Low Cytochrome Oxidase 4I1 Links Mitochondrial Dysfunction to Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes in Humans and Mice
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International Journal of Obesity (2015) 39, 1254–1263 © 2015 Macmillan Publishers Limited All rights reserved 0307-0565/15 www.nature.com/ijo ORIGINAL ARTICLE Low cytochrome oxidase 4I1 links mitochondrial dysfunction to obesity and type 2 diabetes in humans and mice B Van der Schueren1, R Vangoitsenhoven1, B Geeraert2, D De Keyzer2, M Hulsmans2, M Lannoo1, HJ Huber2, C Mathieu1 and P Holvoet2 OBJECTIVES: Cytochrome oxidase (COX) dysfunction is associated with mitochondrial oxidative stress. We determined the association between COX expression, obesity and type 2 diabetes. SUBJECTS/METHODS: COX4I1 and COX10 genes were measured in monocytes of 24 lean controls, 31 glucose-tolerant and 67 diabetic obese patients, and 17 morbidly obese patients before and after bariatric surgery. We investigated the effect of caloric restriction and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) agonist treatment on Cox in obese diabetic mice, and that of diet-induced insulin resistance in Streptozotocin-treated mice. RESULTS: Low COX4I1 was associated with type 2 diabetes in obese patients, adjusting for age, gender, smoking, interleukin-6 and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, all related to metabolic syndrome (MetS; odds ratio: 6.1, 95% confidence interval: 2.3–16). In contrast, COX10 was low in glucose-tolerant and diabetic obese patients. In morbidly obese patients, COX4I1 was lower in visceral adipose tissue collected at bariatric surgery. In their monocytes, COX4I1 decreased after bariatric surgery, and low COX4I1 at 4 months was associated with MetS at 7 years. In leptin-deficient obese diabetic mice, Cox4i1 was low in white visceral adipose tissue (n = 13; Po0.001) compared with age-matched lean mice (n = 10). PPARγ-agonist treatment (n = 13), but not caloric restriction (n = 11), increased Cox4i1 (Po0.001). Increase in Cox4i1 depended on the increase in glucose transporter 4 (Glut4) expression and insulin sensitivity, independent of the increase in blood adiponectin. In streptozotocin-treated mice (three groups of seven mice, diet-induced insulin resistance decreased Cox4i1 and Glut4 (Po0.001 for both). CONCLUSION: COX4I1 depression is related to insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes in obesity. In peripheral blood monocytes, it may be a diagnostically useful biomarker. International Journal of Obesity (2015) 39, 1254–1263; doi:10.1038/ijo.2015.58 INTRODUCTION cytochrome oxidase (COX) complex, the terminal node and rate- Obesity is an important risk factor for metabolic syndrome (MetS), limiting step in the mitochondrial electron transport chain, is 17,18 type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.1–3 Low-grade inflam- associated with mitochondrial oxidative stress, acondition 9,10,19,20 mation has been shown to underlie the development of obesity- associated with obesity, MetS and type 2 diabetes. COX4I1 4–6 is suggested to be the most important regulatory subunit related complications. Recent studies have supported the 21,22 contention that increased oxidative stress in adipose tissue is an of COX as it is required for the allosteric feedback inhibition of 7–11 the enzyme by its indirect product ATP. COX10 as this subunit is early instigator of MetS. Oxidative damage of adipose tissues is 23 associated with impaired adipocyte maturation and production of required for COX biogenesis. Hence, the aims of this study were to fl investigate the association of mitochondrial oxidative stress with pro-in ammatory adipocytokines by dysfunctional adipocytes, 24 emphasizing an important role of adiponectin.12,13 Both factors obesity, MetS and type 2 diabetes and to test the potential of increase infiltration of activated monocytes into the adipose COX4I1 and COX10 in peripheral blood monocytes as biomarkers for tissues where they differentiate into macrophages that produce a detrimental metabolic evolution in patients with obesity. To this inflammatory chemokines.14 The existence of specific markers for end, we determined their expressions in adipose tissue and in type 2 diabetes in relation to oxidative stress in adipose tissues is monocytes in representative animal models and patient populations. yet to be determined. Moreover, if these markers would be available with a simple peripheral blood test, they would be a SUBJECTS AND METHODS useful clinical tool to predict the risk of type 2 diabetes. Obesity, MetS, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases were Subjects found to be associated with systemic oxidative stress, mainly The first patient group consisted of 98 successive obese individuals: 31 evidenced by high levels of oxidized low-density lipoprotein normal glucose-tolerant obese (NGTO) patients and 67 obese patients with (LDL).8–10,15 It has been proposed that mitochondrial decline type 2 diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association. Inclusion was blinded. The samples were collected at the Division of Endocrinology resulting in mitochondrial oxidative stress contributes to the between 27 September and 20 December 2007. Obese subjects were development of age-related metabolic and cardiovascular compared with 24 lean control persons. All participants were without 16 diseases. However, the relation of mitochondrial oxidative stress symptoms of clinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. This study and those diseases remains to be elucidated. Dysfunction of the complies with the Declaration of Helsinki and the Medical Ethics 1Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Endocrinology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium and 2Division of Atherosclerosis and Metabolism, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. Correspondence: Professor P Holvoet, Division of Atherosclerosis and Metabolism, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, O&N1, PB 705, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. E-mail: [email protected] Received 22 January 2015; revised 19 March 2015; accepted 4 April 2015; accepted article preview online 14 April 2015; advance online publication, 19 May 2015 Cytochrome oxidase in obesity and diabetes B Van der Schueren et al 1255 Committee of the KU Leuven approved the study protocol. All human RNA isolation and quantitative real-time PCR analysis participants gave written informed consent. Extraction and purification of RNA and complementary DNA generation The second patient cohort comprised 17 obese individuals. These 17 was performed as described before.29,36,37 qPCR was performed on a 7500 morbidly obese subjects were referred to our hospital for bariatric surgery. Fast Real-Time PCR system using Fast SYBRGreen master mix (Applied After multidisciplinary deliberation, the selected patients received a Biosystems, Ghent, Belgium). Oligonucleotides (Invitrogen, Ghent, Belgium) laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. A 30-ml fully divided gastric pouch used as forward and reverse primers were designed using the ‘Primer was created and the jejunum, 30 cm distal of the ligament of Treitz, was Express’ software (Applied Biosystems; Supplementary Table 1). RNA anastomosed to it with a circular stapler of 25 mm. To restore intestinal expression levels were calculated with the delta-delta-quantification cycle transit, a fully stapled entero–entero anastomose was constructed 120 cm 38 method (ΔΔCq). β-actin for mouse experiments, and HPRT1, SDHA, TBP distal on the alimentary limb. In this way, the food passage was derived and YWHAZ for patient samples were selected as most stable house- away from almost the whole stomach, the duodenum and the proximal 39 25–27 keeping genes using GeNorm. jejunum. Monocytes were isolated from venous blood taken before, In order to test the reproducibility and variance of expression of RNA and at 4 months and 7 years after bariatric surgery. Visceral adipose tissue markers, RNA expression was measured in monocytes of 13 healthy biopsies were collected at the time of surgery. The samples were collected individuals collected at weeks 0, 1 and 2. P-values, determined by repeated between 29 March 2005 and 28 February 2013. measures test, were 0.95 for COX1, 0.96 for COX4I1, 0.92 for glutathione peroxidase (GPX1) and 0.88 for IRAK3. Receiver operating characteristic Plasma analysis (ROC) curves of week 0 and week 1 and week 2 were also compared. Mean Blood samples were centrifuged to prepare plasma samples. Total, high- areas under the curves (AUC) were 0.56 for COX10, 0.54 for COX4I1, 0.53 for density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, triglycerides, adiponectin, oxidized GPX1 and 0.54 for IRAK3, whereby an ROC of around 0.5 indicates no LDL (Ox-LDL), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and interleukin-6 evidence that the data are different according to time of collection. Mean (IL-6) were measured as before.28 LDL cholesterol levels were calculated within-group variability was 14% for COX10, 12% for COX4I1 and 17% for using the Friedewald formula. Plasma glucose was measured using GPX1 and IRAK3. the glucose oxidase method (Johnson & Johnson, Zaventem, Belgium), and insulin with an immunoassay (Biosource Technologies, Fleunes, Statistics 29,30 Belgium). Insulin resistance was calculated by a homeostasis model Two groups were compared using an unpaired Mann–Whitney U-test. More assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) = fasting plasma insulin − 1 31 than two groups were compared using nonparametric one-way analysis of (mU l ) x fasting blood glucose (mM)/22.5. All laboratory assessments variance (Kruskal–Wallis) followed by comparison by the Dunn’smultiple were performed without the knowledge of clinical data. Blood pressure comparison test