Estrogen receptor inhibition enhances cold-induced adipocyte beiging and glucose tolerance

Kfir Lapid,1,2 Ajin Lim,1 Eric D Berglund,3,4 Yue Lu21Department of Developmental Biology; 2Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine; 3Advanced Imaging Research Center; 4Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USABackground:&nbsp...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:9f0d650a27f3416cb2c4c286830004e92021-12-02T10:48:27ZEstrogen receptor inhibition enhances cold-induced adipocyte beiging and glucose tolerance1178-7007https://doaj.org/article/9f0d650a27f3416cb2c4c286830004e92019-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/estrogen-receptor-inhibition-enhances-cold-induced-adipocyte-beiging-a-peer-reviewed-article-DMSOhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-7007Kfir Lapid,1,2 Ajin Lim,1 Eric D Berglund,3,4 Yue Lu21Department of Developmental Biology; 2Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine; 3Advanced Imaging Research Center; 4Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USABackground: Low estrogen states, exemplified by postmenopausal women, are associated with increased adiposity and metabolic dysfunction. We recently reported a paradox, in which a conditional estrogen receptor-alpha (ERα) mutant mouse shows a hyper-metabolic phenotype with enhanced brown/beige cell formation (“browning/beiging”).Hypothesis: These observations led us to consider that although systemic deficiency of estrogen or ERα in mice results in obesity and glucose intolerance at room temperature, cold exposure might induce enhanced browning/beiging and improve glucose metabolism.Methods and results: Remarkably, studying cold-exposure in mouse models of inhibited estrogen signaling - ERαKO mice, ovariectomy, and treatment with the ERα antagonist Fulvestrant - supported this notion. ERα/estrogen-deficient mice demonstrated enhanced cold-induced beiging, reduced adiposity and improved glucose tolerance. Fulvestrant was also effective in diet-induced obesity settings. Mechanistically, ERα inhibition sensitized cell-autonomous beige cell differentiation and stimulation, including β3-adrenoreceptor-dependent adipocyte beiging.Conclusion: Taken together, our findings highlight a therapeutic potential for obese/diabetic postmenopausal patients; cold exposure is therefore predicted to metabolically benefit those patients.Keywords: adipose tissue, post-menopause, brown fat, obesity, diabetesLapid KLim ABerglund EDLu YDove Medical PressarticleAdipose tissuepost-menopausebrown fatobesitydiabetesSpecialties of internal medicineRC581-951ENDiabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy, Vol Volume 12, Pp 1419-1436 (2019)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Adipose tissue
post-menopause
brown fat
obesity
diabetes
Specialties of internal medicine
RC581-951
spellingShingle Adipose tissue
post-menopause
brown fat
obesity
diabetes
Specialties of internal medicine
RC581-951
Lapid K
Lim A
Berglund ED
Lu Y
Estrogen receptor inhibition enhances cold-induced adipocyte beiging and glucose tolerance
description Kfir Lapid,1,2 Ajin Lim,1 Eric D Berglund,3,4 Yue Lu21Department of Developmental Biology; 2Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine; 3Advanced Imaging Research Center; 4Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USABackground: Low estrogen states, exemplified by postmenopausal women, are associated with increased adiposity and metabolic dysfunction. We recently reported a paradox, in which a conditional estrogen receptor-alpha (ERα) mutant mouse shows a hyper-metabolic phenotype with enhanced brown/beige cell formation (“browning/beiging”).Hypothesis: These observations led us to consider that although systemic deficiency of estrogen or ERα in mice results in obesity and glucose intolerance at room temperature, cold exposure might induce enhanced browning/beiging and improve glucose metabolism.Methods and results: Remarkably, studying cold-exposure in mouse models of inhibited estrogen signaling - ERαKO mice, ovariectomy, and treatment with the ERα antagonist Fulvestrant - supported this notion. ERα/estrogen-deficient mice demonstrated enhanced cold-induced beiging, reduced adiposity and improved glucose tolerance. Fulvestrant was also effective in diet-induced obesity settings. Mechanistically, ERα inhibition sensitized cell-autonomous beige cell differentiation and stimulation, including β3-adrenoreceptor-dependent adipocyte beiging.Conclusion: Taken together, our findings highlight a therapeutic potential for obese/diabetic postmenopausal patients; cold exposure is therefore predicted to metabolically benefit those patients.Keywords: adipose tissue, post-menopause, brown fat, obesity, diabetes
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author Lapid K
Lim A
Berglund ED
Lu Y
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Lim A
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title Estrogen receptor inhibition enhances cold-induced adipocyte beiging and glucose tolerance
title_short Estrogen receptor inhibition enhances cold-induced adipocyte beiging and glucose tolerance
title_full Estrogen receptor inhibition enhances cold-induced adipocyte beiging and glucose tolerance
title_fullStr Estrogen receptor inhibition enhances cold-induced adipocyte beiging and glucose tolerance
title_full_unstemmed Estrogen receptor inhibition enhances cold-induced adipocyte beiging and glucose tolerance
title_sort estrogen receptor inhibition enhances cold-induced adipocyte beiging and glucose tolerance
publisher Dove Medical Press
publishDate 2019
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