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Prorenin/renin receptor blockade promotes a healthy fat distribution in obese mice
Author(s) -
Tan Paul,
Blais Carolane,
Nguyen Thi M.D.,
Schiller Peter W.,
Gutkowska Jolanta,
Lavoie Julie L.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.438
H-Index - 199
eISSN - 1930-739X
pISSN - 1930-7381
DOI - 10.1002/oby.21592
Subject(s) - lipogenesis , medicine , endocrinology , lipolysis , adipocyte , white adipose tissue , adipose tissue , chemistry , brown adipose tissue , receptor , thermogenin , biology
Objective Administration of the handle region peptide (HRP), a (pro)renin receptor blocker, decreases body weight gain and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) in high‐fat/high‐carbohydrate (HF/HC) diet‐fed mice. The objective of this study was to elucidate potential mechanisms implicated in these observations. Methods Mice were given a normal or a HF/HC diet along with saline or HRP for 10 weeks. Results In HF/HC‐fed mice, HRP increased the expression of several enzymes implicated in lipogenesis and lipolysis in subcutaneous fat (SCF) while the expression of the enzyme implicated in the last step of lipogenesis decreased in VAT. A reduction was also observed in circulating free fatty acids in these animals which was accompanied by normalized adipocyte size in VAT and increased adipocyte size in SCF. ''Beiging'' is the evolution of a white adipose tissue toward a brown‐like phenotype characterized by an increased mitochondrial density and small lipid droplets. HRP increased the expression of' “beiging” markers in SCF of HF/HC diet‐fed mice. Conclusions HRP treatment may favor healthy fat storage in SCF by activating a triglyceride/free fatty acid cycling and “beiging,” which could explain the body weight and fat mass reduction.