Weight loss resulted in increased expression of the anti-inflammatory protein, CRISPLD2, in mouse adipose tissue

Purpose: NGS was used to determine if a distinct transcriptomic profile is observed between lean, obese and weight loss fat Methods: We carried out RNA-Seq analysis of epididymal adipose mice ad libitum fed for 10 weeks either a high fat diet (HFD) or a regular chow diet (RD), versus a cohort of mice fed HFD for the first 5 weeks before swapping to RD for the remainder (SWAP). Results: SWAP feeding resulted in weight loss with a parallel improvement in insulin sensitivity. RNA-Seq revealed several transcriptomic signatures distinct to SWAP adipose, distinguished from both RD and HFD adipose. We found a unique up-regulated mRNA encoding a secreted, LPS-binding glycoprotein, CRISPLD2, in SWAP adipose tissue. While cellular CRISPLD2 protein levels were unchanged, plasma CRIPSLD2 levels increased in SWAP mice following weight loss, and can correlate with insulin sensitivity. Conclusions: Taken together, our data demonstrate that CRISPLD2 is a circulating adipokine that may regulate adipocyte remodeling during weight loss. Overall design: Five statistically independent RNA samples were sequenced for lean and obese mice. Four independent samples were sequenced for weight loss mice.