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