title: Hepatic steatosis in the absence of tumor necrosis factor in mice.
abstract: Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) has pleiotropic effects including on hepatic metabolism. Here we investigated the effect of high cholesterol diet (1.25%) in TNF deficient mice. TNFalpha/beta deficient mice developed hepatomegaly and extensive steatosis in the absence of steatohepatitis as compared to wild type mice. Saturated and unsaturated, prominently mono- but also poly-unsaturated fatty acids (MUFA, PUFA) prevailed in steatotic livers. Down-regulation of the cholesterol scavenger receptor B1 and reduced insulin induced phosphorylation of protein kinase B in cholesterol fed TNFalpha/beta deficient mice likely contributed to the development of hepatic steatosis, which was accompanied by increased body weight and bone length. Steatosis was only present in TNFalpha/beta double deficient mice, however not in single TNF deficient mice suggesting a redundant role of TNFalpha and TNFbeta. In conclusion, high cholesterol diet causes an abnormal metabolic phenotype in the simultaneous absence of both TNFalpha and beta signals. The presence of either TNFalpha or beta alone is sufficient to reconstitute the control of lipid homeostasis.
authors.affiliation: CNRS, Molecular Immunology and Embryology, Orléans, France.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schnyder-Candrian
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Czarniecki
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lerondel
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Corpataux
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ryffel
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schnyder
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000378:metabolism; D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019938:Cyclin D1 / Q000378:metabolism; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D006529:Hepatomegaly / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008233:Lymphotoxin-alpha / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000378:metabolism; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D010766:Phosphorylation; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / Q000378:metabolism; D051122:Scavenger Receptors, Class B / Q000378:metabolism; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary; D005227:Fatty Acids; D007328:Insulin; D008233:Lymphotoxin-alpha; C454739:Scarb1 protein, mouse; D051122:Scavenger Receptors, Class B; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D019938:Cyclin D1; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt