PUBLICATION

Low phosphorus causes hepatic energy metabolism disorder through Dynamin-related protein 1-mediated mitochondrial fission in fish

Authors
Lin, J., Li, X., Lu, K., Song, K., Wang, L., Dai, W., Mohamed, M., Zhang, C.
ID
ZDB-PUB-241104-15
Date
2024
Source
The Journal of nutrition   155(1): 132-152 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Keywords
Drp1, Glycolipid metabolism, Mitochondrial dynamic, Phosphorus deficiency, cAMP/PKA signaling pathway
MeSH Terms
  • Energy Metabolism*/drug effects
  • Dynamins*/genetics
  • Dynamins*/metabolism
  • Liver*/drug effects
  • Liver*/metabolism
  • Hepatocytes/drug effects
  • Hepatocytes/metabolism
  • Mitochondrial Dynamics*/drug effects
  • Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases/metabolism
  • Animals
  • Diet/veterinary
  • Phosphorus/metabolism
  • Zebrafish*
PubMed
39491675 Full text @ J. Nutr.
Abstract
Low phosphorus (LP) diets perturb hepatic energy metabolism homeostasis in fish. However, the specific mechanisms in LP-induced hepatic energy metabolism disorders remain to be fully elucidated.
This study sought to elucidate the underlying mechanisms of mitochondria involved in LP-induced energy metabolism disorders.
Spotted seabass were fed diets with 0.72% (S-AP, control) or 0.36% (S-LP) available phosphorus for 10 weeks. Drp1 was knocked down or protein kinase A (PKA) was activated using 8Br-cAMP (5 μM, a PKA activator) in spotted seabass hepatocytes under LP medium. Zebrafish were fed Z-LP diets (0.30% available phosphorus) containing Mdivi-1 (5 mg/kg, a Drp1 inhibitor) or 8Br-cAMP (0.5 mg/kg) for 6 weeks. Biochemical and molecular parameters, along with transmission electron microscopy and immunofluorescence, were used to assess hepatic glycolipid metabolism, mitochondrial function and morphology.
Spotted seabass fed S-LP diets showed reduced ATP (0.52-fold) and cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) (0.52-fold) levels, along with reduced Drp1 (s582) (0.38-fold) and PKA (0.61-fold) phosphorylation levels in the liver compared with those fed S-AP diets (P < 0.05). Drp1 knockdown elevated ATP levels (1.99-fold), decreased mitochondrial DRP1 protein levels (0.45-fold), and increased mitochondrial aspect ratio (1.82-fold) in LP-treated hepatocytes (P < 0.05). Furthermore, 8Br-cAMP-treated hepatocytes exhibited higher PKA phosphorylation (2.85-fold), ATP levels (1.60-fold), and mitochondrial aspect ratio (2.00-fold), along with decreased mitochondrial DRP1 protein levels (0.29-fold) under LP medium (P < 0.05). However, mutating s582 to alanine mimic Drp1 dephosphorylation decreased ATP levels (0.63-fold) and mitochondrial aspect ratio (0.53-fold) in 8Br-cAMP-treated hepatocytes (P < 0.05). In addition, zebrafish were fed Z-LP diets containing Mdivi-1 or 8Br-cAMP had higher ATP levels (3.44-fold or 1.98-fold) than that fed Z-LP diets (P < 0.05).
These findings provide a potential mechanistic elucidation for LP-induced energy metabolism disorders through the cAMP/PKA/Drp1-mediated mitochondrial fission signaling pathway.
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