PMID- 34403503 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211213 LR - 20221202 IS - 1365-2567 (Electronic) IS - 0019-2805 (Print) IS - 0019-2805 (Linking) VI - 164 IP - 4 DP - 2021 Dec TI - IL-20 is involved in obesity by modulation of adipogenesis and macrophage dysregulation. PG - 817-833 LID - 10.1111/imm.13403 [doi] AB - IL-20 is a proinflammatory cytokine of the IL-10 family and involved in several diseases. However, the regulatory role of IL-20 in obesity is not well understood. We explored the function of IL-20 in the pathogenesis of obesity-induced insulin resistance by ELISA, Western blotting and flow cytometry. The therapeutic potential of IL-20 monoclonal antibody 7E for ameliorating diet-induced obesity was analysed in murine models. Higher serum IL-20 levels were detected in obese patients. It was upregulated in leptin-deficient (ob/ob), leptin-resistant (db/db) and high-fat diet (HFD)-induced murine obesity models. In vitro, IL-20 regulated the adipocyte differentiation and the polarization of bone marrow-derived macrophages into proinflammatory M1 type. It also caused inflammation and macrophage retention in adipose tissues by upregulating TNF-alpha, monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1), netrin 1 and unc5b (netrin receptor) expression in macrophages and netrin 1, leptin and MCP-1 in adipocytes. IL-20 promoted insulin resistance by inhibiting glucose uptake in mature adipocytes through the SOCS-3 pathway. In HFD-induced obesity in mice, 7E treatment reduced body weight and improved glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity; it also reduced local inflammation and the number of M1-like macrophages in adipose tissues. We have identified a critical role of IL-20 in obesity-induced inflammation and insulin resistance, and we conclude that IL-20 may be a novel target for treating obesity and insulin resistance in patients with metabolic disorders. CI - (c) 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FAU - Hsu, Yu-Hsiang AU - Hsu YH AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2738-2638 AD - Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. AD - Research Center of Clinical Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. FAU - Wu, Chih-Hsing AU - Wu CH AD - Department of Family Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. FAU - Chiu, Chiao-Juno AU - Chiu CJ AD - Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. FAU - Chen, Wei-Ting AU - Chen WT AD - Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. FAU - Chang, Yi-Chieh AU - Chang YC AD - Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. FAU - Wabitsch, Martin AU - Wabitsch M AD - Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany. FAU - Chang, Ming-Shi AU - Chang MS AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9577-0400 AD - Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20210830 PL - England TA - Immunology JT - Immunology JID - 0374672 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Insulin) RN - 0 (Interleukins) RN - IY9XDZ35W2 (Glucose) RN - U91R7IMG8U (interleukin 20) SB - IM MH - Adipocytes/metabolism MH - *Adipogenesis/genetics MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Aged, 80 and over MH - Animals MH - Biomarkers MH - Chemotaxis, Leukocyte MH - Cytokines/metabolism MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - *Disease Susceptibility MH - Female MH - Gene Expression MH - Glucose/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Insulin/metabolism MH - Interleukins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Macrophages/immunology/*metabolism MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Middle Aged MH - Obesity/*etiology/*metabolism/pathology MH - Signal Transduction PMC - PMC8561105 OTO - NOTNLM OT - cytokines OT - inflammation OT - insulin resistance OT - interleukin 20 OT - obesity COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/08/18 06:00 MHDA- 2021/12/15 06:00 PMCR- 2022/12/01 CRDT- 2021/08/17 17:20 PHST- 2021/08/06 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/03/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/08/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/08/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/12/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/08/17 17:20 [entrez] PHST- 2022/12/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - IMM13403 [pii] AID - 10.1111/imm.13403 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Immunology. 2021 Dec;164(4):817-833. doi: 10.1111/imm.13403. Epub 2021 Aug 30.