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Protection from diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance in mice lacking CCL19-CCR7 signaling
Tomomi Sano1, Misaki Iwashita2, Shintaro Nagayasu1
1Department of Dental Science for Health Promotion, Hiroshima University Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan.
Objective:
Several chemokines play important roles in recruiting the monocyte/macrophage lineage into adipose tissues. We previously found CCL19 was highly expressed in adipocytes cocultured with macrophages stimulated by endotoxin. This study aimed to evaluate the role of CCL19-CCR7 axis on obesity and insulin resistance.
Methods:
Serum CCL19 concentration was examined in obese model mice challenged by endotoxin. CCL19 receptor-null, Ccr7(-/-), mice and wild-type mice fed a high-fat diet or normal diet were used to investigate the role of CCL19 signals on obesity-associated inflammation.
Results:
CCL19 protein was elevated in the sera of obese model mice challenged by endotoxin. Ccr7(-/-) mice were protected from diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance. The adipose tissue and liver expression of inflammatory genes of Ccr7(-/-) mice was much lower than in diet-induced obese mice. Ccr7(-/-) mice were protected from fatty liver and dyslipidemia and exhibited increased thermogenesis on high-fat feeding. CCL19 attracts activated dendritic cells (DC). The expression of the DC markers, CD11b and 11c, was not observed in the adipose tissues of Ccr7(-/-) mice fed a high-fat diet, which might be closely associated with the protection of these mice from obesity.
Conclusions:
The CCL19-CCR7 pathway associates with the development of high-fat-induced obesity and insulin resistance.
