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Pestel J, Blangero F, Watson J, Pirola L, Eljaafari A. Adipokines in obesity and metabolic-related-diseases. Biochimie 2023; 212:48-59. [PMID: 37068579 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2023.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Revised: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
Abstract
The discovery of leptin in the 1990s led to a reconsideration of adipose tissue (AT) as not only a fatty acid storage organ, but also a proper endocrine tissue. AT is indeed capable of secreting bioactive molecules called adipokines for white AT or batokines for brown/beige AT, which allow communication with numerous organs, especially brain, heart, liver, pancreas, and/or the vascular system. Adipokines exert pro or anti-inflammatory activities. An equilibrated balance between these two sets ensures homeostasis of numerous tissues and organs. During the development of obesity, AT remodelling leads to an alteration of its endocrine activity, with increased secretion of pro-inflammatory adipokines relative to the anti-inflammatory ones, as shown in the graphical abstract. Pro-inflammatory adipokines take part in the initiation of local and systemic inflammation during obesity and contribute to comorbidities associated to obesity, as detailed in the present review.
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- Julien Pestel
- INSERM U1060-CarMeN /Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1/INRAE/ Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1: Laboratoire CarMeN, 165 chemin du Grand Revoyet, CHLS, 69310 Pierre Bénite, France
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- INSERM U1060-CarMeN /Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1/INRAE/ Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1: Laboratoire CarMeN, 165 chemin du Grand Revoyet, CHLS, 69310 Pierre Bénite, France
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- INSERM U1060-CarMeN /Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1/INRAE/ Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1: Laboratoire CarMeN, 165 chemin du Grand Revoyet, CHLS, 69310 Pierre Bénite, France
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- INSERM U1060-CarMeN /Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1/INRAE/ Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1: Laboratoire CarMeN, 165 chemin du Grand Revoyet, CHLS, 69310 Pierre Bénite, France
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- INSERM U1060-CarMeN /Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1/INRAE/ Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1: Laboratoire CarMeN, 165 chemin du Grand Revoyet, CHLS, 69310 Pierre Bénite, France; Hospices Civils de Lyon: 2 quai des Célestins, 69001 Lyon, France.
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Mosquera-Sulbarán J, Ryder E, Pedreáñez A, Vargas R. Angiotensin II and human obesity. A narrative review of the pathogenesis. INVESTIGACIÓN CLÍNICA 2022. [DOI: 10.54817/ic.v63n4a09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Angiotensin II (Ang II) is a hormone and the main effector of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS). This peptide has crucial pathophysiologi-cal effects on hypertension, cardiac hypertrophy, endothelial proliferation, in-flammation and tissue remodelling through G protein-coupled receptors. The pro-inflammatory role of Ang II has been reported in various inflammatory pro-cesses. Obesity is linked to a chronic inflammatory process which in turn is the cause of some of its morbidities. Ang II is related to the comorbidities related to the comorbidities of obesity, which include alterations in the heart, kid-ney, hypertension and coagulation. In this regard, activation of AT1 receptors by Ang II can induce an inflammatory process mediated by the transcription factor NF-kB, triggering inflammation in various systems that are related to the comorbidities observed in obesity. The aim of this review was to highlight the pro-inflammatory effects of Ang II and the alterations induced by this hor-mone in various organs and systems in obesity. The search was done since 1990 through Medline, EMBASE and PubMed, using the keywords: angiotensin II; an-giotensin II, obesity; angiotensin II, kidney, obesity; angiotensin II, coagulation, obesity; angiotensin II, inflammation, obesity; angiotensin II, adipose tissue, obesity; angiotensin II, hypertension, obesity; angiotensin II, insulin resistance, obesity; angiotensin II, adiponectin, leptin, obesity; angiotensin II, COVID-19, obesity. Angiotensin II through its interaction with its AT1 receptor, can induce alterations in diverse systems that are related to the comorbidities observed in obesity. Therapeutic strategies to decrease the production and action of Ang II could improve the clinical conditions in individuals with obesity.
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- Jesús Mosquera-Sulbarán
- Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas “Dr. Américo Negrette”, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas “Dr. Américo Negrette”, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
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- Cátedra de Inmunología, Escuela de Bioanálisis, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas “Dr. Américo Negrette”, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
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Zhang XH, Li Y, Zhou L, Tian GP. Interleukin-38 in atherosclerosis. Clin Chim Acta 2022; 536:86-93. [PMID: 36150521 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2022.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Chronic inflammation caused by immune cells and their mediators is a characteristic of atherosclerosis. Interleukin-38 (IL-38), a member of the IL-1 family, exerts multiple anti-inflammatory effects via specific ligand-receptor interactions. Upon recognizing a specific receptor, IL-38 restrains mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), nuclear factor kappa B (NK-κB), or other inflammation-related signaling pathways in inflammatory disease. Further research has shown that IL-38 also displays anti-atherosclerotic effects and reduces the occurrence and risk of cardiovascular events. On the one hand, IL-38 can regulate innate and adaptive immunity to inhibit inflammation, reduce pathological neovascularization, and inhibit apoptosis. On the other hand, it can curb obesity, reduce hyperlipidemia, and restrain insulin resistance to reduce cardiovascular disease risk. Therefore, this article expounds on the vital function of IL-38 in the development of atherosclerosis to provide a theoretical basis for further in-depth studies of IL-38 and insights on the prophylaxis and treatment of atherosclerosis.
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- Xiao-Hong Zhang
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Wuhan Children's Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430016, China
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- Department of Pathology, Chongqing Public Health Medical Center, Southwest University Public Health Hospital, Chongqing 400036, China.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China.
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Hachiya K, Masuya M, Kuroda N, Yoneda M, Tsuboi J, Nagaharu K, Nishimura K, Shiotani T, Ohishi K, Tawara I, Katayama N. Irbesartan, an angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker, inhibits colitis-associated tumourigenesis by blocking the MCP-1/CCR2 pathway. Sci Rep 2021; 11:19943. [PMID: 34620946 PMCID: PMC8497524 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-99412-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The introduction of anti-inflammatory therapies has enabled substantial improvement of disease activity in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). However, IBD can lead to serious complications such as intestinal fibrosis and colorectal cancer. Therefore, novel therapies reducing the development of these complications are needed. Angiotensin II (Ang II) promotes tissue inflammation by stimulating the production of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) or proinflammatory cytokines. It plays a pivotal role in IBD progression. Although blockade of Ang II has been reported to ameliorate experimental colitis and reduce colorectal cancer risk, the cellular and molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. Our previous work showed that irbesartan, an Ang II type 1 receptor blocker, reduced the number of C-C chemokine receptor 2-positive (CCR2+) monocytic cells in the inflamed pancreas. This study aimed to investigate the possible antifibrotic and antitumour effects of irbesartan using the azoxymethane/dextran sodium sulphate mouse model. Irbesartan suppressed MCP-1 production and the accumulation of Ly6C+CCR2+ monocytes and fibrocytes in the inflamed colon, downregulated the expression of type 1 collagen and matrix metalloproteinase 9 and inhibited the development of intestinal fibrosis and tumours. Our observations suggest that blocking the MCP-1/CCR2 pathway using irbesartan might be beneficial in preventing colitis-associated colon tumours.
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- Kensuke Hachiya
- Department of Haematology and Oncology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Haematology and Oncology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan.
- Course of Nursing Science, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Saiseikai Matsusaka General Hospital, Matsusaka, Mie, 515-8557, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition Medical Technology Course, Suzuka University of Medical Science, Suzuka, Mie, 510-0293, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Haematology and Oncology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Haematology and Oncology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Haematology and Oncology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy, Mie University Hospital, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Haematology and Oncology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Haematology and Oncology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
- Faculty of Nursing, Suzuka University of Medical Science, Suzuka, Mie, 513-8670, Japan
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Vehicle emissions-exposure alters expression of systemic and tissue-specific components of the renin-angiotensin system and promotes outcomes associated with cardiovascular disease and obesity in wild-type C57BL/6 male mice. Toxicol Rep 2021; 8:846-862. [PMID: 33948438 PMCID: PMC8080412 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2021.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 04/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Vehicle emission-exposure increases systemic and adipose renin-angiotensin signaling. Emission-exposure promotes renal, vascular, and adipocyte AT1 receptor expression. Diet and emission-exposure are associated with adipocyte hypertrophy and weight gain. Emission-exposure promotes expression of adipokines and adipose inflammatory factors. High-fat diet promotes an obese adipose phenotype, exacerbated by emission-exposure.
Exposure to air pollution from traffic-generated sources is known to contribute to the etiology of inflammatory diseases, including cardiovascular disease (CVD) and obesity; however, the signaling pathways involved are still under investigation. Dysregulation of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) can contribute to CVD and alter lipid storage and inflammation in adipose tissue. Our previous exposure studies revealed that traffic-generated emissions increase RAS signaling, further exacerbated by a high-fat diet. Thus, we investigated the hypothesis that exposure to engine emissions increases systemic and local adipocyte RAS signaling, promoting the expression of factors involved in CVD and obesity. Male C57BL/6 mice (6–8 wk old) were fed either a high-fat (HF, n = 16) or low-fat (LF, n = 16) diet, beginning 30d prior to exposures, and then exposed via inhalation to either filtered air (FA, controls) or a mixture of diesel engine + gasoline engine vehicle emissions (MVE: 100 μg PM/m3) via whole-body inhalation for 6 h/d, 7 d/wk, 30d. Endpoints were assessed via immunofluorescence and RT-qPCR. MVE-exposure promoted vascular adhesion factors (VCAM-1, ICAM-1) expression, monocyte/macrophage sequestration, and oxidative stress in the vasculature, associated with increased angiotensin II receptor type 1 (AT1) expression. In the kidney, MVE-exposure promoted the expression of renin, AT1, and AT2 receptors. In adipose tissue, both HF-diet and MVE-exposure mediated increased epididymal fat pad weight and adipocyte hypertrophy, associated with increased angiotensinogen and AT1 receptor expression; however, these outcomes were further exacerbated in the MVE + HF group. MVE-exposure also induced inflammation, monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1, and leptin, while reducing insulin receptor and glucose transporter, GLUT4, expression in adipose tissue. Our results indicate that MVE-exposure promotes systemic and local adipose RAS signaling, associated with increased expression of factors contributing to CVD and obesity, further exacerbated by HF diet consumption.
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Key Words
- ACE, angiotensin converting enzyme
- AGT, angiotensinogen
- AT1, angiotensin II receptor subtype 1
- AT2, angiotensin II receptor subtype 2
- Adipose
- Air pollution
- Ang II, angiotensin II
- CVD
- CVD, cardiovascular disease
- DHE, dihydroethidium
- FA, filtered air (controls)
- GLUT-4, glucose transporter type 4
- HF, high-fat diet
- ICAM-1, intracellular adhesion molecule-1
- IL-6, interleukin-6
- IL-β, interleukin beta
- IR, insulin receptor
- LDL, low density lipoprotein
- LF, low-fat diet
- LOX-1, lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor
- MCP-1, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
- MOMA-2, anti-monocyte + macrophage antibody
- MVE, mixed gasoline and diesel vehicle emissions
- Obesity
- PM, particulate matter
- RAS, renin-angiotensin system
- ROS, reactive oxygen species
- Renin-angiotensin system
- T2D, type 2 diabetes
- TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor alpha
- VCAM-1, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1
- vWF, Von Willebrand factor
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The Tissue Renin-Angiotensin System and Its Role in the Pathogenesis of Major Human Diseases: Quo Vadis? Cells 2021; 10:cells10030650. [PMID: 33804069 PMCID: PMC7999456 DOI: 10.3390/cells10030650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Evidence has arisen in recent years suggesting that a tissue renin-angiotensin system (tRAS) is involved in the progression of various human diseases. This system contains two regulatory pathways: a pathological pro-inflammatory pathway containing the Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE)/Angiotensin II (AngII)/Angiotensin II receptor type 1 (AGTR1) axis and a protective anti-inflammatory pathway involving the Angiotensin II receptor type 2 (AGTR2)/ACE2/Ang1–7/MasReceptor axis. Numerous studies reported the positive effects of pathologic tRAS pathway inhibition and protective tRAS pathway stimulation on the treatment of cardiovascular, inflammatory, and autoimmune disease and the progression of neuropathic pain. Cell senescence and aging are known to be related to RAS pathways. Further, this system directly interacts with SARS-CoV 2 and seems to be an important target of interest in the COVID-19 pandemic. This review focuses on the involvement of tRAS in the progression of the mentioned diseases from an interdisciplinary clinical perspective and highlights therapeutic strategies that might be of major clinical importance in the future.
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ACE2 and energy metabolism: the connection between COVID-19 and chronic metabolic disorders. Clin Sci (Lond) 2021; 135:535-554. [PMID: 33533405 DOI: 10.1042/cs20200752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) has currently attracted increasing attention due to its potential function in regulating energy homeostasis, other than the actions on cellular growth, blood pressure, fluid, and electrolyte balance. The existence of RAS is well established in metabolic organs, including pancreas, liver, skeletal muscle, and adipose tissue, where activation of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) - angiotensin II pathway contributes to the impairment of insulin secretion, glucose transport, fat distribution, and adipokines production. However, the activation of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) - angiotensin (1-7) pathway, a novel branch of the RAS, plays an opposite role in the ACE pathway, which could reverse these consequences by improving local microcirculation, inflammation, stress state, structure remolding, and insulin signaling pathway. In addition, new studies indicate the protective RAS arm possesses extraordinary ability to enhance brown adipose tissue (BAT) activity and induces browning of white adipose tissue, and consequently, it leads to increased energy expenditure in the form of heat instead of ATP synthesis. Interestingly, ACE2 is the receptor of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is threating public health worldwide. The main complications of SARS-CoV-2 infected death patients include many energy metabolism-related chronic diseases, such as diabetes. The specific mechanism leading to this phenomenon is largely unknown. Here, we summarize the latest pharmacological and genetic tools on regulating ACE/ACE2 balance and highlight the beneficial effects of the ACE2 pathway axis hyperactivity on glycolipid metabolism, as well as the thermogenic modulation.
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Xu K, Sun J, Chen S, Li Y, Peng X, Li M, Li Y. Hydrodynamic delivery of IL-38 gene alleviates obesity-induced inflammation and insulin resistance. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 508:198-202. [PMID: 30477747 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.11.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Obesity is associated with a chronic inflammatory response. Interleukin (IL)-38 is a poorly characterized cytokine of the IL-1 family with anti-inflammatory activity. The role of IL-38 in obesity-induced inflammation and insulin resistance remains unknown. In this study, we investigated the effects of IL-38 expression by hydrodynamic-based gene delivery on high-fat diet-induced obesity in mice. Transfer of plasmid DNA encoding IL-38 reduced weight gain, liver fat content, adipose tissue weight, and obesity-induced insulin resistance compared with administration of a control plasmid. Moreover, IL-38 gene delivery inhibited the production of inflammatory mediators including IL-1β, IL-6, and monocyte chemotactic protein-1. These results suggest that IL-38 is a potential new target for the treatment of obesity.
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- Keye Xu
- Department of Immunology, Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Department of Immunology, Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Department of Immunology, Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Department of Immunology, Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Department of Immunology, Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Department of Immunology, Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China.
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- Department of Immunology, Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China.
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Modulation of the renin-angiotensin system in white adipose tissue and skeletal muscle: focus on exercise training. Clin Sci (Lond) 2018; 132:1487-1507. [PMID: 30037837 DOI: 10.1042/cs20180276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Revised: 06/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Overactivation of the renin-angiotensin (Ang) system (RAS) increases the classical arm (Ang-converting enzyme (ACE)/Ang II/Ang type 1 receptor (AT1R)) to the detriment of the protective arm (ACE2/Ang 1-7/Mas receptor (MasR)). The components of the RAS are present locally in white adipose tissue (WAT) and skeletal muscle, which act co-operatively, through specific mediators, in response to pathophysiological changes. In WAT, up-regulation of the classical arm promotes lipogenesis and reduces lipolysis and adipogenesis, leading to adipocyte hypertrophy and lipid storage, which are related to insulin resistance and increased inflammation. In skeletal muscle, the classical arm promotes protein degradation and increases the inflammatory status and oxidative stress, leading to muscle wasting. Conversely, the protective arm plays a counter-regulatory role by opposing the effect of Ang II. The accumulation of adipose tissue and muscle mass loss is associated with a higher risk of morbidity and mortality, which could be related, in part, to overactivation of the RAS. On the other hand, exercise training (ExT) shifts the balance of the RAS towards the protective arm, promoting the inhibition of the classical arm in parallel with the stimulation of the protective arm. Thus, fat mobilization and maintenance of muscle mass and function are facilitated. However, the mechanisms underlying exercise-induced changes in the RAS remain unclear. In this review, we present the RAS as a key mechanism of WAT and skeletal muscle metabolic dysfunction. Furthermore, we discuss the interaction between the RAS and exercise and the possible underlying mechanisms of the health-related aspects of ExT.
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Pahlavani M, Kalupahana NS, Ramalingam L, Moustaid-Moussa N. Regulation and Functions of the Renin-Angiotensin System in White and Brown Adipose Tissue. Compr Physiol 2017; 7:1137-1150. [PMID: 28915321 DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c160031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The renin angiotensin system (RAS) is a major regulator of blood pressure, fluid, and electrolyte homeostasis. RAS precursor angiotensinogen (Agt) is cleaved into angiotensin I (Ang I) and II (Ang II) by renin and angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE), respectively. Major effects of Ang II, the main bioactive peptide of this system, is mediated by G protein coupled receptors, Angiotensin Type 1 (AGTR1, AT1R) and Type 2 (AGTR2, AT2R) receptors. Further, the discovery of additional RAS peptides such as Ang 1-7 generated by the action of another enzyme ACE2 identified novel functions of this complex system. In addition to the systemic RAS, several local RAS exist in organs such as the brain, kidney, pancreas, and adipose tissue. The expression and regulation of various components of RAS in adipose tissue prompted extensive research into the role of adipose RAS in metabolic diseases. Indeed, animal studies have shown that adipose-derived Agt contributes to circulating RAS, kidney, and blood pressure regulation. Further, mice overexpressing Agt have high blood pressure and increased adiposity characterized by inflammation, adipocyte hypertrophy, and insulin resistance, which can be reversed at least in part by RAS inhibition. These findings highlight the importance of this system in energy homeostasis, especially in the context of obesity. This overview article discusses the depot-specific functions of adipose RAS, genetic and pharmacological manipulations of RAS, and its applications to adipogenesis, thermogenesis, and overall energy homeostasis. © 2017 American Physiological Society. Compr Physiol 7:1137-1150, 2017.
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- Mandana Pahlavani
- Department of Nutritional Sciences and Obesity Research Cluster, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences and Obesity Research Cluster, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA.,Department of Nutritional Sciences and Obesity Research Cluster, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences and Obesity Research Cluster, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences and Obesity Research Cluster, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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Xu X, Wang B, Ren C, Hu J, Greenberg DA, Chen T, Xie L, Jin K. Recent Progress in Vascular Aging: Mechanisms and Its Role in Age-related Diseases. Aging Dis 2017; 8:486-505. [PMID: 28840062 PMCID: PMC5524810 DOI: 10.14336/ad.2017.0507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2016] [Accepted: 05/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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As with many age-related diseases including vascular dysfunction, age is considered an independent and crucial risk factor. Complicated alterations of structure and function in the vasculature are linked with aging hence, understanding the underlying mechanisms of age-induced vascular pathophysiological changes holds possibilities for developing clinical diagnostic methods and new therapeutic strategies. Here, we discuss the underlying molecular mediators that could be involved in vascular aging, e.g., the renin-angiotensin system and pro-inflammatory factors, metalloproteinases, calpain-1, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and TGFβ-1 as well as the potential roles of testosterone and estrogen. We then relate all of these to clinical manifestations such as vascular dementia and stroke in addition to reviewing the existing clinical measurements and potential interventions for age-related vascular dysfunction.
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- Xianglai Xu
- 1Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.,2Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA
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- 2Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA
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- 2Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA.,4Institute of Hypoxia Medicine, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University. Beijing, China
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- 2Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA
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- 6Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- 3Department of Urology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang Province, China
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- 2Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA
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Father’s obesity programs the adipose tissue in the offspring via the local renin–angiotensin system and MAPKs pathways, especially in adult male mice. Eur J Nutr 2017; 57:1901-1912. [DOI: 10.1007/s00394-017-1473-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2016] [Accepted: 05/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Lu JC, Chiang YT, Lin YC, Chang YT, Lu CY, Chen TY, Yeh CS. Disruption of Lipid Raft Function Increases Expression and Secretion of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0169005. [PMID: 28030645 PMCID: PMC5193455 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2016] [Accepted: 12/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The adipocyte is unique in its capacity to store lipids. In addition to triglycerides, the adipocyte stores a significant amount of cholesterol. Moreover, obese adipocytes are characterized by a redistribution of cholesterol with depleted cholesterol in the plasma membrane, suggesting that cholesterol perturbation may play a role in adipocyte dysfunction. We used methyl-β-cyclodextrin (MβCD), a molecule with high affinity for cholesterol, to rapidly deplete cholesterol level in differentiated 3T3-L1 adipocytes. We tested whether this perturbation altered adipocyte secretion of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), a chemokine that is elevated in obesity and is linked to obesity-associated chronic diseases. Depletion of cholesterol by MβCD increased MCP-1 secretion as well as the mRNA and protein levels, suggesting perturbation at biosynthesis and secretion. Pharmacological inhibition revealed that NF-κB, but not MEK, p38 and JNK, was involved in MβCD-stimulated MCP-1 biosynthesis and secretion in adipocytes. Finally, another cholesterol-binding drug, filipin, also induced MCP-1 secretion without altering membrane cholesterol level. Interestingly, both MβCD and filipin disturbed the integrity of lipid rafts, the membrane microdomains enriched in cholesterol. Thus, the depletion of membrane cholesterol in obese adipocytes may result in dysfunction of lipid rafts, leading to the elevation of proinflammatory signaling and MCP-1 secretion in adipocytes.
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- Juu-Chin Lu
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Sawada Y, Sakamoto Y, Toh M, Ohara N, Hatanaka Y, Naka A, Kishimoto Y, Kondo K, Iida K. Milk-derived peptide Val-Pro-Pro (VPP) inhibits obesity-induced adipose inflammation via an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) dependent cascade. Mol Nutr Food Res 2015; 59:2502-10. [DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201500324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2015] [Revised: 08/01/2015] [Accepted: 08/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Yoko Sawada
- Department of Nutrition and Food Science; Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu University; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Science; Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu University; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Science; Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu University; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Science; Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu University; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Science; Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu University; Tokyo Japan
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- Laboratory of Applied Nutrition; Faculty of Human Life and Environmental Sciences, Ochanomizu University; Tokyo Japan
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- Endowed Research Department “Food for Health”; Ochanomizu University; Tokyo Japan
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- Endowed Research Department “Food for Health”; Ochanomizu University; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Science; Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu University; Tokyo Japan
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Golbidi S, Frisbee JC, Laher I. Chronic stress impacts the cardiovascular system: animal models and clinical outcomes. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2015; 308:H1476-98. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00859.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2014] [Accepted: 04/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Psychological stresses are associated with cardiovascular diseases to the extent that cardiovascular diseases are among the most important group of psychosomatic diseases. The longstanding association between stress and cardiovascular disease exists despite a large ambiguity about the underlying mechanisms. An array of possibilities have been proposed including overactivity of the autonomic nervous system and humoral changes, which then converge on endothelial dysfunction that initiates unwanted cardiovascular consequences. We review some of the features of the two most important stress-activated systems, i.e., the humoral and nervous systems, and focus on alterations in endothelial function that could ensue as a result of these changes. Cardiac and hematologic consequences of stress are also addressed briefly. It is likely that activation of the inflammatory cascade in association with oxidative imbalance represents key pathophysiological components of stress-induced cardiovascular changes. We also review some of the commonly used animal models of stress and discuss the cardiovascular outcomes reported in these models of stress. The unique ability of animals for adaptation under stressful conditions lessens the extrapolation of laboratory findings to conditions of human stress. An animal model of unpredictable chronic stress, which applies various stress modules in a random fashion, might be a useful solution to this predicament. The use of stress markers as indicators of stress intensity is also discussed in various models of animal stress and in clinical studies.
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- Saeid Golbidi
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; and
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- Center for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences, West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; and
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Kabir SM, Lee ES, Son DS. Chemokine network during adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 cells: Differential response between growth and proinflammatory factor in preadipocytes vs. adipocytes. Adipocyte 2014; 3:97-106. [PMID: 24719782 PMCID: PMC3979886 DOI: 10.4161/adip.28110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2013] [Revised: 01/27/2014] [Accepted: 02/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Obesity is recognized as a low-grade chronic inflammatory state which involves a chemokine network contributing to a variety of diseases. As a first step toward understanding the roles of the obesity-driven chemokine network, we used a 3T3-L1 cell differentiation model to identify the chemokine profiles elicited during adipogenesis and how this profile is modified by epidermal growth factor (EGF) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF) as a growth and proinflammatory factor, respectively. The chemokine network was monitored using PCR arrays and qRT-PCR while main signaling pathways of EGF and TNF were measured using immunoblotting. The dominant chemokines in preadipocytes were CCL5, CCL8, CXCL1, and CXCL16, and in adipocytes CCL6 and CXCL13. The following chemokines were found in both preadipocytes and adipocytes: CCL2, CCL7, CCL25, CCL27, CXCL5, CXCL12, and CX3CL1. Among chemokine receptors, CXCR7 was specific for preadipocytes and CXCR2 for adipocytes. These findings indicate the development of a CXCL12–CXCR7 axis in preadipocytes and a CXCL5–CXCR2 axis in adipocytes. In addition to induction of CCL2 and CCL7 in both preadipocytes and adipocytes, EGF enhanced specifically CXCL1 and CXCL5 in adipocytes, indicating the potentiation of CXCR2-mediated pathway in adipocytes. TNF induced CCL2, CCL7, and CXCL1 in preadipocytes but had no response in adipocytes. EGFR downstream activation was dominant in adipocytes whereas NFκB activation was dominant in preadipocytes. Taken together, the adipocyte-driven chemokine network in the 3T3-L1 cell differentiation model involves CXCR2-mediated signaling which appears more potentiated to growth factors like EGF than proinflammatory factors like TNF.
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Kusunoki H, Taniyama Y, Otsu R, Rakugi H, Morishita R. Anti-inflammatory effects of hepatocyte growth factor on the vicious cycle of macrophages and adipocytes. Hypertens Res 2014; 37:500-6. [DOI: 10.1038/hr.2014.41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2013] [Revised: 12/27/2013] [Accepted: 01/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Rodrigues T, Matafome P, Seiça R. A vascular piece in the puzzle of adipose tissue dysfunction: mechanisms and consequences. Arch Physiol Biochem 2014; 120:1-11. [PMID: 24063516 DOI: 10.3109/13813455.2013.838971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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In the last years, several studies unravelled many aspects of adipose tissue pathophysiology in metabolic diseases. Some studies suggested hypoxia as one of such aspects, despite the exact mechanisms and pathophysiological significance is still partially unknown. Adipose tissue was shown to be hypoxic in obesity, mainly resulting from adipocyte hypertrophy, leading to increased activation of inflammatory pathways. In animal and cell models, hypoxia-induced inflammation was shown to lead to endocrine alterations and dysmetabolism. However, recent evidences suggest that instead of a simple low oxygenation theory, adipose tissue microvasculature may be regulated by a series of factors, including vasoactive factors like angiotensin II, angiogenesis and glycation, among others. This review summarizes the current knowledge about the role of these factors in the regulation of adipose tissue irrigation and the functional consequences of adipose tissue microvascular dysfunction.
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- Tiago Rodrigues
- Laboratory of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Life Sciences (IBILI), University of Coimbra , Portugal
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Psychological stress, vascular inflammation, and atherogenesis: potential roles of circulating cytokines. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2013; 62:6-12. [PMID: 23318990 DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0b013e3182858fac] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Epidemiological studies have clearly demonstrated that chronic psychosocial stress increases the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and this may involve multiple mediators and regulating pathways, whereas the precise mechanisms underlying the effects of stress on development of atherosclerosis are not completely understood. In this mini review, we summarize current information from various animal studies suggesting that stress may promote atherogenesis by stimulating vascular inflammation via elevating the level of circulating proinflammatory cytokines (such as tumor necrosis factor α and interleukin 6). Although circulating cytokines can serve as reliable biomarkers of systemic inflammation, in light of the emerging evidence, we propose that these molecules may also have a causal role in mediating stress-triggered vascular inflammatory reaction and atherogenesis. Further studies are warranted to clarify whether targeting circulating cytokines may be an effective approach to reduce the detrimental effects of chronic stress.
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The renin-angiotensin system in adipose tissue and its metabolic consequences during obesity. J Nutr Biochem 2013; 24:2003-15. [PMID: 24120291 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2013.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2013] [Revised: 05/24/2013] [Accepted: 07/22/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Obesity is a worldwide disease that is accompanied by several metabolic abnormalities such as hypertension, hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia. The accelerated adipose tissue growth and fat cell hypertrophy during the onset of obesity precedes adipocyte dysfunction. One of the features of adipocyte dysfunction is dysregulated adipokine secretion, which leads to an imbalance of pro-inflammatory, pro-atherogenic versus anti-inflammatory, insulin-sensitizing adipokines. The production of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) components by adipocytes is exacerbated during obesity, contributing to the systemic RAS and its consequences. Increased adipose tissue RAS has been described in various models of diet-induced obesity (DIO) including fructose and high-fat feeding. Up-regulation of the adipose RAS by DIO promotes inflammation, lipogenesis and reactive oxygen species generation and impairs insulin signaling, all of which worsen the adipose environment. Consequently, the increase of circulating RAS, for which adipose tissue is partially responsible, represents a link between hypertension, insulin resistance in diabetes and inflammation during obesity. However, other nutrients and food components such as soy protein attenuate adipose RAS, decrease adiposity, and improve adipocyte functionality. Here, we review the molecular mechanisms by which adipose RAS modulates systemic RAS and how it is enhanced in obesity, which will explain the simultaneous development of metabolic syndrome alterations. Finally, dietary interventions that prevent obesity and adipocyte dysfunction will maintain normal RAS concentrations and effects, thus preventing metabolic diseases that are associated with RAS enhancement.
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Jing F, Mogi M, Horiuchi M. Role of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in adipose tissue dysfunction. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2013; 378:23-8. [PMID: 22465098 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2012.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2012] [Revised: 03/08/2012] [Accepted: 03/08/2012] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) is known to be closely linked to the pathogenesis of insulin resistance. The angiotensin (Ang) II type 1 (AT₁) receptor mediates the major effects of Ang II in adipose tissue, and blockade of the AT₁ receptor improves insulin sensitivity, with enhanced adipocyte differentiation. In contrast, the role of angiotensin type 2 (AT₂) receptor activation in insulin sensitivity is still controversial, although AT₂ receptor functions are thought to be mutually antagonistic against those of the AT₁ receptor in the cardiovascular system. Aldosterone exerts its biological roles via the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR), and inhibition of MR signaling in adipose tissue ameliorates inflammation, with upregulation of insulin-mediated glucose transport and adipocyte differentiation. Clinical studies indicate that blockade of RAAS prevents the new onset of type 2 diabetes and improves the metabolic syndrome in diabetic patients. We here review the recent concepts of the roles of RAAS in adipose tissue.
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- Fei Jing
- Department of Molecular Cardiovascular Biology and Pharmacology, Ehime University, Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Tohon, Ehime 791-0295, Japan
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Marcus Y, Shefer G, Stern N. Adipose tissue renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) and progression of insulin resistance. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2013; 378:1-14. [PMID: 22750719 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2012.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2012] [Accepted: 06/24/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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This review focuses on the expression of the key components of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone axis in fat tissue. At the center of this report is the role of RAAS in normal and excessive fat mass enlargement, the leading etiology of insulin resistance. Understanding the expression and regulation of RAAS components in various fat depots allows insight not only into the processes by which these complex patterns are modified by the enlargement of adipose tissue, but also into their impact on local and systemic response to insulin.
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- Yonit Marcus
- Institute of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Hypertension, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv 64239, Israel
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Kalupahana NS, Moustaid-Moussa N. The adipose tissue renin-angiotensin system and metabolic disorders: a review of molecular mechanisms. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol 2012; 47:379-90. [PMID: 22720713 DOI: 10.3109/10409238.2012.694843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is classically known for its role in regulation of blood pressure, fluid and electrolyte balance. In this system, angiotensinogen (Agt), the obligate precursor of all bioactive angiotensin peptides, undergoes two enzymatic cleavages by renin and angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) to produce angiotensin I (Ang I) and angiotensin II (Ang II), respectively. The contemporary view of RAS has become more complex with the discovery of additional angiotensin degradation pathways such as ACE2. All components of the RAS are expressed in and have independent regulation of adipose tissue. This local adipose RAS exerts important auto/paracrine functions in modulating lipogenesis, lipolysis, adipogenesis as well as systemic and adipose tissue inflammation. Mice with adipose-specific Agt overproduction have a 30% increase in plasma Agt levels and develop hypertension and insulin resistance, while mice with adipose-specific Agt knockout have a 25% reduction in Agt plasma levels, demonstrating endocrine actions of adipose RAS. Emerging evidence also points towards a role of RAS in regulation of energy balance. Because adipose RAS is overactivated in many obesity conditions, it is considered a potential candidate linking obesity to hypertension, insulin resistance and other metabolic derangements.
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- Nishan S Kalupahana
- Obesity Research Center, The University of Tennessee (UT), Knoxville, TN, USA
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Kalupahana NS, Massiera F, Quignard-Boulange A, Ailhaud G, Voy BH, Wasserman DH, Moustaid-Moussa N. Overproduction of angiotensinogen from adipose tissue induces adipose inflammation, glucose intolerance, and insulin resistance. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2012; 20:48-56. [PMID: 21979391 PMCID: PMC4465436 DOI: 10.1038/oby.2011.299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Although obesity is associated with overactivation of the white adipose tissue (WAT) renin-angiotensin system (RAS), a causal link between the latter and systemic insulin resistance is not established. We tested the hypothesis that overexpression of angiotensinogen (Agt) from WAT causes systemic insulin resistance via modulation of adipose inflammation. Glucose tolerance, systemic insulin sensitivity, and WAT inflammatory markers were analyzed in mice overexpressing Agt in the WAT (aP2-Agt mice). Proteomic studies and in vitro studies using 3T3-L1 adipocytes were performed to build a mechanistic framework. Male aP2-Agt mice exhibited glucose intolerance, insulin resistance, and lower insulin-stimulated glucose uptake by the skeletal muscle. The difference in glucose tolerance between genotypes was normalized by high-fat (HF) feeding, and was significantly improved by treatment with angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor captopril. aP2-Agt mice also had higher monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) and lower interleukin-10 (IL-10) in the WAT, indicating adipose inflammation. Proteomic studies in WAT showed that they also had higher monoglyceride lipase (MGL) and glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase levels. Treatment with angiotensin II (Ang II) increased MCP-1 and resistin secretion from adipocytes, which was prevented by cotreating with inhibitors of the nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) pathway or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase. In conclusion, we show for the first time that adipose RAS overactivation causes glucose intolerance and systemic insulin resistance. The mechanisms appear to be via reduced skeletal muscle glucose uptake, at least in part due to Ang II-induced, NADPH oxidase and NFκB-dependent increases in WAT inflammation.
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- Nishan S. Kalupahana
- Obesity Research Center, University of Tennessee (UT), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
- Department of Animal Science, University of Tennessee (UT), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
- Department of Nutrition, University of Tennessee (UT), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
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- Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis, CNRS, IBDC, UMR, Nice, France
- CEPRODI SA, Paris, France
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- Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis, CNRS, IBDC, UMR, Nice, France
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- Obesity Research Center, University of Tennessee (UT), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
- Department of Animal Science, University of Tennessee (UT), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics and Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Obesity Research Center, University of Tennessee (UT), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
- Department of Animal Science, University of Tennessee (UT), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
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Hayakawa E, Yoshimoto T, Sekizawa N, Sugiyama T, Hirata Y. Overexpression of Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products Induces Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Expression in Rat Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Line. J Atheroscler Thromb 2012; 19:13-22. [DOI: 10.5551/jat.9472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Sekizawa N, Yoshimoto T, Hayakawa E, Suzuki N, Sugiyama T, Hirata Y. Transcriptome analysis of aldosterone-regulated genes in human vascular endothelial cell lines stably expressing mineralocorticoid receptor. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2011; 341:78-88. [PMID: 21664252 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2011.05.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2010] [Revised: 04/03/2011] [Accepted: 05/12/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A series of studies have demonstrated that endothelial cell is one of the target tissues of aldosterone. Here, we have conducted a transcriptome analysis of aldosterone-inducible genes in human endothelial cell lines stably expressing human mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) by retroviral system (MR-EAhy). We found that aldosterone in physiologic concentrations robustly induced MR-dependent transcriptional response in MR-EAhy. By DNA microarray analysis, we validated 12 aldosterone-up-regulated genes among which at least seven were concomitantly associated with increased protein expression. We also found five aldosterone-down-regulated genes. Among 11 aldosterone-up-regulated genes tested, mRNA expressions of three (ESM1, SNF1LK, ANGPTL4) were significantly up-regulated in aortic tissue from aldosterone-induced hypertensive rats compared to those from control rats, suggesting their potential pathophysiologic significance in vivo. In conclusion, using MR stably expressed human endothelial cell lines, we identified a variety of aldosterone-inducible genes, suggesting their possible roles in the development and/or the protection for aldosterone-induced vascular injury.
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- Naoko Sekizawa
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Endocrinology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
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Westerink J, Visseren FLJ. Pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions to influence adipose tissue function. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2011; 10:13. [PMID: 21276223 PMCID: PMC3039566 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2840-10-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2011] [Accepted: 01/28/2011] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Obesity is associated with metabolic derangements such as insulin resistance, inflammation and hypercoagulobility which can all be understood as consequences of adipose tissue dysfunction. The potential role for adipose tissue derived cytokines and adipokines in the development of vascular disease and diabetes may produce a clinical need to influence adipose tissue function. Various pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions affect plasma cytokine and adipokine levels. The effects of these interventions depend on weight loss per se, changes in fat distribution without weight loss and/or direct effects on adipose tissue inflammation. Weight loss, as a result of diet, pharmacology and surgery, positively influences plasma adipokines and systemic inflammation. Several classes of drugs influence systemic inflammation directly through their anti-inflammatory actions. PPAR-γ agonism positively influences adipose tissue inflammation in several classes of intervention such as the thiazolidinediones and perhaps salicylates, CB1-antagonists and angiotensin II receptor blockers. Furthermore, within drug classes there are differential effects of individual pharmacologic agents on adipose tissue function. It can be concluded that several commonly used pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions have unintended influences on adipose tissue function. Improving adipose tissue function may contribute to reducing the risk of vascular diseases and the development of type 2 diabetes.
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- Jan Westerink
- Department of Vascular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Mlinar B, Marc J. New insights into adipose tissue dysfunction in insulin resistance. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 49:1925-35. [DOI: 10.1515/cclm.2011.697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2011] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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AbstractIn a state of caloric excess, adipose tissue plays an essential role by storing lipids. Its expandability determines the onset of metabolic syndrome (central obesity, dyslipidemia, glucose intolerance and hypertension). When the adipocyte endoplasmic reticulum is no longer capable of processing the excess nutrients, the so-called “endoplasmic reticulum stress” develops. This triggers efflux of free fatty acids from adipocytes into the circulation and causes triglyceride overload in skeletal muscle, liver and pancreas. Adipose tissue hypoxia then develops, due to the failure of vasculature to expand with adipocyte hypertrophy. Increased catabolism in mitochondria leads there to oxidative stress. Both phenomena cause deranged adipokine secretion and low-grade inflammation. Inflammatory cytokines, reactive oxygen species and ectopic lipid deposition are the main mediators of insulin resistance and vascular impairment, which both lead finally to diabetes type 2 and cardiovascular disease. Recently, fibrosis of adipose tissue was also demonstrated in obesity, contributing to the interplay of deleterious factors forcing inflammation. The present paper reviews recent evidence for adipose tissue dysfunction, trying to define causes and consequences. In conclusion, insulin resistance and associated complications originate from excess lipids, which cannot be stored without limit in adipose tissue, thus affecting its integrity and adipokine secretion.
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Yvan-Charvet L, Quignard-Boulangé A. Role of adipose tissue renin–angiotensin system in metabolic and inflammatory diseases associated with obesity. Kidney Int 2011; 79:162-8. [DOI: 10.1038/ki.2010.391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Huang XR, Chung ACK, Yang F, Yue W, Deng C, Lau CP, Tse HF, Lan HY. Smad3 mediates cardiac inflammation and fibrosis in angiotensin II-induced hypertensive cardiac remodeling. Hypertension 2010; 55:1165-71. [PMID: 20231525 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.109.147611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Although Smad3 is a key mediator of fibrosis, the functional role of Smad3 in hypertensive cardiovascular disease remains unclear. The present study tested the hypothesis that angiotensin II may activate the transforming growth factor-beta/Smad3 pathway to mediate hypertensive cardiac remodeling in Smad3 knockout (KO) and wild-type mice by subcutaneous angiotensin II infusion and in the primary culture of Smad3 KO cardiac fibroblasts. Fourteen days after angiotensin II infusion, both Smad3 KO and wild-type mice developed equal levels of high blood pressure. However, hypertensive cardiac fibrosis and inflammation were developed in Smad3 wild-type but not in Smad3 KO mice. This was demonstrated by the findings that mice lacking Smad3 were protected against a fall in left ventricular ejection fraction (P<0.05), an increase in left ventricular mass (P<0.05), and the development of cardiac fibrosis and inflammation, including upregulation of transforming growth factor-beta1, connective tissue growth factor, collagen I/III, alpha-smooth muscle actin, interleukin 1beta, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, monocyte chemoattractant protein 1, intercellular adhesion molecule 1, and an increase in macrophage and T-cell infiltration in left ventricular tissues (all P<0.01, respectively). Additional studies in vitro also revealed that angiotensin II-induced cardiac fibrosis and inflammation were prevented in Smad3 KO cardiac fibroblasts. Inactivation of both Smad3 and nuclear factor kappaB/p65 signaling pathways was a key mechanism by which Smad3 KO mice were protected from angiotensin II-mediated hypertensive cardiac remodeling. In conclusion, Smad3 plays an essential role in hypertensive cardiac remodeling. Results from this study suggest that targeting Smad3 may be a novel therapeutic strategy for hypertensive cardiovascular disease.
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- Xiao R Huang
- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics and Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
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Cole BK, Keller SR, Wu R, Carter JD, Nadler JL, Nunemaker CS. Valsartan protects pancreatic islets and adipose tissue from the inflammatory and metabolic consequences of a high-fat diet in mice. Hypertension 2010; 55:715-21. [PMID: 20100990 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.109.148049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Obesity, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and inflammation are closely associated with the rising incidence of diabetes mellitus. One pharmacological target that may have significant potential to lower the risk of obesity-related diseases is the angiotensin type 1 receptor (AT1R). We examined the hypothesis that the AT1R blocker valsartan reduces the metabolic consequences and inflammatory effects of a high-fat (Western) diet in mice. C57BL/6J mice were treated by oral gavage with 10 mg/kg per day of valsartan or vehicle and placed on either a standard chow or Western diet for 12 weeks. Western diet-fed mice given valsartan had improved glucose tolerance, reduced fasting blood glucose levels, and reduced serum insulin levels compared with mice fed a Western diet alone. Valsartan treatment also blocked Western diet-induced increases in serum levels of the proinflammatory cytokines interferon-gamma and monocyte chemotactic protein 1. In the pancreatic islets, valsartan enhanced mitochondrial function and prevented Western diet-induced decreases in glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. In adipose tissue, valsartan reduced Western diet-induced macrophage infiltration and expression of macrophage-derived monocyte chemotactic protein 1. In isolated adipocytes, valsartan treatment blocked or attenuated Western diet-induced changes in expression of several key inflammatory signals: interleukin 12p40, interleukin 12p35, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interferon-gamma, adiponectin, platelet 12-lipoxygenase, collagen 6, inducible NO synthase, and AT1R. Our findings indicate that AT1R blockade with valsartan attenuated several deleterious effects of the Western diet at the systemic and local levels in islets and adipose tissue. This study suggests that AT1R blockers provide additional therapeutic benefits in the metabolic syndrome and other obesity-related disorders beyond lowering blood pressure.
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- Banumathi K Cole
- Department of Internal Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA
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Vasculoprotective effect of cilostazol in aldosterone-induced hypertensive rats. Hypertens Res 2009; 33:229-35. [DOI: 10.1038/hr.2009.211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Sutcliffe AM, Clarke DL, Bradbury DA, Corbett LM, Patel JA, Knox AJ. Transcriptional regulation of monocyte chemotactic protein-1 release by endothelin-1 in human airway smooth muscle cells involves NF-kappaB and AP-1. Br J Pharmacol 2009; 157:436-50. [PMID: 19371341 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2009.00143.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is implicated in airway inflammation in asthma, but the mechanisms of its effects are poorly understood. We studied the effect of ET-1 on expression of the chemokine, monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1), in primary cultures of human airway smooth muscle cells. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH MCP-1 release was measured by elisa. Pharmacological antagonists/inhibitors, reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blotting were used to study ET receptors and kinase cascades. Transcriptional regulation was studied by real-time RT-PCR, transient transfection studies and chromatin immunoprecipitation assay. Major findings were confirmed in cells from three donors and mechanistic studies in cells from one donor. KEY RESULTS ET-1 increased MCP-1 release through an ET(A) and ET(B) receptor-dependent mechanism. ET-1 increased MCP-1 mRNA levels but not mRNA stability suggesting it was acting transcriptionally. ET-1 increased the activity of an MCP-1 promoter-reporter construct. Serial deletions of the MCP-1 promoter mapped ET-1 effects to a region between -213 and -128 base pairs upstream of the translation start codon, containing consensus sequences for activator protein-1 (AP-1) and nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB). ET-1 promoted binding of AP-1 c-Jun subunit and NF-kappaB p65 subunit to the MCP-1 promoter. Blocking the inhibitor of kappaB kinase-2 with 2-[(aminocarbonyl)amino]-5-[4-fluorophenyl]-3-thiophenecarboxamide (TPCA-1) decreased ET-1-stimulated MCP-1 production. p38 and p44/p42 mitogen-activated protein kinases were involved in upstream signalling. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS ET-1 regulated MCP-1 transcriptionally, via NF-kappaB and AP-1. The upstream signalling involved ET(A), ET(B) receptors, p38 and p44/p42 mitogen-activated protein kinases. These may be targets for novel asthma therapies.
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- Amy M Sutcliffe
- Nottingham Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, University of Nottingham, City Hospital, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
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Strande JL, Phillips SA. Thrombin increases inflammatory cytokine and angiogenic growth factor secretion in human adipose cells in vitro. JOURNAL OF INFLAMMATION-LONDON 2009; 6:4. [PMID: 19267924 PMCID: PMC2661073 DOI: 10.1186/1476-9255-6-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2008] [Accepted: 03/06/2009] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Background Abdominal obesity is associated with pro-thrombotic and inflammatory states. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the expression of thrombin receptors (PAR1 and PAR4) human adipose tissue and whether thrombin stimulates an inflammatory cytokine and growth factor profile in human adipose tissue. Methods Human adipose tissue, isolated preadipocytes and differentiated adipocytes were used in this study. PAR1 and PAR4 mRNA and protein were detected by RT-PCR and immunoblot analysis in both adipose tissue and adipose microvessels. In separate studies, IL-1β, IL-6, MCP-1, TNF-α, IL-10, FGF-2, VEGF, and PDGF production were measured from adipose tissue (n = 5), adipocytes (n = 5), and preadipocytes (n = 3) supernatants with and without thrombin (1 or 10 U/ml; 24 hrs) treatment. Results Thrombin increased cytokine secretion of IL-1β, IL-6, MCP-1 and TNF-α and growth factor secretion of VEGF from adipocytes along with MCP-1 and VEGF from preadipocytes. The direct thrombin inhibitor lepirudin given in conjunction with thrombin prevented the thrombin-mediated increase in cytokine and growth factor secretion. Conclusion Here we show that thrombin PAR1 and PAR4 receptors are present and that thrombin stimulates inflammatory cytokine generation and growth factor release in human adipose tissue and cells in vitro. These data suggest that thrombin may represent a molecular link between obesity and associated inflammation.
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- Jennifer L Strande
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
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Cassis LA, Police SB, Yiannikouris F, Thatcher SE. Local adipose tissue renin-angiotensin system. Curr Hypertens Rep 2008; 10:93-8. [PMID: 18474174 DOI: 10.1007/s11906-008-0019-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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A local renin-angiotensin system (RAS) has been proposed in adipocytes. Adipocytes are a suggested source of components of the RAS, with regulation of their production related to obesity-hypertension. Both angiotensin type 1 and 2 receptors have been localized to adipocytes. Angiotensin II has been demonstrated to regulate adipocyte growth and differentiation, lipid metabolism, and expression and release of adipokines and RAS components, and to promote oxidative stress. Differences in regional expression of RAS components in visceral versus subcutaneous adipose tissue have been suggested as a link between abdominal obesity and cardiovascular disease. Finally, several studies support antihypertensive efficacy of RAS blockade in patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity. Future studies should address the role of adipocyte-specific deficiency of RAS components to definitively determine the relevance of the adipose RAS to normal physiology and to the development of hypertension.
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- Lisa A Cassis
- Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences, Wethington Building, Room 521b, 900 South Limestone Street, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0200, USA.
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Lee MH, Song HK, Ko GJ, Kang YS, Han SY, Han KH, Kim HK, Han JY, Cha DR. Angiotensin receptor blockers improve insulin resistance in type 2 diabetic rats by modulating adipose tissue. Kidney Int 2008; 74:890-900. [PMID: 18596725 DOI: 10.1038/ki.2008.313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Adipose tissue is recognized as a pivotal organ in the development of insulin resistance. This study seeks to determine the effect of angiotensin receptor blockade (ARB) on insulin resistance of adipocytes in culture and in a rat model of type 2 diabetes. Treatment of Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty rats with the ARB L158809 for six months significantly lowered fasting plasma glucose, cholesterol and triglyceride levels but led to higher plasma adiponectin levels. Insulin resistance, measured by an intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test, of the treated rats was significantly improved along with an increase in the number of small differentiated adipocytes; however, epididymal fat mass decreased. Treatment significantly lowered lipid peroxidation and MCP-1 expression while increasing adiponectin production by the adipose tissue. ARB treatment significantly improved insulin sensitivity and markedly suppressed AT2-induced oxidative stress, PAI-1 and MCP-1 levels and NF-kappaB activation of adipocytes in culture. Treatment increased adiponectin and PPARgamma expression along with intracellular triglyceride levels reflecting differentiation of the cultured adipocytes. Our study suggests that ARB treatment improves insulin resistance by modification of adipose tissue thereby blunting the development of diabetes.
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- Mi H Lee
- Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University, Ansan City, Kyungki-Do, Republic of Korea
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Takahashi K, Yamaguchi S, Shimoyama T, Seki H, Miyokawa K, Katsuta H, Tanaka T, Yoshimoto K, Ohno H, Nagamatsu S, Ishida H. JNK- and IkappaB-dependent pathways regulate MCP-1 but not adiponectin release from artificially hypertrophied 3T3-L1 adipocytes preloaded with palmitate in vitro. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2008; 294:E898-909. [PMID: 18303122 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00131.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Obese conditions increase the expression of adipocytokine monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) in adipose tissue as well as MCP-1 plasma levels. To investigate the mechanism behind increased MCP-1, we used a model in which 3T3-L1 adipocytes were artificially hypertrophied by preloading with palmitate in vitro. As observed in obesity, under our model conditions, palmitate-preloaded cells showed significantly increased oxidative stress and increased MCP-1 expression relative to control cells. This increased MCP-1 expression was enhanced by adding exogenous tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha; 17.8-fold vs. control cells, P < 0.01) rather than interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta; 2.6-fold vs. control cells, P < 0.01). However, endogenous TNF-alpha and IL-1beta release was not affected in hypertrophied cells, suggesting that these endogenous cytokines do not mediate hypertrophy-induced increase in MCP-1. MCP-1 secretion from hypertrophied cells was significantly decreased by treatment with antioxidant N-acetyl-cysteine, JNK inhibitors SP600125 and JIP-1 peptide, and IkappaB phosphorylation inhibitors BAY 11-7085 and BMS-345541 (P < 0.01). MCP-1 secretion was not affected by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma) antagonists assayed. Adiponectin, another adipocytokine studied in parallel, also showed increased release in hypertrophy relative to control cells. But in contrast to MCP-1, adiponectin release was significantly suppressed by both exogenous TNF-alpha and IL-1beta as well as by PPARgamma antagonists bisphenol A diglycidyl ether and T0070907 (P < 0.01). JNK inhibitors and IkappaB phosphorylation inhibitors showed no significant effect on adiponectin. We conclude that adipocyte hypertrophy through palmitate loading causes oxidative stress, which in turn increases MCP-1 expression and secretion through JNK and IkappaB signaling. In contrast, the parallel increase in adiponectin expression appears to be related to the PPARgamma ligand properties of palmitate.
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- Kazuto Takahashi
- Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Li XC, Zhuo JL. Nuclear factor-kappaB as a hormonal intracellular signaling molecule: focus on angiotensin II-induced cardiovascular and renal injury. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 2008; 17:37-43. [PMID: 18090668 PMCID: PMC2278240 DOI: 10.1097/mnh.0b013e3282f2903c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) has recently emerged as a novel intracellular signaling molecule for hormones, cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors. The purpose of this article is to highlight the role of NF-kappaB as an intracellular signaling for angiotensin II and clinical perspectives of targeting NF-kappaB signaling in treating hypertensive and renal diseases. RECENT FINDINGS A selective review of recently published work provides strong evidence that activation of NF-kappaB signaling by angiotensin II mediates the detrimental effects of angiotensin II on the transcription of cytokines, chemokines and growth factors. Angiotensin II stimulates AT1 receptors to activate NF-kappaB signaling via both canonical (classical) and noncanonical (alternative) pathways. Intracellular angiotensin II may also induce NF-kappaB activation and transactivation of target genes. Nearly 800 NF-kappaB inhibitors have been described, but none has advanced to clinical trials. However, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and AT1 blockers are beneficial in treating angiotensin II-induced hypertensive and renal injury in part by inhibiting NF-kappaB activation. SUMMARY Angiotensin II induces the transcription of cytokines, chemokines and growth factors, leading to target organ injury. These responses to angiotensin II are caused primarily by AT1 receptor-activated NF-kappaB signaling. Targeting NF-kappaB signaling with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, AT1 blockers, and specific NF-kappaB inhibitors may represent a novel approach in treating angiotensin II-induced hypertensive and renal diseases.
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- Xiao C. Li
- Laboratory of Receptor and Signal Transduction, Division of Hypertension and Vascular Research, Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital
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- Laboratory of Receptor and Signal Transduction, Division of Hypertension and Vascular Research, Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital
- Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Zhou HR, Kim EK, Kim H, Claycombe KJ. Obesity-associated mouse adipose stem cell secretion of monocyte chemotactic protein-1. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2007; 293:E1153-8. [PMID: 17726148 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00186.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Studies showed that monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) concentrations are increased in obesity. In our current study, we demonstrate that plasma MCP-1 level in leptin-deficient ob/ob mice is significantly higher than in lean mice. Furthermore, we determined that basal adipose tissue MCP-1 mRNA levels are significantly higher in ob/ob mice compared with lean mice. To determine the mechanisms underlying obesity-associated increases in plasma and adipose tissue MCP-1 levels, we determined adipose tissue cell type sources of MCP-1 production. Our data show that adipose tissue stem cells (CD34(+)), macrophages (F4/80(+)), and stromal vascular fraction (SVF) cells express significantly higher levels of MCP-1 compared with adipocytes under both basal and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated conditions. Furthermore, basal and LPS-induced MCP-1 secretion levels were the same for both adipose F4/80(+) and CD34(+) cells, whereas adipose CD34(+) cells have twofold higher cell numbers (30% of total SVF cells) compared with F4/80(+) macrophages (15%). Our data also show that CD34(+) cells from visceral adipose tissue depots secrete significantly higher levels of MCP-1 ex vivo when compared with CD34(+) cells from subcutaneous adipose tissue depots. Taken together, our data suggest that adipose CD34(+) stem cells may play an important role in obesity-associated increases in plasma MCP-1 levels.
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- Hui Ren Zhou
- Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1224, USA
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CONTEXT Obesity is increasing in prevalence and it is important to understand factors that regulate adipose tissue lipid metabolism. Recently, endogenous expression of apolipoprotein E (apoE) in adipose tissue has been shown to have important effects on adipocyte lipid flux and gene expression. Adipose tissue is also a physiological target of angiotensin II (AII). OBJECTIVE The aim of the current study was to evaluate a potential regulatory effect for AII on adipose tissue apoE expression. RESULTS Infusion of AII into mice for 3 d significantly reduced apoE expression in adipocytes from freshly isolated adipose tissue. ApoE expression was unchanged by the AII infusion in the stromovascular fraction. In isolated human adipocytes, treatment with AII significantly reduced cellular and secreted apoprotein E (by 20-60%). Suppression of apoE expression was observed in sc adipocytes obtained from nonobese (body mass index < 30 kg/m(2)) donors, and in sc and omental adipocytes obtained from obese (body mass index > 30 kg/m(2)) donors. Evaluation of the effect of AII in matched sets of sc and omental adipocytes from three separate donors showed lower overall apoE expression in omental adipocytes in two of the donors, and a concordant down-regulation of apoE expression in sc and omental adipocytes from all three subjects. The specific AT(1) receptor blocker, valsartan, eliminated the effect of AII on adipocyte apoE expression. CONCLUSION Both apoE and components of the renin-angiotensin system are expressed in adipose tissue, and each has important effects on adipocyte lipid metabolism and gene expression. The regulatory interaction we have identified between these two pathways has important implications for a complete understanding of adipose tissue lipid homeostasis.
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- Poornima Rao
- Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
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Nakayama H, Kimura H, Komori K, Fujii T, Sakai Y. Development of a Multi-Compartment Micro-Cell Culture Device as a Future On-Chip Human: Fabrication of a Three-Compartment Device and Immobilization of Mature Rat Adipocytes for the Evaluation of Chemical Distributions. JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS AND MECHATRONICS 2007. [DOI: 10.20965/jrm.2007.p0544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME) are important in estimating the influence of chemicals on health. Distribution among internal organs is difficult to estimate without animal experiments. In vitro development targets the perfusion culturing of multiple cells derived from organs such as the liver, stomach, small intestines, and kidney. Using cheep, easily molded polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), we produced a cell-culture microdevice having three compartments to determine the kinetic distribution of hydrophobic chemicals imaged by fluorescent imaging based on the presence of mature rat adipocytes. The disposable device uses liquid feeding using a magnetic stirrer. Separate and complete perfusion modes are easily changed by a valve after nurturing organ-derived cells in the device under separate conditions, enabling kinetic evaluation. To stabilize, disperse, and fix mature adipocytes whose specific gravity is lower than the culture solution, nonwoven fabric is used as a three-dimensional scaffold. When fluoranthene, a fluorescent hydrophobic chemical, is added during perfusion culturing, fluoranthene selectively accumulates in a fat compartment after six hours in a device to which adipocytes are added, enabling in vitro determination of hydrophobic chemical accumulation determining the distribution of chemicals in adipocytes. By introducing cells of target organs and metabolic organs in to other compartments, the device is extremely effective in experimentally determining the ADME of chemicals and the development of toxicity in vitro.
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Lu H, Boustany-Kari CM, Daugherty A, Cassis LA. Angiotensin II increases adipose angiotensinogen expression. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2007; 292:E1280-7. [PMID: 17213477 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00277.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In addition to the well-defined contribution of the liver, adipose tissue has been recognized as an important source of angiotensinogen (AGT). The purpose of this study was to define the angiotensin II (ANG II) receptors involved in regulation of adipose AGT and the relationship of this control to systemic AGT and/or angiotensin peptide concentrations. In LDL receptor-deficient (LDLR(-/-)) male mice, adipose mRNA abundance of AGT was 68% of that in liver, and adipose mRNA abundance of the angiotensin type 1a (AT(1a)) receptor (AT(1a)R) was 38% of that in liver, whereas mRNA abundance of the angiotensin type 2 (AT(2)) receptor (AT(2)R) was 57% greater in adipose tissue than in liver. AGT and angiotensin peptide concentrations were decreased in plasma of AT(1a)R-deficient (AT(1a)R(-/-)) mice and were paralleled by reductions in AGT expression in liver. In contrast, adipose AGT mRNA abundance was unaltered in AT(1a)R(-/-) mice. AT(2)R(-/-) mice exhibited elevated plasma angiotensin peptide concentrations and marked elevations in adipose AGT and AT(1a)R mRNA abundance. Increases in adipose AGT mRNA abundance in AT(2)R(-/-) mice were abolished by losartan. In contrast, liver AGT and AT(1a)R mRNA abundance were unaltered in AT(2)R(-/-) mice. Infusion of ANG II for 28 days into LDLR(-/-) mice markedly increased adipose AGT and AT(1a)R mRNA but did not alter liver AGT and AT(1a)R mRNA. These results demonstrate that differential mRNA abundance of AT(1a)/AT(2) receptors in adipose tissue vs. liver contributes to tissue-specific ANG II-mediated regulation of AGT. Chronic infusion of ANG II robustly stimulated AT(1a)R and AGT mRNA abundance in adipose tissue, suggesting that adipose tissue serves as a primary contributor to the activated systemic renin-angiotensin system.
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MESH Headings
- Adipose Tissue/metabolism
- Adipose Tissue/physiology
- Angiotensin II/biosynthesis
- Angiotensin II/genetics
- Angiotensin II/metabolism
- Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers/pharmacology
- Angiotensinogen/antagonists & inhibitors
- Angiotensinogen/biosynthesis
- Angiotensinogen/genetics
- Animals
- Blotting, Western
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Liver/metabolism
- Liver/physiology
- Losartan/pharmacology
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1/deficiency
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1/genetics
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1/metabolism
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2/deficiency
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2/genetics
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2/metabolism
- Receptors, LDL/genetics
- Receptors, LDL/metabolism
- Renin-Angiotensin System/genetics
- Renin-Angiotensin System/physiology
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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- Hong Lu
- Cardiovascular Research Center, Gill Heart Institute, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 4053-0200, USA
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