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TGF-β2 is an exercise-induced adipokine that regulates glucose and fatty acid metabolism

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Exercise improves health and well-being across diverse organ systems, and elucidating mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of exercise can lead to new therapies. Here, we show that transforming growth factor-β2 (TGF-β2) is secreted from adipose tissue in response to exercise and improves glucose tolerance in mice. We identify TGF-β2 as an exercise-induced adipokine in a gene expression analysis of human subcutaneous adipose tissue biopsies after exercise training. In mice, exercise training increases TGF-β2 in scWAT, serum, and its secretion from fat explants. Transplanting scWAT from exercise-trained wild type mice, but not from adipose tissue-specific Tgfb2-/- mice, into sedentary mice improves glucose tolerance. TGF-β2 treatment reverses the detrimental metabolic effects of high fat feeding in mice. Lactate, a metabolite released from muscle during exercise, stimulates TGF-β2 expression in human adipocytes. Administration of the lactate-lowering agent dichloroacetate during exercise training in mice decreases circulating TGF-β2 levels and reduces exercise-stimulated improvements in glucose tolerance. Thus, exercise training improves systemic metabolism through inter-organ communication with fat via a lactate-TGF-β2-signaling cycle.

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Authors
Takahashi, H., Alves, C. R. R., Stanford, K. I., Middelbeek, R. J. W., Nigro, P., Ryan, R. E., Xue, R., Sakaguchi, M., Lynes, M. D., So, K., Mul, J. D., Lee, M.-Y., Balan, E., Pan, H., Dreyfuss, J. M., Hirshman, M. F., Azhar, M., Hannukainen, J. C., Nuutila, P., Kalliokoski, K. K., Nielsen, S., Pedersen, B. K., Kahn, C. R., Tseng, Y.-H., & Goodyear, L. J.
Affiliations
  • Joslin Diabetes Center (US)
  • University of South Carolina (US)
  • University of Turku (FI)
  • University of Copenhagen (DK)
Corresponding author
Goodyear, Laurie J.
Venue
Nature Metabolism
Published
2019-02-11
Volume
1
Issue
2
Pages
291-303
ISSN
2522-5812 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2912468419
Cited by
204
References
66
Citations by year
2026: 16 · 2025: 25 · 2024: 34 · 2023: 31 · 2022: 31 · 2021: 33 · 2020: 22 · 2019: 10
FWCI
18.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Metabolism (publishedVersion)
  • Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • American Heart Association (R01HL126705, 17GRNT33650018, R01DK102898)
  • Joslin Diabetes Center (P30DK36836, K23-DK114550)
  • TrygFonden
  • National Institutes of Health (17GRNT33650018, DK 36836, 5r01dk112283-03)
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (18K16208)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL126705, R01HL138738, R01HL145064)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01-DK112283, R01DK077097, R01DK102898, K01DK111714, K23DK114550, R01DK033201, F32DK102320, T32DK007260, R01DK101043, P30DK036836, R01DK082659, R01DK099511)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Exercise and Physiological Responses
Keywords
TGF-beta2, glucose tolerance, fatty acid metabolism, subcutaneous white adipose tissue, lactate, dichloroacetate, inter-organ communication, myokines, high-fat feeding, exercise training, adipocytes
MeSH terms
Adipose Tissue, Animals, Fatty Acids, Glucose, Physical Conditioning, Animal, Mice, Transforming Growth Factor beta2, Adipokines

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