Abstract
Both hyperuricemia and adipose tissue renin–angiotensin system (RAS) are closely associated with multiple metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. We previously reported that uric acid could upregulate tissue RAS in adipocytes. In the present study, we aimed to reveal the involvement of toll-like receptors (TLRs) in uric acid-induced RAS activation in adipose tissue. A hyperuricemia rat model fed with a high-fructose diet and rat primary adipocytes were used in this study. Here, we inhibited TLR2 and TLR4 expression in adipose tissue and cultured adipocytes using small interfering RNA (siRNA). We found that high fructose-fed rats had hyperuricemia, higher body weight and greater adipose tissue content. We also found that hyperuricemia rats had raising blood pressure, higher expression levels of inflammatory cytokines and RAS components in adipose tissue, which could be prevented by TLR2/4-siRNA infection. In vitro study, uric acid caused a dose- and time-dependent increase in the mRNA expression of TLR2 and TLR4 in rat adipocytes. Uric acid could increase inflammatory cytokines and upregulate tissue RAS in rat adipocytes, which were both blocked with TLR2/4-siRNA infection. TNF-α and IL-6 could also result in an activation of tissue RAS expression in adipocytes. In conclusion, TLR2/4 mediated adipose inflammation plays a key role in RAS activation induced by uric acid in adipose tissue.
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