Life metabolismPub Date : 2024-01-17eCollection Date: 2024-04-01DOI: 10.1093/lifemeta/load052
Tongxing Song, Ming Qi, Yucheng Zhu, Nan Wang, Zhibo Liu, Na Li, Jiacheng Yang, Yanxu Han, Jing Wang, Shiyu Tao, Zhuqing Ren, Yulong Yin, Jinshui Zheng, Bie Tan
{"title":"Abnormal adipose tissue-derived microbes drive metabolic disorder and exacerbate postnatal growth retardation in piglet.","authors":"Tongxing Song, Ming Qi, Yucheng Zhu, Nan Wang, Zhibo Liu, Na Li, Jiacheng Yang, Yanxu Han, Jing Wang, Shiyu Tao, Zhuqing Ren, Yulong Yin, Jinshui Zheng, Bie Tan","doi":"10.1093/lifemeta/load052","DOIUrl":"10.1093/lifemeta/load052","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Postnatal growth retardation (PGR) frequently occurs during early postnatal development of piglets and induces high mortality. To date, the mechanism of PGR remains poorly understood. Adipose tissue-derived microbes have been documented to be associated with several disorders of metabolism and body growth. However, the connection between microbial disturbance of adipose tissue and pig PGR remains unclear. Here, we investigated piglets with PGR and found that the adipose tissue of PGR piglets was characterized by metabolism impairment, adipose abnormality, and specific enrichment of culturable bacteria from <i>Proteobacteria</i>. Gavage of <i>Sphingomonas paucimobilis</i>, a species of <i>Sphingomonas</i> genus from the <i>alphaproteobacteria</i>, induced PGR in piglets. Moreover, this bacterium could also lead to metabolic disorders and susceptibility to acute stress, resulting in weight loss in mice. Mechanistically, multi-omics analysis indicated the changes in lipid metabolism as a response of adipose tissue to abnormal microbial composition. Further experimental tests proved that one of the altered lipids phosphatidylethanolamines could rescue the metabolism disorder and growth retardation, thereby suppressing the amount of <i>Sphingomonas</i> in the adipose tissue. Together, these results highlight that the microbe-host crosstalk may regulate the metabolic function of adipose tissue in response to PGR.</p>","PeriodicalId":74074,"journal":{"name":"Life metabolism","volume":"3 2","pages":"load052"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11749387/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143054181","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"IDH1 mutation inhibits differentiation of astrocytes and glioma cells with low OGDH expression by disturbing α-ketoglutarate-related metabolism and epigenetic modification","authors":"Yuanlin Zhao, Ying Yang, Risheng Yang, Chao Sun, Xing Gao, Xiwen Gu, Yuan Yuan, Yating Nie, Shenhui Xu, Ruili Han, Lijun Zhang, Jing Li, P. Hu, Yingmei Wang, Huangtao Chen, Xiangmei Cao, Jing Wu, Zhe Wang, Yu Gu, Jing Ye","doi":"10.1093/lifemeta/loae002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/lifemeta/loae002","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutations frequently occurr in lower-grade gliomas and secondary glioblastomas. Mutant IDHs exhibit a gain-of-function activity, leading to the production of D-2-hydroxyglutarate (D-2HG) by reducing α-ketoglutarate (α-KG), a central player in metabolism and epigenetic modifications. However, the role of α-KG homeostasis in IDH-mutated gliomagenesis remains elusive. In this study, we found that low expression of oxoglutarate dehydrogenase (OGDH) is a common feature in IDH-mutated gliomas, as well as in astrocytes. This low expression of OGDH results in the accumulation of α-KG and promotes astrocyte maturation. However, IDH1 mutation significantly reduces α-KG levels, and increases glutaminolysis and DNA/histone methylation in astrocytes. These metabolic and epigenetic alterations inhibit astrocyte maturation, and lead to cortical dysplasia in mice. Moreover, our results also indicated that reduced OGDH expression can promote the differentiation of glioma cells, while IDH1 mutations impeded the differentiation of glioma cells with low OGDH by reducing the accumulation of α-K and increasing glutaminolysis. Finally, we found that L-glutamine increased α-KG levels and augmented the differentiation-promoting effects of AGI5198, an IDH1-mutant inhibitor, in IDH1-mutant glioma cells. Collectively, this study reveals that low OGDH expression is a crucial metabolic characteristic of IDH-mutant gliomas, providing a potential strategy for the treatment of IDH-mutant gliomas by targeting α-KG homeostasis.","PeriodicalId":74074,"journal":{"name":"Life metabolism","volume":"28 15","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139528755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hepatic TRPC3 loss contributes to chronic alcohol consumption-induced hepatic steatosis and liver injury in mice.","authors":"Qinchao Ding, Rui Guo, Liuyi Hao, Qing Song, Ai Fu, Shanglei Lai, Tiantian Xu, Hui Zhuge, Kaixin Chang, Yanli Chen, Haibin Wei, Daxi Ren, Zhaoli Sun, Zhenyuan Song, Xiaobing Dou, Songtao Li","doi":"10.1093/lifemeta/load050","DOIUrl":"10.1093/lifemeta/load050","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Emerging evidence discloses the involvement of calcium channel protein in the pathological process of liver diseases. Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily C member 3 (TRPC3), a ubiquitously expressed non-selective cation channel protein, controls proliferation, inflammation, and immune response via operating calcium influx in various organs. However, our understanding on the biofunction of hepatic TRPC3 is still limited. The present study aims to clarify the role and potential mechanism(s) of TRPC3 in alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD). We recently found that TRPC3 expression plays an important role in the disease process of ALD. Alcohol exposure led to a significant reduction of hepatic TRPC3 in patients with alcohol-related hepatitis (AH) and ALD models. Antioxidants (N-acetylcysteine and mitoquinone) intervention improved alcohol-induced suppression of TRPC3 via a miR-339-5p-involved mechanism. TRPC3 loss robustly aggravated the alcohol-induced hepatic steatosis and liver injury in mouse liver; this was associated with the suppression of Ca<sup>2+</sup>/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2 (CAMKK2)/AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and dysregulation of genes related to lipid metabolism. TRPC3 loss also enhanced hepatic inflammation and early fibrosis-like change in mice. Replenishing hepatic TRPC3 effectively reversed chronic alcohol-induced detrimental alterations in ALD mice. Briefly, chronic alcohol exposure-induced TRPC3 reduction contributes to the pathological development of ALD via suppression of the CAMKK2/AMPK pathway. Oxidative stress-stimulated miR-339-5p upregulation contributes to alcohol-reduced TRPC3. TRPC3 is the requisite and a potential target to defend alcohol consumption-caused ALD.</p>","PeriodicalId":74074,"journal":{"name":"Life metabolism","volume":"3 1","pages":"load050"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11749259/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143054215","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Life metabolismPub Date : 2023-12-09DOI: 10.1093/lifemeta/load049
Xiaoli Ma, Hong Zhang
{"title":"Join the club: YIPF3 and YIPF4 act as Golgiphagy receptors","authors":"Xiaoli Ma, Hong Zhang","doi":"10.1093/lifemeta/load049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/lifemeta/load049","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74074,"journal":{"name":"Life metabolism","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138585775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Life metabolismPub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2023-11-18DOI: 10.1093/lifemeta/load042
Yuelong Yan, Boyi Gan
{"title":"Hyperoxidized PRDX3 as a specific ferroptosis marker.","authors":"Yuelong Yan, Boyi Gan","doi":"10.1093/lifemeta/load042","DOIUrl":"10.1093/lifemeta/load042","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The lack of a reliable and specific marker for ferroptosis has hindered the advancement of treatments related to this cell death mechanism toward clinical application. A recent study published in <i>Molecular Cell</i> has identified hyperoxidized peroxiredoxin 3 (PRDX3) as a promising marker for ferroptosis, opening up new avenues for monitoring and targeting ferroptosis in disease treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":74074,"journal":{"name":"Life metabolism","volume":"2 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10766428/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139099341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Life metabolismPub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1093/lifemeta/load047
Xiuxiu Liu, Bin Zhou
{"title":"Metabolic restraining of epigenetic modifications promotes cardiomyocyte proliferation","authors":"Xiuxiu Liu, Bin Zhou","doi":"10.1093/lifemeta/load047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/lifemeta/load047","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The metabolic state of a cell is closely related to its structure and function in adult mammalian cardiomyocytes. These adult cardiomyocytes primarily use fatty acids as an energy substrate to support heart contraction. Recently, Li and his colleagues reported that inhibiting fatty acid oxidation in cardiomyocytes keeps them in an immature state. This influences epigenomic modifications and ultimately increases the proliferation capacity of the cardiomyocytes.","PeriodicalId":74074,"journal":{"name":"Life metabolism","volume":"336 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138625844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Life metabolismPub Date : 2023-11-27DOI: 10.1093/lifemeta/load046
David Sokolov, Lucas B Sullivan
{"title":"A metabolic signaling role for arginine in liver cancer","authors":"David Sokolov, Lucas B Sullivan","doi":"10.1093/lifemeta/load046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/lifemeta/load046","url":null,"abstract":"In addition to their canonical roles in biosynthetic pathways, metabolites can be active participants in oncogenic signaling, but our understanding of these signaling mechanisms is incomplete. In a recent article published in Cell, Mossmann and colleagues find a novel signaling role for accumulated arginine in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), mediated by the RNA splicing factor and transcriptional modifier RNA-binding protein 39 (RBM39).","PeriodicalId":74074,"journal":{"name":"Life metabolism","volume":"77 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139230477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Life metabolismPub Date : 2023-11-21DOI: 10.1093/lifemeta/load044
Tiange Feng, Yuan Liang, Lijun Sun, Lu Feng, Jiajie Min, Michael W Mulholland, Yue Yin, Weizhen Zhang
{"title":"Regulation of hepatic lipid metabolism by intestine epithelium-derived exosomes","authors":"Tiange Feng, Yuan Liang, Lijun Sun, Lu Feng, Jiajie Min, Michael W Mulholland, Yue Yin, Weizhen Zhang","doi":"10.1093/lifemeta/load044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/lifemeta/load044","url":null,"abstract":"The “gut-liver axis” is critical for the control of hepatic lipid homeostasis, where the intestine affects the liver through multiple pathways such as nutrient uptake, gastrointestinal hormone release, and gut microbiota homeostasis. Whether intestine-originated exosomes mediate the gut’s influence on liver steatosis remains unknown. Here we aimed to determine whether intestinal epithelium-derived exosomes (intExos) contribute to the regulation of hepatic lipid metabolism. We found that mouse intExos could be taken up by hepatic cells. Mice fed high-fat diet (HFD) received intExos showed strong resistance to liver steatosis. MicroRNA sequencing of intExos indicated the correlation between miR-21a-5p/miR-145a-5p and hepatic lipid metabolism. Both liver overexpression of miR-21a-5p and intExos containing miR-21a-5p alleviated hepatic steatosis in mice fed with HFD. Mechanistically, miR-21a-5p suppressed the expression of Ccl1 (C-C motif chemokine ligand 1) in macrophages, as well as lipid transport genes Cd36 (cluster of differentiation 36) and Fabp7 (fatty acid binding protein 7) in hepatocytes. Liver-specific inhibition of miR-145a-5p significantly reduced hepatic lipid accumulation in mice fed with HFD through negatively regulating the expression of Btg1 (BTG anti-proliferation factor 1), leading to an increase of stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 and lipogenesis.Our study demonstrates that intExos regulate hepatic lipid metabolism and NAFLD (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) progression via miR-21a-5p and miR-145a-5p pathways, providing novel mediators for the gut-liver crosstalk and potential targets for regulating hepatic lipid metabolism.","PeriodicalId":74074,"journal":{"name":"Life metabolism","volume":"63 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139250806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Life metabolismPub Date : 2023-11-21DOI: 10.1093/lifemeta/load045
Limin Xie, Wanyu Hu, Haowei Zhang, Yujin Ding, Qin Zeng, Xiyan Liao, Dandan Wang, Wanqin Xie, Xiaoyan Hui, Tuo Deng
{"title":"Single-nucleus RNA sequencing reveals heterogeneity among multiple white adipose tissue depots","authors":"Limin Xie, Wanyu Hu, Haowei Zhang, Yujin Ding, Qin Zeng, Xiyan Liao, Dandan Wang, Wanqin Xie, Xiaoyan Hui, Tuo Deng","doi":"10.1093/lifemeta/load045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/lifemeta/load045","url":null,"abstract":"Regardless of its anatomical site, adipose tissue shares a common energy-storage role but exhibits distinctive properties. Exploring the cellular and molecular heterogeneity of white adipose tissue (WAT) is crucial for comprehending its function and properties. However, existing single-nucleus RNA sequencing (snRNA-seq) studies of adipose tissue heterogeneity have examined only one or two depots. In this study, we employed snRNA-seq to test five representative depots including inguinal, epididymal, mesenteric, perirenal, and pericardial adipose tissues in mice under physiological conditions. By analyzing the contents of main cell categories and gene profiles of various depots, we identified their distinctive physiological properties. Immune cells and fibro-adipogenic progenitor cells (FAPs) showed dramatic differences among WAT depots, while adipocytes seemed to be conserved. The heightened presence of regulatory macrophages and B cells in pericardial adipose tissues implied their potential contribution to the preservation of coronary vascular function. Moreover, the selective aggregation of pericytes within mesenteric adipose tissue was likely associated with the maintenance of intestinal barrier homeostasis. Using a combination of RNA sequencing and snRNA-seq analysis, the major subpopulations of FAPs derived from these depots determined the site characteristics of FAPs to a certain extent. Our work establishes a systematic and reliable foundation for investigating the heterogeneity of WAT depots and elucidating the unique roles these depots play in coordinating the function of adjacent organs.","PeriodicalId":74074,"journal":{"name":"Life metabolism","volume":"242 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139252397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}