Prolactin suppresses malonyl-CoA concentration in human adipose tissue.

• Prolactin is best known for its involvement in lactation, where it regulates mechanisms that supply nutrients for milk production. In individuals with pathological hyperprolactinemia, glucose and fat homeostasis have been reported to be negatively influenced. It is not previously known, however, whether prolactin regulates lipogenesis in human adipose tissue. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of prolactin on lipogenesis in human adipose tissue in vitro. Prolactin decreased the concentration of malonyl-CoA, the product of the first committed step in lipogenesis, to 77+/-6% compared to control 100+/-5% (p=0.022) in cultured human adipose tissue. In addition, prolactin was found to decrease glucose transporter 4 ( GLUT4) mRNA expression, which may cause decreased glucose uptake. In conclusion, we propose that prolactin decreases lipogenesis in human adipose tissue as a consequence of suppressed malonyl-CoA concentration in parallel with decreased GLUT-4 expression. In the lactating woman, this regulation in adipose tissue may enhance the provision of nutrients for the infant instead of nutrients being stored in adipose tissue. In hyperprolactinemic individuals, a suppressed lipogenesis could contribute to an insulin resistant state with consequences for the health.

Subject headings

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper -- Fysiologi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Basic Medicine -- Physiology (hsv//eng)

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Endokrinologi och diabetes (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Endocrinology and Diabetes (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase

genetics

metabolism

Adipose Tissue

enzymology

metabolism

Adult

Female

Glucose Transporter Type 4

genetics

metabolism

Humans

Immunoblotting

Lipogenesis

physiology

Malonyl Coenzyme A

metabolism

Middle Aged

Phosphorylation

physiology

Prolactin

metabolism

RNA

Retinol-Binding Proteins

Plasma

genetics

metabolism

Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction

retinol

glucose transporter 4

lipogenesis

acetyl-CoA carboxylase

binding protein 4

human adipose tissue

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)