-weight (MONW) syndrome. PBMC samples were collected at different time points of dietary treatment and expression of relevant energy homeostatic genes analysed by real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Serum parameters related with metabolic syndrome, as well as fat deposition in liver, were also analysed. Results: The most outstanding results were those obtained for the expression of the lipolytic gene carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1a (Cpt1a). Cpt1a expression in PBMC increased after only 1 month of exposure to both unbalanced diets, and this increased expression was maintained thereafter. Interestingly, in the case of the HF diet, Cpt1a expression was altered even in the absence of increased body weight but correlated with alterations such as higher insulin resistance, alteration of serum lipid profile and, particularly, increased fat deposition in liver, a feature characteristic of metabolic syndrome, which was even observed in animals fed with HP diet. Conclusions: We propose Cpt1a gene expression analysis in PBMC as an early biomarker of metabolic alterations associated with MONW phenotype due to the intake of isocaloric HF diets, as well as a marker of increased risk of metabolic diseases associated with the intake of HF or HP diets.http://www.foodandnutritionresearch.net/index.php/fnr/article/view/33554/50004dietary markersprevention markersPBMChigh-fat diethigh-protein dietunbalanced dietsmetabolic syndromeliver steatosis |
| spellingShingle | Rubén Díaz-Rúa Andreu Palou Paula Oliver Cpt1a gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells as an early biomarker of diet-related metabolic alterations Food & Nutrition Research dietary markers prevention markers PBMC high-fat diet high-protein diet unbalanced diets metabolic syndrome liver steatosis |
| title | Cpt1a gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells as an early biomarker of diet-related metabolic alterations |
| title_full | Cpt1a gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells as an early biomarker of diet-related metabolic alterations |
| title_fullStr | Cpt1a gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells as an early biomarker of diet-related metabolic alterations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cpt1a gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells as an early biomarker of diet-related metabolic alterations |
| title_short | Cpt1a gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells as an early biomarker of diet-related metabolic alterations |
| title_sort | cpt1a gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells as an early biomarker of diet related metabolic alterations |
| topic | dietary markers prevention markers PBMC high-fat diet high-protein diet unbalanced diets metabolic syndrome liver steatosis |
| url | http://www.foodandnutritionresearch.net/index.php/fnr/article/view/33554/50004 |
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