PMID- 30620889 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200618 LR - 20200618 IS - 1873-6815 (Electronic) IS - 0531-5565 (Linking) VI - 118 DP - 2019 Apr TI - Impact of aging and caloric restriction on fibroblast growth factor 21 signaling in rat white adipose tissue. PG - 55-64 LID - S0531-5565(18)30595-3 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.exger.2019.01.001 [doi] AB - Caloric restriction (CR) suppresses age-related pathophysiology and extends lifespan. We recently reported that metabolic remodeling of white adipose tissue (WAT) plays an important role in the beneficial actions of CR; however, the detailed molecular mechanisms of this remodeling remain to be established. In the present study, we aimed to identify CR-induced alterations in the expression of fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), a regulator of lipid and glucose metabolism, and of its downstream signaling mediators in liver and WAT, across the lifespan of rats. We evaluated groups of rats that had been either fed ad libitum or calorie restricted from 3 months of age and were euthanized at 3.5, 9, or 24 months of age, under fed and fasted conditions. The expression of FGF21 mRNA and/or protein increased with age in liver and WAT. Interestingly, in the WAT of 9-month-old fed rats, CR further upregulated FGF21 expression and eliminated the aging-associated reductions in the expression of FGFR1 and beta-klotho (KLB; FGF21 receptor complex). It also enhanced the expression of FGF21 targets, including glucose transporter 1 and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)gamma coactivator-1alpha. The analysis of transcriptional regulators of Fgf21 suggested that aging and CR might upregulate Fgf21 expression via different mechanisms. In adipocytes in vitro, constitutive FGF21 overexpression upregulated the FGF21 receptor complex and FGF21 targets at the mRNA or protein level. Thus, both aging and CR induced FGF21 expression in rat WAT; however, only CR activated FGF21 signaling. Our results suggest that FGF21 signaling contributes to the CR-induced metabolic remodeling of WAT, likely activating glucose uptake and mitochondrial biogenesis. CI - Copyright (c) 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Fujii, Namiki AU - Fujii N AD - Laboratory of Molecular Pathology and Metabolic Disease, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan. Electronic address: 3b16710@ed.tus.ac.jp. FAU - Uta, Seira AU - Uta S AD - Laboratory of Molecular Pathology and Metabolic Disease, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan. Electronic address: 3B18508@ed.tus.ac.jp. FAU - Kobayashi, Masaki AU - Kobayashi M AD - Laboratory of Molecular Pathology and Metabolic Disease, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan; Translational Research Center, Research Institute of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan. Electronic address: kobayashim@rs.tus.ac.jp. FAU - Sato, Tsugumichi AU - Sato T AD - Translational Research Center, Research Institute of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan; Laboratory of Drug Informatics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan. Electronic address: tsugusato@rs.tus.ac.jp. FAU - Okita, Naoyuki AU - Okita N AD - Translational Research Center, Research Institute of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan; Division of Pathological Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sanyo-Onoda City University, 1-1-1 Daigakudori, Sanyo-onoda, Yamaguchi 756-0884, Japan. Electronic address: nokita7@rs.socu.ac.jp. FAU - Higami, Yoshikazu AU - Higami Y AD - Laboratory of Molecular Pathology and Metabolic Disease, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan; Translational Research Center, Research Institute of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan. Electronic address: higami@rs.noda.tus.ac.jp. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20190105 PL - England TA - Exp Gerontol JT - Experimental gerontology JID - 0047061 RN - 0 (Glucose Transporter Type 1) RN - 0 (Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha) RN - 0 (fibroblast growth factor 21) RN - 62031-54-3 (Fibroblast Growth Factors) SB - IM MH - 3T3-L1 Cells MH - Adipose Tissue, White/*metabolism MH - *Aging MH - Animals MH - *Caloric Restriction MH - Fibroblast Growth Factors/blood/*physiology MH - Glucose Transporter Type 1/analysis MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha/physiology MH - Rats MH - Rats, Wistar MH - Signal Transduction/physiology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Caloric restriction OT - Fibroblast growth factor 21 OT - Glucose transporter 1 OT - White adipose tissue OT - beta-Klotho EDAT- 2019/01/09 06:00 MHDA- 2020/06/19 06:00 CRDT- 2019/01/09 06:00 PHST- 2018/09/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/12/14 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/01/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/01/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/06/19 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/01/09 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0531-5565(18)30595-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.exger.2019.01.001 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Exp Gerontol. 2019 Apr;118:55-64. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2019.01.001. Epub 2019 Jan 5.