Genetic Targeting of GRP78 in the VMH Improves Obesity Independently of Food Intake
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Recent data have demonstrated that the hypothalamic GRP78/BiP (glucose regulated protein 78 kDa/binding immunoglobulin protein) modulates brown adipose tissue (BAT) thermogenesis by acting downstream on AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK). Herein, we aimed to investigate whether genetic over-expression of GRP78 in the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus (VMH: a key site regulating thermogenesis) could ameliorate very high fat diet (vHFD)-induced obesity. Our data showed that stereotaxic treatment with adenoviruses harboring GRP78 in the VMH reduced hypothalamic endoplasmic reticulum ER stress and reversed vHFD-induced obesity. Herein, we also demonstrated that this body weight decrease was more likely associated with an increased BAT thermogenesis and browning of white adipose tissue (WAT) than to anorexia. Overall, these results indicate that the modulation of GRP78 in the VMH may be a target against obesity
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Liñares-Pose, L.; Rial-Pensado, E.; Estévez-Salguero, Á.; Milbank, E.; González-García, I.; Rodríguez, C.; Seoane-Collazo, P.; Martinez-Sánchez, N.; Nogueiras, R.; Prieto, D.; Diéguez, C.; Contreras, C.; López, M. Genetic Targeting of GRP78 in the VMH Improves Obesity Independently of Food Intake. Genes 2018, 9, 357
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https://doi.org/10.3390/genes9070357Sponsors
The research leading to these results has received funding from Xunta de Galicia (R.N.: 2015-CP080 and 2016-PG057; M.L.: 2015-CP079), MINECO co-funded by the FEDER Program of EU (R.N.: BFU2015-70664R; D.P.: SAF2016-77526-R; C.D.: BFU2017-87721; M.L.: SAF2015-71026-R and BFU2015-70454-REDT/Adipoplast). The CiMUS is supported by the Xunta de Galicia (2016-2019, ED431G/05). L.L.-P. is a recipient of a fellowship from Xunta de Galicia (ED481A-2016/094); E.R.-P. is a recipient of a fellowship from MINECO (BES-2015-072743); A.E.-S. is a recipient of a fellowship from MINECO (FPI/BES-2016-077439); C.R. is a recipient of a fellowship from MINECO (FPU16/04582). CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición is an initiative of ISCIII
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