2022
Metabolic cycles and signals for insulin secretion
Merrins MJ, Corkey BE, Kibbey RG, Prentki M. Metabolic cycles and signals for insulin secretion. Cell Metabolism 2022, 34: 947-968. PMID: 35728586, PMCID: PMC9262871, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2022.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
127-OR: In Vivo Genetic Evidence That the Pyruvate Kinase Isoforms PKM1 and PKM2 Differentially Control Beta-Cell Fuel Sensing
FOSTER H, HO T, POTAPENKO E, LEWANDOWSKI S, SDAO S, VANDEUSEN H, CARDONE R, KIBBEY R, MERRINS M. 127-OR: In Vivo Genetic Evidence That the Pyruvate Kinase Isoforms PKM1 and PKM2 Differentially Control Beta-Cell Fuel Sensing. Diabetes 2021, 70 DOI: 10.2337/db21-127-or.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInsulin secretionPK activatorΒ-cellsNational InstituteIntact β-cellsAppropriate insulin secretionGlucose intoleranceΒ-cell-specific deletionCalcium influxVivo genetic evidenceCalcium defectsHealth resourcesLow glucoseElectrophysiological evidenceIsletsMembrane depolarizationMiceServices AdministrationSecretionExcised membrane patchesSpecific deletionMitochondrial fuelsCalcium oscillationsPKM2KATP
2020
Multi-Tissue Acceleration of the Mitochondrial Phosphoenolpyruvate Cycle Improves Whole-Body Metabolic Health
Abulizi A, Cardone RL, Stark R, Lewandowski SL, Zhao X, Hillion J, Ma L, Sehgal R, Alves TC, Thomas C, Kung C, Wang B, Siebel S, Andrews ZB, Mason GF, Rinehart J, Merrins MJ, Kibbey RG. Multi-Tissue Acceleration of the Mitochondrial Phosphoenolpyruvate Cycle Improves Whole-Body Metabolic Health. Cell Metabolism 2020, 32: 751-766.e11. PMID: 33147485, PMCID: PMC7679013, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2020.10.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin secretionInsulin sensitivityPK activatorWhole-body metabolic healthPK activationMetabolic homeostasisPeripheral insulin sensitivityHFD-fed ratsEndogenous glucose productionPreclinical rodent modelsHigher insulin contentPreclinical rationaleLiver fatMetabolic healthMarkers of differentiationIslet functionRodent modelsGlucose homeostasisInsulin contentPancreatic isletsGlucose productionGlucose turnoverMitochondrial PEPCKSecretionHomeostasis
2019
Mitochondrial Proton Leak Regulated by Cyclophilin D Elevates Insulin Secretion in Islets at Nonstimulatory Glucose Levels
Taddeo EP, Alsabeeh N, Baghdasarian S, Wikstrom JD, Ritou E, Sereda S, Erion K, Li J, Stiles L, Abdulla M, Swanson Z, Wilhelm J, Bellin MD, Kibbey RG, Liesa M, Shirihai O. Mitochondrial Proton Leak Regulated by Cyclophilin D Elevates Insulin Secretion in Islets at Nonstimulatory Glucose Levels. Diabetes 2019, 69: 131-145. PMID: 31740442, PMCID: PMC6971491, DOI: 10.2337/db19-0379.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 2 diabetesInsulin secretionInsulin resistanceFree fatty acidsNonesterified free fatty acidsGlucose-stimulated insulin secretionPrediabetic stateInsulin hypersecretionObese subjectsFatty acidsObese miceLean miceGlucose levelsHuman isletsPancreatic isletsΒ-cellsIsletsProton leakSecretionHyperinsulinemiaProgressive increaseDiabetesMiceMitochondrial proton leakLeak