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Role of intestinal epithelial CD36 in obesity and endotoxemia driven by lipid absorption

2021

Intestinal dysbiosis, increased permeability and inflammation are the hallmarks in obese patients, highlighting the role of small intestine beyond providing with calories. CD36 is a ubiquitous scavenger receptor that exhibits high binding affinity for long-chain fatty acids and is highly expressed in enterocytes, endothelial and immune cells. Interestingly, CD36-/- mice and humans with CD36 polymorphisms have an impaired synthesis of triglyceride-rich lipoprotein (TRL). To evaluate the role of CD36 expressed by intestinal-epithelial cells (IEC) in obesity, we conducted experiments on male and female mice deleted in CD36 in IEC (ENT-KO) and control mice (ENT-FL), under standard and high-fat …