2024
Effect of Weight Loss on Skeletal Muscle Bioactive Lipids in People with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes.
Petersen M, Yoshino M, Smith G, Gaspar R, Kahn M, Samovski D, Shulman G, Klein S. Effect of Weight Loss on Skeletal Muscle Bioactive Lipids in People with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes 2024 PMID: 39264820, DOI: 10.2337/db24-0083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMuscle insulin sensitivitySkeletal muscle insulin sensitivityType 2 diabetesEffects of weight lossInsulin sensitivityWeight lossWeight loss-induced improvementWhole-body insulin sensitivityObesityGlucose tracer infusionAssociated with changesHyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp procedureCeramide contentSn-1,2-DAGMuscle
2021
281-OR: Endothelial Cell Cd36 Regulates Systemic Glucose and Lipid Metabolism
GOEDEKE L, SON N, LAMOIA T, NASIRI A, KAHN M, ZHANG X, CLINE G, GOLDBERG I, SHULMAN G. 281-OR: Endothelial Cell Cd36 Regulates Systemic Glucose and Lipid Metabolism. Diabetes 2021, 70 DOI: 10.2337/db21-281-or.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFatty acid uptakeLong-chain fatty acid uptakeAcid uptakeEndothelial cell CD36EC-specific deletionDifferent cell typesInsulin-stimulated glucose uptakeLipid metabolismWhole-body glucose toleranceTransmembrane proteinTissue fatty acid uptakeWhole-body insulin sensitivityEndothelial cellsHepatic glucose productionCell typesInsulin sensitivityGlucose transportSystemic glucoseSkeletal muscleCD36Glucose uptakeWhole-body fat utilizationGlucose productionSynthase fluxNon-esterified fatty acid levels501-P: Lower Plasma Membrane Sn-1,2-Diacylglycerol Content and PKCepsilon/theta Activity Explain the Athlete’s Paradox
GASPAR R, LYU K, HUBBARD B, LEITNER B, LUUKKONEN P, HIRABARA S, SAKUMA I, NASIRI A, ZHANG D, KAHN M, CLINE G, PAULI J, PERRY R, PETERSEN K, SHULMAN G. 501-P: Lower Plasma Membrane Sn-1,2-Diacylglycerol Content and PKCepsilon/theta Activity Explain the Athlete’s Paradox. Diabetes 2021, 70 DOI: 10.2337/db21-501-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-fat diet feedingMuscle insulin sensitivityEX miceInsulin sensitivitySpouse/partnerGlucose toleranceIntramyocellular lipidsAthlete's paradoxRC micePKCθ translocationHyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp studiesGilead SciencesJanssen ResearchMuscle TAG contentMuscle triglyceride contentMale C57BL/6J miceImproved glucose toleranceNovo NordiskMuscle insulin resistanceNovo Nordisk FoundationBoehringer Ingelheim PharmaceuticalsChow feedingHFD groupHFD miceInsulin resistance
2020
Membrane-bound sn-1,2-diacylglycerols explain the dissociation of hepatic insulin resistance from hepatic steatosis in MTTP knockout mice
Abulizi A, Vatner DF, Ye Z, Wang Y, Camporez JP, Zhang D, Kahn M, Lyu K, Sirwi A, Cline GW, Hussain MM, Aspichueta P, Samuel VT, Shulman GI. Membrane-bound sn-1,2-diacylglycerols explain the dissociation of hepatic insulin resistance from hepatic steatosis in MTTP knockout mice. Journal Of Lipid Research 2020, 61: 1565-1576. PMID: 32907986, PMCID: PMC7707176, DOI: 10.1194/jlr.ra119000586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic insulin resistanceInsulin resistanceHepatic insulin sensitivityHepatic steatosisLipid-induced hepatic insulin resistancePKCε activationInsulin sensitivityKnockout miceNormal hepatic insulin sensitivityWild-type control miceHepatic ceramide contentHyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clampComprehensive metabolic phenotypingLipid dropletsHepatic DAG contentDAG contentGlucose intoleranceControl miceMTTP activityHepatic insulinAnimal modelsSteatosisAKT Ser/ThrMiceMetabolic phenotyping
2019
Hepatic insulin sensitivity is improved in high‐fat diet‐fed Park2 knockout mice in association with increased hepatic AMPK activation and reduced steatosis
Edmunds LR, Huckestein BR, Kahn M, Zhang D, Chu Y, Zhang Y, Wendell SG, Shulman GI, Jurczak MJ. Hepatic insulin sensitivity is improved in high‐fat diet‐fed Park2 knockout mice in association with increased hepatic AMPK activation and reduced steatosis. Physiological Reports 2019, 7: e14281. PMID: 31724300, PMCID: PMC6854109, DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPark2 KO miceHepatic insulin sensitivityKO miceInsulin sensitivityInsulin resistanceShort-term HFD feedingDiet-induced hepatic insulin resistanceWhole-body insulin sensitivityPark2 knockout miceImproved hepatic insulin sensitivityDiet-induced obesityHigh-fat dietBioactive lipid speciesTumor necrosis factorHepatic insulin resistanceHepatic AMPK activationNegative energy balanceEndoplasmic reticulum stress responseRegular chowCytokine levelsHFD feedingReduced steatosisChronic HFDInterleukin-6Necrosis factor
2013
Cellular Mechanisms by Which FGF21 Improves Insulin Sensitivity in Male Mice
Camporez JP, Jornayvaz FR, Petersen MC, Pesta D, Guigni BA, Serr J, Zhang D, Kahn M, Samuel VT, Jurczak MJ, Shulman GI. Cellular Mechanisms by Which FGF21 Improves Insulin Sensitivity in Male Mice. Endocrinology 2013, 154: 3099-3109. PMID: 23766126, PMCID: PMC3749479, DOI: 10.1210/en.2013-1191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipose Tissue, BrownAnimalsCells, CulturedDiet, High-FatDrug ImplantsEnergy MetabolismFibroblast Growth FactorsGlucose IntoleranceHumansInfusions, SubcutaneousInsulin ResistanceIsoenzymesLipectomyLipid MetabolismLiverMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMuscle, SkeletalProtein Kinase CProtein Kinase C-epsilonProtein Kinase C-thetaRecombinant ProteinsConceptsType 2 diabetesInsulin resistanceRegular chowInsulin sensitivityInsulin actionNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseFibroblast growth factor 21Fatty liver diseasePeripheral insulin sensitivityEffects of FGF21HFD-fed miceGrowth factor 21High-fat dietCellular mechanismsWild-type miceWhite adipose tissueMuscle insulin resistanceMuscle ceramide contentProtein kinase Cε activationFGF21 administrationLiver diseaseFactor 21Male miceNovel therapiesAdipose tissueCellular Mechanism by Which Estradiol Protects Female Ovariectomized Mice From High-Fat Diet-Induced Hepatic and Muscle Insulin Resistance
Camporez JP, Jornayvaz FR, Lee HY, Kanda S, Guigni BA, Kahn M, Samuel VT, Carvalho CR, Petersen KF, Jurczak MJ, Shulman GI. Cellular Mechanism by Which Estradiol Protects Female Ovariectomized Mice From High-Fat Diet-Induced Hepatic and Muscle Insulin Resistance. Endocrinology 2013, 154: 1021-1028. PMID: 23364948, PMCID: PMC3578999, DOI: 10.1210/en.2012-1989.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEstrogen replacement therapyOVX miceMuscle insulin sensitivityMuscle insulin resistanceInsulin resistanceInsulin sensitivityReplacement therapyHigh-fat diet feedingWhole-body insulin resistanceWhole-body insulin sensitivityFemale ovariectomized miceEctopic lipid depositionWhole-body energy expenditureType 2 diabetesEnergy expenditureWeeks of ageWhole-body energy homeostasisProtein kinase Cε activationHepatic DAG contentLivers of shamPostmenopausal womenSham miceOvariectomized miceGlucose toleranceE2 treatmentCGI-58 knockdown sequesters diacylglycerols in lipid droplets/ER-preventing diacylglycerol-mediated hepatic insulin resistance
Cantley JL, Yoshimura T, Camporez JP, Zhang D, Jornayvaz FR, Kumashiro N, Guebre-Egziabher F, Jurczak MJ, Kahn M, Guigni BA, Serr J, Hankin J, Murphy RC, Cline GW, Bhanot S, Manchem VP, Brown JM, Samuel VT, Shulman GI. CGI-58 knockdown sequesters diacylglycerols in lipid droplets/ER-preventing diacylglycerol-mediated hepatic insulin resistance. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 1869-1874. PMID: 23302688, PMCID: PMC3562813, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1219456110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Acylglycerol-3-Phosphate O-AcyltransferaseAdipose Tissue, WhiteAnimalsCell MembraneDiet, High-FatDiglyceridesEndoplasmic ReticulumGene ExpressionGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansImmunoblottingInjections, IntraperitonealInsulin ResistanceLipidsLiverMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOligonucleotides, AntisenseProtein Kinase C-epsilonProtein TransportReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsHepatic insulin resistanceInsulin resistanceHepatic steatosisCGI-58 knockdownHigh-fat fed miceHyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp studiesSevere hepatic steatosisCGI-58 expressionFat-fed miceLipid-induced hepatic insulin resistanceChanarin-Dorfman syndromeComparative gene identification-58Lipid droplet-associated proteinAdipose triglyceride lipaseDroplet-associated proteinAntisense oligonucleotide treatmentInsulin sensitivityASO treatmentClamp studiesLipotoxic conditionsKnockdown miceCGI-58PKCε activationMiceTriglyceride lipase
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 modelsInfluence of the Hepatic Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2α (eIF2α) Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) Stress Response Pathway on Insulin-mediated ER Stress and Hepatic and Peripheral Glucose Metabolism*
Birkenfeld AL, Lee HY, Majumdar S, Jurczak MJ, Camporez JP, Jornayvaz FR, Frederick DW, Guigni B, Kahn M, Zhang D, Weismann D, Arafat AM, Pfeiffer AF, Lieske S, Oyadomari S, Ron D, Samuel VT, Shulman GI. Influence of the Hepatic Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2α (eIF2α) Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) Stress Response Pathway on Insulin-mediated ER Stress and Hepatic and Peripheral Glucose Metabolism*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2011, 286: 36163-36170. PMID: 21832042, PMCID: PMC3196114, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.228817.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic glucose productionInsulin sensitivityInsulin resistanceCaloric excessER stressHigh-fat diet-fed miceBasal plasma glucose concentrationsGlucose productionIGFBP-3 levelsHepatic ERPeripheral glucose metabolismTissue insulin sensitivityDiet-fed miceHepatic lipid accumulationHigh-fat dietHyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clampHepatic insulin sensitivityInfusion of insulinPlasma glucose concentrationEndoplasmic reticulum stress response pathwayEndoplasmic reticulum stressInsulin-stimulated muscleIGFBP-3Fat dietMuscle glucose
2010
Knockdown of the gene encoding Drosophila tribbles homologue 3 (Trib3) improves insulin sensitivity through peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ) activation in a rat model of insulin resistance
Weismann D, Erion DM, Ignatova-Todorava I, Nagai Y, Stark R, Hsiao JJ, Flannery C, Birkenfeld AL, May T, Kahn M, Zhang D, Yu XX, Murray SF, Bhanot S, Monia BP, Cline GW, Shulman GI, Samuel VT. Knockdown of the gene encoding Drosophila tribbles homologue 3 (Trib3) improves insulin sensitivity through peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ) activation in a rat model of insulin resistance. Diabetologia 2010, 54: 935-944. PMID: 21190014, PMCID: PMC4061906, DOI: 10.1007/s00125-010-1984-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBenzhydryl CompoundsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Disease Models, AnimalEpoxy CompoundsGlucose Clamp TechniqueImmunoblottingInsulin ResistanceMaleOligonucleotides, AntisensePPAR gammaProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsTribbles homologue 3Euglycaemic hyperinsulinaemic clampWhite adipose tissueInsulin sensitivityAdipose tissueAntisense oligonucleotideInsulin-stimulated whole-body glucose uptakeWhole-body glucose uptakeConclusions/interpretationThese dataTissue-specific insulin sensitivityGlucose uptakeSkeletal muscle glucose uptakeWhite adipose tissue massPlasma HDL cholesterolRole of PPARAdipose tissue massMuscle glucose uptakeEndogenous glucose productionExpression of PPARInsulin-sensitising effectsDependent mannerViral proto-oncogeneHDL cholesterolAkt2 activityInsulin resistance
2007
Suppression of Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase-2 (DGAT2), but Not DGAT1, with Antisense Oligonucleotides Reverses Diet-induced Hepatic Steatosis and Insulin Resistance*
Choi CS, Savage DB, Kulkarni A, Yu XX, Liu ZX, Morino K, Kim S, Distefano A, Samuel VT, Neschen S, Zhang D, Wang A, Zhang XM, Kahn M, Cline GW, Pandey SK, Geisler JG, Bhanot S, Monia BP, Shulman GI. Suppression of Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase-2 (DGAT2), but Not DGAT1, with Antisense Oligonucleotides Reverses Diet-induced Hepatic Steatosis and Insulin Resistance*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2007, 282: 22678-22688. PMID: 17526931, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m704213200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseHepatic insulin resistanceProtein kinase C epsilon activationInsulin resistanceASO treatmentFat-induced hepatic insulin resistanceDiet-induced nonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseDiacylglycerol acyltransferase 2Epsilon activationHigh fat-fed ratsTriglyceride synthesisFatty liver diseaseType 2 diabetesHepatic fatty acid oxidationHepatic insulin sensitivityFat-fed ratsFatty acid oxidationHepatic diacylglycerol contentLiver diseaseHepatic lipidsHepatic steatosisControl ratsInsulin sensitivityPharmacological reductionParadoxical reduction