2023
Lysophosphatidic acid triggers inflammation in the liver and white adipose tissue in rat models of 1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase 2 deficiency and overnutrition
Sakuma I, Gaspar R, Luukkonen P, Kahn M, Zhang D, Zhang X, Murray S, Golla J, Vatner D, Samuel V, Petersen K, Shulman G. Lysophosphatidic acid triggers inflammation in the liver and white adipose tissue in rat models of 1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase 2 deficiency and overnutrition. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2312666120. PMID: 38127985, PMCID: PMC10756285, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2312666120.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Metabolic 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
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
2012
Mechanisms for Insulin Resistance: Common Threads and Missing Links
Samuel VT, Shulman GI. Mechanisms for Insulin Resistance: Common Threads and Missing Links. Cell 2012, 148: 852-871. PMID: 22385956, PMCID: PMC3294420, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.02.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnfolded protein response pathwayProtein response pathwayInsulin resistanceFatty acid uptakeResponse pathwaysLipid metabolitesAcid uptakeSpecific lipid metabolitesEctopic lipid depositionImmune pathwaysPathwayImpaired insulinCommon final pathwayCellular changesComplex metabolic disorderSkeletal muscleMetabolic disordersLipid depositionFinal pathwayEnergy expenditureAccumulationEtiological pathwaysMetabolitesMissing linkResistance
2011
Cellular mechanism of insulin resistance in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Kumashiro N, Erion DM, Zhang D, Kahn M, Beddow SA, Chu X, Still CD, Gerhard GS, Han X, Dziura J, Petersen KF, Samuel VT, Shulman GI. Cellular mechanism of insulin resistance in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 16381-16385. PMID: 21930939, PMCID: PMC3182681, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1113359108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseFatty liver diseaseHepatic DAG contentInsulin resistanceHepatic insulin resistanceLiver diseaseHepatic steatosisCellular mechanismsHomeostatic model assessmentInsulin resistance indexMarkers of inflammationType 2 diabetesER stress markersLipid dropletsHepatic diacylglycerol contentEndoplasmic reticulum stressActivation of PKCεLiver biopsyNondiabetic individualsHepatocellular lipidsInsulin sensitivityCytoplasmic lipid dropletsDAG contentResistance indexAnimal models
2007
Inhibition of protein kinase Cε prevents hepatic insulin resistance in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Samuel VT, Liu ZX, Wang A, Beddow SA, Geisler JG, Kahn M, Zhang XM, Monia BP, Bhanot S, Shulman GI. Inhibition of protein kinase Cε prevents hepatic insulin resistance in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2007, 117: 739-745. PMID: 17318260, PMCID: PMC1797607, DOI: 10.1172/jci30400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic insulin resistanceNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseFatty liver diseaseInsulin resistanceHigh-fat feedingLiver diseaseFat-induced hepatic insulin resistanceType 2 diabetes mellitusType 2 diabetesHepatic fat accumulationNovel therapeutic targetInsulin receptor kinase activityDiabetes mellitusHepatic steatosisFat accumulationRats resultsTherapeutic targetHepatic insulinReceptor kinase activityProtein kinase CεInsulin receptorCausal roleIsoforms of PKCAntisense oligonucleotideRats
2004
Mechanism of Hepatic Insulin Resistance in Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease*
Samuel VT, Liu ZX, Qu X, Elder BD, Bilz S, Befroy D, Romanelli AJ, Shulman GI. Mechanism of Hepatic Insulin Resistance in Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 32345-32353. PMID: 15166226, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m313478200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCell MembraneCytosolDeoxyglucoseEnzyme ActivationFatty AcidsFatty LiverGlycogenGlycogen SynthaseInsulinInsulin ResistanceLipid MetabolismLiverMaleMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 8Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhosphorylationPrecipitin TestsProtein IsoformsProtein Kinase CProtein Kinase C-epsilonProtein TransportRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionTime FactorsTyrosineConceptsHepatic insulin resistanceNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseEndogenous glucose productionFatty liver diseaseInsulin resistanceHepatic fat accumulationFat feedingLiver diseaseFat accumulationFF groupInsulin-stimulated peripheral glucose disposalShort-term fat feedingSkeletal muscle fat contentBasal endogenous glucose productionShort-term high-fat feedingPeripheral glucose disposalHigh-fat feedingIRS-1PKC-epsilonAbility of insulinAcyl-CoA contentInsulin-stimulated IRS-1IRS-2 tyrosine phosphorylationLiver triglyceridesFatty liver