An exercise-inducible metabolite that suppresses feeding and obesity
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An exercise-inducible metabolite that suppresses feeding and obesity
Abstract
Exercise confers protection against obesity, type 2 diabetes and other cardiometabolic diseases1-5. However, the molecular and cellular mechanisms that mediate the metabolic benefits of physical activity remain unclear6. Here we show that exercise stimulates the production of N-lactoyl-phenylalanine (Lac-Phe), a blood-borne signalling metabolite that suppresses feeding and obesity. The biosynthesis of Lac-Phe from lactate and phenylalanine occurs in CNDP2+ cells, including macrophages, monocytes and other immune and epithelial cells localized to diverse organs. In diet-induced obese mice, pharmacological-mediated increases in Lac-Phe reduces food intake without affecting movement or energy expenditure. Chronic administration of Lac-Phe decreases adiposity and body weight and improves glucose homeostasis. Conversely, genetic ablation of Lac-Phe biosynthesis in mice increases food intake and obesity following exercise training. Last, large activity-inducible increases in circulating Lac-Phe are also observed in humans and racehorses, establishing this metabolite as a molecular effector associated with physical activity across multiple activity modalities and mammalian species. These data define a conserved exercise-inducible metabolite that controls food intake and influences systemic energy balance.
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The authors declare the following competing interests: a provisional patent application has been filed by Stanford University on lactoyl amino acids for the treatment of metabolic disease.
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Exercise molecule burns away hunger.Nature. 2022 Jun;606(7915):655-656. doi: 10.1038/d41586-022-01321-x. Nature. 2022. PMID: 35705863 No abstract available.
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Mimicking the beneficial effects of exercise.Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2022 Aug;21(8):555. doi: 10.1038/d41573-022-00110-5. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2022. PMID: 35764829 No abstract available.
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An exercise-induced metabolite alters feeding.Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2022 Sep;18(9):521. doi: 10.1038/s41574-022-00719-x. Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2022. PMID: 35790834 No abstract available.
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