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Extensive changes in innate immune gene expression in obese Göttingen minipigs do not lead to changes in concentrations of circulating cytokines and acute phase proteins.
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Animal genetics [Anim Genet] 2014 Feb; Vol. 45 (1), pp. 67-73. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Sep 25. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- The usefulness of Göttingen minipigs as models for obesity and obesity-related pathologies is well established. The low-grade inflammation associated with obesity involves a range of innate immune factors; however, to our knowledge, the impact of obesity on innate immune factor expression has not been studied in Göttingen minipigs. Therefore, we studied the expression of innate immune genes in liver and adipose tissues as well as serum concentrations of cytokines and acute phase proteins in obese vs. lean Göttingen minipigs. In the liver, of 35 investigated genes, the expression of nine was significantly different in obese pigs (three up-regulated, six down-regulated). Of 33 genes in adipose tissues, obesity was associated with changed expression of 12 genes in the visceral adipose tissue (VAT) (three up-regulated), 11 in the abdominal retroperitoneal adipose tissue (RPAT) (seven of these up-regulated) and eight in the subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) from the neck (five of which were up-regulated). Obesity-associated expression changes were observed for three genes in all adipose tissues, namely chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 3-like 1 (up-regulated), CD200 molecule (down-regulated) and interleukin 1 receptor antagonist (up-regulated) with interleukin 1 receptor antagonist being the most highly regulated gene in both VAT and RPAT. Looking at patterns of expression across the three types of adipose tissues, obesity was associated with an increased number of acute phase proteins differentially expressed between adipose tissues and a decreased tissue-specific expression of cytokines and chemokines. In contrast to obese humans, no changes in serum concentrations of haptoglobin, C-reactive protein, serum amyloid A, tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin 6 were found in obese Göttingen minipigs.<br /> (© 2013 Stichting International Foundation for Animal Genetics.)
- Subjects :
- Abdominal Fat metabolism
Animals
Antigens, CD genetics
Chemokine CCL3 genetics
Female
Gene Expression
Immunity, Innate genetics
Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein genetics
Intra-Abdominal Fat metabolism
Obesity immunology
Subcutaneous Fat metabolism
Swine
Swine, Miniature genetics
Acute-Phase Proteins metabolism
Cytokines blood
Obesity genetics
Swine, Miniature immunology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1365-2052
- Volume :
- 45
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Animal genetics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24106888
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/age.12090