Article ; Online: Molecular and Metabolic Analysis of Arsenic-Exposed Humanized AS3MT Mice.
Environmental health perspectives
2023 Volume 131, Issue 12, Page(s) 127021
Abstract: Background: Chronic exposure to inorganic arsenic (iAs) has been associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, potential sex divergence and the underlying mechanisms remain understudied. iAs is not metabolized uniformly across species, which is a ... ...
Abstract | Background: Chronic exposure to inorganic arsenic (iAs) has been associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, potential sex divergence and the underlying mechanisms remain understudied. iAs is not metabolized uniformly across species, which is a limitation of typical exposure studies in rodent models. The development of a new "humanized" mouse model overcomes this limitation. In this study, we leveraged this model to study sex differences in the context of iAs exposure. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine if males and females exhibit different liver and adipose molecular profiles and metabolic phenotypes in the context of iAs exposure. Methods: Our study was performed on wild-type (WT) 129S6/SvEvTac and humanized arsenic Results: We detected sex divergence in liver and adipose markers of diabetes (e.g., miR-34a, insulin signaling pathways, fasting blood glucose, fasting plasma insulin, and HOMA-IR) only in humanized (not WT) mice. In humanized female mice, numerous genes that promote insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance in both the liver and adipose are elevated compared to humanized male mice. We also identified Klf11 as a putative master regulator of the sex divergence in gene expression in humanized mice. Discussion: Our study underscored the importance of future studies leveraging the humanized mouse model to study iAs-associated metabolic disease. The findings suggested that humanized males are at increased risk for metabolic dysfunction relative to humanized females in the context of iAs exposure. Future investigations should focus on the detailed mechanisms that underlie the sex divergence. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP12785. |
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MeSH term(s) | Female ; Male ; Mice ; Humans ; Animals ; Arsenic/analysis ; Blood Glucose/analysis ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/chemically induced ; Arsenicals ; Insulin Resistance ; Insulin ; Obesity ; Methyltransferases/genetics |
Chemical Substances | Arsenic (N712M78A8G) ; Blood Glucose ; Arsenicals ; Insulin ; AS3MT protein, human (EC 2.1.1.137) ; Methyltransferases (EC 2.1.1.-) ; AS3MT protein, mouse (EC 2.1.1.137) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2023-12-27 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 195189-0 |
ISSN | 1552-9924 ; 0091-6765 ; 1078-0475 |
ISSN (online) | 1552-9924 |
ISSN | 0091-6765 ; 1078-0475 |
DOI | 10.1289/EHP12785 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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