PMID- 31278836 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210625 LR - 20211204 IS - 1748-1716 (Electronic) IS - 1748-1708 (Linking) VI - 228 IP - 2 DP - 2020 Feb TI - Adipocyte-derived extracellular vesicles modulate appetite and weight through mTOR signalling in the hypothalamus. PG - e13339 LID - 10.1111/apha.13339 [doi] AB - AIM: Type 2 diabetes and obesity are diseases related to surplus energy in the body. Abnormal interaction between the hypothalamus and adipose tissues is a key trigger of energy metabolism dysfunction. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) regulate intercellular communication by transporting intracellular cargo to recipient cells thereby altering the function of recipient cells. This study aimed to evaluate whether adipocyte-derived EVs can act on hypothalamic neurons to modulate energy intake and to identify the EV-associated non-coding RNAs. METHODS: Confocal imaging was used to trace the uptake of labelled adipocyte-derived exosomes by hypothalamic anorexigenic POMC neurons. The effects of adipocyte-derived EVs on the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signalling pathway in POMC neurons were evaluated based on mRNA and protein expression in vitro using quantitative real-time PCR and western blotting. In addition, adipocyte-derived EVs were injected into recipient mice, and changes in mice body weight and daily food intake were monitored. The biological effects of the EV-associated MALAT1 on POMC neurons were explored. RESULTS: Adipocyte-derived EVs were successfully transferred into POMC neurons in vitro. Results showed that adipocytes of obese mice secreted MALAT1-containing EVs, which increased appetite and weight when administered to lean mice. Conversely, adipocyte-derived EVs from lean mice decreased food intake and weight when administered to obese mice. CONCLUSION: Adipocyte-derived EVs play important roles in mediating the interaction between adipocytes and hypothalamic neurons. Adipocyte-derived EVs can regulate POMC expression through the hypothalamic mTOR signalling in vivo and in vitro, thereby affecting body energy intake. CI - (c) 2019 Scandinavian Physiological Society. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FAU - Gao, Jie AU - Gao J AD - Department of Endocrinology, First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China. FAU - Li, Xinyu AU - Li X AD - Department of Endocrinology, First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China. FAU - Wang, You AU - Wang Y AD - National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. FAU - Cao, Yan AU - Cao Y AD - Department of Endocrinology, First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China. FAU - Yao, Dengju AU - Yao D AD - Software and Microelectronics School, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, China. FAU - Sun, Lijie AU - Sun L AD - Department of Endocrinology, First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China. FAU - Qin, Lv AU - Qin L AD - Department of Endocrinology, First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China. FAU - Qiu, Hui AU - Qiu H AD - Department of Endocrinology, First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China. FAU - Zhan, Xiaorong AU - Zhan X AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4453-0727 AD - Department of Endocrinology, First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20190727 PL - England TA - Acta Physiol (Oxf) JT - Acta physiologica (Oxford, England) JID - 101262545 RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (mTOR protein, mouse) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) SB - IM CIN - Acta Physiol (Oxf). 2020 Feb;228(2):e13411. PMID: 31721452 MH - Adipocytes/*metabolism/pathology MH - Animals MH - Appetite/*physiology MH - Body Weight/*physiology MH - Brain/metabolism/pathology MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Diet, High-Fat MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Extracellular Vesicles/*metabolism/pathology MH - Hypothalamus/*metabolism/pathology MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Neurons/metabolism/pathology MH - Obesity/*metabolism/pathology MH - Rats, Wistar MH - Signal Transduction MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - MALAT1 OT - adipose tissue OT - extracellular vesicles (EVs) OT - hypothalamus OT - obesity EDAT- 2019/07/07 06:00 MHDA- 2021/06/29 06:00 CRDT- 2019/07/07 06:00 PHST- 2018/11/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/06/29 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/07/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/07/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/06/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/07/07 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1111/apha.13339 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Acta Physiol (Oxf). 2020 Feb;228(2):e13339. doi: 10.1111/apha.13339. Epub 2019 Jul 27.