CPT1C in the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus is necessary for brown fat thermogenesis activation in obesity
Autor/a
Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Rosalía
Miralpeix Monclús, Cristina
Fosch, Anna
Pozo Ariza, Macarena
Calderón-Domínguez, María
Perpinyà, Xavier
Vellvehí, Miquel
López, Miguel
Herrero Rodríguez, Laura
Serra, Dolors
Casals i Farré, Núria
Fecha de publicación
2019-01ISSN
2212-8778
Resumen
Objective: Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1C (CPT1C) is implicated in central regulation of energy homeostasis. Our aim was to investigate whether CPT1C in the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus (VMH) is involved in the activation of brown adipose tissue (BAT) thermogenesis in the early stages of diet-induced obesity. Methods: CPT1C KO and wild type (WT) mice were exposed to short-term high-fat (HF) diet feeding or to intracerebroventricular leptin administration and BAT thermogenesis activation was evaluated. Body weight, adiposity, food intake, and leptinemia were also assayed. Results: Under 7 days of HF diet, WT mice showed a maximum activation peak of BAT thermogenesis that counteracted obesity development, whereas this activation was impaired in CPT1C KO mice. KO animals evidenced higher body weight, adiposity, hyperleptinemia, ER stress, and disrupted hypothalamic leptin signaling. Leptin-induced BAT thermogenesis was abolished in KO mice. These results indicate an earlier onset leptin resistance in CPT1C KO mice. Since AMPK in the VMH is crucial in the regulation of BAT thermogenesis, we analyzed if CPT1C was a downstream factor of this pathway. Genetic inactivation of AMPK within the VMH was unable to induce BAT thermogenesis and body weight loss in KO mice, indicating that CPT1C is likely downstream AMPK in the central mechanism modulating thermogenesis within the VMH. Quite opposite, the expression of CPT1C in the VMH restored the phenotype. Conclusion: CPT1C is necessary for the activation of BAT thermogenesis driven by leptin, HF diet exposure, and AMPK inhibition within the VMH. This study underscores the importance of CPT1C in the activation of BAT thermogenesis to counteract diet-induced obesity.
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Lengua
English
Materias (CDU)
61 - Medicina
Palabras clave
Hipotàlem
Termometria
Teixit adipós
Obesitat
Hypothalamus
Thermogenesis
Brown adipose tissue
Obesity
Hipotálamo
Termometría
Tejido adiposo
Obesidad
Páginas
11
Publicado por
Elsevier
Colección
19;
Publicado en
Molecular Metabolism
Citación
Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Rosalía; Miralpeix, Cristina; Fosch, Anna [et al.]. CPT1C in the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus is necessary for brown fat thermogenesis activation in obesity. Molecular Metabolism, 2019, vol. 19, p. 75-75. Disponible en: <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212877818309359?via%3Dihub>. Fecha de acceso: 22 dic. 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2018.10.010.
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