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Liver Derived FGF21 Maintains Core Body Temperature During Acute Cold Exposure. Sci Rep 2019 Jan 24;9(1):630

Date

01/27/2019

Pubmed ID

30679672

Pubmed Central ID

PMC6345819

DOI

10.1038/s41598-018-37198-y

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85060548991 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   67 Citations

Abstract

Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 (FGF21) elicits an array of metabolic effects. However, the physiological role of FGF21 during thermal challenges is not clear. In this study, we assessed the tissue source of FGF21 and its site of action to regulate core body temperature in response to cold. Using mice lacking FGF21 specifically in the liver (FGF21 LivKO) or adipose tissues (FGF21 AdipoKO), we performed a series of cold exposure studies to examine the tissue specific induction of FGF21 in response to cold. We also examined the physiological site of FGF21 action during cold exposure by impairing FGF21 signaling to adipose tissues or the central nervous system (CNS) using genetic ablation of the FGF21 co-receptor β-klotho in adipose tissues (KLB AdipoKO) or pharmacological blockage of FGF21 signaling. We found that only liver-derived FGF21 enters circulation during acute cold exposure and is critical for thermoregulation. While FGF21 signaling directly to adipose tissues during cold is dispensable for thermoregulation, central FGF21 signaling is necessary for maximal sympathetic drive to brown adipose tissue to maintain thermoregulation during cold. These data demonstrate a previously unrecognized role for FGF21 in the maintenance of body temperature in response to cold.

Author List

Ameka M, Markan KR, Morgan DA, BonDurant LD, Idiga SO, Naber MC, Zhu Z, Zingman LV, Grobe JL, Rahmouni K, Potthoff MJ

Author

Justin L. Grobe PhD Professor in the Physiology department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adipose Tissue, Brown
Adipose Tissue, White
Animals
Body Temperature
Cold Temperature
Fibroblast Growth Factors
Liver
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Knockout
Signal Transduction
Sympathetic Nervous System