Regulation of Adipose Tissue Inflammation and Insulin Resistance by MAPK Phosphatase 5

Obesity and metabolic disorders such as insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes have become a major threat to public health globally. The mechanisms that lead to insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes have not been well understood. In this study, we show that mice deficient in MAPK phosphatase 5 (MKP5) develop insulin resistance spontaneously at an early stage of life and glucose intolerance at a later age. Increased macrophage infiltration in white adipose tissue of young MKP5-deficient mice correlates with the development of insulin resistance. Glucose intolerance in MKP5-deficient mice is accompanied by significantly increased visceral adipose weight, reduced AKT activation, enhanced p38 activity, and increased inflammation in visceral adipose tissue when compared with wild-type (WT) mice. Deficiency of MKP5 resulted in increased inflammatory activation in macrophages. These findings thus demonstrate that MKP5 critically controls inflammation in white adipose tissue and the development of metabolic disorders.     

Losartan Attenuates Insulin Resistance and Regulates Browning Phenomenon of White Adipose Tissue in ob/ob Mice

Insulin resistance (IR) is a villain role to the pathology of fatty liver diseases implicated in adipose tissue dysfunction, which is characterized by lipid droplets (LDs) accumulation and hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF1α) related macrophage infiltration. HIF1α is required for its lipogenic actions in adipocytes, while and it regulates M1 and M2 polarization features of macrophages. Losartan has been shown to be an insulin sensitizer in obese states, actions involving in HIF1α signaling. However, the exact mechanisms accounting for these effects have not been fully elucidated. Therefore, GTT, ITT, and HOMA-IR were identified losartan alleviated IR signaling in obese mice. This alleviation may through inhibits HIF1α by suppressing STAT3-NF-κB signaling, which, in turn, revealed HIF1α-dependent decreases the angiogenesis pathway in adipose tissue, including regulation of VEGF and TGFβR2 levels. In white adipose tissue, a set of lipogenesis-related genes, Srebp1, Fas, and Scd-1 were markedly downregulated after losartan intervention, as well as reduced LDs size and LD-associated proteins, perilipin family proteins (PLINs) compared with obese mice. Losartan abolished macrophage infiltration with upregulation of M2 and inhibition of M1 macrophage markers in obese mice. Our data suggest that losartan attenuated obese-induced fatty liver, linked to alleviating inflammation in adipose tissues and a shift in M1/M2 macrophage balance. Furthermore, losartan might improve mitochondria biogenesis by upregulating SIRT1, PGC1α, UCP1, and mRNA of Tfam, Cd137, Tmem26, Ucp1 expression in white adipose tissue compared with the obese group. Taken together, losartan may improve IR and adipose dysfunction by inhibiting lipotoxicity and HIF1α pathways.     

下调lncRNA MCF2L-AS1靶向miR-33b-5p抑制胃癌细胞增殖、迁移、侵袭并促进凋亡

摘要 目的：探讨lncRNA MCF2L-AS1对胃癌细胞恶性生物学行为的影响及分子机制。方法：选取45例胃癌患者的癌组织及癌旁正常组织,或培养胃黏膜上皮细胞GES-1、胃癌细胞HGC-27,采用RT-qPCR检测MCF2L-AS1和miR-33b-5p的表达水平。采用双荧光素酶报告实验检测MCF2L-AS1和miR-33b-5p的靶向关系。将HGC-27细胞分为si-NC组、si-MCF2L-AS1组、mimic NC组、miR-33b-5p mimic组、si-MCF2L-AS1+inhibitor NC组、si-MCF2L-AS1+miR-33b-5p inhibitor组,分别转染si-NC、si-MCF2L-AS1、mimic NC、miR-33b-5p mimic或共转染si-MCF2L-AS1+inhibitor NC、si-MCF2L-AS1+miR-33b-5p inhibitor。采用MTT实验检测细胞增殖情况,流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡率,克隆形成实验检测细胞克隆形成数,Transwell实验检测迁移和侵袭细胞数。结果：与癌旁正常组织或GES-1细胞相比,胃癌组织或HGC-27细胞中MCF2L-AS1表达水平升高、miR-33b-5p表达水平降低,差异均有统计学意义（P<0.05）。MCF2L-AS1可靶向调控miR-33b-5p。下调MCF2L-AS1或过表达miR-33b-5p,miR-33b-5p表达水平升高,HGC-27细胞凋亡率升高,但细胞增殖、克隆形成数、迁移和侵袭数均减少,差异均有统计学意义（P<0.05）。抑制miR-33b-5p可减弱下调MCF2L-AS1对HGC-27细胞的生物学作用。结论：下调MCF2L-AS1通过上调miR-33b-5p抑制胃癌细胞增殖、迁移、侵袭并促进凋亡;MCF2L-AS1通过靶向调控miR-33b-5p表达进而参与胃癌细胞的恶性生物学行为。     

The Roles of Adipokines,Proinflammatory Cytokines,and Adipose Tissue Macrophages in Obesity-Associated Insulin Resistance in Modest Obesity and Early Metabolic Dysfunction

The roles of adipokines, proinflammatory cytokines, and adipose tissue macrophages in obesity-associated insulin resistance have been explored in both animal and human studies. However, our current understanding of obesity-associated insulin resistance relies on studies of artificial metabolic extremes. The purpose of this study was to explore the roles of adipokines, proinflammatory cytokines, and adipose tissue macrophages in human patients with modest obesity and early metabolic dysfunction. We obtained omental adipose tissue and fasting blood samples from 51 females undergoing gynecologic surgery. We investigated serum concentrations of proinflammatory cytokines and adipokines as well as the mRNA expression of proinflammatory and macrophage phenotype markers in visceral adipose tissue using ELISA and quantitative RT-PCR. We measured adipose tissue inflammation and macrophage infiltration using immunohistochemical analysis. Serum levels of adiponectin and leptin were significantly correlated with HOMA-IR and body mass index. The levels of expression of MCP-1 and TNF-α in visceral adipose tissue were also higher in the obese group (body mass index ≥ 25). The expression of mRNA MCP-1 in visceral adipose tissue was positively correlated with body mass index (r = 0.428, p = 0.037) but not with HOMA-IR, whereas TNF-α in visceral adipose tissue was correlated with HOMA-IR (r = 0.462, p = 0.035) but not with body mass index. There was no obvious change in macrophage phenotype or macrophage infiltration in patients with modest obesity or early metabolic dysfunction. Expression of mRNA CD163/CD68 was significantly related to mitochondrial-associated genes and serum inflammatory cytokine levels of resistin and leptin. These results suggest that changes in the production of inflammatory biomolecules precede increased immune cell infiltration and induction of a macrophage phenotype switch in visceral adipose tissue. Furthermore, serum resistin and leptin have specific roles in the regulation of adipose tissue macrophages in patients with modest obesity or early metabolic dysfunction.     

Body Position,Age and Mass Effect of Adiposity on Adipose Tissue Red Cell Flux in Morbid Obesity

Objective: To measure red cell flux of adipose tissue in morbidly obese patients' pannus in the upright and supine position to determine factors which would render the lower pannus susceptible to ischemic necrosis. Design: A cohort study of morbidly obese subjects without ischemic necrosis. Setting: University teaching hospital. Patients: Twenty-three consecutive morbidly obese patients referred for gastroplasty. Measurements: Red cell flux, measured as RMS voltage by a laser Doppler velocimeter. An optical fiber with a tip diameter of 250μ was inserted into the upper and lower pannus and output recorded in the upright and supine positions. Other variables recorded were age, BMI, blood pressure and serum lipids. Results: Adipose tissue red cell flux demonstrates considerable spatial and temporal heterogeneity from subject to subject and in various locations in the pannus. No differences in red cell flux were detected in response to change in position. However, regression analysis demonstrated that the gradient between the upper and lower abdomen in the supine position was increasingly positive with age and in the upright position it was increasingly positive with increasing weight or BMI. Conclusions: These data suggest that red cell flux is heterogeneously distributed in the abdominal pannus and is not greatly influenced by body position. However, with increasing age and adiposity there is a gradient for decreased red cell flux to the lower portion of the pannus. This may be a factor in rendering this part of the pannus prone to ischemic fat necrosis.     

GLUT4 Defects in Adipose Tissue Are Early Signs of Metabolic Alterations in Alms1GT/GT,a Mouse Model for Obesity and Insulin Resistance

Dysregulation of signaling pathways in adipose tissue leading to insulin resistance can contribute to the development of obesity-related metabolic disorders. Alström Syndrome, a recessive ciliopathy, caused by mutations in ALMS1, is characterized by progressive metabolic alterations such as childhood obesity, hyperinsulinemia, and type 2 diabetes. Here we investigated the role of Alms1 disruption in AT expansion and insulin responsiveness in a murine model for Alström Syndrome. A gene trap insertion in Alms1 on the insulin sensitive C57BL6/Ei genetic background leads to early hyperinsulinemia and a progressive increase in body weight. At 6 weeks of age, before the onset of the metabolic disease, the mutant mice had enlarged fat depots with hypertrophic adipocytes, but without signs of inflammation. Expression of lipogenic enzymes was increased. Pre-adipocytes isolated from mutant animals demonstrated normal adipogenic differentiation but gave rise to mature adipocytes with reduced insulin-stimulated glucose uptake. Assessment of whole body glucose homeostasis revealed glucose intolerance. Insulin stimulation resulted in proper AKT phosphorylation in adipose tissue. However, the total amount of glucose transporter 4 (SLC4A2) and its translocation to the plasma membrane were reduced in mutant adipose depots compared to wildtype littermates. Alterations in insulin stimulated trafficking of glucose transporter 4 are an early sign of metabolic dysfunction in Alström mutant mice, providing a possible explanation for the reduced glucose uptake and the compensatory hyperinsulinemia. The metabolic signaling deficits either reside downstream or are independent of AKT activation and suggest a role for ALMS1 in GLUT4 trafficking. Alström mutant mice represent an interesting model for the development of metabolic disease in which adipose tissue with a reduced glucose uptake can expand by de novo lipogenesis to an obese state.     

Disruption of Acetyl-Lysine Turnover in Muscle Mitochondria Promotes Insulin Resistance and Redox Stress without Overt Respiratory Dysfunction

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Transcriptomic Identification of ADH1B as a Novel Candidate Gene for Obesity and Insulin Resistance in Human Adipose Tissue in Mexican Americans from the Veterans Administration Genetic Epidemiology Study (VAGES)

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a complex metabolic disease that is more prevalent in ethnic groups such as Mexican Americans, and is strongly associated with the risk factors obesity and insulin resistance. The goal of this study was to perform whole genome gene expression profiling in adipose tissue to detect common patterns of gene regulation associated with obesity and insulin resistance. We used phenotypic and genotypic data from 308 Mexican American participants from the Veterans Administration Genetic Epidemiology Study (VAGES). Basal fasting RNA was extracted from adipose tissue biopsies from a subset of 75 unrelated individuals, and gene expression data generated on the Illumina BeadArray platform. The number of gene probes with significant expression above baseline was approximately 31,000. We performed multiple regression analysis of all probes with 15 metabolic traits. Adipose tissue had 3,012 genes significantly associated with the traits of interest (false discovery rate, FDR ≤ 0.05). The significance of gene expression changes was used to select 52 genes with significant (FDR ≤ 10^-4) gene expression changes across multiple traits. Gene sets/Pathways analysis identified one gene, alcohol dehydrogenase 1B (ADH1B) that was significantly enriched (P < 10^-60) as a prime candidate for involvement in multiple relevant metabolic pathways. Illumina BeadChip derived ADH1B expression data was consistent with quantitative real time PCR data. We observed significant inverse correlations with waist circumference (2.8 x 10^-9), BMI (5.4 x 10^-6), and fasting plasma insulin (P < 0.001). These findings are consistent with a central role for ADH1B in obesity and insulin resistance and provide evidence for a novel genetic regulatory mechanism for human metabolic diseases related to these traits.     

低能量平衡膳食联合有氧运动对单纯性肥胖儿童体脂代谢、胰岛素抵抗及氧化应激反应的影响

摘要 目的：观察单纯性肥胖儿童经有氧运动、低能量平衡膳食联合干预后,机体体脂代谢、胰岛素抵抗及氧化应激反应的变化。方法：选择2019年8月~2021年7月期间新疆医科大学第一附属医院接收的单纯性肥胖儿童93例,将纳入的患儿根据随机数字表法分为对照组和研究组,各为46例和47例。对照组患儿接受低能量平衡膳食干预,研究组患儿接受低能量平衡膳食联合有氧运动干预。对比两组体脂代谢、胰岛素抵抗、血脂及氧化应激反应相关指标变化情况。结果：研究组干预12周后体质量指数（BMI）、甘油三酯（TG）、体脂含量、总胆固醇（TC）、体脂率、腰臀比、空腹胰岛素（FINS）、低密度脂蛋白（LDL-C）、空腹血糖（FPG）、蛋白质羰基（PC）、C肽、胰岛素抵抗指数（HONA-IR）、丙二醛（MDA）低于对照组（P<0.05）。研究组干预12周后高密度脂蛋白（HDL-C）、超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）高于对照组（P<0.05）。结论：低能量平衡膳食联合有氧运动可促进单纯性肥胖儿童体脂代谢改善,减轻胰岛素抵抗及氧化应激反应,效果确切。     

新诊断2型糖尿病患者血清Pannexin-1、Apelin、RBP4、VEGF水平与糖脂代谢和胰岛素抵抗的关系研究

摘要 目的：探讨新诊断2型糖尿病患者血清缝隙连接蛋白-1(Pannexin-1)、爱帕琳肽（Apelin）、视黄醇结合蛋白4(RBP4)、血管内皮生长因子（VEGF）水平与糖脂代谢和胰岛素抵抗的关系。方法：选择2018年2月至2020年2月我院诊治的120例新诊断2型糖尿病患者作为糖尿病组,选择同期在我院进行体检的120例健康者作为对照组。检测所有受试者甘油三酯（TG）、总胆固醇（TC）、谷草转氨酶（AST）、谷丙转氨酶(ALT)、高密度脂蛋白（HDL）和低密度脂蛋白（LDL）水平、空腹血糖（FPG）、空腹胰岛素(FINS)、Pannexin-1、Apelin、RBP4、VEGF水平,计算胰岛素抵抗指数(HOMA-IR)、胰岛素敏感性指数（ISI）和胰岛?茁细胞功能指数(HOMA-β)。分析Pannexin-1、Apelin、RBP4、VEGF水平与糖脂代谢和胰岛素抵抗相关指标的关系,分析影响上述指标表达的相关因素。结果：与对照组相比,糖尿病组体质量指数（BMI）、TG、TC、FPG、FINS、Pannexin-1、Apelin、RBP4、VEGF水平,HOMA-IR明显升高（P<0.05）,ISI和HOMA-β明显下降（P<0.05）。新诊断2型糖尿病患者血清Pannexin-1、Apelin、RBP4、VEGF水平与ISI和HOMA-β均呈负相关（P<0.05）,与BMI、TG、TC、FPG、FINS、HOMA-IR均呈正相关（P<0.05）。TG与Pannexin-1表达联系密切（β=0.006,P<0.05）,ISI和HOMA-IR与Apelin表达联系密切（β=-6.673、0.049,P<0.05）,FPG和TC与RBP4表达联系密切（β=22.309、0.506,P<0.05）,HOMA-IR与VEGF表达联系密切（β=0.574,P<0.05）。结论：新诊断2型糖尿病患者血清Pannexin-1、Apelin、RBP4、VEGF水平异常升高,并参与新诊断2型糖尿病患者的糖脂代谢和胰岛素抵抗,在2型糖尿病的诊断和预防中有一定临床价值。     

妊娠期糖尿病患者血清PGRN、FGF21、Vaspin水平与糖脂代谢及胰岛素抵抗的相关性分析

摘要 目的：研究妊娠期糖尿病（GDM）患者血清颗粒蛋白前体（PGRN）、成纤维细胞生长因子21（FGF21）及内脏脂肪组织源性丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂（Vaspin）水平与糖脂代谢及胰岛素抵抗（IR）的相关性。方法：选取2016年1月～2020年1月我院收治的300例GDM患者纳入研究,作为观察组,另取同期于我院进行体检的健康孕妇100例作为对照组。比较两组血清PGRN、FGF21、Vaspin水平、糖脂代谢以及IR相关指标水平,并通过Pearson相关性分析血清PGRN、FGF21及Vaspin水平与糖脂代谢、IR的关系。结果：观察组血清PGRN、FGF21及Vaspin水平均高于对照组（均P＜0.05）。观察组空腹血糖（FPG）、甘油三酯（TG）、总胆固醇（TC）及低密度脂蛋白胆固醇（LDL-C）均高于对照组（均P＜0.05）。观察组胰岛素抵抗指数（HOMA-IR）高于对照组,而胰岛素β细胞功能指数（HOMA-β）低于对照组（均P＜0.05）。经Pearson相关性分析可得：GDM患者血清PGRN、FGF21及Vaspin水平与FPG、TC、TG、LDL-C、HOMA-IR均呈正相关关系,而与HOMA-β呈负相关关系（均P＜0.05）。结论：GDM患者血清PGRN、FGF21及Vaspin水平均存在异常高表达,且和糖脂代谢及IR存在密切关系,可能成为临床上GMD诊治的潜在靶点。     

2型糖尿病合并冠心病患者血清IL-6、PCT、CatS、Gal-3与糖脂代谢、胰岛素抵抗和心功能的相关性分析

摘要 目的：探讨2型糖尿病（T2DM）合并冠心病患者血清白介素-6（IL-6）、降钙素原（PCT）、组织蛋白酶S（CatS）、半乳糖凝集素3（Gal-3）与糖脂代谢、胰岛素抵抗和心功能的相关性。方法：选择我院2019年2月～2021年2月收治的102例T2DM患者,将其根据是否伴有冠心病分成单纯T2DM组（n=62）和T2DM合并冠心病组（n=40）。另取同期健康体检人员50例作为对照组。比较三组血清IL-6、PCT、CatS、Gal-3水平。对比单纯T2DM组与T2DM合并冠心病组间糖脂代谢、胰岛素抵抗和心功能指标差异,并分析血清IL-6、PCT、CatS、Gal-3与上述指标的相关性。结果：单纯T2DM组、T2DM合并冠心病组的血清IL-6、PCT、CatS、Gal-3水平均高于对照组,且T2DM合并冠心病组上述各项指标水平均高于单纯T2DM组（P＜0.05）。T2DM合并冠心病组空腹血糖（FPG）、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇（LDL-C）水平以及胰岛素抵抗指数（HOMA-IR）均高于单纯T2DM组（P＜0.05）,而两组间餐后2 h血糖（2hPG）、糖化血红蛋白（HbA1c）、甘油三酯（TG）、总胆固醇（TC）、高密度脂蛋白胆固醇（HDL-C）、空腹胰岛素（FINS）水平比较无统计学差异（P>0.05）。T2DM合并冠心病组左心室射血分数（LVEF）、左心室收缩末期容积（LVESV）及左心室舒张末期容积（LVEDV）均低于单纯T2DM组（P＜0.05）。Pearson相关性分析结果显示：T2DM合并冠心病患者的血清IL-6、PCT、CatS、Gal-3水平与LDL-C水平、HOMA-IR均呈正相关,而与LVEF、LVESV、LVEDV均呈负相关（P＜0.05）。结论：T2DM合并冠心病患者血清IL-6、PCT、CatS、Gal-3水平呈异常高表达,且和糖脂代谢、胰岛素抵抗和心功能密切相关,对患者病情具有一定辅助评估价值。