RRC ID 12499
著者 Chartoumpekis DV, Ziros PG, Psyrogiannis AI, Papavassiliou AG, Kyriazopoulou VE, Sykiotis GP, Habeos IG.
タイトル Nrf2 represses FGF21 during long-term high-fat diet-induced obesity in mice.
ジャーナル Diabetes
Abstract OBJECTIVE:Obesity is characterized by chronic oxidative stress. Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) has recently been identified as a novel hormone that regulates metabolism. NFE2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is a transcription factor that orchestrates the expression of a battery of antioxidant and detoxification genes under both basal and stress conditions. The current study investigated the role of Nrf2 in a mouse model of long-term high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity and characterized its crosstalk to FGF21 in this process.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:Wild-type (WT) and Nrf2 knockout (Nrf2-KO) mice were fed an HFD for 180 days. During this period, food consumption and body weights were measured. Glucose metabolism was assessed by an intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test and intraperitoneal insulin tolerance test. Total RNA was prepared from liver and adipose tissue and was used for quantitative real-time RT-PCR. Fasting plasma was collected and analyzed for blood chemistries. The ST-2 cell line was used for transfection studies.
RESULTS:Nrf2-KO mice were partially protected from HFD-induced obesity and developed a less insulin-resistant phenotype. Importantly, Nrf2-KO mice had higher plasma FGF21 levels and higher FGF21 mRNA levels in liver and white adipose tissue than WT mice. Thus, the altered metabolic phenotype of Nrf2-KO mice under HFD was associated with higher expression and abundance of FGF21. Consistently, the overexpression of Nrf2 in ST-2 cells resulted in decreased FGF21 mRNA levels as well as in suppressed activity of a FGF21 promoter luciferase reporter.
CONCLUSIONS:The identification of Nrf2 as a novel regulator of FGF21 expands our understanding of the crosstalk between metabolism and stress defense.
巻・号 60(10)
ページ 2465-73
公開日 2011-10-1
DOI 10.2337/db11-0112
PII db11-0112
PMID 21852674
PMC PMC3178292
MeSH Animals Dietary Fats / adverse effects* Fibroblast Growth Factors / genetics Fibroblast Growth Factors / metabolism* Gene Expression Regulation / physiology Genotype Glucose Tolerance Test Insulin Resistance Liver / metabolism Male Mice Mice, Inbred C57BL Mice, Knockout NF-E2-Related Factor 2 / genetics NF-E2-Related Factor 2 / metabolism* Obesity / etiology* Obesity / physiopathology* Promoter Regions, Genetic RNA, Messenger / genetics RNA, Messenger / metabolism
IF 7.72
引用数 97
WOS 分野 ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
リソース情報
実験動物マウス RBRC01390