López-Gómez, CarlosSantiago-Fernández, ConcepciónGarcía-Serrano, SaraGarcía-Escobar, EvaGutiérrez-Repiso, CarolinaRodríguez-Díaz, CristinaHo-Plágaro, AilecMartín-Reyes, FloresGarrido-Sánchez, LourdesValdés, SergioRodríguez-Cañete, AlbertoRodríguez-Pacheco, FranciscaGarcía-Fuentes, Eduardo2024-02-122024-02-122020-08-12http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4103http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/18095The effects of different types of fatty acids on the gene expression of key players in the IRS1/PI3K signaling pathway have been poorly studied. Material and Methods: We analyzed IRS1, p85α, and p110β mRNA expression and the fatty acid composition of phospholipids in visceral adipose tissue from patients with morbid obesity and from non-obese patients. Moreover, we analyzed the expression of those genes in visceral adipocytes incubated with oleic, linoleic, palmitic and dosahexaenoic acids. Results: We found a reduced IRS1 expression in patients with morbid obesity, independent of insulin resistance, and a reduced p110β expression in those with lower insulin resistance. A positive correlation was found between p85α and stearic acid, and between IRS1 and p110β with palmitic and dosahexaenoic acid. In contrast, a negative correlation was found between p85α and oleic acid, and between IRS1 and p110β with linoleic, arachidonic and adrenic acid. Incubation with palmitic acid decreased IRS1 expression. p85α was down-regulated after incubation with oleic and dosahexaenoic acid and up-regulated with palmitic acid. p110β expression was increased and decreased after incubation with oleic and palmitic acid, respectively. The ratio p85α/p110β was decreased by oleic and dosahexaenoic acid and increased by palmitic acid. Conclusions: Our in vitro results suggest a detrimental role of palmitic acid on the expression of gene related to insulin signaling pathway, with oleic acid being the one with the higher and more beneficial effects. DHA had a slight beneficial effect. Fatty acid-induced regulation of genes related to the IRS1/PI3K pathway may be a novel mechanism by which fatty acids regulate insulin sensitivity in visceral adipocytes.engVoRhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Morbid obesityInsulin resistanceIRS1p85αp110βPalmitic acidOleic acidDocosahexaenoic acidLinoleic acidVisceral adipose tissueObesidad mórbidaResistencia a la insulinaÁcido palmíticoÁcido oléicoÁcidos docosahexaenoicosÁcido linoleicoGrasa intraabdominalAndalucíaHumansInsulin ResistancePhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesIntra-Abdominal FatObesity, MorbidAdipocytesSignal TransductionGene ExpressionPalmitic AcidsPhospholipidsStearic AcidsOleic AcidsInsulinsRNA, MessengerFatty Acids, UnsaturatedSpainAttribution 4.0 International3280664110.3390/jcm90826152077-0383Journal of Clinical Medicineopen access