PMID- 32954823 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20201223 LR - 20201223 IS - 1522-1555 (Electronic) IS - 0193-1849 (Linking) VI - 319 IP - 6 DP - 2020 Dec 1 TI - Vascular endothelial growth factor B promotes transendothelial fatty acid transport into skeletal muscle via histone modifications during catch-up growth. PG - E1031-E1043 LID - 10.1152/ajpendo.00090.2020 [doi] AB - Caloric restriction (CR) followed by refeeding, a phenomenon known as catch-up growth (CUG), results in excessive lipid deposition and insulin resistance in skeletal muscle, but the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. Recent reports have suggested that vascular endothelial growth factor B (VEGF-B) controls muscle lipid accumulation by regulating endothelial fatty acid transport. Here, we found continuous activation of VEGF-B signaling and increased lipid uptake in skeletal muscle from CR to refeeding, as well as increased lipid deposition and impaired insulin sensitivity after refeeding in the skeletal muscle of CUG rodents. Inhibiting VEGF-B signaling reduced fatty acid uptake in and transport across endothelial cells. Knockdown of Vegfb in the tibialis anterior (TA) muscle of CUG mice significantly attenuated muscle lipid accumulation and ameliorated muscle insulin sensitivity by decreasing lipid uptake. Furthermore, we showed that aberrant histone methylation (H3K9me1) and acetylation (H3K14ac and H3K18ac) at the Vegfb promoter might be the main cause of persistent VEGF-B upregulation in skeletal muscle during CUG. Modifying these aberrant loci using their related enzymes [PHD finger protein 2 (PHF2) or E1A binding protein p300 (p300)] could regulate VEGF-B expression in vitro. Collectively, our findings indicate that VEGF-B can promote transendothelial lipid transport and lead to lipid overaccumulation and insulin resistance in skeletal muscle during CUG, which might be mediated by histone methylation and acetylation. FAU - Lu, Xiaodan AU - Lu X AD - Department of Endocrinology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. AD - Hubei Provincial Clinical Research Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders, Wuhan, China. FAU - Hu, Shengqing AU - Hu S AD - Department of Endocrinology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. AD - Hubei Provincial Clinical Research Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders, Wuhan, China. FAU - Liao, Yunfei AU - Liao Y AD - Department of Endocrinology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. AD - Hubei Provincial Clinical Research Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders, Wuhan, China. FAU - Zheng, Juan AU - Zheng J AD - Department of Endocrinology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. AD - Hubei Provincial Clinical Research Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders, Wuhan, China. FAU - Zeng, Tianshu AU - Zeng T AD - Department of Endocrinology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. AD - Hubei Provincial Clinical Research Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders, Wuhan, China. FAU - Zhong, Xueyu AU - Zhong X AD - Department of Endocrinology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. AD - Hubei Provincial Clinical Research Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders, Wuhan, China. FAU - Liu, Geng AU - Liu G AD - Department of Endocrinology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. AD - Hubei Provincial Clinical Research Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders, Wuhan, China. FAU - Gou, Luoning AU - Gou L AD - Department of Endocrinology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. AD - Hubei Provincial Clinical Research Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders, Wuhan, China. FAU - Chen, Lulu AU - Chen L AD - Department of Endocrinology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. AD - Hubei Provincial Clinical Research Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders, Wuhan, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20200921 PL - United States TA - Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab JT - American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism JID - 100901226 RN - 0 (Fatty Acids) RN - 0 (Histones) RN - 0 (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor B) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Caloric Restriction/adverse effects MH - Endothelial Cells/*metabolism MH - Fatty Acids/*metabolism MH - Gene Knockdown Techniques MH - Growth/genetics/*physiology MH - Histone Code/genetics MH - Histones/*metabolism MH - Lipid Metabolism/genetics MH - Mice MH - Mice, Transgenic MH - Muscle, Skeletal/*metabolism MH - Protein Processing, Post-Translational/*genetics MH - Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor B/genetics/*physiology OTO - NOTNLM OT - catch-up growth OT - epigenetics OT - skeletal muscle insulin resistance OT - transendothelial fatty acid transport OT - vascular endothelial growth factor B EDAT- 2020/09/22 06:00 MHDA- 2020/12/29 06:00 CRDT- 2020/09/21 08:40 PHST- 2020/09/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/12/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/09/21 08:40 [entrez] AID - 10.1152/ajpendo.00090.2020 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2020 Dec 1;319(6):E1031-E1043. doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00090.2020. Epub 2020 Sep 21.