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Deletion of CD1d in Adipocytes Aggravates Adipose Tissue Inflammation and Insulin Resistance in Obesity
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- Issue Date
- 2017-04
- Publisher
- American Diabetes Association
- Citation
- Diabetes, Vol.66 No.4, pp.835-847
- Abstract
- Adipose tissue inflammation is an important factor in obesity that promotes insulin resistance. Among various cell types in adipose tissue, immune cells actively regulate inflammatory responses and affect whole-body energy metabolism. In particular, invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells contribute to mitigating dysregulation of systemic energy homeostasis by counteracting obesity-induced inflammation in adipose tissue. However, the molecular mechanisms by which adipose iNKT cells become activated and mediate anti-inflammatory roles in obese adipose tissue have not been thoroughly understood yet. In the current study, we demonstrate that adipocyte CD1d plays a key role in the stimulation of adipose iNKT cells, leading to anti-inflammatory responses in high-fat diet (HFD)-fed mice. Accordingly, adipocyte-specific CD1d-knockout (CD1d(ADKO)) mice showed reduced numbers of iNKT cells in adipose tissues and decreased responses to alpha-galactosylceramide-induced iNKT cell activation. Additionally, HFD-fed CD1d(ADKO) mice revealed reduced interleukin-4 expression in adipose iNKT cells and aggravated adipose tissue inflammation and insulin resistance. Collectively, these data suggest that adipocytes could selectively stimulate adipose iNKT cells to mediate anti-inflammatory responses and attenuate excess proinflammatory responses in obese adipose tissue.
- ISSN
- 0012-1797
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