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DIABETOLOGIA
Volume 50, Issue 6, Pages 1267-1276Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-007-0654-8
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adipose tissue; high-fat diet; insulin resistance; lipid metabolism; liver steatosis; obesity; TLR4; toll-like receptor 4
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Aims/hypothesis Inflammation is associated with obesity and has been implicated in the development of diabetes and atherosclerosis. During gram-negative bacterial infection, lipopolysaccharide causes an inflammatory reaction via toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), which has an essential function in the induction of innate and adaptative immunity. Our aim was to determine what role TLR4 plays in the development of metabolic phenotypes during high-fat feeding. Materials and methods We evaluated metabolic consequences of a high-fat diet in TLR4 mutant mice (C3H/HeJ) and their respective controls. Results TLR4 inactivation reduced food intake without significant modification of body weight, but with higher epididymal adipose tissue mass and adipocyte hypertrophy. It also attenuated the inflammatory response and increased glucose transport and the expression levels of adiponectin and lipogenic markers in white adipose tissue. In addition, TLR4 inactivation blunted insulin resistance induced by lipopolysaccharide in differentiated adipocytes. Increased feeding efficiency in TLR4 mutant mice was associated with lower mass and lower expression of uncoupling protein 1 gene in brown adipose tissue. Finally, TLR4 inactivation slowed the development of hepatic steatosis, reducing the liver triacylglycerol content and also expression levels of lipogenic and fibrosis markers. Conclusions/interpretation TLR4 influences white adipose tissue inflammation and insulin sensitivity, as well as liver fat storage, and is important in the regulation of metabolic phenotype during a fat-enriched diet.
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