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. 2023 Aug;47(8):732-742.
doi: 10.1038/s41366-023-01317-1. Epub 2023 Apr 26.

Visceral mesenchymal stem cells from type 2 diabetes donors activate triglycerides synthesis in healthy adipocytes via metabolites exchange and cytokines secretion

Iurii Stafeev  1 , Svetlana Michurina  2   3 , Margarita Agareva  2   4 , Ekaterina Zubkova  2 , Igor Sklyanik  5 , Ekaterina Shestakova  5 , Alina Gavrilova  5 , Maria Sineokaya  5 , Elizaveta Ratner  2 , Mikhail Menshikov  2 , Yelena Parfyonova  2   3 , Marina Shestakova  5
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Visceral mesenchymal stem cells from type 2 diabetes donors activate triglycerides synthesis in healthy adipocytes via metabolites exchange and cytokines secretion

Iurii Stafeev et al. Int J Obes (Lond). 2023 Aug.

Abstract

Background: In recent years, there has been an increase in the prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Development of visceral instead of subcutaneous adipose tissue is pathogenic and increases the risk of metabolic abnormalities. We hypothesize that visceral adipocytes and stromal cells are able to deteriorate other fat depots metabolism via secretory mechanisms.

Methods: We study the regulatory role of visceral adipose-derived stem cells (vADSC) from donors with obesity and T2DM or normal glucose tolerance (NGT) on healthy subcutaneous ADSC (sADSC) in the Transwell system. Lipid droplets formation during adipogenesis was assessed by confocal microscopy. Cell metabolism was evaluated by 14C-glucose incorporation analysis and western blotting. vADSC secretome was assessed by Milliplex assay.

Results: We showed that both NGT and T2DM vADSC had mesenchymal phenotype, but expression of CD29 was enhanced, whereas expressions of CD90, CD140b and IGF1R were suppressed in both NGT and T2DM vADSC. Co-differentiation with T2DM vADSC increased lipid droplet size and stimulated accumulation of fatty acids in adipocytes from healthy sADSC. In mature adipocytes T2DM vADSC stimulated triglyceride formation, whereas NGT vADSC activated oxidative metabolism. Secretome of NGT vADSC was pro-inflammatory and pro-angiogenic in comparison with T2DM vADSC.

Conclusions: The present study has demonstrated the critical role of secretory interactions between visceral and subcutaneous fat depots both in the level of progenitor and mature cells. Mechanisms of these interactions are related to direct exchange of metabolites and cytokines secretion.

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