2026-07-30 中国科学院（CAS）
＜関連情報＞
- https://english.cas.cn/newsroom/research-news/202607/t20260727_1179173.shtml
- https://www.jci.org/articles/view/207089
パルミチン酸は、肥満時の内臓脂肪におけるICOS高Treg介在性免疫抑制障害と全身性代謝障害を調整する Palmitic acid coordinates impaired visceral adipose ICOShi Treg-mediated immunosuppression and systemic metabolic disturbance during obesity
Weitong Su, Yuxiao Liu, Xi Yan, Mengyao Huang, Linghao Xu, Jing Lin, Xufeng Chen, Puyuan Hu, Chenlin Gao, Jian Wen, Hongdong Wang, Dong Ding, Zengpeng Zheng, Wenjing Li, Lianjia Li, Zhan Liu, Keyu Qian, Jing Gao, Tingting Zhang, Xiaobing Mao, Haibing Zhang, Wei Lu, Bin Li, Hong Li, Aoyuan Cui, Yan Bi, Chunxiang Zhang, and Yu Li
The Journal of Clinical Investigation Published: July 23, 2026
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI207089
Abstract
Regulatory T (Treg) cells in visceral adipose tissue (VAT) play essential roles in systemic metabolic homeostasis under distinct physiological and pathological conditions. However, the metabolic cues that drive Treg cell subset specialization in the obese VAT niche remain elusive. Here, we demonstrated that palmitic acid instigated chronic VAT inflammation and systemic metabolic disturbance by compromising the immunosuppressive function of the ICOShi Treg subset. Palmitic acid, but not oleic acid, activated Crebzf expression in VAT Treg cells from HFHS diet-induced obese and ob/ob mice. Crebzf deficiency significantly attenuated diet-induced obesity and inflammation by upregulating the suppressive function of VAT ICOShi Treg cells. Moreover, adoptive transfer of Crebzf-deficient ICOShi Treg cells into Rag1-/- mice alleviated HFHS diet-induced inflammation and metabolic disorders more effectively than transfer of Crebzf-sufficient ICOShi Treg cells. Mechanistically, CREBZF interacted with c-JUN to inhibit Foxp3 activity, thereby impairing the stability and inhibitory cytokine production of ICOShi Treg cells. In human subjects, CREBZF levels in VAT Treg cells were elevated and negatively correlated with FOXP3 activity. Collectively, these findings uncover a specific ICOShi Treg subset that responds to palmitic acid, thereby coupling obesogenic signals to VAT remodeling and systemic metabolic homeostasis.
