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Lee, B, Qiao, L, Lu, M, Yoo, HS, Cheung, WW, Mak, R, Schaack, J, Feng, GS, Chi, NW, Olefsky, JM and Shao, J' (2014) C/EBPα Regulates Macrophage Activation and Systemic Metabolism. Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab. '

Abstract

Macrophage infiltration plays an important role in obesity-induced insulin resistance. CCAAT-enhancer-binding protein α (C/EBPα) is a transcription factor that is highly expressed in macrophages. To examine the roles of C/EBPα in regulating macrophage functions and energy homeostasis, macrophage-specific C/EBPα knock-out (MαKO) mice were created. Chow-fed MαKO mice exhibited higher body fat mass and decreased energy expenditure despite no change in food intake. However, the obese phenotype disappeared after high fat (HF) diet feeding. Although there was a transient decrease in insulin sensitivity of chow-fed young MαKO mice, systemic insulin sensitivity was protected during HF-feeding due to preserved insulin sensitivity in skeletal muscle. We also found that C/EBPα deficient macrophages exhibited a blunted response of cytokine-induced expression of M1 and M2 macrophage markers suggesting that C/EBPα controls both M1 and M2 polarization. Consistent with decreased exercise capacity, mitochondrial respiration rates and signal pathways for fatty acid oxidation were remarkably reduced in the skeletal muscle of chow-fed MαKO mice. Furthermore, expression levels of inflammatory cytokines were reduced in skeletal muscle of HF-fed MαKO mice. Together, these results implicate that C/EBPα is required for macrophage functions, which plays an important role in maintaining skeletal muscle energy metabolism.

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PubMed Online version:10.1152/ajpendo.00002.2014

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