2015
Second‐generation antisense oligonucleotides against β‐catenin protect mice against diet‐induced hepatic steatosis and hepatic and peripheral insulin resistance
Popov VB, Jornayvaz FR, Akgul EO, Kanda S, Jurczak MJ, Zhang D, Abudukadier A, Majumdar SK, Guigni B, Petersen KF, Manchem VP, Bhanot S, Shulman GI, Samuel VT. Second‐generation antisense oligonucleotides against β‐catenin protect mice against diet‐induced hepatic steatosis and hepatic and peripheral insulin resistance. The FASEB Journal 2015, 30: 1207-1217. PMID: 26644352, PMCID: PMC4750414, DOI: 10.1096/fj.15-271999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic steatosisInsulin resistanceAntisense oligonucleotideDiet-induced hepatic steatosisWhole-body glucose metabolismLipid-induced insulin resistanceMale C57BL/6 micePeripheral insulin resistanceHyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clampType 2 diabetesHepatic insulin sensitivityΒ-cateninHepatic lipid compositionWhite adipose tissueWnt/β-cateninΒ-catenin expressionMetabolic syndromeProtect miceC57BL/6 miceΒ-catenin mRNAFed miceHepatic triglyceridesInsulin sensitivityAwake miceGlucose metabolism
2011
Influence of the Hepatic Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2α (eIF2α) Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) Stress Response Pathway on Insulin-mediated ER Stress and Hepatic and Peripheral Glucose Metabolism*
Birkenfeld AL, Lee HY, Majumdar S, Jurczak MJ, Camporez JP, Jornayvaz FR, Frederick DW, Guigni B, Kahn M, Zhang D, Weismann D, Arafat AM, Pfeiffer AF, Lieske S, Oyadomari S, Ron D, Samuel VT, Shulman GI. Influence of the Hepatic Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2α (eIF2α) Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) Stress Response Pathway on Insulin-mediated ER Stress and Hepatic and Peripheral Glucose Metabolism*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2011, 286: 36163-36170. PMID: 21832042, PMCID: PMC3196114, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.228817.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic glucose productionInsulin sensitivityInsulin resistanceCaloric excessER stressHigh-fat diet-fed miceBasal plasma glucose concentrationsGlucose productionIGFBP-3 levelsHepatic ERPeripheral glucose metabolismTissue insulin sensitivityDiet-fed miceHepatic lipid accumulationHigh-fat dietHyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clampHepatic insulin sensitivityInfusion of insulinPlasma glucose concentrationEndoplasmic reticulum stress response pathwayEndoplasmic reticulum stressInsulin-stimulated muscleIGFBP-3Fat dietMuscle glucose