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Shay D, Welly R, Mao J, Kinkade J, Brown JK, Rosenfeld CS, Vieira-Potter VJ. Knockdown of Esr1 from DRD1-Rich Brain Regions Affects Adipose Tissue Metabolism: Potential Crosstalk between Nucleus Accumbens and Adipose Tissue. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:6130. [PMID: 38892320 PMCID: PMC11172510 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25116130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2024] [Revised: 05/20/2024] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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Declining estrogen (E2) leads to physical inactivity and adipose tissue (AT) dysfunction. Mechanisms are not fully understood, but E2's effects on dopamine (DA) activity in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) brain region may mediate changes in mood and voluntary physical activity (PA). Our prior work revealed that loss of E2 robustly affected NAc DA-related gene expression, and the pattern correlated with sedentary behavior and visceral fat. The current study used a new transgenic mouse model (D1ERKO) to determine whether the abolishment of E2 receptor alpha (ERα) signaling within DA-rich brain regions affects PA and AT metabolism. Adult male and female wild-type (WT) and D1ERKO (KD) mice were assessed for body composition, energy intake (EE), spontaneous PA (SPA), and energy expenditure (EE); underwent glucose tolerance testing; and were assessed for blood biochemistry. Perigonadal white AT (PGAT), brown AT (BAT), and NAc brain regions were assessed for genes and proteins associated with DA, E2 signaling, and metabolism; AT sections were also assessed for uncoupling protein (UCP1). KD mice had greater lean mass and EE (genotype effects) and a visible change in BAT phenotype characterized by increased UCP1 staining and lipid depletion, an effect seen only among females. Female KD had higher NAc Oprm1 transcript levels and greater PGAT UCP1. This group tended to have improved glucose tolerance (p = 0.07). NAc suppression of Esr1 does not appear to affect PA, yet it may directly affect metabolism. This work may lead to novel targets to improve metabolic dysfunction following E2 loss, possibly by targeting the NAc.
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- Dusti Shay
- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, Division of Food, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences, CAFNR, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA; (D.S.)
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- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, Division of Food, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences, CAFNR, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA; (D.S.)
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- Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, E102 Veterinary Medicine Building, Columbia, MO 65211, USA (C.S.R.)
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- Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, E102 Veterinary Medicine Building, Columbia, MO 65211, USA (C.S.R.)
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- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, Division of Food, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences, CAFNR, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA; (D.S.)
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- Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, E102 Veterinary Medicine Building, Columbia, MO 65211, USA (C.S.R.)
- MU Institute of Data Science and Informatics, University of Missouri, E102 Veterinary Medicine Building, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
- Genetics Area Program, University of Missouri, E102 Veterinary Medicine Building, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
- Thompson Center for Autism and Neurobehavioral Disorders, University of Missouri, E102 Veterinary Medicine Building, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, Division of Food, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences, CAFNR, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA; (D.S.)
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Wang B, Zhao M, Su Z, Jin B, Yang X, Zhang C, Guo B, Li J, Hong W, Liu J, Zhao Y, Hou Y, Lai F, Zhang W, Qin L, Zhang W, Luo J, Zheng R. RIIβ-PKA in GABAergic Neurons of Dorsal Median Hypothalamus Governs White Adipose Browning. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2205173. [PMID: 36529950 PMCID: PMC9929258 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202205173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The RIIβ subunit of cAMP-dependent protein kinase A (PKA) is expressed in the brain and adipose tissue. RIIβ-knockout mice show leanness and increased UCP1 in brown adipose tissue. The authors have previously reported that RIIβ reexpression in hypothalamic GABAergic neurons rescues the leanness. However, whether white adipose tissue (WAT) browning contributes to the leanness and whether RIIβ-PKA in these neurons governs WAT browning are unknown. Here, this work reports that RIIβ-KO mice exhibit a robust WAT browning. RIIβ reexpression in dorsal median hypothalamic GABAergic neurons (DMH GABAergic neurons) abrogates WAT browning. Single-cell sequencing, transcriptome sequencing, and electrophysiological studies show increased GABAergic activity in DMH GABAergic neurons of RIIβ-KO mice. Activation of DMH GABAergic neurons or inhibition of PKA in these neurons elicits WAT browning and thus lowers body weight. These findings reveal that RIIβ-PKA in DMH GABAergic neurons regulates WAT browning. Targeting RIIβ-PKA in DMH GABAergic neurons may offer a clinically useful way to promote WAT browning for treating obesity and other metabolic disorders.
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- Bingwei Wang
- Department of AnatomyHistology and EmbryologySchool of Basic Medical SciencesPeking UniversityBeijing100191P. R. China
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- Department of AnatomyHistology and EmbryologySchool of Basic Medical SciencesPeking UniversityBeijing100191P. R. China
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- Department of AnatomyHistology and EmbryologySchool of Basic Medical SciencesPeking UniversityBeijing100191P. R. China
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- Department of PharmacologyInstitution of Chinese Integrative MedicineHebei Medical UniversityShijiazhuang050017P. R. China
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- Department of AnatomyHistology and EmbryologySchool of Basic Medical SciencesPeking UniversityBeijing100191P. R. China
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- Department of AnatomyHistology and EmbryologySchool of Basic Medical SciencesPeking UniversityBeijing100191P. R. China
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- Department of AnatomyHistology and EmbryologySchool of Basic Medical SciencesPeking UniversityBeijing100191P. R. China
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- Institute of Medical PhotonicsBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical EngineeringSchool of Biological Science and Medical EngineeringBeihang UniversityBeijing100191P. R. China
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- Institute of Medical PhotonicsBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical EngineeringSchool of Biological Science and Medical EngineeringBeihang UniversityBeijing100191P. R. China
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- Department of AnatomyHistology and EmbryologySchool of Basic Medical SciencesPeking UniversityBeijing100191P. R. China
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- Department of AnatomyHistology and EmbryologySchool of Basic Medical SciencesPeking UniversityBeijing100191P. R. China
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- Department of AnatomyHistology and EmbryologySchool of Basic Medical SciencesPeking UniversityBeijing100191P. R. China
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- Department of AnatomyHistology and EmbryologySchool of Basic Medical SciencesPeking UniversityBeijing100191P. R. China
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- Department of PharmacologyInstitution of Chinese Integrative MedicineHebei Medical UniversityShijiazhuang050017P. R. China
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- Department of AnatomyHistology and EmbryologySchool of Basic Medical SciencesPeking UniversityBeijing100191P. R. China
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- Department of AnatomyHistology and EmbryologySchool of Basic Medical SciencesPeking UniversityBeijing100191P. R. China
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- Department of Medical GeneticsSchool of Basic Medical SciencesPeking UniversityBeijing100191P. R. China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologySchool of Basic Medical SciencesPeking UniversityBeijing100191P. R. China
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- Department of AnatomyHistology and EmbryologySchool of Basic Medical SciencesPeking UniversityBeijing100191P. R. China
- Neuroscience Research InstituteKey Laboratory for Neuroscience of Ministry of EducationKey Laboratory for Neuroscience of National Health Commission of the People's Republic of ChinaPeking UniversityBeijing100191P. R. China
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Zhang C, Zhao M, Wang B, Su Z, Guo B, Qin L, Zhang W, Zheng R. The Nrf2-NLRP3-caspase-1 axis mediates the neuroprotective effects of Celastrol in Parkinson's disease. Redox Biol 2021; 47:102134. [PMID: 34600334 PMCID: PMC8487081 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2021.102134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Revised: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder that is characterized by motor symptoms as a result of a loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc), accompanied by chronic neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, formation of α-synuclein aggregates. Celastrol, a potent anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative pentacyclic triterpene, has emerged as a neuroprotective agent. However, the mechanisms by which celastrol is neuroprotective in PD remain elusive. Here we show that celastrol protects against dopamine neuron loss, mitigates neuroinflammation, and relieves motor deficits in MPTP-induced PD mouse model and AAV-mediated human α-synuclein overexpression PD model. Whole-genome deep sequencing analysis revealed that Nrf2, NLRP3 and caspase-1 in SNc may be associated with the neuroprotective actions of celastrol in PD. By using multiple genetically modified mice (Nrf2-KO, NLRP3-KO and Caspase-1-KO), we identified that celastrol inhibits NLRP3 inflammasome activation, relieves motor deficits and nigrostriatal dopaminergic degeneration through Nrf2-NLRP3-caspase-1 pathway. Taken together, these findings suggest that Nrf2-NLRP3-caspase-1 axis may serve as a key target of celastrol in PD treatment, and highlight the favorable properties of celastrol for neuroprotection, making celastrol as a promising disease-modifying agent for PD.
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- Chenyu Zhang
- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing, China; Neuroscience Research Institute, Peking University, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory for Neuroscience of Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory for Neuroscience of National Health Commission, Peking University, Beijing, China.
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Bloyd M, Settas N, Faucz FR, Sinaii N, Bathon K, Iben J, Coon S, Caprio S, Stratakis CA, London E. The PRKAR1B p.R115K Variant is Associated with Lipoprotein Profile in African American Youth with Metabolic Challenges. J Endocr Soc 2021; 5:bvab071. [PMID: 34195525 DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvab071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Context High childhood obesity rates coincide with increased incidence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and other comorbidities. Understanding the genetics of susceptibility to obesity and its comorbidities could guide intervention. The cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-dependent protein kinase (PKA) signaling pathway regulates energy balance, glucose homeostasis, and lipid metabolism. Objective We hypothesized that PKA-related gene variants may be associated with obesity or associated metabolic conditions. Methods We included 457 youths from the Yale Obesity Clinic into the Pathogenesis of Youth-Onset Diabetes cohort (NCT01967849); a variety of clinical tests were performed to characterize NAFLD. Exon sequencing of 54 PKA pathway genes was performed. Variants were confirmed by Sanger sequencing. Clinical data were analyzed, correcting for NAFLD status and body mass index z-score with adjustments for multiple comparisons. Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) and PKA enzymatic assays were performed in HEK293 cells transfected with the PRKAR1B p.R115K construct. In silico structural analysis for this variant was done. Results We identified the variant PRKAR1B p.R115K in 4 unrelated, African American patients. Analyses compared this variant group to other African American patients in the cohort. PRKAR1B p.R115K was associated with favorable circulating lipoprotein levels. Analysis of FRET and PKA enzymatic assay showed stronger interaction between the R1β mutant and PKA catalytic subunit Cα and decreased basal PKA activity compared with the wildtype (P < .0001). Structural analysis revealed that p.R115K may hinder conformational changes resulting from cAMP binding at cAMP binding domain A. Conclusion Data suggest PRKAR1B p.R115K affects cAMP signaling and may favorably modulate lipoprotein profile in African American youth, protecting them from some adverse metabolic outcomes.
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- Michelle Bloyd
- Section on Endocrinology & Genetics, Program on Developmental Endocrinology & Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Section on Endocrinology & Genetics, Program on Developmental Endocrinology & Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Section on Endocrinology & Genetics, Program on Developmental Endocrinology & Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology Service, NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Bio-Imaging Center, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Molecular Genomics Core, NICHD, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Molecular Genomics Core, NICHD, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Section on Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
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- Section on Endocrinology & Genetics, Program on Developmental Endocrinology & Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Section on Endocrinology & Genetics, Program on Developmental Endocrinology & Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Zhang J, Zhang C, Chen X, Wang B, Ma W, Yang Y, Zheng R, Huang Z. PKA-RIIβ autophosphorylation modulates PKA activity and seizure phenotypes in mice. Commun Biol 2021; 4:263. [PMID: 33649504 PMCID: PMC7921646 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-01748-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is one of the most common and intractable neurological disorders in adults. Dysfunctional PKA signaling is causally linked to the TLE. However, the mechanism underlying PKA involves in epileptogenesis is still poorly understood. In the present study, we found the autophosphorylation level at serine 114 site (serine 112 site in mice) of PKA-RIIβ subunit was robustly decreased in the epileptic foci obtained from both surgical specimens of TLE patients and seizure model mice. The p-RIIβ level was negatively correlated with the activities of PKA. Notably, by using a P-site mutant that cannot be autophosphorylated and thus results in the released catalytic subunit to exert persistent phosphorylation, an increase in PKA activities through transduction with AAV-RIIβ-S112A in hippocampal DG granule cells decreased mIPSC frequency but not mEPSC, enhanced neuronal intrinsic excitability and seizure susceptibility. In contrast, a reduction of PKA activities by RIIβ knockout led to an increased mIPSC frequency, a reduction in neuronal excitability, and mice less prone to experimental seizure onset. Collectively, our data demonstrated that the autophosphorylation of RIIβ subunit plays a critical role in controlling neuronal and network excitabilities by regulating the activities of PKA, providing a potential therapeutic target for TLE.
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- Jingliang Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shengjing Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University College of Pharmacy, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.
- Neuroscience Research Institute, Peking University, Beijing, China.
- Key Laboratory for Neuroscience, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China.
- Key Laboratory for Neuroscience of National Health Commission, Beijing, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.
- Key Laboratory for Neuroscience, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China.
- Key Laboratory for Neuroscience of National Health Commission, Beijing, China.
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Wei L, Zhang R, Zhang J, Li J, Kong D, Wang Q, Fang J, Wang L. PRKAR2A deficiency protects mice from experimental colitis by increasing IFN-stimulated gene expression and modulating the intestinal microbiota. Mucosal Immunol 2021; 14:1282-1294. [PMID: 34349238 PMCID: PMC8528707 DOI: 10.1038/s41385-021-00426-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Revised: 05/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Protein kinase A (PKA) plays an important role in regulating inflammation via its catalytic subunits. Recently, PKA regulatory subunits have been reported to directly modulate some signaling pathways and alleviate inflammation. However, the role of PKA regulatory subunits in colonic inflammation remains unclear. Therefore, we conducted this study to investigate the role of the PKA regulatory subunit PRKAR2A in colitis. We observed that PRKAR2A deficiency protected mice from dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced experimental colitis. Our experiments revealed that the intestinal epithelial cell-specific deletion of Prkar2a contributed to this protection. Mechanistically, the loss of PRKAR2A in Prkar2a-/- mice resulted in an increased IFN-stimulated gene (ISG) expression and altered gut microbiota. Inhibition of ISGs partially reversed the protective effects against DSS-induced colitis in Prkar2a-/- mice. Antibiotic treatment and cross-fostering experiments demonstrated that the protection against DSS-induced colitis in Prkar2a-/- mice was largely dependent on the gut microflora. Altogether, our work demonstrates a previously unidentified function of PRKAR2A in promoting DSS-induced colitis.
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- Lumin Wei
- grid.412277.50000 0004 1760 6738Department of Gastroenterology, Ruijin Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- grid.9227.e0000000119573309Shanghai Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- grid.9227.e0000000119573309Shanghai Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- grid.412277.50000 0004 1760 6738Department of Gastroenterology, Ruijin Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- grid.9227.e0000000119573309Shanghai Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- grid.412277.50000 0004 1760 6738Department of Gastroenterology, Ruijin Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- grid.412521.10000 0004 1769 1119Cancer Institute, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- grid.412277.50000 0004 1760 6738Department of Gastroenterology, Ruijin Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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London E, Bloyd M, Stratakis CA. PKA functions in metabolism and resistance to obesity: lessons from mouse and human studies. J Endocrinol 2020; 246:R51-R64. [PMID: 32485681 PMCID: PMC7385994 DOI: 10.1530/joe-20-0035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Both direct and indirect evidence demonstrate a central role for the cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) signaling pathway in the regulation of energy balance and metabolism across multiple systems. However, the ubiquitous pattern of PKA expression across cell types poses a challenge in pinpointing its tissue-specific regulatory functions and further characterizing its many downstream effects in certain organs or cells. Mouse models of PKA deficiency and over-expression and studies in living cells have helped clarify PKA function in adipose tissue (AT), liver, adrenal, pancreas, and specific brain nuclei, as they pertain to energy balance and metabolic dysregulation. Limited studies in humans suggest differential regulation of PKA in AT of obese compared to lean individuals and an overall dysregulation of PKA signaling in obesity. Despite its complexity, under normal physiologic conditions, the PKA system is tightly regulated by changes in cAMP concentrations upstream via adenylate cyclase and downstream by phosphodiesterase-mediated cAMP degradation to AMP and by changes in PKA holoenzyme stability. Adjustments in the PKA system appear to be important to the development and maintenance of the obese state and its associated metabolic perturbations. In this review we discuss the important role of PKA in obesity and its involvement in resistance to obesity, through studies in humans and in mouse models, with a focus on the regulation of PKA in energy expenditure, intake behavior, and lipid and glucose metabolism.
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- Edra London
- Section on Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
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- Section on Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
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- Section on Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
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Luo L, Ambrozkiewicz MC, Benseler F, Chen C, Dumontier E, Falkner S, Furlanis E, Gomez AM, Hoshina N, Huang WH, Hutchison MA, Itoh-Maruoka Y, Lavery LA, Li W, Maruo T, Motohashi J, Pai ELL, Pelkey KA, Pereira A, Philips T, Sinclair JL, Stogsdill JA, Traunmüller L, Wang J, Wortel J, You W, Abumaria N, Beier KT, Brose N, Burgess HA, Cepko CL, Cloutier JF, Eroglu C, Goebbels S, Kaeser PS, Kay JN, Lu W, Luo L, Mandai K, McBain CJ, Nave KA, Prado MA, Prado VF, Rothstein J, Rubenstein JL, Saher G, Sakimura K, Sanes JR, Scheiffele P, Takai Y, Umemori H, Verhage M, Yuzaki M, Zoghbi HY, Kawabe H, Craig AM. Optimizing Nervous System-Specific Gene Targeting with Cre Driver Lines: Prevalence of Germline Recombination and Influencing Factors. Neuron 2020; 106:37-65.e5. [PMID: 32027825 PMCID: PMC7377387 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Revised: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The Cre-loxP system is invaluable for spatial and temporal control of gene knockout, knockin, and reporter expression in the mouse nervous system. However, we report varying probabilities of unexpected germline recombination in distinct Cre driver lines designed for nervous system-specific recombination. Selective maternal or paternal germline recombination is showcased with sample Cre lines. Collated data reveal germline recombination in over half of 64 commonly used Cre driver lines, in most cases with a parental sex bias related to Cre expression in sperm or oocytes. Slight differences among Cre driver lines utilizing common transcriptional control elements affect germline recombination rates. Specific target loci demonstrated differential recombination; thus, reporters are not reliable proxies for another locus of interest. Similar principles apply to other recombinase systems and other genetically targeted organisms. We hereby draw attention to the prevalence of germline recombination and provide guidelines to inform future research for the neuroscience and broader molecular genetics communities.
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- Lin Luo
- Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health and Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, 2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 2B5, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hermann-Rein-Strasse 3, 37075 Göttingen, Germany,Institute of Cell Biology and Neurobiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hermann-Rein-Strasse 3, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2B4, Canada
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- F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Department of Neurology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA,Centre for Research in Neuroscience, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC H3G 1A4, Canada
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- Synapse and Neural Circuit Research Unit, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Division of Pathogenetic Signaling, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-5-6 Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX 77003, USA,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Division of Pathogenetic Signaling, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-5-6 Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan,Department of Biochemistry, Tokushima University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 3-18-15, Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan,Department of Biochemistry, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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- Nina Ireland Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA,Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Section on Cellular and Synaptic Physiology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology and Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Brain Science Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Division of Developmental Biology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA,Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Functional Genomics and Department of Clinical Genetics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research (CNCR), VU University Amsterdam and University Medical Center Amsterdam, de Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA,Departments of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China,Department of Laboratory Animal Science, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hermann-Rein-Strasse 3, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- Division of Developmental Biology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Departments of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Department of Cell Biology, Department of Neurobiology, and Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, Regeneration Next Initiative, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Neurogenetics, Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hermann-Rein-Strasse 3, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology and Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Synapse and Neural Circuit Research Unit, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Division of Pathogenetic Signaling, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-5-6 Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan,Department of Biochemistry, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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- Section on Cellular and Synaptic Physiology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Neurogenetics, Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hermann-Rein-Strasse 3, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- Robarts Research Institute, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, and Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada,Brain and Mind Institute, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada
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- Robarts Research Institute, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, and Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada,Brain and Mind Institute, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Brain Science Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Nina Ireland Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA,Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Department of Neurogenetics, Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hermann-Rein-Strasse 3, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Cellular Neurobiology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata 951-8585, Japan
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- Center for Brain Science and Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Division of Pathogenetic Signaling, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-5-6 Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan
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- F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Department of Neurology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Functional Genomics and Department of Clinical Genetics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research (CNCR), VU University Amsterdam and University Medical Center Amsterdam, de Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX 77003, USA,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hermann-Rein-Strasse 3, 37075 Göttingen, Germany; Division of Pathogenetic Signaling, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-5-6 Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan; Department of Gerontology, Laboratory of Molecular Life Science, Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation, Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation at Kobe, 2-2 Minatojima-minamimachi Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan.
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- Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health and Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, 2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 2B5, Canada.
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Yang J, Zhang X, Yi L, Yang L, Wang WE, Zeng C, Mi M, Chen X. Hepatic PKA inhibition accelerates the lipid accumulation in liver. Nutr Metab (Lond) 2019; 16:69. [PMID: 31632452 PMCID: PMC6788098 DOI: 10.1186/s12986-019-0400-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background/aims Liver lipid accumulation induced by high-fat diet (HFD) is an early onset process of non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases (NAFLD). Protein kinase A (PKA) is known to be involved in hepatic lipid metabolism. However, the role of PKA in NAFLD has not been well tested in vivo due to the lack of optimal PKA deficient mouse model. Methods A novel PKA-specific inhibitor gene was conditionally overexpressed in mouse (PKAi mouse) liver using LoxP/Cre system. PKA activity in the liver extract was measured with a commercial assay kit. The PKAi and control mice of 8-week age, were subjected to HFD or chow diet (CD) for 2 months. Body weight, liver index, and triglyceride in the liver were measured. RNA sequencing was performed for the liver tissues and analyzed with Gene Ontology (GO) and pathway enrichment. Results PKAi-GFP protein was overexpressed in the liver and the PKA activation was significantly inhibited in the liver of PKAi mouse. When fed with CD, RNA sequencing revealed 56 up-regulated and 51 down-regulated genes in PKAi mice compared with control mice, which were mainly involved in lipid metabolism though no significant differences in the body weight, liver index, triglyceride accumulation were observed between PKAi and control mice. However, when fed with HFD for 2 months, the liver was enlarged more, and the accumulation of triglyceride in the liver was more severe in PKAi mice. When comparing the transcriptomes of CD-fed and HFD-fed control mice, GO enrichment showed that the genes down-regulated by HFD were mainly enriched in immune-related GO terms, and up-regulated genes were enriched in metabolism. When comparing the transcriptomes of CD-fed and HFD-fed PKAi mice, GO analysis showed that the down-regulated genes were enriched in metabolism, while the up-regulated genes were clustered in ER stress-related pathways. When comparing HFD-fed PKAi and HFD-fed control mice, the genes with lower expression level in PKAi mice were enriched in the lipoprotein synthesis, which might explain that more TG is accumulated in PKAi liver after HFD feeding. Conclusions Reduced PKA activity could be a factor promoting the TG accumulation in the liver and the development of NAFLD.
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- Jining Yang
- 1Research Center for Nutrition and Food Safety, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Food Safety, Institute of Military Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- 2Department of Physiology & Cardiovascular Research Center, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA USA
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- 1Research Center for Nutrition and Food Safety, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Food Safety, Institute of Military Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- 3Department of Medical Genetics & Molecular Biochemistry, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Room 624 Kresge Hall, Philadelphia, PA USA
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- 4Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- 4Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- 1Research Center for Nutrition and Food Safety, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Food Safety, Institute of Military Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- 2Department of Physiology & Cardiovascular Research Center, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA USA
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Folgueira C, Beiroa D, Porteiro B, Duquenne M, Puighermanal E, Fondevila MF, Barja-Fernández S, Gallego R, Hernández-Bautista R, Castelao C, Senra A, Seoane P, Gómez N, Aguiar P, Guallar D, Fidalgo M, Romero-Pico A, Adan R, Blouet C, Labandeira-García JL, Jeanrenaud F, Kallo I, Liposits Z, Salvador J, Prevot V, Dieguez C, Lopez M, Valjent E, Frühbeck G, Seoane LM, Nogueiras R. Hypothalamic dopamine signaling regulates brown fat thermogenesis. Nat Metab 2019; 1:811-829. [PMID: 31579887 PMCID: PMC6774781 DOI: 10.1038/s42255-019-0099-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Dopamine signaling is a crucial part of the brain reward system and can affect feeding behavior. Dopamine receptors are also expressed in the hypothalamus, which is known to control energy metabolism in peripheral tissues. Here we show that pharmacological or chemogenetic stimulation of dopamine receptor 2 (D2R) expressing cells in the lateral hypothalamic area (LHA) and the zona incerta (ZI) decreases body weight and stimulates brown fat activity in rodents in a feeding-independent manner. LHA/ZI D2R stimulation requires an intact sympathetic nervous system and orexin system to exert its action and involves inhibition of PI3K in the LHA/ZI. We further demonstrate that, as early as 3 months after onset of treatment, patients treated with the D2R agonist cabergoline experience an increase in energy expenditure that persists for one year, leading to total body weight and fat loss through a prolactin-independent mechanism. Our results may provide a mechanistic explanation for how clinically used D2R agonists act in the CNS to regulate energy balance.
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- Cintia Folgueira
- Grupo Fisiopatología Endocrina, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela, Complexo. Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago (CHUS/SERGAS), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela, Travesía da Choupana s/n, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- CIMUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Spain
- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), 15706, Spain
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- CIMUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Spain
- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), 15706, Spain
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- CIMUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Spain
- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), 15706, Spain
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- Jean-Pierre Aubert Research Center (JPArc), Laboratory of Development and Plasticity of the Neuroendocrine Brain, Inserm UMR-S 1172, Lille, France
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- CIMUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Spain
- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), 15706, Spain
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- Grupo Fisiopatología Endocrina, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela, Complexo. Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago (CHUS/SERGAS), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela, Travesía da Choupana s/n, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), 15706, Spain
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- Department of Morphological Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Santiago de Compostela, S. Francisco s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña), Spain
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- CIMUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Spain
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- Grupo Fisiopatología Endocrina, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela, Complexo. Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago (CHUS/SERGAS), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela, Travesía da Choupana s/n, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), 15706, Spain
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- CIMUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Spain
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- CIMUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Spain
- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), 15706, Spain
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- Molecular Imaging Group, Department of Psychiatry, Radiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC), Santiago de Compostela 15782 Spain; Molecular Imaging Group. Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS). Travesía da Choupana s/n Santiago de Compostela. Zip Code: 15706. Spain; Nuclear Medicine Department University Clinical Hospital Santiago de Compostela (SERGAS) (CHUS), Travesía Choupana s/n. Santiago de Compostela 15706 Spain
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- Molecular Imaging Group, Department of Psychiatry, Radiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC), Santiago de Compostela 15782 Spain; Molecular Imaging Group. Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS). Travesía da Choupana s/n Santiago de Compostela. Zip Code: 15706. Spain; Nuclear Medicine Department University Clinical Hospital Santiago de Compostela (SERGAS) (CHUS), Travesía Choupana s/n. Santiago de Compostela 15706 Spain
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- CIMUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Spain
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- CIMUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Spain
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- CIMUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Spain
- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), 15706, Spain
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- Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Universiteitsweg 100, 3584 CG, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- MRC Metabolic Disease Unit. Institute of Metabolic Science. University of Cambridge, UK
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- CIMUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Spain
- Networking Research Center on Neurodegenerative Diseases, CIBERNED, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Metabolism, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Endocrine Neurobiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, HAS, 1083, Budapest, Hungary
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- Laboratory of Endocrine Neurobiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, HAS, 1083, Budapest, Hungary
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- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), 15706, Spain
- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Clínica Universidad de Navarra & IdiSNA, Pamplona, Spain
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- Jean-Pierre Aubert Research Center (JPArc), Laboratory of Development and Plasticity of the Neuroendocrine Brain, Inserm UMR-S 1172, Lille, France
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- CIMUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Spain
- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), 15706, Spain
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- CIMUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Spain
- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), 15706, Spain
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- IGF, Inserm, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, F-34094 Montpellier, France
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- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), 15706, Spain
- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Clínica Universidad de Navarra & IdiSNA, Pamplona, Spain
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- Grupo Fisiopatología Endocrina, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela, Complexo. Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago (CHUS/SERGAS), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela, Travesía da Choupana s/n, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), 15706, Spain
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- CIMUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Spain
- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), 15706, Spain
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Neuronal cAMP/PKA Signaling and Energy Homeostasis. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2019; 1090:31-48. [PMID: 30390284 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-1286-1_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The brain plays a key role in the regulation of body weight and glucose metabolism. Peripheral signals including hormones, metabolites, and neural afferent signals are received and processed by the brain which in turn elicits proper behavioral and metabolic responses for maintaining energy and glucose homeostasis. The cAMP/protein kinase A (PKA) pathway acts downstream G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) to mediate the physiological effects of many hormones and neurotransmitters. Activated PKA phosphorylates various proteins including ion channels, enzymes, and transcription factors and regulates their activity. Recent studies have shown that neuronal cAMP/PKA activity in multiple brain regions are involved in the regulation of feeding, energy expenditure, and glucose homeostasis. In this chapter I summarize recent genetic and pharmacological studies concerning the regulation of body weight and glucose homeostasis by cAMP/PKA signaling in the brain.
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[Effect of baicalin on ATPase and LDH and its regulatory effect on the AC/cAMP/PKA signaling pathway in rats with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder]. ZHONGGUO DANG DAI ER KE ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY PEDIATRICS 2017. [PMID: 28506353 PMCID: PMC7389122 DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2017.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the effect of baicalin on synaptosomal adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and its regulatory effect on the adenylate cyclase (AC)/cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)/protein kinase A (PKA) signaling pathway in rats with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). METHODS A total of 40 SHR rats were randomly divided into five groups: ADHD model, methylphenidate hydrochloride treatment (0.07 mg/mL), and low-dose (3.33 mg/mL), medium-dose (6.67 mg/mL), and high-dose (10 mg/mL) baicalin treatment (n=8 each). Eight WKY rats were selected as normal control group. Percoll density gradient centrifugation was used to prepare brain synaptosomes and an electron microscope was used to observe their structure. Colorimetry was used to measure the activities of ATPase and LDH in synaptosomes. ELISA was used to measure the content of AC, cAMP, and PKA. RESULTS Compared with the normal control group, the ADHD model group had a significant reduction in the ATPase activity, a significant increase in the LDH activity, and significant reductions in the content of AC, cAMP, and PKA (P<0.05). Compared with the ADHD model group, the methylphenidate hydrochloride group and the medium- and high-dose baicalin groups had a significant increase in the ATPase activity (P<0.05), a significant reduction in the LDH activity (P<0.05), and significant increases in the content of AC, cAMP, and PKA (P<0.05). Compared with the methylphenidate hydrochloride group, the high-dose baicalin group had significantly greater changes in these indices (P<0.05). Compared with the low-dose baicalin group, the high-dose baicalin group had a significant increase in the ATPase activity (P<0.05); the medium- and high-dose baicalin groups had a significant reduction in the LDH activity (P<0.05) and significant increases in the content of AC, cAMP, and PKA (P<0.05). Compared with the medium-dose baicalin group, the high-dose baicalin group had a significant increase in the ATPase activity (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Both methylphenidate hydrochloride and baicalin can improve synaptosomal ATPase and LDH activities in rats with ADHD. The effect of baicalin is dose-dependent, and high-dose baicalin has a significantly greater effect than methylphenidate hydrochloride. Baicalin exerts its therapeutic effect possibly by upregulating the AC/cAMP/PKA signaling pathway.
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Locomotion Behavior Is Affected by the Gα S Pathway and the Two-Pore-Domain K + Channel TWK-7 Interacting in GABAergic Motor Neurons in Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics 2017; 206:283-297. [PMID: 28341653 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.116.195669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Adjusting the efficiency of movement in response to environmental cues is an essential integrative characteristic of adaptive locomotion behavior across species. However, the modulatory molecules and the pathways involved are largely unknown. Recently, we demonstrated that in Caenorhabditis elegans, a loss-of-function of the two-pore-domain potassium (K2P) channel TWK-7 causes a fast, coordinated, and persistent forward crawling behavior in which five central aspects of stimulated locomotion-velocity, direction, wave parameters, duration, and straightness-are affected. Here, we isolated the reduction-of-function allele cau1 of the C. elegans gene kin-2 in a forward genetic screen and showed that it phenocopies the locomotor activity and locomotion behavior of twk-7(null) animals. Kin-2 encodes the negative regulatory subunit of protein kinase A (KIN-1/PKA). Consistently, we found that other gain-of-function mutants of the GαS-KIN-1/PKA pathway resemble kin-2(cau1) and twk-7(null) in locomotion phenotype. Using the powerful genetics of the C. elegans system in combination with cell type-specific approaches and detailed locomotion analyses, we identified TWK-7 as a putative downstream target of the GαS-KIN-1/PKA pathway at the level of the γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)ergic D-type motor neurons. Due to this epistatic interaction, we suggest that KIN-1/PKA and TWK-7 may share a common pathway that is probably involved in the modulation of both locomotor activity and locomotion behavior during forward crawling.
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Wicksteed B, Dickson LM. PKA Differentially Regulates Adipose Depots to Control Energy Expenditure. Endocrinology 2017; 158:464-466. [PMID: 28430917 PMCID: PMC5460779 DOI: 10.1210/en.2017-00038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2017] [Accepted: 01/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Barton Wicksteed
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612; and
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Su J, Wu W, Huang S, Xue R, Wang Y, Wan Y, Zhang L, Qin L, Zhang Q, Zhu X, Zhang Z, Ye H, Wu X, Li Y. PKA-RIIB Deficiency Induces Brown Fatlike Adipocytes in Inguinal WAT and Promotes Energy Expenditure in Male FVB/NJ Mice. Endocrinology 2017; 158:578-591. [PMID: 27967236 DOI: 10.1210/en.2016-1581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2016] [Accepted: 12/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Obesity has become the most common metabolic disorder worldwide. Promoting brown adipose tissue (BAT) and beige adipose tissue formation, and therefore, a functional increase in energy expenditure, may counteract obesity. Mice lacking type IIβ regulatory subunit of adenosine 3',5' cyclic monophosphate (cAMP)-dependent protein kinase A (PKA-RIIB) display reduced adiposity and resistance to diet-induced obesity. PKA-RIIB, encoded by the Prkar2b gene, is most abundant in BAT and white adipose tissue (WAT) and in the brain. In this study, we show that mice lacking PKA-RIIB have increased energy expenditure, limited weight gain, and improved glucose metabolism. PKA-RIIB deficiency induces brownlike adipocyte in inguinal WAT (iWAT). PKA-RIIB deficiency also increases the expression of uncoupling protein 1 and other thermogenic genes in iWAT and primary preadipocytes from iWAT through a mechanism involving increased PKA activity, which is represented by increased phosphorylation of PKA substrate, cAMP response element binding protein, and P38 mitogen-activated protein kinase. Our study provides evidence for the role of PKA-RIIB deficiency in regulating thermogenesis in WAT, which may potentially have therapeutic implications for the treatment of obesity and related metabolic disorders.
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- Jing Su
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Developmental Biology and Molecular Medicine, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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α-MSH and Foxc2 promote fatty acid oxidation through C/EBPβ negative transcription in mice adipose tissue. Sci Rep 2016; 6:36661. [PMID: 27819350 PMCID: PMC5098202 DOI: 10.1038/srep36661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2016] [Accepted: 10/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH) and Forkhead box C2 protein (Foxc2) enhance lipolysis in multiple tissues. However, their relationship in adipose fatty acid oxidation (FAO) remains unclear. Here, we demonstrated that α-MSH and Foxc2 increased palmitate oxidation to CO2 in white (WAT) and brown adipose tissue (BAT). C/EBPβ expression was reduced by α-MSH and Foxc2. FFA level was elevated by α-MSH and pc-Foxc2 treatment along with increased FAO in white and brown adipocytes. The expression of FAO key enzymes, medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) and long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (LCAD) were increased in α-MSH and pc-Foxc2 group. Combination of α-MSH and Foxc2 treatment synergistically promoted FAO through increasing the activity of CPT-1 and phosphorylation of ACC. We found C/EBPβ bind to MC5R and Foxc2 promoter regions and inhibited FAO. cAMP level was increased by α-MSH and Foxc2 individually treated or combined treatment. Furthermore, cAMP/PKA pathway-specific inhibitor (H89) blocked the FAO, despite in α-MSH and Foxc2 both added group. While forskolin, the cAMP agonist, promoted FAO and enhanced the effect of α-MSH and Foxc2. Collectively, α-MSH and Foxc2 mutual promote FAO in WAT and BAT via cAMP/PKA signal pathway. And C/EBPβ as a transcription suppressor inhibits α-MSH and Foxc2 expression and FAO.
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Nagai T, Yoshimoto J, Kannon T, Kuroda K, Kaibuchi K. Phosphorylation Signals in Striatal Medium Spiny Neurons. Trends Pharmacol Sci 2016; 37:858-871. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2016.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2016] [Revised: 07/18/2016] [Accepted: 07/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Yang H, Yang L. Targeting cAMP/PKA pathway for glycemic control and type 2 diabetes therapy. J Mol Endocrinol 2016; 57:R93-R108. [PMID: 27194812 DOI: 10.1530/jme-15-0316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2016] [Accepted: 05/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In mammals, cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) is an intracellular second messenger that is usually elicited by binding of hormones and neurotransmitters to G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). cAMP exerts many of its physiological effects by activating cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA), which in turn phosphorylates and regulates the functions of downstream protein targets including ion channels, enzymes, and transcription factors. cAMP/PKA signaling pathway regulates glucose homeostasis at multiple levels including insulin and glucagon secretion, glucose uptake, glycogen synthesis and breakdown, gluconeogenesis, and neural control of glucose homeostasis. This review summarizes recent genetic and pharmacological studies concerning the regulation of glucose homeostasis by cAMP/PKA in pancreas, liver, skeletal muscle, adipose tissues, and brain. We also discuss the strategies for targeting cAMP/PKA pathway for research and potential therapeutic treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D).
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- Haihua Yang
- Division of EndocrinologyZhengzhou Children's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Department of PharmacologyUniversity of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Hankir MK, Kranz M, Gnad T, Weiner J, Wagner S, Deuther-Conrad W, Bronisch F, Steinhoff K, Luthardt J, Klöting N, Hesse S, Seibyl JP, Sabri O, Heiker JT, Blüher M, Pfeifer A, Brust P, Fenske WK. A novel thermoregulatory role for PDE10A in mouse and human adipocytes. EMBO Mol Med 2016; 8:796-812. [PMID: 27247380 PMCID: PMC4931292 DOI: 10.15252/emmm.201506085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Phosphodiesterase type 10A (PDE10A) is highly enriched in striatum and is under evaluation as a drug target for several psychiatric/neurodegenerative diseases. Preclinical studies implicate PDE10A in the regulation of energy homeostasis, but the mechanisms remain unclear. By utilizing small-animal PET/MRI and the novel radioligand [(18)F]-AQ28A, we found marked levels of PDE10A in interscapular brown adipose tissue (BAT) of mice. Pharmacological inactivation of PDE10A with the highly selective inhibitor MP-10 recruited BAT and potentiated thermogenesis in vivo In diet-induced obese mice, chronic administration of MP-10 caused weight loss associated with increased energy expenditure, browning of white adipose tissue, and improved insulin sensitivity. Analysis of human PET data further revealed marked levels of PDE10A in the supraclavicular region where brown/beige adipocytes are clustered in adults. Finally, the inhibition of PDE10A with MP-10 stimulated thermogenic gene expression in human brown adipocytes and induced browning of human white adipocytes. Collectively, our findings highlight a novel thermoregulatory role for PDE10A in mouse and human adipocytes and promote PDE10A inhibitors as promising candidates for the treatment of obesity and diabetes.
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- Mohammed K Hankir
- Integrated Research and Treatment Centre for Adiposity Diseases, University Hospital University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf Neuroradiopharmaceuticals, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Hospital University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Integrated Research and Treatment Centre for Adiposity Diseases, University Hospital University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf Neuroradiopharmaceuticals, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf Neuroradiopharmaceuticals, Leipzig, Germany
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- Integrated Research and Treatment Centre for Adiposity Diseases, University Hospital University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Integrated Research and Treatment Centre for Adiposity Diseases, University Hospital University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Integrated Research and Treatment Centre for Adiposity Diseases, University Hospital University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Integrated Research and Treatment Centre for Adiposity Diseases, University Hospital University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Integrated Research and Treatment Centre for Adiposity Diseases, University Hospital University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Integrated Research and Treatment Centre for Adiposity Diseases, University Hospital University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Hospital University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf Neuroradiopharmaceuticals, Leipzig, Germany
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- Integrated Research and Treatment Centre for Adiposity Diseases, University Hospital University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Cao H, Chen X, Yang Y, Storm DR. Disruption of type 3 adenylyl cyclase expression in the hypothalamus leads to obesity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 2:225-228. [PMID: 27942392 PMCID: PMC5145199 DOI: 10.15761/iod.1000149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Evidence from human studies and transgenic mice lacking the type 3 adenylyl cyclase (AC3) indicates that AC3 plays a role in the regulation of body weight. It is unknown in which brain region AC3 exerts such an effect. We examined the role of AC3 in the hypothalamus for body weight control using a floxed AC3 mouse strain. Here, we report that AC3 flox/flox mice became obese after the administration of AAV-CRE-GFP into the hypothalamus. Both male and female AC3 floxed mice showed heavier body weight than AAV-GFP injected control mice. Furthermore, mice with selective ablation of AC3 expression in the ventromedial hypothalamus also showed increased body weight and food consumption. Our results indicated that AC3 in the hypothalamus regulates energy balance.
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- Hong Cao
- Institute of Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science and State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Fudan University, China; Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, USA; Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, USA
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Dickson LM, Gandhi S, Layden BT, Cohen RN, Wicksteed B. Protein kinase A induces UCP1 expression in specific adipose depots to increase energy expenditure and improve metabolic health. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2016; 311:R79-88. [PMID: 27097660 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00114.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Adipose tissue PKA has roles in adipogenesis, lipolysis, and mitochondrial function. PKA transduces the cAMP signal downstream of G protein-coupled receptors, which are being explored for therapeutic manipulation to reduce obesity and improve metabolic health. This study aimed to determine the overall physiological consequences of PKA activation in adipose tissue. Mice expressing an activated PKA catalytic subunit in adipose tissue (Adipoq-caPKA mice) showed increased PKA activity in subcutaneous, epididymal, and mesenteric white adipose tissue (WAT) depots and brown adipose tissue (BAT) compared with controls. Adipoq-caPKA mice weaned onto a high-fat diet (HFD) or switched to the HFD at 26 wk of age were protected from diet-induced weight gain. Metabolic health was improved, with enhanced insulin sensitivity, glucose tolerance, and β-cell function. Adipose tissue health was improved, with smaller adipocyte size and reduced macrophage engulfment of adipocytes. Using metabolic cages, we found that Adipoq-caPKA mice were shown to have increased energy expenditure, but no difference to littermate controls in physical activity or food consumption. Immunoblotting of adipose tissue showed increased expression of uncoupling protein-1 (UCP1) in BAT and dramatic UCP1 induction in subcutaneous WAT, but no induction in the visceral depots. Feeding a HFD increased PKA activity in epididymal WAT of wild-type mice compared with chow, but did not change PKA activity in subcutaneous WAT or BAT. This was associated with changes in PKA regulatory subunit expression. This study shows that adipose tissue PKA activity is sufficient to increase energy expenditure and indicates that PKA is a beneficial target in metabolic health.
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- Lorna M Dickson
- Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois; and Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois; and
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Yang L, McKnight GS. Hypothalamic PKA regulates leptin sensitivity and adiposity. Nat Commun 2015; 6:8237. [PMID: 26381935 PMCID: PMC4576457 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2015] [Accepted: 07/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Mice lacking the RIIβ regulatory subunit of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase A (PKA) display reduced adiposity and resistance to diet-induced obesity. Here we show that RIIβ knockout (KO) mice have enhanced sensitivity to leptin's effects on both feeding and energy metabolism. After administration of a low dose of leptin, the duration of hypothalamic JAK/STAT3 signalling is increased, resulting in enhanced POMC mRNA induction. Consistent with the extended JAK/STAT3 activation, we find that the negative feedback regulator of leptin receptor signalling, Socs3, is inhibited in the hypothalamus of RIIβ KO mice. During fasting, RIIβ–PKA is activated and this correlates with an increase in CREB phosphorylation. The increase in CREB phosphorylation is absent in the fasted RIIβ KO hypothalamus. Selective inhibition of PKA activity in AgRP neurons partially recapitulates the leanness and resistance to diet-induced obesity of RIIβ KO mice. Our findings suggest that RIIβ–PKA modulates the duration of leptin receptor signalling and therefore the magnitude of the catabolic response to leptin. Mice lacking RIIβ, a regulatory subunit of protein kinase A, are lean and resistant to diet-induced obesity. Here, the authors show that RIIβ regulates leptin sensitivity, acting as a physiological brake on leptin responsiveness and the duration of leptin signalling in the hypothalamus.
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- Linghai Yang
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1959 North East Pacific Street, Box 357280, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1959 North East Pacific Street, Box 357280, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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A gain-of-function mutation in adenylate cyclase 3 protects mice from diet-induced obesity. PLoS One 2014; 9:e110226. [PMID: 25329148 PMCID: PMC4199629 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2014] [Accepted: 09/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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In a screen for genes that affect the metabolic response to high-fat diet (HFD), we selected one line of N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU)-mutagenized mice, Jll, with dominantly inherited resistance to diet-induced obesity (DIO). Mutant animals had dramatically reduced body weight and fat mass, and low basal insulin and glucose levels relative to unaffected controls. Both white adipose tissue (WAT) and brown adipose tissue (BAT) depots were smaller in mutant animals. Mutant animals fed a HFD gained only slightly more weight than animals fed regular chow, and were protected from hepatic lipid accumulation. The phenotype was genetically linked to a 5.7-Mb interval on chromosome 12, and sequencing of the entire interval identified a single coding mutation, predicted to cause a methionine-to-isoleucine substitution at position 279 of the Adcy3 protein (Adcy3M279I, henceforth referred to as Adcy3Jll). The mutant protein is hyperactive, possibly constitutively so, producing elevated levels of cyclic AMP in a cell-based assay. These mice demonstrate that increased Adcy3 activity robustly protect animals from diet-induced metabolic derangements.
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London E, Nesterova M, Sinaii N, Szarek E, Chanturiya T, Mastroyannis SA, Gavrilova O, Stratakis CA. Differentially regulated protein kinase A (PKA) activity in adipose tissue and liver is associated with resistance to diet-induced obesity and glucose intolerance in mice that lack PKA regulatory subunit type IIα. Endocrinology 2014; 155:3397-408. [PMID: 24914943 PMCID: PMC4138573 DOI: 10.1210/en.2014-1122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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The cAMP-dependent protein kinase A (PKA) signaling system is widely expressed and has a central role in regulating cellular metabolism in all organ systems affected by obesity. PKA has four regulatory (RIα, RIIα, RIβ, RIIβ) and four catalytic (Cα, Cβ, Cγ, Prkx) subunit isoforms that have tissue-specific expression profiles. In mice, knockout (KO) of RIIβ, the primary PKA regulatory subunit in adipose tissue or knockout of the catalytic subunit Cβ resulted in a lean phenotype that resists diet-induced obesity and associated metabolic complications. Here we report that the disruption of the ubiquitously expressed PKA RIIα subunit in mice (RIIαKO) confers resistance to diet-induced obesity, glucose intolerance, and hepatic steatosis. After 2-week high-fat diet exposure, RIIαKO mice weighed less than wild-type littermates. Over time this effect was more pronounced in female mice that were also leaner than their wild-type counterparts, regardless of the diet. Decreased intake of a high-fat diet contributed to the attenuated weight gain in RIIαKO mice. Additionally, RIIα deficiency caused differential regulation of PKA in key metabolic organs: cAMP-stimulated PKA activity was decreased in liver and increased in gonadal adipose tissue. We conclude that RIIα represents a potential target for therapeutic interventions in obesity, glucose intolerance, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
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- Edra London
- Section on Endocrinology and Genetics (E.L., M.N., E.S., S.A.M., C.A.S.), Program on Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology Service (N.S.), CC, National Institutes of Health, Mouse Metabolism Core Laboratory (T.C., O.G.), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development intramural Summer Student Program (S.A.M.), Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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Gigante ED, Santerre JL, Carter JM, Werner DF. Adolescent and adult rat cortical protein kinase A display divergent responses to acute ethanol exposure. Alcohol 2014; 48:463-70. [PMID: 24874150 DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2014.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2013] [Revised: 12/18/2013] [Accepted: 01/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Adolescent rats display reduced sensitivity to many dysphoria-related effects of alcohol (ethanol) including motor ataxia and sedative hypnosis, but the underlying neurobiological factors that contribute to these differences remain unknown. The cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-dependent protein kinase A (PKA) pathway, particularly the type II regulatory subunit (RII), has been implicated in ethanol-induced molecular and behavioral responses in adults. Therefore, the current study examined cerebral cortical PKA in adolescent and adult ethanol responses. With the exception of early adolescence, PKA RIIα and RIIβ subunit levels largely did not differ from adult levels in either whole cell lysate or P2 synaptosomal expression. However, following acute ethanol exposure, PKA RIIβ P2 synaptosomal expression and activity were increased in adults, but not in adolescents. Behaviorally, intracerebroventricular administration of the PKA activator Sp-cAMP and inhibitor Rp-cAMP prior to ethanol administration increased adolescent sensitivity to the sedative-hypnotic effects of ethanol compared to controls. Sp-cAMP was ineffective in adults whereas Rp-cAMP suggestively reduced loss of righting reflex (LORR) with paralleled increases in blood ethanol concentrations. Overall, these data suggest that PKA activity modulates the sedative/hypnotic effects of ethanol and may potentially play a wider role in the differential ethanol responses observed between adolescents and adults.
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- Eduardo D Gigante
- Department of Psychology, Center for Development and Behavioral Neuroscience, Binghamton University - State University of New York, 4400 Vestal Parkway East, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA; Department of Health and Human Services, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Center for Development and Behavioral Neuroscience, Binghamton University - State University of New York, 4400 Vestal Parkway East, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Center for Development and Behavioral Neuroscience, Binghamton University - State University of New York, 4400 Vestal Parkway East, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Center for Development and Behavioral Neuroscience, Binghamton University - State University of New York, 4400 Vestal Parkway East, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA.
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Selective expression of a dominant-negative type Iα PKA regulatory subunit in striatal medium spiny neurons impairs gene expression and leads to reduced feeding and locomotor activity. J Neurosci 2014; 34:4896-904. [PMID: 24695708 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3460-13.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Striatal medium spiny neurons (MSNs) mediate many of the physiological effects of dopamine, including the regulation of feeding and motor behaviors. Dopaminergic inputs from the midbrain modulate MSN excitability through pathways that involve cAMP and protein kinase A (PKA), but the physiological role of specific PKA isoforms in MSN neurons remains poorly understood. One of the major PKA regulatory (R) subunit isoforms expressed in MSNs is RIIβ, which localizes the PKA holoenzyme primarily to dendrites by interaction with AKAP5 and other scaffolding proteins. However, RI (RIα and RIβ) subunits are also expressed in MSNs and the RI holoenzyme has a weaker affinity for most scaffolding proteins and tends to localize in the cell body. We generated mice with selective expression of a dominant-negative RI subunit (RIαB) in striatal MSNs and show that this dominant-negative RIαB localizes to the cytoplasm and specifically inhibits type I PKA activity in the striatum. These mice are normal at birth; however, soon after weaning they exhibit growth retardation and the adult mice are hypophagic, lean, and resistant to high-fat diet-induced hyperphagia and obesity. The RIαB-expressing mice also exhibit decreased locomotor activity and decreased dopamine-regulated CREB phosphorylation and c-fos gene expression in the striatum. Our results demonstrate a critical role for cytoplasmic RI-PKA holoenzyme in gene regulation and the overall physiological function of MSNs.
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Shi W, Hu S, Wang W, Zhou X, Qiu W. Skeletal muscle-specific CPT1 deficiency elevates lipotoxic intermediates but preserves insulin sensitivity. J Diabetes Res 2013; 2013:163062. [PMID: 24319696 PMCID: PMC3844227 DOI: 10.1155/2013/163062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2013] [Accepted: 10/15/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE By specific knockout of carnitine palmitoyl transferase 1b (CPT1b) in skeletal muscles, we explored the effect of CPT1b deficiency on lipids and insulin sensitivity. METHODS Mice with specific knockout of CPT1b in skeletal muscles (CPT1b M-/-) were used for the experiment group, with littermate C57BL/6 as controls (CPT1b). General and metabolic profiles were measured and compared between groups. mRNA expression and CPT1 activity were measured in skeletal muscle tissues and compared between groups. Mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation (FAO), triglycerides (TAGs), diglycerides (DAGs), and ceramides were examined in skeletal muscles in two groups. Phosphorylated AKT (pAkt) and glucose transporter 4 (Glut4) were determined with real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Insulin tolerance test, glucose tolerance test, and pyruvate oxidation were performed in both groups. RESULTS CPT1b M-/- model was successfully established, with impaired muscle CPT1 activity. Compared with CPT1b mice, CPT1b M-/- mice had similar food intake but lower body weight or fat mass and higher lipids but similar glucose or insulin levels. Their mitochondrial FAO of skeletal muscles was impaired. There were lipids accumulations (TAGs, DAGs, and ceramides) in skeletal muscle. However, pAkt and Glut4, insulin sensitivity, glucose tolerance, and pyruvate oxidation were preserved. CONCLUSION Skeletal muscle-specific CPT1 deficiency elevates lipotoxic intermediates but preserves insulin sensitivity.
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- Wanchun Shi
- Department of Endocrinology, Huzhou Central Hospital, Zhejiang 313000, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Huzhou Central Hospital, Zhejiang 313000, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Huzhou Central Hospital, Zhejiang 313000, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Huzhou Central Hospital, Zhejiang 313000, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Huzhou Central Hospital, Zhejiang 313000, China
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