| First Author | Fabre A | Year | 2023 |
| Journal | Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) | Volume | 14 |
| Pages | 1215947 | PubMed ID | 37529599 |
| Mgi Jnum | J:347809 | Mgi Id | MGI:7515383 |
| Doi | 10.3389/fendo.2023.1215947 | Citation | Fabre A, et al. (2023) Membrane estrogen receptor-alpha contributes to female protection against high-fat diet-induced metabolic disorders. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 14:1215947 |
| abstractText | BACKGROUND: Estrogen Receptor alpha (ERalpha) is a significant modulator of energy balance and lipid/glucose metabolisms. Beyond the classical nuclear actions of the receptor, rapid activation of intracellular signaling pathways is mediated by a sub-fraction of ERalpha localized to the plasma membrane, known as Membrane Initiated Steroid Signaling (MISS). However, whether membrane ERalpha is involved in the protective metabolic actions of endogenous estrogens in conditions of nutritional challenge, and thus contributes to sex differences in the susceptibility to metabolic diseases, remains to be clarified. METHODS: Male and female C451A-ERalpha mice, harboring a point mutation which results in the abolition of membrane localization and MISS-related effects of the receptor, and their wild-type littermates (WT-ERalpha) were maintained on a normal chow diet (NCD) or fed a high-fat diet (HFD). Body weight gain, body composition and glucose tolerance were monitored. Insulin sensitivity and energy balance regulation were further investigated in HFD-fed female mice. RESULTS: C451A-ERalpha genotype had no influence on body weight gain, adipose tissue accumulation and glucose tolerance in NCD-fed mice of both sexes followed up to 7 months of age, nor male mice fed a HFD for 12 weeks. In contrast, compared to WT-ERalpha littermates, HFD-fed C451A-ERalpha female mice exhibited: 1) accelerated fat mass accumulation, liver steatosis and impaired glucose tolerance; 2) whole-body insulin resistance, assessed by hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamps, and altered insulin-induced signaling in skeletal muscle and liver; 3) significant decrease in energy expenditure associated with histological and functional abnormalities of brown adipose tissue and a defect in thermogenesis regulation in response to cold exposure. CONCLUSION: Besides the well-characterized role of ERalpha nuclear actions, membrane-initiated ERalpha extra-nuclear signaling contributes to female, but not to male, protection against HFD-induced obesity and associated metabolic disorders in mouse. |
