A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Liver lipid metabolism is altered by increased circulating estrogen to androgen ratio in male mouse




AuthorsAnni P. Vehmas, Marion Adam, Teemu D. Laajala, Gabi Kastenmüller, Cornelia Prehn, Jan Rozman, Claes Ohlsson, Helmut Fuchs, Martin Hrabě de Angelis, Valérie Gailus-Durner, Laura L. Elo, Tero Aittokallio, Jerzy Adamski, Garry Corthals, Matti Poutanen, Leena Strauss

Publication year2016

JournalJournal of Proteomics

Volume133

First page 66

Last page75

Number of pages10

ISSN1874-3919

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jprot.2015.12.009


Abstract

Estrogens are suggested to lower the risk of developing metabolic syndrome in both sexes. In this study, we investigated how the increased circulating estrogen-to-androgen ratio (E/A) alters liver lipid metabolism in males. The cytochrome P450 aromatase (P450arom) is an enzyme converting androgens to estrogens. Male mice overexpressing human aromatase enzyme (AROM+ mice), and thus have high circulating E/A, were used as a model in this study. Proteomics and gene expression analyses indicated an increase in the peroxisomal β-oxidation in the liver of AROM+ mice as compared with their wild type littermates. Correspondingly, metabolomic analysis revealed a decrease in the amount of phosphatidylcholines with long-chain fatty acids in the plasma. With interest we noted that the expression of Cyp4a12a enzyme, which specifically metabolizes arachidonic acid (AA) to 20-hydroxy AA, was dramatically decreased in the AROM+ liver. As a consequence, increased amounts of phospholipids having AA as a fatty acid tail were detected in the plasma of the AROM+ mice. Overall, these observations demonstrate that high circulating E/A in males is linked to indicators of higher peroxisomal β-oxidation and lower AA metabolism in the liver. Furthermore, the plasma phospholipid profile reflects the changes in the liver lipid metabolism.




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