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. 2023 Jun 15;10:1197432. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1197432

Table 2.

Tissue- and stimulus-specific SAA effects in humans and rodents.

Tissue/cell type Model Stimulus SAA subtypesa
Liver
Human HepG2 cells (234)

HepG2 cells (89, 248)

HepG2 cells (252)
Primary hepatocytes (251)
Liver tissue (98)
IL-1β, IL-6
TNFα (10 ng/ml)
IL-6
TNFα, DEX
IL-1 β
LPS (20–500 ng/ml)
Obesity
↑↑ SAA1, SAA2 (15–25-fold)
↔ SAA1, SAA2
↑↑ SAA1, SAA2 (5-fold)
↔ SAA1, SAA2
↑ SAA1
↑↑ SAA1, SAA2
↔ SAA1
Rodent BALB/c mice (40, 238)

Swiss mice (236)
C57Bl6/J mice (122, 233)
Primary hepatocytes (122)
Mouse fibrosis model (239)
Mouse HSCs (239)
C57Bl6/J mice (42)


Ldlr-/-.Leiden mice (244)
FVB mice (114)
db/db mice (114)
C57Bl6/J (121)
Mouse liver (113)
Mink liver (269)
C57Bl6/J (209)
LPS (50 µg)
Casein (0.5 ml 10%)
LPS (100 µg)
LPS (100 µg)
LPS (25 µg)
Ccl4 (0.5 µl/g)
Ccl4 (0.5 µl/g)
LPS (25 µg)
AgNO3 (0.5 ml 1%)
Casein (0.5 ml 5%)
DIO (50 weeks HFD)
STZ- hyperglycemia
Genetic T2D
DIO (16 weeks)
Amyloidosis
LPS (3 mg/kg)
MOG- autoimmune encephalomyelitis
↑↑ Saa1, Saa2, Saa3 (100-fold)
↔ Saa1, Saa2
↑↑ Saa1
↑↑ Saa1, Saa2, Saa3 (2,000–5,000-fold)
↑↑ Saa1, Saa2, Saa3
↑ Saa1, Saa3 (10–40-fold)
↔ Saa1, ↑ Saa3 (40-fold)
↑↑ Saa1–4 (200, 2,000, 1,000-fold)
↑↑ Saa1, Saa2 (400, 10,000-fold)
↔ Saa4, ↑ Saa1–3 (60, 1,000, 8-fold)
↔ Saa1
↔ Saa3
↔ Saa3
↔ Saa3
↓ Saa1, Saa2
↑ Saa1
↑↑ Saa1–2, ↔ Saa3 (10, 20-fold)
Adipocytes/WAT
Human Omental and SQ adipose tissue (9)


SQ adipose tissue (96, 98)

MADS (253)
Primary breast adipocytes (254)
Obesity
DEX, insulin
Rosiglitazone
Obesity
Obesity → weight loss
rSAA (1–30 µg/ml)
DHA (50–100 µM)
↑↑ SAA1
↑ SAA1 (6-fold secretion)
↓ SAA1 (70% reduction in secretion)
↑ SAA1–2, SAA4 (6-fold)
↓ SAA1, SAA2 (1.6–2.2-fold)
↑ SAA1 (7-fold)
↑ SAA1
Rodent C57Bl6/J mice (42)


C57Bl6/J mice (122)
Ldlr-/-.Leiden mice (44)
3T3-L1 adipocytes (114)


FVB mice (114)

ob/ob mice (114, 121)
db/db mice (114, 121)
3T3-L1 adipocytes (190)


3T3-L1 adipocytes (245)
C57Bl6/J (121)
3T3-L1 adipocytes (246)

3T3-L1 adipocytes (242)
Swiss Webster mice (271)
LPS (25 µg/mouse)
AgNO3 (0.5 ml 1%)
Casein (0.5 ml 5%)
LPS (100 µg)
DIO (50 weeks HFD)
TNFα, LPS
Insulin, Rosi, IL-6
Hyperglycemia (25 mM)
LPS (100 ng/g)
STZ- hyperglycemia
Obesity
Genetic T2D
SFA (12:0, 14:0, 16:0)
Hyperglycemia (25 mM)
PUFA (20:4, 20:5, 22:6)
IL-1β
DIO (16 weeks)
LPS
LPS + RAW264.7 cells
rSAA (5 µg/ml)
Presense of microbes
↑↑ Saa1, Saa2, Saa3 (60, 30, 750-fold)
↔ Saa1–3
↔ Saa1–3
↑ Saa1 (100-fold), ↑↑ Saa3 (400-fold)
↓ Saa1
↑↑ Saa3
↔ Saa3
↑ Saa3
↑↑ Saa3 (200-fold)
↑ Saa3
↑↑ Saa3
↑ Saa3 (8-fold)
↑ Saa3 (2-fold)
↑ Saa3 (5-fold)
↓ Saa3
↑ Saa3 (10,000-fold)
↑ Saa3 (11-fold)
↑ Saa1 (2-fold)
↑ Saa1 (2-fold)
↑ Saa3 (3-fold)
↑ Saa3 (10-fold), ↔ Saa1, Saa2
Monocytes
Human PBMC (250)
THP-1 cells (187)
U-937 cells (187)
HL-60 cells (187)
IL-1β, IL-6, TNFα
LPS + DEX, or DEX
LPS, DEX, IL-1, IL-6
LPS, DEX, IL-1, IL-6
↑ SAA2 (7-fold)
↑ SAA1
↔ SAA1
↔ SAA1
Macrophages
Human Coronary artery sections (18)
THP-1 macrophages (187)

U-937 macrophages (187)
HL-60 macrophages (187)
Atherosclerosis
LPS
DEX
DEX
LPS, DEX, IL-1, IL-6
↑ SAA1
↔ SAA1
↑ SAA1
↑ SAA1
↔ SAA1
Rodent BALB/c mice (40)
RAW264.7 cells (246)
RAW264.7 cells (271)
Kupffer cells (233)
Peritoneal macrophages (233)
Peritoneal macrophages (113)
Microglia, MDM (209)
LPS (50 µg)
LPS
LPS
LPS
LPS
Amyloidosis
MOG- autoimmune encephalomyelitis
↑↑ Saa3 (100-fold)
↔ Saa1
↑ Saa3
↑ Saa1
↑ Saa1
↑↑ Saa3
↑ Saa3
Intestine
Rodent BALB/c mice (40)

C57Bl6/J (121)
CONV-R vs. GF mice (271)
CONV-R vs. GF mice (278)
CMT-93 colonic epithelial cells (224, 271)
Mink intestine (269)
LPS (50 µg)
Casein (0.5 ml 10%)
DIO (16 weeks)
Presence of microbes
Presence of microbes
LPS
LPS (3 mg/kg)
↑↑ Saa1 (1–4-fold), Saa3 (3–25-fold)
↔ Saa1, Saa3
↔ Saa3
↔ Saa1, Saa2, ↑ Saa3
↑↑ Saa1, Saa2, Saa3 (4-fold)
↑↑ Saa3 (7-fold), ↔ Saa1–2
↑↑ Saa1

12:0, lauric acid; 14:0, myristic acid; 16:0, palmitic acid; 20:4, arachidonic acid; 20:5, eicosapentaenoic acid; 22:6, docosahexaenoic acid; AgNO3, silver nitrate; Ccl4, tetrachloride; CLA, conjugated linoleic acid; CONV-R, conventionally-reared; DEXv dexamethasone; db/db mice: DIO, diet-induced obesity; leptin receptor-deficient mice; DEX, dexamethasone; DHA, docohexaenoic acid; GF, germ-free; HepG2, human hepatoma cells; HSC, hepatic stellate cells; IL-1β, interleukin 1 beta; IL-6, interleukin 6; LPS, lipopolysaccharide; MDM, monocyte-derived macrophage; MOG, myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein; ob/ob mice, leptin-deficient mice; PBMCs, peripheral blood mononuclear cells; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids; rSAA, recombinant SAA; SFA, short chain fatty acids; SQ, subcutaneous; STZ, streptozotocin; T2D, type 2 diabetes; TNFα, tumor necrosis factor alpha; WAT, white adipose tissue; ↑, modest increase; ↑↑, robust increase; ↔, no change.

a

Fold-mRNA expression, unless otherwise indicated.