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- Title
HIF Prolyl 4-Hydroxylase-2 Inhibition Improves Glucose and Lipid Metabolism and Protects Against Obesity and Metabolic Dysfunction.
- Authors
Rahtu-Korpela, Lea; Karsikas, Sara; Hörkkö, Sohvi; Blanco Sequeiros, Roberto; Lammentausta, Eveliina; Mäkelä, Kari A.; Herzig, Karl-Heinz; Walkinshaw, Gail; Kivirikko, Kari I.; Myllyharju, Johanna; Serpi, Raisa; Koivunen, Peppi
- Abstract
Obesity is a major public health problem, predisposing subjects to metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. Specific prolyl 4-hydroxylases (P4Hs) regulate the stability of the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF), a potent governor of metabolism, with isoenzyme 2 being the main regulator. We investigated whether HIF-P4H-2 inhibition could be used to treat obesity and its consequences. Hif-p4h-2-deficient mice, whether fed normal chow or a high-fat diet, had less adipose tissue, smaller adipocytes, and less adipose tissue inflammation than their littermates. They also had improved glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity. Furthermore, the mRNA levels of the HIF-1 targets glucose transporters, glycolytic enzymes, and pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase-1 were increased in their tissues, whereas acetyl-CoA concentration was decreased. The hepatic mRNA level of the HIF-2 target insulin receptor substrate-2 was higher, whereas that of two key enzymes of fatty acid synthesis was lower. Serum cholesterol levels and de novo lipid synthesis were decreased, and the mice were protected against hepatic steatosis. Oral administration of an HIF-P4H inhibitor, FG-4497, to wild-type mice with metabolic dysfunction phenocopied these beneficial effects. HIF-P4H-2 inhibition may be a novel therapy that not only protects against the development of obesity and its consequences but also reverses these conditions.
- Subjects
DIABETES; OBESITY; HYPOXIA-inducible factors; FAT cells; BLOOD sugar; INSULIN resistance
- Publication
Diabetes, 2014, Vol 63, Issue 10, p3324
- ISSN
0012-1797
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2337/db14-0472