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ArticleNature communications2025

Dietary lipids are largely deposited in skin and rapidly affect insulating properties.

Nick Riley, Ildiko Kasza, Isabel D K Hermsmeyer, Michaela E Trautman, Greg Barrett-Wilt, Raghav Jain, Judith A Simcox, Chi-Liang E Yen, Ormond A MacDougald, Dudley W Lamming and 1 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Nick RileyMcArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA.
Ildiko KaszaMcArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA.
Isabel D K HermsmeyerDepartment of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Michigan, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1232-8252
Michaela E TrautmanDepartment of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA.
Greg Barrett-WiltBiochemistry Mass Spectrometry Core, Madison, USA.
Raghav JainDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1284-6762
Judith A SimcoxDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7350-6342
Chi-Liang E YenDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA.
Ormond A MacDougaldDepartment of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Michigan, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6907-7960
Dudley W LammingDepartment of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0079-4467
Caroline M AlexanderMcArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA. cmalexander@wisc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7830-8043

Funding

WU P&FP30DK020579 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Clay F. Semenkovich · 2013 to 2026
$27.1M
Regional Pilot And Feasibility Study Grants ProgramP30DK020572 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Scott Soleimanpour · 2013 to 2026
$24.3M
The regulation of health and longevity by branched-chain amino acidsR01AG056771 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Dudley William Lamming · 2018 to 2026
$3.1M
Mechanisms of adipocyte loss in laminopathy-induced lipodystrophy in mice and humansR01DK125513 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Ormond A MacDougald, Elif Arioglu Oral · 2020 to 2026
$3.0M
The regulation of cancer and aging by methionineR01AG084156 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI VINCENT L. CRYNS, JOHN M DENU · 2023 to 2026
$2.5M
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) modulates lipid metabolism in the skeletal nicheR01AG069795 · NIA · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI RENDINA-RUEDY, ELIZABETH · 2020 to 2025
$2.2M
The regulation of health and longevity by branched-chain amino acidsRF1AG056771 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI LAMMING, DUDLEY WILLIAM · 2023 to 2023
$2.1M
Comparative analysis of geroprotective interventions in established and novel mouse models of Alzheimer's diseaseR01AG062328 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI LAMMING, DUDLEY WILLIAM, MERRINS, MATTHEW J. · 2018 to 2022
$2.0M
Mechanisms by which adipocytes adapt to cool environmental temperaturesR01DK121759 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI MACDOUGALD, ORMOND A · 2020 to 2024
$2.0M
Safer mTOR inhibition for human geroprotectionU01AG081482 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Adam R Konopka, Dudley William Lamming · 2023 to 2026
$1.8M
Effects of Wnt/β-catenin signaling on adipocytesR01DK130879 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI MACDOUGALD, ORMOND A · 2022 to 2025
$1.8M
Dietary regulation of the hepatic epigenomeR01DK125859 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI DENU, JOHN M, LAMMING, DUDLEY WILLIAM · 2021 to 2023
$1.8M
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Skin is a regulatory hub for energy expenditure and metabolism, and alteration of lipid metabolism enzymes in skin impacts thermogenesis and obesogenesis in mice. Here we show that thermal properties of skin are highly reactive to diet: within three days, a high fat diet reduces heat transfer through skin. In contrast, a dietary manipulation that prevents obesity accelerates energy loss through skins. We find that skin is the largest target for dietary fat delivery, and that dietary triglyceride is assimilated by epidermis and dermal white adipose tissue, persisting for weeks after feeding. With caloric-restriction, mouse skins thin and assimilation of circulating lipids decreases. Using multi-modal lipid profiling, keratinocytes and sebocytes are implicated in lipid changes, which correlate with thermal function. We propose that skin should be routinely included in physiological studies of lipid metabolism, given the size of the skin lipid reservoir and its adaptable functionality.

Indexed as

Dietary FatsSkinAdipose Tissue, WhiteAnimalsDiet, High-FatEnergy MetabolismEpidermisKeratinocytesLipid MetabolismMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLObesityThermogenesisTriglyceridesDietary FatsTriglycerides

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PMID40379673
PMCPMC12084621

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