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Monounsaturated fatly acid metabolism and colon cancer cells proliferation : role of Stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 and effect of conjugated linoleic acid isomers

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Cancer cells adapt their metabolism in response to signals from the microenvironment and proliferation. Thus, MonoUnsaturated Fatty Acid (MUFA) synthesis is increased in colon cancer cells, and associated with increased Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase (SCD) activity, the rate limiting enzyme of MUFA biosynthesis. Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid (PUFA), as isomers of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), exert inhibitor activity on SCD-1 and have anti-cancer properties, but their mechanisms are not yet clear. In this context, the aim of this work was first to evaluate the role of SCD-1 in the proliferation of colon cancer cells (CCC) and to define the underlying mechanisms. In a second time, we provide new information about regulation of the anti-proliferative effect of CLA. In a first time we showed that extinction of SCD-1 induces CCC apoptosis through CHOP expression. In contrast, the extinction of SCD-1 has no effect on viability of non cancerous cells. In addition, we studied effects of two isomers of CLA, c9,t11-CLA and t10,c12 CLA, on CCC viability in vitro. We showed that only t10,c12 CLA induces apoptotic CCC death without affecting survival of untransformed colon cells. t10,c12 CLA seems to be also the only to repress MUFA synthesis. It is also shown that cell death induced by t10,c12 CLA is ER stress dependent through reactive oxygen species generation. This work provides new information about SCD 1 role in colon cancer cells survival and mechanism of t10,c12 CLA. This study supports the hypothesis to consider MUFA biosynthesis as a potential therapeutic target in colorectal cancer treatment.