Abstract 339: Impaired Periaortic Adipocyte Differentiation in Angiotensin AT1 Receptor-Deficient Mice: Possible Role in Proinflammatory Phenotypic Modulation of Perivascular Adipose Tissue

2012 ◽  
Vol 32 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daisuke Irie ◽  
Hiroyuki Yamada ◽  
Taku Kato ◽  
Hiroyuki Kawahito ◽  
Kouji Ikeda ◽  
...  

[BACKGROUND] The angiotensin II type 1 (AT1) receptor in visceral white adipose tissue (WAT) is closely implicated in lipid metabolism and energy homeostasis. Recently, perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) has been shown to play a crucial role in the development of atherosclerosis; however, the effects of AT1 on PVAT properties and their functional relevance in atherogenesis remain undefined. [METHOD AND RESULT] We examined the fat depot-specific difference of adipose tissue among epididymal WAT, PVAT surrounding thoracic aorta, and interscapular brown adipose tissue (BAT) in 8-week-old apoE deficient (apoE-/-) mice. The expression levels of brown adipocyte marker genes (UCP-1, PGC-1α, Elovl3, PPARα, and Cidea) were significantly higher in BAT and PVAT compared with WAT (P<0.01). White adipocyte marker genes (Igfbp3, DPT, Tcf21, and Hoxc9), which were hardly expressed in BAT, showed a moderate expression levels in PVAT, suggesting that PVAT has a strikingly different phenotype from the classical WAT and BAT. We next examined the properties of PVAT in 8-week-old apoE-/-/AT1 receptor deficient (Agtr1-/-) mice. After 4 weeks of western diet, the expression levels of adipocyte differentiation maker genes (PPARγ, FABP4, c/EBPα) were markedly increased in apoE -/- PVAT (P<0.05), which was completely diminished in apoE-/-/Agtr1 -/- PVAT (P<0.01). To investigate the effect of AT1 on the periaortic adipocyte differentiation, we performed primary culture of preadipocyte from stromal vascular fraction in Agtr1 -/- and Agtr1+/+ PVAT. The mRNA expressions of adipocyte differentiation marker genes (PPARγ, FABP4, and c/EBPα) were time-dependently increased in Agtr1+/+ adipocyte. In contrast, FABP4 and c/EBPα mRNA expressions were markedly inhibited in Agtr1 -/- adipocyte, whereas PPARγ did not differ between the two groups during differentiation, suggesting that AT1 is essentially implicated in the terminal differentiation of periaortic adipocyte. [CONCLUSION] Our findings demonstrate that AT1 regulates the expression levels of late stage of adipocyte-differentiation marker genes in PVAT, suggesting that AT1-mediated modulation of periaortic adipocyte differentiation could be a novel therapeutic target for the prevention of atherosclerosis.

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (19) ◽  
pp. 10391
Author(s):  
Takuya Sakurai ◽  
Toshiyuki Fukutomi ◽  
Sachiko Yamamoto ◽  
Eriko Nozaki ◽  
Takako Kizaki

In recent years, brown adipose tissue (BAT), which has a high heat-producing capacity, has been confirmed to exist even in adults, and it has become a focal point for the prevention and the improvement of obesity and lifestyle-related diseases. However, the influences of obesity and physical activity (PA) on the fluid factors secreted from BAT (brown adipokines) are not well understood. In this study, therefore, we focused on brown adipokines and investigated the effects of obesity and PA. The abnormal expressions of gene fluid factors such as galectin-3 (Lgals3) and Lgals3 binding protein (Lgals3bp), whose proteins are secreted from HB2 brown adipocytes, were observed in the interscapular BAT of obese mice fed a high-fat diet for 4 months. PA attenuated the abnormalities in the expressions of these genes. Furthermore, although the gene expressions of factors related to brown adipocyte differentiation such as peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-α were also down-regulated in the BAT of the obese mice, PA suppressed the down-regulation of these factors. On the other hand, lipogenesis was increased more in HB2 cells overexpressing Lgals3 compared with that in control cells, and the overexpression of Lgals3bp decreased the mitochondrial mass. These results indicate that PA attenuates the obesity-induced dysregulated expression of brown adipokines and suggests that Lgals3 and Lgals3bp are involved in brown adipocyte differentiation.


2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (21) ◽  
pp. 7907
Author(s):  
Meike Dahlhaus ◽  
Julian Roos ◽  
Daniel Engel ◽  
Daniel Tews ◽  
Daniel Halbgebauer ◽  
...  

Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a thermogenic organ in rodents and humans. In mice, the transplantation of BAT has been successfully used to combat obesity and its comorbidities. While such beneficial properties of BAT are now evident, the developmental and cellular origins of brown, beige, and white adipocytes have remained only poorly understood, especially in humans. We recently discovered that CD90 is highly expressed in stromal cells isolated from human white adipose tissue (WAT) compared to BAT. Here, we studied whether CD90 interferes with brown or white adipogenesis or white adipocyte beiging. We applied flow cytometric sorting of human adipose tissue stromal cells (ASCs), a CRISPR/Cas9 knockout strategy in the human Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome (SGBS) adipocyte model system, as well as a siRNA approach in human approaches supports the hypothesis that CD90 affects brown or white adipogenesis or white adipocyte beiging in humans. Taken together, our findings call the conclusions drawn from previous studies, which claimed a central role of CD90 in adipocyte differentiation, into question.


2011 ◽  
Vol 301 (4) ◽  
pp. H1425-H1437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy P. Fitzgibbons ◽  
Sophia Kogan ◽  
Myriam Aouadi ◽  
Greg M. Hendricks ◽  
Juerg Straubhaar ◽  
...  

Thoracic perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) is a unique adipose depot that likely influences vascular function and susceptibility to pathogenesis in obesity and the metabolic syndrome. Surprisingly, PVAT has been reported to share characteristics of both brown and white adipose, but a detailed direct comparison to interscapular brown adipose tissue (BAT) has not been performed. Here we show by full genome DNA microarray analysis that global gene expression profiles of PVAT are virtually identical to BAT, with equally high expression of Ucp-1, Cidea, and other genes known to be uniquely or very highly expressed in BAT. PVAT and BAT also displayed nearly identical phenotypes upon immunohistochemical analysis, and electron microscopy confirmed that PVAT contained multilocular lipid droplets and abundant mitochondria. Compared with white adipose tissue (WAT), PVAT and BAT from C57BL6/J mice fed a high-fat diet for 13 wk had markedly lower expression of immune cell-enriched mRNAs, suggesting resistance to obesity-induced inflammation. Indeed, staining of BAT and PVAT for macrophage markers (F4/80 and CD68) in obese mice showed virtually no macrophage infiltration, and FACS analysis of BAT confirmed the presence of very few CD11b+/CD11c+ macrophages in BAT (1.0%) compared with WAT (31%). In summary, murine PVAT from the thoracic aorta is virtually identical to interscapular BAT, is resistant to diet-induced macrophage infiltration, and thus may play an important role in protecting the vascular bed from inflammatory stress.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuki Oiwa ◽  
Kaori Oka ◽  
Hironobu Yasui ◽  
Kei Higashikawa ◽  
Hidemasa Bono ◽  
...  

Abstract The naked mole-rat (NMR) is a heterothermic mammal that forms eusocial colonies consisting of one reproductive female (queen), several reproductive males, and subordinates. Despite their heterothermy, NMRs possess brown adipose tissue (BAT), which generally induces thermogenesis in cold and some non-cold environments. Previous studies suggest that NMR-BAT induces thermogenesis by cold exposure. However, detailed NMR-BAT characteristics and whether NMR-BAT thermogenesis occurs in non-cold environments are unknown. Here, we show beta-3 adrenergic receptor (ADRB3)-dependent thermogenic potential of NMR-BAT, which contributes to thermogenesis in the isolated queen in non-cold environments (30 °C). NMR-BAT expressed several brown adipocyte marker genes and showed noradrenaline-dependent thermogenic activity in vitro and in vivo. Although our ADRB3 inhibition experiments revealed that NMR-BAT thermogenesis slightly delays the decrease in body temperature in a cold environment (20 °C), it was insufficient to prevent the decrease in the body temperatures. Even at 30 °C, NMRs are known to prevent the decrease of and maintain their body temperature by heat-sharing behaviors within the colony. However, isolated NMRs maintained their body temperature at the same level as when they are in the colony. Interestingly, we found that queens, but not subordinates, induce BAT thermogenesis in this condition. Our research provides novel insights into NMR thermoregulation.


1980 ◽  
Vol 238 (6) ◽  
pp. E552-E563 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Bukowiecki ◽  
N. Follea ◽  
A. Paradis ◽  
A. Collet

Regulation of respiration by catecholamines was studied in adipocytes isolated from interscapular brown adipose tissue of warm-acclimated rats by rapid digestion of collagenase. (-)-Norepinephrine stimulated adipocyte respiration 10–12 times above basal values in less than 3 min. (Vmax = 410 +/- 29.5 nmol O2 . min-1 . 10(-6) cells-1). Stimulated respiration remained stable for at least 20 min, provided that cells were incubated in balanced salt media containing bicarbonate. The maximal capacity of total brown adipose tissue for norepinephrine-stimulated respitarion was estimated at 1.5 ml O2/min per rat. beta-Adrenergic agonists increased calorigenesis stereospecifically with an order of potency expected for respiratory stimulation via adrenoceptors of the beta 1-subtype: (-)-isoproterenol (1/2 Vmax = 2 nM) greater than (-)-norepinephrine (1/2 Vmax = 20 nM) approximately equal to (-)-epinephrine (1/2 Vmax = 40 nM) greater than corresponding (+)-stereoisomers. The alpha-adrenergic agonist phenylephrine (1/2 Vmax = 5 microM) stimulated adipocyte respiration as rapidly and as effectively as beta-agonists. Although alpha-adrenoreceptors are present in brown adipose tissue, studies with alpha- and beta-adrenergic antagonists revealed that norepinephrine elicits thermogenesis at physiological concentrations (less than or equal to 1 microM) predominantely via beta 1-adrenergic pathways.


2012 ◽  
Vol 443 (3) ◽  
pp. 799-810 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordi Armengol ◽  
Josep A. Villena ◽  
Elayne Hondares ◽  
María C. Carmona ◽  
Hei Sook Sul ◽  
...  

Pref-1 (pre-adipocyte factor-1) is known to play a central role in regulating white adipocyte differentiation, but the role of Pref-1 in BAT (brown adipose tissue) has not been analysed. In the present study we found that Pref-1 expression is high in fetal BAT and declines progressively after birth. However, Pref-1-null mice showed unaltered fetal development of BAT, but exhibited signs of over-activation of BAT thermogenesis in the post-natal period. In C/EBP (CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein) α-null mice, a rodent model of impaired fetal BAT differentiation, Pref-1 was dramatically overexpressed, in association with reduced expression of the Ucp1 (uncoupling protein 1) gene, a BAT-specific marker of thermogenic differentiation. In brown adipocyte cell culture models, Pref-1 was mostly expressed in pre-adipocytes and declined with brown adipocyte differentiation. The transcription factor C/EBPδ activated the Pref-1 gene transcription in brown adipocytes, through binding to the proximal promoter region. Accordingly, siRNA (small interfering RNA)-induced C/EBPδ knockdown led to reduced Pref-1 gene expression. This effect is consistent with the observed overexpression of C/EBPδ in C/EBPα-null BAT and high expression of C/EBPδ in brown pre-adipocytes. Dexamethasone treatment of brown pre-adipocytes suppressed Pref-1 down-regulation occurring throughout the brown adipocyte differentiation process, increased the expression of C/EBPδ and strongly impaired expression of the thermogenic markers UCP1 and PGC-1α [PPARγ (peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor γ) co-activator-α]. However, it did not alter normal fat accumulation or expression of non-BAT-specific genes. Collectively, these results specifically implicate Pref-1 in controlling the thermogenic gene expression program in BAT, and identify C/EBPδ as a novel transcriptional regulator of Pref-1 gene expression that may be related to the specific role of glucocorticoids in BAT differentiation.


2010 ◽  
Vol 108 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim J. Schulz ◽  
Tian Lian Huang ◽  
Thien T. Tran ◽  
Hongbin Zhang ◽  
Kristy L. Townsend ◽  
...  

Brown fat is specialized for energy expenditure and has therefore been proposed to function as a defense against obesity. Despite recent advances in delineating the transcriptional regulation of brown adipocyte differentiation, cellular lineage specification and developmental cues specifying brown-fat cell fate remain poorly understood. In this study, we identify and isolate a subpopulation of adipogenic progenitors (Sca-1+/CD45−/Mac1−; referred to as Sca-1+ progenitor cells, ScaPCs) residing in murine brown fat, white fat, and skeletal muscle. ScaPCs derived from different tissues possess unique molecular expression signatures and adipogenic capacities. Importantly, although the ScaPCs from interscapular brown adipose tissue (BAT) are constitutively committed brown-fat progenitors, Sca-1+ cells from skeletal muscle and subcutaneous white fat are highly inducible to differentiate into brown-like adipocytes upon stimulation with bone morphogenetic protein 7 (BMP7). Consistent with these findings, human preadipocytes isolated from subcutaneous white fat also exhibit the greatest inducible capacity to become brown adipocytes compared with cells isolated from mesenteric or omental white fat. When muscle-resident ScaPCs are re-engrafted into skeletal muscle of syngeneic mice, BMP7-treated ScaPCs efficiently develop into adipose tissue with brown fat-specific characteristics. Importantly, ScaPCs from obesity-resistant mice exhibit markedly higher thermogenic capacity compared with cells isolated from obesity-prone mice. These data establish the molecular characteristics of tissue-resident adipose progenitors and demonstrate a dynamic interplay between these progenitors and inductive signals that act in concert to specify brown adipocyte development.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelsey Hildreth ◽  
Haley Overby ◽  
Sean Kodani ◽  
Christophe Morisseau ◽  
Bruce Hammock ◽  
...  

Abstract Objectives Brown adipose tissue has recently emerged as a novel target for obesity treatment and prevention. In contrast to the lipid storing function of white adipocytes, brown adipocytes are responsible for dissipating energy as heat, a process involving uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1). Soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) is a cytosolic enzyme that converts epoxy fatty acids (EpFAs) into less active diols. By stabilizing endogenous EpFAs, potent small molecule sEH inhibitors have been shown to be beneficial for many chronic diseases. Several recent papers have reported that sEH inhibitors are able to reduce diet-induced obesity, possibly by upregulating UCP1 expression. In the current study, we sought to study the mechanisms by which sEH inhibitor acts on brown preadipocytes. Methods The effects of a potent sEH inhibitor, trans-4-[4-(3-adamantan-1-yl-ureido)-cyclohexyloxy]-benzoic acid (t-AUCB), on murine brown adipocyte differentiation were evaluated by lipid accumulation and expression of brown adipocyte marker genes. PPAR alpha and PPAR gamma activation by t-AUCB was measured by their respective transactivation assays. The roles of PPARs were further studied by pharmacological antagonism and knockdown experiments by small RNA interference. Results We report that sEH expression was increased during murine brown adipocyte differentiation. t-AUCB dose-dependently promoted brown adipocyte differentiation. Moreover, we demonstrate that t-AUCB activated PPAR alpha, but not PPAR gamma. t-AUCB-induced upregulation of thermogenic gene Ucp1 and Pgc1 alpha and the general differentiation marker Fabp4 were significantly attenuated by the antagonist of PPAR alpha, GW6471. In contrast, they were only partially attenuated by the antagonist of PPAR gamma, GW9662, and specific knockdown of PPAR gamma. Conclusions Our findings suggest that sEH may regulate brown adipogenesis and sEH pharmacological inhibition by t-AUCB promotes brown adipogenesis, possibly through activation of PPAR alpha. Funding Sources The work is supported by NIH 1R15DK114790-01A1 (to LZ), R00DK100736 (to AB) and R01ES002710 (to BDH).


1998 ◽  
Vol 331 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josep A. VILLENA ◽  
Octavi VIÑAS ◽  
Teresa MAMPEL ◽  
Roser IGLESIAS ◽  
Marta GIRALT ◽  
...  

The regulation of transcription of the gene for the β subunit of the FoF1 ATP synthase (ATPsynβ) in brown adipose tissue has been studied as a model to determine the molecular mechanisms for mitochondrial biogenesis associated with brown adipocyte differentiation. The expression of the ATPsynβ mRNA is induced during the brown adipocyte differentiation that occurs during murine prenatal development or when brown adipocytes differentiate in culture. This induction occurs in parallel with enhanced gene expression for other nuclear and mitochondrially-encoded components of the respiratory chain/oxidative phosphorylation system (OXPHOS). Transient transfection assays indicated that the expression of the ATPsynβ gene promoter is higher in differentiated HIB-1B brown adipocytes than in non-differentiated HIB-1B cells. A major transcriptional regulatory site was identified between nt -306 and -266 in the ATPsynβ promoter. This element has a higher enhancer capacity in differentiated brown adipocyte HIB-1B cells than in non-differentiated cells. Electrophoretic shift analysis indicated that Sp1and nuclear respiratory factor-2/GA-binding protein (NRF2/GABP) were the main nuclear proteins present in brown adipose tissue that bind this site. Double-point mutant analysis indicated a major role for the NRF2/GABP site in the enhancer capacity of this element in brown fat cells. It is proposed that NRF2/GABP plays a pivotal role in the co-ordinated enhancement of OXPHOS gene expression associated with mitochondrial biogenesis in brown adipocyte differentiation.


2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (15) ◽  
pp. 2027-2038 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongyi Zhou ◽  
Stephen M. Black ◽  
Tyler W. Benson ◽  
Neal L. Weintraub ◽  
Weiqin Chen

Brown adipose tissue (BAT) plays a unique role in regulating whole-body energy homeostasis by dissipating energy through thermogenic uncoupling. Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy (BSCL) type 2 (BSCL2; also known as seipin) is a lipodystrophy-associated endoplasmic reticulum membrane protein essential for white adipocyte differentiation. Whether BSCL2 directly participates in brown adipocyte differentiation, development, and function, however, is unknown. We show that BSCL2 expression is increased during brown adipocyte differentiation. Its deletion does not impair the classic brown adipogenic program but rather induces premature activation of differentiating brown adipocytes through cyclic AMP (cAMP)/protein kinase A (PKA)-mediated lipolysis and fatty acid and glucose oxidation, as well as uncoupling. cAMP/PKA signaling is physiologically activated during neonatal BAT development in wild-type mice and greatly potentiated in mice with genetic deletion ofBscl2in brown progenitor cells, leading to reduced BAT mass and lipid content during neonatal brown fat formation. However, prolonged overactivation of cAMP/PKA signaling during BAT development ultimately causes apoptosis of brown adipocytes through inflammation, resulting in BAT atrophy and increased overall adiposity in adult mice. These findings reveal a key cell-autonomous role for BSCL2 in controlling BAT mass/activity and provide novel insights into therapeutic strategies targeting cAMP/PKA signaling to regulate brown adipocyte function, viability, and metabolic homeostasis.


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