Postprandial regulation of natriuretic peptides in vivo and of their receptors by fatty acids in adipocytes in vitro

Publication date: Available online 31 January 2018
Source:Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology
Author(s): Andreas Schmid, Jens Albrecht, Judith Brock, Maria Koukou, Efthymia Arapogianni, Andreas Schäffler, Thomas Karrasch
Background and aimNatriuretic peptides (NPs) and their receptors gain attention regarding adipocyte function. It was the aim to investigate the expression of natriuretic peptide receptors NPR-A, NPR-B, NPR-C during adipocyte differentiation (AD), upon stimulation with fatty acids (FA), and in murine and human adipose tissue depots (AT) of patients undergoing bariatric surgery (n = 44).Patients, material and methodsThe postprandial regulation of NT-proANP and NT-proBNP levels was measured by ELISA and was studied in two cohorts of healthy individuals undergoing an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) (n = 100) and an oral lipid tolerance test (OLTT) (n = 100). mRNA expression was investigated by quantitative real-time PCR.ResultsDuring AD, an early expression pattern could be described for NPR-C, a bimodal expression for NPR-B and a late expression pattern for NPR-A. NPR-A and NPR-B expression was high in epididymal and subcutaneous AT but low in peri-renal AT of mice. NPR-C showed a differential expression profile. FA stimulation caused a significant and differential regulation of NPRs in adipocytes. Serum NT-proANP and NT-proBNP concentrations did not change during OGTT, whereas NT-pro-ANP significantly declined during OLTT. Basal NT-proANP and NT-proBNP concentrations were positively correlated with each other and with FGF-19 and FGF-21 levels.ConclusionAdipocytes and AT show a characteristic expression of NPRs. FA are able to regulate NPR expression differentially. There exists a postprandial and negative regulation of serum NT-proANP concentrations after OLTT and of NPR-A after FA stimulation. Both effects could represent a novel hypothetical negative feedback mechanism on adipocytic lipolysis.



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