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ArticleNature communications2024

Adipocyte p53 coordinates the response to intermittent fasting by regulating adipose tissue immune cell landscape.

Isabel Reinisch, Helene Michenthaler, Alba Sulaj, Elisabeth Moyschewitz, Jelena Krstic, Markus Galhuber, Ruonan Xu, Zina Riahi, Tongtong Wang, Nemanja Vujic and 21 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

31 authors at 11 institutions in 5 countries.

Isabel ReinischGottfried Schatz Research Center for Cell Signaling, Metabolism and Aging, Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Helene MichenthalerGottfried Schatz Research Center for Cell Signaling, Metabolism and Aging, Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Alba SulajInstitute for Diabetes and Cancer, Helmholtz Munich, German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6051-6696
Elisabeth MoyschewitzGottfried Schatz Research Center for Cell Signaling, Metabolism and Aging, Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Jelena KrsticGottfried Schatz Research Center for Cell Signaling, Metabolism and Aging, Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-3423-533X
Markus GalhuberGottfried Schatz Research Center for Cell Signaling, Metabolism and Aging, Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Ruonan XuGottfried Schatz Research Center for Cell Signaling, Metabolism and Aging, Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Zina RiahiGottfried Schatz Research Center for Cell Signaling, Metabolism and Aging, Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.ORCID 0009-0006-9647-1414
Tongtong WangInstitute of Food Nutrition and Health, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH), Schwerzenbach, Switzerland.
Nemanja VujicGottfried Schatz Research Center, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-2977-7799
Melina AmorGottfried Schatz Research Center, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-2799-5322
Riccardo Zenezini ChiozziBiomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Martin WabitschDivision of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Medical Center Ulm, Ulm, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6795-8430
Dagmar KolbGottfried Schatz Research Center for Cell Signaling, Metabolism and Aging, Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Anastasia GeorgiadiInstitute for Diabetes and Cancer, Helmholtz Munich, German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9648-8682
Lisa GlawitschInstitute of Human Genetics, Diagnostic and Research Center for Molecular BioMedicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-1854-4041
Ellen HeitzerInstitute of Human Genetics, Diagnostic and Research Center for Molecular BioMedicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-8815-7859
Tim J SchulzDepartment of Adipocyte Development and Nutrition, German Institute of Human Nutrition, Nuthetal, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8413-3972
Michael SchuppInstitute of Pharmacology, Max Rubner Center (MRC) for Cardiovascular Metabolic Renal Research, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3720-1052
Wenfei SunDepartment of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
Hua DongStem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine Institute, University of Stanford, Stanford, CA, USA.
Adhideb GhoshInstitute of Food Nutrition and Health, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH), Schwerzenbach, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-5160-4571
Anne HoffmannHelmholtz Institute for Metabolic Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG) of the Helmholtz Center Munich at the University of Leipzig and University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3258-3397
Dagmar KratkyGottfried Schatz Research Center, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-1357-7573
Laura C HinteLaboratory of Nutrition and Metabolic Epigenetics, Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-4226-0009
Ferdinand von MeyennLaboratory of Nutrition and Metabolic Epigenetics, Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-9920-3075
Albert J R HeckBiomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-2405-4404
Matthias BlüherDepartment of Medicine, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Stephan HerzigInstitute for Diabetes and Cancer, Helmholtz Munich, German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany.
Christian WolfrumInstitute of Food Nutrition and Health, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH), Schwerzenbach, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-3862-6805
Andreas ProkeschGottfried Schatz Research Center for Cell Signaling, Metabolism and Aging, Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria. andreas.prokesch@medunigraz.at.ORCID 0000-0002-8487-7103
Medical University of Graz · ATETH Zurich · CHHeidelberg University · DEUtrecht University · NLCalifornia Institute for Regenerative Medicine · USDeutsches Diabetes-Zentrum e.V. · DEHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin · DELeipzig University · DEStanford University · USUniversity Hospital Leipzig · DEUniversity of Potsdam · DE

Funding

Austrian Science Fund (Fonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung) I3165Austrian Science Fund (Fonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung) P34109Austrian Science Fund FWF I 3165Austrian Science Fund FWF P 29328Austrian Science Fund FWF P 32400Austrian Science Fund FWF P 34109
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In obesity, sustained adipose tissue (AT) inflammation constitutes a cellular memory that limits the effectiveness of weight loss interventions. Yet, the impact of fasting regimens on the regulation of AT immune infiltration is still elusive. Here we show that intermittent fasting (IF) exacerbates the lipid-associated macrophage (LAM) inflammatory phenotype of visceral AT in obese mice. Importantly, this increase in LAM abundance is strongly p53 dependent and partly mediated by p53-driven adipocyte apoptosis. Adipocyte-specific deletion of p53 prevents LAM accumulation during IF, increases the catabolic state of adipocytes, and enhances systemic metabolic flexibility and insulin sensitivity. Finally, in cohorts of obese/diabetic patients, we describe a p53 polymorphism that links to efficacy of a fasting-mimicking diet and that the expression of p53 and TREM2 in AT negatively correlates with maintaining weight loss after bariatric surgery. Overall, our results demonstrate that p53 signalling in adipocytes dictates LAM accumulation in AT under IF and modulates fasting effectiveness in mice and humans.

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Insulin ResistanceIntermittent FastingTumor Suppressor Protein p53AdipocytesAdipose TissueAnimalsHumansInflammationMiceObesityWeight LossTumor Suppressor Protein p53

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PMID38360943
PMCPMC10869344
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