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Obesity modulates the expression of haptoglobin in the white adipose tissue via TNFα
Author(s) -
Chiellini Chiara,
Bertacca Anna,
Novelli Silvia E.,
Görgün Cem Z.,
Ciccarone Annamaria,
Giordano Antonio,
Xu Haiyan,
Soukas Alexander,
Costa Mario,
Gandini Daniele,
Dimitri Roberto,
Bottone Pietro,
Cecchetti Paolo,
Pardini Ennia,
Perego Lucia,
Navalesi Renzo,
Folli Franco,
Benzi Luca,
Cinti Saverio,
Friedman Jeffrey M.,
Hotamisligil Gökhan S.,
Maffei Margherita
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of cellular physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529
H-Index - 174
eISSN - 1097-4652
pISSN - 0021-9541
DOI - 10.1002/jcp.10061
Subject(s) - leptin , downregulation and upregulation , adipose tissue , white adipose tissue , endocrinology , medicine , tumor necrosis factor alpha , haptoglobin , biology , lipopolysaccharide , inflammation , proinflammatory cytokine , adipose tissue macrophages , obesity , gene , biochemistry
Increase in adipose mass results in obesity and modulation of several factors in white adipose tissue (WAT). Two important examples are tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) and leptin, both of which are upregulated in adipose tissue in obesity. In order to isolate genes differentially expressed in the WAT of genetically obese db / db mice compared to their lean littermates, we performed RNA fingerprinting and identified haptoglobin (Hp), which is significantly upregulated in the obese animals. Hp is a glycoprotein induced by a number of cytokines, LPS (Lipopolysaccharide), and more generally by inflammation. A significant upregulation of WAT Hp expression was also evident in several experimental obese models including the yellow agouti (/) A y , ob / ob and goldthioglucose‐treated mice (10‐, 8‐, and 7‐fold, respectively). To identify the potential signals for an increase in Hp expression in obesity, we examined leptin and TNFα in vivo. Wild type animals treated with recombinant leptin did not show any alteration in WAT Hp expression compared to controls that were food restricted to the level of intake of the treated animals. On the other hand, Hp expression was induced in mice transgenically expressing TNFα in adipose tissue. Finally, a significant downregulation of WAT Hp mRNA was observed in ob / ob mice deficient in TNFα function, when compared to the ob / ob controls. These results demonstrate that haptoglobin expression in WAT is increased in obesity in rodents and TNFα is an important signal for this regulation. J. Cell. Physiol. 190: 251–258, 2002. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.