Lacteal junction zippering protects against diet-induced obesity

Feng Zhang, Georgia Zarkada, Jinah Han, Jinyu Li, Alexandre Dubrac, Roxana Ola, Gael Genet, Kevin Boyé, Pauline Michon, Steffen E. Künzel, Joao Paulo Camporez, Abhishek K. Singh, Guo Hua Fong, Michael Simons, Patrick Tso, Carlos Fernández-Hernando, Gerald I. Shulman, William C. Sessa, Anne Eichmann*

*Corresponding author af dette arbejde
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Abstract

Excess dietary lipid uptake causes obesity, a major global health problem. Enterocyte-absorbed lipids are packaged into chylomicrons, which enter the bloodstream through intestinal lymphatic vessels called lacteals. Here, we show that preventing lacteal chylomicron uptake by inducible endothelial genetic deletion of Neuropilin1 (Nrp1) and Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1 (Vegfr1; also known as Flt1) renders mice resistant to diet-induced obesity. Absence of NRP1 and FLT1 receptors increased VEGF-A bioavailability and signaling through VEGFR2, inducing lacteal junction zippering and chylomicron malabsorption. Restoring permeable lacteal junctions by VEGFR2 and vascular endothelial (VE)–cadherin signaling inhibition rescued chylomicron transport in the mutant mice. Zippering of lacteal junctions by disassembly of cytoskeletal VE-cadherin anchors prevented chylomicron uptake in wild-type mice. These data suggest that lacteal junctions may be targets for preventing dietary fat uptake.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftScience
Vol/bind361
Udgave nummer6402
Sider (fra-til)599-603
Antal sider5
ISSN0036-8075
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2018
Udgivet eksterntJa

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