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Lambooij JM, Tak T, Zaldumbide A, Guigas B. OMIP-104: A 30-color spectral flow cytometry panel for comprehensive analysis of immune cell composition and macrophage subsets in mouse metabolic organs. Cytometry A 2024; 105:493-500. [PMID: 38651815 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.24845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Obesity-induced chronic low-grade inflammation, also known as metaflammation, results from alterations of the immune response in metabolic organs and contributes to the development of fatty liver diseases and type 2 diabetes. The diversity of tissue-resident leukocytes involved in these metabolic dysfunctions warrants an in-depth immunophenotyping in order to elucidate disease etiology. Here, we present a 30-color, full spectrum flow cytometry panel, designed to (i) identify the major innate and adaptive immune cell subsets in murine liver and white adipose tissues and (ii) discriminate various tissue-specific myeloid subsets known to contribute to the development of metabolic dysfunctions. This panel notably allows for distinguishing embryonically-derived liver-resident Kupffer cells from newly recruited monocyte-derived macrophages and KCs. Furthermore, several adipose tissue macrophage (ATM) subsets, including perivascular macrophages, lipid-associated macrophages, and pro-inflammatory CD11c+ ATMs, can also be identified. Finally, the panel includes cell-surface markers that have been associated with metabolic activation of different macrophage and dendritic cell subsets. Altogether, our spectral flow cytometry panel allows for an extensive immunophenotyping of murine metabolic tissues, with a particular focus on metabolically-relevant myeloid cell subsets, and can easily be adjusted to include various new markers if needed.
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- Joost M Lambooij
- Leiden University Center of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Department of Cell & Chemical Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Flow Cytometry Core Facility, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cell & Chemical Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden University Center of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Zheng W, Zhang Y, Zhang P, Chen T, Yan X, Li L, Shao L, Song Z, Han W, Wang J, Huang J, Ma K, Yang R, Ma Y, Xu L, Zhang K, Yuan X, Li G. Gestational diabetes mellitus is associated with distinct folate-related metabolites in early and mid-pregnancy: A prospective cohort study. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2024; 40:e3814. [PMID: 38769695 DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.3814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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AIMS This study aimed to evaluate the association between gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and circulating folate metabolites, folic acid (FA) intake, and the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) and methionine synthase reductase (MTRR) genotype. MATERIALS AND METHODS A prospective pregnancy cohort study was conducted in Beijing, China, from 2022 to 2023. Circulating folate metabolites, including red blood cell (RBC) 5-methyltetrahydrofolate (5-MTHF), 5, 10-methylene-tetrahydrofolate (5,10-CH2-THF), 5- formyltetrahydrofolate (5-CHO-THF), and unmetabolised folic acid (UMFA), and plasma homocysteine (HCY), 5-MTHF, and methylmalonic acid (MMA), were determined at 6-17 weeks and 20-26 weeks of gestation. FA intake and the MTHFR and MTRR genotype were also examined. GDM was diagnosed between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy by a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). The association between the folate status and GDM was ascertained using multivariate generalised linear models, logistic regression models, and restricted cubic spline regression, adjusting for potential confounders. RESULTS The study included 2032 pregnant women, of whom 392 (19.29%) developed GDM. UMFA above the 75th percentile (≥P75) [adjusted OR (aOR) (95% confidence interval [CI]) = 1.36 (1.01-1.84)], UMFA ≥ P90 [aOR (95% CI) = 1.82 (1.23-2.69)], and HCY ≥ P75 [aOR (95% CI) = 1.40 (1.04-1.88)] in early pregnancy, and RBC 5-MTHF [aOR (95% CI) = 1.48 (1.10-2.00)], RBC 5,10-CH2-THF [aOR (95% CI) = 1.55 (1.15-2.10)], and plasma 5-MTHF [aOR (95% CI) = 1.36 (1.00-1.86)] in mid-pregnancy ≥ P75 are associated with GDM. Higher UMFA levels in early pregnancy show positive associations with the 1-h and 2-h glucose levels during the OGTT, and higher HCY levels are associated with increased fasting glucose levels during the OGTT. In comparison, RBC 5- MTHF and 5,10-CH2-THF, and plasma 5- MTHF in mid-pregnancy are positively associated with the 1-h glucose level (p < 0.05). The MTHFR and MTRR genotype and FA intake are not associated with GDM. CONCLUSIONS Elevated levels of UMFA and HCY during early pregnancy, along with elevated RBC 5-MTHF and 5,10-CH2-THF and plasma 5-MTHF during mid-pregnancy, are associated with GDM. These findings indicate distinct connections between different folate metabolites and the occurrence of GDM.
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- Wei Zheng
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Obstetrics, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Obstetrics, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Obstetrics, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Obstetrics, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Obstetrics, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Health Biotech Co., Ltd, Beijing, China
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Obstetrics, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Obstetrics, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Obstetrics, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Obstetrics, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Obstetrics, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Obstetrics, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Obstetrics, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Obstetrics, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Obstetrics, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Obstetrics, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Beijing, China
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Zheng CQ, Zeng LJ, Liu ZH, Miao CF, Yao LY, Song HT, Hu XM, Zhou X. Insights into the Roles of Natural Killer Cells in Osteoarthritis. Immunol Invest 2024:1-22. [PMID: 38622991 DOI: 10.1080/08820139.2024.2337025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is now widely acknowledged as a low-grade inflammatory condition, in which the intrinsic immune system plays a significant role in its pathogenesis. While the involvement of macrophages and T cells in the development of OA has been extensively reviewed, recent research has provided mounting evidence supporting the crucial contribution of NK cells in both the initiation and advancement of OA. Accumulated evidence has emerged in recent years indicating that NK cells play a critical role in OA development and progression. This review will outline the ongoing understanding of the utility of NK cells in the etiology of OA, focusing on how NK cells interact with chondrocytes, synoviocytes, osteoclasts, and other immune cells to influence the course of OA disease.
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- Chang-Qing Zheng
- Department of Pharmacy, 900TH Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, 900TH Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, 900TH Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, 900TH Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, 900TH Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, 900TH Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, 900TH Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, 900TH Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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Oliveira VHF, Willig AL, Davey CH, Buford TW, Menezes P, Cachay E, Crane HM, Burkholder GA, Gripshover BM, Fleming JG, Cleveland JD, Webel AR. Brief Report: Relationship Between Adiposity and Biomarkers of Aging and Frailty Among Adults Aging With HIV. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2024; 95:377-382. [PMID: 38100820 PMCID: PMC10922782 DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000003362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND This study examined the relationships among adiposity, handgrip, physical function, inflammation (ie, senescence-associated secretory phenotype chemokines as biomarkers of aging and frailty), and sex hormones in aging people with HIV. METHODS This cross-sectional exploratory study included 150 people with HIV aged ≥40 years (67.3% of participants were male). Our measures included (1) body mass index and waist circumference as measures of adiposity; (2) handgrip as a measure of muscle strength; (3) short physical performance battery as a measure of physical function; (4) interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor alpha receptor II, high sensitivity C-reactive protein, C-X-C motif chemokine 10, and C-X3-C motif chemokine ligand 1 also known as fractalkine as senescence-associated secretory phenotype chemokines; and (5) free testosterone, estradiol, sex hormone-binding globulin, and dehydroepiandrosterone as sex hormones. Quantile regression analyses were used to identify relationships among inflammatory markers and hormones with age, adiposity, handgrip, and physical function. RESULTS Overall, 74% (n = 111) of participants were classified as overweight or obese and 53.3% (n = 80) presented with abdominal obesity. After controlling for age and sex, body mass index was positively associated with estradiol (β = 0.043, P < 0.01), and waist circumference was positively associated with high sensitivity C-reactive protein (β = 2.151, P < 0.01). After controlling for sex, age was positively associated with C-X-C motif chemokine 10 (β = 0.024, P = 0.03) and tumor necrosis factor alpha receptor II (β = 2.205, P = 0.01). After controlling for age and sex, short physical performance battery was negatively associated with dehydroepiandrosterone (β = -0.004, P = 0.01); no statistically significant associations were observed for handgrip. CONCLUSION Adiposity levels and aging were associated with inflammation (ie, C-X-C motif chemokine 10, tumor necrosis factor alpha receptor II, and high sensitivity C-reactive protein) among people with HIV aged 40 years and older.
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
- Birmingham/Atlanta VA GRECC, Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
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- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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Joldrichsen MR, Kim E, Steiner HE, Jeong YJ, Premanandan C, Hsueh W, Ziouzenkova O, Cormet-Boyaka E, Boyaka PN. Loss of Paneth cells dysregulates gut ILC subsets and enhances weight gain response to high fat diet in a mouse model. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.03.29.587349. [PMID: 38617293 PMCID: PMC11014498 DOI: 10.1101/2024.03.29.587349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Obesity has been associated with dysbiosis, but innate mechanisms linking intestinal epithelial cell subsets and obesity remain poorly understood. Using mice lacking Paneth cells (Sox9 ΔIEC mice), small intestinal epithelial cells specialized in the production of antimicrobial products and cytokines, we show that dysbiosis alone does not induce obesity or metabolic disorders. Loss of Paneth cells reduced ILC3 and increased ILC2 numbers in the intestinal lamina propria. High-fat diet (HFD) induced higher weight gain and more severe metabolic disorders in Sox9 ΔIEC mice. Further, HFD enhances the number of ILC1 in the intestinal lamina propria of Sox9 ΔIEC mice and increases intestinal permeability and the accumulation of immune cells (inflammatory macrophages and T cells, and B cells) in abdominal fat tissues of obese Sox9 ΔIEC . Transplantation of fecal materials from Sox9 ΔIEC mice in germ-free mice before HFD further confirmed the regulatory role of Paneth cells for gut ILC subsets and the development of obesity.
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Li J, Wang W, Yang Z, Qiu L, Ren Y, Wang D, Li M, Li W, Gao F, Zhang J. Causal association of obesity with epigenetic aging and telomere length: a bidirectional mendelian randomization study. Lipids Health Dis 2024; 23:78. [PMID: 38475782 DOI: 10.1186/s12944-024-02042-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND In observational studies, there exists an association between obesity and epigenetic age as well as telomere length. However, varying and partially conflicting outcomes have notably arisen from distinct studies on this topic. In the present study, two-way Mendelian randomization was used to identify potential causal associations between obesity and epigenetic age and telomeres. METHODS A genome-wide association study was conducted using data from individuals of European ancestry to investigate bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) regarding the causal relationships between obesity, as indicated by three obesity indicators (body mass index or BMI, waist circumference adjusted for BMI or WCadjBMI, and waist-to-hip ratio adjusted for BMI or WHRadjBMI), and four epigenetic age measures (HannumAge, HorvathAge, GrimAge, PhenoAge), as well as telomere length. To assess these causal associations, various statistical methods were employed, including Inverse Variance Weighted (IVW), Weighted Median, MR Egger, Weighted Mode, and Simple Mode. To address the issue of multiple testing, we applied the Bonferroni correction. These methods were used to determine whether there is a causal link between obesity and epigenetic age, as well as telomere length, and to explore potential bidirectional relationships. Forest plots and scatter plots were generated to show causal associations between exposures and outcomes. For a comprehensive visualization of the results, leave-one-out sensitivity analysis plots, individual SNP-based forest plots for MR analysis, and funnel plots were included in the presentation of the results. RESULTS A strong causal association was identified between obesity and accelerated HannumAge, GrimAge, PhenoAge and telomere length shrinkage. The causal relationship between WCadjBMI and PhenoAge acceleration (OR: 2.099, 95%CI: 1.248-3.531, p = 0.005) was the strongest among them. However, only the p-values for the causal associations of obesity with GrimAge, PhenoAge, and telomere length met the criteria after correction using the Bonferroni multiple test. In the reverse MR analysis, there were statistically significant causal associations between HorvathAge, PhenoAge and GrimAge and BMI, but these associations exhibited lower effect sizes, as indicated by their Odds Ratios (ORs). Notably, sensitivity analysis revealed the robustness of the study results. CONCLUSIONS The present findings reveal a causal relationship between obesity and the acceleration of epigenetic aging as well as the reduction of telomere length, offering valuable insights for further scientific investigations aimed at developing strategies to mitigate the aging process in humans.
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- Jixin Li
- Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiyuan Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiyuan Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Heilongjiang University Of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiyuan Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiyuan Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiyuan Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiyuan Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiyuan Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiyuan Hospital, Beijing, China.
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- Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiyuan Hospital, Beijing, China.
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Nathalie G, Bonamichi BDSF, Kim J, Jeong J, Kang H, Hartland ER, Eveline E, Lee J. NK cell-activating receptor NKp46 does not participate in the development of obesity-induced inflammation and insulin resistance. Mol Cells 2024; 47:100007. [PMID: 38238205 PMCID: PMC11004397 DOI: 10.1016/j.mocell.2023.100007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 04/06/2024] Open
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Recent evidence establishes a pivotal role for obesity-induced inflammation in precipitating insulin resistance and type-2 diabetes. Central to this process is the proinflammatory M1 adipose-tissue macrophages (ATMs) in epididymal white adipose tissue (eWAT). Notably, natural killer (NK) cells are a crucial regulator of ATMs since their cytokines induce ATM recruitment and M1 polarization. The importance of NK cells is shown by the strong increase in NK-cell numbers in eWAT, and by studies showing that removing and expanding NK cells respectively improve and worsen obesity-induced insulin resistance. It has been suggested that NK cells are activated by unknown ligands on obesity-stressed adipocytes that bind to NKp46 (encoded by Ncr1), which is an activating NK-cell receptor. This was supported by a study showing that NKp46-knockout mice have improved obesity-induced inflammation/insulin resistance. We therefore planned to use the NKp46-knockout mice to further elucidate the molecular mechanism by which NKp46 mediates eWAT NK-cell activation in obesity. We confirmed that obesity increased eWAT NKp46+ NK-cell numbers and NKp46 expression in wild-type mice and that NKp46-knockout ablated these responses. Unexpectedly, however, NKp46-knockout mice demonstrated insulin resistance similar to wild-type mice, as shown by fasting blood glucose/insulin levels and glucose/insulin tolerance tests. Obesity-induced increases in eWAT ATM numbers and proinflammatory gene expression were also similar. Thus, contrary to previously published results, NKp46 does not regulate obesity-induced insulin resistance. It is therefore unclear whether NKp46 participates in the development of obesity-induced inflammation and insulin resistance. This should be considered when elucidating the obesity-mediated molecular mechanisms that activate NK cells.
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- Gracia Nathalie
- Soonchunhyang Institute of Medi-Bio Science (SIMS) and Department of Integrated Biomedical Science, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan-si, South Korea
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- Soonchunhyang Institute of Medi-Bio Science (SIMS) and Department of Integrated Biomedical Science, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan-si, South Korea
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- Soonchunhyang Institute of Medi-Bio Science (SIMS) and Department of Integrated Biomedical Science, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan-si, South Korea
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- Soonchunhyang Institute of Medi-Bio Science (SIMS) and Department of Integrated Biomedical Science, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan-si, South Korea
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- Soonchunhyang Institute of Medi-Bio Science (SIMS) and Department of Integrated Biomedical Science, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan-si, South Korea
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- Soonchunhyang Institute of Medi-Bio Science (SIMS) and Department of Integrated Biomedical Science, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan-si, South Korea
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- Soonchunhyang Institute of Medi-Bio Science (SIMS) and Department of Integrated Biomedical Science, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan-si, South Korea; Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Zhu W, Bai D, Ji W, Gao J. TRP channels associated with macrophages as targets for the treatment of obese asthma. Lipids Health Dis 2024; 23:49. [PMID: 38365763 PMCID: PMC10874053 DOI: 10.1186/s12944-024-02016-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024] Open
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Globally, obesity and asthma pose significant health challenges, with obesity being a key factor influencing asthma. Despite this, effective treatments for obese asthma, a distinct phenotype, remain elusive. Since the discovery of transient receptor potential (TRP) channels in 1969, their value as therapeutic targets for various diseases has been acknowledged. TRP channels, present in adipose tissue cells, influence fat cell heat production and the secretion of adipokines and cytokines, which are closely associated with asthma and obesity. This paper aims to investigate the mechanisms by which obesity exacerbates asthma-related inflammation and suggests that targeting TRP channels in adipose tissue could potentially suppress obese asthma and offer novel insights into its treatment.
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- Wenzhao Zhu
- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1166 Liutai Avenue, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1166 Liutai Avenue, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1166 Liutai Avenue, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1166 Liutai Avenue, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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Vilariño-García T, Polonio-González ML, Pérez-Pérez A, Ribalta J, Arrieta F, Aguilar M, Obaya JC, Gimeno-Orna JA, Iglesias P, Navarro J, Durán S, Pedro-Botet J, Sánchez-Margalet V. Role of Leptin in Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease, and Type 2 Diabetes. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:2338. [PMID: 38397015 PMCID: PMC10888594 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25042338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a highly prevalent disease worldwide, estimated to affect 1 in every 11 adults; among them, 90-95% of cases are type 2 diabetes mellitus. This is partly attributed to the surge in the prevalence of obesity, which has reached epidemic proportions since 2008. In these patients, cardiovascular (CV) risk stands as the primary cause of morbidity and mortality, placing a substantial burden on healthcare systems due to the potential for macrovascular and microvascular complications. In this context, leptin, an adipocyte-derived hormone, plays a fundamental role. This hormone is essential for regulating the cellular metabolism and energy balance, controlling inflammatory responses, and maintaining CV system homeostasis. Thus, leptin resistance not only contributes to weight gain but may also lead to increased cardiac inflammation, greater fibrosis, hypertension, and impairment of the cardiac metabolism. Understanding the relationship between leptin resistance and CV risk in obese individuals with type 2 DM (T2DM) could improve the management and prevention of this complication. Therefore, in this narrative review, we will discuss the evidence linking leptin with the presence, severity, and/or prognosis of obesity and T2DM regarding CV disease, aiming to shed light on the potential implications for better management and preventive strategies.
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- Teresa Vilariño-García
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Immunology, School of Medicine, Virgen del Rocio University Hospital, University of Seville, Seville 41013, Spain;
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Immunology, School of Medicine, Virgen Macarena University Hospital, University of Seville, 41009, Spain; (M.L.P.-G.); (A.P.-P.)
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Immunology, School of Medicine, Virgen Macarena University Hospital, University of Seville, 41009, Spain; (M.L.P.-G.); (A.P.-P.)
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- Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia, University Rovira i Vigili, IISPV, CIBERDEM, 43007 Tarragona, Spain;
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Service, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, 28034 Madrid, Spain;
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Service, Puerta del Mar University Hospital, Instituto de Investigación e Innovación en Ciencias Biomédicas de la Provincia de Cádiz (INiBICA), Cádiz University (UCA), 11001 Cádiz, Spain;
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- Chopera Helath Center, Alcobendas Primary Care,Alcobendas 28100 Madrid, Spain;
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Clinico Universitario Lozano Blesa, 15 50009 Zaragoza, Spain;
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Service, Puerta de Hierro University Hospital, Majadahonda, 28220 Madrid, Spain;
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- Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia,46011 Valencia, Spain;
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- Endodiabesidad Clínica Durán & Asociados,41018 Seville, Spain;
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- Lipids and Cardiovascular Risk Unit, Hospital del Mar, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 08003 Barcelona, Spain;
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Immunology, School of Medicine, Virgen Macarena University Hospital, University of Seville, 41009, Spain; (M.L.P.-G.); (A.P.-P.)
- Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBIS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/Virgen Macarena, CSIC, Universidad de Sevilla, 41013 Seville, Spain
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Kang H, Lee J. Adipose tissue macrophage heterogeneity in the single-cell genomics era. Mol Cells 2024; 47:100031. [PMID: 38354858 PMCID: PMC10960114 DOI: 10.1016/j.mocell.2024.100031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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It is now well-accepted that obesity-induced inflammation plays an important role in the development of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. A key source of the inflammation is the murine epididymal and human visceral adipose tissue. The current paradigm is that obesity activates multiple proinflammatory immune cell types in adipose tissue, including adipose-tissue macrophages (ATMs), T Helper 1 (Th1) T cells, and natural killer (NK) cells, while concomitantly suppressing anti-inflammatory immune cells such as T Helper 2 (Th2) T cells and regulatory T cells (Tregs). A key feature of the current paradigm is that obesity induces the anti-inflammatory M2 ATMs in lean adipose tissue to polarize into proinflammatory M1 ATMs. However, recent single-cell transcriptomics studies suggest that the story is much more complex. Here we describe the single-cell genomics technologies that have been developed recently and the emerging results from studies using these technologies. While further studies are needed, it is clear that ATMs are highly heterogeneous. Moreover, while a variety of ATM clusters with quite distinct features have been found to be expanded by obesity, none truly resemble classical M1 ATMs. It is likely that single-cell transcriptomics technology will further revolutionize the field, thereby promoting our understanding of ATMs, adipose-tissue inflammation, and insulin resistance and accelerating the development of therapies for type 2 diabetes.
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- Haneul Kang
- Soonchunhyang Institute of Medi-Bio Science (SIMS) and Department of Integrated Biomedical Science, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan-si, South Korea
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- Soonchunhyang Institute of Medi-Bio Science (SIMS) and Department of Integrated Biomedical Science, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan-si, South Korea.
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Xu R, Liu S, Zhong Z, Guo Y, Xia T, Chen Y, Ding L. The Influence of Maternal Folate Status on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nutrients 2023; 15:2766. [PMID: 37375669 DOI: 10.3390/nu15122766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Maternal folate has been shown to relate to the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). However, the existing studies have yielded inconsistent conclusions. The purpose of this study was to systematically review the association between maternal folate status and the risk of GDM. Observational studies up to 31 October 2022 were included. Study characteristics, the means and standard deviations (SDs) of folate levels (serum/red blood cell (RBC)), the odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) and the time for folate measurement were extracted. Compared with the non-GDM group, serum and RBC folate levels in women with GDM were significantly higher. Our subgroup analysis demonstrated that serum folate levels in the GDM group were significantly higher than in the non-GDM group only in the second trimester. RBC folate levels in the GDM group were significantly higher than in the non-GDM group in the first and second trimesters. Taking serum/RBC folate levels as continuous variables, the adjusted odds ratios of GDM risk showed that increased serum folate concentration rather than RBC folate elevated the risk of GDM. In the descriptive analysis, five studies reported high serum folate levels increased GDM risk, whereas the other five showed no association between serum folate levels and GDM risk. Moreover, the rest three studies pointed out high RBC folate levels increased GDM risk. Altogether we found that the risk of GDM is associated with high serum/plasma and RBC folate levels. Future studies should determine the recommended folic acid cutoff balancing the risk for GDM and fetal malformations.
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- Ruhan Xu
- School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine of Jiangsu Province, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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Zhang YX, Ou MY, Yang ZH, Sun Y, Li QF, Zhou SB. Adipose tissue aging is regulated by an altered immune system. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1125395. [PMID: 36875140 PMCID: PMC9981968 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1125395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2023] Open
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Adipose tissue is a widely distributed organ that plays a critical role in age-related physiological dysfunctions as an important source of chronic sterile low-grade inflammation. Adipose tissue undergoes diverse changes during aging, including fat depot redistribution, brown and beige fat decrease, functional decline of adipose progenitor and stem cells, senescent cell accumulation, and immune cell dysregulation. Specifically, inflammaging is common in aged adipose tissue. Adipose tissue inflammaging reduces adipose plasticity and pathologically contributes to adipocyte hypertrophy, fibrosis, and ultimately, adipose tissue dysfunction. Adipose tissue inflammaging also contributes to age-related diseases, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. There is an increased infiltration of immune cells into adipose tissue, and these infiltrating immune cells secrete proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines. Several important molecular and signaling pathways mediate the process, including JAK/STAT, NFκB and JNK, etc. The roles of immune cells in aging adipose tissue are complex, and the underlying mechanisms remain largely unclear. In this review, we summarize the consequences and causes of inflammaging in adipose tissue. We further outline the cellular/molecular mechanisms of adipose tissue inflammaging and propose potential therapeutic targets to alleviate age-related problems.
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- Yi-Xiang Zhang
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tissue Microenvironment and Tumor, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Li H, Meng Y, He S, Tan X, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Wang L, Zheng W. Macrophages, Chronic Inflammation, and Insulin Resistance. Cells 2022; 11:cells11193001. [PMID: 36230963 PMCID: PMC9562180 DOI: 10.3390/cells11193001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The prevalence of obesity has reached alarming levels, which is considered a major risk factor for several metabolic diseases, including type 2 diabetes (T2D), non-alcoholic fatty liver, atherosclerosis, and ischemic cardiovascular disease. Obesity-induced chronic, low-grade inflammation may lead to insulin resistance, and it is well-recognized that macrophages play a major role in such inflammation. In the current review, the molecular mechanisms underlying macrophages, low-grade tissue inflammation, insulin resistance, and T2D are described. Also, the role of macrophages in obesity-induced insulin resistance is presented, and therapeutic drugs and recent advances targeting macrophages for the treatment of T2D are introduced.
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- He Li
- Beijing City Key Laboratory of Drug Delivery Technology and Novel Formulation, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- Beijing City Key Laboratory of Drug Delivery Technology and Novel Formulation, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- Shandong DYNE Marine Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Rongcheng 264300, China
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- Beijing City Key Laboratory of Drug Delivery Technology and Novel Formulation, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- Beijing City Key Laboratory of Drug Delivery Technology and Novel Formulation, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- Beijing City Key Laboratory of Drug Delivery Technology and Novel Formulation, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
- Correspondence: (L.W.); (W.Z.); Tel.: +86-010-63165233 (W.Z.)
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- Beijing City Key Laboratory of Drug Delivery Technology and Novel Formulation, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
- Correspondence: (L.W.); (W.Z.); Tel.: +86-010-63165233 (W.Z.)
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Thiagarajan D, Quadri N, Jawahar S, Zirpoli H, Del Pozo CH, López-Díez R, Hasan SN, Yepuri G, Gugger PF, Finlin BS, Kern PA, Gabbay K, Schmidt AM, Ramasamy R. Aldose reductase promotes diet-induced obesity via induction of senescence in subcutaneous adipose tissue. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2022; 30:1647-1658. [PMID: 35894077 DOI: 10.1002/oby.23496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Aldose reductase (AKR1B1 in humans; Akr1b3 in mice), a key enzyme of the polyol pathway, mediates lipid accumulation in the murine heart and liver. The study objective was to explore potential roles for AKR1B1/Akr1b3 in the pathogenesis of obesity and its complications. METHODS The study employed mice treated with an inhibitor of aldose reductase or mice devoid of Akr1b3 were used to determine their response to a high-fat diet. The study used subcutaneous adipose tissue-derived adipocytes to investigate mechanisms by which AKR1B1/Akr1b3 promotes diet-induced obesity. RESULTS Increased expression of aldose reductase and senescence in the adipose tissue of humans and mice with obesity were demonstrated. Genetic deletion of Akr1b3 or pharmacological blockade of AKRIB3 with zopolrestat reduced high-fat-diet-induced obesity, attenuated markers of adipose tissue senescence, and increased lipolysis. CONCLUSIONS AKR1B1/Akr1b3 modulation of senescence in subcutaneous adipose tissue contributes to aberrant metabolic responses to high-fat feeding. These data unveil new opportunities to target these pathways to combat obesity.
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- Devi Thiagarajan
- Diabetes Research Program, Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
- Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Diabetes Research Program, Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Diabetes Research Program, Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Diabetes Research Program, Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Diabetes Research Program, Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Diabetes Research Program, Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Diabetes Research Program, Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Diabetes Research Program, Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Diabetes Research Program, Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Diabetes Research Program, Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Diabetes Research Program, Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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Browning Epicardial Adipose Tissue: Friend or Foe? Cells 2022; 11:cells11060991. [PMID: 35326442 PMCID: PMC8947372 DOI: 10.3390/cells11060991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is the visceral fat depot of the heart which is highly plastic and in direct contact with myocardium and coronary arteries. Because of its singular proximity with the myocardium, the adipokines and pro-inflammatory molecules secreted by this tissue may directly affect the metabolism of the heart and coronary arteries. Its accumulation, measured by recent new non-invasive imaging modalities, has been prospectively associated with the onset and progression of coronary artery disease (CAD) and atrial fibrillation in humans. Recent studies have shown that EAT exhibits beige fat-like features, and express uncoupling protein 1 (UCP-1) at both mRNA and protein levels. However, this thermogenic potential could be lost with age, obesity and CAD. Here we provide an overview of the physiological and pathophysiological relevance of EAT and further discuss whether its thermogenic properties may serve as a target for obesity therapeutic management with a specific focus on the role of immune cells in this beiging phenomenon.
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Keilen J, Gar C, Rottenkolber M, Fueessl L, Joseph AT, Draenert R, Seissler J, Lechner A. No association of natural killer cell number and function in peripheral blood with overweight/obesity and metabolic syndrome in a cohort of young women. Physiol Rep 2022; 10:e15148. [PMID: 35179822 PMCID: PMC8855889 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 11/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023] Open
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AIM To reexamine the associations of NK cell number and function in the peripheral blood with overweight/obesity and the metabolic syndrome in a large, well-phenotyped human cohort. METHODS Cross-sectional analysis of 273 women in the PPSDiab Study; measurement of absolute and relative number of NK cells in peripheral blood, and of functional parameters CD69 positivity and cytotoxicity against K562 cells; group comparison of NK cell characteristics between lean, overweight, and obese participants, as well as metabolic syndrome scores of 0, 1, 2, and ≥3; Spearman correlation analyses to clinical parameters related to the metabolic syndrome. RESULTS We found no differences in NK cell number and function between lean, overweight, and obese women (relative NK cell number (median (Q1-Q3), [%]) 5.1(2.6-9.4) vs. 4.8 (2.9-8.4) vs. 3.8 (1.7-7.8), p = 0.187; absolute NK cell number [106 /L]: 86.9 (44.6-188.8) vs. 92.6 (52.5-154.6) vs. 85.9 (44-153.8), p = 0.632; CD69+ [%]: 27.2 (12.9-44.3) vs. 37.6 (13.2-52.8) vs. 33.6 (16.3-45), p = 0.136; cytotoxicity [%]: 11.0 (7.1-14.5) vs. 8.5 (6.4-13.2) vs. 11.3 (8.7-14.2), p = 0.094), as well as between different metabolic syndrome scores. Nonesterified fatty acids correlated with absolute and relative NK cell number and cytotoxicity (ρ [p-value]: 0.142 [0.021], 0.119 [0.049], and 0.131 [0.035], respectively). Relative NK cell number further correlated with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (0.144 [0.018]) and cytotoxicity with 2 h glucose in oral glucose tolerance testing (0.132 [0.034]). CD69 positivity correlated with body fat (0.141 [0.021]), triglycerides (0.129 [0.033]), and plasma leptin (0.155 [0.010]). After correction for multiple testing, none of the associations remained significant. CONCLUSION In the present study, we observed no associations of NK cell number and function in the peripheral blood with overweight/obesity and the metabolic syndrome. Extreme phenotypes of obesity and the metabolic syndrome might have caused differing results in previous studies. Further analyses with a focus on compartments other than peripheral blood may help to clarify the relation between NK cells and metabolic diseases.
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- Julia Keilen
- Diabetes Research GroupDepartment of Medicine IVUniversity HospitalLMU MunichMunichGermany
- Clinical Cooperation Group DiabetesLudwig‐Maximilians‐Universität München and Helmholtz Zentrum MünchenMunichGermany
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD)München‐NeuherbergGermany
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- Diabetes Research GroupDepartment of Medicine IVUniversity HospitalLMU MunichMunichGermany
- Clinical Cooperation Group DiabetesLudwig‐Maximilians‐Universität München and Helmholtz Zentrum MünchenMunichGermany
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD)München‐NeuherbergGermany
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- Diabetes Research GroupDepartment of Medicine IVUniversity HospitalLMU MunichMunichGermany
- Clinical Cooperation Group DiabetesLudwig‐Maximilians‐Universität München and Helmholtz Zentrum MünchenMunichGermany
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD)München‐NeuherbergGermany
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- Diabetes Research GroupDepartment of Medicine IVUniversity HospitalLMU MunichMunichGermany
- Clinical Cooperation Group DiabetesLudwig‐Maximilians‐Universität München and Helmholtz Zentrum MünchenMunichGermany
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD)München‐NeuherbergGermany
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- Diabetes Research GroupDepartment of Medicine IVUniversity HospitalLMU MunichMunichGermany
- Clinical Cooperation Group DiabetesLudwig‐Maximilians‐Universität München and Helmholtz Zentrum MünchenMunichGermany
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD)München‐NeuherbergGermany
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- Stabsstelle Antibiotic StewardshipLMU Klinikum MunichMunichGermany
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- Diabetes Research GroupDepartment of Medicine IVUniversity HospitalLMU MunichMunichGermany
- Clinical Cooperation Group DiabetesLudwig‐Maximilians‐Universität München and Helmholtz Zentrum MünchenMunichGermany
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD)München‐NeuherbergGermany
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- Diabetes Research GroupDepartment of Medicine IVUniversity HospitalLMU MunichMunichGermany
- Clinical Cooperation Group DiabetesLudwig‐Maximilians‐Universität München and Helmholtz Zentrum MünchenMunichGermany
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD)München‐NeuherbergGermany
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Yang Y, Cai Z, Zhang J. Association between maternal folate status and gestational diabetes mellitus. Food Sci Nutr 2021; 9:2042-2052. [PMID: 33841822 PMCID: PMC8020922 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.2173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Revised: 12/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Studies on the association between maternal folate status and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have yielded inconsistent results. This meta-analysis was performed to determine whether there may exist some association between maternal folate status and GDM. Unrestricted searches of PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane, and Embase were conducted. All relevant studies on the association between maternal folat status and GDM risk were screened. The standardized mean difference (SMD) with 95% CIs was used to determine the association between maternal folate and GDM. Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using random-effects models to assess the impact of maternal folate status on GDM risk. 12 studies were included. The overall data revealed that compared with the non-GDM group, women with GDM had higher level of folate (SMD 0.41, 95% CI 0.07 to 0.21, I2 = 17.2%) in second or third trimester. We also found that maternal high folate status may be associated with increased risk of GDM (OR 2.16, 95% CI 1.70 to 2.74, I2 = 0.0%). Compared with non-GDM group, women with GDM are prone to higher folate level. Moreover, high maternal folate status may predict a higher risk of GDM. As the number of included studies was limited, further large population studies are needed in the future.
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- Yan Yang
- Department of Metabolism and EndocrinologyMetabolic Syndrome Research CenterKey Laboratory of Diabetes ImmunologyMinistry of EducationNational Clinical Research Center for Metabolic DiseasesThe Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South UniversityChangshaChina
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- Department of Metabolism and EndocrinologyMetabolic Syndrome Research CenterKey Laboratory of Diabetes ImmunologyMinistry of EducationNational Clinical Research Center for Metabolic DiseasesThe Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South UniversityChangshaChina
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- Department of Metabolism and EndocrinologyMetabolic Syndrome Research CenterKey Laboratory of Diabetes ImmunologyMinistry of EducationNational Clinical Research Center for Metabolic DiseasesThe Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South UniversityChangshaChina
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Li Y, Wang F, Imani S, Tao L, Deng Y, Cai Y. Natural Killer Cells: Friend or Foe in Metabolic Diseases? Front Immunol 2021; 12:614429. [PMID: 33717101 PMCID: PMC7943437 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.614429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The worldwide epidemic of metabolic diseases, especially obesity and other diseases caused by it, has shown a dramatic increase in incidence. A great deal of attention has been focused on the underlying mechanisms of these pathological processes and potential strategies to solve these problems. Chronic inflammation initiated by abdominal adipose tissues and immune cell activation in obesity is the major cause of the consequent development of complications. In addition to adipocytes, macrophages and monocytes, natural killer (NK) cells have been verified to be vital components involved in shaping the inflammatory microenvironment, thereby leading to various obesity-related metabolic diseases. Here, we provide an overview of the roles of NK cells and the interactions of these cells with other immune and nonimmune cells in the pathological processes of metabolic diseases. Finally, we also discuss potential therapeutic strategies targeting NK cells to treat metabolic diseases.
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- Yi Li
- Department of Cardiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.,Student Brigade, Preclinical School of Medicine, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.,Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Department of Wound Infection and Drug, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmacy, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Bond P. Ethnicity and the relationship between covid-19 and the herpes simplex viruses. Med Hypotheses 2020; 146:110447. [PMID: 33383524 PMCID: PMC8086127 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2020.110447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The pathogen burden, defined by the frequency of antibodies to several viruses and a parasite, is greater in Hispanic whites and black populations than it is in non-Hispanic whites, in the USA. The poor and those without higher education also have higher pathogen burdens. The most frequent pathogen that was measured, was the Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). This virus can inactivate most of the elements in the immune system, that are designed to protect against the incursions of viruses, bacteria and other pathogens. HSV-1 can also damage the blood brain barrier (BBB), which prevents the entry of pathogens into the central nervous system. Without the help of HSV-1, the COVID-19 virus may not be able to cause serious illness or death in humans. A prophylactic treatment to contain HSV-1, could be vital in the fight against COVID-19.
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- Peter Bond
- Holly House, Farm St., Fladbury, Pershore, Worcestershire WR10 2QD, United Kingdom
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Josef R, Jitka P, Martina Z, Vlastimil K, Ivana S, Lucie DR, Vaclav V. Concentration of NK cells after β-glucan and vitamin D supplementation in patients with diabetic retinopathy. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2020; 65:755-761. [PMID: 32248405 DOI: 10.1007/s12223-020-00789-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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In our study, we focused on possible effects of supplementation with glucan and vitamin D on total numbers of NK cells in patients with diabetic retinopathy. We evaluated possible relations among nutritional state (BMI), leptin levels, and total numbers of NK cells in patients supplemented with (1) glucan and vitamin D, (2) vitamin D and placebo, and (3) vitamin D alone. Our results show that 3 months of supplementation with both glucan and vitamin D resulted in significant improvements of NK cell numbers. In addition, we found statistically significant correlation between NK cell numbers and leptin levels. Based on these results, we propose that the molecule responsible for these changes is glucan, as vitamin D alone or together with placebo caused no effects.
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- Richter Josef
- Zdravotní ústav se sídlem v Ústí nad Labem, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic
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- Zdravotní ústav se sídlem v Ústí nad Labem, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic
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- Oční klinika UJEP Masarykova nemocnice, Krajská zdravotní, a.s., Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic
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- Zdravotní ústav se sídlem v Ústí nad Labem, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic
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- Zdravotní ústav se sídlem v Ústí nad Labem, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pathology, University of Louisville, 511 S. Floyd St., Louisville, KY, 40202, USA.
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Wu J, Wu D, Zhang L, Lin C, Liao J, Xie R, Li Z, Wu S, Liu A, Hu W, Xi Y, Bu S, Wang F. NK cells induce hepatic ER stress to promote insulin resistance in obesity through osteopontin production. J Leukoc Biol 2019; 107:589-596. [PMID: 31829469 DOI: 10.1002/jlb.3ma1119-173r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Revised: 11/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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High-fat diet (HFD) induced hepatic endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress drives insulin resistance (IR) and steatosis. NK cells in adipose tissue play an important role in the pathogenesis of IR in obesity. Whether NK cells in the liver can induce hepatic ER stress and thus promote IR in obesity is still unknown. We demonstrate that HFD-fed mice display elevated production of proinflammatory cytokine osteopontin (OPN) in hepatic NK cells, especially in CD49a+ DX5- tissue-resident NK (trNK) cells. Obesity-induced ER stress, IR, and steatosis in the liver are ameliorated by ablating NK cells with neutralizing antibody in HFD-fed mice. OPN treatment enhances the expression of ER stress markers, including p-PERK, p-eIF2, ATF4, and CHOP in both murine liver tissues and HL-7702, a human liver cell line. Pretreatment of HL-7702 cells with OPN promotes hyperactivation of JNK and subsequent decrease of tyrosine phosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1), resulting in impaired insulin signaling, which can be reversed by inhibiting ER stress. Collectively, we demonstrate that hepatic NK cells induce obesity-induced hepatic ER stress, and IR through OPN production.
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- Junhua Wu
- Diabetes Research Center, Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, China.,Ningbo Women and Children's Hospital, Ningbo, China
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- Diabetes Research Center, Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- Diabetes Research Center, Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- Diabetes Research Center, Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- Diabetes Research Center, Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- Diabetes Research Center, Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- Diabetes Research Center, Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- Diabetes Research Center, Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- Diabetes Research Center, Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- Diabetes Research Center, Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- Diabetes Research Center, Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- Diabetes Research Center, Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- Diabetes Research Center, Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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Jewett A, Kos J, Kaur K, Safaei T, Sutanto C, Chen W, Wong P, Namagerdi AK, Fang C, Fong Y, Ko MW. Natural Killer Cells: Diverse Functions in Tumor Immunity and Defects in Pre-neoplastic and Neoplastic Stages of Tumorigenesis. MOLECULAR THERAPY-ONCOLYTICS 2019; 16:41-52. [PMID: 31930165 PMCID: PMC6951836 DOI: 10.1016/j.omto.2019.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Natural killer (NK) cells are the key immune effectors with the ability to mediate selection and differentiation of a number of different cancer stem cells/undifferentiated tumors via lysis, and secreted or membrane-bound interferon (IFN)-γ and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, respectively, leading to curtailment of tumor growth and metastasis. In this review, we present an overview of our recent findings on the biology and significance of NK cells in selection and differentiation of stem-like tumors using in vitro and in vivo studies conducted in humanized-BLT mice and in cancer patients. In addition, we present current advances in NK cell expansion and therapeutic delivery, and discuss the utility of allogeneic supercharged NK cells in the treatment of cancer patients. Moreover, we discuss the potential loss of NK cell numbers and function at the neoplastic and pre-neoplastic stages of tumorigenesis in induction and progression of pancreatic cancer. Therefore, because of their indispensable role in targeting cancer stem-like/undifferentiated tumors, NK cells should be placed high in the armamentarium of tumor immunotherapy. A combination of allogeneic supercharged NK cells with other immunotherapeutic strategies such as oncolytic viruses, antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC)-inducing antibodies, checkpoint inhibitors, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells, CAR NK cells, and chemotherapeutic and radiotherapeutic strategies can be used for the ultimate goal of tumor eradication.
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- Anahid Jewett
- Division of Oral Biology and Medicine, The Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- The Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA School of Dentistry and Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Corresponding author: Anahid Jewett, The Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA School of Dentistry and Medicine, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Division of Oral Biology and Medicine, The Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Oral Biology and Medicine, The Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Oral Biology and Medicine, The Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Oral Biology and Medicine, The Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Oral Biology and Medicine, The Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Oral Biology and Medicine, The Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- APD-PAPD Center for NK Cell Therapy, Beijing, China
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- Department of Surgery, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA
- Center for Gene Therapy, Duarte, CA, USA
- Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Division of Oral Biology and Medicine, The Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Xie K, Xu P, Fu Z, Gu X, Li H, Cui X, You L, Zhu L, Ji C, Guo X. Association of maternal folate status in the second trimester of pregnancy with the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. Food Sci Nutr 2019; 7:3759-3765. [PMID: 31763025 PMCID: PMC6848811 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.1235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2019] [Revised: 08/18/2019] [Accepted: 08/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Interest in the high folate status of pregnant women has increased due to its role in the prevention of neural tube defects (NTDs). The effect of increased red blood cell (RBC) folate status during the second trimester of pregnancy on gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) remains unclear. We measured RBC folate concentrations by competitive protein-binding assay and obtained clinical information from electronic medical records. Logistic regression analysis was used to explore the associations of RBC folate concentrations with risks of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). We further assessed the potential nonlinear relations between continuous log-transformed RBC folate concentrations and GDM risk by using the restricted cubic splines. We observed high RBC folate concentrations in GDM patients compared to control group [median (interquartile range, IQR), GDM vs. controls: 1,554.03 (1,240.54-1,949.99) vs. 1,478.83 (1,124.60-1,865.71) nmol/L, p = .001]. Notably, high folate concentrations were significantly associated with an increased risk of GDM [RR per 1-SD increase: 1.16 (1.03, 1.30), p = .012] after adjustment for maternal age, parity, and body mass index (BMI) at enrollment. In the restricted cubic spline model, a test of the null hypothesis of the linear relationship was rejected (p = .001). Our study firstly showed that maternal RBC folate concentrations during the second trimester of pregnancy increase the risk of GDM in a Chinese population. Further randomized clinical trials (RCTs) are warranted to confirm the adverse effect.
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- Kaipeng Xie
- Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityThe Affiliated Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing Maternity and Child Health Care HospitalNanjingChina
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- Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityThe Affiliated Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing Maternity and Child Health Care HospitalNanjingChina
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- Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityThe Affiliated Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing Maternity and Child Health Care HospitalNanjingChina
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- Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityThe Affiliated Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing Maternity and Child Health Care HospitalNanjingChina
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- Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityThe Affiliated Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing Maternity and Child Health Care HospitalNanjingChina
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- Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityThe Affiliated Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing Maternity and Child Health Care HospitalNanjingChina
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- Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityThe Affiliated Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing Maternity and Child Health Care HospitalNanjingChina
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- Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityThe Affiliated Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing Maternity and Child Health Care HospitalNanjingChina
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- Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityThe Affiliated Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing Maternity and Child Health Care HospitalNanjingChina
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- Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityThe Affiliated Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing Maternity and Child Health Care HospitalNanjingChina
- Tongren HospitalShanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
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Targeting Inflammation by Flavonoids: Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Metabolic Disorders. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20194957. [PMID: 31597283 PMCID: PMC6801776 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20194957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Revised: 09/28/2019] [Accepted: 09/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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A balanced metabolic profile is essential for normal human physiological activities. Disproportions in nutrition give rise to imbalances in metabolism that are associated with aberrant immune function and an elevated risk for inflammatory-associated disorders. Inflammation is a complex process, and numerous mediators affect inflammation-mediated disorders. The available clinical modalities do not effectively address the underlying diseases but rather relieve the symptoms. Therefore, novel targeted agents have the potential to normalize the metabolic system and, thus, provide meaningful therapy to the underlying disorder. In this connection, polyphenols, the well-known and extensively studied phytochemical moieties, were evaluated for their effective role in the restoration of metabolism via various mechanistic signaling pathways. The various flavonoids that we observed in this comprehensive review interfere with the metabolic events that induce inflammation. The mechanisms via which the polyphenols, in particular flavonoids, act provide a promising treatment option for inflammatory disorders. However, detailed clinical studies of such molecules are required to decide their clinical fate.
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Correlations between Body Mass Index, Plasma High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and Lipids in Patients with Schizophrenia. Psychiatr Q 2019; 90:101-110. [PMID: 30315442 DOI: 10.1007/s11126-018-9606-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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High prevalence of obesity in individuals with schizophrenia, associated with metabolic syndrome, leads to high rate of premature deaths from cardiovascular disease (CVD) in this population. Body mass index (BMI) and C-reactive protein (CRP) are correlated in the general population but this relationship has not been fully elucidated in patients with schizophrenia. We aimed to evaluate the correlation between BMI and CRP while relating both variables to plasma lipids in patients with schizophrenia. BMI, fasting high sensitivity CRP (hs-CRP), cotinine, and lipids were measured in 106 patients with schizophrenia (diagnosis confirmed with MINI). Pearson's and partial correlations (adjusting for age, sex, race, education and cotinine) between BMI, hs-CRP and lipids were calculated. Based on BMI, the patients were divided into normal-weight vs. overweight/obese and t-tests and linear regression were done to compare hs-CRP and lipids in the 2 groups. BMI positively correlated with hs-CRP (r = 0.29, p = 0.004). BMI and hs-CRP negatively correlated with HDL in the total sample (r = -0.29, p = 0.004; r = -0.37, p < 0.001 respectively). Furthermore, hs-CRP negatively correlated with HDL in overweight/obese patients (r = -0.41, p = 0.003), but not in normal-weight patients. hs-CRP and triglycerides were higher (1.62 ± 0.09 mg/L vs. 0.56 ± 0.08 mg/L, p < 0.001; 121.77 ± 8.96 mg/dL vs. 91.23 ± 6.52 mg/dL, p = 0.008 respectively) and HDL lower (39.55 ± 1.48 mg/dL vs. 50.68 ± 2.24 mg/dL, p < 0.001) in overweight/obese patients. Being overweight/obese is associated with increased inflammation and dyslipidemia in patients with schizophrenia. Effective interventions to prevent weight gain in schizophrenia are urgently needed.
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Nutrition, the visceral immune system, and the evolutionary origins of pathogenic obesity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018; 116:723-731. [PMID: 30598443 PMCID: PMC6338860 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1809046116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The global obesity epidemic is the subject of an immense, diversely specialized research effort. An evolutionary analysis reveals connections among disparate findings, starting with two well-documented facts: Obesity-associated illnesses (e.g., type-2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease), are especially common in: (i) adults with abdominal obesity, especially enlargement of visceral adipose tissue (VAT), a tissue with important immune functions; and (ii) individuals with poor fetal nutrition whose nutritional input increases later in life. I hypothesize that selection favored the evolution of increased lifelong investment in VAT in individuals likely to suffer lifelong malnutrition because of its importance in fighting intraabdominal infections. Then, when increased nutrition violates the adaptive fetal prediction of lifelong nutritional deficit, preferential VAT investment could contribute to abdominal obesity and chronic inflammatory disease. VAT prioritization may help explain several patterns of nutrition-related disease: the paradoxical increase of chronic disease with increased food availability in recently urbanized and migrant populations; correlations between poor fetal nutrition, improved childhood (catch-up) growth, and adult metabolic syndrome; and survival differences between children with marasmus and kwashiorkor malnutrition. Fats and sugars can aggravate chronic inflammation via effects on intestinal bacteria regulating gut permeability to visceral pathogens. The extremes in a nutrition-sensitive trade-off between visceral (immune-function) vs. subcutaneous (body shape) adiposity may have been favored by selection in highly stratified premedicine societies. Altered adipose allocation in populations with long histories of social stratification and malnutrition may be the result of genetic accommodation of developmental responses to poor maternal/fetal conditions, increasing their vulnerability to inflammatory disease.
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Zhao Y, Lin L, Li J, Xiao Z, Chen B, Wan L, Li M, Wu X, Hin Cho C, Shen J. CD4+ T cells in obesity and obesity-associated diseases. Cell Immunol 2018; 332:1-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2018.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Revised: 07/29/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Kaur K, Nanut MP, Ko MW, Safaie T, Kos J, Jewett A. Natural killer cells target and differentiate cancer stem-like cells/undifferentiated tumors: strategies to optimize their growth and expansion for effective cancer immunotherapy. Curr Opin Immunol 2018; 51:170-180. [PMID: 29653339 DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2018.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Revised: 03/06/2018] [Accepted: 03/22/2018] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Natural killer (NK) cells are known to select and differentiate cancer stem-like cells/undifferentiated tumors via lysis, and secreted/membrane bound IFN-γ and TNF-α respectively, resulting in the control of tumor growth. Several in vivo mouse models including humanized-BLT mice have been used to study the biology and significance of NK cells in selection/differentiation of stem-like tumors within the context of a reconstituted human immune system. In addition, we discuss the evidence and significance of NK cell loss at the pre-neoplastic stage. Therefore, because of their indispensable role in targeting CSCs/undifferentiated tumors, NK-cells should be placed high in the armamentarium of tumor therapy.
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- Kawaljit Kaur
- Division of Oral Biology and Oral Medicine, The Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Oral Biology and Oral Medicine, The Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Oral Biology and Oral Medicine, The Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Biotechnology, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia; Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Division of Oral Biology and Oral Medicine, The Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA; The Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA School of Dentistry and Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Rubinow KB. An intracrine view of sex steroids, immunity, and metabolic regulation. Mol Metab 2018; 15:92-103. [PMID: 29551633 PMCID: PMC6066741 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2018.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2018] [Revised: 02/26/2018] [Accepted: 03/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Over the past two decades, parallel recognition has grown of the importance of both sex steroids and immune activity in metabolic regulation. More recently, these discrete areas have been integrated in studies examining the metabolic effects of sex steroid immunomodulation. Implicit in these studies has been a traditional, endocrine model of sex steroid delivery from the gonads to target cells, including immune cells. Thus, research to date has focused on the metabolic effects of sex steroid receptor signaling in immune cells. This endocrine model, however, overlooks the extensive capacity of immune cells to generate and metabolize sex steroids, enabling the production of sex steroids for intracrine signaling – that is, sex steroid production for signaling within the cell of origin. Intracrine function allows highly cell-autonomous regulation of sex steroid exposure, and sex steroid secretion by immune cells could confer paracrine signaling effects in neighboring cells within metabolic tissues. In this review, immune cell intracrinology will denote sex steroid production within immune cells for either intracrine or paracrine signaling. This intracrine capacity of immune cells has been well established, and prior work has supported its importance in autoimmune disorders, trauma, and cancer. The potential relevance of immune cell intracrine function to the regulation of energy balance, body weight, body composition, and insulin sensitivity has yet to be explored. Scope of review The following review will detail findings to date regarding the steroidogenic and steroid metabolizing capacity of immune cells, the regulation of immune cell intracrine function, and the biological effects of immune-derived sex steroids, including the clinical relevance of immune cell intracrinology in fields other than metabolism. These findings will serve as the basis for a proposed model of immune cell intracrinology constituting a new frontier in metabolism research. Major conclusions The development of highly sensitive mass spectrometric methods for sex steroid measurement and quantitation of metabolic flux now allows unprecedented ability to interrogate sex steroid production, metabolism and secretion by immune cells. Immune cell intracrinology could reveal key mechanisms underlying immune cell-mediated metabolic regulation. Sex steroids exert immunomodulatory effects that may influence metabolic health. Immune cells can synthesize, modify, and metabolize sex steroids. Immune cell-derived sex steroids may play intracrine, autocrine, paracrine, and possibly even endocrine roles. Immune cell steroidogenesis is a largely unexplored area of metabolism research.
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- Katya B Rubinow
- Diabetes Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, School of Medicine, 850 Republican St., Box 358055, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The aim of this review is to summarize knowledge of the prevalence, relevant physiology, and consequences of obesity and visceral adiposity in HIV-infected adults, including highlighting gaps in current knowledge and future research directions. RECENT FINDINGS Similar to the general population, obesity prevalence is increasing among HIV-infected persons, and obesity and visceral adiposity are associated with numerous metabolic and inflammatory sequelae. However, HIV- and antiretroviral therapy (ART)-specific factors may contribute to fat gain and fat quality in treated HIV infection, particularly to the development of visceral adiposity, and sex differences may exist. Obesity and visceral adiposity commonly occur in HIV-infected persons and have significant implications for morbidity and mortality. Future research should aim to better elucidate the HIV- and ART-specific contributors to obesity and visceral adiposity in treated HIV infection, with the goal of developing targeted therapies for the prevention and treatment of obesity and visceral adiposity in the modern ART era.
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- Jordan E Lake
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin St., MSB 2.112, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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Lobo TF, Borges CDM, Mattar R, Gomes CP, de Ângelo AGS, Pendeloski KPT, Daher S. In response to Manuscript AJRI 01-18-016 entitled "Regulatory T cells, natural killer cells and obesity in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus"-Kawada T. Am J Reprod Immunol 2018; 79:e12830. [PMID: 29473718 DOI: 10.1111/aji.12830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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- Department of Obstetrics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Obstetrics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Obstetrics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Kawada T. Regulatory T cells, natural killer cells, and obesity in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus. Am J Reprod Immunol 2018; 79:e12831. [PMID: 29453819 DOI: 10.1111/aji.12831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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- Tomoyuki Kawada
- Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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Trim W, Turner JE, Thompson D. Parallels in Immunometabolic Adipose Tissue Dysfunction with Ageing and Obesity. Front Immunol 2018; 9:169. [PMID: 29479350 PMCID: PMC5811473 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.00169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Ageing, like obesity, is often associated with alterations in metabolic and inflammatory processes resulting in morbidity from diseases characterised by poor metabolic control, insulin insensitivity, and inflammation. Ageing populations also exhibit a decline in immune competence referred to as immunosenescence, which contributes to, or might be driven by chronic, low-grade inflammation termed "inflammageing". In recent years, animal and human studies have started to uncover a role for immune cells within the stromal fraction of adipose tissue in driving the health complications that come with obesity, but relatively little work has been conducted in the context of immunometabolic adipose function in ageing. It is now clear that aberrant immune function within adipose tissue in obesity-including an accumulation of pro-inflammatory immune cell populations-plays a major role in the development of systemic chronic, low-grade inflammation, and limiting the function of adipocytes leading to an impaired fat handling capacity. As a consequence, these changes increase the chance of multiorgan dysfunction and disease onset. Considering the important role of the immune system in obesity-associated metabolic and inflammatory diseases, it is critically important to further understand the interplay between immunological processes and adipose tissue function, establishing whether this interaction contributes to age-associated immunometabolic dysfunction and inflammation. Therefore, the aim of this article is to summarise how the interaction between adipose tissue and the immune system changes with ageing, likely contributing to the age-associated increase in inflammatory activity and loss of metabolic control. To understand the potential mechanisms involved, parallels will be drawn to the current knowledge derived from investigations in obesity. We also highlight gaps in research and propose potential future directions based on the current evidence.
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- William Trim
- Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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Subramanian S, Goodspeed L, Wang S, Ding Y, O'Brien KD, Getz GS, Chait A, Reardon CA. Deficiency of Invariant Natural Killer T Cells Does Not Protect Against Obesity but Exacerbates Atherosclerosis in Ldlr -/- Mice. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19020510. [PMID: 29419749 PMCID: PMC5855732 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19020510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2017] [Revised: 01/27/2018] [Accepted: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Obesity is a chronic inflammatory state characterized by altered levels of adipose tissue immune cell populations. Natural killer T (NKT) cells are CD1d restricted lymphocyte subsets that recognize lipid antigens whose level decreases in obese adipose tissue. However, studies in mice with deficiency or increased levels of NKT cells have yielded contradictory results, so the exact role of these cells in obesity and adipose tissue inflammation is not yet established. We previously showed that Ldlr−/− mice with excess invariant NKT (iNKT) cells demonstrate significant weight gain, adiposity, metabolic abnormalities, and atherosclerosis. The current study evaluates the effects of NKT cell deficiency on obesity, associated metabolic changes, and atherosclerosis in Jα18−/−Ldlr−/− (lacking iNKT cells) and Cd1d−/−Ldlr−/− (lacking invariant and type II NKT cells) mice, and control mice were fed an obesogenic diet (high fat, sucrose, cholesterol) for 16 weeks. Contrary to expectations, Ja18−/−Ldlr−/− mice gained significantly more weight than Ldlr−/− or Cd1d−/−Ldlr−/− mice, developed hypertriglyceridemia, and had worsened adipose tissue inflammation. All the mice developed insulin resistance and hepatic triglyceride accumulation. Ja18−/−Ldlr−/− mice also had increased atherosclerotic lesion area. Our findings suggest that iNKT cells exacerbates the metabolic, inflammatory, and atherosclerotic features of diet-induced obesity. Further work is required to unravel the paradox of an apparently similar effect of iNKT cell surplus and depletion on obesity.
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- Savitha Subramanian
- Diabetes Obesity Center for Excellence, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, University of Washington, 850 Republican Street Box 35805, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
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- Diabetes Obesity Center for Excellence, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, University of Washington, 850 Republican Street Box 35805, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
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- Diabetes Obesity Center for Excellence, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, University of Washington, 850 Republican Street Box 35805, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
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- Diabetes Obesity Center for Excellence, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, University of Washington, 850 Republican Street Box 35805, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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- Diabetes Obesity Center for Excellence, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, University of Washington, 850 Republican Street Box 35805, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
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Aravindhan V, Anand G. Cell Type-Specific Immunomodulation Induced by Helminthes: Effect on Metainflammation, Insulin Resistance and Type-2 Diabetes. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2017; 97:1650-1661. [PMID: 29141759 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Recent epidemiological studies have documented an inverse relationship between the decreasing prevalence of helminth infections and the increasing prevalence of metabolic diseases ("metabolic hygiene hypothesis"). Chronic inflammation leading to insulin resistance (IR) has now been identified as a major etiological factor for a variety of metabolic diseases other than obesity and Type-2 diabetes (metainflammation). One way by which helminth infections such as filariasis can modulate IR is by inducing a chronic, nonspecific, low-grade, immune suppression mediated by modified T-helper 2 (Th2) response (induction of both Th2 and regulatory T cells) which can in turn suppress the proinflammatory responses and promote insulin sensitivity (IS). This article provides evidence on how the cross talk between the innate and adaptive arms of the immune responses can modulate IR/sensitivity. The cross talk between innate (macrophages, dendritic cells, natural killer cells, natural killer T cells, myeloid derived suppressor cells, innate lymphoid cells, basophils, eosinophils, and neutrophils) and adaptive (helper T [CD4+] cells, cytotoxic T [CD8+] cells and B cells) immune cells forms two opposing circuits, one associated with IR and the other associated with IS under the conditions of metabolic syndrome and helminth-mediated immunomodulation, respectively.
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van Eijkeren RJ, Krabbe O, Boes M, Schipper HS, Kalkhoven E. Endogenous lipid antigens for invariant natural killer T cells hold the reins in adipose tissue homeostasis. Immunology 2017; 153:179-189. [PMID: 28898395 DOI: 10.1111/imm.12839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Revised: 09/06/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The global obesity epidemic and its associated co-morbidities, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and certain types of cancers, have drawn attention to the pivotal role of adipocytes in health and disease. Besides their 'classical' function in energy storage and release, adipocytes interact with adipose-tissue-resident immune cells, among which are lipid-responsive invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells. The iNKT cells are activated by lipid antigens presented by antigen-presenting cells as CD1d/lipid complexes. Upon activation, iNKT cells can rapidly secrete soluble mediators that either promote or oppose inflammation. In lean adipose tissue, iNKT cells elicit a predominantly anti-inflammatory immune response, whereas obesity is associated with declining iNKT cell numbers. Recent work showed that adipocytes act as non-professional antigen-presenting cells for lipid antigens. Here, we discuss endogenous lipid antigen processing and presentation by adipocytes, and speculate on how these lipid antigens, together with 'environmental factors' such as tissue/organ environment and co-stimulatory signals, are able to influence the fate of adipose-tissue-resident iNKT cells, and thereby the role of these cells in obesity and its associated pathologies.
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- Robert J van Eijkeren
- Department of Molecular Cancer Research and Centre for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Cancer Research and Centre for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatrics, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Laboratory for Translational Immunology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatrics, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Laboratory for Translational Immunology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Cancer Research and Centre for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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