RAGE regulates the metabolic and inflammatory response to high-fat feeding in mice

F Song, C Hurtado del Pozo, R Rosario, YS Zou… - Diabetes, 2014 - Am Diabetes Assoc
F Song, C Hurtado del Pozo, R Rosario, YS Zou, R Ananthakrishnan, X Xu, PR Patel…
Diabetes, 2014Am Diabetes Assoc
In mammals, changes in the metabolic state, including obesity, fasting, cold challenge, and
high-fat diets (HFDs), activate complex immune responses. In many strains of rodents, HFDs
induce a rapid systemic inflammatory response and lead to obesity. Little is known about the
molecular signals required for HFD-induced phenotypes. We studied the function of the
receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) in the development of phenotypes
associated with high-fat feeding in mice. RAGE is highly expressed on immune cells …
In mammals, changes in the metabolic state, including obesity, fasting, cold challenge, and high-fat diets (HFDs), activate complex immune responses. In many strains of rodents, HFDs induce a rapid systemic inflammatory response and lead to obesity. Little is known about the molecular signals required for HFD-induced phenotypes. We studied the function of the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) in the development of phenotypes associated with high-fat feeding in mice. RAGE is highly expressed on immune cells, including macrophages. We found that high-fat feeding induced expression of RAGE ligand HMGB1 and carboxymethyllysine-advanced glycation end product epitopes in liver and adipose tissue. Genetic deficiency of RAGE prevented the effects of HFD on energy expenditure, weight gain, adipose tissue inflammation, and insulin resistance. RAGE deficiency had no effect on genetic forms of obesity caused by impaired melanocortin signaling. Hematopoietic deficiency of RAGE or treatment with soluble RAGE partially protected against peripheral HFD-induced inflammation and weight gain. These findings demonstrate that high-fat feeding induces peripheral inflammation and weight gain in a RAGE-dependent manner, providing a foothold in the pathways that regulate diet-induced obesity and offering the potential for therapeutic intervention.
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