2022
Deletion of Jazf1 gene causes early growth retardation and insulin resistance in mice
Lee H, Jang H, Li H, Samuel V, Dudek K, Osipovich A, Magnuson M, Sklar J, Shulman G. Deletion of Jazf1 gene causes early growth retardation and insulin resistance in mice. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2213628119. PMID: 36442127, PMCID: PMC9894197, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2213628119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKO miceEarly growth retardationInsulin resistanceFat massGrowth retardationAge-matched wild-type miceHepatic nuclear factor 4 alphaGH-IGF-1 axisHigh-fat diet feedingKO liversHyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp techniquePlasma growth hormone concentrationInsulin-like growth factor-1Type 2 diabetesGrowth hormone concentrationsIGF-1 expressionWild-type miceLean body massMuscle insulin resistanceGrowth factor-1Nuclear factor 4 alphaInsulin sensitivityDiet feedingPlasma concentrationsHormone concentrations
2021
Short-term overnutrition induces white adipose tissue insulin resistance through sn-1,2-diacylglycerol – PKCε – insulin receptorT1160 phosphorylation
Lyu K, Zhang D, Song J, Li X, Perry RJ, Samuel VT, Shulman GI. Short-term overnutrition induces white adipose tissue insulin resistance through sn-1,2-diacylglycerol – PKCε – insulin receptorT1160 phosphorylation. JCI Insight 2021, 6: e139946. PMID: 33411692, PMCID: PMC7934919, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.139946.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin resistanceInsulin actionAdipose tissue insulin resistanceTissue insulin resistanceWT control miceHyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clampShort-term HFDTissue insulin actionAdipose tissue insulin actionDiet-fed ratsPotential therapeutic targetHFD feedingControl miceInsulin sensitivityTherapeutic targetLipolysis suppressionImpairs insulinHFDPKCε activationGlucose uptakeΕ activationMiceDiacylglycerol accumulationRecent evidenceProtein kinase C
2020
A Membrane-Bound Diacylglycerol Species Induces PKCϵ-Mediated Hepatic Insulin Resistance
Lyu K, Zhang Y, Zhang D, Kahn M, Ter Horst KW, Rodrigues MRS, Gaspar RC, Hirabara SM, Luukkonen PK, Lee S, Bhanot S, Rinehart J, Blume N, Rasch MG, Serlie MJ, Bogan JS, Cline GW, Samuel VT, Shulman GI. A Membrane-Bound Diacylglycerol Species Induces PKCϵ-Mediated Hepatic Insulin Resistance. Cell Metabolism 2020, 32: 654-664.e5. PMID: 32882164, PMCID: PMC7544641, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2020.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma membraneEndoplasmic reticulumHigh-fat diet-induced hepatic insulin resistanceSubcellular fractionation methodInsulin receptor kinaseKey lipid speciesHepatic insulin resistanceDiet-induced hepatic insulin resistanceReceptor kinaseDiacylglycerol acyltransferase 2Molecular mechanismsAcute knockdownPhosphorylationLipid dropletsLipid speciesAcyltransferase 2KnockdownLiver-specific overexpressionDAG accumulationPKCϵDAG contentMembraneFractionation methodKinaseMitochondriaMetabolic control analysis of hepatic glycogen synthesis in vivo
Nozaki Y, Petersen MC, Zhang D, Vatner DF, Perry RJ, Abulizi A, Haedersdal S, Zhang XM, Butrico GM, Samuel VT, Mason GF, Cline GW, Petersen KF, Rothman DL, Shulman GI. Metabolic control analysis of hepatic glycogen synthesis in vivo. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 8166-8176. PMID: 32188779, PMCID: PMC7149488, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1921694117.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Considering the Links Between Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Insulin Resistance: Revisiting the Role of Protein Kinase C ε
Samuel VT, Petersen MC, Gassaway BM, Vatner DF, Rinehart J, Shulman GI. Considering the Links Between Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Insulin Resistance: Revisiting the Role of Protein Kinase C ε. Hepatology 2019, 70: 2217-2220. PMID: 31220350, DOI: 10.1002/hep.30829.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsDistinct Hepatic PKA and CDK Signaling Pathways Control Activity-Independent Pyruvate Kinase Phosphorylation and Hepatic Glucose Production
Gassaway BM, Cardone RL, Padyana AK, Petersen MC, Judd ET, Hayes S, Tong S, Barber KW, Apostolidi M, Abulizi A, Sheetz JB, Kshitiz, Aerni HR, Gross S, Kung C, Samuel VT, Shulman GI, Kibbey RG, Rinehart J. Distinct Hepatic PKA and CDK Signaling Pathways Control Activity-Independent Pyruvate Kinase Phosphorylation and Hepatic Glucose Production. Cell Reports 2019, 29: 3394-3404.e9. PMID: 31825824, PMCID: PMC6951436, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCyclin-dependent kinasesMetabolic control pointPhosphorylation sitesNuclear retentionCDK activityPKL activityDays high-fat dietKinase phosphorylationImportant enzymePyruvate kinaseHigh-fat dietS113KinaseEnzyme kineticsPhosphorylationAdditional control pointsRegulationGlucose productionHepatic glucose productionInsulin resistanceGlycolysisEnzymePKAPathwayActivityNonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Insulin Resistance, and Ceramides
Samuel VT, Shulman GI. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Insulin Resistance, and Ceramides. New England Journal Of Medicine 2019, 381: 1866-1869. PMID: 31693811, DOI: 10.1056/nejmcibr1910023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdipose glucocorticoid action influences whole‐body metabolism via modulation of hepatic insulin action
Abulizi A, Camporez JP, Jurczak MJ, Høyer KF, Zhang D, Cline GW, Samuel VT, Shulman GI, Vatner DF. Adipose glucocorticoid action influences whole‐body metabolism via modulation of hepatic insulin action. The FASEB Journal 2019, 33: 8174-8185. PMID: 30922125, PMCID: PMC6593882, DOI: 10.1096/fj.201802706r.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-body metabolismHepatic insulin actionHepatic insulin resistanceGlucocorticoid actionHepatic steatosisHepatic glycogen synthesisInsulin resistanceAdipose lipolysisFood intakeInsulin actionAdipose triglyceride lipase expressionGlucose-dependent organsReceptor knockout miceOral glucose challengeHepatic lipid accumulationHigh-fat dietHyperinsulinemic-euglycemic conditionsGlycogen synthesisProtein kinase B phosphorylationInsulin responseGlucose challengeHepatic insulin responseHepatic insulinMetabolic cagesSteatosis
2018
Ectopic lipid deposition mediates insulin resistance in adipose specific 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 transgenic mice
Abulizi A, Camporez JP, Zhang D, Samuel VT, Shulman GI, Vatner DF. Ectopic lipid deposition mediates insulin resistance in adipose specific 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 transgenic mice. Metabolism 2018, 93: 1-9. PMID: 30576689, PMCID: PMC6401251, DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2018.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic insulin resistanceEctopic lipid depositionInsulin resistanceHepatic lipid contentGlucocorticoid actionTransgenic miceLipid depositionSevere hepatic insulin resistanceTissue-specific insulin actionHepatic triglyceride contentHigh-fat dietHyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clampGlucocorticoid excessAkt serine phosphorylationGlucocorticoid activityHepatic steatosisFat dietLittermate controlsHepatic insulinInsulin actionTriglyceride contentPKCε activationDevelopment of lipidLipid contentMicePKCε contributes to lipid-induced insulin resistance through cross talk with p70S6K and through previously unknown regulators of insulin signaling
Gassaway BM, Petersen MC, Surovtseva YV, Barber KW, Sheetz JB, Aerni HR, Merkel JS, Samuel VT, Shulman GI, Rinehart J. PKCε contributes to lipid-induced insulin resistance through cross talk with p70S6K and through previously unknown regulators of insulin signaling. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2018, 115: e8996-e9005. PMID: 30181290, PMCID: PMC6156646, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1804379115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diet, High-FatDisease Models, AnimalGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansInsulinInsulin Receptor Substrate ProteinsInsulin ResistanceLipid MetabolismLiverPhosphorylationProtein Kinase C-epsilonProteomicsRatsReceptor, InsulinRibosomal Protein S6Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDaRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionConceptsHigh-fat diet-induced hepatic insulin resistanceDiet-induced hepatic insulin resistanceLipid-induced insulin resistanceProtein phosphorylationSiRNA-based screenProtein kinase C εSet of proteinsCross talkHepatic insulin resistanceQuantitative phosphoproteomicsMotif analysisUnknown regulatorKinase assaysPhosphoproteomic dataCanonical insulinP70S6KInsulin receptorImpact of lipidSystem-level approachPKCεDiacylglycerolPhosphorylationKey mediatorNew therapeutic approachesInsulin resistanceAngptl8 antisense oligonucleotide improves adipose lipid metabolism and prevents diet-induced NAFLD and hepatic insulin resistance in rodents
Vatner DF, Goedeke L, Camporez JG, Lyu K, Nasiri AR, Zhang D, Bhanot S, Murray SF, Still CD, Gerhard GS, Shulman GI, Samuel VT. Angptl8 antisense oligonucleotide improves adipose lipid metabolism and prevents diet-induced NAFLD and hepatic insulin resistance in rodents. Diabetologia 2018, 61: 1435-1446. PMID: 29497783, PMCID: PMC5940564, DOI: 10.1007/s00125-018-4579-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipose TissueAngiopoietin-Like Protein 8Angiopoietin-like ProteinsAnimalsBody CompositionCalorimetry, IndirectDiet, High-FatGlucose Tolerance TestInsulin ResistanceLipid MetabolismMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseOligonucleotides, AntisensePeptide HormonesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyConceptsHepatic insulin resistanceAdipose tissue lipoprotein lipaseInsulin resistanceEctopic lipid accumulationTissue lipoprotein lipaseAdipose tissueLipid uptakeTolerance testFed miceNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseAntisense oligonucleotideMixed meal tolerance testLipoprotein lipaseLipid accumulationDiet-induced NAFLDBariatric surgery patientsFatty liver diseaseHyperinsulinaemic euglycaemic clampMeal tolerance testSecond-generation antisense oligonucleotideAmeliorate insulin resistanceType 2 diabetesLipid-induced hepatic insulin resistanceLipoprotein lipase inhibitorWhite adipose tissue
2017
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease as a Nexus of Metabolic and Hepatic Diseases
Samuel VT, Shulman GI. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease as a Nexus of Metabolic and Hepatic Diseases. Cell Metabolism 2017, 27: 22-41. PMID: 28867301, PMCID: PMC5762395, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2017.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsGlucoseHumansInsulinInsulin ResistanceLipid MetabolismMetabolic DiseasesNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseConceptsInsulin resistanceNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseFatty liver diseasePeripheral insulin resistanceHepatic insulin resistanceNew pharmacological strategiesHepatic complicationsBariatric surgeryLiver diseaseInsulin-stimulated glycogen synthesisHepatic diseasePharmacological strategiesNAFLDReceptor activationHepatic glucoseLipid metabolismInsulin receptor activationWeight lossEnergy expenditureHepatic diacylglycerolsGlycogen synthesisDiseaseLipid synthesisFlux of substratesComplicationsHepatic Diacylglycerol-Associated Protein Kinase Cε Translocation Links Hepatic Steatosis to Hepatic Insulin Resistance in Humans
Horst K, Gilijamse PW, Versteeg RI, Ackermans MT, Nederveen AJ, la Fleur SE, Romijn JA, Nieuwdorp M, Zhang D, Samuel VT, Vatner DF, Petersen KF, Shulman GI, Serlie MJ. Hepatic Diacylglycerol-Associated Protein Kinase Cε Translocation Links Hepatic Steatosis to Hepatic Insulin Resistance in Humans. Cell Reports 2017, 19: 1997-2004. PMID: 28591572, PMCID: PMC5469939, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.05.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic insulin resistanceInsulin resistanceHepatic steatosisObese subjectsPKCε activationTissue-specific insulin sensitivityHepatic ceramide contentPeripheral insulin resistanceHepatic lipid accumulationPathogenesis of NAFLDLiver biopsyIntrahepatic triglyceridesLiver fatInsulin sensitivityAdipose tissueTranslational evidenceSteatosisLipid accumulationCeramide contentPKCε translocationSubjectsMolecular mechanismsDiacylglycerol contentHumansActivationMitochondrial Targeted Catalase Protects Against High-Fat Diet-Induced Muscle Insulin Resistance by Decreasing Intramuscular Lipid Accumulation
Lee HY, Lee JS, Alves T, Ladiges W, Rabinovitch PS, Jurczak MJ, Choi CS, Shulman GI, Samuel VT. Mitochondrial Targeted Catalase Protects Against High-Fat Diet-Induced Muscle Insulin Resistance by Decreasing Intramuscular Lipid Accumulation. Diabetes 2017, 66: db161334. PMID: 28476930, PMCID: PMC5521865, DOI: 10.2337/db16-1334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-fat dietMuscle insulin resistanceAcute lipid infusionInsulin resistanceRegular chowLipid infusionMCAT miceInsulin actionLipid-induced insulin resistanceDiet-induced insulin resistanceReactive oxygen speciesHyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clampWild-type miceMuscle fat oxidationIntramuscular lipid accumulationROS productionAcute infusionHFD-fedWT miceImpaired insulinPKCθ activationFat oxidationLipid emulsionMuscle insulinMice
2016
Insulin receptor Thr1160 phosphorylation mediates lipid-induced hepatic insulin resistance
Petersen MC, Madiraju AK, Gassaway BM, Marcel M, Nasiri AR, Butrico G, Marcucci MJ, Zhang D, Abulizi A, Zhang XM, Philbrick W, Hubbard SR, Jurczak MJ, Samuel VT, Rinehart J, Shulman GI. Insulin receptor Thr1160 phosphorylation mediates lipid-induced hepatic insulin resistance. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2016, 126: 4361-4371. PMID: 27760050, PMCID: PMC5096902, DOI: 10.1172/jci86013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin receptorKinase activityHigh-fat diet-induced hepatic insulin resistanceKinase activation loopNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseLipid-induced hepatic insulin resistanceProtein kinase CHepatic insulin resistanceDiet-induced hepatic insulin resistanceDiacylglycerol-mediated activationActivation loopPKCε inhibitionAlanine mutationsInsulin resistanceMolecular mechanismsKinase CCritical pathophysiological rolePathogenesis of T2DMechanistic linkMutantsGlycogen synthesisConsequent inhibitionPhosphorylationActive configurationPKCεThe Sweet Path to Metabolic Demise: Fructose and Lipid Synthesis
Herman MA, Samuel VT. The Sweet Path to Metabolic Demise: Fructose and Lipid Synthesis. Trends In Endocrinology And Metabolism 2016, 27: 719-730. PMID: 27387598, PMCID: PMC5035631, DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2016.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsFructoseHumansInsulinInsulin ResistanceLipid MetabolismLipogenesisSignal TransductionConceptsFructose consumptionHepatic fructose metabolismHepatic insulin resistanceImpairment of insulinDe novo lipogenesisHepatic steatosisInsulin resistanceEpidemiological studiesNovo lipogenesisMetabolic diseasesFructose metabolismLipogenic enzymesLipogenesisFatty acid synthesisKey transcription factorDiseaseAldolase BLipid synthesisAdditional mechanismHypertriglyceridemiaSteatosisTranscription factorsTherapyInsulinImpairment
2015
Insulin-independent regulation of hepatic triglyceride synthesis by fatty acids
Vatner DF, Majumdar SK, Kumashiro N, Petersen MC, Rahimi Y, Gattu AK, Bears M, Camporez JP, Cline GW, Jurczak MJ, Samuel VT, Shulman GI. Insulin-independent regulation of hepatic triglyceride synthesis by fatty acids. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2015, 112: 1143-1148. PMID: 25564660, PMCID: PMC4313795, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1423952112.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Targeting steroid receptor coactivator 1 with antisense oligonucleotides increases insulin-stimulated skeletal muscle glucose uptake in chow-fed and high-fat-fed male rats
Cantley JL, Vatner DF, Galbo T, Madiraju A, Petersen M, Perry RJ, Kumashiro N, Guebre-Egziabher F, Gattu AK, Stacy MR, Dione DP, Sinusas AJ, Ragolia L, Hall CE, Manchem VP, Bhanot S, Bogan JS, Samuel VT. Targeting steroid receptor coactivator 1 with antisense oligonucleotides increases insulin-stimulated skeletal muscle glucose uptake in chow-fed and high-fat-fed male rats. AJP Endocrinology And Metabolism 2014, 307: e773-e783. PMID: 25159329, PMCID: PMC4216948, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00148.2014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipose TissueAnimalsBiological TransportDiet, High-FatEnzyme InhibitorsGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGlucose IntoleranceGlucose Transporter Type 4Insulin ResistanceIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIntramolecular OxidoreductasesLipocalinsLiverMaleMuscle, SkeletalNuclear Receptor Coactivator 1Oligodeoxyribonucleotides, AntisensePhosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase (GTP)Prostaglandin D2Protein Interaction Domains and MotifsProteolysisRats, Sprague-DawleyConceptsMuscle glucose uptakeSteroid receptor coactivator-1Endogenous glucose productionInsulin-stimulated muscle glucose uptakeReceptor coactivator-1Glucose uptakeGlucose homeostasisInsulin-stimulated skeletal muscle glucose uptakeAntisense oligonucleotideBasal endogenous glucose productionInsulin-stimulated whole-body glucose disposalCoactivator-1Whole-body glucose disposalSkeletal muscle glucose uptakeLipocalin-type prostaglandin D2 synthaseSprage-Dawley ratsGluconeogenic enzymes
2013
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 inhibitionThyroid hormone receptor-β agonists prevent hepatic steatosis in fat-fed rats but impair insulin sensitivity via discrete pathways
Vatner DF, Weismann D, Beddow SA, Kumashiro N, Erion DM, Liao XH, Grover GJ, Webb P, Phillips KJ, Weiss RE, Bogan JS, Baxter J, Shulman GI, Samuel VT. Thyroid hormone receptor-β agonists prevent hepatic steatosis in fat-fed rats but impair insulin sensitivity via discrete pathways. AJP Endocrinology And Metabolism 2013, 305: e89-e100. PMID: 23651850, PMCID: PMC3725564, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00573.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetatesAnilidesAnimalsDietary FatsFatty LiverGene ExpressionGluconeogenesisGlucose Transporter Type 4HyperglycemiaHyperinsulinismInsulin ResistanceMaleMuscle, SkeletalNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseasePhenolsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySignal TransductionThyroid Hormone Receptors betaTriglyceridesConceptsEndogenous glucose productionHepatic insulin sensitivityInsulin sensitivityHepatic steatosisFat-fed ratsInsulin-stimulated peripheral glucose disposalTRβ agonistsInsulin-stimulated skeletal muscle glucose uptakePotent lipid-lowering drugsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseWhite adipose tissue lipolysisMale Sprague-Dawley ratsSkeletal muscle glucose uptakeGC-1 treatmentPeripheral glucose disposalFatty liver diseaseImpairs insulin sensitivityLipid-lowering drugsHepatic triglyceride contentAdipose tissue lipolysisMuscle glucose uptakeSprague-Dawley ratsHepatic insulin resistanceSkeletal muscle insulinPotential adverse effects