Ghrelin-induced multi-organ damage in mice fed obesogenic diet
| Autor: | Maya S. Abdallah, Joseph S. Stephan, Wissam H. Faour, Wassim N. Shebaby, Carole Dagher-Hamalian, Nadine Zeeni, Zeina Harhous |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0301 basic medicine medicine.medical_specialty Immunology Abdominal Fat Inflammation Diet High-Fat Kidney Weight Gain Nephropathy 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine Fibrosis Internal medicine medicine Animals Obesity Pharmacology Creatinine business.industry Myocardium digestive oral and skin physiology medicine.disease Ghrelin Mice Inbred C57BL Glucose 030104 developmental biology Endocrinology medicine.anatomical_structure Liver chemistry 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Steatosis medicine.symptom business Weight gain hormones hormone substitutes and hormone antagonists |
| Zdroj: | Inflammation Research. 69:1019-1026 |
| ISSN: | 1420-908X 1023-3830 |
| Popis: | Ghrelin has a key role in modulating energy metabolism and weight gain. The present study aimed at studying the potential role of ghrelin in the development and/or exacerbation of organ damage in a mouse model of diet-induced obesity. Adult mice were fed one of two diets for 20 weeks: standard high carbohydrate (HC) or high-fat high-sugar (HFHS). Starting week 17, the animals were given regular intraperitoneal ghrelin (160 µg/kg) or saline injections Abdominal fat, serum creatinine, and glucose levels, as well as kidney, liver and heart weight and pathology were assessed. Ghrelin-injected mice showed significant organ damage, which was more exacerbated in HFHS-fed animals. While the HFHS diet was associated with significant liver damage, ghrelin administration did not reverse it. Interestingly, ghrelin administration induced moderate kidney damage and significantly affected the heart by increasing perivascular and myocardium fibrosis, steatosis as well as inflammation. Moreover, serum creatinine levels were higher in the animal group injected with ghrelin. Ghrelin administration was associated with increased functional and structural organ damage, regardless of diet. The present study provides novel evidence of multi-organ physiologic alterations secondary to ghrelin administration. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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