TY - JOUR
T1 - NQO1 protects obese mice through improvements in glucose and lipid metabolism
AU - Di Francesco, Andrea
AU - Choi, Youngshim
AU - Bernier, Michel
AU - Zhang, Yingchun
AU - Diaz-Ruiz, Alberto
AU - Aon, Miguel A.
AU - Kalafut, Krystle
AU - Ehrlich, Margaux R.
AU - Murt, Kelsey
AU - Ali, Ahmed
AU - Pearson, Kevin J.
AU - Levan, Sophie
AU - Preston, Joshua D.
AU - Martin-Montalvo, Alejandro
AU - Martindale, Jennifer L.
AU - Abdelmohsen, Kotb
AU - Michel, Cole R.
AU - Willmes, Diana M.
AU - Henke, Christine
AU - Navas, Placido
AU - Villalba, Jose Manuel
AU - Siegel, David
AU - Gorospe, Myriam
AU - Fritz, Kristofer
AU - Biswal, Shyam
AU - Ross, David
AU - de Cabo, Rafael
N1 - Funding Information:
We wish to thank Dawn Nines, Sarah Eckroth, and Sharon Ensor for expert animal care, and Marc Raley at NIA Visual Media Service. We gratefully acknowledge the contribution of the following scientific personnel for their excellent technical assistance: Donald S. Backos, Clara Di Germanio, Jessica M. Curtis, Maria del Mar Malagon, Frances Y. Fan, Vincent Gutierrez, Jacqueline M. Moats, Hector H. Palacios, Rajib Paul, Tyler Rhinesmith, Guri Tzivion, and Erin Wade. The work was funded, in part, by the Intramural Research Program of the National Institutes of Health/NIA and by grants #5R01CA206155 and R01ES031263 (S.B.), R01 DK109964 (D.R., K.F., R.d.C.).
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PY - 2020/12
Y1 - 2020/12
N2 - Chronic nutrient excess leads to metabolic disorders and insulin resistance. Activation of stress-responsive pathways via Nrf2 activation contributes to energy metabolism regulation. Here, inducible activation of Nrf2 in mice and transgenesis of the Nrf2 target, NQO1, conferred protection from diet-induced metabolic defects through preservation of glucose homeostasis, insulin sensitivity, and lipid handling with improved physiological outcomes. NQO1-RNA interaction mediated the association with and inhibition of the translational machinery in skeletal muscle of NQO1 transgenic mice. NQO1-Tg mice on high-fat diet had lower adipose tissue macrophages and enhanced expression of lipogenic enzymes coincident with reduction in circulating and hepatic lipids. Metabolomics data revealed a systemic metabolic signature of improved glucose handling, cellular redox, and NAD+ metabolism while label-free quantitative mass spectrometry in skeletal muscle uncovered a distinct diet- and genotype-dependent acetylation pattern of SIRT3 targets across the core of intermediary metabolism. Thus, under nutritional excess, NQO1 transgenesis preserves healthful benefits.
AB - Chronic nutrient excess leads to metabolic disorders and insulin resistance. Activation of stress-responsive pathways via Nrf2 activation contributes to energy metabolism regulation. Here, inducible activation of Nrf2 in mice and transgenesis of the Nrf2 target, NQO1, conferred protection from diet-induced metabolic defects through preservation of glucose homeostasis, insulin sensitivity, and lipid handling with improved physiological outcomes. NQO1-RNA interaction mediated the association with and inhibition of the translational machinery in skeletal muscle of NQO1 transgenic mice. NQO1-Tg mice on high-fat diet had lower adipose tissue macrophages and enhanced expression of lipogenic enzymes coincident with reduction in circulating and hepatic lipids. Metabolomics data revealed a systemic metabolic signature of improved glucose handling, cellular redox, and NAD+ metabolism while label-free quantitative mass spectrometry in skeletal muscle uncovered a distinct diet- and genotype-dependent acetylation pattern of SIRT3 targets across the core of intermediary metabolism. Thus, under nutritional excess, NQO1 transgenesis preserves healthful benefits.
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U2 - 10.1038/s41514-020-00051-6
DO - 10.1038/s41514-020-00051-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 33298924
AN - SCOPUS:85096296676
VL - 6
JO - npj Aging and Mechanisms of Disease
JF - npj Aging and Mechanisms of Disease
SN - 2056-3973
IS - 1
M1 - 13
ER -