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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCell MembraneDiglyceridesGene Knockout TechniquesInsulin ResistanceLiverMiceNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseConceptsHepatic 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