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Apolipoprotein A-IV constrains HPA and behavioral stress responsivity in a
strain-dependent manner.
Authors Packard AEB, Zhang J, Myers B, Ko CW, Wang F, Tso P, Ulrich-Lai YM
Submitted By Submitted Externally on 10/8/2017
Status Published
Journal Psychoneuroendocrinology
Year 2017
Date Published 9/1/2017
Volume : Pages 86 : 34 - 44
PubMed Reference 28910603
Abstract There is a critical gap in our knowledge of the mechanisms that govern
interactions between daily life experiences (e.g., stress) and metabolic
diseases, despite evidence that stress can have profound effects on
cardiometabolic health. Apolipoprotein A-IV (apoA-IV) is a protein found in
chylomicrons (lipoprotein particles that transport lipids throughout the body)
where it participates in lipid handling and the regulation of peripheral
metabolism. Moreover, apoA-IV is expressed in brain regions that regulate energy
balance including the arcuate nucleus. Given that both peripheral and central
metabolic processes are important modulators of
hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis activity, the present work
tests the hypothesis that apoA-IV activity affects stress responses. As emerging
data suggests that apoA-IV actions can vary with background strain, we also
explore the strain-dependence of apoA-IV stress regulation. These studies assess
HPA axis, metabolic (hyperglycemia), and anxiety-related behavioral responses to
psychogenic stress in control (wildtype) and apoA-IV-deficient (KO) mice on
either the C57Bl/6J (C57) or 129×1/SvJ (129) background strain. The results
indicate that apoA-IV KO increases post-stress corticosterone and
anxiety-related behavior specifically in the 129 strain, and increases
stress-induced hyperglycemia exclusively in the C57 strain. These data support
the hypothesis that apoA-IV is a novel factor that limits stress reactivity in a
manner that depends on genetic background. An improved understanding of the
complex relationship among lipid homeostasis, stress sensitivity, and genetics
is needed to optimize the development of personalized treatments for stress- and
metabolism-related diseases.




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