Apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype regulates body weight and fatty acid utilization-Studies in gene-targeted replacement mice.

Huebbe, Patricia, Dose, Janina, Schloesser, Anke, Campbell, Graeme, Glueer, Claus-Christian, Gupta, Yask, Ibrahim, Saleh, Minihane, Anne-Marie, Baines, John F., Nebel, Almut and Rimbach, Gerald (2015) Apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype regulates body weight and fatty acid utilization-Studies in gene-targeted replacement mice. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 59 (2). pp. 334-343. DOI 10.1002/mnfr.201400636.

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Abstract

Scope: Of the three human apolipoprotein E (APOE) alleles, the epsilon 3 allele is most common, which may be a result of adaptive evolution. In this study, we investigated whether the APOE genotype affects body weight and energy metabolism through regulation of fatty acid utilization. Methods and results: Targeted replacement mice expressing the human APOE3 were significantly heavier on low- and high-fat diets compared to APOE4 mice. Particularly on high-fat feeding, food intake and dietary energy yields as well as fat mass were increased in APOE3 mice. Fatty acid mobilization determined as activation of adipose tissue lipase and fasting plasma nonesterified fatty acid levels were significantly lower in APOE3 than APOE4 mice. APOE4 mice, in contrast, exhibited higher expression of proteins involved in fatty acid oxidation in skeletal muscle. Conclusion: Our data suggest that APOE3 is associated with the potential to more efficiently harvest dietary energy and to deposit fat in adipose tissue, while APOE4 carriers tend to increase fatty acid mobilization and utilization as fuel substrates especially under high-fat intake. The different handling of dietary energy may have contributed to the evolution and worldwide distribution of the epsilon 3 allele.

Document Type: Article
Additional Information: Times Cited: 3
Keywords: Adipose tissue, Evolution and distribution of APOE alleles, Lipid deposition and mobilization, Mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation, Skeletal muscle
Research affiliation: Kiel University > Kiel Marine Science
OceanRep > The Future Ocean - Cluster of Excellence
Kiel University
Refereed: Yes
Open Access Journal?: No
Publisher: Wiley
Projects: Future Ocean
Date Deposited: 18 Oct 2016 03:45
Last Modified: 19 Jul 2019 08:18
URI: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/32523

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