Fatma H Rizk, Ramez A E Barhoma, Mervat H El-Saka, Hoda A Ibrahim, Rehab M El-Gohary, Radwa Ismail, Shaimaa M Motawea, Ola Salem, Islam Ibrahim Hegab
{"title":"Exercise training and spexin ameliorate thyroid changes in obese type 2 diabetic rats: the possible interlaying mechanisms.","authors":"Fatma H Rizk, Ramez A E Barhoma, Mervat H El-Saka, Hoda A Ibrahim, Rehab M El-Gohary, Radwa Ismail, Shaimaa M Motawea, Ola Salem, Islam Ibrahim Hegab","doi":"10.1152/ajpendo.00213.2024","DOIUrl":"10.1152/ajpendo.00213.2024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Thyroid dysfunction and diabetes mellitus are prevalent endocrine disorders that often coexist and influence each other. The role of spexin (SPX) in diabetes and obesity is well documented, but its connection to thyroid function is less understood. This study investigates the influence of exercise (EX) and SPX on thyroid hypofunction in obese type 2 diabetic rats. Rats were divided into normal control, obese diabetic sedentary, obese diabetic EX, and obese diabetic SPX groups, with subdivisions for M871 and HT-2157 treatment in the latter two groups. High-fat diet together with streptozotocin (STZ) injection induced obesity and diabetes. The EX group underwent swimming, and the SPX group received SPX injections for 8 wk. Results showed significant improvements in thyroid function and metabolic, oxidative, and inflammatory states with EX and SPX treatment. The study also explored the involvement of galanin receptor isoforms (GALR)2/3 in SPX effects on thyroid function. Blocking GALR2/3 receptors partially attenuated the beneficial effects, indicating their interaction. These findings underscore the importance of EX and SPX in modulating thyroid function in obesity and diabetes. Comprehending this interplay could enable the development of new treatment approaches for thyroid disorders associated with obese type 2 diabetes. Additional research is necessary to clarify the exact mechanisms connecting SPX, EX activity, and thyroid function.<b>NEW & NOTEWORTHY</b> This study proves, for the first time, the beneficial effects of SPX on thyroid dysfunction in obese diabetic rats and suggests that SPX mediates the EX effect on thyroid gland and exerts its effect mainly via GALR2.</p>","PeriodicalId":7594,"journal":{"name":"American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism","volume":" ","pages":"E313-E327"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141625684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nora Hedbäck, Marie-Louise Dichman, Morten Hindsø, Carsten Dirksen, Nils Brun Jørgensen, Kirstine Nyvold Bojsen-Møller, Viggo B Kristiansen, Jens F Rehfeld, Bolette Hartmann, Jens Juul Holst, Maria Saur Svane, Sten Madsbad
{"title":"Effect of ghrelin on glucose tolerance, gut hormones, appetite, and food intake after sleeve gastrectomy.","authors":"Nora Hedbäck, Marie-Louise Dichman, Morten Hindsø, Carsten Dirksen, Nils Brun Jørgensen, Kirstine Nyvold Bojsen-Møller, Viggo B Kristiansen, Jens F Rehfeld, Bolette Hartmann, Jens Juul Holst, Maria Saur Svane, Sten Madsbad","doi":"10.1152/ajpendo.00177.2024","DOIUrl":"10.1152/ajpendo.00177.2024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ghrelin is an appetite-stimulating hormone secreted from the gastric mucosa in the fasting state, and secretion decreases in response to food intake. After sleeve gastrectomy (SG), plasma concentrations of ghrelin decrease markedly. Whether this affects appetite and glucose tolerance postoperatively is unknown. We investigated the effects of ghrelin infusion on appetite and glucose tolerance in individuals with obesity before and 3 mo after SG. Twelve participants scheduled for SG were included. Before and 3 mo after surgery, a mixed-meal test followed by an ad libitum meal test was performed with concomitant infusions of acyl-ghrelin (1 pmol/kg/min) or placebo. Infusions began 60 min before meal intake to reach a steady state before the mixed-meal and were continued throughout the study day. Two additional experimental days with 0.25 pmol/kg/min and 10 pmol/kg/min of acyl-ghrelin infusions were conducted 3 mo after surgery. Both before and after SG, postprandial glucose concentrations increased dose dependently during ghrelin infusions compared with placebo. Ghrelin infusions inhibited basal and postprandial insulin secretion rates, resulting in lowered measures of β-cell function, but no effect on insulin sensitivity was seen. Ad libitum meal intake was unaffected by the administration of ghrelin. In conclusion, ghrelin infusion increases postprandial plasma glucose concentrations and impairs β-cell function before and after SG but has no effect on ad libitum meal intake. We speculate that the lower concentration of ghrelin after SG may impact glucose metabolism following this procedure.<b>NEW & NOTEWORTHY</b> Ghrelin's effect on glucose tolerance and food intake following sleeve gastrectomy (SG) was evaluated. Acyl-ghrelin was infused during a mixed-meal and ad libitum meals before and 3 mo after surgery. Postprandial glucose concentrations increased during ghrelin infusions, both before and after surgery, while insulin production was inhibited. However, ad libitum meal intake did not differ during ghrelin administration compared with placebo. The decreased ghrelin concentration following SG may contribute to the glycemic control after surgery.</p>","PeriodicalId":7594,"journal":{"name":"American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism","volume":" ","pages":"E396-E410"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11427089/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141854496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ramkumar Srinivasagan, Sebastià Galmés, Denitsa Vasileva, Paula Rubí, Andreu Palou, Jaume Amengual, Joan Ribot, Johannes von Lintig, M Luisa Bonet
{"title":"Maternal genetics and diet modulate vitamin A homeostasis of the offspring and affect the susceptibility to obesity in adulthood in mice.","authors":"Ramkumar Srinivasagan, Sebastià Galmés, Denitsa Vasileva, Paula Rubí, Andreu Palou, Jaume Amengual, Joan Ribot, Johannes von Lintig, M Luisa Bonet","doi":"10.1152/ajpendo.00116.2024","DOIUrl":"10.1152/ajpendo.00116.2024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Perinatal nutrition exerts a profound influence on adult metabolic health. This study aimed to investigate whether increased maternal vitamin A (VA) supply can lead to beneficial metabolic phenotypes in the offspring. The researchers utilized mice deficient in the intestine-specific homeobox (ISX) transcription factor, which exhibits increased intestinal VA retinoid production from dietary β-carotene (BC). ISX-deficient dams were fed a VA-sufficient or a BC-enriched diet during the last week of gestation and the whole lactation period. Total retinol levels in milk and weanling livers were 2- to 2.5-fold higher in the offspring of BC-fed dams (BC offspring), indicating increased VA supplies during late gestation and lactation. The corresponding VA-sufficient and BC offspring (males and females) were compared at weaning and adulthood after being fed either a standard or high-fat diet (HFD) with regular VA content for 13 weeks from weaning. HFD-induced increases in adiposity metrics, such as fat depot mass and adipocyte diameter, were more pronounced in males than females and were attenuated or suppressed in the BC offspring. Notably, the BC offspring were protected from HFD-induced increases in circulating triacylglycerol levels and hepatic steatosis. These protective effects were associated with reduced food efficiency, enhanced capacity for thermogenesis and mitochondrial oxidative metabolism in adipose tissues, and increased adipocyte hyperplasia rather than hypertrophy in the BC offspring. In conclusion, maternal VA nutrition influenced by genetics may confer metabolic benefits to the offspring, with mild increases in late gestation and lactation protecting against obesity and metabolic dysregulation in adulthood.<b>NEW & NOTEWORTHY</b> A genetic mouse model, deficient in intestine-specific homeobox (ISX) transcription factor, is used to show that a mildly increased maternal vitamin A supply from β-carotene feeding during late gestation and lactation programs energy and lipid metabolism in tissues and protects the offspring from diet-induced hypertrophic obesity and hepatic steatosis. This knowledge may have implications for human populations where polymorphisms in ISX and ISX target genes involved in vitamin A homeostasis are prevalent.</p>","PeriodicalId":7594,"journal":{"name":"American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism","volume":" ","pages":"E258-E270"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11427103/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141625685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Darryl Y Chan, Nicole G Barra, Han Fang, Rodrigo Rodrigues E-Lacerda, Jonathan D Schertzer
{"title":"Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors alter blood glucose and insulin in obese mice but reduce inflammation independent of BTK.","authors":"Darryl Y Chan, Nicole G Barra, Han Fang, Rodrigo Rodrigues E-Lacerda, Jonathan D Schertzer","doi":"10.1152/ajpendo.00205.2024","DOIUrl":"10.1152/ajpendo.00205.2024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Obesity is associated with metabolic inflammation, which can contribute to insulin resistance, higher blood glucose, and higher insulin indicative of prediabetes progression. The nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome is a metabolic danger sensor implicated in metabolic inflammation. Many features of metabolic disease can activate the NLRP3 inflammasome; however, it is not yet clear which upstream triggers to target, and there are no clinically approved NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors for metabolic disease. Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) mediates activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome. Ibrutinib is the most-studied pharmacological inhibitor of BTK, and it can improve blood glucose control in obese mice. However, inhibitors of tyrosine kinases are permissive, and it is unknown if BTK inhibitors require BTK to alter endocrine control of metabolism or metabolic inflammation. We tested whether ibrutinib and acalabrutinib, a new generation BTK inhibitor with higher selectivity, require BTK to inhibit the NLRP3 inflammasome, metabolic inflammation, and blood glucose in obese mice. Chronic ibrutinib administration lowered fasting blood glucose and improved glycemia, whereas acalabrutinib increased fasting insulin levels and increased markers of insulin resistance in high-fat diet-fed CBA/J mice with intact <i>Btk</i>. These metabolic effects of BTK inhibitors were absent in CBA/CaHN-Btk<sup>xid</sup>/J mice with mutant <i>Btk</i>. However, ibrutinib and acalabrutinib reduced NF-κB activity, proinflammatory gene expression, and NLRP3 inflammasome activation in macrophages with and without functional BTK. These data highlight that the BTK inhibitors can have divergent effects on metabolism and separate effects on metabolic inflammation that can occur independently of actions on BTK.<b>NEW & NOTEWORTHY</b> Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) is involved in immune function. It was thought that BTK inhibitors improve characteristics of obesity-related metabolic disease by lowering metabolic inflammation. However, tyrosine kinase inhibitors are permissive, and it was not known if different BTK inhibitors alter host metabolism or immunity through actions on BTK. We found that two BTK inhibitors had divergent effects on blood glucose and insulin via BTK, but inhibition of metabolic inflammation occurred independently of BTK in obese mice.</p>","PeriodicalId":7594,"journal":{"name":"American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism","volume":" ","pages":"E271-E278"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141625682","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marcela Botelho de Carvalho, Gabriel Machado Chavez Passos Jorge, Luiza Wolf Zanardo, Leticia Miho Hamada, Larissa Dos Santos Izabel, Sergio Santoro, Juliana Magdalon
{"title":"The role of FGF19 in metabolic regulation: insights from preclinical models to clinical trials.","authors":"Marcela Botelho de Carvalho, Gabriel Machado Chavez Passos Jorge, Luiza Wolf Zanardo, Leticia Miho Hamada, Larissa Dos Santos Izabel, Sergio Santoro, Juliana Magdalon","doi":"10.1152/ajpendo.00156.2024","DOIUrl":"10.1152/ajpendo.00156.2024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fibroblast growth factor 19 (FGF19) is a hormone synthesized in enterocytes in response to bile acids. This review explores the pivotal role of FGF19 in metabolism, addressing the urgent global health concern of obesity and its associated pathologies, notably type 2 diabetes. The intriguing inverse correlation between FGF19 and body mass or visceral adiposity, as well as its rapid increase following bariatric surgery, emphasizes its potential as a therapeutic target. This article meticulously examines the impact of FGF19 on metabolism by gathering evidence primarily derived from studies conducted in animal models or cell lines, using both FGF19 treatment and genetic modifications. Overall, these studies demonstrate that FGF19 has antidiabetic and antiobesogenic effects. A thorough examination across metabolic tissues, including the liver, adipose tissue, skeletal muscle, and the central nervous system, is conducted, unraveling the intricate interplay of FGF19 across diverse organs. Moreover, we provide a comprehensive overview of clinical trials involving an FGF19 analog called aldafermin, emphasizing promising results in diseases such as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and diabetes. Therefore, we aim to foster a deeper understanding of FGF19 role and encourage further exploration of its clinical applications, thereby advancing the field and offering innovative approaches to address the escalating global health challenge of obesity and related metabolic conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":7594,"journal":{"name":"American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism","volume":" ","pages":"E279-E289"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141625686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michael R Rickels, Melena D Bellin, Darko Stefanovski, Amy J Peleckis, Cornelia Dalton-Bakes, Eileen Markmann, Huong-Lan Nguyen, Raymond R Townsend, Bernhard J Hering, Ali Naji
{"title":"α- or β-Adrenergic blockade does not affect transplanted islet cell responses to hypoglycemia in type 1 diabetes.","authors":"Michael R Rickels, Melena D Bellin, Darko Stefanovski, Amy J Peleckis, Cornelia Dalton-Bakes, Eileen Markmann, Huong-Lan Nguyen, Raymond R Townsend, Bernhard J Hering, Ali Naji","doi":"10.1152/ajpendo.00002.2024","DOIUrl":"10.1152/ajpendo.00002.2024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Type 1 diabetes recipients of intrahepatic islet transplantation exhibit glucose-dependent suppression of insulin and activation of glucagon secretion in response to insulin-induced hypoglycemia associated with clinical protection from hypoglycemia. Whether sympathetic activation of adrenergic receptors on transplanted islets is required for these responses in defense against hypoglycemia is not known. To evaluate the adrenergic contribution to posttransplant glucose counterregulation, we performed a randomized, double-blind crossover study of responses during a hyperinsulinemic euglycemic-hypoglycemic clamp under phentolamine (α-adrenergic blockage), propranolol (β-adrenergic blockage), or placebo infusion. Characteristics of participants (5 females/4 males) were as follows: median (range) age 53 (34-63) yr, diabetes duration 29 (18-56) yr, posttransplant 7.0 (1.9-8.4) yr, HbA<sub>1c</sub> 5.8 (4.5-6.8)%, insulin in-/dependent 5/4, all on tacrolimus-based immunosuppression. During the clamp, blood pressure was lower with phentolamine and heart rate was lower with propranolol versus placebo (<i>P</i> < 0.05). There was no difference in the suppression of endogenous insulin secretion (derived from C-peptide measurements) during the euglycemic or hypoglycemic phases, and although levels of glucagon were similar with phentolamine or propranolol vs. placebo, the increase in glucagon from eu- to hypoglycemia was greater with propranolol vs. placebo (<i>P</i> < 0.05). Pancreatic polypeptide was greater with phentolamine versus placebo during the euglycemic phase (<i>P</i> < 0.05), and free fatty acids were lower and the glucose infusion rate was higher with propranolol versus placebo during the hypoglycemic phase (<i>P</i> < 0.05 for both). These results indicate that neither physiological α- nor β-adrenergic blockade attenuates transplanted islet responses to hypoglycemia, suggesting sympathetic reinnervation of the islet graft is not necessary for posttransplant glucose counterregulation.<b>NEW & NOTEWORTHY</b> Whether adrenergic input to islets is necessary for glucose homeostasis in humans is debated. Here, the adrenergic contribution to intrahepatically transplanted islet cell responses to hypoglycemia in individuals with type 1 diabetes was investigated through α- or β-adrenergic receptor blockade during hyperinsulinemic euglycemic-hypoglycemic clamps. Neither α- nor β-adrenergic blockage affected the suppression of endogenous insulin or activation of glucagon secretion, suggesting that sympathetic reinnervation of islet grafts is not required for posttransplant defense against hypoglycemia.</p>","PeriodicalId":7594,"journal":{"name":"American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism","volume":" ","pages":"E290-E301"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11444263/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141562434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Identification and functionalization of thyrotropin receptor antibodies with different antigenic epitopes.","authors":"Jingyi Zheng, Honghong Duan, Zhengrong Jiang, Lijun Chen, Sufang You, Linghong Huang, Huibin Huang","doi":"10.1152/ajpendo.00123.2024","DOIUrl":"10.1152/ajpendo.00123.2024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>One of the sensitive markers for autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) clinical identification is thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor antibodies (TRAbs). To quickly distinguish TRAb with distinct antigenic epitopes, a straightforward and uncomplicated technique has not yet been created. The objective of this study is to search for molecular diagnostic targets for different types of AITD {Graves' disease (GD), Graves' orbitopathy (GO), GD with third-degree goiter [GD(3)], hypothyroidism combined with positive TRAb [HT(TRAb+)]} as molecular diagnostic targets. Following action on thyroid cells, differential genes (DEGs) generated by TRAb with distinct antigenic epitopes were detected and identified by RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq), bioinformatics analysis, and quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) in the serum of patients with AITD. Using the 5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine (EdU) assay, the effect of coculturing thyroid cells with different antigenic TRAb epitopes on the cells' capacity to proliferate was investigated. Bioinformatics analysis and RT-qPCR validation identified one GD key gene alpha 2-HS glycoprotein (<i>AHSG</i>), two GO key genes [adrenoceptor alpha 1D (<i>ADRA1D</i>) and H2B clustered histone 18 (<i>H2BC18</i>)], two GD(3) key genes [suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 (<i>SOCS1)</i> and cytochrome b-245 beta (<i>CYBB</i>)], and one HT(TRAb+) key gene (MASP2). Correlation analysis and ROC curves showed that the abovementioned genes could be used as molecular diagnostic targets for different types of AITD. Finally, EdU results showed that TRAb inhibited thyroid cell proliferation in the HT(TRAb+) group compared with the normal control group, whereas the remaining three groups promoted thyroid cell proliferation, with a statistically significant difference (<i>P</i> < 0.05). We identified six key genes for different types of AITD, which have diagnostic value for different types of AITD. Meanwhile, we found that TRAbs with different antigenic epitopes in AITD have different biological functions.<b>NEW & NOTEWORTHY</b> We identified six molecular targets of different types of AITD [GD, GO, GD(3), and HT(TRAb+)], which have diagnostic value for different types of AITD. Meanwhile, we found that TRAb with different antigenic epitopes extracted from the sera of patients with AITD had different biological functions, which also provided a new idea for further research on the mechanism of action of TRAb with different antigenic epitopes in AITD.</p>","PeriodicalId":7594,"journal":{"name":"American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism","volume":" ","pages":"E328-E343"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141750916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cell-cell crosstalk between fat cells and immune cells.","authors":"Jiadai Liu, Yong Chen","doi":"10.1152/ajpendo.00024.2024","DOIUrl":"10.1152/ajpendo.00024.2024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Obesity is a metabolic disorder with pandemic-like implications, lacking viable pharmaceutical treatments currently. Thermogenic adipose tissues, including brown and beige adipose tissues, play an essential role in regulating systemic energy homeostasis and have emerged as appealing therapeutic targets for the treatment of obesity and obesity-related diseases. The function of adipocytes is subject to complex regulation by a cellular network of immune signaling pathways in response to environmental signals. However, the specific regulatory roles of immune cells in thermogenesis and relevant involving mechanisms are still not well understood. Here, we concentrate on our present knowledge of the interaction between thermogenic adipocytes and immune cells and present an overview of cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying immunometabolism in adipose tissues. We discuss cytokines, especially interleukins, which originate from widely variable sources, and their impacts on the development and function of thermogenic adipocytes. Moreover, we summarize the neuroimmune regulation in heat production and expand a new mode of intercellular communication mediated by mitochondrial transfer. The crosstalk between immune cells and adipocytes achieves adipose tissue homeostasis and systemic energy balance. A deep understanding of this intricate interaction would provide evidence for improving thermogenic efficiency by remodeling the immune microenvironment. Interventions based on these factors show a high potential to prevent adverse metabolic outcomes in patients with obesity.</p>","PeriodicalId":7594,"journal":{"name":"American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism","volume":" ","pages":"E371-E383"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141854458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mariana Charleaux de Ponte, Vanessa Gerolde Cardoso, Juliana Martins da Costa-Pessoa, Guilherme Lopes-Gonçalves, Beatriz Maria Veloso Pereira, Karina Thieme, Maria Oliveira-Souza
{"title":"Renal ischemia/reperfusion induces prominent progressive kidney disease in diabetic mice.","authors":"Mariana Charleaux de Ponte, Vanessa Gerolde Cardoso, Juliana Martins da Costa-Pessoa, Guilherme Lopes-Gonçalves, Beatriz Maria Veloso Pereira, Karina Thieme, Maria Oliveira-Souza","doi":"10.1152/ajpendo.00237.2023","DOIUrl":"10.1152/ajpendo.00237.2023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a public health concern associated with high rates of mortality, even in milder cases. One of the reasons for the difficulty in managing AKI in patients is due to its association with pre-existing comorbidities, such as diabetes. In fact, diabetes increases the susceptibility to develop more severe AKI after renal ischemia. However, the long-term effects of this association are not known. Thus, an experimental model was designed to evaluate the chronic effects of renal ischemia/reperfusion (IR) in streptozotocin (STZ)-treated mice. We focused on the glomerular and tubulointerstitial damage, as well as kidney function and metabolic profile. It was found that pre-existing diabetes may potentiate progressive kidney disease after AKI, mainly by exacerbating proinflammatory and sustaining fibrotic responses and altering renal glucose metabolism. To our knowledge, this is the first report that highlights the long-term effects of renal IR on diabetes. The findings of this study can support the management of AKI in clinical practice.<b>NEW & NOTEWORTHY</b> This study demonstrated that early diabetes potentiates progressive kidney disease after ischemia/reperfusion (IR)-induced acute kidney injury, mainly by exacerbating pro-inflammatory and sustaining fibrotic responses and altering renal glucose metabolism. Thus, these findings will contribute to the therapeutic support of patients with type 1 diabetes with eventual renal IR intervention in clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":7594,"journal":{"name":"American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism","volume":" ","pages":"E302-E312"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141632364","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bruno Brieda Marafon, Ana Paula Pinto, Ivo Vieira de Sousa Neto, Caroline Mantovani da Luz, José Rodrigo Pauli, Dennys Esper Cintra, Eduardo Rochete Ropelle, Fernando Moreira Simabuco, Leandro Pereira de Moura, Ellen Cristini de Freitas, Donato Americo Rivas, Adelino Sanchez Ramos da Silva
{"title":"The role of interleukin-10 in mitigating endoplasmic reticulum stress in aged mice through exercise.","authors":"Bruno Brieda Marafon, Ana Paula Pinto, Ivo Vieira de Sousa Neto, Caroline Mantovani da Luz, José Rodrigo Pauli, Dennys Esper Cintra, Eduardo Rochete Ropelle, Fernando Moreira Simabuco, Leandro Pereira de Moura, Ellen Cristini de Freitas, Donato Americo Rivas, Adelino Sanchez Ramos da Silva","doi":"10.1152/ajpendo.00204.2024","DOIUrl":"10.1152/ajpendo.00204.2024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although unfolded protein response (UPR) is essential for cellular protection, its prolonged activation may induce apoptosis, compromising cellular longevity. The aging process increases the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in skeletal muscle. However, whether combined exercise can prevent age-induced ER stress in skeletal muscle remains unknown. Evidence suggests that ER stress may increase inflammation by counteracting the positive effects of interleukin-10 (IL-10), whereas its administration in cells inhibits ER stress and apoptosis. This study verified the effects of aging and combined exercise on physical performance, ER stress markers, and inflammation in the quadriceps of mice. Moreover, we verified the effects of IL-10 on ER stress markers. C57BL/6 mice were distributed into young (Y, 6 mo old), old sedentary (OS, sedentary, 24 mo old), and old trained group (OT, submitted to short-term combined exercise, 24 mo old). To clarify the role of IL-10 in UPR pathways, knockout mice lacking IL-10 were used. The OS mice presented worse physical performance and higher ER stress-related proteins, such as C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP) and phospho-eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha (p-eIF2α/eIF2α). The exercise protocol increased muscle strength and IL-10 protein levels in OT while inducing the downregulation of CHOP protein levels compared with OS. Furthermore, mice lacking IL-10 increased BiP, CHOP, and p-eIF2α/eIF2α protein levels, indicating this cytokine can regulate the ER stress response in skeletal muscle. Bioinformatics analysis showed that endurance and resistance training downregulated DNA damage inducible transcript 3 (DDIT3) and XBP1 gene expression in the vastus lateralis of older people, reinforcing our findings. Thus, combined exercise is a potential therapeutic intervention for promoting adjustments in ER stress markers in aged skeletal muscle.<b>NEW & NOTEWORTHY</b> Aging elevates endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in skeletal muscle, potentially heightening inflammation by opposing interleukin-10 (IL-10) effects. This study found that short-term combined exercise boosted strength and IL-10 protein levels while reducing CHOP protein levels in older mice. In addition, IL-10-deficient mice exhibited increased ER stress markers, highlighting IL-10's role in regulating ER stress in skeletal muscle. Consequently, combined exercise emerges as a therapeutic intervention to elevate IL-10 and adjust ER stress markers in aging.</p>","PeriodicalId":7594,"journal":{"name":"American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism","volume":" ","pages":"E384-E395"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141854498","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}