Wnt10b knockdown regulates the relative balance of adipose tissue-resident T cells and inhibits white fat deposition
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Wnt10b knockdown regulates the relative balance of adipose tissue-resident T cells and inhibits white fat deposition
Abstract
Background: Wnt10b is one of critical Wnt family members that being involved in networks controlling stemness, pluripotency and cell fate decisions. However, its role in adipose-resident T lymphocytes and further in fat metabolism yet remains largely unknown.
Methods and results: In the present study, we demonstrated a distinctive effect for Wnt10b on the relative balance of T lymphocytes in adipose tissue by using a Wnt10b knockdown mouse model. Wnt10b knockdown led to a reduction of adipose-resident CD4+ T cells and an elevation of Foxp3+/CD4+ Treg cells. Wnt10b-knockdown mice fed with standard diet showed less white fat deposition owing to the suppressed adipogenic process. Moreover, under high fat diet conditions, Wnt10b knockdown resulted in an alleviated obesity symptoms, as well as an improvement of glucose homeostasis and hepatic steatosis.
Conclusions: Collectively, we reveal an unexpected and novel function for Wnt10b in mediating the frequency of adipose-resident T cell subsets, that when knockdown skewing toward a Treg-dominated phenotype and further improving fat metabolism.
Keywords: Adipogenesis; Adipose tissue-resident T cells; Treg cells; White fat deposition; Wnt10b.
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