Abstract
Background: Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Glucagon-like peptide 1 analogs (GLP-1A) may have beneficial cardiovascular effects and reduce EAT, possibly throughout targeting GLP-1 receptor (GLP-1R). Nevertheless, the role of EAT GLP-1R, GLP-2R and their interplay with EAT genes involved in adipogenesis and fatty acid (FA) metabolism are unknown. We analyzed whether EAT transcriptome is related to GLP-1R/GLP-2R gene expression, and GLP-1/GLP-2 plasma levels in coronary artery disease patients (CAD). Methods: EAT was collected from 17 CAD patients undergoing CABG for microarray analysis of GLP-1R, GLP-2R and genes involved in FA metabolism and adipogenesis. EAT thickness was measured by echocardiography. GLP-1 and GLP-2 levels were quantified by ELISA in CAD and healthy subjects (CTR). Results: EAT GLP-1R was directly correlated with genes promoting beta-oxidation and white-to-brown adipocyte differentiation, and inversely with pro-adipogenic genes. GLP-2R was positively correlated with genes involved in adipogenesis and lipid synthesis, and inversely with genes promoting beta-oxidation. GLP-1 and GLP-2 levels were higher in CAD than CTR and in patients with greater EAT thickness. Conclusions: GLP-1 analogs may target EAT GLP-1R and therefore reduce local adipogenesis, improve fat utilization and induce brown fat differentiation. As EAT lies in direct contiguity to myocardium and coronary arteries, the beneficial effects of GLP-1 activation may extent to the heart. The increased levels of circulating GLP-1 and GLP-2 and EAT GLP-2R may be compensatory mechanisms related to CAD and also EAT expansion, but the meaning of these observations needs to be further investigated.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Journal | International Journal of Cardiology |
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| State | Published - Jan 1 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Epicardial adipose tissue
- Epicardial fat
- Fatty acid oxidation
- GLP-1 receptor
- GLP-2 receptor
- White-to-brown fat differentiation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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Epicardial adipose tissue GLP-1 receptor is associated with genes involved in fatty acid oxidation and white-to-brown fat differentiation : A target to modulate cardiovascular risk? / Dozio, Elena; Vianello, Elena; Malavazos, Alexis E.; Tacchini, Lorenza; Schmitz, Gerd; Iacobellis, Gianluca; Corsi Romanelli, Massimiliano M.
In: International Journal of Cardiology, 01.01.2019.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Epicardial adipose tissue GLP-1 receptor is associated with genes involved in fatty acid oxidation and white-to-brown fat differentiation
T2 - A target to modulate cardiovascular risk?
AU - Dozio, Elena
AU - Vianello, Elena
AU - Malavazos, Alexis E.
AU - Tacchini, Lorenza
AU - Schmitz, Gerd
AU - Iacobellis, Gianluca
AU - Corsi Romanelli, Massimiliano M.
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - Background: Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Glucagon-like peptide 1 analogs (GLP-1A) may have beneficial cardiovascular effects and reduce EAT, possibly throughout targeting GLP-1 receptor (GLP-1R). Nevertheless, the role of EAT GLP-1R, GLP-2R and their interplay with EAT genes involved in adipogenesis and fatty acid (FA) metabolism are unknown. We analyzed whether EAT transcriptome is related to GLP-1R/GLP-2R gene expression, and GLP-1/GLP-2 plasma levels in coronary artery disease patients (CAD). Methods: EAT was collected from 17 CAD patients undergoing CABG for microarray analysis of GLP-1R, GLP-2R and genes involved in FA metabolism and adipogenesis. EAT thickness was measured by echocardiography. GLP-1 and GLP-2 levels were quantified by ELISA in CAD and healthy subjects (CTR). Results: EAT GLP-1R was directly correlated with genes promoting beta-oxidation and white-to-brown adipocyte differentiation, and inversely with pro-adipogenic genes. GLP-2R was positively correlated with genes involved in adipogenesis and lipid synthesis, and inversely with genes promoting beta-oxidation. GLP-1 and GLP-2 levels were higher in CAD than CTR and in patients with greater EAT thickness. Conclusions: GLP-1 analogs may target EAT GLP-1R and therefore reduce local adipogenesis, improve fat utilization and induce brown fat differentiation. As EAT lies in direct contiguity to myocardium and coronary arteries, the beneficial effects of GLP-1 activation may extent to the heart. The increased levels of circulating GLP-1 and GLP-2 and EAT GLP-2R may be compensatory mechanisms related to CAD and also EAT expansion, but the meaning of these observations needs to be further investigated.
AB - Background: Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Glucagon-like peptide 1 analogs (GLP-1A) may have beneficial cardiovascular effects and reduce EAT, possibly throughout targeting GLP-1 receptor (GLP-1R). Nevertheless, the role of EAT GLP-1R, GLP-2R and their interplay with EAT genes involved in adipogenesis and fatty acid (FA) metabolism are unknown. We analyzed whether EAT transcriptome is related to GLP-1R/GLP-2R gene expression, and GLP-1/GLP-2 plasma levels in coronary artery disease patients (CAD). Methods: EAT was collected from 17 CAD patients undergoing CABG for microarray analysis of GLP-1R, GLP-2R and genes involved in FA metabolism and adipogenesis. EAT thickness was measured by echocardiography. GLP-1 and GLP-2 levels were quantified by ELISA in CAD and healthy subjects (CTR). Results: EAT GLP-1R was directly correlated with genes promoting beta-oxidation and white-to-brown adipocyte differentiation, and inversely with pro-adipogenic genes. GLP-2R was positively correlated with genes involved in adipogenesis and lipid synthesis, and inversely with genes promoting beta-oxidation. GLP-1 and GLP-2 levels were higher in CAD than CTR and in patients with greater EAT thickness. Conclusions: GLP-1 analogs may target EAT GLP-1R and therefore reduce local adipogenesis, improve fat utilization and induce brown fat differentiation. As EAT lies in direct contiguity to myocardium and coronary arteries, the beneficial effects of GLP-1 activation may extent to the heart. The increased levels of circulating GLP-1 and GLP-2 and EAT GLP-2R may be compensatory mechanisms related to CAD and also EAT expansion, but the meaning of these observations needs to be further investigated.
KW - Epicardial adipose tissue
KW - Epicardial fat
KW - Fatty acid oxidation
KW - GLP-1 receptor
KW - GLP-2 receptor
KW - White-to-brown fat differentiation
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