PMID- 23620818 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20131111 LR - 20211021 IS - 1932-6203 (Electronic) IS - 1932-6203 (Linking) VI - 8 IP - 4 DP - 2013 TI - PPAR agonist-induced reduction of Mcp1 in atherosclerotic plaques of obese, insulin-resistant mice depends on adiponectin-induced Irak3 expression. PG - e62253 LID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0062253 [doi] LID - e62253 AB - Synthetic peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) agonists are used to treat dyslipidemia and insulin resistance. In this study, we examined molecular mechanisms that explain differential effects of a PPARalpha agonist (fenofibrate) and a PPARgamma agonist (rosiglitazone) on macrophages during obesity-induced atherogenesis. Twelve-week-old mice with combined leptin and LDL-receptor deficiency (DKO) were treated with fenofibrate, rosiglitazone or placebo for 12 weeks. Only rosiglitazone improved adipocyte function, restored insulin sensitivity, and inhibited atherosclerosis by decreasing lipid-loaded macrophages. In addition, it increased interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase-3 (Irak3) and decreased monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (Mcp1) expressions, indicative of a switch from M1 to M2 macrophages. The differences between fenofibrate and rosiglitazone were independent of Ppargamma expression. In bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDM), we identified the rosiglitazone-associated increase in adiponectin as cause of the increase in Irak3. Interestingly, the deletion of Irak3 in BMDM (IRAK3(-/-) BMDM) resulted in activation of the canonical NFkappaB signaling pathway and increased Mcp1 protein secretion. Rosiglitazone could not decrease the elevated Mcp1 secretion in IRAK3(-/-) BMDM directly and fenofibrate even increased the secretion, possibly due to increased mitochondrial reactive oxygen species production. Furthermore, aortic extracts of high-fat insulin-resistant LDL-receptor deficient mice, with lower adiponectin and Irak3 and higher Mcp1, showed accelerated atherosclerosis. In aggregate, our results emphasize an interaction between PPAR agonist-mediated increase in adiponectin and macrophage-associated Irak3 in the protection against atherosclerosis by PPAR agonists. FAU - Hulsmans, Maarten AU - Hulsmans M AD - Atherosclerosis and Metabolism Unit, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. FAU - Geeraert, Benjamine AU - Geeraert B FAU - Arnould, Thierry AU - Arnould T FAU - Tsatsanis, Christos AU - Tsatsanis C FAU - Holvoet, Paul AU - Holvoet P LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20130419 PL - United States TA - PLoS One JT - PloS one JID - 101285081 RN - 0 (Adiponectin) RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - 0 (Insulin) RN - 0 (Leptin) RN - 0 (PPAR alpha) RN - 0 (PPAR gamma) RN - 0 (Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors) RN - 0 (Thiazolidinediones) RN - 05V02F2KDG (Rosiglitazone) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Interleukin-1 Receptor-Associated Kinases) RN - U202363UOS (Fenofibrate) SB - IM MH - Adipocytes/drug effects/metabolism/pathology MH - Adiponectin/blood/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - Chemokine CCL2/*metabolism MH - Diet, High-Fat MH - Fenofibrate/pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Inflammation/blood/drug therapy/pathology MH - Insulin/pharmacology MH - *Insulin Resistance MH - Interleukin-1 Receptor-Associated Kinases/*metabolism MH - Leptin/blood MH - Macrophages/drug effects/metabolism MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Obesity/blood/drug therapy/*metabolism/physiopathology MH - PPAR alpha/agonists/metabolism MH - PPAR gamma/agonists/metabolism MH - Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors/*agonists/metabolism MH - Plaque, Atherosclerotic/drug therapy/*metabolism/pathology MH - Rosiglitazone MH - Thiazolidinediones/pharmacology/therapeutic use PMC - PMC3631170 COIS- Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. EDAT- 2013/04/27 06:00 MHDA- 2013/11/12 06:00 PMCR- 2013/04/19 CRDT- 2013/04/27 06:00 PHST- 2012/11/20 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/03/19 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/04/27 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/04/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/11/12 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/04/19 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - PONE-D-12-36581 [pii] AID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0062253 [doi] PST - epublish SO - PLoS One. 2013 Apr 19;8(4):e62253. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062253. Print 2013.