Adipocyte Thyroid Hormone β Receptor–Mediated Hormone Action Fine-tunes Intracellular Glucose and Lipid Metabolism and Systemic Homeostasis

Abstract

How thyroid hormone (TH) achieves its diverse biological activities in the regulation of metabolism is not fully understood. Whether TH regulates systemic metabolic homeostasis via its action on white adipose tissue is unclear. Adipocyte TH receptor (TR) β mediates the triiodothyronine effect on multiple metabolic pathways by targeting glucose-responsive lipogenic transcription factor in white adipose tissue; mice lacking adipocyte TRβ are susceptible to high-fat diet-induced metabolic abnormalities. TRβ in white adipocytes controls intracellular and systemic metabolism and may be a potential target for metabolic diseases.