title: Igfbp2 Deletion in Ovariectomized Mice Enhances Energy Expenditure but Accelerates Bone Loss.
abstract: Previously, we reported sexually dimorphic bone mass and body composition phenotypes in Igfbp2(-/-) mice (-/-), where male mice exhibited decreased bone and increased fat mass, whereas female mice displayed increased bone but no changes in fat mass. To investigate the interaction between IGF-binding protein (IGFBP)-2 and estrogen, we subjected Igfbp2 -/- and +/+ female mice to ovariectomy (OVX) or sham surgery at 8 weeks of age. At 20 weeks of age, mice underwent metabolic cage analysis and insulin tolerance tests before killing. At harvest, femurs were collected for microcomputed tomography, serum for protein levels, brown adipose tissue (BAT) and inguinal white adipose tissue (IWAT) adipose depots for histology, gene expression, and mitochondrial respiration analysis of whole tissue. In +/+ mice, serum IGFBP-2 dropped 30% with OVX. In the absence of IGFBP-2, OVX had no effect on preformed BAT; however, there was significant "browning" of the IWAT depot coinciding with less weight gain, increased insulin sensitivity, lower intraabdominal fat, and increased bone loss due to higher resorption and lower formation. Likewise, after OVX, energy expenditure, physical activity and BAT mitochondrial respiration were decreased less in the OVX-/- compared with OVX+/+. Mitochondrial respiration of IWAT was reduced in OVX+/+ yet remained unchanged in OVX-/- mice. These changes were associated with significant increases in Fgf21 and Foxc2 expression, 2 proteins known for their insulin sensitizing and browning of WAT effects. We conclude that estrogen deficiency has a profound effect on body and bone composition in the absence of IGFBP-2 and may be related to changes in fibroblast growth factor 21.
authors.affiliation: Maine Medical Center Research Institute (V.E.M., P.T.L., A.R.G., D.E.M., C.J.R.), Scarborough, Maine 04074; Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Medicine (E.C.), University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06032; Department of Medicine (K.N., R.B.), Harvard Medical School and Department of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; and University of North Carolina (D.R.C.), Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514.
authors.forename: Victoria E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: DeMambro
authors.affiliation: Maine Medical Center Research Institute (V.E.M., P.T.L., A.R.G., D.E.M., C.J.R.), Scarborough, Maine 04074; Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Medicine (E.C.), University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06032; Department of Medicine (K.N., R.B.), Harvard Medical School and Department of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; and University of North Carolina (D.R.C.), Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514.
authors.forename: Phuong T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Le
authors.affiliation: Maine Medical Center Research Institute (V.E.M., P.T.L., A.R.G., D.E.M., C.J.R.), Scarborough, Maine 04074; Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Medicine (E.C.), University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06032; Department of Medicine (K.N., R.B.), Harvard Medical School and Department of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; and University of North Carolina (D.R.C.), Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514.
authors.forename: Anyonya R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Guntur
authors.affiliation: Maine Medical Center Research Institute (V.E.M., P.T.L., A.R.G., D.E.M., C.J.R.), Scarborough, Maine 04074; Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Medicine (E.C.), University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06032; Department of Medicine (K.N., R.B.), Harvard Medical School and Department of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; and University of North Carolina (D.R.C.), Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514.
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Maridas
authors.affiliation: Maine Medical Center Research Institute (V.E.M., P.T.L., A.R.G., D.E.M., C.J.R.), Scarborough, Maine 04074; Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Medicine (E.C.), University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06032; Department of Medicine (K.N., R.B.), Harvard Medical School and Department of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; and University of North Carolina (D.R.C.), Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514.
authors.forename: Ernesto
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Canalis
authors.affiliation: Maine Medical Center Research Institute (V.E.M., P.T.L., A.R.G., D.E.M., C.J.R.), Scarborough, Maine 04074; Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Medicine (E.C.), University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06032; Department of Medicine (K.N., R.B.), Harvard Medical School and Department of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; and University of North Carolina (D.R.C.), Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514.
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagano
authors.affiliation: Maine Medical Center Research Institute (V.E.M., P.T.L., A.R.G., D.E.M., C.J.R.), Scarborough, Maine 04074; Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Medicine (E.C.), University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06032; Department of Medicine (K.N., R.B.), Harvard Medical School and Department of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; and University of North Carolina (D.R.C.), Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514.
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baron
authors.affiliation: Maine Medical Center Research Institute (V.E.M., P.T.L., A.R.G., D.E.M., C.J.R.), Scarborough, Maine 04074; Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Medicine (E.C.), University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06032; Department of Medicine (K.N., R.B.), Harvard Medical School and Department of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; and University of North Carolina (D.R.C.), Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514.
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Clemmons
authors.affiliation: Maine Medical Center Research Institute (V.E.M., P.T.L., A.R.G., D.E.M., C.J.R.), Scarborough, Maine 04074; Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Medicine (E.C.), University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06032; Department of Medicine (K.N., R.B.), Harvard Medical School and Department of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; and University of North Carolina (D.R.C.), Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514.
authors.forename: Clifford J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Rosen
mesh_terms: D002001:Adipose Tissue, Brown / Q000378:metabolism; D052436:Adipose Tissue, White / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051858:Forkhead Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018971:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics; D010052:Ovariectomy
chemical_list: D051858:Forkhead Transcription Factors; D018971:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 2; C414620:fibroblast growth factor 21; C082078:mesenchyme fork head 1 protein; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors