Alexopoulos 2020 Nat Commun
| Alexopoulos SJ, Chen SY, Brandon AE, Salamoun JM, Byrne FL, Garcia CJ, Beretta M, Olzomer EM, Shah DP, Philp AM, Hargett SR, Lawrence RT, Lee B, Sligar J, Carrive P, Tucker SP, Philp A, Lackner C, Turner N, Cooney GJ, Santos WL, Hoehn KL (2020) Mitochondrial uncoupler BAM15 reverses diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance in mice. Nat Commun 11:2397. |
Alexopoulos Stephanie J, Chen Sing-Young, Brandon Amanda E, Salamoun Joseph M, Byrne Frances L, Garcia Christopher J, Beretta Martina, Olzomer Ellen M, Shah Divya P, Philp Ashleigh M, Hargett Stefan R, Lawrence Robert T, Lee Brendan, Sligar James, Carrive Pascal, Tucker Simon P, Philp Andrew, Lackner Carolin, Turner Nigel, Cooney Gregory J, Santos Webster L, Hoehn Kyle L (2020) Nat Commun
Abstract: Obesity is a health problem affecting more than 40% of US adults and 13% of the global population. Anti-obesity treatments including diet, exercise, surgery and pharmacotherapies have so far failed to reverse obesity incidence. Herein, we target obesity with a pharmacotherapeutic approach that decreases caloric efficiency by mitochondrial uncoupling. We show that a recently identified mitochondrial uncoupler BAM15 is orally bioavailable, increases nutrient oxidation, and decreases body fat mass without altering food intake, lean body mass, body temperature, or biochemical and haematological markers of toxicity. BAM15 decreases hepatic fat, decreases inflammatory lipids, and has strong antioxidant effects. Hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp studies show that BAM15 improves insulin sensitivity in multiple tissue types. Collectively, these data demonstrate that pharmacologic mitochondrial uncoupling with BAM15 has powerful anti-obesity and insulin sensitizing effects without compromising lean mass or affecting food intake.
• Bioblast editor: Plangger M • O2k-Network Lab: AU Sydney Philp A
Labels: MiParea: Respiration, Pharmacology;toxicology
Pathology: Obesity
Organism: Mouse Tissue;cell: Skeletal muscle, Liver, Fat Preparation: Permeabilized tissue, Homogenate
Coupling state: LEAK
Pathway: N
HRR: Oxygraph-2k
