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ArticleCell reports2025

Adipocyte metabolic state regulates glial phagocytic function.

Mroj Alassaf, Aditi Madan, Sunidhi Ranganathan, Shannon Marschall, Jordan J Wong, Zachary H Goldberg, Ava E Brent, Akhila Rajan

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Article in Cell reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Mroj AlassafBasic Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Aditi MadanBasic Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Sunidhi RanganathanBasic Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Shannon MarschallBasic Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Jordan J WongBasic Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Zachary H GoldbergBasic Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Ava E BrentBasic Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Akhila RajanBasic Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA. Electronic address: akhila@fredhutch.org.

Funding

Translational Bioimaging Core Shared ResourceP30CA015704 · NCI · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER · PI Marian Esvelt · 1985 to 2026
$296.4M
Resource Component: Acquisition, maintenance and distribution of Drosophila stocksP40OD018537 · OD · TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY · PI Annette L. Parks · 2014 to 2026
$13.5M
Investigating How Cellular Mechanisms Interface To Maintain Energy BalanceR35GM124593 · NIGMS · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER · PI Akhila Rajan · 2017 to 2026
$4.5M
Multiplexed UPLC-MS/MS System for Advanced Target MetabolomicsS10OD021562 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI RAFTERY, DANIEL · 2016 to 2016
$596k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA015704NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM124593NIH HHS P40 OD018537NIH HHS S10 OD021562
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Excess dietary sugar profoundly impacts organismal metabolism and health, yet it remains unclear how metabolic adaptations in adipose tissue influence other organs, including the brain. Here, we show that a high-sugar diet (HSD) in Drosophila reduces adipocyte glycolysis and mitochondrial pyruvate uptake, shifting metabolism toward fatty acid oxidation and ketogenesis. These metabolic changes trigger mitochondrial oxidation and elevate antioxidant responses. Adipocyte-specific manipulations of glycolysis, lipid metabolism, or mitochondrial dynamics non-autonomously modulate Draper expression in brain ensheathing glia, key cells responsible for neuronal debris clearance. Adipocyte-derived ApoB-containing lipoproteins maintain basal Draper levels in glia via LpR1, critical for effective glial phagocytic activity. Accordingly, reducing ApoB or LpR1 impairs glial clearance of degenerating neuronal debris after injury. Collectively, our findings demonstrate that dietary sugar-induced shifts in adipocyte metabolism substantially influence brain health by modulating glial phagocytosis, identifying adipocyte-derived ApoB lipoproteins as essential systemic mediators linking metabolic state with neuroprotective functions.

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AdipocytesNeurogliaPhagocytosisAnimalsApolipoproteins BBrainDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsGlycolysisLipid MetabolismMembrane ProteinsMitochondriaApolipoproteins BDrosophila ProteinsMembrane ProteinsadipokineApoBCP: MetabolismCP: NeuroscienceDrosophilaglycolysishigh-sugar dietinjury-responseketogenesislipid metabolismmitochondrianeurodegenerationOxPhospyronic sensor

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PMID40372917
PMCPMC12169346

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