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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-2-7
pubmed:abstractText
Acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) enzymes catalyze the final step in mammalian triglyceride synthesis, and their functions are considered to be involved in the mechanisms of obesity, insulin resistance, and leptin resistance. Insulin receptor substrate-2 (IRS-2)-deficient mice exhibit obesity-associated with hypertrophic adipocytes and leptin resistance. Screening for transcripts of genes involved in fatty acid and triglyceride synthesis to investigate the mechanism of the hypertrophic change in the adipocytes showed that expression of DGAT2 mRNA was up-regulated in the white adipose tissue (WAT) of Irs2-/- mice, whereas that of DGAT1 was down-regulated. This reciprocal expression of DGAT1 and DGAT2 was also observed in WAT of leptin-deficient ob/ob mice. A high fat diet also resulted in increased DGAT2 and reduced DGAT1 in the WAT of C57BL/6 mice. Induction of adipocyte hypertrophy in vitro up-regulated both DGAT1 and DGAT2 expression in 3T3-L1 cells, suggesting that adipocyte non-autonomous mechanism in vivo is required for the reciprocal changes in expression of DGAT1 and DGAT2. In fact, intracerebroventricular infusion of leptin reduced DGAT2 expression in WAT of Irs2-/- mice and ob/ob mice, independently of DGAT1 expression. We propose the hypothesis that leptin regulates adipocyte size by altering expression patterns of DGAT via central nervous system to determine the levels of triglyceride synthesis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
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pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
4
pubmed:volume
280
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3331-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15550388-3T3-L1 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:15550388-Acyltransferases, pubmed-meshheading:15550388-Adipocytes, pubmed-meshheading:15550388-Adipose Tissue, pubmed-meshheading:15550388-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15550388-CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15550388-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15550388-Diacylglycerol O-Acyltransferase, pubmed-meshheading:15550388-Dietary Fats, pubmed-meshheading:15550388-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:15550388-Hypertrophy, pubmed-meshheading:15550388-Injections, Intraventricular, pubmed-meshheading:15550388-Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15550388-Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15550388-Leptin, pubmed-meshheading:15550388-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:15550388-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:15550388-Mice, Inbred CBA, pubmed-meshheading:15550388-Mice, Mutant Strains, pubmed-meshheading:15550388-Mice, Obese, pubmed-meshheading:15550388-Obesity, pubmed-meshheading:15550388-Phosphoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:15550388-Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1, pubmed-meshheading:15550388-Transcription Factors
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Expression of DGAT2 in white adipose tissue is regulated by central leptin action.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't