Mice that are fed a high-fat diet display increased hepcidin expression in adipose tissue.
Gotardo ÉM., dos Santos AN., Miyashiro RA., Gambero S., Rocha T., Ribeiro ML.
Animal Study, published in J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) (2013) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.
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- Study type
- Animal Study
- Journal
- J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) (2013)
- Country
- Japan
- Reported sample size
- —
- Source database
- PubMed
- PMID
- 24418880
- DOI
- 10.3177/jnsv.59.454
- Citations
- 31
Abstract (original English)
Since the discovery that hepcidin is expressed in the adipose tissue of obese subjects, attention has been increasingly focused on alterations in iron homeostasis that are associated with adiposity. We examined the production of hepcidin, the expression of hepcidin-related genes and the iron content of the adipose tissue in obesity using Swiss mice fed a high-fat diet (HFD). The mice were maintained on a control diet or HFD for 12 or 24 wk, and body weight, adiposity and glucose homeostasis were evaluated. The expression of several genes (hepcidin, TfR1, TfR2, DMT1, FT-heavy, ferroportin, IRP-1, IRP-2 and HIF-1) and the protein expression of hepcidin and IL-6 were quantified. The iron level was assessed using a Prussian blue reaction in paraffin-embedded tissue. After 24 wk on the HFD, we observed increases in the levels of hepcidin in the serum and the visceral adipose tissue. The IL-6 levels also increased in the visceral adipose tissue. Adipocytes isolated from the visceral adipose tissues of lean and obese mice expressed hepcidin at comparable levels; however, isolated macrophages from the stromal vascular fraction expressed higher hepcidin levels. Adipose tissues from obese mice displayed increased tfR2 expression and the presence of iron. Our results indicate that IL-6 and iron may affect the signaling pathways governing hepcidin expression. Thus, the mice fed HFD for 24
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