PMID- 30723473 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20191220 LR - 20200309 IS - 1664-3224 (Electronic) IS - 1664-3224 (Linking) VI - 10 DP - 2019 TI - Spred2 Regulates High Fat Diet-Induced Adipose Tissue Inflammation, and Metabolic Abnormalities in Mice. PG - 17 LID - 10.3389/fimmu.2019.00017 [doi] LID - 17 AB - Chronic low-grade inflammation in visceral adipose tissues triggers the development of obesity-related insulin resistance, leading to the metabolic syndrome, a serious health condition with higher risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and stroke. In the present study, we investigated whether Sprouty-related EVH1-domain-containing protein 2 (Spred2), a negative regulator of the Ras/Raf/ERK/MAPK pathway, plays a role in the development of high fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity, adipose tissue inflammation, metabolic abnormalities, and insulin resistance. Spred2 knockout (KO) mice, fed with HFD, exhibited an augmented body weight gain, which was associated with enhanced adipocyte hypertrophy in mesenteric white adipose tissue (mWAT) and deteriorated dyslipidemia, compared with wild-type (WT) controls. The number of infiltrating macrophages with a M1 phenotype, and the crown-like structures, composed of macrophages surrounding dead or dying adipocytes, were more abundant in Spred2 KO-mWAT compared to in WT-mWAT. Exacerbated adipose tissue inflammation in Spred2 KO mice led to aggravated insulin resistance and fatty liver disease. To analyze the mechanism(s) that caused adipose tissue inflammation, cytokine response in mWAT was investigated. Stromal vascular fraction that contained macrophages from Spred2 KO-mWAT showed elevated levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1/CCL2) compared with those from WT-mWAT. Upon stimulation with palmitate acid (PA), bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) derived from Spred2 KO mice secreted higher levels of TNFalpha and MCP-1 than those from WT mice with enhanced ERK activation. U0126, a MEK inhibitor, reduced the PA-induced cytokine response. Taken together, these results suggested that Spred2, in macrophages, negatively regulates high fat diet-induced obesity, adipose tissue inflammation, metabolic abnormalities, and insulin resistance by inhibiting the ERK/MAPK pathway. Thus, Spred2 represents a potential therapeutic tool for the prevention of insulin resistance and resultant metabolic syndrome. FAU - Ohkura, Takahiro AU - Ohkura T AD - Department of Pathology and Experimental Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan. FAU - Yoshimura, Teizo AU - Yoshimura T AD - Department of Pathology and Experimental Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan. FAU - Fujisawa, Masayoshi AU - Fujisawa M AD - Department of Pathology and Experimental Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan. FAU - Ohara, Toshiaki AU - Ohara T AD - Department of Pathology and Experimental Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan. FAU - Marutani, Rie AU - Marutani R AD - Department of Pathology and Experimental Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan. FAU - Usami, Kaya AU - Usami K AD - Department of Pathology and Experimental Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan. FAU - Matsukawa, Akihiro AU - Matsukawa A AD - Department of Pathology and Experimental Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20190122 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Immunol JT - Frontiers in immunology JID - 101560960 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Fatty Acids) RN - 0 (Repressor Proteins) RN - 0 (Spred2 protein, mouse) SB - IM MH - Adipocytes/metabolism MH - Animals MH - Biomarkers MH - Biopsy MH - Cytokines/metabolism MH - Diet, High-Fat/*adverse effects MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - *Disease Susceptibility MH - Dyslipidemias/etiology/metabolism MH - Fatty Acids/metabolism MH - Hypertrophy MH - Insulin Resistance MH - Lipid Metabolism MH - Lipolysis MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System MH - Macrophages/metabolism MH - Mice MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Obesity/etiology/metabolism MH - Panniculitis/diagnostic imaging/*etiology/*metabolism/pathology MH - Repressor Proteins/*genetics/metabolism MH - X-Ray Microtomography PMC - PMC6349710 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Ras/Raf/ERK/MAPK OT - Spred2 OT - adipocyte OT - inflammation OT - macrophage OT - obesity EDAT- 2019/02/07 06:00 MHDA- 2019/12/21 06:00 PMCR- 2019/01/01 CRDT- 2019/02/07 06:00 PHST- 2018/10/05 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/01/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/02/07 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/02/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/12/21 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fimmu.2019.00017 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Immunol. 2019 Jan 22;10:17. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.00017. eCollection 2019.