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Effect of Hormones and Short Chain Fatty Acids on CYP7A1 Gene Expression in HepG2 Cell

호르몬과 단쇄지방산이 HepG2 Cell 내에서 CYP7A1 발현에 미치는 효과

  • Yang, Jeong-Lye (Research Institute Of Human Ecology, Changwon University) ;
  • Lee, Hyun-Jung (Dept. of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Kim, Yang-Ha (Dept. of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Ewha Womans University)
  • 양정례 (창원대학교 생활과학연구소) ;
  • 이현정 (이화여자대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 김양하 (이화여자대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Published : 2005.06.01
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Abstract

Cholesterol $7\alpha-hydroxylase$ (CYP7A1) is the rate-limiting enzyme in the conversion of cholesterol to bile acids and plays a central role in regulating cholesterol homeostasis. We previously showed that a fermentable $\beta-glucan$ ingestion decreased plasma cholesterol levels due to fecal bile acid excretion elevation involved inincrease of cholesterol $7\alpha-hydroxylase$ mRNA expression and activity. It is proposed that short chain fatty acids (SCFA) produced by cecal and colonic fermentation of soluble fiber are associated with cholesterol-lowering effect of fiber. In the present study, we investigated whether CYP7A1 expression is up-regulated by short chain fatty acids or by hormones in cultured human hepatoma (HepG2) cells. Confluent HepG2 cell were incubated with acetate, propionate, or butyrate at 1 mM concentration for 24 hrs. Acetate as well as propionate increased to 1.8-fold expression of CYP7A1 mRNA than the control. Butyrate also increased 1.5-fold expression of CYP7A1 mRNA. Our data show for the first time that SCFA increase expression of CYP7A1 mRNA. Adding insulin, dexamethasone and triiodothyronine $(1\;{\mu}M)$ to HepG2 cell increased the expression of CYP7A1 mRNA to $150\%,\;173\%,\;141\%$, respectively. These results suggest that SCFA produced by cecal fermentation stimulate enteric nervous system, in which secreted some neuropeptides may be responsible for change in cholesterol and bile acid metabolism. These findings suggest that SCFA are involved in lowering plasma cholesterol levels due to the up-regulation of CYP7A1 and bile acid synthesis.

수용성 식이섬유의 섭취는 혈청 콜레스테롤 저하효과가 있으며 , 그 작용기 작으로는 수용성 식이섬유의 점성으로 인한 콜레스테롤과 담즙산 흡수저해, 대장내 미생물 발효로 생성 된 단쇄지방산에 의한 콜레스테롤 합성률 변경 및 담즙산 합성증가 등으로 설명되어진다. 그러나 명확한 작용기전은 규명 되지 않았다. 본 연구에서는 간세포 핵내의 CYP7A1의 발현에 호르몬과 식이섬유의 발효로 생성된 단쇄지방산이 미치는 영향을 알아보았다. 사람의 간세포(HepG2 세포)의 배양배지에 insulin, dexamethasone 및 triiodothyronine을 각각 $1\;{\mu}M$ 투여하고 24시간 배양하였다. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR기법에 의해 CYP7A1 mRNA발현을 측정한 결과, dexamethasone에서 가장 높아 $173\%$의 증가를 나타내었고, 그 다음으로 insulin에서 $150\%$, triiodothyronine 에서 $141\%$의 증가를 나타내었다. 이처럼 transient transfection을 하지 않은 HepG2 세포에서 생리적 조절자로 알려진 insulin, dexamethasone 및 triiodothyronine이 CYP7A1의 발현을 모두 증가시킨다는 결과는 본 연구에서 처음으로 규명하며, rat gene and/or human gene 발현이 다르게 조절됨을 제안한다. 단쇄지방산에 의한 HepG2 세포에서의 CYP7A1 유전자의 발현 정도를 측정하기 위해서 actetate, propionate 및 butyrate를 각각 1 M농도로 24시간 동안 배양한 결과, 모든 단쇄지방산이 CYP7A1의 발현을 증가시켰다. Acetate와 propionate는 유사한 효과를 나타내어 대조군에 비하여 1.8배의 증가를 나타내었으며 , butyrate는 1.5배의 증가를 보였다. 이상의 결과는 수용성 식이섬유 섭취시 나타나는 콜레스테롤 저하 효과는 수용성 식이섬유의 대장 발효가 대장을 자극함으로써 내인성 호르몬의 변화를 통해서 나타나거나 대장내 발효산물인 actetate, propionate 및 butyrate 등이 흡수되어 간에서의 CYP7A1의 up-regulation에 의한 담즙산 배설증가에 따른 결과로 설명할 수 있을 것이다. 단쇄지방산의 CYP7A1 발현에 미치는 작용은 acetate와 propionate가 butyrate보다 큼을 알 수 있었다.

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