Project description:Inflammasome activation in adipose tissue has been implicated in obesity-associated insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. However, when and how inflammasome is activated in adipose tissue remains speculative. Here we test the hypothesis that extracellular ATP, a potent stimulus of inflammasome in macrophages via purinergic receptor P2X, ligand-gated ion channel, 7 (P2X7), may play a role in inflammasome activation in adipose tissue in obesity. Our data show that inflammasome is activated in adipose tissue upon 8-week feeding of 60% HFD, coinciding with the onset of hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia as well as the induction of P2X7 in adipose tissue. Unexpectedly, P2X7-deficient animals on HFD exhibit no changes in metabolic phenotypes, nor in inflammatory responses or inflammasome activation when compared to the wildtype controls. Similar observations have been obtained in hematopoietic cell-specific P2X7-deficient animals generated by bone marrow transplantation. Thus, we conclude that inflammasome activation in adipose tissue in obesity coincides with the onset of hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia, but unexpectedly, is not mediated by the ATP-P2X7 signaling axis. The nature of the inflammasome-activating danger signal(s) in adipose tissue in obesity remains to be characterized. Wild type and P2X7 knockout mice were fed a low fat diet (chow) or high fat diet for 12 weeks. After the diet intervention period, the animals were killed and epididymal white adipose tissue was removed. Total RNA was isolated and subjected to gene expression profiling.
Project description:Exosomes are nanosized extracellular vesicles with lipid bilayer membranes and contain various contents, including lipids, miRNAs and proteins, all of which are widely involved in signaling pathways and genetic information processes. Exosomes derived from adipose tissues (AT-Exos) have been identified as a crucialmedium in the transmission of information from adipose tissue to itself and to other organs, including exosomes derived from inguinal white adipose tissue (iWAT-Exos), visceral white adipose tissue (vWAT-Exos) and brown adipose tissue (BAT-Exos). Here we reported that dietary conditions and tissue origins of exosome can affect the composition and function of miRNAs in AT-Exos, mainly including lipid metabolism and inflammatory signaling pathways associated with metabolic imbalance.
Project description:Analysis of white adipose tissue of PPARb/d knockout mice. Data may point towards putative target genes of PPARb/d and thus the function of PPARb/d in white adipose tissue. Datasets were used to identify glycogen synthase 2 as novel PPAR target. Keywords: gene expression array-based, count
Project description:Label-free LC-MS/MS was used to characterise and quantify the secretory profiles of murine perivascular adipose tissue, canonical white adipose tissue, and brown adipose tissue.
Project description:Interplay between parenchymal energy-storing white adipose cells and thermogenic beige adipocytes contributes to obesity and insulin resistance. Irrespective of cellular origin or specialized niche, adipocytes require the activity of the nuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) for proper function. Exposure to cold or adrenergic signaling enriches thermogenic cells though multiple pathways that act synergistically with PPARγ, however, the molecular mechanisms by which PPARγ licenses white adipose tissue (WAT) to preferentially adopt a thermogenic or white adipose fate in response to dietary cues or thermoneutral conditions are not fully elucidated. Here, we show that a PPARγ-long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) axis integrates canonical and noncanonical thermogenesis to restrain white adipose tissue heat dissipation during thermoneutrality and diet-induced obesity (DIO). Pharmacologic inhibition or genetic deletion of the lncRNA Lexis, enhances UCP-1 dependent and independent thermogenesis. Adipose tissue specific deletion of Lexis counteracted diet-induced obesity, improved insulin sensitivity, and enhanced energy expenditure. Single-nuclei transcriptomics revealed that Lexis regulates a distinct population of thermogenic adipocytes. We systematically map Lexis motif preferences and show that it regulates the thermogenic program through the activity of the metabolic GWAS gene and WNT modulator TCF7L2. Collectively, our studies uncover a new mode of crosstalk between PPARγ and WNT signaling that preserves white adipose tissue plasticity.
Project description:The goal of this study is to identify the cistrome of the transcriptional repressor Rev-erb alpha in epididymal white adipose tissue. Performing Rev-erb alpha ChIP-seq on epididymal white adipose tissue from wildtype mice at 5PM when Rev-erb alpha protein level peaks in wild type (WT) mice, we were able to globally determine the genomic regions undergoing Rev-erb alpha-dependent de-repression. Examination of Rev-erb alpha binding in epididymal white adipose tissue.
Project description:We conducted expression profiling of white adipose tissue isolated from WT and miR-22 KO animals. The main work is analysis of the miR-22 function in striated muscle. White adipose tissue (WAT) was analyzed to look at effects in WAT, as that might be induced by metabolic changes in skeletal muscle.
Project description:The prevalence of obesity and overweight is steadily rising, posing a significant global challenge for humanity. The fundamental cause of obesity and overweight lies in the abnormal accumulation of adipose tissue. While numerous regulatory factors related to fat deposition have been identified in previous studies, a considerable number of regulatory mechanisms remain unknown. tRNA-derived small RNAs (tsRNAs), a novel class of non-coding RNAs, have emerged as significant regulators in various biological processes. In this study, we obtained small RNA sequencing data from subcutaneous white adipose tissue and omental white adipose tissue of lean and obese pigs. In addition, we similarly obtained tsRNAs profiles from scapular brown adipose tissue (BAT), inguinal white adipose tissue (iWAT) and epigonadal white adipose tissue (eWAT) of normal mice. Finally, we successfully identified a large number of expressed tsRNAs in each tissue type and identified tsRNAs conserved in different adipose tissues of pigs and mice. These datasets will be a valuable resource for elucidating the epigenetic mechanisms of fat deposition.