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Insulin and dexamethasone regulate stearoyl-CoA desaturase mRNA levels and fatty acid synthesis in ovine adipose tissue explants^1,2

Division of Nutritional Biochemistry, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, United Kingdom

³ Correspondence—phone: 44-115-9516121; fax: 44-115-9516122; e-mail: peter.buttery{at}nottingham.ac.uk.

Abstract

Sheep adipose tissue explants were maintained in culture for 24 h in the presence of insulin, dexamethasone, or insulin and dexamethasone, and stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) messenger RNA (mRNA) levels and fatty acid synthesis were measured. Insulin increased SCD mRNA levels (P = 0.008) and synthesis of both saturated (P = 0.07) and unsaturated (P < 0.001) fatty acids but had the greatest effect on unsaturated fatty acid synthesis, resulting in the overall production of a greater (P < 0.001) proportion of monounsaturated fat. Dexamethasone, alone, had the opposite effect but actually potentiated the effect of insulin in stimulating SCD expression and both saturated and monounsaturated fatty acid synthesis, without affecting the relative proportions of each. Across adipose tissue depots, the effect of hormones was similar, although the increase in SCD mRNA levels (P = 0.008) and monounsaturated fatty acid synthesis (P < 0.001) was greater in subcutaneous adipose tissue than in the internal (omental and perirenal) depots. These data clearly show that, in ovine adipose tissue, changes in SCD gene expression in response to insulin and dexamethasone are associated with changes in monounsaturated fatty acid synthesis and suggest that it may be possible to develop strategies to manipulate sheep tissues to produce a less-saturated fatty acid profile.

Key Words: Hormones • Monounsaturated Fatty Acids • Saturated Fatty Acids • Sheep • Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase

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