脂肪细胞NADH脱酶逆转昼夜和饮食诱导的代谢综合征
Chelsea Hepler1,2, Nathan J Waldeck3, Benjamin J Weidemann3
1Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Molecular Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA. hepler@umich.edu.
Nature metabolism
|February 18, 2026
概括
循环时钟通过线粒体复合体I呼吸来调节脂肪细胞代谢. 破坏这个时钟会损害代谢健康,但恢复复合体I功能提供了保护.
科学领域:
- 生物化学 生物化学
- 代谢过程中的代谢.
- 时间生物学 时间生物学
背景情况:
- 由转录-翻译反循环驱动的循环时钟 (例如,CLOCK,BMAL1,PER,CRY) 管理日常节律.
- 扰乱昼夜节律与肥胖和癌症等代谢疾病有关.
- 生物钟维持新陈代谢平衡的精确机制尚未完全理解.
研究的目的:
- 研究昼夜时钟在调节脂肪细胞内的氧化代谢中的作用.
- 阐明昼夜干扰,线粒体功能和代谢功能障碍之间的联系.
主要方法:
- 在雄性小鼠中利用脂肪细胞特异性遗传删除来破坏昼夜时钟.
- 用高脂肪饮食来诱导代谢变化和昼夜干扰.
- 评估了脂肪细胞中的线粒体复合体I呼吸.
- 研究了对过氧体增殖器激活受体 (PPAR) 和胰岛素信号通路的影响.
- 使用酵母NDI1表达在脂肪细胞中恢复复合I功能.
主要成果:
- 脂肪细胞中循环时钟的破坏减少了线粒体复合体I呼吸.
- 这种减少导致PPAR和胰岛素信号通路的抑制.
- 通过NDI1的表达来恢复复合物I的功能,防止饮食和生理节律引起的代谢功能障碍,无论体重变化如何.
结论:
- 脂肪细胞的昼夜干扰会损害代谢健康,主要是通过线粒体复合体I功能障碍.
- 昼夜时钟对线粒体复合体I的调节是维持新陈代谢平衡的关键因素.
- 针对线粒体复合体I功能,为与昼夜干扰相关的代谢障碍提供了潜在的治疗策略.
相关概念视频
Regulation of Metabolism
11.8K
Cellular needs and conditions vary from cell to cell and change within individual cells over time. For example, the required enzymes and energetic demands of stomach cells are different from those of fat storage cells, skin cells, blood cells, and nerve cells. Furthermore, a digestive cell works much harder to process and break down nutrients during the time that closely follows a meal compared with many hours after a meal. As these cellular demands and conditions vary, so do the amounts and...
11.8K
Overview of Lipid Metabolism
5.8K
Lipid metabolism is a crucial process in the human body that involves the synthesis and degradation of lipids. This process is essential for energy production, cell membrane formation, and hormone production, among other functions.
Lipolysis: The Breakdown of Lipids:
Lipolysis is the process of breaking down lipids, particularly triglycerides, into glycerol and fatty acids. This process typically occurs in the adipose tissue and is triggered by various hormones, including glucagon and...
Lipolysis: The Breakdown of Lipids:
Lipolysis is the process of breaking down lipids, particularly triglycerides, into glycerol and fatty acids. This process typically occurs in the adipose tissue and is triggered by various hormones, including glucagon and...
5.8K
Circadian Rhythms and Gene Regulation
4.6K
The biological clock is involved in many aspects of regulating complex physiology in all animals. It was in 1935 when German zoologists, Hans Kalmus and Erwin Bünning, discovered the existence of circadian rhythm in Drosophila melanogaster. However, the internal molecular mechanisms behind the circadian clock remained a mystery until 1984, when Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael W. Young discovered the expression of the Per gene oscillating over a 24-hour cycle. In subsequent...
4.6K
Lipid Catabolism
1.1K
Triglycerides serve as crucial long-term energy storage molecules in microorganisms, providing a dense source of metabolic energy. Their breakdown is mediated by lipases, which hydrolyze triglycerides into glycerol and free fatty acids. Each of these components follows distinct metabolic pathways, ultimately contributing to ATP synthesis and cellular energy homeostasis.Glycerol MetabolismGlycerol, released from triglyceride hydrolysis, is phosphorylated by glycerol kinase to form...
1.1K


