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Jiang CL, Lin FJ. Insights into the roles of Apolipoprotein E in adipocyte biology and obesity. Int J Obes (Lond) 2024:10.1038/s41366-024-01549-9. [PMID: 38839985 DOI: 10.1038/s41366-024-01549-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 05/13/2024] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
Abstract
Apolipoprotein E (APOE) is a multifunctional protein expressed by various cell types, including hepatocytes, adipocytes, immune cells of the myeloid lineage, vascular smooth muscle cells, astrocytes, etc. Initially, APOE was discovered as an arginine-rich peptide within very-low-density lipoprotein, but it was subsequently found in triglyceride-rich lipoproteins in humans and other animals, where its presence facilitates the clearance of these lipoproteins from circulation. Recent epidemiolocal studies and experimental research in mice suggest a link between ApoE and obesity. The latest findings highlight the role of endogenous adipocyte ApoE in regulating browning of white adipose tissue, beige adipocyte differentiation, thermogenesis and energy homeostasis. This review focuses on the emerging evidence showing the involvement of ApoE in the regulation of obesity and its associated metabolic diseases.
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Affiliation(s)
- Chung-Lin Jiang
- Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Research Center for Development Biology and Regenerative Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Kim SH, Yoon HJ, Kwon YH. Increased cholesterol uptake is associated with the altered gene expression in white adipose tissue of ApoE -/- mice fed a high-fat high-cholesterol diet. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2023; 676:109-114. [PMID: 37506471 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.07.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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Apolipoprotein E knock out (ApoE-/-) mice, the widely used model for atherosclerosis, exhibits anti-obesity characteristics due to the impaired lipoprotein internalization. Since excessive accumulation of triglycerides and cholesterol in white adipose tissue (WAT) is shown to increase the risk of metabolic diseases, we investigated the effects of dietary high-fat high-cholesterol (HFHC) on gene expression profile and the possible role of cholesterol accumulation in WAT of ApoE-/- mice. Control (CON) and HFHC diets were provided to wild-type mice (WC, WH) and ApoE-/- mice (EC, EH) for 10 weeks. Although body and WAT weights were lower in the ApoE-/- group compared to the wild-type group, increases in cholesterol and lipid peroxides in WAT were only observed in the ApoE-/- group. Transcriptome analysis revealed 3660 and 839 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the EC/WC and EH/WH comparison, respectively. "Thermogenesis" and "Oxidative phosphorylation" KEGG pathways were found in the EC/WC comparison, but not in the EH/WH comparison. We identified 142 and 2585 DEGs in the WH/WC and EH/EC comparison respectively, indicating a stronger effect of HFHC on WAT of ApoE-/- mice. Gene ontology analysis of DEGs revealed the association of DEGs with "Regulation of inflammatory response" term, in the EH/EC comparison, but not in the WH/WC comparison. Especially, genes encoding scavenger receptors and toll-like receptors were associated with cholesterol and lipid peroxide levels in WAT of ApoE-/- mice, but not in wild-type mice. In conclusion, changes in gene expression profile of WAT were more pronounced in ApoE-/- mice compared to wild-type mice in response to HFHC, and these altered genes were related to inflammatory response. These data suggest that increased cholesterol accumulation in WAT by dietary HFHC may play a pivotal role in the regulation of gene expression in ApoE-/- mice.
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- Su Hyeon Kim
- Department of Food and Nutrition, Seoul National University, South Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Seoul National University, South Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Seoul National University, South Korea; Research Institute of Human Ecology, Seoul National University, South Korea.
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Khudyakov JI, Holser RR, Vierra CA, Ly ST, Niel TK, Hasan BM, Crocker DE, Costa DP. Changes in apolipoprotein abundance dominate proteome responses to prolonged fasting in elephant seals. J Exp Biol 2022; 225:274459. [DOI: 10.1242/jeb.243572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Unlike many animals that reduce activity during fasting, northern elephant seals (NES) undergo prolonged fasting during energy-intensive life-history stages such as reproduction and molting, fueling fasting energy needs by mobilizing fat stores accrued during foraging. NES display several unique metabolic features such as high fasting metabolic rates, elevated blood lipid and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels, efficient protein sparing and resistance to oxidative stress during fasting. However, the cellular mechanisms that regulate these adaptations are still not fully understood. To examine how metabolic coordination is achieved during prolonged fasting, we profiled changes in blubber, skeletal muscle and plasma proteomes of adult female NES over a 5 week fast associated with molting. We found that while blubber and muscle proteomes were remarkably stable over fasting, over 50 proteins changed in abundance in plasma, including those associated with lipid storage, mobilization, oxidation and transport. Apolipoproteins dominated the blubber, plasma and muscle proteome responses to fasting. APOA4, APOE and APOC3, which are associated with lipogenesis and triglyceride accumulation, decreased, while APOA1, APOA2 and APOM, which are associated with lipid mobilization and HDL function, increased over fasting. Our findings suggest that changes in apolipoprotein composition may underlie the maintenance of high HDL levels and, together with adipokines and hepatokines that facilitate lipid catabolism, may mediate the metabolic transitions between feeding and fasting in NES. Many of these proteins have not been previously studied in this species and provide intriguing hypotheses about metabolic regulation during prolonged fasting in mammals.
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- Jane I. Khudyakov
- Biological Sciences Department, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA 95211, USA
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- Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
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- Biological Sciences Department, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA 95211, USA
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- Biological Sciences Department, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA 95211, USA
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- Biological Sciences Department, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA 95211, USA
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- Biological Sciences Department, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA 95211, USA
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- Department of Biology, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA 94928, USA
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- Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
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