title: Leptin resistance of adipocytes in obesity: role of suppressors of cytokine signaling.
abstract: Liver-derived hyperleptinemia induced in normal rats by adenovirus-induced gene transfer causes rapid disappearance of body fat, whereas the endogenous adipocyte-derived hyperleptinemia of obesity does not. Here we induce liver-derived hyperleptinemia in rats with adipocyte-derived hyperleptinemia of acquired obesity caused by ventromedial hypothalamus lesioning (VMH rats) or by feeding 60% fat (DIO rats). Liver-derived hyperleptinemia in obese rats caused only a 5-7% loss of body weight, compared to a 13% loss in normoleptinemic lean animals; but in actual grams of weight lost there was no significant difference between obese and lean groups, suggesting that a subset of cells remain leptin-sensitive in obesity. mRNA and protein of a putative leptin-resistance factor, suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS)-1 or -3, were both increased in white adipose tissues (WAT) of VMH and DIO rats. Since transgenic overexpression of SOCS-3 in islets reduced the lipopenic effect of leptin by 75%, we conclude that the increased expression of SOCS-1 and -3 in WAT of rats with acquired obesity could have blocked leptin's lipopenic action in the leptin-resistant WAT population.
authors.affiliation: Gifford Laboratories, Touchstone Center for Diabetes Research, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Y T
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kakuma
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Kalra
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Kalra
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Unger
mesh_terms: D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000235:genetics; D017667:Adipocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004032:Diet; D018014:Gene Transfer Techniques; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000378:metabolism; D020738:Leptin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011924:Rats, Zucker; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D000071222:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 1 Protein; D000071223:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 Protein; D050826:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D014697:Ventromedial Hypothalamic Nucleus / Q000293:injuries / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D020738:Leptin; D011506:Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012097:Repressor Proteins; C491589:Socs1 protein, rat; C491410:Socs3 protein, rat; D000071222:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 1 Protein; D000071223:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 Protein; D050826:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors