Partial Deficiency of Zfp217 Resists High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity by Increasing Energy Metabolism in Mice.

ABSTRACT: Obesity-induced adipose tissue dysfunction and disorders of glycolipid metabolism have become a worldwide research priority. Zfp217 plays a crucial role in adipogenesis of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes, but about its functions in animal models are not yet clear. To explore the role of Zfp217 in high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obese mice, global Zfp217 heterozygous knockout (Zfp217+/-) mice were constructed. Zfp217+/- mice and Zfp217+/+ mice fed a normal chow diet (NC) did not differ significantly in weight gain, percent body fat mass, glucose tolerance, or insulin sensitivity. When challenged with HFD, Zfp217+/- mice had less weight gain than Zfp217+/+ mice. Histological observations revealed that Zfp217+/- mice fed a high-fat diet had much smaller white adipocytes in inguinal white adipose tissue (iWA

SUBMITTER: Zeng Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8161011 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature