Key result
A high-fat diet fed to female mice for 7 months increased adipocyte size, immune cell infiltration, and inflammatory-mediator gene expression in ovarian and peri-ovarian tissues.
Why the study?
Does diet-induced obesity alter immune cell infiltration and inflammatory gene expression in mouse ovarian and peri-ovarian adipose tissues?
Does diet-induced obesity alter immune cell infiltration and inflammatory gene expression in mouse ovarian and peri-ovarian adipose tissues?
Diet-induced obesity elevates the expression of inflammatory-mediator genes in both the ovary and surrounding adipose depot in mice, which may negatively affect ovarian function.
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Dysregulation of immune cells and/or altered inflammatory signaling have been implicated with reproductive dysfunction. Physiological changes leading to perturbations in the profile of immune cells and/or pro-inflammatory cytokines in or around female reproductive tissue could potentially have profound effects on ovarian function. Obesity is associated with chronic low-grade inflammation due, in part, to increased immune cell infiltration and inflammation in visceral adipose depots. This study investigated the impact of diet-induced obesity on immune cell infiltration and inflammation in peri-ovarian adipose tissue and mRNA expression of key inflammatory markers and microRNAs (miRs) in ovarian tissue. Six-week-old female C57Bl/6J mice were fed a standard chow or high-fat diet (HFD; 60% kcal fat) for approximately 7 months, at which time peri-ovarian adipose tissue and ovarian tissues were collected. Histological analysis of peri-ovarian adipose tissue from obese mice revealed increased (P < 0.05) adipocyte size and the presence of crown-like structures, the morphological presentation of infiltrating immune cells in adipose tissue, along with increases (P < 0.05) in the mRNA levels of markers of T-cells, activated macrophages, inflammatory cytokines, and chemokines. Ovarian mRNA levels of Il1b, Il6, Tnfa, p55, p75, Ccl2, Ikbkb, and Rela were higher in obese tissue (P < 0.05), with a strong trend (P = 0.06) for an increase in Nos2 and RELA protein. Additionally, ovarian miR125b and miR143 levels were decreased (P = 0.1). These data demonstrate that diet-induced obesity elevates expression of inflammatory-mediator genes in both the ovary and surrounding adipose depot, potentially negatively affecting ovarian function.
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Should not yet change practice; extends murine evidence of diet-induced ovarian inflammation to peri-ovarian tissues.
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Nteeba et al. (2013) studied Diet-induced obesity. High-fat diet vs. Standard chow was evaluated on Immune cell infiltration and mRNA expression of inflammatory markers in peri-ovarian and ovarian tissues (p=<0.05). A high-fat diet fed to female mice for 7 months increased adipocyte size, immune cell infiltration, and inflammatory-mediator gene expression in ovarian and peri-ovarian tissues.
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