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  2. trans-Palmitoleic acid promotes adipose thermogenesis to reduce obesity via hypothalamic FFAR1 signaling

trans-Palmitoleic acid promotes adipose thermogenesis to reduce obesity via hypothalamic FFAR1 signaling

  • Food Funct. 2024 Apr 22;15(8):4627-4641. doi: 10.1039/d4fo00452c.
Huidong Zhan 1 2 3 Wanjing Wang 4 Yueping Ge 1 2 3 Yixiao Liang 1 2 3 Jing Wang 1 2 3 Yang Xu 1 2 3 Shanshan Wu 1 2 3 Li Peng 1 2 3 Zhao He 1 2 3 4
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Endocrinology, Shandong Provincial Hospital & Medical Integration and Practice Center, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250021, China. zhaohe@sdu.edu.cn.
  • 2 Key Laboratory of Endocrine Glucose & Lipids Metabolism and Brain Aging, Ministry of Education; Department of Endocrinology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, 250021, China.
  • 3 Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, The State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
  • 4 State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.
Abstract

Diet-induced thermogenesis (DIT) is crucial for maintaining body weight homeostasis, and the role of dietary fatty acids in modulating DIT is essential. However, the underlying mechanism of fatty acid regulated diet-induced thermogenesis remains elusive. Utilizing the diet- and genetic ablation-induced obese mice models, we found that the C16 unsaturated fatty acids, trans-palmitoleic acid (TPA) and cis-palmitoleic acid (CPA), significantly increased the energy expenditure by promoting the thermogenesis of brown adipose tissues and the production of beige cells in white adipose. As a result, there is a significant reduction in the occurrence of obesity, associated hepatic steatosis and hyperglycemia. Notably, TPA exhibited more potent effects on promoting DIT and alleviating obesity than CPA did. Using inhibitor and gene deletion mice models, we unveiled that TPA acted as a signaling molecule to play a biological function, which could be sensed by the hypothalamic FFAR1 to activate the sympathetic nervous system in promoting adipose tissue thermogenesis. Together, these results demonstrate the underlying mechanism of free fatty acids associated-DIT and will provide fresh insights into the roles of trans-fatty acids in the development of obesity.

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