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- Title
Oleamide activates peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) in vitro.
- Authors
Dionisi, Mauro; Alexander, Stephen P. H.; Bennett, Andrew J.
- Abstract
Background: Oleamide (ODA) is a fatty acid primary amide first identified in the cerebrospinal fluid of sleep-deprived cats, which exerts effects on vascular and neuronal tissues, with a variety of molecular targets including cannabinoid receptors and gap junctions. It has recently been reported to exert a hypolipidemic effect in hamsters. Here, we have investigated the nuclear receptor family of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) as potential targets for ODA action. Results: Activation of PPARα, PPARβ and PPARγ was assessed using recombinant expression in Chinese hamster ovary cells with a luciferase reporter gene assay. Direct binding of ODA to the ligand binding domain of each of the three PPARs was monitored in a cell-free fluorescent ligand competition assay. A well-established assay of PPARγ activity, the differentiation of 3T3-L1 murine fibroblasts into adipocytes, was assessed using an Oil Red O uptake-based assay. ODA, at 10 and 50 μM, was able to transactivate PPARα, PPARβ and PPARγ receptors. ODA bound to the ligand binding domain of all three PPARs, although complete displacement of fluorescent ligand was only evident for PPARγ, at which an IC50 value of 38 μM was estimated. In 3T3-L1 cells, ODA, at 10 and 20 μM, induced adipogenesis. Conclusions: We have, therefore, identified a novel site of action of ODA through PPAR nuclear receptors and shown how ODA should be considered as a weak PPARγ ligand in vitro.
- Subjects
OLEAMIDE; PEROXISOMES; MICROBODIES; FATTY acids; CARBOXYLIC acids; FIBROBLASTS; CELLS
- Publication
Lipids in Health & Disease, 2012, Vol 11, Issue 1, p51
- ISSN
1476-511X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/1476-511X-11-51