Interplay of peripheral clock genes with energy balance and nutrients: Role of hormonal pathways

外周时钟基因与能量平衡和营养的相互作用：激素途径的作用

基本信息

批准号：
139920524
负责人：
Professor Dr. Achim Kramer
金额：
--
依托单位：
Fachbereich Chronobiologie (CVK)
依托单位国家：
德国
项目类别：
Clinical Research Units
财政年份：
2009
资助国家：
德国
起止时间：
2008-12-31 至 2013-12-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/139920524?language=en
关键词：
Interplay peripheral clock genes energy

项目摘要

Circadian clocks are endogenous oscillators, present in the hypothalamus as well as in peripheral tissues that regulate daily rhythms in physiology, metabolism and behavior. The fundamental mechanism of circadian clocks is cell-autonomous: clock genes and proteins form regulatory networks that generate rhythms on the molecular level. Their deletion not only leads to clock dysfunction but also to obesity and metabolic dysfunction. Clock genes modulate endocrine rhythms, body weight and temperature, fat metabolism and fat cell differentiation, xenobiotic metabolism, amongst other processes. On the other hand, metabolic cues - such as meal timing particularly under conditions of energy restriction – themselves regulate clock gene expression in adipose tissue, liver and intestine. We recently identified the incretin GIP as a novel cue modulating clock gene expression in humans. Our subproject’s aim is to correlate clock gene expression and function to hormonal and metabolic regulation in humans, animal models and tissue culture cells. Since clock gene expression is substantially altered by caloric restriction in animals, we particularly focus on conditions of energy restriction and subsequent weight maintenance/regain in the Z project. In addition, we will test meal timing for effects on human clock gene expression in PBMCs and adipose tissue. In animal models we will characterize (i) the specific role of GIP on food entrained circadian rhythms using GIP treatment and GIP-receptor deficient mice and (ii) the effect of diet-induced obesity on circadian clock properties in relevant peripheral tissues. Moreover we will characterize clock gene regulation by incretins and appetite regulating hormones in adipocyte tissue culture cells using a circadian luciferase reporter system as well as gene expression studies. Our experiments will show whether clock gene expression/function is correlated with and altered by caloric restriction and involved in the counter-regulation of weight regain. We will attempt to identify hormonal cues involved and develop strategies for weight maintenance based on the regulation of clock genes.

生物钟是内源性振荡器，存在于下丘脑以及周围组织中，调节生理、代谢和行为的日常节律。生物钟的基本机制是细胞自主的：生物钟基因和蛋白质形成调节网络，在生物钟上产生节律。它们的缺失不仅会导致生物钟功能障碍，还会导致肥胖和代谢功能障碍。生物钟基因调节内分泌节律、体重和体温、脂肪代谢和脂肪细胞分化、异生素。另一方面，代谢线索（例如特别是在能量限制条件下的进餐时间）本身调节脂肪组织、肝脏和肠道中的时钟基因表达，我们最近发现肠促胰岛素 GIP 是一种新的时钟线索调节剂。我们的子项目的目的是将生物钟基因表达和功能与人类、动物模型和组织培养细胞中的激素和代谢调节相关联，因为生物钟基因表达基本上受到动物中热量限制的影响，因此我们特别关注条件。此外，我们将在动物模型中测试进餐时间对 PBMC 和脂肪组织中人类时钟基因表达的影响。使用 GIP 治疗和 GIP 受体缺陷小鼠研究食物夹带的昼夜节律，以及 (ii) 饮食引起的肥胖对相关外周组织中生物钟特性的影响。此外，我们将描述肠促胰岛素和生物钟基因调节的特征。使用昼夜节律荧光素酶报告系统以及基因表达研究来研究脂肪细胞组织培养细胞中的食欲调节激素，我们的实验将表明时钟基因表达/功能是否与热量限制相关并受到热量限制的改变，并参与体重反弹的反调节。我们将尝试识别所涉及的荷尔蒙线索，并根据时钟基因的调节制定体重维持策略。