Genome-wide regulation of electro-acupuncture on the neural Stat5-loss-induced obese mice.

Acupuncture is reported to be effective in treating obesity related illnesses, but its mechanism is still unclear. To investigate this mechanism we applied electro-acupuncture (EA) in a mouse model of obesity and used RNA-seq to identify molecular consequences. Deletion of the transcription factor S...

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Main Authors: Shu-Ping Fu, Hao Hong, Sheng-Feng Lu, Chen-Jun Hu, Hou-Xi Xu, Qian Li, Mei-Ling Yu, Chen Ou, Jian-Zhong Meng, Tian-Lin Wang, Lothar Hennighausen, Bing-Mei Zhu
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
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Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0181948&type=printable
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author Shu-Ping Fu
Hao Hong
Sheng-Feng Lu
Chen-Jun Hu
Hou-Xi Xu
Qian Li
Mei-Ling Yu
Chen Ou
Jian-Zhong Meng
Tian-Lin Wang
Lothar Hennighausen
Bing-Mei Zhu
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Hao Hong
Sheng-Feng Lu
Chen-Jun Hu
Hou-Xi Xu
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description Acupuncture is reported to be effective in treating obesity related illnesses, but its mechanism is still unclear. To investigate this mechanism we applied electro-acupuncture (EA) in a mouse model of obesity and used RNA-seq to identify molecular consequences. Deletion of the transcription factor STAT5 from neurons (Stat5NKO) led to obesity. Acupuncture, in turn, reduced body weight and the ratio of epididymal white adipose tissue (Epi-WAT) to body weight, and it also decreased plasma concentrations of glucose, triglyceride, and cholesterol. In addition, EA increased cold endurance of Stat5NKO obese mice. EA reversed altered gene expressions in the hypothalamus and Epi-WAT, especially in the hypothalamus in Stat5NKO obese mice. This study provides, for the first time, insight into genomic networks of obesity and their modulation by electro-acupuncture, which in turn reveals potential mechanisms that explain acupuncture-induced weight-loss.
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spelling doaj-art-a91b8fe9fb564e10befec63b7f5c64fc2025-08-20T02:45:30ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032017-01-01128e018194810.1371/journal.pone.0181948Genome-wide regulation of electro-acupuncture on the neural Stat5-loss-induced obese mice.Shu-Ping FuHao HongSheng-Feng LuChen-Jun HuHou-Xi XuQian LiMei-Ling YuChen OuJian-Zhong MengTian-Lin WangLothar HennighausenBing-Mei ZhuAcupuncture is reported to be effective in treating obesity related illnesses, but its mechanism is still unclear. To investigate this mechanism we applied electro-acupuncture (EA) in a mouse model of obesity and used RNA-seq to identify molecular consequences. Deletion of the transcription factor STAT5 from neurons (Stat5NKO) led to obesity. Acupuncture, in turn, reduced body weight and the ratio of epididymal white adipose tissue (Epi-WAT) to body weight, and it also decreased plasma concentrations of glucose, triglyceride, and cholesterol. In addition, EA increased cold endurance of Stat5NKO obese mice. EA reversed altered gene expressions in the hypothalamus and Epi-WAT, especially in the hypothalamus in Stat5NKO obese mice. This study provides, for the first time, insight into genomic networks of obesity and their modulation by electro-acupuncture, which in turn reveals potential mechanisms that explain acupuncture-induced weight-loss.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0181948&type=printable
spellingShingle Shu-Ping Fu
Hao Hong
Sheng-Feng Lu
Chen-Jun Hu
Hou-Xi Xu
Qian Li
Mei-Ling Yu
Chen Ou
Jian-Zhong Meng
Tian-Lin Wang
Lothar Hennighausen
Bing-Mei Zhu
Genome-wide regulation of electro-acupuncture on the neural Stat5-loss-induced obese mice.
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title Genome-wide regulation of electro-acupuncture on the neural Stat5-loss-induced obese mice.
title_full Genome-wide regulation of electro-acupuncture on the neural Stat5-loss-induced obese mice.
title_fullStr Genome-wide regulation of electro-acupuncture on the neural Stat5-loss-induced obese mice.
title_full_unstemmed Genome-wide regulation of electro-acupuncture on the neural Stat5-loss-induced obese mice.
title_short Genome-wide regulation of electro-acupuncture on the neural Stat5-loss-induced obese mice.
title_sort genome wide regulation of electro acupuncture on the neural stat5 loss induced obese mice
url https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0181948&type=printable
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