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
2020
Mechanisms by which adiponectin reverses high fat diet-induced insulin resistance in mice
Li X, Zhang D, Vatner DF, Goedeke L, Hirabara SM, Zhang Y, Perry RJ, Shulman GI. Mechanisms by which adiponectin reverses high fat diet-induced insulin resistance in mice. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 32584-32593. PMID: 33293421, PMCID: PMC7768680, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1922169117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpididymal white adipose tissueInsulin resistanceAdiponectin treatmentAdipose tissueHigh-fat diet-induced insulin resistanceType 2 diabetes mellitusWhole-body insulin resistanceDiet-induced insulin resistanceSkeletal muscleEctopic lipid storageReverses insulin resistanceInsulin-mediated suppressionMuscle fatty acid oxidationEndogenous glucose productionMuscle insulin resistanceWhite adipose tissueLipoprotein lipase activityMuscle fat oxidationPKCε translocationInsulin-stimulated glucose uptakeFatty acid oxidationTAG uptakeDiabetes mellitusMuscle sensitivityAkt serine phosphorylation