Inter-tissue expression patterns of the key metabolic biomarker PGC-1α in severely obese individuals: Implication in obesity-induced disease
Inter-tissue expression patterns of the key metabolic biomarker PGC-1α in severely obese individuals: Implication in obesity-induced disease
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DOI:
10.1016/j.hjc.2018.08.002
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发表时间:
2019-09-01
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
Sotiropoulou-Bonikou, Georgia
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作者:
Balampanis, Konstantinos;Chasapi, Athina;Sotiropoulou-Bonikou, Georgia
Objective: PGC-1 alpha is already known as a significant regulator of mitochondrial biogenesis, oxidative phosphorylation and fatty acid metabolism. Our study focuses on the role of PGC1 alpha in morbid obesity, in five different tissues, collected from 50 severely obese patients during planned bariatric surgery.Methods: The investigated tissues included subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT), visceral adipose tissue (VAT), skeletal muscle (SM), extramyocellular adipose tissue (EMAT) and liver. PGC1 alpha expression was investigated with immunohistochemistry and evaluated with microscopy.Results: Our findings highlighted significant positive inter-tissue correlations regarding PGC-1 alpha expression between several tissue pairs (VAT-SAT, VAT-SM, VAT-EMAT, SAT-SM, SAT-EMAT, SM-EMAT). Moreover, we found significant negative correlations between PGC1 alpha expression in VAT with CD68 expression in skeletal muscle and EMAT, implying a possible protective role of PGC1 alpha against obesity-induced inflammation.Conclusion: Unmasking the inter-tissue communication networks regarding PGC-1 alpha expression in morbid obesity, will give more insight into its significant role in obesity-induced diseases. PGC1 alpha could potentially represent a future preventive and therapeutic target against obesity-induced disease, probably through enhancing mitochondrial biogenesis and metabolism. (C) 2018 Hellenic Society of Cardiology. Publishing services by Elsevier B.V.