2024
High-fat-diet-induced hepatic insulin resistance per se attenuates murine de novo lipogenesis
Goedeke L, Strober J, Suh R, Paolella L, Li X, Rogers J, Petersen M, Nasiri A, Casals G, Kahn M, Cline G, Samuel V, Shulman G, Vatner D. High-fat-diet-induced hepatic insulin resistance per se attenuates murine de novo lipogenesis. IScience 2024, 27: 111175. DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.111175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDuration of high-fat dietAttenuated insulin signalingHigh-fat dietHepatic insulin resistanceInsulin signalingInsulin stimulationLipogenic substrateStimulation of de novo lipogenesisReduced lipogenesisHFD feedingReduce DNLInsulin resistanceResistance per seLipogenesisInsulin resistance per sePathway selectionGlucose metabolismHepatic IRMiceFat dietSREBP1cINSRCeramide synthesis inhibitors prevent lipid-induced insulin resistance through the DAG-PKCε-insulin receptorT1150 phosphorylation pathway
Xu W, Zhang D, Ma Y, Gaspar R, Kahn M, Nasiri A, Murray S, Samuel V, Shulman G. Ceramide synthesis inhibitors prevent lipid-induced insulin resistance through the DAG-PKCε-insulin receptorT1150 phosphorylation pathway. Cell Reports 2024, 43: 114746. PMID: 39302831, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114746.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLipid-induced hepatic insulin resistanceHepatic insulin resistancePhosphorylation pathwayAntisense oligonucleotidesCeramide synthesis inhibitorsLipid-induced insulin resistanceMyriocin treatmentCeramide synthesisDihydroceramide desaturaseInsulin resistanceHepatic ceramideMyriocinCeramideCeramide contentInsulin-sensitizing effectsPhosphorylationHepatic insulin sensitivityPathwaySynthetic pathwayDES1Glucose productionSynthesis inhibitorDGAT2DesaturaseInhibition1577-P: CIDEB Knockdown Promotes Increased Hepatic Mitochondrial Fat Oxidation and Reverses Hepatic Steatosis and Hepatic Insulin Resistance by the PKCε-Insulin Receptor Kinase Pathway
ZHENG J, NASIRI A, GASPAR R, HUBBARD B, SAKUMA I, MA X, MURRAY S, PERELIS M, BARNES W, SAMUEL V, PETERSEN K, SHULMAN G. 1577-P: CIDEB Knockdown Promotes Increased Hepatic Mitochondrial Fat Oxidation and Reverses Hepatic Steatosis and Hepatic Insulin Resistance by the PKCε-Insulin Receptor Kinase Pathway. Diabetes 2024, 73 DOI: 10.2337/db24-1577-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReceptor kinase pathwaysMitochondrial fat oxidationHepatic insulin resistanceKinase pathwayExpression of cidebAmeliorated HFD-induced hepatic steatosisHFD-induced hepatic steatosisHFD-induced insulin resistanceSteatotic liver diseasePathogenesis of type 2 diabetesHepatic steatosisCidebHyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp studiesHepatic triglyceride accumulationInsulin resistanceReverse hepatic steatosisTriglyceride accumulationHepatic insulin sensitivityInsulin sensitivityPathwayHepatic expressionHigh-fatWhole-body insulin sensitivityLiver diseaseTranslocationInsulin Resistance in Type 2 Diabetes
Roden M, Petersen K, Shulman G. Insulin Resistance in Type 2 Diabetes. 2024, 238-249. DOI: 10.1002/9781119697473.ch17.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
1510-P: Lipid-Induced Renal Cortical Insulin Resistance Perturbs Gluconeogenic and Oxidative Metabolism via an sn-1,2-diacylglycerol-PKCe-Insulin Receptor Kinase Axis In Vivo
HUBBARD B, GASPAR R, ZHANG D, KAHN M, NASIRI A, SHULMAN G. 1510-P: Lipid-Induced Renal Cortical Insulin Resistance Perturbs Gluconeogenic and Oxidative Metabolism via an sn-1,2-diacylglycerol-PKCe-Insulin Receptor Kinase Axis In Vivo. Diabetes 2023, 72 DOI: 10.2337/db23-1510-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInsulin receptor kinasePyruvate carboxylaseHyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clampMitochondrial pyruvate oxidationInsulin resistanceOxidative metabolismMitochondrial pyruvate carboxylaseReceptor kinaseInhibitory phosphorylationAktS473 phosphorylationKinase axisChow fed miceImpairs insulinPyruvate oxidationKnockin micePhosphorylationKey targetFortress BiotechFed micePKCεDiacylglycerolRenal cortexHFDMetabolismBasal conditions192-OR: Lipid-Induced Insulin Resistance in Brown Adipose Tissue Is Mediated by the sn-1,2 DAG-PKCe-IRKT1150 Phosphorylation Pathway
GASPAR R, HUBBARD B, SAKUMA I, LAMOIA T, ZHANG D, SHULMAN G. 192-OR: Lipid-Induced Insulin Resistance in Brown Adipose Tissue Is Mediated by the sn-1,2 DAG-PKCe-IRKT1150 Phosphorylation Pathway. Diabetes 2023, 72 DOI: 10.2337/db23-192-or.Peer-Reviewed Original Research849-P: Antidiabetic Effects of TLC-3595, a Selective ACC2 Inhibitor, in ZDF Rats
VIJAYAKUMAR A, MURAKAMI E, HUSS R, SRODA N, SHIMAZAKI A, KASHIWAGI Y, MYERS R, SUBRAMANIAN M, SHULMAN G. 849-P: Antidiabetic Effects of TLC-3595, a Selective ACC2 Inhibitor, in ZDF Rats. Diabetes 2023, 72 DOI: 10.2337/db23-849-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchZucker diabetic fattyZDF ratsInsulin sensitivityAcetyl-CoA carboxylase 2T2D progressionAntidiabetic effectsClamp glucose infusion rateIntramyocellular lipid contentImproved insulin sensitivityHyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clampType 2 diabetesGlucose infusion rateNovel therapeutic approachesΒ-cell failureFatty acid oxidationFortress BiotechCardiac lipidsInsulin resistanceInfusion rateTherapeutic approachesStrong rationaleRatsGilead SciencesJanssen ResearchIMCL
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 concentrationsBrown adipose TRX2 deficiency activates mtDNA-NLRP3 to impair thermogenesis and protect against diet-induced insulin resistance
Huang Y, Zhou JH, Zhang H, Canfrán-Duque A, Singh AK, Perry RJ, Shulman G, Fernandez-Hernando C, Min W. Brown adipose TRX2 deficiency activates mtDNA-NLRP3 to impair thermogenesis and protect against diet-induced insulin resistance. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2022, 132 PMID: 35202005, PMCID: PMC9057632, DOI: 10.1172/jci148852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrown adipose tissueBAT inflammationInsulin resistanceMitochondrial reactive oxygen speciesReactive oxygen speciesAberrant innate immune responsesDiet-induced insulin resistanceSystematic metabolismDiet-induced obesityNLRP3 inflammasome pathwayWhole-body energy metabolismCGAS/STINGInnate immune responseFatty acid oxidationExcessive mitochondrial reactive oxygen speciesMetabolic benefitsImmune responseInflammasome pathwayAdipose tissueInflammationInhibition reversesLipid uptakeLipid metabolismThioredoxin 2Adaptive thermogenesisEthnic and gender differences in hepatic lipid content and related cardiometabolic parameters in lean individuals
Petersen KF, Dufour S, Li F, Rothman DL, Shulman GI. Ethnic and gender differences in hepatic lipid content and related cardiometabolic parameters in lean individuals. JCI Insight 2022, 7 PMID: 35167495, PMCID: PMC9057590, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.157906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiometabolic risk factorsInsulin resistanceRisk factorsHDL cholesterolLDL cholesterolTotal cholesterolLean individualsMatsuda insulin sensitivity indexAI menCardiovascular risk factorsHomeostatic model assessmentHepatic triglyceride contentInsulin sensitivity indexType 2 diabetesHepatic lipid contentNovo Nordisk FoundationUric acid concentrationCardiometabolic parametersCardiovascular riskPremenopausal womenFatty liverPlasma insulinInsulin sensitivityPlasma concentrationsModel assessmentDyrk1b promotes hepatic lipogenesis by bypassing canonical insulin signaling and directly activating mTORC2 in mice
Bhat N, Narayanan A, Fathzadeh M, Kahn M, Zhang D, Goedeke L, Neogi A, Cardone RL, Kibbey RG, Fernandez-Hernando C, Ginsberg HN, Jain D, Shulman G, Mani A. Dyrk1b promotes hepatic lipogenesis by bypassing canonical insulin signaling and directly activating mTORC2 in mice. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2022, 132: e153724. PMID: 34855620, PMCID: PMC8803348, DOI: 10.1172/jci153724.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDe novo lipogenesisNonalcoholic steatohepatitisInsulin resistanceHepatic lipogenesisElevated de novo lipogenesisNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseFatty liver diseaseLiver of patientsHepatic glycogen storageHigh-sucrose dietHepatic insulin resistanceFatty acid uptakeMetabolic syndromeLiver diseaseHepatic steatosisTriacylglycerol secretionNovo lipogenesisHepatic insulinTherapeutic targetImpaired activationAcid uptakeGlycogen storageMouse liverLiverLipogenesisSex‐ and strain‐specific effects of mitochondrial uncoupling on age‐related metabolic diseases in high‐fat diet‐fed mice
Goedeke L, Murt KN, Di Francesco A, Camporez JP, Nasiri AR, Wang Y, Zhang X, Cline GW, de Cabo R, Shulman GI. Sex‐ and strain‐specific effects of mitochondrial uncoupling on age‐related metabolic diseases in high‐fat diet‐fed mice. Aging Cell 2022, 21: e13539. PMID: 35088525, PMCID: PMC8844126, DOI: 10.1111/acel.13539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsControlled-release mitochondrial protonophoreAge-related metabolic diseasesHepatocellular carcinomaMetabolic diseasesHigh-fat diet-fed miceProtein kinase C epsilon activationDiet-induced obese miceWhole-body energy expenditureC57BL/6J male miceDiet-fed miceHigh-fat dietHepatic lipid peroxidationHepatic lipid contentMitochondrial uncouplingHepatic insulin resistanceHigh therapeutic indexHepatic mitochondrial biogenesisStrain-specific effectsSex-specific mannerCRMP treatmentHFD feedingUnwanted side effectsObese miceInsulin resistanceChronic ingestion
2021
IL-27 signalling promotes adipocyte thermogenesis and energy expenditure
Wang Q, Li D, Cao G, Shi Q, Zhu J, Zhang M, Cheng H, Wen Q, Xu H, Zhu L, Zhang H, Perry RJ, Spadaro O, Yang Y, He S, Chen Y, Wang B, Li G, Liu Z, Yang C, Wu X, Zhou L, Zhou Q, Ju Z, Lu H, Xin Y, Yang X, Wang C, Liu Y, Shulman GI, Dixit VD, Lu L, Yang H, Flavell RA, Yin Z. IL-27 signalling promotes adipocyte thermogenesis and energy expenditure. Nature 2021, 600: 314-318. PMID: 34819664, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-04127-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipocytesAnimalsBariatric SurgeryDisease Models, AnimalEnergy MetabolismFemaleHumansInsulin ResistanceInterleukin-27MaleMiceObesityP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPeroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alphaReceptors, InterleukinSignal TransductionThermogenesisUncoupling Protein 1ConceptsIL-27Beige adipose tissueAdipose tissueSerum IL-27Diet-induced obesityBariatric surgeryMetabolic morbidityImmunological factorsInsulin resistanceObesity showTherapeutic administrationMetabolic disordersMouse modelObesityPromising targetEnergy expenditureSignaling promotesThermogenesisBody temperatureMetabolic programsImportant roleTissueCritical roleImmunotherapyMorbidityCIDEA expression in SAT from adolescent girls with obesity and unfavorable patterns of abdominal fat distribution
Tarabra E, Nouws J, Vash‐Margita A, Hellerstein M, Shabanova V, McCollum S, Pierpont B, Zhao D, Shulman GI, Caprio S. CIDEA expression in SAT from adolescent girls with obesity and unfavorable patterns of abdominal fat distribution. Obesity 2021, 29: 2068-2080. PMID: 34672413, PMCID: PMC8612981, DOI: 10.1002/oby.23295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal fat distributionVisceral adipose tissueCIDEA expressionFat distributionProtein levelsAbdominal SATAdolescent girlsHigher visceral adipose tissueSubcutaneous adipose tissue biopsiesAdipose tissue biopsiesReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionTranscription-polymerase chain reactionMagnetic resonance imagingWeight gain effectsExpression of CIDEAAdipocyte dysfunctionSAT biopsiesAdipose lipidsInsulin resistanceAdipocyte hypertrophySmall adipocytesAdipose tissueTissue biopsiesUnfavorable patternsStrong inverse correlationPublisher Correction: Deletion of the diabetes candidate gene Slc16a13 in mice attenuates diet-induced ectopic lipid accumulation and insulin resistance
Schumann T, König J, von Loeffelholz C, Vatner DF, Zhang D, Perry RJ, Bernier M, Chami J, Henke C, Kurzbach A, El-Agroudy NN, Willmes DM, Pesta D, de Cabo R, O´Sullivan J, Simon E, Shulman GI, Hamilton BS, Birkenfeld AL. Publisher Correction: Deletion of the diabetes candidate gene Slc16a13 in mice attenuates diet-induced ectopic lipid accumulation and insulin resistance. Communications Biology 2021, 4: 890. PMID: 34262128, PMCID: PMC8280181, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-02425-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research335-OR: Lipid-Induced Insulin Resistance in the Renal Cortex Is Associated with Plasma Membrane Sn-1,2-diacylglycerol Accumulation and PKCe Translocation
HUBBARD B, GASPAR R, ZHANG D, KAHN M, NASIRI A, ZHANG X, CLINE G, SHULMAN G. 335-OR: Lipid-Induced Insulin Resistance in the Renal Cortex Is Associated with Plasma Membrane Sn-1,2-diacylglycerol Accumulation and PKCe Translocation. Diabetes 2021, 70 DOI: 10.2337/db21-335-or.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-fat dietInsulin receptorInsulin resistanceLipid-Induced Insulin ResistanceRC miceProtein kinase CεRegular chowHFD miceRenal cortexCitrate synthase fluxHyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp conditionsAktS473 phosphorylationFatty acid fluxPyruvate oxidationPKCε translocationPyruvate dehydrogenase fluxPhosphorylationDiacylglycerol accumulationHFD feedingFat dietSpouse/partnerFold increaseSynthase fluxTranslocationIonis Pharmaceuticals501-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 resistanceTherapeutic potential of mitochondrial uncouplers for the treatment of metabolic associated fatty liver disease and NASH
Goedeke L, Shulman GI. Therapeutic potential of mitochondrial uncouplers for the treatment of metabolic associated fatty liver disease and NASH. Molecular Metabolism 2021, 46: 101178. PMID: 33545391, PMCID: PMC8085597, DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2021.101178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFatty liver diseaseLiver diseaseSmall molecule mitochondrial uncouplersTherapeutic potentialMitochondrial uncouplerNon-human primate studiesType 2 diabetesWide therapeutic indexSystemic toxicity concernsTreatment of MetabolicCell-specific effectsInsulin resistanceTherapeutic indexMetabolic diseasesNonalcoholic hepatosteatosisSustained increaseToxicity concernsPrimate studiesDiseaseTherapeutic developmentMitochondrial inefficiencyNutrient oxidationATP productionTreatmentTissueShort-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
Mitophagy-mediated adipose inflammation contributes to type 2 diabetes with hepatic insulin resistance
He F, Huang Y, Song Z, Zhou HJ, Zhang H, Perry RJ, Shulman GI, Min W. Mitophagy-mediated adipose inflammation contributes to type 2 diabetes with hepatic insulin resistance. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2020, 218: e20201416. PMID: 33315085, PMCID: PMC7927432, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20201416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipocytesAdipose TissueAnimalsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diet, High-FatEnergy MetabolismFatty LiverGene DeletionGene TargetingGluconeogenesisHomeostasisHumansHyperglycemiaInflammationInsulin ResistanceLipogenesisLiverMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMitochondriaMitophagyNF-kappa BOxidative StressPhenotypeReactive Oxygen SpeciesSequestosome-1 ProteinSignal TransductionThioredoxinsConceptsHepatic insulin resistanceWhite adipose tissueInsulin resistanceAdipose inflammationType 2 diabetes mellitusLipid metabolic disordersNF-κB inhibitorAdipose-specific deletionWhole-body energy homeostasisAltered fatty acid metabolismFatty acid metabolismT2DM progressionT2DM patientsDiabetes mellitusReactive oxygen species pathwayHepatic steatosisMetabolic disordersNF-κBP62/SQSTM1Adipose tissueHuman adipocytesEnergy homeostasisExcessive mitophagyOxygen species pathwayInflammation