Targeting Pyruvate Carboxylase Reduces Gluconeogenesis and Adiposity and Improves Insulin Resistance
Kumashiro N, Beddow SA, Vatner DF, Majumdar SK, Cantley JL, Guebre-Egziabher F, Fat I, Guigni B, Jurczak MJ, Birkenfeld AL, Kahn M, Perler BK, Puchowicz MA, Manchem VP, Bhanot S, Still CD, Gerhard GS, Petersen KF, Cline GW, Shulman GI, Samuel VT. Targeting Pyruvate Carboxylase Reduces Gluconeogenesis and Adiposity and Improves Insulin Resistance. Diabetes 2013, 62: 2183-2194. PMID: 23423574, PMCID: PMC3712050, DOI: 10.2337/db12-1311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPyruvate carboxylaseAntisense oligonucleotideHepatocyte fatty acid oxidationInsulin resistanceNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseZucker diabetic fatty ratsHigh fat-fed ratsFatty liver diseaseLiver biopsy specimensDiabetic fatty ratsPlasma lipid concentrationsType 2 diabetesHepatic insulin sensitivityHuman liver biopsy specimensEndogenous glucose productionHepatic insulin resistancePlasma glucose concentrationPotential therapeutic approachSpecific antisense oligonucleotideFat-fed ratsCarboxylaseFatty acid oxidationDe novo fatty acid synthesisLiver diseaseTissue-specific inhibitionRole of patatin‐like phospholipase domain‐containing 3 on lipid‐induced hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance in rats
Kumashiro N, Yoshimura T, Cantley JL, Majumdar SK, Guebre‐Egziabher F, Kursawe R, Vatner DF, Fat I, Kahn M, Erion DM, Zhang X, Zhang D, Manchem VP, Bhanot S, Gerhard GS, Petersen KF, Cline GW, Samuel VT, Shulman GI. Role of patatin‐like phospholipase domain‐containing 3 on lipid‐induced hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance in rats. Hepatology 2013, 57: 1763-1772. PMID: 23175050, PMCID: PMC3597437, DOI: 10.1002/hep.26170.Peer-Reviewed Original Research