Journal
ENDOCRINOLOGY
Volume 162, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
ENDOCRINE SOC
DOI: 10.1210/endocr/bqab064
Keywords
chemokine; obesity; insulin resistance; inflammation; macrophage polarization
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- MEXT, Japan [19K11764]
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The CX3CL1-CX3CR1 system regulates inflammation in obese mice by affecting adipose tissue macrophage recruitment and polarization, leading to insulin resistance. Deficiency in CX3CR1 signaling results in a dominant shift towards M1-polarized macrophages, exacerbating insulin resistance in obese mice. Therapies targeting CX3CL1-CX3CR1 system may be beneficial for treating type 2 diabetes by modulating M1/M2 macrophages.
The CX3CL1-CX3CR1 system plays an important role in disease progression by regulating inflammation both positively and negatively. We reported previously that C-C chemokine receptors 2 and 5 promote obesity-associated adipose tissue inflammation and insulin resistance. Here, we demonstrate that CX3CL1-CX3CR1 signaling is involved in adipose tissue inflammation and insulin resistance in obese mice via adipose tissue macrophage recruitment and M1/M2 polarization. Cx3cl1 expression was persistently decreased in the epididymal white adipose tissue (eWAT) of high-fat diet-induced obese (DIO) mice, despite increased expression of other chemokines. Interestingly, in Cx3cr1(-/-) mice, glucose tolerance, insulin resistance, and hepatic steatosis induced by DIO or leptin deficiency were exacerbated. CX3CL1-CX3CR1 signaling deficiency resulted in reduced M2-polarized macrophage migration and an M1-dominant shift of macrophages within eWAT. Furthermore, transplantation of Cx3cr1(-/-) bone marrow was sufficient to impair glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity, and regulation of M1/M2 status. Moreover, Cx3cl1 administration in vivo led to the attenuation of glucose intolerance and insulin resistance. Thus, therapy targeting the CX3CL1-CX3CR1 system may be beneficial in the treatment of type 2 diabetes by regulating M1/M2 macrophages.
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