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标题：In situ assay of fatty acid β-oxidation by metabolite profiling following permeabilization of cell membranes
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作者：Regina Ensenauer ; Ralph Fingerhut ; Sonja C. Schriever 等
期刊名称：JLR Papers In Press
印刷版ISSN：0022-2275
电子版ISSN：1539-7262
出版年度：2012
卷号：53
期号：5
页码：1012-1020
DOI：10.1194/jlr.D022608
语种：English
出版社：American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
摘要：Quantitative analysis of mitochondrial FA β-oxidation (FAO) has drawn increasing interest for defining lipid-induced metabolic dysfunctions, such as in obesity-induced insulin resistance, and evaluating pharmacologic strategies to improve β-oxidation function. The aim was to develop a new assay to quantify β-oxidation function in intact mitochondria and with a low amount of cell material. Cell membranes of primary human fibroblasts were permeabilized with digitonin prior to a load with FFA substrate. Following 120 min of incubation, the various generated acylcarnitines were extracted from both cells and incubation medium by protein precipitation/desalting and subjected to solid-phase extraction. A panel of 30 acylcarnitines per well was quantified by MS/MS and normalized to citrate synthase activity to analyze mitochondrial metabolite flux. Pretreatment with bezafibrate and etomoxir revealed stimulating and inhibiting regulatory effects on β-oxidation function, respectively. In addition to the advantage of a much shorter assay time due to in situ permeabilization compared with whole-cell incubation systems, the method allows the detection of multiple acylcarnitines from an only limited amount of intact cells, particularly relevant to the use of primary cells. This novel approach facilitates highly sensitive, simple, and fast monitoring of pharmacological effects on FAO.
关键词：β-oxidation function ; acylcarnitines ; tandem mass spectrometry ; mitochondria ; digitonin ; drug discovery ; mode of action ; obesity ; insulin resistance ; fatty acid β-oxidation