Endotrophin triggers adipose tissue fibrosis and metabolic dysfunction
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Endotrophin triggers adipose tissue fibrosis and metabolic dysfunction. / Sun, Kai; Park, Jiyoung; Gupta, Olga T; Holland, William L; Auerbach, Pernille; Zhang, Ningyan; Goncalves Marangoni, Roberta; Nicoloro, Sarah M; Czech, Michael P; Varga, John; Ploug, Thorkil; An, Zhiqiang; Scherer, Philipp E.
I: Nature Communications, Bind 5, 3485, 03.2014.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Endotrophin triggers adipose tissue fibrosis and metabolic dysfunction
AU - Sun, Kai
AU - Park, Jiyoung
AU - Gupta, Olga T
AU - Holland, William L
AU - Auerbach, Pernille
AU - Zhang, Ningyan
AU - Goncalves Marangoni, Roberta
AU - Nicoloro, Sarah M
AU - Czech, Michael P
AU - Varga, John
AU - Ploug, Thorkil
AU - An, Zhiqiang
AU - Scherer, Philipp E
PY - 2014/3
Y1 - 2014/3
N2 - We recently identified endotrophin as an adipokine with potent tumour-promoting effects. However, the direct effects of local accumulation of endotrophin in adipose tissue have not yet been studied. Here we use a doxycycline-inducible adipocyte-specific endotrophin overexpression model to demonstrate that endotrophin plays a pivotal role in shaping a metabolically unfavourable microenvironment in adipose tissue during consumption of a high-fat diet (HFD). Endotrophin serves as a powerful co-stimulator of pathologically relevant pathways within the 'unhealthy' adipose tissue milieu, triggering fibrosis and inflammation and ultimately leading to enhanced insulin resistance. We further demonstrate that blocking endotrophin with a neutralizing antibody ameliorates metabolically adverse effects and effectively reverses metabolic dysfunction induced during HFD exposure. Collectively, our findings demonstrate that endotrophin exerts a major influence in adipose tissue, eventually resulting in systemic elevation of pro-inflammatory cytokines and insulin resistance, and the results establish endotrophin as a potential target in the context of metabolism and cancer.
AB - We recently identified endotrophin as an adipokine with potent tumour-promoting effects. However, the direct effects of local accumulation of endotrophin in adipose tissue have not yet been studied. Here we use a doxycycline-inducible adipocyte-specific endotrophin overexpression model to demonstrate that endotrophin plays a pivotal role in shaping a metabolically unfavourable microenvironment in adipose tissue during consumption of a high-fat diet (HFD). Endotrophin serves as a powerful co-stimulator of pathologically relevant pathways within the 'unhealthy' adipose tissue milieu, triggering fibrosis and inflammation and ultimately leading to enhanced insulin resistance. We further demonstrate that blocking endotrophin with a neutralizing antibody ameliorates metabolically adverse effects and effectively reverses metabolic dysfunction induced during HFD exposure. Collectively, our findings demonstrate that endotrophin exerts a major influence in adipose tissue, eventually resulting in systemic elevation of pro-inflammatory cytokines and insulin resistance, and the results establish endotrophin as a potential target in the context of metabolism and cancer.
U2 - 10.1038/ncomms4485
DO - 10.1038/ncomms4485
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 24647224
VL - 5
JO - Nature Communications
JF - Nature Communications
SN - 2041-1723
M1 - 3485
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