IL-17A produced by POMC neurons regulates diet-induced obesity

Autor: Rosa Gallo, Ana Teijeiro, Mariana Angulo-Aguado, Nabil Djouder
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: iScience, Vol 27, Iss 7, Pp 110259- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2589-0042
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110259
Popis: Summary: Overeating leads to obesity, a low-grade inflammatory condition involving interleukin-17A (IL-17A). While pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons regulate feeding, their connection with IL-17A is not well understood. To impair IL-17A signaling in POMC neurons, IL-17A receptor (Il17ra) was deleted by crossing IL17ra-flox and Pomc-Cre mice. Despite effective deletion, these mice showed no differences in body weight or adiposity compared to control mice, challenging the idea that IL-17A induces obesity through POMC neuron regulation. However, both groups exhibited reduced weight gain and adiposity upon high-fat diet compared to mice carrying only the floxed alleles, suggesting independent effects of Pomc-Cre transgene on body weight. Further analysis reveals that POMC neurons express IL-17A, and reduction in number of POMC neurons in Pomc-Cre mice could be linked to decreased IL-17A expression, which correlates with reduced adipocyte gene expression associated with obesity. Our data underscore an unexpected crosstalk between IL-17A-producing POMC neurons and the endocrine system in obesity regulation.
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