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beta-Arrestin1 mediates nicotinic acid-induced flushing, but not its antilipolytic effect, in mice.

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2009-05
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Walters, Robert W
Shukla, Arun K
Kovacs, Jeffrey J
Violin, Jonathan D
DeWire, Scott M
Lam, Christopher M
Chen, J Ruthie
Muehlbauer, Michael J
Whalen, Erin J
Lefkowitz, Robert J
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Abstract
Nicotinic acid is one of the most effective agents for both lowering triglycerides and raising HDL. However, the side effect of cutaneous flushing severely limits patient compliance. As nicotinic acid stimulates the GPCR GPR109A and Gi/Go proteins, here we dissected the roles of G proteins and the adaptor proteins, beta-arrestins, in nicotinic acid-induced signaling and physiological responses. In a human cell line-based signaling assay, nicotinic acid stimulation led to pertussis toxin-sensitive lowering of cAMP, recruitment of beta-arrestins to the cell membrane, an activating conformational change in beta-arrestin, and beta-arrestin-dependent signaling to ERK MAPK. In addition, we found that nicotinic acid promoted the binding of beta-arrestin1 to activated cytosolic phospholipase A2 as well as beta-arrestin1-dependent activation of cytosolic phospholipase A2 and release of arachidonate, the precursor of prostaglandin D2 and the vasodilator responsible for the flushing response. Moreover, beta-arrestin1-null mice displayed reduced cutaneous flushing in response to nicotinic acid, although the improvement in serum free fatty acid levels was similar to that observed in wild-type mice. These data suggest that the adverse side effect of cutaneous flushing is mediated by beta-arrestin1, but lowering of serum free fatty acid levels is not. Furthermore, G protein-biased ligands that activate GPR109A in a beta-arrestin-independent fashion may represent an improved therapeutic option for the treatment of dyslipidemia.
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Journal article
Subject
Adipocytes
Animals
Arrestins
Cyclic AMP
Ear
Eicosanoids
Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases
Fatty Acids, Nonesterified
Flushing
Humans
Langerhans Cells
Lipolysis
Macrophages
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Knockout
Niacin
Nicotinic Agonists
Phospholipases A2, Cytosolic
Phosphorylation
Protein Conformation
Pyrazoles
Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
Receptors, Nicotinic
Regional Blood Flow
Tetrazoles
beta-Arrestins
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/5928
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10.1172/JCI36806
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Walters, Robert W; Shukla, Arun K; Kovacs, Jeffrey J; Violin, Jonathan D; DeWire, Scott M; Lam, Christopher M; ... Lefkowitz, Robert J (2009). beta-Arrestin1 mediates nicotinic acid-induced flushing, but not its antilipolytic effect, in mice. J Clin Invest, 119(5). pp. 1312-1321. 10.1172/JCI36806. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/5928.
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