Kynurenic Acid and Gpr35 Regulate Adipose Tissue Energy Homeostasis and Inflammation
2018; Cell Press; Volume: 27; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.cmet.2018.01.004
ISSN1932-7420
AutoresLeandro Z. Agudelo, Duarte M. S. Ferreira, Igor Červenka, Galyna Bryzgalova, Shamim Dadvar, Paulo R. Jannig, Amanda T. Pettersson-Klein, Tadepally Lakshmikanth, Elahu G. Sustarsic, Margareta Porsmyr‐Palmertz, Jorge C. Correia, Manizheh Izadi, Vicente Martínez-Redondo, Per Magne Ueland, Øivind Midttun, Zachary Gerhart‐Hines, Petter Brodin, Teresa Pereira, Per‐Olof Berggren, Jorge L. Ruas,
Tópico(s)Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
ResumoThe role of tryptophan-kynurenine metabolism in psychiatric disease is well established, but remains less explored in peripheral tissues. Exercise training activates kynurenine biotransformation in skeletal muscle, which protects from neuroinflammation and leads to peripheral kynurenic acid accumulation. Here we show that kynurenic acid increases energy utilization by activating G protein-coupled receptor Gpr35, which stimulates lipid metabolism, thermogenic, and anti-inflammatory gene expression in adipose tissue. This suppresses weight gain in animals fed a high-fat diet and improves glucose tolerance. Kynurenic acid and Gpr35 enhance Pgc-1α1 expression and cellular respiration, and increase the levels of Rgs14 in adipocytes, which leads to enhanced beta-adrenergic receptor signaling. Conversely, genetic deletion of Gpr35 causes progressive weight gain and glucose intolerance, and sensitizes to the effects of high-fat diets. Finally, exercise-induced adipose tissue browning is compromised in Gpr35 knockout animals. This work uncovers kynurenine metabolism as a pathway with therapeutic potential to control energy homeostasis.
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