Resumen:
The beneficial actions of n-3 fatty acids on obesity-induced insulin resistance and inflammation have been related to the synthesis of specializedproresolving lipid mediators (SPMs) like resolvins.The aimof this study was to evaluate the ability of one of these SPMs, maresin 1 (MaR1), to reverse adipose tissue inflammation and/or insulin resistance in twomodels of obesity: diet-induced obese (DIO)mice and genetic (ob/ob) obesemice. In DIO mice, MaR1 (2 mg/kg; 10 d) reduced F4/80-positive cells and expression of the proinflammatory M1 macrophage
phenotype marker Cd11c in white adipose tissue (WAT). Moreover, MaR1 decreased Mcp-1, Tnf-a, and Il-1b expression, upregulated adiponectin and Glut-4, and increasedAkt phosphorylation inWAT.MaR1 administration (2 mg/kg; 20 d) to ob/ob mice did not modify macrophage recruitment but increased the M2 macrophage markers Cd163 and Il-10.MaR1 reduced Mcp-1, Tnf-a, Il-1b, andDpp-4 and increased adiponectin gene expression inWAT. MaR1treatment also improved the insulin tolerance test of ob/ob mice and increased Akt andAMPKphosphorylation in WAT. These data suggest that treatment with MaR1 can counteract the dysfunctional inflamed WAT and could be useful to improve insulin sensitivity in murine models of obesity.
