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Obesity-induced chronic adipose tissue inflammation is a significant risk factor for metabolic and cardiovascular disease (CVD), which affects 30.3 million adults in the United States. Interaction of adipocytes with hormonal, metabolic and immune systems play an integral role in the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms that leads to development of obesity-related complications. Despite this association, the mechanisms that coordinate the inflammatory mediators in causing adipose tissue inflammation are not well understood. Glucocorticoids (GC) are well known for their potent anti-inflammatory actions; however, the mechanism by which GC coordinate the inflammatory response of adipocytes are unknown. From our genome-wide microarray data derived from adipocyte-specific glucocorticoid receptor (GR) knockout (AdipoGRKO) mice, we found that GR inactivation leads to a significant increase in pro-inflammatory gene in white adipose tissue (WAT). Additionally, WAT isolated from AdipoGRKO mice showed significant increase in immune cell infiltration, which correlates with our gene expression data. Among the top up-regulated genes, we found the C-X-C Motif Chemokine Receptor 2 (Cxcr2), which is a powerful mediator of chemotaxis to the sites of inflammation. Although studies have shown the presence of Cxcr2 in adipocytes and suggested the contribution of Cxcr2 signaling in adipocyte development, its role in integrating adipose tissue inflammatory response is unknown. This led us to hypothesize that GR is critical to repress Cxcr2 gene expression and its pro inflammatory effects in adipocytes. Our in vitro studies using 3T3-L1 cells derived adipocytes showed that treatment with the synthetic glucocorticoid, Dexamethasone (Dex) led to a significant repression of Cxcr2 mRNA and protein levels. Furthermore, these effects are mediated by GR acting directly to repress Cxcr2 gene expression. Systemic administration of corticosterone significantly altered Cxcr2 expression in adipose tissue compared to untreated mice further supporting our results. Together our findings suggest that administration of glucocorticoids could inhibit adipose tissue inflammation and alleviate the comorbidities that arise from inflamed adipose tissue.?? 

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Inhibition of Cxcr2 by Glucocorticoids in Adipose Tissue

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