PMID- 24744266 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150417 LR - 20140701 IS - 1432-0878 (Electronic) IS - 0302-766X (Linking) VI - 357 IP - 1 DP - 2014 Jul TI - Impaired mitochondrial function and reduced viability in bone marrow cells of obese mice. PG - 185-94 LID - 10.1007/s00441-014-1857-1 [doi] AB - Bone marrow cells (BMCs) are the main type of cells used for transplantation therapies. Obesity, a major world health problem, has been demonstrated to affect various tissues, including bone marrow. This could compromise the success of such therapies. One of the main mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of obesity is mitochondrial dysfunction, and recent data have suggested an important role for mitochondrial metabolism in the regulation of stem cell proliferation and differentiation. Since the potential use of BMCs for clinical therapies depends on their viability and capacity to proliferate and/or differentiate properly, the analysis of mitochondrial function and cell viability could be important approaches for evaluating BMC quality in the context of obesity. We therefore compared BMCs from a control group (CG) and an obese group (OG) of mice and evaluated their mitochondrial function, proliferation capacity, apoptosis, and levels of proteins involved in energy metabolism. BMCs from OG had increased apoptosis and decreased proliferation rates compared with CG. Mitochondrial respiratory capacity, biogenesis, and the coupling between oxidative phosphorylation and ATP synthesis were significantly decreased in OG compared with CG, in correlation with increased levels of uncoupling protein 2 and reduced peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-coactivator 1alpha content. OG also had decreased amounts of the glucose transporter GLUT-1 and insulin receptor (IRbeta). Thus, Western-diet-induced obesity leads to mitochondrial dysfunction and reduced proliferative capacity in BMCs, changes that, in turn, might compromise the success of therapies utilizing these cells. FAU - de Oliveira, Genilza Pereira AU - de Oliveira GP AD - Laboratory of Cell Culture, Department of Histology and Embryology, Institute of Biology, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Av. Professor Manoel de Abreu 444, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. FAU - Cortez, Erika AU - Cortez E FAU - Araujo, Graca Justo AU - Araujo GJ FAU - de Carvalho Sabino, Katia Costa AU - de Carvalho Sabino KC FAU - Neves, Fabiana Alves AU - Neves FA FAU - Bernardo, Amelia Faustino AU - Bernardo AF FAU - de Carvalho, Simone Nunes AU - de Carvalho SN FAU - Moura, Anibal Sanchez AU - Moura AS FAU - Carvalho, Lais AU - Carvalho L FAU - Thole, Alessandra Alves AU - Thole AA LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140418 PL - Germany TA - Cell Tissue Res JT - Cell and tissue research JID - 0417625 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Bone Marrow Cells/*cytology/metabolism MH - Cell Survival/physiology MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Obese MH - Mitochondria/*physiology MH - Obesity/metabolism/*pathology MH - Oxidative Phosphorylation MH - Signal Transduction EDAT- 2014/04/20 06:00 MHDA- 2015/04/18 06:00 CRDT- 2014/04/19 06:00 PHST- 2013/08/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/02/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/04/19 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/04/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/04/18 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s00441-014-1857-1 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cell Tissue Res. 2014 Jul;357(1):185-94. doi: 10.1007/s00441-014-1857-1. Epub 2014 Apr 18.