目的:探讨饱和脂肪酸是否造成骨骼肌细胞胰岛素抵抗,并检测核糖体s6蛋白激酶(S6K)是否参与此机制。方法:将棕榈酸偶联到无脂肪酸的牛血清白蛋白(BSA)上,制备成浓度为5mmol/L的棕榈酸储存液,备用。棕榈酸组用0.5mmol/L的棕榈酸孵育16h;溶剂组用含相同浓度的无脂肪酸的牛血清白蛋白(BSA)孵育16h;对照组没有任何处理。用偶联抗体的吸光度分析法测定细胞膜上GLUT4myc的含量,免疫印迹检测胰岛素信号分子胰岛素受体底物(IRS1)、蛋白激酶B(Akt)和S6K的磷酸化水平。结果:与对照组和溶剂组相比,棕榈酸组胰岛素刺激的GLUT4myc转位降低(P〈0.05);Akt的磷酸化水平降低,S6K的磷酸化水平没有变化,IRS1 S636/639的磷酸化水平也没有改变。结论:棕榈酸可导致骨骼肌细胞胰岛素抵抗,其机制可能不涉及S6K。
Objective: To study if saturated fatty acids cause insulin resistance in skeletal muscle cells, and detect whether ribosomal S6 kinase (S6K) is involved in this mechanism. Methods: Palmitic acid coupled to fatty acid-free bovine albumin (BSA) was prepared in a concentration of 5 mmol/L of storage solution. For palmitic acid group, C2C12GLUT4myc skeletal muscle cells were incubated with 0.5 mmol / L palmitic acid for 16 h; for solvent group, the cells were incubated with the same concentration of BSA for 16 h; for the control group, there was no any treatment. The amount of GLUT4myc on the cell surface was measured by an antibody-coupled absorbance assay. Phosphorylation of the insulin signaling molecules, such as insulin receptor substrate (IRSI), protein kinase B (Akt) and S6K were detected by Western blotting. Results: Compared to the control group and solvent group, insulin-stimulated GLUT4myc translocation decreased in pahnitic acid group ( P〈0.05); and the level of phosphorylation of Akt decreased, there was no change in the level of S6K phosphorylation, the level of IRS1 S636/639 phosphorylation did not change, either. Conclusion: Pahnitic acid can directly cause insulin resistance in skeletal muscle cells, and its mechanism may not involve S6K.