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NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
卷 9, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03853-1
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- Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (Spain)
- Ramon y Cajal Fellowship
- FPU fellowship
- Fundacion Cajastur-Asturias
Alterations in iron status have frequently been associated with obesity and other metabolic disorders. The hormone hepcidin stands out as a key regulator in the maintenance of iron homeostasis by controlling the main iron exporter, ferroportin. Here we demonstrate that the deficiency in the hepcidin repressor matriptase-2 (Tmprss6) protects from high-fat diet-induced obesity. Tmprss6(-/-) mice show a significant decrease in body fat, improved glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity, and are protected against hepatic steatosis. Moreover, these mice exhibit a significant increase in fat lipolysis, consistent with their dramatic reduction in adiposity. Rescue experiments that block hepcidin up-regulation and restore iron levels in Tmprss6(-/-) mice via anti-hemojuvelin (HJV) therapy, revert the obesity-resistant phenotype of Tmprss6(-/-) mice. Overall, this study describes a role for matritpase-2 and hepcidin in obesity and highlights the relevance of iron regulation in the control of adipose tissue function.
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