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Microglial Inflammatory Signaling Orchestrates the Hypothalamic Immune Response to Dietary Excess and Mediates Obesity Susceptibility.

Cell metabolism | 2017

Dietary excess triggers accumulation of pro-inflammatory microglia in the mediobasal hypothalamus (MBH), but the components of this microgliosis and its metabolic consequences remain uncertain. Here, we show that microglial inflammatory signaling determines the immunologic response of the MBH to dietary excess and regulates hypothalamic control of energy homeostasis in mice. Either pharmacologically depleting microglia or selectively restraining microglial NF-κB-dependent signaling sharply reduced microgliosis, an effect that includes prevention of MBH entry by bone-marrow-derived myeloid cells, and greatly limited diet-induced hyperphagia and weight gain. Conversely, forcing microglial activation through cell-specific deletion of the negative NF-κB regulator A20 induced spontaneous MBH microgliosis and cellular infiltration, reduced energy expenditure, and increased both food intake and weight gain even in absence of a dietary challenge. Thus, microglial inflammatory activation, stimulated by dietary excess, orchestrates a multicellular hypothalamic response that mediates obesity susceptibility, providing a mechanistic rationale for non-neuronal approaches to treat metabolic diseases.

Pubmed ID: 28683286 RIS Download

Associated grants

  • Agency: NIDDK NIH HHS, United States
    Id: T32 DK007247
  • Agency: NIDDK NIH HHS, United States
    Id: P30 DK063720
  • Agency: NIDDK NIH HHS, United States
    Id: K08 DK088872
  • Agency: NIDDK NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 DK103175
  • Agency: NIDDK NIH HHS, United States
    Id: F32 DK108473
  • Agency: NIDDK NIH HHS, United States
    Id: P30 DK098722
  • Agency: NIDDK NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 DK060540
  • Agency: NIDDK NIH HHS, United States
    Id: P30 DK035816
  • Agency: NIDDK NIH HHS, United States
    Id: P30 DK017047

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