Christopher M Carmean1, Andrew G Kirkley2, Michael Landeche1, Honggang Ye3, Bijoy Chellan1, Hani Aldirawi4, Austin A Roberts5,6, Patrick J Parsons5,6, Robert M Sargis1,2,7. 1. Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA. 2. Committee on Molecular Pathogenesis and Molecular Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA. 3. Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA. 4. Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA. 5. Division of Environmental Health Sciences, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, USA. 6. Department of Environmental Health Sciences, The University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York, USA. 7. Chicago Center for Health and Environment (CACHET), University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Arsenic is an endocrine-disrupting chemical associated with diabetes risk. Increased adiposity is a significant risk factor for diabetes and its comorbidities. Here, the impact of chronic arsenic exposure on adiposity and metabolic health was assessed in mice. METHODS: Male C57BL/6J mice were provided ad libitum access to a normal or high-fat diet and water +/- 50 mg/L of sodium arsenite. Changes in body weight, body composition, insulin sensitivity, energy expenditure, and locomotor activity were measured. Measures of adiposity were compared with accumulated arsenic in the liver. RESULTS: Despite uniform arsenic exposure, internal arsenic levels varied significantly among arsenic-exposed mice. Hepatic arsenic levels in exposed mice negatively correlated with overall weight gain, individual adipose depot masses, and hepatic triglyceride accumulation. No effects were observed in mice on a normal diet. For mice on a high-fat diet, arsenic exposure reduced fasting insulin levels, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance and β-cell function, and systemic insulin resistance. Arsenic exposure did not alter energy expenditure or activity. CONCLUSIONS: Collectively, these data indicate that arsenic is antiobesogenic and that concentration at the source poorly predicts arsenic accumulation and phenotypic outcomes. In future studies, investigators should consider internal accumulation of arsenic rather than source concentration when assessing the outcomes of arsenic exposure.
OBJECTIVE:Arsenic is an endocrine-disrupting chemical associated with diabetes risk. Increased adiposity is a significant risk factor for diabetes and its comorbidities. Here, the impact of chronic arsenic exposure on adiposity and metabolic health was assessed in mice. METHODS: Male C57BL/6J mice were provided ad libitum access to a normal or high-fat diet and water +/- 50 mg/L of sodium arsenite. Changes in body weight, body composition, insulin sensitivity, energy expenditure, and locomotor activity were measured. Measures of adiposity were compared with accumulated arsenic in the liver. RESULTS: Despite uniform arsenic exposure, internal arsenic levels varied significantly among arsenic-exposed mice. Hepatic arsenic levels in exposed mice negatively correlated with overall weight gain, individual adipose depot masses, and hepatic triglyceride accumulation. No effects were observed in mice on a normal diet. For mice on a high-fat diet, arsenic exposure reduced fasting insulin levels, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance and β-cell function, and systemic insulin resistance. Arsenic exposure did not alter energy expenditure or activity. CONCLUSIONS: Collectively, these data indicate that arsenic is antiobesogenic and that concentration at the source poorly predicts arsenic accumulation and phenotypic outcomes. In future studies, investigators should consider internal accumulation of arsenic rather than source concentration when assessing the outcomes of arsenic exposure.
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