Aziz Elgadi1, Helen Zemack, Claude Marcus, Svante Norgren. 1. Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Division of Pediatrics, Karolinska Institutet, Endocrine Research Unit B62, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, SE-14186 Stockholm, Sweden. Aziz.Elgadi@ki.se
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The primary function of TSH is to activate TSH receptors (TSHr) in the thyroid gland and thereby stimulate thyroid hormone synthesis and secretion. TSHr are also expressed in other organs, but their physiological importance is still unclear. We have previously shown that TSHr, expressed in adipocytes, are of potential importance for lipolysis and extrauterine adaptation of the neonate. METHODOLOGY: To further study the role of TSHr in adipocytes we selectively removed the TSHr gene in mice adipocytes by using the Cre-loxP recombination system (B6.Cg-Tg (Fabp4-Cre) 1Rev/J. TSHr knockout (KO) newborn mice were phenotypically characterized. Isolated adipocytes from 8-week-old male mice were studied in term of adipocyte size and metabolism. RESULTS: Mice lacking TSHr in adipocytes were apparently normal at birth and no differences in thyroid gland function or histology were observed. Sensitivity to TSH-induced lipolysis was ten times lower in adipocytes from targeted animals compared to wild-type. This indicates that adipocytes from targeted animals are refractory to stimulation of physiological concentrations of TSH. Catecholamine-induced lipolysis and insulin-induced inhibition of lipolysis were unaltered. Adipocyte size was increased in the targeted animals. Basal lipolysis was increased as an effect of the increased adipocyte size. CONCLUSION: Our results indicate that adipocyte TSHr under normal conditions affects adipocyte growth and development. 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
BACKGROUND: The primary function of TSH is to activate TSH receptors (TSHr) in the thyroid gland and thereby stimulate thyroid hormone synthesis and secretion. TSHr are also expressed in other organs, but their physiological importance is still unclear. We have previously shown that TSHr, expressed in adipocytes, are of potential importance for lipolysis and extrauterine adaptation of the neonate. METHODOLOGY: To further study the role of TSHr in adipocytes we selectively removed the TSHr gene in mice adipocytes by using the Cre-loxP recombination system (B6.Cg-Tg (Fabp4-Cre) 1Rev/J. TSHr knockout (KO) newborn mice were phenotypically characterized. Isolated adipocytes from 8-week-old male mice were studied in term of adipocyte size and metabolism. RESULTS:Mice lacking TSHr in adipocytes were apparently normal at birth and no differences in thyroid gland function or histology were observed. Sensitivity to TSH-induced lipolysis was ten times lower in adipocytes from targeted animals compared to wild-type. This indicates that adipocytes from targeted animals are refractory to stimulation of physiological concentrations of TSH. Catecholamine-induced lipolysis and insulin-induced inhibition of lipolysis were unaltered. Adipocyte size was increased in the targeted animals. Basal lipolysis was increased as an effect of the increased adipocyte size. CONCLUSION: Our results indicate that adipocyte TSHr under normal conditions affects adipocyte growth and development. 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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