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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