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ArticleJCI insight2016

Adipocyte-specific loss of PPAR

Xi Fang, Matthew J Stroud, Kunfu Ouyang, Li Fang, Jianlin Zhang, Nancy D Dalton, Yusu Gu, Tongbin Wu, Kirk L Peterson, Hsien-Da Huang and 2 more

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Article in JCI insight, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 73 papers.

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73citing papers in PubMed
5.8field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

73 citing papers in PubMed, 96 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xi FangInstitute of Cardiovascular Science, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.
Matthew J StroudDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Kunfu OuyangDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Li FangInstitute of Cardiovascular Science, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.
Jianlin ZhangDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Nancy D DaltonDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Yusu GuDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Tongbin WuDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Kirk L PetersonDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Hsien-Da HuangInstitute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan.
Ju ChenDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Nanping WangInstitute of Cardiovascular Science, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.
Peking University · CNDalian Medical University · CN

Funding

BAG3 in Cardiac function and diseaseR01HL130295 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI CHEN, JU · 2016 to 2019
$1.6M
Adipocytes and cardiac remodelingR01HL130452 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI CHEN, JU · 2016 to 2019
$1.6M
Luma in Cardiac Function and DiseaseR01HL123626 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI CHEN, JU, EVANS, SYLVIA M · 2014 to 2017
$1.5M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL123626NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL130295NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL130452
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adipose tissue is a key endocrine organ that governs systemic homeostasis. PPARγ is a master regulator of adipose tissue signaling that plays an essential role in insulin sensitivity, making it an important therapeutic target. The selective PPARγ agonist rosiglitazone (RSG) has been used to treat diabetes. However, adverse cardiovascular effects have seriously hindered its clinical application. Experimental models have revealed that PPARγ activation increases cardiac hypertrophy. RSG stimulates cardiac hypertrophy and oxidative stress in cardiomyocyte-specific PPARγ knockout mice, implying that RSG might stimulate cardiac hypertrophy independently of cardiomyocyte PPARγ. However, candidate cell types responsible for RSG-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy remain unexplored. Utilizing cocultures of adipocytes and cardiomyocytes, we found that stimulation of PPARγ signaling in adipocytes increased miR-200a expression and secretion. Delivery of miR-200a in adipocyte-derived exosomes to cardiomyocytes resulted in decreased TSC1 and subsequent mTOR activation, leading to cardiomyocyte hypertrophy. Treatment with an antagomir to miR-200a blunted this hypertrophic response in cardiomyocytes. In vivo, specific ablation of PPARγ in adipocytes was sufficient to blunt hypertrophy induced by RSG treatment. By delineating mechanisms by which RSG elicits cardiac hypertrophy, we have identified pathways that mediate the crosstalk between adipocytes and cardiomyocytes to regulate cardiac remodeling.

Indexed as

3T3 CellsAdipocytesAnimalsCardiomegalyCells, CulturedMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicroRNAsMyocytes, CardiacPPAR gammaRosiglitazoneThiazolidinedionesTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTuberous Sclerosis Complex 1 ProteinMicroRNAsMirn200 microRNA, mousemTOR protein, mousePPAR gammaRosiglitazoneThiazolidinedionesTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTsc1 protein, mouseTuberous Sclerosis Complex 1 ProteinTumor Suppressor Proteins

Identifiers

PMID27734035
PMCPMC5053146
OpenAlexW2528943266

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