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High-fat diet consumption alters energy metabolism in the mouse hypothalamus

Lizarbe, Blanca ; Cherix, Antoine ; Duarte, João M.N. LU orcid ; Cardinaux, Jean René and Gruetter, Rolf (2019) In International Journal of Obesity 43(6). p.1295-1304
Abstract

Background/Objectives: High-fat diet consumption is known to trigger an inflammatory response in the hypothalamus, which has been characterized by an initial expression of pro-inflammatory genes followed by hypothalamic astrocytosis, microgliosis, and the appearance of neuronal injury markers. The specific effects of high-fat diet on hypothalamic energy metabolism and neurotransmission are however not yet known and have not been investigated before. Subjects/Methods: We used 1H and 13C magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and immunofluorescence techniques to evaluate in vivo the consequences of high-saturated fat diet administration to mice, and explored the effects on hypothalamic metabolism in three mouse... (More)

Background/Objectives: High-fat diet consumption is known to trigger an inflammatory response in the hypothalamus, which has been characterized by an initial expression of pro-inflammatory genes followed by hypothalamic astrocytosis, microgliosis, and the appearance of neuronal injury markers. The specific effects of high-fat diet on hypothalamic energy metabolism and neurotransmission are however not yet known and have not been investigated before. Subjects/Methods: We used 1H and 13C magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and immunofluorescence techniques to evaluate in vivo the consequences of high-saturated fat diet administration to mice, and explored the effects on hypothalamic metabolism in three mouse cohorts at different time points for up to 4 months. Results: We found that high-fat diet increases significantly the hypothalamic levels of glucose (P < 0.001), osmolytes (P < 0.001), and neurotransmitters (P < 0.05) from 2 months of diet, and alters the rates of metabolic (P < 0.05) and neurotransmission fluxes (P < 0.001), and the contribution of non-glycolytic substrates to hypothalamic metabolism (P < 0.05) after 10 weeks of high-fat feeding. Conclusions/interpretation: We report changes that reveal a high-fat diet-induced alteration of hypothalamic metabolism and neurotransmission that is quantifiable by 1H and 13C MRS in vivo, and present the first evidence of the extension of the inflammation pathology to a localized metabolic imbalance.

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10.1038/s41366-018-0224-9
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  author       = {{Lizarbe, Blanca and Cherix, Antoine and Duarte, João M.N. and Cardinaux, Jean René and Gruetter, Rolf}},
  issn         = {{0307-0565}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{6}},
  pages        = {{1295--1304}},
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  series       = {{International Journal of Obesity}},
  title        = {{High-fat diet consumption alters energy metabolism in the mouse hypothalamus}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41366-018-0224-9}},
  doi          = {{10.1038/s41366-018-0224-9}},
  volume       = {{43}},
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