2022
Brown 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 thermogenesis
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 roleImmunotherapyMorbidityInsulin-stimulated endoproteolytic TUG cleavage links energy expenditure with glucose uptake
Habtemichael EN, Li DT, Camporez JP, Westergaard XO, Sales CI, Liu X, López-Giráldez F, DeVries SG, Li H, Ruiz DM, Wang KY, Sayal BS, González Zapata S, Dann P, Brown SN, Hirabara S, Vatner DF, Goedeke L, Philbrick W, Shulman GI, Bogan JS. Insulin-stimulated endoproteolytic TUG cleavage links energy expenditure with glucose uptake. Nature Metabolism 2021, 3: 378-393. PMID: 33686286, PMCID: PMC7990718, DOI: 10.1038/s42255-021-00359-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTUG cleavageGlucose uptakeProtein degradation pathwaysGLUT4 glucose transportersCoactivator PGC-1αC-terminal cleavage productInsulin-stimulated glucose uptakeAte1 arginyltransferaseGene expressionPhysiological relevanceWhole-body energy expenditureGlucose transporterPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptorCell surfacePGC-1αProtein 1Proliferator-activated receptorDegradation pathwayEffect of insulinCleavage pathwayAdipose cellsCleavage productsPathwayCleavageEnergy expenditureAn update on brown adipose tissue biology: a discussion of recent findings
Gaspar RC, Pauli JR, Shulman GI, Muñoz VR. An update on brown adipose tissue biology: a discussion of recent findings. AJP Endocrinology And Metabolism 2021, 320: e488-e495. PMID: 33459179, PMCID: PMC7988785, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00310.2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipocytes, WhiteAdipose Tissue, BrownAnimalsEnergy MetabolismGlucoseHumansThermogenesisConceptsBrown adipose tissueBAT thermogenesisBrown adipose tissue biologyEnergy expenditureBrown-like cellsWhole-body glucoseAdipose tissue biologyBAT metabolismAdrenergic drugsAdipose tissuePotential treatmentThermogenic activityWhite adipocytesBody glucoseFat metabolismEndocrine mechanismsBeneficial roleSecretory moleculesActivity capacityTissue biologyThermogenesisRecent findingsRecent studiesAdditional focusMetabolism
2001
Uncoupling Protein-2 Negatively Regulates Insulin Secretion and Is a Major Link between Obesity, β Cell Dysfunction, and Type 2 Diabetes
Zhang C, Baffy G, Perret P, Krauss S, Peroni O, Grujic D, Hagen T, Vidal-Puig A, Boss O, Kim Y, Zheng X, Wheeler M, Shulman G, Chan C, Lowell B. Uncoupling Protein-2 Negatively Regulates Insulin Secretion and Is a Major Link between Obesity, β Cell Dysfunction, and Type 2 Diabetes. Cell 2001, 105: 745-755. PMID: 11440717, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(01)00378-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsBlood GlucoseBody WeightDiabetes MellitusDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Disease Models, AnimalGene TargetingHomeostasisHumansHyperglycemiaInsulinInsulin SecretionIon ChannelsIslets of LangerhansMaleMembrane Transport ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutMice, ObeseMitochondrial ProteinsModels, BiologicalObesityProteinsRNA, MessengerThermogenesisUncoupling AgentsUncoupling Protein 2ConceptsOb/ob miceInsulin secretionOb miceCell dysfunctionFirst-phase insulin secretionIslet ATP levelsGlucose-stimulated insulin secretionLevel of glycemiaSerum insulin levelsBeta-cell dysfunctionType 2 diabetesObesity-induced diabetesΒ-cell dysfunctionBeta-cell glucose sensingProtein 2UCP2-deficient miceInsulin levelsPathophysiologic significanceBeta cellsType 2SecretionMiceObesityATP levelsDiabetes