Intestinal Monocarboxylate Transporter 1 Mediates Lactate Transport in the Gut and Regulates Metabolic Homeostasis of Mouse in a Sex-dimorphic Pattern

Overview

Journal Life Metab

Publisher Oxford University Press

Date 2025 Jan 28

PMID 39871878

Authors

Shuo Wang

Lingling Zhang

Jingyu Zhao

Meijuan Bai

Yijun Lin

Qianqian Chu

Jue Gong

Ju Qiu

Yan Chen

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Abstract

The monocarboxylate transporter 1 (MCT1), encoded by gene , is a proton-coupled transporter for lactate and other monocarboxylates. MCT1-mediated lactate transport was recently found to regulate various biological functions. However, how MCT1 and lactate in the intestine modulate the physiology and pathophysiology of the body is unclear. In this study, we generated a mouse model with specific deletion of in the intestinal epithelium ( mice) and investigated the functions of MCT1 in the gut. When fed a high-fat diet, male mice had improvement in glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity, while female mice only had increased adiposity. Deficiency of intestinal MCT1 in male mice was associated with downregulation of pro-inflammatory pathways, together with decreased circulating levels of inflammatory cytokines including tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) and C-C motif chemokine ligand 2 (CCL2). Lactate had a stimulatory effect on pro-inflammatory macrophages . The number of intestinal macrophages was reduced in male mice . Intestinal deletion of in male mice reduced interstitial lactate level in the intestine. In addition, treatment of male mice with estrogen lowered interstitial lactate level in the intestine and abolished the difference in glucose homeostasis between and wild-type mice. Deficiency of intestinal MCT1 also blocked the transport of lactate and short-chain fatty acids from the intestine to the portal vein. The effect of deletion on glucose homeostasis in male mice was partly mediated by alterations in gut microbiota. In conclusion, our work reveals that intestinal MCT1 regulates glucose homeostasis in a sex-dependent manner.

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