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ArticlePurinergic signalling2018

Loss of P2X7 receptor function dampens whole body energy expenditure and fatty acid oxidation.

Giacomo Giacovazzo, Savina Apolloni, Roberto Coccurello

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  2. Animal Models for the Investigation of P2X7 Receptors.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  9. Modulation of Cell Energy Metabolism by the P2X7 Receptor.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2022
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3 authors.

Giacomo GiacovazzoInstitute of Cell Biology and Neurobiology (IBCN), National Research Council (C.N.R.), Rome, Italy.
Savina ApolloniEuropean Center for Brain Research (CERC)/Santa Lucia Foundation IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Roberto CoccurelloInstitute of Cell Biology and Neurobiology (IBCN), National Research Council (C.N.R.), Rome, Italy. roberto.coccurello@cnr.it.ORCID 0000-0001-7059-7015

Funding

MIUR B81J13000310005
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The established role of ATP-responsive P2X7 receptor in inflammatory, neurodegenerative, and immune diseases is now expanding to include several aspects of metabolic dysregulation. Indeed, P2X7 receptors are involved in β cell function, insulin secretion, and liability to diabetes, and loss of P2X7 function may increase the risk of hepatic steatosis and disrupt adipogenesis. Recently, body weight gain, abnormal lipid accumulation, adipocyte hyperplasia, increased fat mass, and ectopic fat distribution have been found in P2X7 KO mice. Here, we hypothesized that such clinical picture of dysregulated lipid metabolism might be the result of altered in vivo energy metabolism. By indirect calorimetry, we assessed 24 h of energy expenditure (EE) and respiratory exchange ratio (RER) as quotient of carbohydrate to fat oxidation in P2X7 KO mice. Moreover, we assessed the same parameters in aged-matched WT counterparts that underwent a 7-day treatment with the P2X7 antagonist A804598. We found that loss of P2X7 function elicits a severe decrease of EE that was less pronounced in A804598-treated mice. In parallel, P2X7KO mice show a drastic increase of RER, thus indicating the occurrence of a greater ratio of carbohydrate to fat oxidation. Decreased EE and fat oxidation is predictive of body weight gain, which was here confirmed. Taken together, our data provide evidence that P2X7 loss of function produces defective energy homeostasis that, together with disrupted adipogenesis, might help to explain accumulation of adipose tissue and contribute to disclose the potential role of P2X7 in metabolic diseases.

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AdipogenesisAnimalsEnergy MetabolismFatty AcidsFemaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutObesityOxidation-ReductionReceptors, Purinergic P2X7Fatty AcidsReceptors, Purinergic P2X7Energy expenditureEnergy metabolismFat acids oxidationObesityP2X7 receptorPurinergic signaling

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PMID29754194
PMCPMC6107461

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