%0 Journal Article
%T Association of Immune and Metabolic Receptors C5aR and C5L2 with Adiposity in Women
%A Pegah Poursharifi
%A Reza Rezvani
%A Abhishek Gupta
%A Marc Lapointe
%A Picard Marceau
%A Andr¨¦ Tchernof
%A Katherine Cianflone
%J Mediators of Inflammation
%D 2014
%I Hindawi Publishing Corporation
%R 10.1155/2014/413921
%X Adipose tissue receptors C5aR and C5L2 and their heterodimerization/functionality and interaction with ligands C5a and acylation stimulating protein (ASP) have been evaluated in cell and rodent studies. Their contribution to obesity factors in humans remains unclear. We hypothesized that C5a receptors, classically required for host defense, are also associated with adiposity. Anthropometry and fasting blood parameters were measured in 136 women divided by body mass index (BMI): normal/overweight (¡Ü30£¿kg/m2; n = 34), obese I (¡Ü45£¿kg/m2; n = 33), obese II (¡Ü51£¿kg/m2; n = 33), and obese III (¡Ü80£¿kg/m2; n = 36). Subcutaneous and omental adipose tissue C5aR and C5L2 expression were analysed. C5L2 expression was comparable between subcutaneous and omental across all BMI groups. Plasma ASP and ASP/omental C5L2 expression increased with BMI (P < 0.001 and P < 0.01, resp.). While plasma C5a was unchanged, C5aR expression decreased with increasing BMI in subcutaneous and omental tissues (P < 0.01 and P < 0.05, resp.), with subcutaneous omental depots. Omental C5L2/C5aR ratio increased with BMI (P < 0.01) with correlations between C5L2/C5aR and waist circumference, HDL-C, and adiponectin. Tissue and BMI differences in receptors and ligands, particularly in omental, suggest relationship to metabolic disturbances and highlight adipose-immune interactions. 1. Introduction The classical heat insulator and fat storage organ, adipose tissue, is now recognized as an active metabolic regulator, which synthesizes and/or secretes various cytokines and hormones [1]. White adipose tissue is found subcutaneously throughout the body, while internal organs are surrounded by omental or visceral adipose tissue. Increased omental fat mass (central obesity) strongly contributes to the pool of circulating inflammatory adipokines associated with metabolic complications such as dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and increased risk of metabolic syndrome [2, 3]. The precise mechanisms linking omental depots and metabolic complications are yet unclear. However, recent emphasis on ¡°immunometabolism¡± has become a major focus of both metabolic and immunologic research, with the demonstration of crosstalk between adipokines and the innate immune system (including complement components) [4, 5]. One example of a protein bridging immunity and metabolism is acylation stimulating protein (ASP), an adipose tissue-derived hormone, which is the product of complement component C3 cleavage [6]. Circulating ASP levels are associated with atherosclerosis, type 2 diabetes, and are
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