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Endothelial TET2 regulates the white adipose browning and metabolism via fatty acid oxidation in obesity

Shi Y., Huang X., Zeng Y., Zhai M., Yao H., Liu C.

Animal Study, published in Redox Biol (2024) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Study type
Animal Study
Journal
Redox Biol (2024)
Reported sample size
—
Source database
Europe PMC
PMID
38168657
PMCID
PMC10797209
DOI
10.1016/j.redox.2023.103013
Citations
14

Abstract (original English)

Obesity is a complex metabolic disorder, manifesting as excessive accumulation of body fat. Ten-Eleven Translocation-2 (TET2) has garnered significant attention in the context of obesity due to its crucial role in epigenetic regulation and metabolic homeostasis. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of endothelial TET2 on obesity and explore the potential mechanism. We generated endothelial cell-specific TET2 deficiency mice and investigated endothelial TET2 using transcriptomic and epigenomic analyses. We determined the downregulation of endothelial TET2 in white adipose tissues. Furthermore, we identified that endothelial TET2 loss aggravated high-fat diet-induced obesity by inhibiting vascularization and thus suppressing white adipose tissue browning. Mechanistically, endothelial TET2 modulates obesity by engaging in endothelial fatty acid oxidation and angiocrine-mediated secretion of bone morphogenetic protein 4 (BMP4), in which nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) serves as a key mediator. Our study reveals that endothelial TET2 regulates white adipose tissue browning by interacting with NRF2 to facilitate fatty acid oxidation and lipolysis in adipocytes.

What this study does not prove

  • • This study does not prove SVF is an approved treatment or a replacement for standard care.
  • • This is preclinical work; animal or laboratory results cannot be applied to humans.

Evidence level

Evidence from laboratory and animal studies provides groundwork for understanding mechanisms and potential before human studies continue.

How we grade evidence
AnimalsMice, Inbred C57BLMiceObesityFatty AcidsEpigenesis, GeneticNF-E2-Related Factor 2Adipose Tissue, BrownAdipose Tissue, WhiteDiet, High-Fat

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