Transcriptome profiling of insulin sensitive tissues from GH deficient mice following GH treatment
- 12 January 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Pituitary
- Vol. 24 (3), 384-399
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11102-020-01118-z
Abstract
Purpose Most studies that have examined the transcriptional response to GH have been performed with a single tissue. Thus, the current study performed RNASeq across three insulin-sensitive tissues of GH-treated GH deficient (GHKO) mice. Methods GHKO mice were injected with recombinant human GH (hGH) or vehicle daily for 5 days and adipose, liver, and muscle tissues were collected 4 h after the final injection. RNA was isolated from the tissues and sequenced. Genes that were differentially expressed between GH and vehicle treatments were further analyzed. Enrichment analysis and topology-aware pathway analysis were performed. Results GHKO mice treated with hGH had expected phenotypic alterations, with increased body, fat, fluid, liver, and muscle mass, and increased serum IGF-1 and insulin. 55 Genes were differentially expressed in all three tissues, including the canonical GH targets Igf1, Igfals, and Cish. Enrichment analysis confirmed the canonical GH response in select tissues, such as cell proliferation, metabolism, and fibrosis. The JAK/STAT pathway was the only pathway significantly altered in all three tissues. Conclusions As expected, GH caused expression changes of many known target genes, although new candidate GH targets were identified. Liver and muscle appear to be more GH sensitive than adipose tissue due to the larger number of DEG and pathways significantly altered, but adipose still has a characteristic GH response. The diversity of changes uncovered in all three tissues after 5 days of GH treatment highlights the multiplicity of GH’s effects in its target tissues.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Institute on Aging (#AG059779)
- Merck KGaA (Grant for Growth Innovation)
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