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Liu X, Liu Y, Wu H, He Z, Li Z, Qin Z, Yu J, Zhu L, Wu Q, Xiao W, Shen C, Wan C, Zhang B, Zhao W. Murine diabetic models for dengue virus infection. J Med Virol 2022; 94:5943-5953. [PMID: 36000451 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.28088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
Dengue virus (DENV) is a critical public health concern in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. Thus, immunocompetent murine models of DENV infection with robust viremia are required for vaccine studies. Diabetes is highly prevalent worldwide, making it frequent comorbidity in patients with dengue fever. Therefore, murine models are needed to understand viral pathogenesis and disease progression. Acquired-induced and inherently diabetic C57BL/6 and db/db mice were inoculated with DENV-3 via the tail vein. After infection, both the diabetic C57BL/6 and db/db mice showed obvious weight loss with clinical manifestations. Quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction revealed robust and replicable viremia in the two types of diabetic mice. Immunohistochemical detection showed persistent DENV-3 infection in the liver. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for cytokine detection revealed that diabetic mice showed more severe inflammatory responses than did nondiabetic mice, and significant histological alterations were observed in diabetic mice. Thus, the diabetic mice were more susceptible to DENV infection than the nondiabetic mice. Taken together, we established two types of immunocompetent diabetic mice for DENV infection, which can be used to further study the mechanisms of dengue pathogenesis in diabetes and to develop antiviral pharmaceuticals and treatments.
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- Xuling Liu
- BSL-3 Laboratory (Guangdong), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- BSL-3 Laboratory (Guangdong), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- BSL-3 Laboratory (Guangdong), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- BSL-3 Laboratory (Guangdong), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- BSL-3 Laboratory (Guangdong), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- BSL-3 Laboratory (Guangdong), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- BSL-3 Laboratory (Guangdong), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- BSL-3 Laboratory (Guangdong), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- BSL-3 Laboratory (Guangdong), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- BSL-3 Laboratory (Guangdong), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- BSL-3 Laboratory (Guangdong), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- BSL-3 Laboratory (Guangdong), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- BSL-3 Laboratory (Guangdong), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- BSL-3 Laboratory (Guangdong), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Paeschke S, Winter K, Bechmann I, Klöting N, Blüher M, Baum P, Kosacka J, Nowicki M. Leptin Receptor-Deficient db/db Mice Show Significant Heterogeneity in Response to High Non-heme Iron Diet. Front Nutr 2021; 8:741249. [PMID: 34646852 PMCID: PMC8503537 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2021.741249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Recent studies have shown an association between iron homeostasis, obesity and diabetes. In this work, we investigated the differences in the metabolic status and inflammation in liver, pancreas and visceral adipose tissue of leptin receptor-deficient db/db mice dependent on high iron concentration diet. 3-month-old male BKS-Leprdb/db/JOrlRj (db/db) mice were divided into two groups, which were fed with different diets containing high iron (29 g/kg, n = 57) or standard iron (0.178 g/kg; n = 42) concentrations for 4 months. As anticipated, standard iron-fed db/db mice developed obesity and diabetes. However, high iron-fed mice exhibited a wide heterogeneity. By dividing into two subgroups at the diabetes level, non-diabetic subgroup 1 (<13.5 mmol/l, n = 30) significantly differed from diabetic subgroup two (>13.5 mmol/l, n = 27). Blood glucose concentration, HbA1c value, inflammation markers interleukin six and tumor necrosis factor α and heme oxygenase one in visceral adipose tissue were reduced in subgroup one compared to subgroup two. In contrast, body weight, C-peptide, serum insulin and serum iron concentrations, pancreatic islet and signal ratio as well as cholesterol, LDL and HDL levels were enhanced in subgroup one. While these significant differences require further studies and explanation, our results might also explain the often-contradictory results of the metabolic studies with db/db mice.
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- Sabine Paeschke
- Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG) of the Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen at the University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG) of the Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen at the University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.,Department of Medicine, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.,Applied Molecular Hepatology Lab, Department of Visceral, Transplant, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Pereira S, Cline DL, Chan M, Chai K, Yoon JS, O'Dwyer SM, Ellis CE, Glavas MM, Webber TD, Baker RK, Erener S, Covey SD, Kieffer TJ. Role of myeloid cell leptin signaling in the regulation of glucose metabolism. Sci Rep 2021; 11:18394. [PMID: 34526546 PMCID: PMC8443652 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-97549-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Although innate immunity is linked to metabolic health, the effect of leptin signaling in cells from the innate immune system on glucose homeostasis has not been thoroughly investigated. We generated two mouse models using Cre-lox methodology to determine the effect of myeloid cell-specific leptin receptor (Lepr) reconstitution and Lepr knockdown on in vivo glucose metabolism. Male mice with myeloid cell-specific Lepr reconstitution (Lyz2Cre+LeprloxTB/loxTB) had better glycemic control as they aged compared to male mice with whole-body transcriptional blockade of Lepr (Lyz2Cre−LeprloxTB/loxTB). In contrast, Lyz2Cre+LeprloxTB/loxTB females only had a trend for diminished hyperglycemia after a prolonged fast. During glucose tolerance tests, Lyz2Cre+LeprloxTB/loxTB males had a mildly improved plasma glucose profile compared to Cre− controls while Lyz2Cre+LeprloxTB/loxTB females had a similar glucose excursion to their Cre− controls. Myeloid cell-specific Lepr knockdown (Lyz2Cre+Leprflox/flox) did not significantly alter body weight, blood glucose, insulin sensitivity, or glucose tolerance in males or females. Expression of the cytokine interleukin 10 (anti-inflammatory) tended to be higher in adipose tissue of male Lyz2Cre+LeprloxTB/loxTB mice (p = 0.0774) while interleukin 6 (pro-inflammatory) was lower in male Lyz2Cre+Leprflox/flox mice (p < 0.05) vs. their respective controls. In conclusion, reconstitution of Lepr in cells of myeloid lineage has beneficial effects on glucose metabolism in male mice.
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- Sandra Pereira
- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada. .,Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada. .,School of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, 251-2222 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada.
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Blinova E, Pakhomov D, Shimanovsky D, Kilmyashkina M, Mazov Y, Demura T, Drozdov V, Blinov D, Deryabina O, Samishina E, Butenko A, Skachilova S, Sokolov A, Vasilkina O, Alkhatatneh BA, Vavilova O, Sukhov A, Shmatok D, Sorokvasha I, Tumutolova O, Lobanova E. Cerium-Containing N-Acetyl-6-Aminohexanoic Acid Formulation Accelerates Wound Reparation in Diabetic Animals. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11060834. [PMID: 34205061 PMCID: PMC8230275 DOI: 10.3390/biom11060834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 05/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Background: The main goal of our study was to explore the wound-healing property of a novel cerium-containing N-acethyl-6-aminohexanoate acid compound and determine key molecular targets of the compound mode of action in diabetic animals. Methods: Cerium N-acetyl-6-aminohexanoate (laboratory name LHT-8-17) as a 10 mg/mL aquatic spray was used as wound experimental topical therapy. LHT-8-17 toxicity was assessed in human skin epidermal cell culture using (4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. A linear wound was reproduced in 18 outbred white rats with streptozotocin-induced (60 mg/kg i.p.) diabetes; planar cutaneous defect was modelled in 60 C57Bl6 mice with streptozotocin-induced (200 mg/kg i.p.) diabetes and 90 diabetic db/db mice. Firmness of the forming scar was assessed mechanically. Skin defect covering was histologically evaluated on days 5, 10, 15, and 20. Tissue TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-10 levels were determined by quantitative ELISA. Oxidative stress activity was detected by Fe-induced chemiluminescence. Ki-67 expression and CD34 cell positivity were assessed using immunohistochemistry. FGFR3 gene expression was detected by real-time PCR. LHT-8-17 anti-microbial potency was assessed in wound tissues contaminated by MRSA. Results: LHT-8-17 4 mg twice daily accelerated linear and planar wound healing in animals with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The formulated topical application depressed tissue TNF-α, IL-1β, and oxidative reaction activity along with sustaining both the IL-10 concentration and antioxidant capacity. LHT-8-17 induced Ki-67 positivity of fibroblasts and pro-keratinocytes, upregulated FGFR3 gene expression, and increased tissue vascularization. The formulation possessed anti-microbial properties. Conclusions: The obtained results allow us to consider the formulation as a promising pharmacological agent for diabetic wound topical treatment.
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MESH Headings
- Administration, Topical
- Aminocaproates/administration & dosage
- Aminocaproates/metabolism
- Animals
- Cerium/administration & dosage
- Cerium/metabolism
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/drug therapy
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/metabolism
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/pathology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/drug therapy
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/metabolism
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/pathology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/metabolism
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/pathology
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Rats
- Wound Healing/drug effects
- Wound Healing/physiology
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- Ekaterina Blinova
- Department of Clinical Anatomy and Operative Surgery, Department of Pathological Anatomy, Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Sechenov University, 8/1 Trubetzkaya Street, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (E.B.); (D.S.); (Y.M.); (T.D.); (V.D.); (A.B.); (A.S.); (O.V.); (A.S.)
- Department of Morphology, National Research Nuclear University MEPHI, 31 Kashirskoe Highway, 115409 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Department of Pathology, National Research Ogarev Mordovia State University, 68 Bolshevistskaya Street, 430005 Saransk, Russia; (D.P.); (M.K.); (O.D.); (O.V.); (B.A.A.); (D.S.); (O.T.)
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- Department of Clinical Anatomy and Operative Surgery, Department of Pathological Anatomy, Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Sechenov University, 8/1 Trubetzkaya Street, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (E.B.); (D.S.); (Y.M.); (T.D.); (V.D.); (A.B.); (A.S.); (O.V.); (A.S.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Department of Pathology, National Research Ogarev Mordovia State University, 68 Bolshevistskaya Street, 430005 Saransk, Russia; (D.P.); (M.K.); (O.D.); (O.V.); (B.A.A.); (D.S.); (O.T.)
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- Department of Clinical Anatomy and Operative Surgery, Department of Pathological Anatomy, Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Sechenov University, 8/1 Trubetzkaya Street, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (E.B.); (D.S.); (Y.M.); (T.D.); (V.D.); (A.B.); (A.S.); (O.V.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Clinical Anatomy and Operative Surgery, Department of Pathological Anatomy, Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Sechenov University, 8/1 Trubetzkaya Street, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (E.B.); (D.S.); (Y.M.); (T.D.); (V.D.); (A.B.); (A.S.); (O.V.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Clinical Anatomy and Operative Surgery, Department of Pathological Anatomy, Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Sechenov University, 8/1 Trubetzkaya Street, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (E.B.); (D.S.); (Y.M.); (T.D.); (V.D.); (A.B.); (A.S.); (O.V.); (A.S.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Design, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, All-Union Research Center for Biological Active Compounds Safety, 23 Kirova Street, 142450 Staraya Kupavna, Russia; (E.S.); (S.S.); (I.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +7-927-197-1422
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Department of Pathology, National Research Ogarev Mordovia State University, 68 Bolshevistskaya Street, 430005 Saransk, Russia; (D.P.); (M.K.); (O.D.); (O.V.); (B.A.A.); (D.S.); (O.T.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Design, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, All-Union Research Center for Biological Active Compounds Safety, 23 Kirova Street, 142450 Staraya Kupavna, Russia; (E.S.); (S.S.); (I.S.)
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- Department of Clinical Anatomy and Operative Surgery, Department of Pathological Anatomy, Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Sechenov University, 8/1 Trubetzkaya Street, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (E.B.); (D.S.); (Y.M.); (T.D.); (V.D.); (A.B.); (A.S.); (O.V.); (A.S.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Design, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, All-Union Research Center for Biological Active Compounds Safety, 23 Kirova Street, 142450 Staraya Kupavna, Russia; (E.S.); (S.S.); (I.S.)
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- Department of Clinical Anatomy and Operative Surgery, Department of Pathological Anatomy, Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Sechenov University, 8/1 Trubetzkaya Street, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (E.B.); (D.S.); (Y.M.); (T.D.); (V.D.); (A.B.); (A.S.); (O.V.); (A.S.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Department of Pathology, National Research Ogarev Mordovia State University, 68 Bolshevistskaya Street, 430005 Saransk, Russia; (D.P.); (M.K.); (O.D.); (O.V.); (B.A.A.); (D.S.); (O.T.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Department of Pathology, National Research Ogarev Mordovia State University, 68 Bolshevistskaya Street, 430005 Saransk, Russia; (D.P.); (M.K.); (O.D.); (O.V.); (B.A.A.); (D.S.); (O.T.)
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- Department of Clinical Anatomy and Operative Surgery, Department of Pathological Anatomy, Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Sechenov University, 8/1 Trubetzkaya Street, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (E.B.); (D.S.); (Y.M.); (T.D.); (V.D.); (A.B.); (A.S.); (O.V.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Clinical Anatomy and Operative Surgery, Department of Pathological Anatomy, Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Sechenov University, 8/1 Trubetzkaya Street, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (E.B.); (D.S.); (Y.M.); (T.D.); (V.D.); (A.B.); (A.S.); (O.V.); (A.S.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Department of Pathology, National Research Ogarev Mordovia State University, 68 Bolshevistskaya Street, 430005 Saransk, Russia; (D.P.); (M.K.); (O.D.); (O.V.); (B.A.A.); (D.S.); (O.T.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Design, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, All-Union Research Center for Biological Active Compounds Safety, 23 Kirova Street, 142450 Staraya Kupavna, Russia; (E.S.); (S.S.); (I.S.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Department of Pathology, National Research Ogarev Mordovia State University, 68 Bolshevistskaya Street, 430005 Saransk, Russia; (D.P.); (M.K.); (O.D.); (O.V.); (B.A.A.); (D.S.); (O.T.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, A.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, 20/1 Delegatskaya Street, 127473 Moscow, Russia;
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Zhang Y, Wu X, Zhao C, Li K, Zheng Y, Zhao J, Ge P. Integrative Analysis of Whole-genome Expression Profiling and Regulatory Network Identifies Novel Biomarkers for Insulin Resistance in Leptin Receptor-deficient Mice. Med Chem 2021; 16:635-642. [PMID: 31584376 DOI: 10.2174/1573406415666191004135450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Revised: 05/11/2019] [Accepted: 08/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Molecular characterization of insulin resistance, a growing health issue worldwide, will help to develop novel strategies and accurate biomarkers for disease diagnosis and treatment. OBJECTIVE Integrative analysis of gene expression profiling and gene regulatory network was exploited to identify potential biomarkers early in the development of insulin resistance. METHODS RNA was isolated from livers of animals at three weeks of age, and whole-genome expression profiling was performed and analyzed with Agilent mouse 4×44K microarrays. Differentially expressed genes were subsequently validated by qRT-PCR. Functional characterizations of genes and their interactions were performed by Gene Ontology (GO) analysis and gene regulatory network (GRN) analysis. RESULTS A total of 197 genes were found to be differentially expressed by fold change ≥2 and P < 0.05 in BKS-db +/+ mice relative to sex and age-matched controls. Functional analysis suggested that these differentially expressed genes were enriched in the regulation of phosphorylation and generation of precursor metabolites which are closely associated with insulin resistance. Then a gene regulatory network associated with insulin resistance (IRGRN) was constructed by integration of these differentially expressed genes and known human protein-protein interaction network. The principal component analysis demonstrated that 67 genes in IRGRN could clearly distinguish insulin resistance from the non-disease state. Some of these candidate genes were further experimentally validated by qRT-PCR, highlighting the predictive role as biomarkers in insulin resistance. CONCLUSION Our study provides new insight into the pathogenesis and treatment of insulin resistance and also reveals potential novel molecular targets and diagnostic biomarkers for insulin resistance.
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- Yuchi Zhang
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China
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- Hongqi Hospital Affiliated to Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang 157011, China
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- Harbin Food and Drug Administration, Harbin 150016, China
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- Chinese People 's Liberation Army Military Economics Institute, Wuhan 430035, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China
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The discovery of leptin was intrinsically associated with its ability to regulate body weight. However, the effects of leptin are more far-reaching and include profound glucose-lowering and anti-lipogenic effects, independent of leptin's regulation of body weight. Regulation of glucose metabolism by leptin is mediated both centrally and via peripheral tissues and is influenced by the activation status of insulin signaling pathways. Ectopic fat accumulation is diminished by both central and peripheral leptin, an effect that is beneficial in obesity-associated disorders. The magnitude of leptin action depends upon the tissue, sex, and context being examined. Peripheral tissues that are of particular relevance include the endocrine pancreas, liver, skeletal muscle, adipose tissues, immune cells, and the cardiovascular system. As a result of its potent metabolic activity, leptin is used to control hyperglycemia in patients with lipodystrophy and is being explored as an adjunct to insulin in patients with type 1 diabetes. To fully understand the role of leptin in physiology and to maximize its therapeutic potential, the mechanisms of leptin action in these tissues needs to be further explored.
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- Sandra Pereira
- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.,Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.,School of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Insulin resistance (IR) is largely recognized as a unifying feature that underlies metabolic dysfunction. Both lifestyle and genetic factors contribute to IR. Work from recent years has demonstrated that the epigenome may constitute an interface where different signals may converge to promote IR gene expression programs. Here, we review the current knowledge of the role of epigenetics in hepatic IR, focusing on the roles of DNA methylation and histone post-translational modifications. We discuss the broad epigenetic changes observed in the insulin resistant liver and its associated pathophysiological states and leverage on the wealth of 'omics' studies performed to discuss efforts in pinpointing specific loci that are disrupted by these changes. We envision that future studies, with increased genomic resolution and larger cohorts, will further the identification of biomarkers of early onset hepatic IR and assist the development of targeted interventions. Furthermore, there is growing evidence to suggest that persistent epigenetic marks may be acquired over prolonged exposure to disease or deleterious exposures, highlighting the need for preventative medicine and long-term lifestyle adjustments to avoid irreversible or long-term alterations in gene expression.
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- *Correspondence: Hannah Maude, ; Inês Cebola,
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Palavicini JP, Chen J, Wang C, Wang J, Qin C, Baeuerle E, Wang X, Woo JA, Kang DE, Musi N, Dupree JL, Han X. Early disruption of nerve mitochondrial and myelin lipid homeostasis in obesity-induced diabetes. JCI Insight 2020; 5:137286. [PMID: 33148881 PMCID: PMC7710310 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.137286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Diabetic neuropathy is a major complication of diabetes. Current treatment options alleviate pain but do not stop the progression of the disease. At present, there are no approved disease-modifying therapies. Thus, developing more effective therapies remains a major unmet medical need. Seeking to better understand the molecular mechanisms driving peripheral neuropathy, as well as other neurological complications associated with diabetes, we performed spatiotemporal lipidomics, biochemical, ultrastructural, and physiological studies on PNS and CNS tissue from multiple diabetic preclinical models. We unraveled potentially novel molecular fingerprints underlying nerve damage in obesity-induced diabetes, including an early loss of nerve mitochondrial (cardiolipin) and myelin signature (galactosylceramide, sulfatide, and plasmalogen phosphatidylethanolamine) lipids that preceded mitochondrial, myelin, and axonal structural/functional defects; started in the PNS; and progressed to the CNS at advanced diabetic stages. Mechanistically, we provided substantial evidence indicating that these nerve mitochondrial/myelin lipid abnormalities are (surprisingly) not driven by hyperglycemia, dysinsulinemia, or insulin resistance, but rather associate with obesity/hyperlipidemia. Importantly, our findings have major clinical implications as they open the door to novel lipid-based biomarkers to diagnose and distinguish different subtypes of diabetic neuropathy (obese vs. nonobese diabetics), as well as to lipid-lowering therapeutic strategies for treatment of obesity/diabetes-associated neurological complications and for glycemic control. Spatiotemporal lipidomics, biochemical, ultrastructural, and physiological characterization of peripheral and central nervous system tissue from multiple diabetic pre-clinical models.
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- Juan P Palavicini
- Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies and.,Division of Diabetes, Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies and.,School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies and
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- Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies and
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- Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies and
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- Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies and
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- Byrd Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute, USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Byrd Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute, USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Byrd Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute, USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies and.,Division of Diabetes, Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.,Research Service, Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies and.,Division of Diabetes, Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Halloran J, Lalande A, Zang M, Chodavarapu H, Riera CE. Monoclonal therapy against calcitonin gene-related peptide lowers hyperglycemia and adiposity in type 2 diabetes mouse models. Metabol Open 2020; 8:100060. [PMID: 33089134 PMCID: PMC7566843 DOI: 10.1016/j.metop.2020.100060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Objective Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide α (CGRPα) is a multifunctional neuropeptide found in the central and peripheral nervous system with cardiovascular, nociceptive, and gastrointestinal activities. CGRPα has been linked to obesity and insulin secretion but the role of this circulating peptide in energy metabolism remains unclear. Here, we thought to utilize a monoclonal antibody against circulating CGRPα to assess its ability to improve glucose homeostasis in mouse models of hyperglycemia and diabetes. Methods We examined the outcome of anti-CGRPα treatment in mouse models of diabetes and diet-induced obesity, using db/db mice, Streptozotocin (STZ) treatment to eliminate pancreatic islets, and high fat diet-fed mice. We also correlated these data with application of recombinant CGRPα peptide on cultured mature adipocytes to measure its impact on mitochondrial bioenergetics and fatty acid oxidation. Furthermore, we applied recombinant CGRPα to primary islets to measure glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) and gene expression. Results BL6-db diabetic mice receiving anti-CGRPα treatment manifested weight loss, reduced adiposity, improved glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity, GSIS and reduced pathology in adipose tissue and liver. Anti-CGRPα failed to modulate weight or glucose homeostasis in STZ-treated animals. High fat diet-fed mice showed reduced adiposity but no benefit on glucose homeostasis. Considering these findings, we postulated that CGRPα may have dual effects on adipocytes to promote lipid utilization while acting on pancreatic β-cells to modulate insulin secretion. Analysis of CGRPα in the pancreas showed that the peptide localized to insulin-positive cells and perivascular nerves surrounding islets. Ex-vivo analysis of pancreatic islets determined that CGRPα blocked GSIS and reduced insulin-2 gene expression. Mechanistical analysis revealed that recombinant CGRPα was able to reduce glycolytic capacity as well as fatty acid oxidation in primary white adipocytes. Conclusions These results establish a multifaceted role in energy metabolism for circulating CGRPα, with the ability to modulate thermogenic pathways in adipose tissue, as well as pancreatic β-cell dependent insulin secretion. Reducing circulating CGRPα levels with monoclonal therapy presents therapeutic potential for type 2 diabetes as shown in BL6-db/db mice but has reduced potential for models of hyperglycemia resulting from loss of β-cells (STZ treatment).
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- Jonathan Halloran
- Center for Neural Science and Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute, Department of Neurology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 127 South San Vicente Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA.,University of California, Berkeley, USA
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- Center for Neural Science and Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute, Department of Neurology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 127 South San Vicente Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA
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- Center for Neural Science and Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute, Department of Neurology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 127 South San Vicente Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA
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- Center for Neural Science and Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute, Department of Neurology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 127 South San Vicente Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA.,David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
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Kang I, Park M, Yang SJ, Lee M. Lipoprotein Lipase Inhibitor, Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid, Aggravates Metabolic Phenotypes and Alters HDL Particle Size in the Western Diet-Fed db/db Mice. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20123057. [PMID: 31234537 PMCID: PMC6627211 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20123057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2019] [Revised: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 06/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) hydrolyzes triglycerides in lipoprotein to supply fatty acids, and its deficiency leads to hypertriglyceridemia, thereby inducing metabolic syndrome (MetSyn). Nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA) has been recently reported to inhibit LPL secretion by endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-Golgi redistribution. However, the role of NDGA on dyslipidemia and MetSyn remains unclear. To address this question, leptin receptor knock out (KO)-db/db mice were randomly assigned to three different groups: A normal AIN76-A diet (CON), a Western diet (WD) and a Western diet with 0.1% NDGA and an LPL inhibitor, (WD+NDGA). All mice were fed for 12 weeks. The LPL inhibition by NDGA was confirmed by measuring the systemic LPL mass and adipose LPL gene expression. We investigated whether the LPL inhibition by NDGA alters the metabolic phenotypes. NDGA led to hyperglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia, and hypercholesterolemia. More strikingly, the supplementation of NDGA increased the percentage of high density lipoprotein (HDL)small (HDL3a+3b+3c) and decreased the percentage of HDLlarge (HDL2a+2b) compared to the WD group, which indicates that LPL inhibition modulates HDL subclasses. was NDGA increased adipose inflammation but had no impact on hepatic stress signals. Taken together, these findings demonstrated that LPL inhibition by NDGA aggravates metabolic parameters and alters HDL particle size.
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- Inhae Kang
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea.
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- Research Institute of Obesity Sciences, Sungshin Women's University, Seoul 01133, Korea.
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Seoul Women's University, Seoul 01797, Korea.
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- Research Institute of Obesity Sciences, Sungshin Women's University, Seoul 01133, Korea.
- Department of Food and Nutrition, Sungshin Women's University, Seoul 01133, Korea.
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Pereira S, O'Dwyer SM, Webber TD, Baker RK, So V, Ellis CE, Yoon JS, Mojibian M, Glavas MM, Karunakaran S, Clee SM, Covey SD, Kieffer TJ. Metabolic effects of leptin receptor knockdown or reconstitution in adipose tissues. Sci Rep 2019; 9:3307. [PMID: 30824713 PMCID: PMC6397253 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-39498-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2018] [Accepted: 12/31/2018] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The relative contribution of peripheral and central leptin signalling to the regulation of metabolism and the mechanisms through which leptin affects glucose homeostasis have not been fully elucidated. We generated complementary lines of mice with either leptin receptor (Lepr) knockdown or reconstitution in adipose tissues using Cre-lox methodology. Lepr knockdown mice were modestly lighter and had lower plasma insulin concentrations following an oral glucose challenge compared to controls, despite similar insulin sensitivity. We rendered male mice diabetic using streptozotocin (STZ) and found that upon prolonged leptin therapy, Lepr knockdown mice had an accelerated decrease in blood glucose compared to controls that was associated with higher plasma concentrations of leptin and leptin receptor. Mice with transcriptional blockade of Lepr (LeprloxTB/loxTB) were obese and hyperglycemic and reconstitution of Lepr in adipose tissues of LeprloxTB/loxTB mice resulted in males reaching a higher maximal body weight. Although mice with adipose tissue Lepr reconstitution had lower blood glucose levels at several ages, their plasma insulin concentrations during an oral glucose test were elevated. Thus, attenuation or restoration of Lepr in adipocytes alters the plasma insulin profile following glucose ingestion, modifies the glucose-lowering effect of prolonged leptin therapy in insulin-deficient diabetes, and may modulate weight gain.
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- Sandra Pereira
- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. .,Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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Zheng Y, Liu T, Wang Z, Xu Y, Zhang Q, Luo D. Low molecular weight fucoidan attenuates liver injury via SIRT1/AMPK/PGC1α axis in db/db mice. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 112:929-936. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.02.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Revised: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 02/11/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Zhu L, Zhu X, Sun G, Meng X, Wang M, Cui H, Wang J, Zhai Y, Yang K, Tang Y, Sun X, Liu X. Dai-Zong-Fang, A Traditional Chinese Herbal Formula, Ameliorates Insulin Resistance in db/db Mice. Front Physiol 2018; 9:224. [PMID: 29593575 PMCID: PMC5861217 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Intricate health problems, such as insulin resistance (IR) and its associated diseases, call for multi-targeted therapies with few side effects. Based on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), Dai-Zong-Fang (DZF) is an herbal formula mainly composed of Rhizoma Coptidis (Huanglian) and Fructus Aurantii Immaturus (Zhishi), of which berberine and naringin are the main constituents. Though DZF has been clinically used for treatment of IR and metabolic syndrome for decades, its mechanism in vivo remains unknown. In the present study, we observed that both DZF and metformin, the first-line drug for type 2 diabetes, ameliorated insulin resistance with significant improvement of oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and homeostasis model assessment of IR (HOMA-IR) level in diabetic C57BL/Ksj-Lepr db−/− (db/db) mice. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and fatty acids (FAs) also decreased in the blood. Higher dose of DZF (1 g·kg−1), but not metformin (0.25 g·kg−1), alleviated hepatic steatosis with reduced liver weight and hepatic lipid accumulation and provided protection from hepatic injury with lower alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase and increased hepatic superoxide dismutase activity in db/db mice. Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) showed a decrease in FA synthase gene (Fasn) and an increase in FA oxidation gene Ppara expression. Western blot demonstrated that both DZF and metformin activated 5′ AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) but inhibited Notch intracellular domain (NICD) and Hairy/enhancer-of-split 1 (Hes1) of Notch signaling pathway in the liver. DZF also dramatically improved the ultrastructure of skeletal muscles, AMPK phosphorylation, and GLUT4 translocation. DZF also promoted FA transport and oxidation with Cd36 and Cpt1b up-regulation in the skeletal muscle. In conclusion, DZF improves insulin sensitivity by reducing hepatic lipids through AMPK activation and Notch signal pathway inhibition and enhancing energy metabolism in the skeletal muscle via AMPK. This study provides insights into the treatment of complex conditions, such as IR, where TCM herbal formulas exert multipronged effects through correlating pathways.
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- Lili Zhu
- Graduate School, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.,Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Arimura E, Okatani H, Araki T, Ushikai M, Nakakuma M, Abe M, Kawaguchi H, Izumi H, Horiuchi M. Effects of Diets with Different Proportions of Protein/Carbohydrate on Retinal Manifestations in db Mice. In Vivo 2018; 32:265-272. [PMID: 29475908 PMCID: PMC5905193 DOI: 10.21873/invivo.11233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2017] [Revised: 12/19/2017] [Accepted: 12/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIM Diabetic nephropathy is aggravated by a higher intake of total protein. The effects of diets with different proportions of protein and carbohydrate on diabetic retinopathy in db mice, a type-2 diabetes animal model, were examined, as well as diabetic nephropathy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Control and db mice at 5 weeks of age were fed the diets (% energy of protein/carbohydrate/fat; L-diet: 12/71/17; H-diet: 24/59/17) under ad libitum conditions and pair-feeding conditions for 6 weeks, respectively. RESULTS Mice fed the H-diet showed significantly greater retinal thickness by optical coherence tomography, and lower mRNA levels of angiotensinogen. Comparing combinations of diets and genotypes, db-H mice showed significantly higher mRNA levels of angiotensin-converting enzyme, advanced glycosylation end product-specific receptor, and cluster of differentiation molecule 11b (a microglial marker) than db-L mice. CONCLUSION Dietary protein and carbohydrate proportions influenced retinal manifestations, including retinal thickness and gene expression in control and diabetic mice.
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- Emi Arimura
- Department of Life and Environmental Science, Kagoshima Prefectural College, Kagoshima, Japan
- Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Drug Safety Research Laboratories, Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd., Kagoshima, Japan
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- Drug Safety Research Laboratories, Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd., Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Life and Environmental Science, Kagoshima Prefectural College, Kagoshima, Japan
- Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Drug Safety Research Laboratories, Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd., Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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Pulong WP, Ushikai M, Arimura E, Abe M, Kawaguchi H, Horiuchi M. Food Intake and Core Body Temperature of Pups and Adults in a db Mouse Line Deficient in the Long Form of the Leptin Receptor without Misty Mutation. J Diabetes Res 2018; 2018:9670871. [PMID: 30622972 PMCID: PMC6304817 DOI: 10.1155/2018/9670871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Different involvement of leptin signaling in food intake (FI) and body temperature (BT) in pups and adults has been suggested. However, the leptin receptor (Lepr) long-form-deficient (db) mouse line has not been fully examined in pups. In the most available db mouse line, wild-type (WT) mice have a mutation in the dedicator of cytokinesis 7 gene, named misty, which was recently revealed to be involved in neuronal development. Therefore, we established a line of db mice without the misty mutation using natural mating. Adult (8 weeks of age) homozygous db/db mice displayed significantly higher core body weight (BW) and FI and significantly lower core BT than WT mice. However, postnatal (2 weeks of age) db/db mice displayed similar BW and milk intake and significantly lower core BT than WT mice. Correspondingly, adult and postnatal db/db mice exhibited altered mRNA levels of hypothalamic orexigenic and anorexigenic peptide in adults but not in pups. Additionally, db/db mice displayed significantly lower mRNA levels of brown adipose tissue uncoupling protein 1 at both ages. In conclusion, the db mouse line without the misty mutation clearly showed the different involvements of the Lepr long form in FI and BT in pups and adults.
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- Wijang Pralampita Pulong
- Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
- Department of Life and Environmental Science, Kagoshima Prefectural College, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima 890-0005, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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Samidurai A, Salloum FN, Durrant D, Chernova OB, Kukreja RC, Das A. Chronic treatment with novel nanoformulated micelles of rapamycin, Rapatar, protects diabetic heart against ischaemia/reperfusion injury. Br J Pharmacol 2017; 174:4771-4784. [PMID: 28967097 DOI: 10.1111/bph.14059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2017] [Revised: 08/17/2017] [Accepted: 09/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Enhanced mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signalling contributes to the pathogenesis of diabetes and plays a critical role in myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Rapatar is a novel nanoformulated micellar of rapamycin, a putative inhibitor of mTOR that has been rationally designed to increase water solubility of rapamycin to facilitate p.o. administration and enhance bioavailability. We examined the effect of Rapatar on the metabolic status and protection against myocardial I/R injury in type 2 diabetic mice. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Adult male db/db mice were treated daily for 10 weeks with Rapatar (0.75 mg·kg-1 ·day-1 , p.o.) or vehicle. Isolated hearts were connected to a Langendorff perfusion system and subjected to global ischaemia (30 min) and reperfusion (1 h). KEY RESULTS Rapatar reduced fasting plasma glucose and triglyceride levels, prevented the gain in body weight and also improved glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity in db/db mice compared with control. Cardiac function was improved following Rapatar treatment in db/db mice. Myocardial infarct size was reduced in Rapatar-treated mice with improved post-ischaemic rate-force product. Western blot analyses demonstrated a significant inhibition of phosphorylation of ribosomal protein S6 (downstream target of mTORC1), but not Akt (Ser473 , target of mTORC2) following chronic treatment with Rapatar. Rapatar also induced phosphorylation of AMPK, STAT3, ERK1/2 and glycogen synthase kinase 3β, without interfering with phosphorylation of p38. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS Our studies indicate that chronic treatment with Rapatar improves metabolic status and cardiac function with a reduction of infarct size following myocardial I/R injury in diabetic mice.
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- Arun Samidurai
- Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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Kano F, Noguchi Y, Murata M. Establishment and phenotyping of disease model cells created by cell-resealing technique. Sci Rep 2017; 7:15167. [PMID: 29123170 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-15443-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2017] [Accepted: 10/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Cell-based assays are growing in importance for screening drugs and investigating their mechanisms of action. Most of the assays use so-called “normal” cell strain because it is difficult to produce cell lines in which the disease conditions are reproduced. In this study, we used a cell-resealing technique, which reversibly permeabilizes the plasma membrane, to develop diabetic (Db) model hepatocytes into which cytosol from diabetic mouse liver had been introduced. Db model hepatocytes showed several disease-specific phenotypes, namely disturbance of insulin-induced repression of gluconeogenic gene expression and glucose secretion. Quantitative image analysis and principal component analysis revealed that the ratio of phosphorylated Akt (pAkt) to Akt was the best index to describe the difference between wild-type and Db model hepatocytes. By performing image-based drug screening, we found pioglitazone, a PPARγ agonist, increased the pAkt/Akt ratio, which in turn ameliorated the insulin-induced transcriptional repression of the gluconeogenic gene phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase 1. The disease-specific model cells coupled with image-based quantitative analysis should be useful for drug development, enabling the reconstitution of disease conditions at the cellular level and the discovery of disease-specific markers.
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Hepatic steatosis is an underlying feature of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which is the most common form of liver disease and is present in up to ∼70% of individuals who are overweight. NAFLD is also associated with hypertriglyceridaemia and low levels of HDL, glucose intolerance, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Hepatic steatosis is a strong predictor of the development of insulin resistance and often precedes the onset of other known mediators of insulin resistance. This sequence of events suggests that hepatic steatosis has a causal role in the development of insulin resistance in other tissues, such as skeletal muscle. Hepatokines are proteins that are secreted by hepatocytes, and many hepatokines have been linked to the induction of metabolic dysfunction, including fetuin A, fetuin B, retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) and selenoprotein P. In this Review, we describe the factors that influence the development of hepatic steatosis, provide evidence of strong links between hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance in non-hepatic tissues, and discuss recent advances in our understanding of how steatosis alters hepatokine secretion to influence metabolic phenotypes through inter-organ communication.
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- Ruth C R Meex
- Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Metabolic Disease and Obesity Program and the Department of Physiology, Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
- Department of Human Biology, School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Metabolic Disease and Obesity Program and the Department of Physiology, Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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Droz BA, Sneed BL, Jackson CV, Zimmerman KM, Michael MD, Emmerson PJ, Coskun T, Peterson RG. Correlation of disease severity with body weight and high fat diet in the FATZO/Pco mouse. PLoS One 2017. [PMID: 28640904 PMCID: PMC5480996 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Obesity in many current pre-clinical animal models of obesity and diabetes is mediated by monogenic mutations; these are rarely associated with the development of human obesity. A new mouse model, the FATZO mouse, has been developed to provide polygenic obesity and a metabolic pattern of hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia, that support the presence of insulin resistance similar to metabolic disease in patients with insulin resistance/type 2 diabetes. The FATZO mouse resulted from a cross of C57BL/6J and AKR/J mice followed by selective inbreeding for obesity, increased insulin and hyperglycemia. Since many clinical studies have established a close link between higher body weight and the development of type 2 diabetes, we investigated whether time to progression to type 2 diabetes or disease severity in FATZO mice was dependent on weight gain in young animals. Our results indicate that lighter animals developed metabolic disturbances much slower and to a lesser magnitude than their heavier counterparts. Consumption of a diet containing high fat, accelerated weight gain in parallel with disease progression. A naturally occurring and significant variation in the body weight of FATZO offspring enables these mice to be identified as low, mid and high body weight groups at a young age. These weight groups remain into adulthood and correspond to slow, medium and accelerated development of type 2 diabetes. Thus, body weight inclusion criteria can optimize the FATZO model for studies of prevention, stabilization or treatment of type 2 diabetes.
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- Brian A. Droz
- Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
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- Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, United States of America
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- Crown Bioscience - Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
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- Crown Bioscience - Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
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- Crown Bioscience - Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
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Jeong JH, Cheol Kang Y, Piao Y, Kang S, Pak YK. miR-24-mediated knockdown of H2AX damages mitochondria and the insulin signaling pathway. Exp Mol Med 2017; 49:e313. [PMID: 28386126 DOI: 10.1038/emm.2016.174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2016] [Revised: 11/02/2016] [Accepted: 11/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial deficits or altered expressions of microRNAs are associated with the pathogenesis of various diseases, and microRNA-operated control of mitochondrial activity has been reported. Using a retrovirus-mediated short-hairpin RNA (shRNA) system, we observed that miR-24-mediated H2AX knockdown (H2AX-KD) impaired both mitochondria and the insulin signaling pathway. The overexpression of miR-24 decreased mitochondrial H2AX and disrupted mitochondrial function, as indicated by the ATP content, membrane potential and oxygen consumption. Similar mitochondrial damage was observed in shH2AX-mediated specific H2AX-KD cells. The H2AX-KD reduced the expression levels of mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) and mitochondrial DNA-dependent transcripts. H2AX-KD mitochondria were swollen, and their cristae were destroyed. H2AX-KD also blocked the import of precursor proteins into mitochondria and the insulin-stimulated phosphorylation of IRS-1 (Y632) and Akt (S473 and T308). The rescue of H2AX, but not the nuclear form of ΔC24-H2AX, restored all features of miR-24- or shH2AX-mediated impairment of mitochondria. Hepatic miR-24 levels were significantly increased in db/db and ob/ob mice. A strong feedback loop may be present among miR-24, H2AX, mitochondria and the insulin signaling pathway. Our findings suggest that H2AX-targeting miR-24 may be a novel negative regulator of mitochondrial function and is implicated in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance.
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Xue N, Wei C, Zhang L, Liu H, Wang X, Wang L. The Characteristics of Hepatic Gsα-cAMP Axis in HSHF Diet-Fed Obese Insulin Resistance Rats and Genetic Diabetic Mice. Biol Pharm Bull 2017; 40:774-781. [PMID: 28260721 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.b16-00749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Stimulatory G protein α-subunit (Gsα) mediated cAMP signal is required for elevated hepatic glucose production (HGP) in diabetic patients. However, it remains obscure of the exact characteristics of hepatic Gsα-cAMP signal axis (including Gsα, glucagon receptor, β2-adrenergic receptor, cAMP, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase and glucose-6-phosphatase) in insulin resistance (IR) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). In current study, we investigated the changing characteristics of hepatic Gsα-cAMP signal axis and blood glucose in high-sugar-high-fat (HSHF)-diet-induced IR Wistar rats and db/db diabetic mice. As expected, the HSHF-diet rats were characterized by hyperinsulinemia, hyperglycemia and impaired glucose tolerance. According to a threshold (1.7) of homeostasis model assessment ratio (HOMA-R), the process of IR in HSHF-diet rats could be divided into slight and high IR stages, with the week-23 as the cut-off point. In early slight IR stage, key molecules expressions of hepatic Gsα-cAMP signal axis in HSHF-diet rats were up-regulated with significantly elevated fasting blood glucose (FBG) from 18 to 23 weeks. Unexpectedly, in high IR stage, hepatic Gsα-cAMP signal axis was recovered comparatively to that of normal chow-diet rats, and no significant differences in FBG levels were found. However, in diabetic db/db mice, up-regulation of hepatic Gsα-cAMP signal axis was responsible for its severely increased fasting hyperglycaemia. Our data revealed a positive correlation between hepatic Gsα-cAMP signal axis and FBG in slight IR stage of HSHF-diet rats and diabetic db/db mice. The current finding thus suggested hepatic Gsα-cAMP signal axis plays a central role in regulating of FBG during the developing and development of T2DM.
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- Nina Xue
- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology.,State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College
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- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology
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- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology
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- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University
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- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology
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Mitchell PL, Nachbar R, Lachance D, St-Pierre P, Trottier J, Barbier O, Marette A. Treatment with a novel agent combining docosahexaenoate and metformin increases protectin DX and IL-6 production in skeletal muscle and reduces insulin resistance in obese diabetic db/db mice. Diabetes Obes Metab 2017; 19:313-319. [PMID: 27800648 DOI: 10.1111/dom.12818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2016] [Revised: 10/17/2016] [Accepted: 10/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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AIMS To compare the therapeutic potential of TP-113, a unique molecular entity linking DHA with metformin, for alleviating insulin resistance in obese diabetic mice through the PDX/IL-6 pathway. MATERIAL AND METHODS We utilized the generically obese diabetic db/db mouse model for all experiments. Initial studies investigated both a dose and time course response. These results were then utilized to design a long-term (5 week) treatment protocol. Mice were gavaged twice daily with 1 of 3 treatments: 200 mg/kg BW TP113, an equivalent dose of metformin alone (70 mg/kg BW) or water. Whole-body insulin sensitivity was measured using the hyperinsulinaemic-isoglycaemic clamp procedure in awake unrestrained mice. RESULTS We first confirmed that acute TP-113 treatment raises PDX and IL-6 levels in skeletal muscle. We next tested the long-term glucoregulatory effect of oral TP-113 in obese diabetic db/db mice and compared its effect to an equivalent dose of metformin. A 5-week oral treatment with TP-113 reduced insulin resistance compared to both vehicle treatment and metformin alone, revealed by the determination of whole-body insulin sensitivity for glucose disposal using the clamp technique. This insulin-sensitizing effect was explained primarily by improvement of insulin action to suppress hepatic glucose production in TP-113-treated mice. These effects of TP-113 were greater than that of an equivalent dose of metformin, indicating that TP-113 increases metformin efficacy for reducing insulin resistance. CONCLUSION We conclude that TP-113 improves insulin sensitivity in obese diabetic mice through activation of the PDX/IL-6 signaling axis in skeletal muscle and improved glucoregulatory action in the liver.
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- Patricia L Mitchell
- Axe Cardiologie Quebec Heart and Lung Research Institute, Laval University, Québec, Canada
- Institute for Nutrition and Functional Foods, Laval University, Québec, Canada
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- Axe Cardiologie Quebec Heart and Lung Research Institute, Laval University, Québec, Canada
- Institute for Nutrition and Functional Foods, Laval University, Québec, Canada
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- Axe Cardiologie Quebec Heart and Lung Research Institute, Laval University, Québec, Canada
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- Axe Cardiologie Quebec Heart and Lung Research Institute, Laval University, Québec, Canada
- Institute for Nutrition and Functional Foods, Laval University, Québec, Canada
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- Faculté de pharmacie Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology - CHU de Québec, Laval University, Québec, Canada
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- Faculté de pharmacie Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology - CHU de Québec, Laval University, Québec, Canada
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- Axe Cardiologie Quebec Heart and Lung Research Institute, Laval University, Québec, Canada
- Institute for Nutrition and Functional Foods, Laval University, Québec, Canada
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Zhang Y, Han D, Yu P, Huang Q, Ge P. Genome-scale transcriptional analysis reveals key genes associated with the development of type II diabetes in mice. Exp Ther Med 2017; 13:1044-1150. [PMID: 28450939 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2017.4042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2015] [Accepted: 11/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Diabetes mellitus is one of the primary diseases that pose a threat to human health. The focus of the present study is type II diabetes (T2D), which is caused by obesity and is the most prevalent type of diabetes. However, genome-scale transcriptional analysis of diabetic liver in the development process of T2D is yet to be further elucidated. Microassays were performed on liver tissue samples from three-, six- and nine-week-old db/db mice with diabetes and db/m mice to investigate differentially expressed mRNA. Based on the results of genome-scale transcriptional analysis, five genes were screened in the present study: chromobox 8 (CBX8), de-etiolated homolog 1 and damage specific DNA binding protein 1 associated 1 (DDA1), Phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 6 (PIK3R6), WD repeat domain 41 (WDR41) and Glycine Amidinotransferase (GATM). At three weeks of age, no significant differences in levels or ratios of expression were observed. However, at six and nine weeks, expression of CBX8, DDA1, PIK3R6 and WDR41 was significantly upregulated (P<0.05) in the db/db model group compared with the control group, whereas GATM expression was significantly downregulated (P<0.05). These results suggest that T2D-related differential expression of genes becomes more marked with age, which was confirmed via reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Genome-scale transcriptional analysis in diabetic mice provided a novel insight into the molecular. events associated with the role of mRNAs in T2D development, with specific emphasis upon CBX8, DDA1, PIK3R6, GATM and WDR41. The results of the present study may provide rationale for the investigation of the target genes of these mRNAs in future studies.
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- Yuchi Zhang
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, P.R. China.,The Key Laboratory of Myocardial Ischemia, Harbin Medical University of Chinese Ministry of Education, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150086, P.R. China
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Arimura E, Pulong WP, Marchianti ACN, Nakakuma M, Abe M, Ushikai M, Horiuchi M. Deteriorated glucose metabolism with a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet in db mice, an animal model of type 2 diabetes, might be caused by insufficient insulin secretion. Eur J Nutr 2015; 56:237-246. [PMID: 26497335 DOI: 10.1007/s00394-015-1075-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2015] [Accepted: 10/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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PURPOSE We previously showed the deleterious effects of increased dietary protein on renal manifestations and glucose metabolism in leptin receptor-deficient (db) mice. Here, we further examined its effects on glucose metabolism, including urinary C-peptide. We also orally administered mixtures corresponding to low- or high-protein diets to diabetic mice. METHODS In diet experiments, under pair-feeding (equivalent energy and fat) conditions using a metabolic cage, mice were fed diets with different protein content (L diet: 12 % protein, 71 % carbohydrate, 17 % fat; H diet: 24 % protein, 59 % carbohydrate, 17 % fat) for 15 days. In oral administration experiments, the respective mixtures (L mixture: 12 % proline, 71 % maltose or starch, 17 % linoleic acid; H mixture: 24 % proline, 59 % maltose or starch, 17 % linoleic acid) were supplied to mice. Biochemical parameters related to glucose metabolism were measured. RESULTS The db-H diet mice showed significantly higher water intake, urinary volume, and glucose levels than db-L diet mice but similar levels of excreted urinary C-peptide. In contrast, control-H diet mice showed significantly higher C-peptide excretion than control-L diet mice. Both types of mice fed H diet excreted high levels of urinary albumin. When maltose mixtures were administered, db-L mixture mice showed significantly higher blood glucose after 30 min than db-H mixture mice. However, db mice administered starch-H mixture showed significantly higher blood glucose 120-300 min post-administration than db-L mixture mice, although both groups exhibited similar insulin levels. CONCLUSIONS High-protein, low-carbohydrate diets deteriorated diabetic conditions and were associated with insufficient insulin secretion in db mice. Our findings may have implications for dietary management of diabetic symptoms in human patients.
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- Emi Arimura
- Major in Food and Nutrition, Department of Life and Environmental Science, Kagoshima Prefectural College, 1-52-1 Shimo-Ishiki, Kagoshima, 890-0005, Japan
- Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890-8544, Japan
- Medical Faculty of Jember University, Kalimantan Street 37, East Java, Indonesia
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- Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890-8544, Japan
- Takata Hospital, 5-1 Horie-cho, Kagoshima, 892-0824, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890-8544, Japan.
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Khan MP, Singh AK, Joharapurkar AA, Yadav M, Shree S, Kumar H, Gurjar A, Mishra JS, Tiwari MC, Nagar GK, Kumar S, Ramachandran R, Sharan A, Jain MR, Trivedi AK, Maurya R, Godbole MM, Gayen JR, Sanyal S, Chattopadhyay N. Pathophysiological Mechanism of Bone Loss in Type 2 Diabetes Involves Inverse Regulation of Osteoblast Function by PGC-1α and Skeletal Muscle Atrogenes: AdipoR1 as a Potential Target for Reversing Diabetes-Induced Osteopenia. Diabetes 2015; 64:2609-23. [PMID: 25633418 DOI: 10.2337/db14-1611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2014] [Accepted: 01/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Type 2 diabetes is associated with increased fracture risk and delayed fracture healing; the underlying mechanism, however, remains poorly understood. We systematically investigated skeletal pathology in leptin receptor-deficient diabetic mice on a C57BLKS background (db). Compared with wild type (wt), db mice displayed reduced peak bone mass and age-related trabecular and cortical bone loss. Poor skeletal outcome in db mice contributed high-glucose- and nonesterified fatty acid-induced osteoblast apoptosis that was associated with peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1-α (PGC-1α) downregulation and upregulation of skeletal muscle atrogenes in osteoblasts. Osteoblast depletion of the atrogene muscle ring finger protein-1 (MuRF1) protected against gluco- and lipotoxicity-induced apoptosis. Osteoblast-specific PGC-1α upregulation by 6-C-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(2S,3S)-(+)-5,7,3',4'-tetrahydroxydihydroflavonol (GTDF), an adiponectin receptor 1 (AdipoR1) agonist, as well as metformin in db mice that lacked AdipoR1 expression in muscle but not bone restored osteopenia to wt levels without improving diabetes. Both GTDF and metformin protected against gluco- and lipotoxicity-induced osteoblast apoptosis, and depletion of PGC-1α abolished this protection. Although AdipoR1 but not AdipoR2 depletion abolished protection by GTDF, metformin action was not blocked by AdipoR depletion. We conclude that PGC-1α upregulation in osteoblasts could reverse type 2 diabetes-associated deterioration in skeletal health.
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- Mohd Parvez Khan
- Division of Endocrinology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Biochemistry, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Biochemistry, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Molecular and Structural Biology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Biochemistry, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Biochemistry, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Biochemistry, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Endocrinology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Endocrinology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Medicinal and Process Chemistry, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Molecular and Structural Biology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Vinayak Cosmetic Surgery & Laser Centre, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Biochemistry, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Medicinal and Process Chemistry, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, UP, India
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- Division of Biochemistry, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Endocrinology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Li CL, Zhao LJ, Zhou XL, Wu HX, Zhao JJ. Review on the effect of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors for the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 35:333-336. [PMID: 26072069 DOI: 10.1007/s11596-015-1433-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2014] [Revised: 03/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common liver disease and it represents the hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome, which includes type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), dyslipidemia, central obesity and hypertension. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogues and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors were widely used to treat T2DM. These agents improve glycemic control, promote weight loss and improve lipid metabolism. Recent studies have demonstrated that the GLP-1 receptor (GLP-1R) is present and functional in human and rat hepatocytes. In this review, we present data from animal researches and human clinical studies that showed GLP-1 analogues and DPP-4 inhibitors can decrease hepatic triglyceride (TG) content and improve hepatic steatosis, although some effects could be a result of improvements in metabolic parameters. Multiple hepatocyte signal transduction pathways and mRNA from key enzymes in fatty acid metabolism appear to be activated by GLP-1 and its analogues. Thus, the data support the need for more rigorous prospective clinical trials to further investigate the potential of incretin therapies to treat patients with NAFLD.
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- Chao-Lin Li
- Department of Endocrinology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, 250021, China
- Department of Endocrinology, Jinan, China
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- Hemodialysis Center, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital Affiliated to Qingdao University, Yantai, 264000, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, 250021, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, 250021, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, 250021, China.
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Ding Y, Fang H, Shang W, Xiao Y, Sun T, Hou N, Pan L, Sun X, Ma Q, Zhou J, Wang X, Zhang X, Cheng H. Mitoflash altered by metabolic stress in insulin-resistant skeletal muscle. J Mol Med (Berl) 2015; 93:1119-30. [PMID: 25908643 PMCID: PMC4589561 DOI: 10.1007/s00109-015-1278-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2015] [Revised: 03/19/2015] [Accepted: 03/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Abstract Central to bioenergetics and reactive oxygen species (ROS) signaling, the mitochondrion plays pivotal roles in the pathogenesis of metabolic diseases. Recent advances have shown that mitochondrial flash (“mitoflash”) visualized by the biosensor mt-cpYFP affords a frequency-coded, optical readout linked to mitochondrial ROS production and energy metabolism, at the resolution of a single mitochondrion. To investigate possible mitoflash responses to metabolic stress in insulin resistance (IR), we generated an mt-cpYFP-expressing db/db mouse model with the obesity and IR phenotypes unaltered. In conjunction with in vivo imaging of skeletal muscles, we uncovered a progressive increase of mitoflash frequency along with its morphological changes. Interestingly, enhanced mitochondrial networking occurred at 12 weeks of age, and this was followed by mitochondrial fragmentation at 34 weeks. Pioglitazone treatment normalized mitoflash frequency and morphology while restored mitochondrial respiratory function and insulin sensitivity in 12 weeks mt-cpYFP db/db mice. Mechanistic study revealed that the mitoflash remodeling was associated with altered expression of proteins involved in mitochondrial dynamics and quality control. These findings indicate that mitoflash activity may serve as an optical functional readout of the mitochondria, a robust and sensitive biomarker to gauge IR stresses and their amelioration by therapeutic interventions. Key message In vivo detection of mitochondrial flashes in mt-cpYFP-expressing db/db mouse. Mitoflash frequency increased progressively with disease development. Mitoflash morphology revealed a biphasic change in mitochondrial networking. Mitoflash abnormalities and mitochondrial defects are restored by pioglitazone. Mitoflash may serve as a unique biomarker to gauge metabolic stress in insulin resistance.
Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s00109-015-1278-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Yi Ding
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Physiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China.
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Beijing, China
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Razzoli M, McCallum J, Gurney A, Engeland WC, Bartolomucci A. Chronic stress aggravates glucose intolerance in leptin receptor-deficient (db/db) mice. Genes Nutr. 2015;10:458. [PMID: 25791744 DOI: 10.1007/s12263-015-0458-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Accepted: 03/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Genetic predisposition and environmental challenges interact to determine individual vulnerability to obesity and type 2 diabetes. We previously established a mouse model of chronic subordination stress-induced hyperphagia, obesity, metabolic like-syndrome and insulin resistance in the presence of a high-fat diet. However, it remains to be established if social stress could also aggravate glucose intolerance in subjects genetically predisposed to develop obesity and type 2 diabetes. To answer this question, we subjected genetically obese mice due to deficiency of the leptin receptor (db/db strain) to chronic subordination stress. Over five weeks, subordination stress in db/db mice led to persistent hyperphagia, hyperglycemia and exacerbated glucose intolerance altogether suggestive of an aggravated disorder when compared to controls. On the contrary, body weight and fat mass were similarly affected in stressed and control mice likely due to the hyperactivity shown by subordinate mice. Stressed db/db mice also showed increased plasma inflammatory markers. Altogether our results suggest that chronic stress can aggravate glucose intolerance but not obesity in genetically predisposed subjects on the basis of a disrupted leptin circuitry.
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Singh AK, Joharapurkar AA, Khan MP, Mishra JS, Singh N, Yadav M, Hossain Z, Khan K, Kumar S, Dhanesha NA, Mishra DP, Maurya R, Sharma S, Jain MR, Trivedi AK, Godbole MM, Gayen JR, Chattopadhyay N, Sanyal S. Orally active osteoanabolic agent GTDF binds to adiponectin receptors, with a preference for AdipoR1, induces adiponectin-associated signaling, and improves metabolic health in a rodent model of diabetes. Diabetes 2014; 63:3530-44. [PMID: 24848063 DOI: 10.2337/db13-1619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Adiponectin is an adipocytokine that signals through plasma membrane-bound adiponectin receptors 1 and 2 (AdipoR1 and -2). Plasma adiponectin depletion is associated with type 2 diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular diseases. Adiponectin therapy, however, is yet unavailable owing to its large size, complex multimerization, and functional differences of the multimers. We report discovery and characterization of 6-C-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(2S,3S)-(+)-5,7,3',4'-tetrahydroxydihydroflavonol (GTDF) as an orally active adiponectin mimetic. GTDF interacted with both AdipoRs, with a preference for AdipoR1. It induced adiponectin-associated signaling and enhanced glucose uptake and fatty acid oxidation in vitro, which were augmented or abolished by AdipoR1 overexpression or silencing, respectively. GTDF improved metabolic health, characterized by elevated glucose clearance, β-cell survival, reduced steatohepatitis, browning of white adipose tissue, and improved lipid profile in an AdipoR1-expressing but not an AdipoR1-depleted strain of diabetic mice. The discovery of GTDF as an adiponectin mimetic provides a promising therapeutic tool for the treatment of metabolic diseases.
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- Abhishek Kumar Singh
- Biochemistry Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Endocrinology, CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Biochemistry Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Biochemistry Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Biochemistry Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Phramacokinetics, CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Endocrinology, CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Medicinal and Process Chemistry, CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Medicinal and Process Chemistry, CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Toxicology, CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Biochemistry Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Biochemistry Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Cansby E, Nerstedt A, Amrutkar M, Durán EN, Smith U, Mahlapuu M. Partial hepatic resistance to IL-6-induced inflammation develops in type 2 diabetic mice, while the anti-inflammatory effect of AMPK is maintained. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2014; 393:143-51. [PMID: 24976178 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2014.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2014] [Revised: 06/19/2014] [Accepted: 06/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Interleukin-6 (IL-6) induces hepatic inflammation and insulin resistance, and therapeutic strategies to counteract the IL-6 action in liver are of high interest. In this study, we demonstrate that acute treatment with AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) agonists AICAR and metformin efficiently repressed IL-6-induced hepatic proinflammatory gene expression and activation of STAT3 in a mouse model of diet-induced type 2 diabetes, bringing it back to basal nonstimulated level. Surprisingly, the inflammatory response in liver induced by IL-6 administration in vivo was markedly blunted in the mice fed a high-fat diet, compared to lean chow-fed controls, while this difference was not replicated in vitro in primary hepatocytes derived from these two groups of mice. In summary, our work reveals that partial hepatic IL-6 resistance develops in the mouse model of type 2 diabetes, while the anti-inflammatory action of AMPK is maintained. Systemic factors, rather than differences in intracellular IL-6 receptor signaling, are likely mediating the relative impairment in IL-6 effect.
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- Emmelie Cansby
- The Lundberg Laboratory for Diabetes Research, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- The Lundberg Laboratory for Diabetes Research, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- The Lundberg Laboratory for Diabetes Research, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- The Lundberg Laboratory for Diabetes Research, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- The Lundberg Laboratory for Diabetes Research, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- The Lundberg Laboratory for Diabetes Research, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Rosso N, Chavez-Tapia NC, Tiribelli C, Bellentani S. Translational approaches: From fatty liver to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20:9038-9049. [PMID: 25083077 PMCID: PMC4112858 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i27.9038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2013] [Revised: 12/04/2013] [Accepted: 04/23/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Over the past few decades, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become one, if not the most common, cause of chronic liver disease affecting both adults and children. The increasing number of cases at an early age is the most worrying aspect of this pathology, since it provides more time for its evolution. The spectrum of this disease ranges from liver steatosis to steatohepatitis, fibrosis and in some cases, hepatocellular carcinoma. NAFLD may not always be considered a benign disease and hepatologists must be cautious in the presence of fatty liver. This should prompt the use of the available experimental models to understand better the pathogenesis and to develop a rational treatment of a disease that is dangerously increasing. In spite of the growing efforts, the pathogenesis of NAFLD is still poorly understood. In the present article we review the most relevant hypotheses and evidence that account for the progression of NAFLD to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and fibrosis. The available in vitro and in vivo experimental models of NASH are discussed and revised in terms of their validity in translational studies. These studies must be aimed at the discovery of the still unknown triggers or mediators that induce the progression of hepatic inflammation, apoptosis and fibrosis.
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Sarnyai Z, Jashar C, Olivier B. Modeling combined schizophrenia-related behavioral and metabolic phenotypes in rodents. Behav Brain Res 2015; 276:130-42. [PMID: 24747658 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2014.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2014] [Revised: 04/08/2014] [Accepted: 04/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Schizophrenia is a chronic, debilitating disorder with a complex behavioral and cognitive phenotype underlined by a similarly complex etiology involving an interaction between susceptibility genes and environmental factors during early development. Limited progress has been made in developing novel pharmacotherapy, partly due to a lack of valid animal models. The recent recognition of the potentially causal role of central and peripheral energy metabolism in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia raises the need of research on animal models that combine both behavioral and metabolic phenotypic domains, similar to what have been identified in humans. In this review we focus on selected genetic (DBA/2J mice, leptin receptor mutants, and PSD-93 knockout mice), early neurodevelopmental (maternal protein deprivation) and pharmacological (acute phencyclidine) animal models that capture the combined behavioral and metabolic abnormalities shown by schizophrenic patients. In reviewing behavioral phenotypes relevant to schizophrenia we apply the principles established by the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) for better translation. We demonstrate that etiologically diverse manipulations such as specific breeding, deletion of genes that are primarily involved in metabolic regulation and in synaptic plasticity, as well as early metabolic deprivation and adult pharmacological challenge of the glutamate system can lead to schizophrenia-related behavioral and metabolic phenotypes, which suggest that these pathways might be interlinked. We propose that using animal models that combine different domains of schizophrenia can be used as a translationally valid approach to capture the system-level complex interplay between peripheral and central processes in the development of psychopathology.
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Howell GE, Meek E, Kilic J, Mohns M, Mulligan C, Chambers JE. Exposure to p,p'-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) induces fasting hyperglycemia without insulin resistance in male C57BL/6H mice. Toxicology 2014; 320:6-14. [PMID: 24582731 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2014.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2013] [Revised: 01/30/2014] [Accepted: 02/10/2014] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Approximately 8.3% of the United States (U.S.) population have either diagnosed or undiagnosed diabetes mellitus. Out of all the cases of diabetes mellitus, approximately 90-95% of these cases are type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). Although the exact cause of T2D remains elusive, predisposing factors include age, weight, poor diet, and a sedentary lifestyle. Until recently the association between exposure to environmental contaminants and the occurrence of diabetes had been unexplored. However, recent epidemiological studies have revealed that elevated serum concentrations of certain persistent organic pollutants (POPs), especially organochlorine pesticides, are positively associated with increased prevalence of T2D and insulin resistance. The current study seeks to investigate if this association is causative or coincidental. Male C57BL/6H mice were exposed to DDE (2.0mg/kg or 0.4mg/kg) or vehicle (corn oil; 1mL/kg) for 5 days via oral gavage; fasting blood glucose, glucose tolerance, and insulin challenge tests were performed following a 7 day resting period. Exposure to DDE caused significant hyperglycemia compared to vehicle and this hyperglycemic effect persisted for up to 21 days following cessation of DDE administration. Intraperitoneal glucose tolerance tests and phosphorylation of Akt in the liver, skeletal muscle, and adipose tissue following insulin challenge were comparable between vehicle and DDE treated animals. To determine the direct effect of exposure to DDE on glucose uptake, in vitro glucose uptake assays following DDE exposure were performed in L6 myotubules and 3T3-L1 adipocytes. In summary, subacute exposure to DDE does produce fasting hyperglycemia, but this fasting hyperglycemia does not appear to be mediated by insulin resistance. Thus, the current study reveals that subacute exposure to DDE does alter systemic glucose homeostasis and may be a contributing factor to the development of hyperglycemia associated with diabetes.
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- George E Howell
- Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Department of Basic Sciences, Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State, MS 39762, United States.
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- Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Department of Basic Sciences, Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State, MS 39762, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi College, Clinton, MS 39058, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi College, Clinton, MS 39058, United States
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- Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Department of Basic Sciences, Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State, MS 39762, United States; Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi College, Clinton, MS 39058, United States
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- Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Department of Basic Sciences, Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State, MS 39762, United States
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Ruan CT, Lam SH, Lee SS, Su MJ. Hypoglycemic action of borapetoside A from the plant Tinospora crispa in mice. Phytomedicine 2013; 20:667-675. [PMID: 23523259 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2013.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2012] [Revised: 11/30/2012] [Accepted: 02/21/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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AIM This study explores the hypoglycemic effects of borapetoside A, the most active principle among three major diterpenoids (borapetosides A, B, and C) isolated from ethanol extract of Tinospora crispa vines. METHODS We employed mouse mitogenic C2C12 and hepatocellular carcinoma Hep3B cells in this study. Furthermore, the mice were divided into three groups, including streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetes mellitus, diet-induced type 2 diabetes mellitus, and normal control. The mice in each group were treated with assigned vehicle control, borapetoside A, or other active agents. RESULTS Borapetoside A was shown to increase the glycogen content and decrease the plasma glucose concentration in a concentration or dose-dependent manner in vitro and in vivo. The hypoglycemic effects in the normal mice and the mice with type 2 diabetes mellitus were associated with the increases of the plasma insulin levels; whereas, the insulin levels remained unchanged in the mice with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Borapetoside A not only attenuated the elevation of plasma glucose induced by an intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test, but also increased the glycogen synthesis of IL-6 treated C2C12 cells. Moreover, the elevated protein expression levels of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase were reversed after borapetoside A treatment twice a day for 7 days. CONCLUSIONS The hypoglycemic effects of borapetoside A were mediated through both the insulin-dependent and the insulin-independent pathways. Furthermore, borapetoside A was shown to increase the glucose utilization in peripheral tissues, to reduce the hepatic gluconeogenesis, and to activate the insulin signaling pathway; they thereby contributed to the lowering of the plasma glucose. Comparison of the structures of three borapetosides suggests clearly that the C-8 stereochemistry plays a key role in hypoglycemic effect since the active borapetoside A and C possess 8R-chirality but the inactive borapetoside B possess 8S-chirality. The location of glycoside at C-3 for borapetoside A but C-6 for borapetoside C and the formation of lactone between C-4 and C-6 for borapetoside A, could account for the different potency in hypoglycemic action for these two compounds.
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- Institute of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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The development of new therapies for the treatment of type 2 diabetes requires robust, reproducible and well validated in vivo experimental systems. Mice provide the most ideal animal model for studies of potential therapies. Unlike larger animals, mice have a short gestational period, are genetically similar, often give birth to many offspring at once and can be housed as multiple groups in a single cage. The mouse model has been extensively metabolically characterized using different tests. This report summarizes how these tests can be executed and how arising data are analyzed to confidently determine changes in insulin resistance and insulin secretion with high reproducibility. The main tests for metabolic assessment in the mouse reviewed here are the glucose clamp, the intravenous and the oral glucose tolerance tests. For all these experiments, including some commonly adopted variants, we describe: (i) their performance; (ii) their advantages and limitations; (iii) the empirical formulas and mathematical models implemented for the analysis of the data arising from the experimental procedures to obtain reliable measurements of peripheral insulin sensitivity and beta cell function. Finally, a list of previous applications of these methods and analytical techniques is provided to better comprehend their use and the evidences that these studies yielded.
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- Metabolic Unit, ISIB CNR, Padua, Italy.
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Dhanesha N, Joharapurkar A, Shah G, Dhote V, Kshirsagar S, Bahekar R, Jain M. Exendin-4 reduces glycemia by increasing liver glucokinase activity: an insulin independent effect. Pharmacol Rep 2012; 64:140-9. [PMID: 22580530 DOI: 10.1016/s1734-1140(12)70740-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2011] [Revised: 11/04/2011] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Exendin-4 is a stable peptide agonist of GLP-1 receptor that exhibits insulinotropic actions. Some in vivo studies indicated insulin-independent glucoregulatory actions of exendin-4. That finding prompted us to evaluate effects of exendin-4 on liver glucose metabolism. Acute and chronic treatment of exendin-4 resulted in increased hepatic glucokinase activity in db/db mice but not in lean C57 mice. The stimulatory effect of exendin-4 on glucokinase activity was abrogated by exendin 9-39, a GLP-1 antagonist. Exposure of hepatocytes isolated from db/db mice to exendin-4 elicited a rapid increase in cAMP, which was synergized by IBMX, an inhibitor of cAMP degradation. The GLP-1 antagonist, exendin 9-39, has abolished the cAMP generating effects of exendin-4 as well. Furthermore, chronic treatment of exendin-4 in streptozotocin-treated C57 mice resulted in restoration of hepatic glycogen, an indicator of improved glucose metabolism, without apparent changes in serum insulin levels. In conclusion, exendin-4 increased glucokinase enzyme protein and activity in liver via a mechanism parallel to and independent of insulin. Exendin-4-induced increase in hepatic glucokinase activity is more pronounced in the presence of hepatic insulin resistance. This beneficial effect of exendin-4 on liver glucokinase activity may be mediated by GLP-1 receptor.
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- Nirav Dhanesha
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Zydus Research Centre, Cadila Healthcare Ltd., Sarkhej-Bavla N.H. No. 8A, Moraiya, Ahmedabad 382210, India
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Jung UJ, Park YB, Kim SR, Choi MS. Supplementation of persimmon leaf ameliorates hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia and hepatic fat accumulation in type 2 diabetic mice. PLoS One 2012; 7:e49030. [PMID: 23145054 PMCID: PMC3493507 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2012] [Accepted: 10/03/2012] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Persimmon Leaf (PL), commonly consumed as herbal tea and traditional medicines, contains a variety of compounds that exert antioxidant, α-amylase and α-glucosidase inhibitory activity. However, little is known about the in vivo effects and underlying mechanisms of PL on hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia and hepatic steatosis in type 2 diabetes. Powered PL (5%, w/w) was supplemented with a normal diet to C57BL/KsJ-db/db mice for 5 weeks. PL decreased blood glucose, HOMA-IR, plasma triglyceride and total cholesterol levels, as well as liver weight, hepatic lipid droplets, triglycerides and cholesterol contents, while increasing plasma HDL-cholesterol and adiponectin levels. The anti-hyperglycemic effect was linked to decreased activity of gluconeogenic enzymes as well as increased glycogen content, glucokinase activity and its mRNA level in the liver. PL also led to a decrease in lipogenic transcriptional factor PPARγ as well as gene expression and activity of enzymes involved in lipogenesis, with a simultaneous increase in fecal lipids, which are seemingly attributable to the improved hyperlipidemia and hepatic steatosis and decreased hepatic fatty acid oxidation. Furthermore, PL ameliorated plasma and hepatic oxidative stress. Supplementation with PL may be an effective dietary strategy to improve type 2 diabetes accompanied by dyslipidemia and hepatic steatosis by partly modulating the activity or gene expression of enzymes related to antioxidant, glucose and lipid homeostasis.
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- Un Ju Jung
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
- Brain Science and Engineering Institute, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Yamaguchi K, Kato M, Ozawa K, Kawai T, Yata T, Aso Y, Ishigai M, Ikeda S. Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Modeling for the Effect of Sodium–Glucose Cotransporter Inhibitors on Blood Glucose Level and Renal Glucose Excretion in db/db Mice. J Pharm Sci 2012; 101:4347-56. [DOI: 10.1002/jps.23302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2012] [Revised: 07/24/2012] [Accepted: 08/02/2012] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Zarrinpar A, Loomba R. Review article: the emerging interplay among the gastrointestinal tract, bile acids and incretins in the pathogenesis of diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2012; 36:909-21. [PMID: 23057494 PMCID: PMC3535499 DOI: 10.1111/apt.12084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2012] [Revised: 06/27/2012] [Accepted: 09/22/2012] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent research has led to an interest in the role of the gut and liver in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). AIM To review the role of the gastrointestinal system in glucose homoeostasis, with particular focus on the effects of incretin hormones, hepatic steatosis and bile acids. METHODS PubMed and Google Scholar were searched using terms such as incretin, glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4), hepatic steatosis, bile acid and gastric bypass. Additional relevant references were identified by reviewing the reference lists of articles. RESULTS Perturbations of incretin hormones and bile acid secretion contribute to the pathogenesis of T2DM, leading to their potential as therapeutic targets. The incretin hormones (GIP and GLP-1) are deactivated by DPP-4. GLP-1 agonists and DPP-4 inhibitors improve glycaemic control in patients with T2DM. Hepatic steatosis, along with insulin resistance, may precede the development of T2DM, and may benefit from anti-diabetes medications. Bile acids play an important role in glucose homoeostasis, with effects mediated via the farnesoid X receptor (FXR) and the cell surface receptor TGR5. The bile acid sequestrant colesevelam has been shown to be effective in improving glycaemic control in patients with T2DM. Altered gastrointestinal anatomy after gastric bypass surgery may also affect enterohepatic recirculation of bile acids and contribute to improved glycaemic control. CONCLUSIONS Research in recent years has led to new pathways and processes with a role in glucose homoeostasis, and new therapeutic targets and options for type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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- Amir Zarrinpar
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
,Division of Epidemiology, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Park CH, Noh JS, Okamoto T, Park JC, Yokozawa T. Evaluation of Effects of Chinese Prescription Kangen-karyu on Diabetes-Induced Alterations such as Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis in the Liver of Type 2 Diabetic db/db Mice. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2012; 2012:143489. [PMID: 22969821 DOI: 10.1155/2012/143489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2011] [Revised: 06/22/2012] [Accepted: 06/22/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The present study was conducted to examine whether Kangen-karyu has an ameliorative effect on diabetes-induced alterations such as oxidative stress and apoptosis in the liver of type 2 diabetic db/db mice. Kangen-karyu (100 or 200 mg/kg body weight/day, p.o.) was administered every day for 18 weeks to db/db mice and its effect was compared with vehicle-treated db/db and m/m mice. The administration of Kangen-karyu decreased the elevated serum glucose and leptin concentrations in db/db mice, and reduced the increased oxidative biomarkers including the generation of reactive oxygen species and lipid peroxidation in the liver. The db/db mice exhibited the upregulation of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase subunits, NF-E2-related factor 2, heme oxygenase-1, nuclear factor-kappa B, cyclooxygenase-2, and inducible nitric oxide synthase levels in the liver; however, Kangen-karyu treatment significantly reduced those expressions. Moreover, the augmented expressions of apoptosis-related proteins, Bax, cytochrome c, c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), phosphor-JNK, AP-1, and caspase-3, were downregulated by Kangen-karyu administration. Hematoxylin-eosin staining showed that the increased hepatocellular damage in the liver of db/db mice improved by Kangen-karyu administration. Our findings support the therapeutic evidence for Kangen-karyu ameliorating the development of diabetic hepatic complications via regulating oxidative stress and apoptosis.
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Qadri I, Choudhury M, Rahman SM, Knotts TA, Janssen RC, Schaack J, Iwahashi M, Puljak L, Simon FR, Kilic G, Fitz JG, Friedman JE. Increased phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase gene expression and steatosis during hepatitis C virus subgenome replication: role of nonstructural component 5A and CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein β. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:37340-51. [PMID: 22955269 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.384743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection greatly increases the risk for type 2 diabetes and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; however, the pathogenic mechanisms remain incompletely understood. Here we report gluconeogenic enzyme phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) transcription and associated transcription factors are dramatically up-regulated in Huh.8 cells, which stably express an HCV subgenome replicon. HCV increased activation of cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB), CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein (C/EBPβ), forkhead box protein O1 (FOXO1), and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1α (PGC-1α) and involved activation of the cAMP response element in the PEPCK promoter. Infection with dominant-negative CREB or C/EBPβ-shRNA significantly reduced or normalized PEPCK expression, with no change in PGC-1α or FOXO1 levels. Notably, expression of HCV nonstructural component NS5A in Huh7 or primary hepatocytes stimulated PEPCK gene expression and glucose output in HepG2 cells, whereas a deletion in NS5A reduced PEPCK expression and lowered cellular lipids but was without effect on insulin resistance, as demonstrated by the inability of insulin to stimulate mobilization of a pool of insulin-responsive vesicles to the plasma membrane. HCV-replicating cells demonstrated increases in cellular lipids with insulin resistance at the level of the insulin receptor, increased insulin receptor substrate 1 (Ser-312), and decreased Akt (Ser-473) activation in response to insulin. C/EBPβ-RNAi normalized lipogenic genes sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ, and liver X receptor α but was unable to reduce accumulation of triglycerides in Huh.8 cells or reverse the increase in ApoB expression, suggesting a role for increased lipid retention in steatotic hepatocytes. Collectively, these data reveal an important role of NS5A, C/EBPβ, and pCREB in promoting HCV-induced gluconeogenic gene expression and suggest that increased C/EBPβ and NS5A may be essential components leading to increased gluconeogenesis associated with HCV infection.
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- Ishtiaq Qadri
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA
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Gao J, Xie W. Targeting xenobiotic receptors PXR and CAR for metabolic diseases. Trends Pharmacol Sci. 2012;33:552-558. [PMID: 22889594 DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2012.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2012] [Revised: 07/06/2012] [Accepted: 07/12/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The pregnane X receptor (PXR) and the constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) are two closely related and liver-enriched nuclear hormone receptors originally defined as xenobiotic receptors. Recently, an increasing body of evidence suggests that PXR and CAR also have endobiotic functions that impact glucose and lipid metabolism, as well as the pathogenesis of metabolic diseases. These new findings suggest that PXR and CAR not only regulate the transcription of drug-metabolizing enzymes and transporters, but also orchestrate energy metabolism and immune responses to accommodate stresses caused by xenobiotic exposures. The effectiveness of targeting PXR and CAR in the treatment of metabolic disorders, such as obesity, type 2 diabetes (T2D), dyslipidemia, and atherosclerosis, have been suggested in animal models. However, translation of these basic research results into clinical applications may require further investigation to determine the human relevance, and to obtain better understanding of the mechanisms through which PXR and CAR affect energy metabolism. Given a wide variety of natural or synthetic compounds that are PXR and CAR modulators, it is hoped that these two 'xenobiotic receptors' can be harnessed for therapeutic potentials in managing metabolic diseases.
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Arimura E, Horiuchi M, Kawaguchi H, Miyoshi N, Aoyama K, Takeuchi T. Low-protein diet improves blood and urinary glucose levels and renal manifestations of diabetes in C57BLKS-db/db mice. Eur J Nutr 2012; 52:813-24. [PMID: 22692501 DOI: 10.1007/s00394-012-0387-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2012] [Accepted: 05/22/2012] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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PURPOSE Dietary protein content is related clinically to the development of diabetic nephropathy. Here, we investigated how dietary protein content (12-24 % energy) within the range used by humans affected renal manifestations including the expressions of genes involved in the renin-angiotensin (RA) system in control and diabetic mice. Moreover, we examined the effects of dietary protein content on HbA1c and urinary glucose. METHODS Control (CT) and leptin receptor-deficient obese (db) mice, 5 weeks old, were fed the diets below. Under ad libitum conditions, mice were fed 12, 18, and 24 % energy from protein (L-, M-, and H-diets) for 8 weeks. Under pair-feeding conditions, db mice were supplied H-diet (db-Hp) to the equivalent energy to that consumed by db-L mice. Renal manifestations and values related to glucose and insulin were examined biochemically and pathologically. RESULTS Under ad libitum conditions, db mice consumed food and water dose dependently of the dietary protein content, although they were consumed similarly by CT mice. CT-L mice showed lower urinary albumin and kidney weight, in association with lower mRNA levels of angiotensinogen and renin, than CT-H mice. Under pair-feeding conditions, db-L mice showed a lower ratio of kidney/body weight, HbA1(C), and urinary glucose, and a higher β-cell distribution rate in the pancreas than db-Hp mice. CONCLUSIONS Low-protein intake in the range used by humans may relieve renal manifestations through the suppressed expression of genes in the renal RA system of CT mice. On the other hand, in db mice, low-protein intake improved hyperglycemia and the renal manifestations of diabetes.
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- Emi Arimura
- Department of Life and Environmental Science, Kagoshima Prefectural College, Kagoshima, Japan
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Chandrasekaran K, Swaminathan K, Kumar SM, Clemens DL, Dey A. Increased oxidative stress and toxicity in ADH and CYP2E1 overexpressing human hepatoma VL-17A cells exposed to high glucose. Integr Biol (Camb) 2012; 4:550-63. [DOI: 10.1039/c2ib00155a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Trak-Smayra V, Paradis V, Massart J, Nasser S, Jebara V, Fromenty B. Pathology of the liver in obese and diabetic ob/ob and db/db mice fed a standard or high-calorie diet. Int J Exp Pathol 2011; 92:413-21. [PMID: 22118645 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2613.2011.00793.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the commonest liver diseases in Western countries. Although leptin deficient ob/ob and db/db mice are frequently used as murine models of NAFLD, an exhaustive characterization of their hepatic lesions has not been reported to date, particularly under calorie overconsumption. Thus, liver lesions were characterized in 78 ob/ob and db/db mice fed either a standard or high-calorie (HC) diet, for one or three months. Steatosis, necroinflammation, apoptosis and fibrosis were assessed and the NAFLD activity score (NAS) was calculated. Steatosis was milder in db/db mice compared to ob/ob mice and was more frequently microvesicular. Although necroinflammation was usually mild in both genotypes, it was aggravated in db/db mice after one month of calorie overconsumption. Apoptosis was observed in db/db mice whereas it was only detected in ob/ob mice after HC feeding. Increased apoptosis was frequently associated with microvesicular steatosis. In db/db mice fed the HC diet for three months, fibrosis was aggravated while steatosis, necroinflammation and apoptosis tended to alleviate. This was associated with increased plasma β-hydroxybutyrate suggesting an adaptive stimulation of hepatic mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation (FAO). Nevertheless, one-third of these db/db mice had steatohepatitis (NAS ≥ 5), whereas none of the ob/ob mice developed non-alcoholic steatohepatitis under the same conditions. Steatosis, necroinflammation, apoptosis and fibrosis are modulated by calorie overconsumption in the context of leptin deficiency. Association between apoptosis and microvesicular steatosis in obese mice suggests common mitochondrial abnormalities. Enhanced hepatic FAO in db/db mice is associated with fibrosis aggravation.
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Park CH, Tanaka T, Kim JH, Cho EJ, Park JC, Shibahara N, Yokozawa T. Hepato-protective effects of loganin, iridoid glycoside from Corni Fructus, against hyperglycemia-activated signaling pathway in liver of type 2 diabetic db/db mice. Toxicology 2011; 290:14-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2011.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2011] [Revised: 08/04/2011] [Accepted: 08/06/2011] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Davis RC, van Nas A, Castellani LW, Zhao Y, Zhou Z, Wen P, Yu S, Qi H, Rosales M, Schadt EE, Broman KW, Péterfy M, Lusis AJ. Systems genetics of susceptibility to obesity-induced diabetes in mice. Physiol Genomics 2011; 44:1-13. [PMID: 22010005 DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00003.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Inbred strains of mice are strikingly different in susceptibility to obesity-driven diabetes. For instance, deficiency in leptin receptor (db/db) leads to hyperphagia and obesity in both C57BL/6 and DBA/2 mice, but only on the DBA/2 background do the mice develop beta-cell loss leading to severe diabetes, while C57BL/6 mice are relatively resistant. To further investigate the genetic factors predisposing to diabetes, we have studied leptin receptor-deficient offspring of an F2 cross between C57BL/6J (db/+) males and DBA/2J females. The results show that the genetics of diabetes susceptibility are enormously complex and a number of quantitative trait loci (QTL) contributing to diabetes-related traits were identified, notably on chromosomes 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 19. The Chr. 4 locus is likely due to a disruption of the Zfp69 gene in C57BL/6J mice. To identify candidate genes and to model coexpression networks, we performed global expression array analysis in livers of the F2 mice. Expression QTL (eQTL) were identified and used to prioritize candidate genes at clinical trait QTL. In several cases, clusters of eQTLs colocalized with clinical trait QTLs, suggesting a common genetic basis. We constructed coexpression networks for both 5 and 12 wk old mice and identified several modules significantly associated with clinical traits. One module in 12 wk old mice was associated with several measures of hepatic fat content as well as with other lipid- and diabetes-related traits. These results add to the understanding of the complex genetic interactions contributing to obesity-induced diabetes.
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- Richard C Davis
- Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095-1679, USA.
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Guo G, Kan M, Martinez JA, Zochodne DW. Local insulin and the rapid regrowth of diabetic epidermal axons. Neurobiol Dis 2011; 43:414-21. [PMID: 21530660 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2011.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2011] [Revised: 04/05/2011] [Accepted: 04/11/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Insulin deficiency may contribute toward the neurological deficits of diabetic polyneuropathy (DPN). In particular, the unique trophic properties of insulin, acting on sensory neuron and axon receptors offer an approach toward reversing loss of skin axons that develops during diabetes. Here we examined how local cutaneous insulin, acting on axon receptors, influences innervation of the epidermis. That cutaneous axons might be amenable to regrowth was suggested by confirming that a high proportion of epidermal axons expressed GAP43/B50, a growth associated protein. Also, IRβ (insulin receptor subunit β) mRNA was expressed and upregulated in the footpads of diabetic mice and protein expression was upregulated in their sensory dorsal root ganglia. Moreover, footpads expressed mRNAs of the downstream insulin transduction molecules, IRS-1 and IRS-2. IRβ protein was identified in dermal axons, some epidermal sensory axons, and in keratinocytes. In separate models of experimental diabetes, we identified a surprising and rapid local response of this axon population to insulin. C57BL/6J streptozotocin (STZ) injected mice, as a model of type 1 diabetes and dbdb mice, as a model of type 2 diabetes were both evaluated after 3 months of diabetes duration. Local hindpaw plantar injections of low dose subhypoglycemic insulin (that did not alter diabetic hyperglycemia) and carrier (into the opposite paw) were given over two days and innervation studied at 5 days. Insulin injections in both models were associated with an ipsilateral rise in the density of PGP 9.5 labeled diabetic epidermal axons at 5 days, compared to that of their contralateral carrier injected hindpaw. Nondiabetic controls did not have changes in innervation following insulin. In a separate cohort of STZ diabetic mice and controls evaluated for paw sensation, there was mild improvement in mechanical, but not thermal sensation at 2 weeks after insulin injection in diabetics but not controls. Fine unmyelinated epidermal axons have considerable plasticity. Here we identify a rapid improvement of skin innervation by doses of insulin insufficient to alter glycemia or innervation of the opposite paw. Local direct insulin signaling of receptors expressed on diabetic cutaneous axons may reverse retraction of their branches during experimental DPN.
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- Guifang Guo
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, 168 HMRB, 3330 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, Canada
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Drug pharmacokinetics can be altered in obese and diabetic subjects. In consideration of the prevalence of obesity and diabetes, characterization of transporter expression in mouse models of diabetes and obesity may be a useful tool to aid in prediction of altered drug pharmacokinetics or adverse drug reactions. It has been reported that ob/ob mice, which display a severe obesity and diabetes phenotype, exhibit multiple changes in drug transporter expression in liver and kidney. In the present study, the mRNA and protein expression of major drug transporters was determined in livers and kidneys of diet-induced obese (DIO) C57BL/6J male mice. The mice were fed a high-fat diet (HFD) (60% fat) from 6 weeks of age and display obesity, fatty liver, and mild hyperglycemia. The HFD diet increased expression of multidrug resistance-associated proteins Abcc3 and 4 mRNA and protein in liver by 3.4- and 1.4-fold, respectively, compared with that detected in control mice fed a low-fat diet (LFD). In contrast, Abcc1 mRNA and protein decreased by 50% in livers of DIO mice compared with those in livers to lean mice. The HFD did not alter transporter expression in kidney compared with the LFD. In summary, unlike ob/ob and db/db mice, DIO mice exhibited a selective induction of efflux transporter expression in liver (i.e., Abcc3 and 4). In addition, diet-induced obesity affects transporter expression in liver but not kidney in the C57BL/6J mouse model. These data indicate that hepatic transporter expression is only slightly altered in a model of mild diabetes and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and obesity.
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- Vijay R More
- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA
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Huang D, Dhawan T, Young S, Yong WH, Boros LG, Heaney AP. Fructose impairs glucose-induced hepatic triglyceride synthesis. Lipids Health Dis 2011; 10:20. [PMID: 21261970 PMCID: PMC3032722 DOI: 10.1186/1476-511x-10-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2010] [Accepted: 01/24/2011] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Obesity, type 2 diabetes and hyperlipidemia frequently coexist and are associated with significantly increased morbidity and mortality. Consumption of refined carbohydrate and particularly fructose has increased significantly in recent years and has paralled the increased incidence of obesity and diabetes. Human and animal studies have demonstrated that high dietary fructose intake positively correlates with increased dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, and hypertension. Metabolism of fructose occurs primarily in the liver and high fructose flux leads to enhanced hepatic triglyceride accumulation (hepatic steatosis). This results in impaired glucose and lipid metabolism and increased proinflammatory cytokine expression. Here we demonstrate that fructose alters glucose-stimulated expression of activated acetyl CoA carboxylase (ACC), pSer hormone sensitive lipase (pSerHSL) and adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) in hepatic HepG2 or primary hepatic cell cultures in vitro. This was associated with increased de novo triglyceride synthesis in vitro and hepatic steatosis in vivo in fructose- versus glucose-fed and standard-diet fed mice. These studies provide novel insight into the mechanisms involved in fructose-mediated hepatic hypertriglyceridemia and identify fructose-uptake as a new potential therapeutic target for lipid-associated diseases.
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- Danshan Huang
- Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (Westwood Blvd.), Los Angeles (CA 90095), USA
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- Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (Westwood Blvd.), Los Angeles (CA 90095), USA
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- Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (Westwood Blvd.), Los Angeles (CA 90095), USA
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- Department of Pathology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, (Westwood Blvd.), Los Angeles (CA 90095), USA
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- SIDMAP LLC (2990 South Sepulveda Blvd.), Los Angeles (CA 90064), USA
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- Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (Westwood Blvd.), Los Angeles (CA 90095), USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, (Westwood Blvd.), Los Angeles (CA 90095), USA
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