ArticleDiabetologia2017
Lipoprotein lipase in hypothalamus is a key regulator of body weight gain and glucose homeostasis in mice.
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- Genetic Variants of Lipoprotein Lipase and Regulatory Factors Associated with Alzheimer's Disease Risk.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Review
- Neuronal Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency Alters Neuronal Function and Hepatic Metabolism.Metabolites · 2020Article
- Lipoprotein Lipase Inhibitor, Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid, Aggravates Metabolic Phenotypes and Alters HDL Particle Size in the Western Diet-Fed db/db Mice.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019Article
- Lipoprotein lipase: new roles for an 'old' enzyme.Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care · 2019Review
- Transcriptomic responses of hypothalamus to acute exercise in type 2 diabetic Goto-Kakizaki rats.PeerJ · 2019Article
- Hypothalamic Fatty Acids and Ketone Bodies Sensing and Role of FAT/CD36 in the Regulation of Food Intake.Frontiers in physiology · 2019Review
- Unexplained reciprocal regulation of diabetes and lipoproteins.Current opinion in lipidology · 2018Review
- Lipoprotein Lipase Expression in Hypothalamus Is Involved in the Central Regulation of Thermogenesis and the Response to Cold Exposure.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2018Article
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Abstract
aims/hypothesisRegulation of energy balance involves the participation of many factors, including nutrients, among which are circulating lipids, acting as peripheral signals informing the central nervous system of the energy status of the organism. It has been shown that neuronal lipoprotein lipase (LPL) participates in the control of energy balance by hydrolysing lipid particles enriched in triacylglycerols. Here, we tested the hypothesis that LPL in the mediobasal hypothalamus (MBH), a well-known nucleus implicated in the regulation of metabolic homeostasis, could also contribute to the regulation of body weight and glucose homeostasis.
methodsWe injected an adeno-associated virus (AAV) expressing Cre-green fluorescent protein into the MBH of Lpl-floxed mice (and wild-type mice) to specifically decrease LPL activity in the MBH. In parallel, we injected an AAV overexpressing Lpl into the MBH of wild-type mice. We then studied energy homeostasis and hypothalamic ceramide content.
resultsThe partial deletion of Lpl in the MBH in mice led to an increase in body weight compared with controls (37.72 ± 0.7 g vs 28.46 ± 0.12, p < 0.001) associated with a decrease in locomotor activity. These mice developed hyperinsulinaemia and glucose intolerance. This phenotype also displayed reduced expression of Cers1 in the hypothalamus as well as decreased concentration of several C18 species of ceramides and a 3-fold decrease in total ceramide intensity. Conversely, overexpression of Lpl specifically in the MBH induced a decrease in body weight. CONCLUSIONS/
interpretationOur study shows that LPL in the MBH is an important regulator of body weight and glucose homeostasis.
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