来自脂肪细胞的N-乙酸调节了饭后的体温
Jessica B Felix1,2,3, Pradip K Saha1,2, Evelyn L de Groot1,2,4
1Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Nature metabolism
|July 23, 2025
概括
白色脂肪组织 (WAT) 表达阿斯巴尔托酶 (ASPA),控制血液中的N-乙酸 (NAA) 水平. 来自WAT的NAA调节体温和葡萄糖的处置,揭示了这种代谢物在代谢恒温中扮演的新角色.
科学领域:
- 代谢生物化学 代谢生物化学
- 内分泌学 在内分泌学.
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
背景情况:
- N-乙酸 (NAA) 在大脑中丰富,对髓化至关重要.
- 中枢神经系统以外的NAA的生理作用基本上是未知的.
- 酸酶 (ASPA) 是负责NAA水解的酶.
研究的目的:
- 调查阿斯巴尔托酶 (ASPA) 在白色脂肪组织 (WAT) 中的作用.
- 确定NAA在非神经组织中的功能,特别是与体温调节和新陈代谢有关的功能.
主要方法:
- 基因操纵使用全身和组织特定的ASAP淘汰赛小鼠模型.
- 稳定同位素追踪来追踪葡萄糖代谢和金胺生产.
- 测量血清NAA水平和与代谢参数的相关性.
主要成果:
- 在小鼠中的阿斯帕切除导致了系统NAA水平的升高,并增加了WAT中的金胺产量.
- 来自WAT的NAA抑制了食后体温的升高,并增强了葡萄糖的处置.
- 血清NAA水平与金胺中间体相关,并预测人类的BMI较低.
结论:
- 来自WAT的NAA作为食后体温的内分泌调节剂.
- NAA在代谢平衡中发挥着更广泛的作用,超出了它在大脑中已知的功能.
- 在管理NAA水平和影响能源平衡方面,ASPA在WAT中的表达是至关重要的.
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