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Adipocyte lipolysis-stimulated interleukin-6 production requires sphingosine kinase 1 activity
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Adipocyte lipolysis-stimulated interleukin-6 production requires sphingosine kinase 1 activity

Wenliang Zhang, Emilio P Mottillo, Jiawei Zhao, Allison Gartung, Garrett C VanHecke, Jen-Fu Lee, Krishna R Maddipati, Haiyan Xu, Young-Hoon Ahn, Richard L Proia, …
The Journal of biological chemistry, v 289(46), pp 32178-32185
14 Nov 2014
PMID: 25253697
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https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M114.601096View
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Abstract

3T3-L1 Cells Adipocytes - cytology Adipocytes - metabolism Adipose Tissue - metabolism Adipose Tissue - pathology Animals Inflammation - metabolism Interleukin-6 - metabolism Lipolysis Male MAP Kinase Kinase 4 - metabolism Mice Mice, Inbred C57BL Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) - metabolism RNA, Small Interfering - metabolism Signal Transduction Sphingolipids - chemistry Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Adipocyte lipolysis can increase the production of inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-6 (IL-6) that promote insulin resistance. However, the mechanisms that link lipolysis with inflammation remain elusive. Acute activation of β3-adrenergic receptors (ADRB3) triggers lipolysis and up-regulates production of IL-6 in adipocytes, and both of these effects are blocked by pharmacological inhibition of hormone-sensitive lipase. We report that stimulation of ADRB3 induces expression of sphingosine kinase 1 (SphK1) and increases sphingosine 1-phosphate production in adipocytes in a manner that also depends on hormone-sensitive lipase activity. Mechanistically, we found that adipose lipolysis-induced SphK1 up-regulation is mediated by the c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)/activating protein-1 signaling pathway. Inhibition of SphK1 by sphingosine kinase inhibitor 2 diminished the ADRB3-induced IL-6 production both in vitro and in vivo. Induction of IL-6 by ADRB3 activation was suppressed by siRNA knockdown of Sphk1 in cultured adipocytes and was severely attenuated in Sphk1 null mice. Conversely, ectopic expression of SphK1 increased IL-6 expression in adipocytes. Collectively, these data demonstrate that SphK1 is a critical mediator in lipolysis-triggered inflammation in adipocytes.

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