Dual PPAR-a/g enhances beta cell identity, preserving islet structure in HF-fed mice

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Aline Fernandes-da-Silva A Fernandes-da-Silva, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - Campus Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Daiana Araujo Santana-Oliveira D Santana-Oliveira, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - Campus Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Rosiane Aparecida Miranda R Miranda, Department of Physiology, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - Campus Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Henrique Souza-Tavares H Souza-Tavares, Anatomy and cell biology, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - Campus Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Flávia Maria Silva-Veiga F Silva-Veiga, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - Campus Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Vanessa Souza-Mello V Souza-Mello, Anatomy and cell biology, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - Campus Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Correspondence: Vanessa Souza-Mello, Email: vanessa.souza.mello@uerj.br
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The pancreas suffers from lipotoxicity, which threatens the survival of pancreatic islets. Dual PPAR-alpha(a)/gamma(g) agonism is a promising method for treating type 2 diabetes. This study evaluated the effects of single PPAR-a and PPAR-g or their combined activation on pancreatic islet remodeling, beta-cell proliferation, identity, and maintenance in an experimental obesity model. Fifty three-month-old mice, randomly divided to receive the control (C) or high-fat (HF) diet for ten weeks, were then redivided for a four-week treatment: C, HF, HF-a (received the PPAR-a agonist), HF-g (PPAR-g agonist pioglitazone), and HF-d (PPAR-a/g agonists). The HF group was overweight, had oral glucose intolerance, showed a proinflammatory adipokine profile, exhibited increased alpha and beta cell masses, and islet gene expression compatible with compromised beta cell proliferation and favored dedifferentiation. All treatments reduced body weight, mitigated oral glucose intolerance, and produced an anti-inflammatory adipokine profile, which rescued islet cytoarchitecture, and beta cell function. Principal component analysis (PCA) revealed a shift in the antiapoptotic gene Bcl2 and beta cell proliferation genes (Pax4 and Neurog3) in HF-a. Conversely, HF-g and HF-d benefited from the upregulation of genes related to beta cell function (Fgf21, Glut2, and Glp1r), identity, and maintenance (Pdx1, Neurod1, Mafa, and Nkx6.1). The HF mice were glucose intolerant, showing islet hypertrophy and low beta cell identity-related genes. In contrast, PPAR activation rescued islet structure, and PCA showed that the PPAR-a/g combination was the most effective treatment because it favored beta cell function, identity, and maintenance-related genes, halting the T2DM spectrum in diet-induced obese mice.

 

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