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- Title
Targeting Glutamine Synthesis Inhibits Stem Cell Adipogenesis in Vitro.
- Authors
Velickovic, Ksenija; Leija, Hilda Anaid Lugo; Surrati, Amal; Dong-Hyun Kim; Sacks, Harold; Symonds, Michael E.; Sottile, Virginie
- Abstract
Background/Aims: Glutamine is the most abundant amino acid in the body and has a metabolic role as a precursor for protein, amino sugar and nucleotide synthesis. After glucose, glutamine is the main source of energy in cells and has recently been shown to be an important carbon source for de novo lipogenesis. Glutamine is synthesized by the enzyme glutamine synthetase, a mitochondrial enzyme that is active during adipocyte differentiation suggesting a regulatory role in this process. The aim of our study was therefore to investigate whether glutamine status impacts on the differentiation of adipocytes and lipid droplet accumulation. Methods: Mouse mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) were submitted to glutamine deprivation (i.e. glutamine-free adipogenic medium in conjunction with irreversible glutamine synthetase inhibitor, methionine sulfoximine - MSO) during differentiation and their response was compared with MSCs differentiated in glutamine-supplemented medium (5, 10 and 20 mM). Differentiated MSCs were assessed for lipid content using Oil Red O (ORO) staining and gene expression was analysed by qPCR. Intracellular glutamine levels were determined using a colorimetric assay, while extracellular glutamine was measured using liquid chromatography- mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Results: Glutamine deprivation largely abolished adipogenic differentiation and lipid droplet formation. This was accompanied with a reduction in intracellular glutamine concentration, and downregulation of gene expression for classical adipogenic markers including PPAR?. Furthermore, glutamine restriction suppressed isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) gene expression, an enzyme which produces citrate for lipid synthesis. In contrast, glutamine supplementation promoted adipogenic differentiation in a dose-dependent manner. Conclusion: These results suggest that the glutamine pathway may have a previously over-looked role in adipogenesis. The underlying mechanism involved the glutamine-IDH1 pathway and could represent a potential therapeutic strategy to treat excessive lipid accumulation and thus obesity.
- Subjects
GLUTAMINE synthetase; STEM cells; ADIPOGENESIS; GLUTAMINE; LIPID synthesis; MITOCHONDRIAL enzymes
- Publication
Cellular Physiology & Biochemistry (Cell Physiol Biochem Press GmbH & Co. KG), 2020, Vol 54, Issue 5, p917
- ISSN
1015-8987
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.33594/000000278