Endothelial PDGF-CC regulates angiogenesis-dependent thermogenesis in beige fat

T Seki, K Hosaka, S Lim, C Fischer, J Honek… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
T Seki, K Hosaka, S Lim, C Fischer, J Honek, Y Yang, P Andersson, M Nakamura, E Näslund
Nature Communications, 2016nature.com
Cold-and β3-adrenoceptor agonist-induced sympathetic activation leads to angiogenesis
and UCP1-dependent thermogenesis in mouse brown and white adipose tissues. Here we
show that endothelial production of PDGF-CC during white adipose tissue (WAT)
angiogenesis regulates WAT browning. We find that genetic deletion of endothelial
VEGFR2, knockout of the Pdgf-c gene or pharmacological blockade of PDGFR-α impair the
WAT-beige transition. We further show that PDGF-CC stimulation upregulates UCP1 …
Abstract
Cold- and β3-adrenoceptor agonist-induced sympathetic activation leads to angiogenesis and UCP1-dependent thermogenesis in mouse brown and white adipose tissues. Here we show that endothelial production of PDGF-CC during white adipose tissue (WAT) angiogenesis regulates WAT browning. We find that genetic deletion of endothelial VEGFR2, knockout of the Pdgf-c gene or pharmacological blockade of PDGFR-α impair the WAT-beige transition. We further show that PDGF-CC stimulation upregulates UCP1 expression and acquisition of a beige phenotype in differentiated mouse WAT-PDGFR-α+ progenitor cells, as well as in human WAT-PDGFR-α+ adipocytes, supporting the physiological relevance of our findings. Our data reveal a paracrine mechanism by which angiogenic endothelial cells modulate adipocyte metabolism, which may provide new targets for the treatment of obesity and related metabolic diseases.
nature.com