2022
Dyrk1b promotes hepatic lipogenesis by bypassing canonical insulin signaling and directly activating mTORC2 in mice
Bhat N, Narayanan A, Fathzadeh M, Kahn M, Zhang D, Goedeke L, Neogi A, Cardone RL, Kibbey RG, Fernandez-Hernando C, Ginsberg HN, Jain D, Shulman G, Mani A. Dyrk1b promotes hepatic lipogenesis by bypassing canonical insulin signaling and directly activating mTORC2 in mice. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2022, 132: e153724. PMID: 34855620, PMCID: PMC8803348, DOI: 10.1172/jci153724.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDe novo lipogenesisNonalcoholic steatohepatitisInsulin resistanceHepatic lipogenesisElevated de novo lipogenesisNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseFatty liver diseaseLiver of patientsHepatic glycogen storageHigh-sucrose dietHepatic insulin resistanceFatty acid uptakeMetabolic syndromeLiver diseaseHepatic steatosisTriacylglycerol secretionNovo lipogenesisHepatic insulinTherapeutic targetImpaired activationAcid uptakeGlycogen storageMouse liverLiverLipogenesis
2020
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 ResearchConceptsHepatic 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
2019
266-OR: Plasma Membrane sn-1,2 Diacylglycerol Mediates Lipid-Induced Hepatic Insulin Resistance
LYU K, ZHANG Y, ZHANG D, KAHN M, NOZAKI Y, BHANOT S, BOGAN J, CLINE G, SAMUEL V, SHULMAN G. 266-OR: Plasma Membrane sn-1,2 Diacylglycerol Mediates Lipid-Induced Hepatic Insulin Resistance. Diabetes 2019, 68 DOI: 10.2337/db19-266-or.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHepatic insulin resistanceInsulin resistanceExogenous fatty acidsInsulin actionLipid dropletsHepatic ceramide contentHyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clampHepatic insulin actionBioactive lipid speciesHepatic glucose productionChow-fed ratsHepatic diacylglycerol contentAdvisory PanelFatty acidsHepatic steatosisImpaired suppressionSingle doseSpouse/partnerGlucose productionPKCε activationJanssen ResearchAcute knockdownCeramide contentNational InstituteReceptor kinase activation19-OR: Controlled-Release Mitochondrial Protonophore (CRMP) Reverses Hypertriglyceridemia and Hepatic Steatosis in Dysmetabolic Nonhuman Primates
GOEDEKE L, ROMERAL V, BUTRICO G, KAHN M, DUFOUR S, ZHANG X, CLINE G, PETERSEN K, CHNG K, SHULMAN G. 19-OR: Controlled-Release Mitochondrial Protonophore (CRMP) Reverses Hypertriglyceridemia and Hepatic Steatosis in Dysmetabolic Nonhuman Primates. Diabetes 2019, 68 DOI: 10.2337/db19-19-or.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchControlled-release mitochondrial protonophoreSpouse/partnerCRMP treatmentInsulin resistanceDiet-induced rodent modelJanssen ResearchReversal of hypertriglyceridemiaNAFLD/NASHInflammation/fibrosisNonhuman primate modelMitochondrial protonophoreEndogenous glucose productionHepatic insulin resistanceHepatic acetyl-CoA contentAdvisory PanelMitochondrial fat oxidationMetabolic syndromeFatty liverHepatic steatosisAdverse reactionsHepatic triglyceridesAcetyl-CoA contentPrimate modelNovo Nordisk A/S.Food intake
2013
Saturated and unsaturated fat induce hepatic insulin resistance independently of TLR-4 signaling and ceramide synthesis in vivo
Galbo T, Perry RJ, Jurczak MJ, Camporez J, Alves TC, Kahn M, Guigni BA, Serr J, Zhang D, Bhanot S, Samuel VT, Shulman GI. Saturated and unsaturated fat induce hepatic insulin resistance independently of TLR-4 signaling and ceramide synthesis in vivo. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 12780-12785. PMID: 23840067, PMCID: PMC3732992, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1311176110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic insulin resistanceFat-induced hepatic insulin resistanceInsulin resistanceToll-like receptor 4 receptorTLR-4 knockout miceFat-induced insulin resistanceTLR-4 activationTLR-4 signalingType 2 diabetesImpairment of insulinInhibition of insulinCeramide synthesisActivation of PKCεTLR-4Hepatic steatosisHepatic accumulationKnockout miceIRS-2 signalingReceptor signalingCeramide accumulationAntisense oligonucleotideInsulinPrimary eventImpairmentFatty acidsCGI-58 knockdown sequesters diacylglycerols in lipid droplets/ER-preventing diacylglycerol-mediated hepatic insulin resistance
Cantley JL, Yoshimura T, Camporez JP, Zhang D, Jornayvaz FR, Kumashiro N, Guebre-Egziabher F, Jurczak MJ, Kahn M, Guigni BA, Serr J, Hankin J, Murphy RC, Cline GW, Bhanot S, Manchem VP, Brown JM, Samuel VT, Shulman GI. CGI-58 knockdown sequesters diacylglycerols in lipid droplets/ER-preventing diacylglycerol-mediated hepatic insulin resistance. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 1869-1874. PMID: 23302688, PMCID: PMC3562813, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1219456110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Acylglycerol-3-Phosphate O-AcyltransferaseAdipose Tissue, WhiteAnimalsCell MembraneDiet, High-FatDiglyceridesEndoplasmic ReticulumGene ExpressionGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansImmunoblottingInjections, IntraperitonealInsulin ResistanceLipidsLiverMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOligonucleotides, AntisenseProtein Kinase C-epsilonProtein TransportReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsHepatic insulin resistanceInsulin resistanceHepatic steatosisCGI-58 knockdownHigh-fat fed miceHyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp studiesSevere hepatic steatosisCGI-58 expressionFat-fed miceLipid-induced hepatic insulin resistanceChanarin-Dorfman syndromeComparative gene identification-58Lipid droplet-associated proteinAdipose triglyceride lipaseDroplet-associated proteinAntisense oligonucleotide treatmentInsulin sensitivityASO treatmentClamp studiesLipotoxic conditionsKnockdown miceCGI-58PKCε activationMiceTriglyceride lipase
2011
Cellular mechanism of insulin resistance in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Kumashiro N, Erion DM, Zhang D, Kahn M, Beddow SA, Chu X, Still CD, Gerhard GS, Han X, Dziura J, Petersen KF, Samuel VT, Shulman GI. Cellular mechanism of insulin resistance in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 16381-16385. PMID: 21930939, PMCID: PMC3182681, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1113359108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseFatty liver diseaseHepatic DAG contentInsulin resistanceHepatic insulin resistanceLiver diseaseHepatic steatosisCellular mechanismsHomeostatic model assessmentInsulin resistance indexMarkers of inflammationType 2 diabetesER stress markersLipid dropletsHepatic diacylglycerol contentEndoplasmic reticulum stressActivation of PKCεLiver biopsyNondiabetic individualsHepatocellular lipidsInsulin sensitivityCytoplasmic lipid dropletsDAG contentResistance indexAnimal models
2009
Prevention of Hepatic Steatosis and Hepatic Insulin Resistance by Knockdown of cAMP Response Element-Binding Protein
Erion DM, Ignatova ID, Yonemitsu S, Nagai Y, Chatterjee P, Weismann D, Hsiao JJ, Zhang D, Iwasaki T, Stark R, Flannery C, Kahn M, Carmean CM, Yu XX, Murray SF, Bhanot S, Monia BP, Cline GW, Samuel VT, Shulman GI. Prevention of Hepatic Steatosis and Hepatic Insulin Resistance by Knockdown of cAMP Response Element-Binding Protein. Cell Metabolism 2009, 10: 499-506. PMID: 19945407, PMCID: PMC2799933, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2009.10.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic insulin resistanceNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseCAMP response element-binding proteinInsulin resistanceResponse element-binding proteinASO treatmentElement-binding proteinCREB expressionType 2 diabetes mellitusOb/ob miceFatty liver diseaseHepatic triglyceride contentPlasma glucose concentrationFed rat modelAttractive therapeutic targetAntisense oligonucleotideDiabetes mellitusLiver diseaseZDF ratsHepatic steatosisOb micePostprandial hyperglycemiaPlasma cholesterolRat modelTriglyceride concentrations
2007
Suppression of Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase-2 (DGAT2), but Not DGAT1, with Antisense Oligonucleotides Reverses Diet-induced Hepatic Steatosis and Insulin Resistance*
Choi CS, Savage DB, Kulkarni A, Yu XX, Liu ZX, Morino K, Kim S, Distefano A, Samuel VT, Neschen S, Zhang D, Wang A, Zhang XM, Kahn M, Cline GW, Pandey SK, Geisler JG, Bhanot S, Monia BP, Shulman GI. Suppression of Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase-2 (DGAT2), but Not DGAT1, with Antisense Oligonucleotides Reverses Diet-induced Hepatic Steatosis and Insulin Resistance*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2007, 282: 22678-22688. PMID: 17526931, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m704213200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseHepatic insulin resistanceProtein kinase C epsilon activationInsulin resistanceASO treatmentFat-induced hepatic insulin resistanceDiet-induced nonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseDiacylglycerol acyltransferase 2Epsilon activationHigh fat-fed ratsTriglyceride synthesisFatty liver diseaseType 2 diabetesHepatic fatty acid oxidationHepatic insulin sensitivityFat-fed ratsFatty acid oxidationHepatic diacylglycerol contentLiver diseaseHepatic lipidsHepatic steatosisControl ratsInsulin sensitivityPharmacological reductionParadoxical reductionInhibition of protein kinase Cε prevents hepatic insulin resistance in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Samuel VT, Liu ZX, Wang A, Beddow SA, Geisler JG, Kahn M, Zhang XM, Monia BP, Bhanot S, Shulman GI. Inhibition of protein kinase Cε prevents hepatic insulin resistance in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2007, 117: 739-745. PMID: 17318260, PMCID: PMC1797607, DOI: 10.1172/jci30400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic insulin resistanceNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseFatty liver diseaseInsulin resistanceHigh-fat feedingLiver diseaseFat-induced hepatic insulin resistanceType 2 diabetes mellitusType 2 diabetesHepatic fat accumulationNovel therapeutic targetInsulin receptor kinase activityDiabetes mellitusHepatic steatosisFat accumulationRats resultsTherapeutic targetHepatic insulinReceptor kinase activityProtein kinase CεInsulin receptorCausal roleIsoforms of PKCAntisense oligonucleotideRats