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NATURE MEDICINE
卷 15, 期 4, 页码 442-446出版社
NATURE RESEARCH
DOI: 10.1038/nm.1937
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- NCRR NIH HHS [C06 RR018928] Funding Source: Medline
- NIDDK NIH HHS [R01 DK056084-01A1, DK-056084, R56 DK056084, R01 DK056084] Funding Source: Medline
- NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH RESOURCES [C06RR018928] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES [R01DK056084, R56DK056084] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
Animals are remarkably efficient in absorbing dietary fat and assimilating this energy-dense nutrient into the white adipose tissue (WAT) for storage. Although this metabolic efficiency may confer an advantage in times of calorie deprivation, it contributes to obesity and associated metabolic disorders when dietary fat is abundant(1,2). Here we show that the intestinal lipid synthesis enzyme acyl CoA: monoacylglycerol acyltransferase-2 (MGAT2) has a crucial role in the assimilation of dietary fat and the accretion of body fat in mice. Mice lacking MGAT2 have a normal phenotype on a low-fat diet. However, on a high-fat diet, MGAT2-deficient mice are protected against developing obesity, glucose intolerance, hypercholesterolemia and fatty livers. Caloric intake is normal in MGAT2-deficient mice, and dietary fat is absorbed fully. However, entry of dietary fat into the circulation occurs at a reduced rate. This altered kinetics of fat absorption apparently results in more partitioning of dietary fat toward energy dissipation rather than toward storage in the WAT. Thus, our studies identify MGAT2 as a key determinant of energy metabolism in response to dietary fat and suggest that the inhibition of this enzyme may prove to be a useful strategy for treating obesity and other metabolic diseases associated with excessive fat intake.
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