PMID- 32103588 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210927 LR - 20210927 IS - 1613-4133 (Electronic) IS - 1613-4125 (Linking) VI - 65 IP - 1 DP - 2021 Jan TI - Regulation of Adipocyte and Macrophage Functions by mTORC1 and 2 in Metabolic Diseases. PG - e1900768 LID - 10.1002/mnfr.201900768 [doi] AB - SCOPE: Evidence gathered in the last decades suggests that lipotoxicity and inflammation are the main factors connecting adipose tissue dysfunction to the development of metabolic diseases such as insulin resistance, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), cardiovascular disease, and certain types of cancer, among others. The mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a serine threonine kinase that functions as the catalytic entity of two multiprotein complexes, mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) and mTOR complex 2 (mTORC2). These complexes are important components of signaling pathways activated by nutrients, growth factors, and inflammatory mediators and are therefore directly involved in the regulation of adipocyte and macrophage metabolism and function. METHODS AND RESULTS: In this article, studies that evaluate the involvement of mTORC1 and 2 in the regulation of macrophage and adipocyte function and their implication in the development of metabolic-disease-associated adipose tissue dysfunction are reviewed. CONCLUSION: In adipocytes, optimal levels of mTORC1 activity are required for its pro-lipogenic actions, while in macrophages, mTORC1 regulates features of both M1 and M2 polarization. mTORC2, on the other hand, promotes glucose uptake and de novo lipogenesis in adipocytes and counteracts macrophage inflammatory response. CI - (c) 2020 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. FAU - Festuccia, William T AU - Festuccia WT AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4769-0806 AD - Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, 05508000, Brazil. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20200308 PL - Germany TA - Mol Nutr Food Res JT - Molecular nutrition & food research JID - 101231818 RN - 0 (Inflammation Mediators) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2) SB - IM MH - Adipocytes/*metabolism MH - Adipose Tissue, White/metabolism/*pathology MH - Animals MH - Humans MH - Inflammation Mediators/metabolism MH - Macrophages/*metabolism MH - Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1/*metabolism MH - Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2/*metabolism MH - Metabolic Diseases/metabolism MH - Obesity/metabolism/pathology OTO - NOTNLM OT - adipose tissue OT - inflammation OT - lipotoxicity OT - rapamycin EDAT- 2020/02/28 06:00 MHDA- 2021/09/28 06:00 CRDT- 2020/02/28 06:00 PHST- 2019/10/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/02/06 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/02/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/09/28 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/02/28 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/mnfr.201900768 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Nutr Food Res. 2021 Jan;65(1):e1900768. doi: 10.1002/mnfr.201900768. Epub 2020 Mar 8.