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Date publication
octobre 2004
Journal
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.)
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr CHAMBON Pierre
,
Dr METZGER Daniel
Tous les auteurs :
Rieusset J, Seydoux J, Anghel SI, Escher P, Michalik L, Soon Tan N, Metzger D, Chambon P, Wahli W, Desvergne B
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Résumé
The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) plays a major role in fat tissue development and physiology. Mutations in the gene encoding this receptor have been associated to disorders in lipid metabolism. A thorough investigation of mice in which one PPARgamma allele has been mutated reveals that male PPARgamma heterozygous (PPARgamma +/-) mice exhibit a reduced body size associated with decreased body weight, reflecting lean mass reduction. This phenotype is reproduced when treating the mice with a PPARgamma- specific antagonist. Monosodium glutamate treatment, which induces weight gain and alters body growth in wild-type mice, further aggravates the growth defect of PPARgamma +/- mice. The levels of circulating GH and that of its downstream effector, IGF-I, are not altered in mutant mice. However, the IGF-I mRNA level is decreased in white adipose tissue (WAT) of PPARgamma +/- mice and is not changed by acute administration of recombinant human GH, suggesting an altered GH action in the mutant animals. Importantly, expression of the gene encoding the suppressor of cytokine signaling-2, which is an essential negative regulator of GH signaling, is strongly increased in the WAT of PPARgamma +/- mice. Although the relationship between the altered GH signaling in WAT and reduced body size remains unclear, our results suggest a novel role of PPARgamma in GH signaling, which might contribute to the metabolic disorder affecting insulin signaling in PPARgamma mutant mice.
Mots clés
Animals, Base Sequence, Body Composition, DNA, genetics, DNA Primers, Feedback, Growth, genetics, Growth Hormone, physiology, Heterozygote, Insulin, physiology, Male, Mice, Mice, Knockout, Organ Size, PPAR gamma, deficiency, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Restriction Mapping
Référence
Mol. Endocrinol.. 2004 Oct;18(10):2363-77
