Fig. 6

The increase in CD36 levels caused by lipids in Sirt3-deficient hepatocytes is mediated by Nrf2. VLDLR mRNA abundance (a) and protein levels of VLDLR and NQO1, an Nrf-2-target gene, (b) were assessed in Huh-7 cells incubated with fatty acid free-BSA or BSA-palmitate (0.3 mM) and exposed to either vehicle or the Sirt3 inhibitor AAPBO (100 μM) for 16 h. a, p < 0.05 vs. CT. b, p < 0.05 vs. CT cells incubated with palmitate. c, p < 0.05 vs. CT cells treated with AAPBO. c, fatty acid uptake in Huh-7 cells incubated with fatty acid free-BSA or BSA-palmitate (0.3 mM) and exposed to either vehicle or the Sirt3 inhibitor AAPBO (100 μM) for 16 h was measured by the uptake of BODIPY-C16. a, p < 0.05 vs. CT. b, p < 0.05 vs. CT cells incubated with palmitate. c, p < 0.05 vs. CT cells treated with AAPBO. mRNA abundance (d) and protein levels of VLDLR (e) in Huh-7 cells transfected with control (CT) or SIRT3 siRNA and incubated in the presence or absence 0.3 mM palmitate (Pal) for 24 h. Protein levels of CD36 (f), NQO1 (g) and PPARγ (h) in Huh-7 cells transfected with control (CT) or SIRT3 siRNA and incubated in the presence or absence 0.3 mM palmitate (Pal) or the Nrf2 inhibitor ML385 (10 μM) for 24 h. a, p < 0.05 vs. CT siRNA cells. b, p < 0.05 vs. CT siRNA cells incubated with palmitate. c, p < 0.05 vs. SIRT3 siRNA cells. d, p < 0.05 vs. CT siRNA cells incubated with palmitate and ML385