Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2011
College/Unit
Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design
Department/Program/Center
Animal and Nutritional Sciences
Abstract
We previously reported that mice with skin-specific deletion of stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 (Scd1) recapitulated the skin phenotype and hypermetabolism observed in mice with a whole-body deletion of Scd1. In this study, we first performed a diet-induced obesity experiment at thermoneutral temperature (33°C) and found that skin-specific Scd1 knockout (SKO) mice still remain resistant to obesity. To elucidate the metabolic changes in the skin that contribute to the obesity resistance and skin phenotype, we performed microarray analysis of skin gene expression in male SKO and control mice fed a standard rodent diet. We identified an extraordinary number of differentially expressed genes that support the previously documented histological observations of sebaceous gland hypoplasia, inflammation and epidermal hyperplasia in SKO mice. Additionally, transcript levels were reduced in skin of SKO mice for genes involved in fatty acid synthesis, elongation and desaturation, which may be attributed to decreased abundance of key transcription factors including SREBP1c, ChREBP and LXRα. Conversely, genes involved in cholesterol synthesis were increased, suggesting an imbalance between skin fatty acid and cholesterol synthesis. Unexpectedly, we observed a robust elevation in skin retinol, retinoic acid and retinoic acid-induced genes in SKO mice. Furthermore, SEB-1 sebocytes treated with retinol and SCD inhibitor also display an elevation in retinoic acid-induced genes. These results highlight the importance of monounsaturated fatty acid synthesis for maintaining retinol homeostasis and point to disturbed retinol metabolism as a novel contributor to the Scd1 deficiency-induced skin phenotype.
Digital Commons Citation
Flowers, Matthew T.; Paton, Chad M.; O'Byrne, Sheila; Schiesser, Kevin; Dawson, John A.; Blaner, William S.; Kendziorski, Christina; and Ntambi, James M., "Metabolic Changes in Skin Caused by Scd1 Deficiency: A Focus on Retinol Metabolism" (2011). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 2749.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/2749
Source Citation
Flowers MT, Paton CM, O'Byrne SM, Schiesser K, Dawson JA, Blaner WS, et al. (2011) Metabolic Changes in Skin Caused by Scd1 Deficiency: A Focus on Retinol Metabolism. PLoS ONE 6(5): e19734. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0019734
Comments
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