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Novel roles of insulin and adipose tissue macrophages in fat accumulation

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K19554
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Medium-sized Section 54:Internal medicine of the bio-information integration and related fields
Research InstitutionGunma University

Principal Investigator

Izumi Tetsuro  群馬大学, 生体調節研究所, 教授 (00212952)

Project Period (FY) 2018-06-29 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥6,240,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,440,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000)
Keywords脂肪細胞 / マクロファージ / 脂肪蓄積 / 脂肪分解 / アディポサイトカイン / 脂肪組織マクロファージ / 脂肪代謝
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Previous genetic studies in mice have shown that functional loss of activin receptor-like kinase 7 (ALK7) increases lipolysis to resist fat accumulation in adipocytes. However, it was unknown what kind of ALK7 ligand functions or where and how its production is regulated. Here, we show that growth/differentiation factor 3 (GDF3) is a physiological ALK7 ligand under nutrient-excess conditions, and that GDF3 is produced from adipose tissue macrophages (ATMs). Furthermore, a low level of insulin upregulates in ATMs, and directs ALK7-dependent accumulation of fat in vivo. However, depletion of ATMs or transplantation of GDF3-deficient bone marrow negates the in vivo effects of insulin on both lipolysis and fat accumulation. When this insulin-GDF3-ALK7 signaling pathway is inhibited, fat weight and serum leptin levels were markedly reduced in obese mouse models. Thus, ALK7 that targets fat accumulation is promising and robust medical intervention regardless of the cause of obesity.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

近年、生活習慣の変化により、肥満およびそれに付随する疾患の頻度が、世界レベルで急増している。肥満の成因は、遺伝要因と後天要因(環境要因)が多角的に関与しており、原因によらない、普遍的な治療法が求められるが、有効な手段がないのが現状である。本研究では、脂肪細胞における脂肪蓄積の新奇分子機構を明らかにし、また、これを抑制することにより、少なくともマウス個体レベルにおいて肥満を大幅に軽減することができることを示した。すなわち、肥満の最終表現型である脂肪蓄積を制御することにより、原因によらない肥満治療の標的と治療効果を提示し、将来のヒト肥満症への適用が期待される。

Report

(3 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (27 results)

All 2020 2019 2018 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (1 results) Journal Article (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 4 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (19 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results,  Invited: 3 results) Remarks (2 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Acceleron Pharma社(米国)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Exophilin-5 regulates allergic airway inflammation by controlling IL-33-mediated Th2 responses.2020

    • Author(s)
      Okunishi K, Wang H, Suzukawa M, Ishizaki R, Kobayashi E, Kihara M, Abe T, Miyazaki J, Horie M, Saito A, Saito H, Nakae S, and Izumi T.
    • Journal Title

      J. Clin. Invest.

      Volume: in press

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Coixol amplifies glucose-stimulated insulin secretion via cAMP mediated signaling pathway.2019

    • Author(s)
      Hameed A, Hafizur RM, Kahn MI, Jawed A, Wang H, Zhao M, Matsunaga K, Izumi T, Siddiqui S, Khan F, Adhikari A, and Sharma KR.
    • Journal Title

      Eur. J. Pharmacol.

      Volume: 858 Pages: 172514-172514

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.ejphar.2019.172514

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] インスリン、脂肪組織マクロファージを介する新奇脂肪蓄積機構2019

    • Author(s)
      泉 哲郎
    • Journal Title

      肥満研究

      Volume: 25 Pages: 128-133

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Insulin regulates lipolysis and fat mass in adipocytes by upregulating growth/differentiation factor 3 in adipose macrophages.2018

    • Author(s)
      Bu Y, Okunishi K, Yogosawa S, Mizuno K, Irudayam MJ, Brown CW, and Izumi T
    • Journal Title

      Diabetes

      Volume: 67 Issue: 9 Pages: 1761-1772

    • DOI

      10.2337/db17-1201

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Response to comment on Bu et al.: Insulin regulates lipolysis and fat mass in adipocytes by upregulating growth/differentiation factor 3 in adipose macrophages.2018

    • Author(s)
      Izumi T
    • Journal Title

      Diabetes

      Volume: 67 Issue: 12 Pages: e2-e3

    • DOI

      10.2337/dbi18-0037

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] ALK7中和抗体が肥満マウスの白色脂肪組織に及ぼす効果の検討2020

    • Author(s)
      奥西 勝秀、趙 敏、歩 云、泉 哲郎
    • Organizer
      第34回日本糖尿病・肥満動物学会年次学術集会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] メラノフィリンは開放型シンタキシン-4との結合を介して細胞膜ドッキングを迂回するインスリン開口放出を制御する2020

    • Author(s)
      水野 広一、王 昊、奥西 勝秀、泉 哲郎
    • Organizer
      第34回日本糖尿病・肥満動物学会年次学術集会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Rab27エフェクターexophilin-5のアレルギー性気道炎症における新奇の役割の解明2019

    • Author(s)
      奥西 勝秀、王 昊、泉 哲郎
    • Organizer
      第56回日本臨床分子医学会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] リポタンパク質の分泌を制御するSFT-4/Surf4 ファミリータンパク質の発見とその機能解析2019

    • Author(s)
      三枝 慶子、佐藤 美由紀、諸岡 信克、原 太一、松永 耕一、泉 哲郎、佐藤 健
    • Organizer
      第92回日本内分泌学会学術総会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Coixol amplifies glucose stimulated insulin secretion through cAMP-PKA signaling cascade-independent of K-ATP Channels.2019

    • Author(s)
      Abdul Hameed, Rahman M Hafizur, M Israr Khan, Hao Wang, Miaomiao Zhao, Kohichi Matsunaga, Tetsuro Izumi, Sonia Siddiqui, Faisal Khan, Achyut Adhikari, and Khaga Raj Sharma.
    • Organizer
      The 11th Scientific Meeting of the Asian Association for the Study of Diabetes.
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 脂肪蓄積における白色脂肪織マクロファージの役割2019

    • Author(s)
      奥西 勝秀、歩 云、泉 哲郎
    • Organizer
      第62回日本糖尿病学会年次学術集会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Hymecromone potentiates glucose-stimulated insulin secretion through cAMP-PKA signaling pathway.2019

    • Author(s)
      Rahman M Hafizur, M Israr Khan, Abdul Hameed, Kiran Maryam, Huma Aslam Bhatti, Munneb Ali, Zaheer-UI, Faisal Khan, Ghulam Abbas, Hao Wang, Kohichi Matsunaga, and Tetsuro Izumi.
    • Organizer
      第62回日本糖尿病学会年次学術集会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Rab27エフェクターexophilin-5のアレルギー反応における役割2019

    • Author(s)
      奥西 勝秀、王 昊、泉 哲郎
    • Organizer
      第68回日本アレルギー学会学術大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Exocytosis of insulin granules captured within the actin cortex.2019

    • Author(s)
      Tetsuro Izumi
    • Organizer
      BDI Diabetes Forum
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Melanophilin accelerates insulin granule fusion without stable docking to the plasma membrane via interaction with myosin-Va and syntaxin-4.2019

    • Author(s)
      Tetsuro Izumi, Kouichi Mizuno, Katsuhide Okunishi, and Hao Wang
    • Organizer
      The 55th Annual Meeting of the EASD
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] ALK7中和抗体の投与は肥満マウスの脂肪重量を著減させる2019

    • Author(s)
      奥西 勝秀、歩 云、趙 敏、泉 哲郎
    • Organizer
      第40回日本肥満学会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Huma Aslam Bhatti. Exploring the insulin secretory mechanisms of hymecromone and eupatorin in mice islets.2019

    • Author(s)
      Rahman M Hafizur, Abdul Hameed, M Israr Khan, Kiran Maryam, Muneeb Ali, Za-heer Ul-Haq, Hao Wang, Miaomiao Zhao, Kohichi Matsunaga, Tetsuro Izumi, Achyut Adhi-kari
    • Organizer
      The 7th International Symposium-cum-Training Course on Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, Karachi, Pakistan
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] ALK7中和抗体による脂肪減量効果の検討2019

    • Author(s)
      趙 敏、歩 云、奥西 勝秀、泉 哲郎
    • Organizer
      第5回生体調節研究所内分泌代謝シンポジウム
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] A novel regulatory role of the Rab27 effector exophilin5 in allergic airway inflammation.2019

    • Author(s)
      Katsuhide Okunishi, Hao Wang, Maho Suzukawa, Susumu Nakae, and Tetsuro Izumi
    • Organizer
      第48回日本免疫学会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] インスリンのALK7依存的な脂肪蓄積作用の解明2019

    • Author(s)
      奥西 勝秀、歩 云、泉 哲郎
    • Organizer
      第33回日本糖尿病・肥満動物学会年次学術集会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 糖尿病・肥満を呈するマウスの遺伝学的解析。平成31年糖尿病・肥満動物学会学会賞「米田賞」受賞講演2019

    • Author(s)
      泉 哲郎
    • Organizer
      第33回日本糖尿病・肥満動物学会年次学術集会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Insulin regulates lipolysis and fat mass by upregulating growth/differentiation factor 3 in adipose tissue macrophages.2018

    • Author(s)
      Tetsuro Izumi, Yun Bu, and Katsuhide Okunishi
    • Organizer
      EASD 2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] マクロファージを介する、インスリンの新奇脂肪蓄積作用(シンポジウム、肥満脂肪組織病態学の最先端)。2018

    • Author(s)
      泉 哲郎
    • Organizer
      第39回日本肥満学会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Adipose tissue macrophages promote adiposity by suppressing lipolysis in white adipocytes through activation of the GDF3-ALK7 axis.2018

    • Author(s)
      Katsuhide Okunishi, Yun Bu, and Tetsuro Izumi
    • Organizer
      第47回日本免疫学会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 喘息重症化の抑制機構の解明 ~エキソフィリン5が喘息の重症化を防ぐ

    • URL

      https://www.imcr.gunma-u.ac.jp/?p=7861

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 群馬大学生体調節研究所遺伝生化学分野

    • URL

      http://molend.showa.gunma-u.ac.jp/

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2018-07-25   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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