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Obesity Increases Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Phosphatase-3 Levels in the Hypothalamus of Mice

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Rodrigues, Barbara de A. [1] ; Munoz, Vitor R. [1] ; Kuga, Gabriel K. [1, 2] ; Gaspar, Rafael C. [1] ; Nakandakari, Susana C. B. R. [3] ; Crisol, Barbara M. [1] ; Botezelli, Jose D. [1] ; Pauli, Luciana S. S. [1] ; da Silva, Adelino S. R. [4] ; de Moura, Leandro P. [1, 3, 5] ; Cintra, Dennys E. [3, 6] ; Ropelle, Eduardo R. [1, 3, 5] ; Pauli, Jose R. [1, 3, 5]
Total Authors: 13
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, UNICAMP, Lab Mol Biol Exercise, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Sao Paulo State Univ, Unesp, Inst Biosci, Postgrad Program Movement Sci, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Univ Estadual Campinas, OCRC Obes & Comorbid Res Ctr, UNICAMP, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Phys Educ & Sport Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[5] Univ Estadual Campinas, UNICAMP, Sch Appl Sci, CEPECE Ctr Res Sport Sci, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[6] Univ Estadual Campinas, UNICAMP, Lab Nutr Genom, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 6
Document type: Journal article
Source: FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR NEUROSCIENCE; v. 11, OCT 9 2017.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Phosphatase 3 (MKP-3) has been involved in the negative regulation of insulin signaling. The absence of MKP-3 is also associated with reduced adiposity, increased energy expenditure and improved insulin sensitivity. The MKP-3 is known as the main Erk1/2 phosphatase and FoxO1 activator, which has repercussions on the gluconeogenesis pathway and hyperglycemia in obese mice. Recently, we showed that MKP-3 overexpression decreases FoxO1 phosphorylation in the hypothalamus of lean mice. However, the hypothalamic interaction between MKP-3 and FoxO1 during obesity was not investigated yet. Here, the MKP-3 expression and the effects on food intake and energy expenditure, were investigated in high-fat diet-induced obese mice. The results indicate that obesity in mice increased the MKP-3 protein content in the hypothalamus. This hypothalamic upregulation led to an increase of food intake, adiposity, and body weight. Furthermore, the obese mice with increased MKP-3 showed an insulin signaling impairment with reduction of insulin-induced FoxO1 and Erk1/2 phosphorylation in the hypothalamus. Moreover, a bioinformatics analysis of data demonstrated that hypothalamic MKP-3 mRNA levels were positively correlated with body weight and negatively correlated to oxygen consumption (VO2) in BXD mice. Taken together, our study reports that obesity is associated with increased protein levels of hypothalamic MKP-3, which is related to the reduction of FoxO1 and Erk1/2 phosphorylation in the hypothalamus as well as to an increase in body weight and a reduction in energy expenditure. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 13/21491-2 - Role of physical exercise in regulation of rock protein and the effects on insulin signaling in skeletal muscle and liver in obese mice
Grantee:José Rodrigo Pauli
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 16/18488-8 - The role of physical exercise on molecular pathways of glucose uptake in GLUT-4 knockout mice
Grantee:José Rodrigo Pauli
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 13/25512-4 - Role of physical exercise in the regulation of MKP-3 protein in the hypothalamus of obese rats: effects on insulin signaling.
Grantee:Barbara de Almeida Rodrigues
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate