TLR4-interactor with leucine-rich repeats (TRIL) is involved in diet-induced hypothalamic inflammation

Abstract Obesity and high-fat diet (HFD) consumption result in hypothalamic inflammation and metabolic dysfunction. While the TLR4 activation by dietary fats is a well-characterized pathway involved in the neuronal and glial inflammation, the role of its accessory proteins in diet-induced hypothalam...

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Autores principales: Alexandre Moura-Assis, Pedro A. S. Nogueira, Jose C. de-Lima-Junior, Fernando M. Simabuco, Joana M. Gaspar, Jose Donato Jr, Licio A. Velloso
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/4adeb126c7c44bf4944aa30208fa4da4
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Sumario:Abstract Obesity and high-fat diet (HFD) consumption result in hypothalamic inflammation and metabolic dysfunction. While the TLR4 activation by dietary fats is a well-characterized pathway involved in the neuronal and glial inflammation, the role of its accessory proteins in diet-induced hypothalamic inflammation remains unknown. Here, we demonstrate that the knockdown of TLR4-interactor with leucine-rich repeats (Tril), a functional component of TLR4, resulted in reduced hypothalamic inflammation, increased whole-body energy expenditure, improved the systemic glucose tolerance and protection from diet-induced obesity. The POMC-specific knockdown of Tril resulted in decreased body fat, decreased white adipose tissue inflammation and a trend toward increased leptin signaling in POMC neurons. Thus, Tril was identified as a new component of the complex mechanisms that promote hypothalamic dysfunction in experimental obesity and its inhibition in the hypothalamus may represent a novel target for obesity treatment.