TFAM expression in brown adipocytes confers obesity resistance by secreting extracellular vesicles that promote self-activation

Autor: Masakazu Fujii, Daiki Setoyama, Kazuhito Gotoh, Yushi Dozono, Mikako Yagi, Masataka Ikeda, Tomomi Ide, Takeshi Uchiumi, Dongchon Kang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: iScience, Vol 25, Iss 9, Pp 104889- (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2589-0042
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104889
Popis: Summary: The occurrence of diet-induced obesity has been increasing worldwide and has become a major health concern. Mitochondria are densely distributed in brown adipose tissue and are involved in lipid consumption. Therefore, increasing energy expenditure through the activation of brown adipocytes may be a potential therapy for obesity. Our findings showed that mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) homozygous transgenic (TgTg) mice had highly activated brown adipocytes and increased expression of oxidative phosphorylation, leading to resistance to obesity. Transplantation models of TFAM-expressing brown adipocytes could mimic the phenotype of TFAM TgTg mice, and proving their anti-obesity effect. We found that brown adipocytes secrete exosomes which enable self-activation in an autocrine and paracrine manner. The secretion was enhanced in TFAM TgTg brown adipocytes, resulting in a higher activation. These findings may lead to a promising treatment strategy for obesity through selective stimulation of exosome secretion.
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