Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8476954 | Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology | 2015 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (Nampt) is the rate-limiting enzyme for NAD salvage and the abundance of Nampt has been shown to be altered in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. It is, however, unknown how hepatic Nampt is regulated in response to accumulation of lipids in the liver of mice fed a high-fat diet (HFD). HFD mice gained more weight, stored more hepatic lipids and had an impaired glucose tolerance compared with control mice. NAD levels as well as Nampt mRNA expression, protein abundance and activity were significantly increased in HFD mice. Enhanced NAD levels were associated with deacetylation of p53 and Nfκb indicating increased activation of Sirt1. Despite impaired glucose tolerance and increased hepatic lipid levels in HFD mice, NAD metabolism was significantly enhanced. Thus, improved NAD metabolism may be a compensatory mechanism to protect against negative impact of hepatic lipid accumulation.
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Authors
Melanie Penke, Per S. Larsen, Susanne Schuster, Morten Dall, Benjamin A.H. Jensen, Theresa Gorski, Andrej Meusel, Sandy Richter, Sara G. Vienberg, Jonas T. Treebak, Wieland Kiess, Antje Garten,