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Regina-Ferreira L, Valdivieso-Rivera F, Angelim MKSC, Menezes Dos Reis L, Furino VO, Morari J, Maia de Sousa L, Consonni SR, Sponton CH, Moraes-Vieira PM, Velloso LA. Inhibition of Crif1 protects fatty acid-induced POMC neuron-like cell-line damage by increasing CPT-1 function. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2024; 326:E681-E695. [PMID: 38597829 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00420.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Revised: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
Abstract
Hypothalamic proopiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons are sensors of signals that reflect the energy stored in the body. Inducing mild stress in proopiomelanocortin neurons protects them from the damage promoted by the consumption of a high-fat diet, mitigating the development of obesity; however, the cellular mechanisms behind these effects are unknown. Here, we induced mild stress in a proopiomelanocortin neuron cell line by inhibiting Crif1. In proopiomelanocortin neurons exposed to high levels of palmitate, the partial inhibition of Crif1 reverted the defects in mitochondrial respiration and ATP production; this was accompanied by improved mitochondrial fusion/fission cycling. Furthermore, the partial inhibition of Crif1 resulted in increased reactive oxygen species production, increased fatty acid oxidation, and reduced dependency on glucose for mitochondrial respiration. These changes were dependent on the activity of CPT-1. Thus, we identified a CPT-1-dependent metabolic shift toward greater utilization of fatty acids as substrates for respiration as the mechanism behind the protective effect of mild stress against palmitate-induced damage of proopiomelanocortin neurons.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Saturated fats can damage hypothalamic neurons resulting in positive energy balance, and this is mitigated by mild cellular stress; however, the mechanisms behind this protective effect are unknown. Using a proopiomelanocortin cell line, we show that under exposure to a high concentration of palmitate, the partial inhibition of the mitochondrial protein Crif1 results in protection due to a metabolic shift warranted by the increased expression and activity of the mitochondrial fatty acid transporter CPT-1.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Obesity and Comorbidities Research Center, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology (IB), University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunometabolism, Department of Genetics, Evolution, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunometabolism, Department of Genetics, Evolution, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Obesity and Comorbidities Research Center, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cytochemistry and Immunocytochemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology (IB), University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cytochemistry and Immunocytochemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology (IB), University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Obesity and Comorbidities Research Center, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology (IB), University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Obesity and Comorbidities Research Center, São Paulo, Brazil
- Laboratory of Immunometabolism, Department of Genetics, Evolution, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Obesity and Comorbidities Research Center, São Paulo, Brazil
- National Institute of Science and Technology on Neuroimmunomodulation, São Paulo, Brazil
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Sponton CH, Hosono T, Taura J, Jedrychowski MP, Yoneshiro T, Wang Q, Takahashi M, Matsui Y, Ikeda K, Oguri Y, Tajima K, Shinoda K, Pradhan RN, Chen Y, Brown Z, Roberts LS, Ward CC, Taoka H, Yokoyama Y, Watanabe M, Karasawa H, Nomura DK, Kajimura S. The regulation of glucose and lipid homeostasis via PLTP as a mediator of BAT-liver communication. EMBO Rep 2020; 21:e49828. [PMID: 32672883 DOI: 10.15252/embr.201949828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2019] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
While brown adipose tissue (BAT) is well-recognized for its ability to dissipate energy in the form of heat, recent studies suggest multifaced roles of BAT in the regulation of glucose and lipid homeostasis beyond stimulating thermogenesis. One of the functions involves interorgan communication with metabolic organs, such as the liver, through BAT-derived secretory factors, a.k.a., batokine. However, the identity and the roles of such mediators remain insufficiently understood. Here, we employed proteomics and transcriptomics in human thermogenic adipocytes and identified previously unappreciated batokines, including phospholipid transfer protein (PLTP). We found that increased circulating levels of PLTP, via systemic or BAT-specific overexpression, significantly improve glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity, increased energy expenditure, and decrease the circulating levels of cholesterol, phospholipids, and sphingolipids. Such changes were accompanied by increased bile acids in the circulation, which in turn enhances glucose uptake and thermogenesis in BAT. Our data suggest that PLTP is a batokine that contributes to the regulation of systemic glucose and lipid homeostasis as a mediator of BAT-liver interorgan communication.
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Affiliation(s)
- Carlos H Sponton
- Diabetes Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Diabetes Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- End-Organ Disease Laboratories, Daiichi-Sankyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
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- Diabetes Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Diabetes Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Drug Metabolism & Pharmacokinetics Research Laboratories, Daiichi-Sankyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
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- Protein Production Research Group, Biological Research Department, Daiichi-Sankyo RD Novare Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
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- Diabetes Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Diabetes Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Diabetes Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Diabetes Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Diabetes Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Diabetes Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Diabetes Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Departments of Chemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, and Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Departments of Chemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, and Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Kanagawa, Japan
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- End-Organ Disease Laboratories, Daiichi-Sankyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
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- Departments of Chemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, and Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Diabetes Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Lima TI, Guimarães D, Sponton CH, Bajgelman MC, Palameta S, Toscaro JM, Reis O, Silveira LR. Essential role of the PGC-1α/PPARβ axis in Ucp3 gene induction. J Physiol 2019; 597:4277-4291. [PMID: 31228206 DOI: 10.1113/jp278006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
Abstract
KEY POINTS We report that the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)γ coactivator 1-α (PGC-1α)/PPARβ axis is a crucial mediator of uncoupling protein 3 (UCP3) expression in skeletal muscle cells via the transactivativation of a distal PPAR response element at the Ucp3 gene promoter. This mechanism is activated during the myogenic process and by high concentrations of fatty acids independent of PGC-1α protein levels. Ucp3 is essential for PGC-1α-induced oxidative capacity and the adaptive mitochondrial response to fatty acid exposure. These findings provide further evidence for the broad spectrum of the coactivator action in mitochondrial homeostasis, positioning the PGC-1ɑ/PPARβ axis as an essential component of the molecular regulation of Ucp3 gene in skeletal muscle cells. ABSTRACT Uncoupling protein 3 (UCP3) has an essential role in fatty acid metabolism and mitochondrial redox regulation in skeletal muscle. However, the molecular mechanisms involved in the expression of Ucp3 are poorly known. In the present study, we show that the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)γ coactivator 1-α (PGC-1α)/PPARβ axis is a crucial mediator of Ucp3 expression in skeletal muscle cells. In silico analysis of the UCP3 promoter and quantitative chromatin immunoprecipitation experiments revealed that the induction of the UCP3 transcript is mediated by the transactivation of a distal PPAR response element at the Ucp3 gene promoter by the coactivator PGC-1α. This mechanism is activated during myogenesis and during metabolic stress induced by fatty acids independent of PGC-1α protein levels. We also provide evidence that Ucp3 is essential for PGC-1α-induced oxidative capacity. Taken together, our results highlight PGC-1ɑ/PPARβ as an essential component of the molecular regulation of Ucp3 gene in skeletal muscle cells.
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- Tanes I Lima
- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.,Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School - USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.,Obesity and Comorbidities Research Center (OCRC), Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.,Obesity and Comorbidities Research Center (OCRC), Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.,Obesity and Comorbidities Research Center (OCRC), Campinas, Brazil
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- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory (LNBio), Campinas, Brazil
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- Central Laboratory of High Performance Technologies (LaCTAD), University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.,Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School - USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.,Obesity and Comorbidities Research Center (OCRC), Campinas, Brazil
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Sponton CH, Esposti R, Rodovalho CM, Ferreira MJ, Jarrete AP, Anaruma CP, Bacci M, Zanesco A. The presence of the NOS3 gene polymorphism for intron 4 mitigates the beneficial effects of exercise training on ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in adults. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2014; 306:H1679-91. [PMID: 24748593 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00844.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
The number of studies that have evaluated exercise training (ET) and nitric oxide synthase (NOS)3 gene polymorphisms is scarce. The present study was designed to evaluate the relationship between exercise training and NOS3 polymorphisms at -786T>C, 894G>T, and intron 4b/a on blood pressure (BP) using 24-h ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM), nitrate/nitrite levels (NOx), and redox state. Eighty-six volunteers (51 ± 0.6 yr old) were genotyped into nonpolymorphic and polymorphic groups for each of the three positions of NOS3 polymorphisms. Auscultatory BP, ABPM, SOD activity, catalase activity, NOx levels, and malondialdehyde levels were measured. DNA was extracted from leukocytes, and PCR followed by sequencing was applied for genotype analysis. Aerobic ET consisted of 24 sessions for 3 days/wk for 40 min at moderate intensity. This study was performed in a double-blind and crossover format. ET was effective in lowering office BP (systolic BP: 3.2% and diastolic BP: 3%) as well as ABPM (systolic BP: 2% and diastolic BP: 1.3%). Increased SOD and catalase activity (42.6% and 15.1%, respectively) were also observed. The NOS3 polymorphism for intron 4 mitigated the beneficial effect of ET for systolic BP (nonpolymorphic group: -3.0% and polymorphic group: -0.6%) and diastolic BP (nonpolymorphic group: -3.2% and polymorphic group: -0.5%), but it was not associated with NOx level and redox state. Paradoxical responses were found for positions T786-C and G894T for the NOS3 gene. Consistently, the presence of the polymorphism for intron 4 blunted the beneficial effects of ET in middle-aged adults. Possibly, this effect might be as consequence of intron 4 acting as a short intronic repeat RNA controlling endothelial NOS activity epigenetically.
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- Carlos H Sponton
- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Physiology and Exercise Science, University of São Paulo State, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil; and
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Physiology and Exercise Science, University of São Paulo State, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil; and
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- Laboratory of Molecular Evolution, Institute of Bioscience, University of São Paulo State, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Physiology and Exercise Science, University of São Paulo State, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil; and
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Physiology and Exercise Science, University of São Paulo State, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil; and
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Physiology and Exercise Science, University of São Paulo State, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil; and
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- Laboratory of Molecular Evolution, Institute of Bioscience, University of São Paulo State, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Physiology and Exercise Science, University of São Paulo State, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil; and
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