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FFAR3 (GPR41) is dispensable for normal body weight, adiposity, and glucose homeostasis in mice, and is not required for the obesity-protective effects of butyrate and propionate.

The receptor FFAR3 (GPR41) is not required for maintaining normal body weight, fat levels, or blood sugar control in mice. This suggests that other mechanisms can compensate for its absence, and that therapies targeting FFAR3 might not be strictly necessary for basic metabolic health.

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Ffar3 knockout mice showed no significant difference in body weight compared to wild-type littermates on standard chow diet and after one week of HFD feeding... Ffar3 knockout mice maintained on HFD showed normal glycemia... oral glucose tolerance... and insulin tolerance... These data suggest that FFAR3 is dispensable for normal energy homeostasis and glucose metabolism.
Hua Lin et al. · PLoS ONE · 2012

Why this rating

The use of a knockout model provides definitive evidence that the receptor is not required for the observed outcomes.

Source

Butyrate and Propionate Protect against Diet-Induced Obesity and Regulate Gut Hormones via Free Fatty Acid Receptor 3-Independent Mechanisms

Hua Lin et al. · PLoS ONE · 2012

DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0035240

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