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Hepatic Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Is Regulated by PPARα and Is a Key Mediator of Hepatic Lipid Metabolism in Ketotic States

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Badman, Michael K., Pissios, Pavlos, Kennedy, Adam R., Koukos, George, Flier, Jeffrey S., Maratos-Flier, Eleftheria·2007·Cell Metabolism

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Mice fed a high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet (KD) exhibit marked changes in hepatic metabolism and energy homeostasis. Here, we identify liver-derived fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) as an endocrine regulator of the ketotic state. Hepatic expression and circulating levels of FGF21 are induced by both KD and fasting, are rapidly suppressed by refeeding, and are in large part downstream of PPARalpha. Importantly, adenoviral knockdown of hepatic FGF21 in KD-fed mice causes fatty liver, lipemia, and reduced serum ketones, due at least in part to altered expression of key genes governing lipid and ketone metabolism. Hence, induction of FGF21 in liver is required for the normal activation of hepatic lipid oxidation, triglyceride clearance, and ketogenesis induced by KD. These findings identify hepatic FGF21 as a critical regulator of lipid homeostasis and identify a physiological role for this hepatic hormone.

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  • In the liver, FGF21 upregulates β-oxidation.

    “In the liver, FGF21 upregulates β-oxidation [160] and downregulates lipogenesis [167].”

    From The Role of Exercise in the Interplay between Myokines, Hepatokines, Osteokines, Adipokines, and Modulation of Inflammation for Energy Substrate Redistribution and Fat Mass Loss: A Review (2020) · cites this paper as [160]

    The Results report that knocking down FGF21 in ketogenic-diet-fed mice reduced the diet-induced expression of hepatic β-oxidation genes. The Discussion interprets this as reduced liver capacity to oxidize lipids. This supports a role for FGF21 in β-oxidation during ketosis, but the unqualified claim extends beyond the condition studied and implies a direct increase in oxidation rather than the reported changes in gene expression and inferred capacity. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • BAIBA and FGF21 increase hepatic β-oxidation.

    “For instance, BAIBA [104] and FGF21 [160] have been shown to increase hepatic β-oxidation (6)”

    From The Role of Exercise in the Interplay between Myokines, Hepatokines, Osteokines, Adipokines, and Modulation of Inflammation for Energy Substrate Redistribution and Fat Mass Loss: A Review (2020) · cites this paper as [160]

    The Results and Discussion (pages unavailable) show that FGF21 knockdown in ketogenic-diet-fed mice reduced expression of hepatic β-oxidation genes and likely reduced the liver’s capacity to oxidize lipids. This supports a role for FGF21 in hepatic β-oxidation during ketosis, but the paper does not directly show that increasing FGF21 increases measured β-oxidation generally. The separate BAIBA citation is not assessed here. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • FGF21 is expressed and released into the general circulation by several tissues such as the liver, white adipose tissue, brown adipose tissue, and the heart.

    “The metabolic regulator FGF21 is expressed and released into the general circulation by several tissues such as the liver, WAT, BAT, and the heart.7, 8, 9, 10, 11”
  • Mice that overexpress FGF-21, a circulating FGF which is induced by a ketogenic diet, are lean and have increased brown fat, suggesting that the beneficial metabolic effects induced by a ketogenic diet are brought about in part by increases in BAT mass.

    “Interestingly, mice that overexpress FGF-21, a circulating FGF which is induced by a ketogenic diet 106, are lean and have increased brown fat 107, suggesting that the beneficial metabolic effects induced by a ketogenic diet are brought about in part by increases in BAT mass.”

    From Cellular bioenergetics as a target for obesity therapy (2010) · cites this paper as [106]

  • FGF21 is transcriptionally induced during extended fasting through a PPARα-dependent mechanism and regulates the adaptive fasting response.

    “FGF21 was initially proposed to be a late-fasting/starvation factor, because it is transcriptionally induced during extended fasting, through a mechanism dependent on the transcription factor PPARα, and it regulates the adaptive fasting response20,21.”

    From Metabolic messengers: FGF21 (2021) · cites this paper as [21]

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Authors
Badman, M. K., Pissios, P., Kennedy, A. R., Koukos, G., Flier, J. S., & Maratos-Flier, E.
Affiliations
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
Venue
Cell Metabolism
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2007-06
Volume
5
Issue
6
Pages
426-437
ISSN
1550-4131 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2131622156
Cited by
1,495
References
29
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FWCI
19.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cell Metabolism (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01dk069983-05)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (HL48739, R01HL048739)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (P01DK056116, P30DK046200, R01-DK-069983, 5P30DK46200-14)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Fibroblast Growth Factor Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Diet and metabolism studies
Keywords
FGF21, PPARα, ketogenic diet, hepatic lipid metabolism, ketogenesis, hepatic lipid oxidation, triglyceride clearance, fasting, refeeding, hepatic steatosis, serum ketones, hepatic hormones, energy homeostasis
MeSH terms
Adenoviridae, Animals, Hypolipidemic Agents, Cells, Cultured, Fibroblast Growth Factors, Gene Expression Regulation, Ketosis, Liver, Male, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Fenofibrate, RNA, Messenger, Transfection, Immunoblotting, Mice, Knockout, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, Hepatocytes, PPAR alpha, Lipid Metabolism, Mice

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