1. The AR in bone marrow progenitor cells protects against short-term high-caloric diet-induced weight gain in male mice.
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Venkatesh, Varun S., Russell, Patricia K., White, Barbara Fam, Clarke, Michele V., Golub, Suzanne, Mangiofico, Salvatore, Haralambous, Christian, Lokan, Julie, Andrikopoulos, Sof, Zajac, Jeffrey D., and Davey, Rachel A.
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WEIGHT gain , *BONE marrow cells , *WHITE adipose tissue , *HIGH-fat diet , *ANDROGEN receptors , *ADIPOSE tissues , *INSULIN sensitivity - Abstract
We previously identified a novel pathway of testosterone action via the androgen receptor (AR) in bone marrow mesenchymal precursor cells (BM-PCs) to negatively regulate fat mass and improve metabolic function in male mice. This was achieved using our PC-AR Gene Replacement mouse model in which the AR is only expressed in BM-PCs and deleted in all other tissues. We hypothesise that the marke dly reduced fat mass and increased insulin sensitivity of PC-AR Gene Replacements will confer protection from dietinduced overweight and obesity. To test this, 6-week-old male PC-AR Gene Replacements and controls (WT, global-AR knockouts (KOs)) were fed a chow or high-caloric diet (HCD) for 8 or 18 weeks. Following 8 weeks (short-term) of HCD, WT an d Global-ARKOs had markedly increased subcutaneous white adipose tissue (WAT) and retroperitoneal visceral adipose tissue (VAT) mass compared to chow-fed controls. In contrast, PC-AR Gene Replacements were resistant to WAT and VAT accumulation following short-term HCD feeding accompanied by fewer large adipocytes and upregulation of expression of the metabolic genes Acaca and Pnlpa2. Following long-term HCD feeding for 18 weeks, the PC-AR Gene Replacements were no longer resistant to increased WAT and VAT adiposity, however, maintained their improved whole-body insulin sensitivity with an increased rate of glucose disappearance and increased glucose uptake into subcutaneous WAT. In conclusion, the action of testosterone via the AR in BM-PCs to negatively regulate fat mass and improve metabolism confers resistance from short-term diet-induced weight gain and partial protection from long-term diet-induced obesity in male mice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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