Adipocyte-Specific Overexpression of FOXC2 Prevents Diet-Induced Increases in Intramuscular Fatty Acyl CoA and Insulin Resistance
Kim JK, Kim HJ, Park SY, Cederberg A, Westergren R, Nilsson D, Higashimori T, Cho YR, Liu ZX, Dong J, Cline GW, Enerback S, Shulman GI. Adipocyte-Specific Overexpression of FOXC2 Prevents Diet-Induced Increases in Intramuscular Fatty Acyl CoA and Insulin Resistance. Diabetes 2005, 54: 1657-1663. PMID: 15919786, DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.54.6.1657.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWild-type miceInsulin resistanceType 2 diabetesAdipocyte-specific overexpressionHigh-fat feedingTg miceGlucose metabolismTransgenic miceDiet-induced hepatic insulin resistanceChronic high-fat feedingTissue-specific insulin actionWhole-body fat massWhole-body glucose metabolismDiet-induced insulin resistanceIntracellular fat contentDiet-induced obesityHigh-fat dietInsulin-mediated suppressionFatty acyl-CoA levelsHepatic insulin resistanceNovel therapeutic targetHepatic glucose productionAcyl-CoA levelsIntramuscular accumulationGlucose intolerance