ABSTRACT: Testosterone deficiency induces changes of the transcriptomes of visceral adipose tissue in miniature pigs fed a high-fat and high-cholesterol diet
Project description:Testosterone deficiency causes fat deposit, particularly in the visceral region, and its replacement might reverse fat accumulation, but the underlying mechanisms of such processes are largely unclear. To gain insights into the genome-wide role of testosterone on visceral adipose tissue (VAT), RNA-Seq was used to investigate testosterone deficiency induced changes of VAT in miniature pigs fed a high-fat and high-cholesterol (HFC) diet among intact male pigs (IM), castrated male pigs (CM), and castrated male pigs with testosterone replacement (CMT) treatments. The results showed that testosterone deficiency induced VAT deposit and increased serum leptin level. Moreover, a total of 1,732 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified between different two groups. Compared with gene expression profiles in IM and CMT pigs, upregulated genes in CM pigs, i.e., LOC100520753 (CD68), LCN2, EMR1, NCF1 (p47phox), and NOX2 (GP91-PHOX), were mainly enriched in inflammatory response, oxidation-reduction process, and response to oxidative stress, while downregulated genes in CM pigs, i.e., DIO3, PCK1, and ABHD5, mainly focused on small molecule metabolic process. Taken together, our study provides a novel genome-wide view on the role of testosterone on VAT deposit under HFC diet, thus improving our understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in VAT changes induced by testosterone deficiency.
Project description:Purpose: Obesity and dyslipidemia are associated with increased risk of renal disease.Testosterone deficiency aggravated high-fat diet-induced obesity and hypercholeterolemia. However,whether testosterone deficiency or testosterone deficiency-induced dyslipidemia aggravate the progression of renal disease is not clear. To gain insight into the role of testosterone in modulating renal lipid metabolism, we profiled renal gene expression by RNA-Seq in HFC-fed intact male pigs (IM), castrated male pigs (CM), and castrated male pigs with testosterone replacement (CMT). Methods: Sexually mature male miniature pigs were either surgical castrated or sham-operated, and castrated with testosterone replacement. We administrated to pigs a high-fat and high-cholesterol (HFC) diet for twelve weeks. RNA-Seq was employed to profile renal gene expression in pigs with different testosterone levels. Conclusions: This study demonstrated that testosterone deficiency aggravated renal lipid accumulation in pigs fed an HFC diet and that these effects could be reversed by testosterone replacement therapy. Impaired metabolic processes, bile acid secretion,estrogen signaling pathway and enhanced triglyceride synthesis may contribute to the increased renal lipid accumulation induced by testosterone deficiency and an HFC diet.
Project description:Miniature pigs are useful model animal for gene expression studies on dietary-induced hyperlipidemia, because they have similar digestive physiology to human. Two typical dietary components were used for dietary-induced hyperlipidemia miniature pig models. One is a high-fat and high-cholesterol diet (HFCD) containing 15% lard and 2% cholesterol, the other is a high-fat, high-cholesterol and high-sucrose diet (HFCSD) containing 15% lard, 2% cholesterol and 37% sucrose. Whole blood gene expression in HFCD, HFCSD and control male miniature pigs was measured at 10, 19 and 27 weeks of feeding periods.M-cM-^@M-^@White blood cell gene expression in HFCD, HFCSD and control male miniature pigs was measured at 27 weeks of feeding period.
Project description:To gain insight into the role of testosterone in modulating hepatic fat accumulation, we collected liver tissues from high fat diet-fed intact male pigs, castrated male pigs, and castrated male pigs with testosterone replacement. RNA-Seq was employed to profile hepatic gene expression in pigs with different testosterone levels. Liver mRNA profiles of intact male pigs fed a HFC diet, castrated male pigs fed a HFC diet, and castrated male pigs treated with testosterone fed a HFC diet were generated by deep sequencing, using Illumina HiSeq 2000.
Project description:Miniature pigs are useful model animal for gene expression studies on dietary-induced hyperlipidemia, because they have similar digestive physiology to human. Two typical dietary components were used for dietary-induced hyperlipidemia miniature pig models. One is a high-fat and high-cholesterol diet (HFCD) containing 15% lard and 2% cholesterol, the other is a high-fat, high-cholesterol and high-sucrose diet (HFCSD) containing 15% lard, 2% cholesterol and 37% sucrose.
Project description:To gain insight into the role of testosterone in modulating hepatic fat accumulation, we collected liver tissues from high fat diet-fed intact male pigs, castrated male pigs, and castrated male pigs with testosterone replacement. RNA-Seq was employed to profile hepatic gene expression in pigs with different testosterone levels.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling in peritoneal adipose tissue of 48 pigs (132 days of age) originated from two lines divergently selected for residual feed intake (RFI) : low-RFI pigs (RFIneg), high-RFI pigs (RFIpl). Both lines were offered isocaloric and isoproteic diets with contrasted energy source and nutrients: low fat, low fiber (LF) diet or a high fat, high fiber (HF)diet during 10 weeks. Effects of RFI selection, diet and interaction between diet and line were investigated. Four experimental groups: low-RFI pigs fed high fat, high fiber diet (HF_RFIneg), high-RFI pigs fed high fat, high fiber diet(HF_RFIpl), low-RFI pigs fed low fat, low fiber diet (LF_RFIneg) and high-RFI pigs fed low fat, low fiber diet(LF_RFIpl). 12 pigs per condition. One replicate per array.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling in subcutaneous adipose tissue of 48 pigs aged (132 days of age) originated from two lines divergently selected for residual feed intake (RFI) : low-RFI pigs (RFIneg), high-RFI pigs (RFIpl). Both lines were offered isocaloric and isoproteic diets with contrasted energy source and nutrients: low fat, low fiber (LF) diet or a high fat, high fiber (HF)diet during 10 weeks. Effects of RFI selection, diet and interaction between diet and line were investigated. Four experimental groups: low-RFI pigs fed high fat, high fiber diet (HF_RFIneg), high-RFI pigs fed high fat, high fiber diet(HF_RFIpl), low-RFI pigs fed low fat, low fiber diet (LF_RFIneg) and high-RFI pigs fed low fat, low fiber diet(LF_RFIpl). 12 pigs per condition. One replicate per array.
Project description:Analysis of brown adipose tissue from Yin Yang 1 (YY1) brown fat specific knockout mice fed a high fat diet for 3 months. YY1 deficiency in brown adipose tissue leads to strong thermogenic deficiency. The goal was to identify the genes controlled by YY1 responsible of brown fat defective function. Control mice YY1flox/flox versus YY1flox/flox; Ucp1Cre were fed a high fat diet for 3 months
Project description:In order to study the heart disorder that the long term, high energy diet caused, Bama miniature pigs were fed a high-fat, high-sucrose diet for 23 months. These pigs developed symptoms of metabolic syndrome and showed cardiac steatosis and hypertrophy with a greatly increased heart weight (1.82-fold, P<0.05) and heart volume (1.60-fold, P<0.05) compared with the control pigs. To understand the molecular mechanisms of cardiac steatosis and hypertrophy, nine pig heart cRNA samples were hybridized to porcine GeneChips.