PMID- 38493915 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240402 LR - 20240402 IS - 1879-0712 (Electronic) IS - 0014-2999 (Linking) VI - 970 DP - 2024 May 5 TI - Semaglutide 6-months therapy of type 2 diabetes mellitus restores adipose progenitors potential to develop metabolically active adipocytes. PG - 176476 LID - S0014-2999(24)00164-X [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.ejphar.2024.176476 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Nowadays type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) leads to population mortality growth. Today glucagon-like peptide type 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA) are one of the most promising glucose-lowered drugs with anorexigenic and cardioprotective effects. The present study aims to determine the effects of GLP-1 RA semaglutide 6-month therapy on T2DM patient metabolic parameters and adipose progenitor cell health. METHODS: T2DM patients (N = 8) underwent clinical characterization and subcutaneous fat biopsy at start point and after semaglutide 6-month therapy. Adipose-derived stem cells (ADSC) were isolated by enzymatic method. Cell proliferation analysis was performed by MTT and immunocytochemistry. White and beige adipogenesis was analyzed by BODIPY493/503 staining and confocal microscopy. Adipocyte's metabolic properties were estimated by (3)H- and (14)C-based metabolic assays. Thermogenesis analysis was performed by ERthermAC staining and confocal microscopy. Protein markers were assessed by Western blotting. RESULTS: Semaglutide 6-month therapy demonstrated significant anorexigenic and glucose-lowering effects. However, insulin sensitivity (HOMA-IR and M-index) was unchanged after therapy. Semaglutide 6-month therapy increased ADSC proliferation and white and beige adipogenesis. Moreover, lipid droplets fragmentation was observed in beige adipocytes. Both white and beige adipocytes after semaglutide therapy demonstrated 2-3 fold growth of glucose uptake without changes in insulin sensitivity. Newly formed white adipocytes demonstrated glucose utilization for active ATP synthesis, whereas beige adipocytes for canonical thermogenesis. CONCLUSIONS: Our study has revealed that semaglutide 6-month therapy has not only systemic anorexigenic effects, but can markedly improve adipose tissue health. We have demonstrated critical restoration of ADSC renewal functions, which potentially can be involved in semaglutide based weight loss. CI - Copyright (c) 2024 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Stafeev, I AU - Stafeev I AD - National Medical Research Centre of Cardiology Named After Academician E.I.Chazov, 121552, Moscow, Russia. Electronic address: yuristafeev@gmail.com. FAU - Agareva, M AU - Agareva M AD - National Medical Research Centre of Cardiology Named After Academician E.I.Chazov, 121552, Moscow, Russia; Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991, Moscow, Russia. FAU - Michurina, S AU - Michurina S AD - National Medical Research Centre of Cardiology Named After Academician E.I.Chazov, 121552, Moscow, Russia; Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991, Moscow, Russia. FAU - Tomilova, A AU - Tomilova A AD - Endocrinology Research Centre, 117292, Moscow, Russia. FAU - Shestakova, E AU - Shestakova E AD - Endocrinology Research Centre, 117292, Moscow, Russia. FAU - Zubkova, E AU - Zubkova E AD - National Medical Research Centre of Cardiology Named After Academician E.I.Chazov, 121552, Moscow, Russia. FAU - Sineokaya, M AU - Sineokaya M AD - Endocrinology Research Centre, 117292, Moscow, Russia. FAU - Ratner, E AU - Ratner E AD - National Medical Research Centre of Cardiology Named After Academician E.I.Chazov, 121552, Moscow, Russia. FAU - Menshikov, M AU - Menshikov M AD - National Medical Research Centre of Cardiology Named After Academician E.I.Chazov, 121552, Moscow, Russia. FAU - Parfyonova, Ye AU - Parfyonova Y AD - National Medical Research Centre of Cardiology Named After Academician E.I.Chazov, 121552, Moscow, Russia; Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991, Moscow, Russia. FAU - Shestakova, M AU - Shestakova M AD - Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991, Moscow, Russia; Endocrinology Research Centre, 117292, Moscow, Russia. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20240315 PL - Netherlands TA - Eur J Pharmacol JT - European journal of pharmacology JID - 1254354 RN - 53AXN4NNHX (semaglutide) RN - IY9XDZ35W2 (Glucose) RN - 89750-14-1 (Glucagon-Like Peptide 1) RN - 62340-29-8 (Glucagon-Like Peptides) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Adipose Tissue, White/metabolism MH - *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy/metabolism MH - Adipose Tissue, Brown/metabolism MH - *Insulin Resistance/physiology MH - Obesity/metabolism MH - Adipocytes, White/metabolism MH - Glucose/metabolism MH - Glucagon-Like Peptide 1/metabolism MH - *Glucagon-Like Peptides OTO - NOTNLM OT - Adipocytes OT - Adipose-derived stem cells OT - GLP-1 analogues OT - Incretins OT - Obesity OT - Semaglutide OT - Type 2 diabetes COIS- Declaration of competing interest The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: This study was supported by Russian Science Foundation grant #22-15-00365. EDAT- 2024/03/18 00:42 MHDA- 2024/04/02 06:46 CRDT- 2024/03/17 20:27 PHST- 2023/12/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2024/02/20 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2024/03/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/04/02 06:46 [medline] PHST- 2024/03/18 00:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/03/17 20:27 [entrez] AID - S0014-2999(24)00164-X [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.ejphar.2024.176476 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Eur J Pharmacol. 2024 May 5;970:176476. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2024.176476. Epub 2024 Mar 15.