Iron supplementation regulates the progression of high fat diet induced obesity and hepatic steatosis via mitochondrial signaling pathways

Abstract Disruption of iron metabolism is closely related to metabolic diseases. Iron deficiency is frequently associated with obesity and hepatic steatosis. However, the effects of iron supplementation on obesity and energy metabolism remain unclear. Here we show that a high-fat diet supplemented w...

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Autores principales: Naho Kitamura, Yoko Yokoyama, Hiroki Taoka, Utana Nagano, Shotaro Hosoda, Tanon Taworntawat, Anna Nakamura, Yoko Ogawa, Kazuo Tsubota, Mitsuhiro Watanabe
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:b19453f8f4d1406086545e36a6a1646c2021-12-02T15:49:28ZIron supplementation regulates the progression of high fat diet induced obesity and hepatic steatosis via mitochondrial signaling pathways10.1038/s41598-021-89673-82045-2322https://doaj.org/article/b19453f8f4d1406086545e36a6a1646c2021-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89673-8https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Disruption of iron metabolism is closely related to metabolic diseases. Iron deficiency is frequently associated with obesity and hepatic steatosis. However, the effects of iron supplementation on obesity and energy metabolism remain unclear. Here we show that a high-fat diet supplemented with iron reduces body weight gain and hepatic lipid accumulation in mice. Iron supplementation was found to reduce mitochondrial morphological abnormalities and upregulate gene transcription involved in mitochondrial function and beta oxidation in the liver and skeletal muscle. In both these tissues, iron supplementation increased the expression of genes involved in heme or iron–sulfur (Fe–S) cluster synthesis. Heme and Fe–S cluster, which are iron prosthetic groups contained in electron transport chain complex subunits, are essential for mitochondrial respiration. The findings of this study demonstrated that iron regulates mitochondrial signaling pathways—gene transcription of mitochondrial component molecules synthesis and their energy metabolism. Overall, the study elucidates the molecular basis underlying the relationship between iron supplementation and obesity and hepatic steatosis progression, and the role of iron as a signaling molecule.Naho KitamuraYoko YokoyamaHiroki TaokaUtana NaganoShotaro HosodaTanon TaworntawatAnna NakamuraYoko OgawaKazuo TsubotaMitsuhiro WatanabeNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2021)
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Naho Kitamura
Yoko Yokoyama
Hiroki Taoka
Utana Nagano
Shotaro Hosoda
Tanon Taworntawat
Anna Nakamura
Yoko Ogawa
Kazuo Tsubota
Mitsuhiro Watanabe
Iron supplementation regulates the progression of high fat diet induced obesity and hepatic steatosis via mitochondrial signaling pathways
description Abstract Disruption of iron metabolism is closely related to metabolic diseases. Iron deficiency is frequently associated with obesity and hepatic steatosis. However, the effects of iron supplementation on obesity and energy metabolism remain unclear. Here we show that a high-fat diet supplemented with iron reduces body weight gain and hepatic lipid accumulation in mice. Iron supplementation was found to reduce mitochondrial morphological abnormalities and upregulate gene transcription involved in mitochondrial function and beta oxidation in the liver and skeletal muscle. In both these tissues, iron supplementation increased the expression of genes involved in heme or iron–sulfur (Fe–S) cluster synthesis. Heme and Fe–S cluster, which are iron prosthetic groups contained in electron transport chain complex subunits, are essential for mitochondrial respiration. The findings of this study demonstrated that iron regulates mitochondrial signaling pathways—gene transcription of mitochondrial component molecules synthesis and their energy metabolism. Overall, the study elucidates the molecular basis underlying the relationship between iron supplementation and obesity and hepatic steatosis progression, and the role of iron as a signaling molecule.
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author Naho Kitamura
Yoko Yokoyama
Hiroki Taoka
Utana Nagano
Shotaro Hosoda
Tanon Taworntawat
Anna Nakamura
Yoko Ogawa
Kazuo Tsubota
Mitsuhiro Watanabe
author_facet Naho Kitamura
Yoko Yokoyama
Hiroki Taoka
Utana Nagano
Shotaro Hosoda
Tanon Taworntawat
Anna Nakamura
Yoko Ogawa
Kazuo Tsubota
Mitsuhiro Watanabe
author_sort Naho Kitamura
title Iron supplementation regulates the progression of high fat diet induced obesity and hepatic steatosis via mitochondrial signaling pathways
title_short Iron supplementation regulates the progression of high fat diet induced obesity and hepatic steatosis via mitochondrial signaling pathways
title_full Iron supplementation regulates the progression of high fat diet induced obesity and hepatic steatosis via mitochondrial signaling pathways
title_fullStr Iron supplementation regulates the progression of high fat diet induced obesity and hepatic steatosis via mitochondrial signaling pathways
title_full_unstemmed Iron supplementation regulates the progression of high fat diet induced obesity and hepatic steatosis via mitochondrial signaling pathways
title_sort iron supplementation regulates the progression of high fat diet induced obesity and hepatic steatosis via mitochondrial signaling pathways
publisher Nature Portfolio
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/b19453f8f4d1406086545e36a6a1646c
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