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Niacin fine‐tunes energy homeostasis through canonical GPR109A signaling
Author(s) -
Ye Lingyan,
Cao Zheng,
Lai Xiangru,
Wang Weiwei,
Guo Zhiqiang,
Yan Lili,
Wang Yuyan,
Shi Ying,
Zhou Naiming
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fj.201801951r
Subject(s) - niacin , adipose tissue , endocrinology , medicine , obesity , lipogenesis , glucose homeostasis , energy homeostasis , homeostasis , receptor , chemistry , biology , insulin resistance
The incidence of overweight and obesity has become a global public health problem, constituting a major risk factor for numerous comorbidities. Despite tremendous efforts, effective pharmacological agents for the treatment of obesity are still limited. Here, we showed that in contrast to lactate receptor GPR81, niacin receptor GPR109A‐deficient mice had progressive weight gain and hepatic fat accumulation. Using high‐fat diet–induced mouse model of obesity, we demonstrated that niacin treatment apparently protected against obesity without affecting food intake in wild‐type mice but not in GPR109A‐deficient mice. Further investigation showed that niacin treatment led to a remarkable inhibition of hepatic de novo lipogenesis. Additionally, we demonstrated that niacin treatment triggered brown adipose tissue and/or white adipose tissue thermogenic activity via activation of GPR109A. Moreover, we observed that mice exposed to niacin exhibited a dramatic decrease in intestinal absorption of sterols and fatty acids. Taken together, our findings demonstrate that acting on GPR109A, niacin shows the potential to maintain energy homeostasis through multipathways, representing a potential approach to the treatment of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.—Ye, L., Cao, Z., Lai, X., Wang, W., Guo, Z., Yan, L., Wang, Y., Shi, Y., Zhou, N. Niacin fine‐tunes energy homeostasis through canonical GPR109A signaling. FASEB J. 33, 4765–4779 (2019). www.fasebj.org