Intracellular trafficking of fatty acids in the fish intestinal epithelial cell line RTgutGC

The shift towards higher inclusion of vegetable oils (VOs) in aquafeeds has resulted in major changes in dietary fatty acid composition, especially increased amounts of monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) and decreased polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and saturated fatty acids (SFAs). However, li...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chandrasekar Selvam, Takaya Saito, Nini H. Sissener, Antony J. Prabhu Philip, Øystein Sæle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.954773/full
_version_ 1828110123266998272
author Chandrasekar Selvam
Chandrasekar Selvam
Chandrasekar Selvam
Takaya Saito
Nini H. Sissener
Antony J. Prabhu Philip
Øystein Sæle
author_facet Chandrasekar Selvam
Chandrasekar Selvam
Chandrasekar Selvam
Takaya Saito
Nini H. Sissener
Antony J. Prabhu Philip
Øystein Sæle
author_sort Chandrasekar Selvam
collection DOAJ
description The shift towards higher inclusion of vegetable oils (VOs) in aquafeeds has resulted in major changes in dietary fatty acid composition, especially increased amounts of monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) and decreased polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and saturated fatty acids (SFAs). However, little is known about how this change in fatty acid (FA) profile affects the intracellular fate of these fatty acids in the intestinal cells. To investigate this topic, we used the rainbow trout intestinal epithelial cell line (RTgutGC) as an in vitro model. The cells were incubated with either palmitic acid (16:0, PA), oleic acid (18:1n-9, OA), or arachidonic acid (20:4n-6, ARA), to represent the SFA, MUFA, and PUFA, respectively. In all experiments, the RTgutGC were incubated with either non-labeled or radiolabeled FA (PA, OA, or ARA) for 16 h at 190C. The cells were then analyzed for the occurrence of cytosolic lipid droplets (CLD) with confocal microscopy, transcriptomic analysis (non-labeled FA experiments) and lipid class composition in the cells and serosal media from the basolateral side of the cells (radiolabeled FA experiments). CLD accumulation was higher in RTgutGC exposed to OA compared to cells given PA or ARA. This was coupled with increased volume, diameter, and surface area of CLDs in OA treated cells than with other FAs (PA, ARA). The results from radiolabeled FAs performed on permeable transwell inserts showed that OA increased the triacylglycerides (TAG) synthesis and was primarily stored in the cells in CLDs; whereas a significant amount of ARA was transported as TAG to the basolateral compartment. A significant proportion of free FAs was found to be excreted to the serosal basolateral side by the cells, which was significantly higher for PA and OA than ARA. Although there were clear clusters in differentially expressed genes (DEGs) for each treatment group, results from transcriptomics did not correlate to lipid transport and CLD analysis. Overall, the accumulation of TAG in CLDs was higher for oleic acid (OA) compared to arachidonic acid (ARA) and palmitic acid (PA). To conclude, carbon chain length and saturation level of FA differently regulate their intracellular fate during fatty acid absorption.
first_indexed 2024-04-11T11:14:47Z
format Article
id doaj.art-257193112f494a99984eec912b760279
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2296-7745
language English
last_indexed 2024-04-11T11:14:47Z
publishDate 2022-09-01
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
record_format Article
series Frontiers in Marine Science
spelling doaj.art-257193112f494a99984eec912b7602792022-12-22T04:27:16ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Marine Science2296-77452022-09-01910.3389/fmars.2022.954773954773Intracellular trafficking of fatty acids in the fish intestinal epithelial cell line RTgutGCChandrasekar Selvam0Chandrasekar Selvam1Chandrasekar Selvam2Takaya Saito3Nini H. Sissener4Antony J. Prabhu Philip5Øystein Sæle6Feed and nutrition, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, NorwayDepartment of Biological Sciences (BIO), University of Bergen, Bergen, NorwayMarine Biotechnology, Fish Nutrition and Health Division, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, IndiaFeed and nutrition, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, NorwayFeed and nutrition, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, NorwayFeed and nutrition, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, NorwayFeed and nutrition, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, NorwayThe shift towards higher inclusion of vegetable oils (VOs) in aquafeeds has resulted in major changes in dietary fatty acid composition, especially increased amounts of monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) and decreased polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and saturated fatty acids (SFAs). However, little is known about how this change in fatty acid (FA) profile affects the intracellular fate of these fatty acids in the intestinal cells. To investigate this topic, we used the rainbow trout intestinal epithelial cell line (RTgutGC) as an in vitro model. The cells were incubated with either palmitic acid (16:0, PA), oleic acid (18:1n-9, OA), or arachidonic acid (20:4n-6, ARA), to represent the SFA, MUFA, and PUFA, respectively. In all experiments, the RTgutGC were incubated with either non-labeled or radiolabeled FA (PA, OA, or ARA) for 16 h at 190C. The cells were then analyzed for the occurrence of cytosolic lipid droplets (CLD) with confocal microscopy, transcriptomic analysis (non-labeled FA experiments) and lipid class composition in the cells and serosal media from the basolateral side of the cells (radiolabeled FA experiments). CLD accumulation was higher in RTgutGC exposed to OA compared to cells given PA or ARA. This was coupled with increased volume, diameter, and surface area of CLDs in OA treated cells than with other FAs (PA, ARA). The results from radiolabeled FAs performed on permeable transwell inserts showed that OA increased the triacylglycerides (TAG) synthesis and was primarily stored in the cells in CLDs; whereas a significant amount of ARA was transported as TAG to the basolateral compartment. A significant proportion of free FAs was found to be excreted to the serosal basolateral side by the cells, which was significantly higher for PA and OA than ARA. Although there were clear clusters in differentially expressed genes (DEGs) for each treatment group, results from transcriptomics did not correlate to lipid transport and CLD analysis. Overall, the accumulation of TAG in CLDs was higher for oleic acid (OA) compared to arachidonic acid (ARA) and palmitic acid (PA). To conclude, carbon chain length and saturation level of FA differently regulate their intracellular fate during fatty acid absorption.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.954773/fullRTgutGCfatty acids transportlipid accumulationcytosolic lipid dropletstriacylglycerides
spellingShingle Chandrasekar Selvam
Chandrasekar Selvam
Chandrasekar Selvam
Takaya Saito
Nini H. Sissener
Antony J. Prabhu Philip
Øystein Sæle
Intracellular trafficking of fatty acids in the fish intestinal epithelial cell line RTgutGC
Frontiers in Marine Science
RTgutGC
fatty acids transport
lipid accumulation
cytosolic lipid droplets
triacylglycerides
title Intracellular trafficking of fatty acids in the fish intestinal epithelial cell line RTgutGC
title_full Intracellular trafficking of fatty acids in the fish intestinal epithelial cell line RTgutGC
title_fullStr Intracellular trafficking of fatty acids in the fish intestinal epithelial cell line RTgutGC
title_full_unstemmed Intracellular trafficking of fatty acids in the fish intestinal epithelial cell line RTgutGC
title_short Intracellular trafficking of fatty acids in the fish intestinal epithelial cell line RTgutGC
title_sort intracellular trafficking of fatty acids in the fish intestinal epithelial cell line rtgutgc
topic RTgutGC
fatty acids transport
lipid accumulation
cytosolic lipid droplets
triacylglycerides
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.954773/full
work_keys_str_mv AT chandrasekarselvam intracellulartraffickingoffattyacidsinthefishintestinalepithelialcelllinertgutgc
AT chandrasekarselvam intracellulartraffickingoffattyacidsinthefishintestinalepithelialcelllinertgutgc
AT chandrasekarselvam intracellulartraffickingoffattyacidsinthefishintestinalepithelialcelllinertgutgc
AT takayasaito intracellulartraffickingoffattyacidsinthefishintestinalepithelialcelllinertgutgc
AT ninihsissener intracellulartraffickingoffattyacidsinthefishintestinalepithelialcelllinertgutgc
AT antonyjprabhuphilip intracellulartraffickingoffattyacidsinthefishintestinalepithelialcelllinertgutgc
AT øysteinsæle intracellulartraffickingoffattyacidsinthefishintestinalepithelialcelllinertgutgc