RRC ID 57743
Author Saito H, Tanaka T, Sugahara M, Tanaka S, Fukui K, Wakashima T, Nangaku M.
Title Inhibition of prolyl hydroxylase domain (PHD) by JTZ-951 reduces obesity-related diseases in the liver, white adipose tissue, and kidney in mice with a high-fat diet.
Journal Lab Invest
Abstract The epidemic of obesity and its complications is rapidly increasing worldwide. Recent drug discoveries established the utility of prolyl hydroxylase domain (PHD) inhibitors as stabilizers of hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs) in vivo, which are currently in human clinical studies for the treatment of anemia in chronic kidney disease (CKD). These studies suggest a role for PHD inhibitors in ameliorating obesity and hyperlipidemia. We hypothesized that HIF activation using a PHD inhibitor, JTZ-951, protects from obesity-related diseases in the white adipose tissue (WAT), liver, and kidney in mice fed with high-fat diet (HFD). Eight-week-old, C57BL/6J mice were fed with HFD for 20 weeks with or without JTZ-951(0.005%; mixed in chow). Body weight and plasma non-high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels were significantly lower in the JTZ-951 group as compared with the vehicle group. PHD inhibition improved liver steatosis, macrophage infiltration into WAT and adipocyte fibrosis. In the kidney, PHD inhibition reduced albuminuria. Histologically, the number of F4/80- positive infiltrating macrophages and mesangial expansion were milder in the JTZ-951 group. Relative mRNA expression of adiponectin in WAT was higher in the JTZ-951-treated group and inversely correlated with hepatic steatosis score, adipocyte macrophage aggregation, and albuminuria. Activation of HIF ameliorates multiple obesity-related consequences in mice with HFD. The results of the present study offer the promising view that pharmacological PHD inhibition may be beneficial for the treatment of obesity-related diseases that can be ameliorated by weight loss.
Volume 99(8)
Pages 1217-1232
Published 2019-7-1
DOI 10.1038/s41374-019-0239-4
PII 10.1038/s41374-019-0239-4
PMID 30952940
MeSH Adipose Tissue, White / drug effects Animals Body Weight / drug effects Diet, High-Fat* Fatty Liver / metabolism Kidney / drug effects Liver / drug effects Male Mice Mice, Inbred C57BL N-substituted Glycines / pharmacology* Obesity / metabolism* Prolyl Hydroxylases / drug effects* Pyridines / pharmacology* Triazoles / pharmacology*
IF 4.197
Times Cited 5
Resource
Human and Animal Cells RAW 264(RCB0535)