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Vilela VR, Samson N, Nachbar R, Perazza LR, Lachance G, Rokatoarivelo V, Centano-Baez C, Zancan P, Sola-Penna M, Bellmann K, Di Marzo V, Laplante M, Marette A. Adipocyte-specific Nos2 deletion improves insulin resistance and dyslipidemia through brown fat activation in diet-induced obese mice. Mol Metab 2022; 57:101437. [PMID: 35033724 PMCID: PMC8802131 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2022.101437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Inducible nitric oxide (NO) synthase (NOS2) is a well documented inflammatory mediator of insulin resistance in obesity. NOS2 expression is induced in both adipocytes and macrophages within adipose tissue during high-fat (HF)-induced obesity. METHODS Eight week old male mice with adipocyte selective deletion of the Nos2 gene (Nos2AD-KO) and their wildtype littermates (Nos2fl/fl) were subjected to chow or high-fat high-sucrose (HFHS) diet for 10 weeks followed by metabolic phenotyping and determination of brown adipose tissue (BAT) thermogenesis. The direct impact of NO on BAT mitochondrial respiration was also assessed in brown adipocytes. RESULTS Here, we show that HFHS-fed Nos2AD-KO mice had improved insulin sensitivity as compared to Nos2fl/fl littermates. Nos2AD-KO mice were also protected from HF-induced dyslipidemia and exhibited increased energy expenditure compared to Nos2fl/fl mice. This was linked to activation of BAT in HFHS-fed Nos2AD-KO mice as shown by increased Ucp1 and Ucp2 gene expression and augmented respiratory capacity of BAT mitochondria. Furthermore, mitochondrial respiration was inhibited by NO, or upon cytokine-induced NOS2 activation, but improved by NOS2 inhibition in brown adipocytes. CONCLUSIONS These results demonstrate a key role for adipocyte NOS2 in the development of obesity-linked insulin resistance and dyslipidemia, partly through NO dependent inhibition of BAT mitochondrial bioenergetics.
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Affiliation(s)
| | - Nolwenn Samson
- Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Université Laval, 2725 Ch Ste-Foy, Québec, QC, G1V 4G5, Canada
| | - Renato Nachbar
- Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Université Laval, 2725 Ch Ste-Foy, Québec, QC, G1V 4G5, Canada
| | - Lia Rossi Perazza
- Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Université Laval, 2725 Ch Ste-Foy, Québec, QC, G1V 4G5, Canada
| | - Gabriel Lachance
- Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Université Laval, 2725 Ch Ste-Foy, Québec, QC, G1V 4G5, Canada
| | - Volatiana Rokatoarivelo
- Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Université Laval, 2725 Ch Ste-Foy, Québec, QC, G1V 4G5, Canada
| | - Carolina Centano-Baez
- Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Université Laval, 2725 Ch Ste-Foy, Québec, QC, G1V 4G5, Canada
| | - Patricia Zancan
- Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Université Laval, 2725 Ch Ste-Foy, Québec, QC, G1V 4G5, Canada
| | - Mauro Sola-Penna
- Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Université Laval, 2725 Ch Ste-Foy, Québec, QC, G1V 4G5, Canada
| | - Kerstin Bellmann
- Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Université Laval, 2725 Ch Ste-Foy, Québec, QC, G1V 4G5, Canada
| | - Vincenzo Di Marzo
- Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Université Laval, 2725 Ch Ste-Foy, Québec, QC, G1V 4G5, Canada; Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods, Centre NUTRISS, Université Laval, 2440 Boulevard Hochelaga Suite 1710, Québec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada; Canada Excellence Research Chair Microbiome-Endocannabinoidome Axis in Metabolic Health (CERC-MEND)
| | - Mathieu Laplante
- Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Université Laval, 2725 Ch Ste-Foy, Québec, QC, G1V 4G5, Canada
| | - André Marette
- Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Université Laval, 2725 Ch Ste-Foy, Québec, QC, G1V 4G5, Canada; Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods, Centre NUTRISS, Université Laval, 2440 Boulevard Hochelaga Suite 1710, Québec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada.
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