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Thermogenic Activation Downregulates High Mitophagy Rate in Human Masked and Mature Beige Adipocytes.

Szatmári-Tóth M., Shaw A., Csomós I., Mocsár G., Fischer-Posovszky P., Wabitsch M.

Prospective Study, published in Int J Mol Sci (2020) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Study type
Prospective Study
Journal
Int J Mol Sci (2020)
Country
Switzerland
Reported sample size
—
Source database
PubMed
PMID
32927882
PMCID
PMC7555361
DOI
10.3390/ijms21186640
Citations
21

Abstract (original English)

Thermogenic brown and beige adipocytes oxidize metabolic substrates producing heat, mainly by the mitochondrial uncoupling protein UCP1, and can thus counteract obesity. Masked beige adipocytes possess white adipocyte-like morphology, but can be made thermogenic by adrenergic stimuli. We investigated the regulation of mitophagy upon thermogenic activation of human masked and mature beige adipocytes. Human primary abdominal subcutaneous adipose-derived stromal cells (hASCs) and Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome (SGBS) preadipocytes were differentiated to white and beige adipocytes, then their cAMP-induced thermogenic potential was assessed by detecting increased expressions of UCP1, mitochondrial DNA content and respiratory chain complex subunits. cAMP increased the thermogenic potential of white adipocytes similarly to beige ones, indicating the presence of a masked beige population. In unstimulated conditions, a high autophagic flux and mitophagy rates (demonstrated by LC3 punctae and TOM20 co-immunostaining) were observed in white adipocytes, while these were lower in beige adipocytes. Silencing and gene expression experiments showed that the ongoing mitophagy was Parkin-independent. cAMP treatment led to the downregulation of mitophagy through PKA in both types of adipocytes, resulting in more fragmented mitochondria and increased UCP1 levels. Our data indicates that mitophagy

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  • • This study does not prove SVF is an approved treatment or a replacement for standard care.

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Early human evidence such as case series or small samples is exploring possible benefits.

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Adipocytes, BeigeAdipocytes, WhiteCyclic AMPCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesHealthy VolunteersHumansMitophagyThermogenesisUbiquitin-Protein LigasesUncoupling Protein 1

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