Fibroblast activation protein is dispensable for control of glucose homeostasis and body weight in mice.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Fibroblast Activation Protein (FAP), an enzyme structurally related to dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4), has garnered interest as a potential metabolic drug target due to its ability to cleave and inactivate FGF-21 as well as other peptide substrates. Here we investigated the metabolic importance of FAP for control of body weight and glucose homeostasis in regular chow-fed and high fat diet-fed mice.

Methods

FAP enzyme activity was transiently attenuated using a highly-specific inhibitor CPD60 and permanently ablated by genetic inactivation of the mouse Fap gene. We also assessed the FAP-dependence of CPD60 and talabostat (Val-boroPro), a chemical inhibitor reportedly targeting both FAP and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 RESULTS: CPD60 robustly inhibited plasma FAP activity

SUBMITTER: Panaro BL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6323180 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature