Hypothalamic PGC-1α protects against high-fat diet exposure by regulating ERα.
Cell Rep
; 9(2): 633-45, 2014 Oct 23.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25373903
ABSTRACT
High-fat diets (HFDs) lead to obesity and inflammation in the central nervous system (CNS). Estrogens and estrogen receptor α (ERα) protect premenopausal females from the metabolic complications of inflammation and obesity-related disease. Here, we demonstrate that hypothalamic PGC-1α regulates ERα and inflammation in vivo. HFD significantly increased palmitic acid (PA) and sphingolipids in the CNS of male mice when compared to female mice. PA, in vitro, and HFD, in vivo, reduced PGC-1α and ERα in hypothalamic neurons and astrocytes of male mice and promoted inflammation. PGC-1α depletion with ERα overexpression significantly inhibited PA-induced inflammation, confirming that ERα is a critical determinant of the anti-inflammatory response. Physiologic relevance of ERα-regulated inflammation was demonstrated by reduced myocardial function in male, but not female, mice following chronic HFD exposure. Our findings show that HFD/PA reduces PGC-1α and ERα, promoting inflammation and decrements in myocardial function in a sex-specific way.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Fatores de Transcrição
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Receptor alfa de Estrogênio
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Dieta Hiperlipídica
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Hipotálamo
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cell Rep
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Chile