Differential Effects of Cream, Glucose, and Orange Juice on Inflammation, Endotoxin, and the Expression of Toll-Like Receptor-4 and Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling-3
- Rupali Deopurkar, PHD,
- Husam Ghanim, PHD,
- Jay Friedman, PHD,
- Sanaa Abuaysheh, BSC,
- Chang Ling Sia, BSC,
- Priya Mohanty, MD,
- Prabhakar Viswanathan, PHD,
- Ajay Chaudhuri, MD and
- Paresh Dandona, MD, PHD
+Author Affiliations
- Corresponding author: Paresh Dandona, pdandona@kaleidahealth.org.
R.D., H.G., and J.F. contributed equally to this study.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE We have recently shown that a high-fat high-carbohydrate (HFHC) meal induces an increase in plasma concentrations of endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide [LPS]) and the expression of Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR-4) and suppresser of cytokine signaling-3 (SOCS3) in mononuclear cells (MNCs) in addition to oxidative stress and cellular inflammation. Saturated fat and carbohydrates, components of the HFHC meal, known to induce oxidative stress and inflammation, also induce an increase in LPS, TLR-4, and SOCS3.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Fasting normal subjects were given 300-calorie drinks of either glucose, saturated fat as cream, orange juice, or only water to ingest. Blood samples were obtained at 0, 1, 3, and 5 h for analysis.
RESULTS Indexes of inflammation including nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) binding, and the expression of SOCS3, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and interleukin (IL)-1β in MNCs, increased significantly after glucose and cream intake, but TLR-4 expression and plasma LPS concentrations increased only after cream intake. The intake of orange juice or water did not induce any change in any of the indexes measured.
CONCLUSIONS Although both glucose and cream induce NF-κB binding and an increase in the expression of SOCS3, TNF-α, and IL-1β in MNCs, only cream caused an increase in LPS concentration and TLR-4 expression. Equicaloric amounts of orange juice or water did not induce a change in any of these indexes. These changes are relevant to the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and insulin resistance.
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- Received September 2, 2009.
- Accepted January 5, 2010.
- © 2010 by the American Diabetes Association.
