Lipidomic Analysis of Liver and Adipose Tissue in a High-Fat Diet-Induced Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Mice Model Reveals Alterations in Lipid Metabolism by Weight Loss and Aerobic Exercise

Detailed investigation of the lipidome remodeling upon normal weight conditions, obesity, or weight loss, as well as the influence of physical activity, can help to understand the mechanisms underlying dyslipidemia in metabolic conditions correlated to the emergence and progression of non-alcoholic...

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Main Authors: Thomai Mouskeftara, Olga Deda, Grigorios Papadopoulos, Antonios Chatzigeorgiou, Helen Gika
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author Thomai Mouskeftara
Olga Deda
Grigorios Papadopoulos
Antonios Chatzigeorgiou
Helen Gika
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description Detailed investigation of the lipidome remodeling upon normal weight conditions, obesity, or weight loss, as well as the influence of physical activity, can help to understand the mechanisms underlying dyslipidemia in metabolic conditions correlated to the emergence and progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). C57BL/6 male mice were fed a normal diet (ND) or a high-fat diet (HFD) for 20 weeks. Subgroups within the high-fat diet (HFD) group underwent different interventions: some engaged in exercise (HFDex), others were subjected to weight loss (WL) by changing from the HFD to ND, and some underwent a combination of weight loss and exercise (WLex) during the final 8 weeks of the 20-week feeding period. To support our understanding, not only tissue-specific lipid remodeling mechanisms but also the cross-talk between different tissues and their impact on the systemic regulation of lipid metabolism are essential. Exercise and weight loss-induced specific adaptations in the liver and visceral adipose tissue lipidomes of mice were explored by the UPLC–TOF–MS/MS untargeted lipidomics methodology. Lipidomic signatures of ND and HFD-fed mice undergoing weight loss were compared with animals with and without physical exercise. Several lipid classes were identified as contributing factors in the discrimination of the groups by multivariate analysis models, such as glycerolipids, glycerophospholipids, sphingolipids, and fatty acids, with respect to liver samples, whereas triglycerides were the only lipid class identified in visceral adipose tissue. Lipids found to be dysregulated in HFD animals are related to well-established pathways involved in the biosynthesis of PC, PE, and TG metabolism. These show a reversing trend back to basic levels of ND when animals change to a normal diet after 12 weeks, whereas the impact of exercise, though in some cases it slightly enhances the reversing trend, is not clear.
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spelling doaj.art-fe7a5c1920134827bcf8016da8be47212024-04-12T13:23:13ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492024-03-01297149410.3390/molecules29071494Lipidomic Analysis of Liver and Adipose Tissue in a High-Fat Diet-Induced Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Mice Model Reveals Alterations in Lipid Metabolism by Weight Loss and Aerobic ExerciseThomai Mouskeftara0Olga Deda1Grigorios Papadopoulos2Antonios Chatzigeorgiou3Helen Gika4Laboratory of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Department of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceLaboratory of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Department of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceDepartment of Physiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Str., 11527 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Physiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Str., 11527 Athens, GreeceLaboratory of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Department of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceDetailed investigation of the lipidome remodeling upon normal weight conditions, obesity, or weight loss, as well as the influence of physical activity, can help to understand the mechanisms underlying dyslipidemia in metabolic conditions correlated to the emergence and progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). C57BL/6 male mice were fed a normal diet (ND) or a high-fat diet (HFD) for 20 weeks. Subgroups within the high-fat diet (HFD) group underwent different interventions: some engaged in exercise (HFDex), others were subjected to weight loss (WL) by changing from the HFD to ND, and some underwent a combination of weight loss and exercise (WLex) during the final 8 weeks of the 20-week feeding period. To support our understanding, not only tissue-specific lipid remodeling mechanisms but also the cross-talk between different tissues and their impact on the systemic regulation of lipid metabolism are essential. Exercise and weight loss-induced specific adaptations in the liver and visceral adipose tissue lipidomes of mice were explored by the UPLC–TOF–MS/MS untargeted lipidomics methodology. Lipidomic signatures of ND and HFD-fed mice undergoing weight loss were compared with animals with and without physical exercise. Several lipid classes were identified as contributing factors in the discrimination of the groups by multivariate analysis models, such as glycerolipids, glycerophospholipids, sphingolipids, and fatty acids, with respect to liver samples, whereas triglycerides were the only lipid class identified in visceral adipose tissue. Lipids found to be dysregulated in HFD animals are related to well-established pathways involved in the biosynthesis of PC, PE, and TG metabolism. These show a reversing trend back to basic levels of ND when animals change to a normal diet after 12 weeks, whereas the impact of exercise, though in some cases it slightly enhances the reversing trend, is not clear.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/29/7/1494non-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseexercisede novo lipogenesislipidomicsliveradipose tissue
spellingShingle Thomai Mouskeftara
Olga Deda
Grigorios Papadopoulos
Antonios Chatzigeorgiou
Helen Gika
Lipidomic Analysis of Liver and Adipose Tissue in a High-Fat Diet-Induced Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Mice Model Reveals Alterations in Lipid Metabolism by Weight Loss and Aerobic Exercise
Molecules
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
exercise
de novo lipogenesis
lipidomics
liver
adipose tissue
title Lipidomic Analysis of Liver and Adipose Tissue in a High-Fat Diet-Induced Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Mice Model Reveals Alterations in Lipid Metabolism by Weight Loss and Aerobic Exercise
title_full Lipidomic Analysis of Liver and Adipose Tissue in a High-Fat Diet-Induced Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Mice Model Reveals Alterations in Lipid Metabolism by Weight Loss and Aerobic Exercise
title_fullStr Lipidomic Analysis of Liver and Adipose Tissue in a High-Fat Diet-Induced Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Mice Model Reveals Alterations in Lipid Metabolism by Weight Loss and Aerobic Exercise
title_full_unstemmed Lipidomic Analysis of Liver and Adipose Tissue in a High-Fat Diet-Induced Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Mice Model Reveals Alterations in Lipid Metabolism by Weight Loss and Aerobic Exercise
title_short Lipidomic Analysis of Liver and Adipose Tissue in a High-Fat Diet-Induced Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Mice Model Reveals Alterations in Lipid Metabolism by Weight Loss and Aerobic Exercise
title_sort lipidomic analysis of liver and adipose tissue in a high fat diet induced non alcoholic fatty liver disease mice model reveals alterations in lipid metabolism by weight loss and aerobic exercise
topic non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
exercise
de novo lipogenesis
lipidomics
liver
adipose tissue
url https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/29/7/1494
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