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
2015
Hepatic insulin resistance and increased hepatic glucose production in mice lacking Fgf21
Camporez JP, Asrih M, Zhang D, Kahn M, Samuel VT, Jurczak MJ, Jornayvaz FR. Hepatic insulin resistance and increased hepatic glucose production in mice lacking Fgf21. Journal Of Endocrinology 2015, 226: 207-217. PMID: 26203166, DOI: 10.1530/joe-15-0136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic insulin resistanceFGF21 KO miceInsulin resistanceHepatic glucose productionKetogenic dietKO miceHepatic glucoseLipid metabolismGlucose productionFibroblast growth factor 21Littermate WT controlsRole of FGF21Growth factor 21Plasma glucagon levelsType 2 diabetesPotential pharmacological agentsFGF21 resistanceGlucagon levelsFactor 21Fat massMale miceWT littermatesPharmacological agentsWT controlsInsulin action
2012
Fatty acid amide hydrolase ablation promotes ectopic lipid storage and insulin resistance due to centrally mediated hypothyroidism
Brown WH, Gillum MP, Lee HY, Camporez JP, Zhang XM, Jeong JK, Alves TC, Erion DM, Guigni BA, Kahn M, Samuel VT, Cravatt BF, Diano S, Shulman GI. Fatty acid amide hydrolase ablation promotes ectopic lipid storage and insulin resistance due to centrally mediated hypothyroidism. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 14966-14971. PMID: 22912404, PMCID: PMC3443187, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1212887109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmidesAmidohydrolasesAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsArachidonic AcidsChromatography, LiquidEndocannabinoidsEnergy MetabolismEthanolaminesHypothyroidismImmunoblottingInsulin ResistanceMiceMice, KnockoutPalmitic AcidsPolymerase Chain ReactionPolyunsaturated AlkamidesPPAR gammaTandem Mass SpectrometryThyrotropinThyrotropin-Releasing HormoneThyroxineTriiodothyronineConceptsEctopic lipid storageHepatic insulin resistanceInsulin resistanceEnergy expenditureDiet-induced hepatic insulin resistanceHypothalamic thyrotropin-releasing hormoneFatty acid amide hydrolase knockout miceThyroid-stimulating hormoneThyrotropin-releasing hormoneLipid storageDeiodinase 2 expressionReduced mRNA expressionProtein kinase Cε activationHepatic diacylglycerol contentPituitary thyroid-stimulating hormoneExcess energy storageFAAH deletionKnockout miceReceptor γThyroid axisThyroxine concentrationsMRNA expressionMiceHypothyroidismFAAH
2011
Dissociation of Inositol-requiring Enzyme (IRE1α)-mediated c-Jun N-terminal Kinase Activation from Hepatic Insulin Resistance in Conditional X-box-binding Protein-1 (XBP1) Knock-out Mice*
Jurczak MJ, Lee AH, Jornayvaz FR, Lee HY, Birkenfeld AL, Guigni BA, Kahn M, Samuel VT, Glimcher LH, Shulman GI. Dissociation of Inositol-requiring Enzyme (IRE1α)-mediated c-Jun N-terminal Kinase Activation from Hepatic Insulin Resistance in Conditional X-box-binding Protein-1 (XBP1) Knock-out Mice*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2011, 287: 2558-2567. PMID: 22128176, PMCID: PMC3268415, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.316760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsDNA-Binding ProteinsEndoplasmic ReticulumEndoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiPEndoplasmic Reticulum StressEndoribonucleasesEukaryotic Initiation Factor-2Heat-Shock ProteinsInsulin Receptor Substrate ProteinsInsulin ResistanceJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesLipid MetabolismLiverMiceMice, KnockoutPhosphorylationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRegulatory Factor X Transcription FactorsSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsX-Box Binding Protein 1
2009
MAPK phosphatase-1 facilitates the loss of oxidative myofibers associated with obesity in mice
Roth RJ, Le AM, Zhang L, Kahn M, Samuel VT, Shulman GI, Bennett AM. MAPK phosphatase-1 facilitates the loss of oxidative myofibers associated with obesity in mice. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2009, 119: 3817-3829. PMID: 19920356, PMCID: PMC2786792, DOI: 10.1172/jci39054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceDietary FatsDNA PrimersDual Specificity Phosphatase 1Energy MetabolismMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutModels, BiologicalMuscle Fibers, Slow-TwitchObesityP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPeroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alphaRNA, MessengerTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsUp-Regulation