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Effects of formaldehyde on lipid metabolism in HepG2 cells

YAN Dan-dan,BAI Jian-ying*,LIANG Rui-feng,WANG You-ping,LEI Pei-yu   

  1. (Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi, China)
  • Received:2013-09-03 Revised:2013-10-07 Online:2013-11-30 Published:2013-11-30
  • Contact: BAI Jian-ying,E-mail:jybai66@aliyun.com

Abstract:

 OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects and possible mechanism of liquid formaldehyde on the triglyceride content of HepG2 hepatocytes. METHODS:HepG2 cells were treated with formaldehyde in 0.02,0.1,0.5,2.5 and 12.5 mmol/L concentrations,CCK-8 method was used to detect cell viability. Triglyceride was measured by triglyceride GPO-POD assay kit after formaldehyde exposure.  The expression of carnitine palmitoyl transferase 1 (CPT1),sterol regulatory element-binding protein (SREBP) 1c,ADP-ribosylation factor 1 (Arf1) and coat protein comlex Ⅰ(COPⅠ) were assessed by western blot after treatment with formaldehyde in 0.004,0.02,0.1 mmol/L concentrations. RESULTS:0.5-12.5 mmol/L FA exposure of 24 h or 0.1-12.5 mmol/L FA exposure of 48 h could significantly reduce the viability of HepG2 cells (P<0.05). TG contents were increased significantly after exposure to 0.1 mmol/L FA for 24 hours or 0.1 and 0.02 mmol/L FA for 48 h (P<0.05). CPT1 expression levels were significantly decreased after 48 h exposure,but SREBP-1c and COPⅠexpression levels were increased after both 24 h and 48 h exposures. Arf1 expression level was significantly increased after 24 h exposure. CONCLUSION:FA exposure could increase intracellular TG contents in HepG2 cells,and it may be associated with inhibition of fatty acid β oxidation and increased synthesis of triglyceride.

Key words: formaldehyde, triglyceride, CPT1, SREBP-1c, Arf1, COPⅠ