NYMC Faculty Publications
Gpr75-Deficient Mice Are Protected From High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity
Author Type(s)
Student, Faculty
DOI
10.1002/oby.23692
Journal Title
Obesity
First Page
1024
Last Page
1037
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2023
Department
Pharmacology
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: G-protein coupled receptor 75 (GPR75) has been identified as the high-affinity receptor of 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (20-HETE), a vasoactive and proinflammatory lipid, and mice overproducing 20-HETE have been shown to develop insulin resistance when fed a high-fat diet (HFD), which was prevented by a 20-HETE receptor blocker. Simultaneously, a large-scale exome sequencing of 640,000 subjects identified an association between loss-of-function GPR75 variants and protection against obesity. METHODS: Wild-type (WT) and Gpr75-deficient mice were placed on HFD for 14 weeks, and their obesity phenotype was examined. RESULTS: Male and female Gpr75 null (knockout [KO]) and heterozygous mice gained less weight than WT mice when placed on HFD. KO mice maintained the same level of energy expenditure during HFD feeding, whereas WT mice showed a significant reduction in energy expenditure. Diet-driven adiposity and adipocyte hypertrophy were greatly lessened in Gpr75-deficient mice. HFD-fed KO mice did not develop insulin resistance. Adipose tissue from Gpr75-deficient mice had increased expression of thermogenic genes and decreased levels of inflammatory markers. Moreover, insulin signaling, which was impaired in HFD-fed WT mice, was unchanged in KO mice. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that GPR75 is an important player in the control of metabolism and glucose homeostasis and a likely novel therapeutic target to combat obesity-driven metabolic disorders.
Recommended Citation
Hossain, S., Gilani, A., Pascale, J., Villegas, E., Diegisser, D., Agostinucci, K., Kulaprathazhe, M., Dirice, E., Garcia, V., & Schwartzman, M. L. (2023). Gpr75-Deficient Mice Are Protected From High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity. Obesity, 31 (4), 1024-1037. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.23692