ArticleThe Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism2025
Stimulation of Piezo1 Mechanosensitive Channels Inhibits Adipogenesis in Thyroid Eye Disease.
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- Synergistic Mechanisms and Clinical Efficacy of Combined Shockwave and Ultrasound Therapy for Localized Adiposity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 31 Studies.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- PIEZO Channels in Metabolism and Metabolic Diseases: Research Advances and Therapeutic Strategies.Current obesity reports · 2026Review
- Piezo1 channel: structure, mechanogating mechanism, functions, diseases and therapeutic strategy.Molecular biomedicine · 2026Review
- Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) as a mechano-metabolic transducer: coordinating lipid homeostasis through mechanical cues.Molecular biomedicine · 2026Review
- The Mechanobiology of Adipocyte Hypertrophy: Cytoskeletal Remodelling as a Driver of Insulin Resistance in Obesity.Cell biochemistry and function · 2026Review
- Piezo1-mediated mechanotransduction and metabolic regulation in bone health: molecular mechanisms and implications for bone disorders.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Review
- Agarose Gel Electrophoresis Reveals the Molecular Weight Distribution of Hyaluronan Produced by Orbital Fibroblasts.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Commentary: Eye acupuncture therapy for insomnia: asystematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurologyArticle
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contextIncreased orbital tissue volume due to matrix expansion, orbital fibroblast (OF) proliferation, and adipocyte differentiation are the hallmarks of thyroid eye disease (TED). Their combination with the presence of hyaluronan-bound excess water in the constrains of the bony orbit results in increased intraorbital pressure. High intraorbital pressure, along with changes in the mechanical properties of orbital tissues, may lead to the activation of mechanosensitive receptors. The expression and role of the Piezo1 mechanoreceptor has not been investigated in TED.
objectiveWe aimed to verify the expression of Piezo1 in OFs, and to study the effect of in vitro Piezo1 activation by its synthetic agonist Yoda1 on adipocyte differentiation.
methodsOF cultures established using orbital connective tissues from patients with TED and controls were studied in the presence or absence of adipogenic stimuli. Piezo1 expression was confirmed by Western Blot and immunofluorescent imaging, and its function was verified by intracellular Ca2+ measurement. Adipogenic differentiation was characterized using Oil Red O staining for lipid accumulation, real-time polymerase chain reaction for gene and Western blot for protein expressions indicative in adipogenesis.
resultsOFs express functional Piezo1 channels. Differentiation into adipocytes is inherent to TED OFs. Piezo1 activation by Yoda1 inhibits the expressions of early (CEBPβ, CEBPδ) and main (PPARγ, CEBPα) transcription factors, and the terminal marker FABP4 during adipogenesis, resulting in markedly lower intracytoplasmic lipid accumulation.
conclusionPiezo1 channels are expressed and functional in OFs. Modeling orbital pressure by in vitro Piezo1 activation reduces de novo adipogenesis of OFs derived from TED orbits.
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