JOURNAL OF PRACTICAL HEPATOLOGY ›› 2019, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (2): 172-175.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2019.02.005

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Upregulation of SCD1 gene-related lipid synthesis by IL-6 stimulus in HepG2 cells in vitro

Cao Baige, Liu Chongxiao, Chen Yuanwen, Dong Yan   

  1. Department of Endocrinology,Xinhua Hospital,Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine,Shanghai 200092,China
  • Received:2018-08-31 Online:2019-03-10 Published:2019-03-19

Abstract: Objective To investigate the upregulation of stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1(SCD1)-related lipid synthesis by IL-6 stimulus in HepG2 cells in vitro. Methods HepG2 cells were stimulated by rIL-6,and the lipid accumulation and SCD1 levels were evaluated. The SCD1 eukaryotic plasmid and small interfering RNA were conducted and transfected into HepG2 cells,respectively,and the lipid metabolism-related genes and intracellular triglyceride contents were detected. Results The intracellular triglyceride content in rIL-6-stimulated cells was significantly higher than in control group(P<0.05);the SCD1 gene increased by 1.36 folds compared with in the control (P<0.01) and the SCD1 protein increased at the same time;the upregulation of intracellular lipid synthesis-related SREBP1c and FASN also increased by 1.35 and 1.27 folds,respectively,and the downregulation of lipid oxidation-related PPARα and ASCL3 decreased by 12.3% and 13.5%,respectively;In addition,the SCD1 transfection increased intracellular TG content in HepG2 cells(P<0.01) as compared to that in vector transfected group;conversely,after transfection with small interfering RNA and stimulation by rIL-6,the SCD1 was reduced compared with in the negative control, the intracellular TG content significantly decreased(P<0.05) and the lipid synthesis-related SREBP1c and FASN decreased by 32.3% and 51.9%, while the lipid oxidation-related PPARα also decreased by 80% (P<0.05) with the ASCL3 gene not significantly changed (P=0.832). Conclusion rIL-6 stimulation might induce lipid synthesis and increase the triglyceride content by upregulating SCD1 expression in HepG2 cells.

Key words: HepG2 cells, Stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1, Lipid synthesis