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MicroRNA-22 Is a Key Regulator of Lipid and Metabolic Homeostasis.

ABSTRACT: Obesity is a growing public health problem associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and cancer. Here, we identify microRNA-22 (miR-22) as an essential rheostat involved in the control of lipid and energy homeostasis as well as the onset and maintenance of obesity. We demonstrate through knockout and transgenic mouse models that miR-22 loss-of-function protects against obesity and hepatic steatosis, while its overexpression promotes both phenotypes even when mice are fed a regular chow diet. Mechanistically, we show that miR-22 controls multiple pathways related to lipid biogenesis and differentiation. Importantly, genetic ablation of miR-22 favors metabolic rewiring towards higher energy expenditure and browning of white adipose tissue, suggesting that modulation of miR-22 could represent a viable therapeutic strategy for treatment of obesity and other metabolic disorders.

SUBMITTER: Panella R

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10454516 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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MicroRNA-22 Is a Key Regulator of Lipid and Metabolic Homeostasis.

Panella Riccardo R Petri Andreas A Desai Bhavna N BN Fagoonee Sharmila S Cotton Cody A CA Nguyen Piercen K PK Lundin Eric M EM Wagshal Alexandre A Wang Da-Zhi DZ Näär Anders M AM Vlachos Ioannis S IS Maratos-Flier Eleftheria E Altruda Fiorella F Kauppinen Sakari S Pandolfi Pier Paolo PP

International journal of molecular sciences 20230817 16

Obesity is a growing public health problem associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and cancer. Here, we identify microRNA-22 (miR-22) as an essential rheostat involved in the control of lipid and energy homeostasis as well as the onset and maintenance of obesity. We demonstrate through knockout and transgenic mouse models that miR-22 loss-of-function protects against obesity and hepatic steatosis, while its overexpressio ...[more]

PMID: 37629051

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