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Hepatic follistatin increases basal metabolic rate and attenuates diet-induced obesity during hepatic insulin resistance
Tao R, Stöhr O, Wang C, Qiu W, Copps K, White M. Hepatic follistatin increases basal metabolic rate and attenuates diet-induced obesity during hepatic insulin resistance. Molecular Metabolism 2023, 71: 101703. PMID: 36906067, PMCID: PMC10033741, DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2023.101703.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic insulin resistanceInsulin resistanceAdipose massBasal metabolic rateHepatic disruptionDiet-induced obesityFat mass accumulationTotal lean massHigh-fat dietBody weight changesHFD consumptionFat massLean massFOXO1-dependent mannerHepatic overexpressionHepatic insulinObesityMetabolic rate
2012
Pulsatile Portal Vein Insulin Delivery Enhances Hepatic Insulin Action and Signaling
Matveyenko A, Liuwantara D, Gurlo T, Kirakossian D, Man C, Cobelli C, White M, Copps K, Volpi E, Fujita S, Butler P. Pulsatile Portal Vein Insulin Delivery Enhances Hepatic Insulin Action and Signaling. Diabetes 2012, 61: 2269-2279. PMID: 22688333, PMCID: PMC3425431, DOI: 10.2337/db11-1462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood GlucoseDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2DogsForkhead Transcription FactorsGlucokinaseInsulinInsulin Receptor Substrate ProteinsInsulin ResistanceInsulin SecretionLiverMaleNerve Tissue ProteinsPortal VeinProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySignal TransductionConceptsPulsatile insulin secretionHepatic insulin actionInsulin secretionHepatic insulinPortal veinInsulin deliveryPulsatile patternInsulin actionDiscrete insulin secretory burstsHepatic insulin receptor substrateImpaired activationType 2 diabetes mellitusSequential liver biopsiesIntraportal insulin infusionInsulin secretory burstsHepatic insulin resistanceHepatic portal veinExpression of glucokinaseGlycemic controlDiabetes mellitusLiver biopsyInsulin resistanceInsulin infusionSecretory burstsRat model