2023
191-OR: Deletion of the Type 2 Diabetes Candidate Gene SLC16A11 Reduces Peripheral Insulin Sensitivity in Mice
EL-AGROUDY N, SCHUMANN T, KURZBACH A, SANCAR G, SANDFORTH L, HERRMANN C, SHULMAN G, BIRKENFELD A. 191-OR: Deletion of the Type 2 Diabetes Candidate Gene SLC16A11 Reduces Peripheral Insulin Sensitivity in Mice. Diabetes 2023, 72 DOI: 10.2337/db23-191-or.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDb/db miceOb/obInsulin sensitivityDb miceMRNA expressionWhole-body insulin sensitivitySkeletal muscle insulin sensitivitySkeletal muscle insulin resistanceSkeletal musclePeripheral insulin sensitivityTreatment of T2D.Hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clampLiver fat contentGlucose infusion rateMuscle insulin sensitivityMuscle insulin resistanceHepatic glucose productionHepatic mitochondrial functionWT littermate mice
2022
Distinct subcellular localisation of intramyocellular lipids and reduced PKCε/PKCθ activity preserve muscle insulin sensitivity in exercise-trained mice
Gaspar R, Lyu K, Hubbard B, Leitner B, Luukkonen P, Hirabara S, Sakuma I, Nasiri A, Zhang D, Kahn M, Cline G, Pauli J, Perry R, Petersen K, Shulman G. Distinct subcellular localisation of intramyocellular lipids and reduced PKCε/PKCθ activity preserve muscle insulin sensitivity in exercise-trained mice. Diabetologia 2022, 66: 567-578. PMID: 36456864, PMCID: PMC11194860, DOI: 10.1007/s00125-022-05838-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein kinase CsSubcellular compartmentsDistinct subcellular localisationMuscle insulin sensitivityMultiple subcellular compartmentsInsulin receptor kinaseNovel protein kinase CsActivation of PKCεSubcellular localisationPKCθ translocationReceptor kinasePlasma membraneSubcellular distributionTriacylglycerol contentCrucial pathwaysIntramuscular triacylglycerol contentRC miceDiacylglycerolConclusions/interpretationThese resultsPKCεPM compartmentPhosphorylationMuscle triacylglycerol contentSkeletal muscleRecent findingsOverexpression of UCP3 decreases mitochondrial efficiency in mouse skeletal muscle in vivo
Codella R, Alves TC, Befroy DE, Choi CS, Luzi L, Rothman DL, Kibbey RG, Shulman GI. Overexpression of UCP3 decreases mitochondrial efficiency in mouse skeletal muscle in vivo. FEBS Letters 2022, 597: 309-319. PMID: 36114012, DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14494.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverexpression of UCP3ATP synthesisMitochondrial oxidationMitochondrial transmembrane proteinInner mitochondrial membraneSkeletal muscleMitochondrial oxidative phosphorylationMitochondrial oxidative metabolismMuscle-specific overexpressionMouse skeletal muscleTransmembrane proteinMitochondrial membraneProton leakPrecise functionOxidative phosphorylationMitochondrial efficiencyUCP3 expressionMitochondrial inefficiencyOverexpressionProtein 3UCP3Oxidative metabolismVivoMagnetic resonance spectroscopyPhosphorylation
2021
281-OR: Endothelial Cell Cd36 Regulates Systemic Glucose and Lipid Metabolism
GOEDEKE L, SON N, LAMOIA T, NASIRI A, KAHN M, ZHANG X, CLINE G, GOLDBERG I, SHULMAN G. 281-OR: Endothelial Cell Cd36 Regulates Systemic Glucose and Lipid Metabolism. Diabetes 2021, 70 DOI: 10.2337/db21-281-or.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFatty acid uptakeLong-chain fatty acid uptakeAcid uptakeEndothelial cell CD36EC-specific deletionDifferent cell typesInsulin-stimulated glucose uptakeLipid metabolismWhole-body glucose toleranceTransmembrane proteinTissue fatty acid uptakeWhole-body insulin sensitivityEndothelial cellsHepatic glucose productionCell typesInsulin sensitivityGlucose transportSystemic glucoseSkeletal muscleCD36Glucose uptakeWhole-body fat utilizationGlucose productionSynthase fluxNon-esterified fatty acid levels
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 phosphorylationErratum. TFAM Enhances Fat Oxidation and Attenuates High-Fat Diet–Induced Insulin Resistance in Skeletal Muscle. Diabetes 2019;68:1552–1564
Koh JH, Johnson ML, Dasari S, LeBrasseur NK, Vuckovic I, Henderson GC, Cooper SA, Manjunatha S, Ruegsegger GN, Shulman GI, Lanza IR, Nair KS. Erratum. TFAM Enhances Fat Oxidation and Attenuates High-Fat Diet–Induced Insulin Resistance in Skeletal Muscle. Diabetes 2019;68:1552–1564. Diabetes 2020, 69: 1854-1854. PMID: 32532806, PMCID: PMC7519475, DOI: 10.2337/db20-er08a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSlc20a1/Pit1 and Slc20a2/Pit2 are essential for normal skeletal myofiber function and survival
Chande S, Caballero D, Ho BB, Fetene J, Serna J, Pesta D, Nasiri A, Jurczak M, Chavkin NW, Hernando N, Giachelli CM, Wagner CA, Zeiss C, Shulman GI, Bergwitz C. Slc20a1/Pit1 and Slc20a2/Pit2 are essential for normal skeletal myofiber function and survival. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 3069. PMID: 32080237, PMCID: PMC7033257, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-59430-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHyp miceMuscle functionSkeletal muscleMyofiber functionNormal body weightSkeletal muscle atrophyGene dose-dependent reductionConditional knockout miceReduced oxygen consumption rateStimulation of AMP kinaseKnockout miceHypophosphatemic disordersMuscle atrophyERK1/2 activationGrip strengthConditional deletionHormonal changesLow bloodBody weightC2C12 myoblastsMiceFurther evaluationBlood phosphateDependent reductionAMP kinaseMitochondrial Dysfunction, Insulin Resistance, and Potential Genetic Implications
Sangwung P, Petersen KF, Shulman GI, Knowles JW. Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Insulin Resistance, and Potential Genetic Implications. Endocrinology 2020, 161: bqaa017. PMID: 32060542, PMCID: PMC7341556, DOI: 10.1210/endocr/bqaa017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin resistanceWhole-body insulin resistanceMitochondrial functionEctopic lipid depositionBody insulin resistanceType 2 diabetesWhite adipose tissuePrediabetic individualsVivo metabolic studiesInsulin-responsive tissuesLipid depositionAdipose tissueType 2Skeletal muscleMitochondrial dysfunctionPotential mechanismsMetabolic studiesHuman genetic studiesTissueEnvironmental determinantsMitochondrial malfunctionCellular energy balanceRecent insightsCritical roleDiabetesNon‐alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Insulin Resistance
Petersen M, Samuel V, Petersen K, Shulman G. Non‐alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Insulin Resistance. 2020, 455-471. DOI: 10.1002/9781119436812.ch37.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseHepatic insulin resistanceFatty liver diseaseInsulin resistanceLiver diseaseDevelopment of NAFLDLipid-induced muscle insulin resistanceRandle glucose-fatty acid cycleCommon chronic liver diseaseType 2 diabetes mellitusHyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp studiesGlucose-fatty acid cycleLiver-related deathSkeletal muscleChronic liver diseaseNon-alcoholic steatohepatitisMajor risk factorLipid-induced hepatic insulin resistanceMuscle insulin resistanceDiabetes mellitusRisk factorsClamp studiesLipoprotein lipaseDiseaseProtein kinase C
2019
Anti‐inflammatory effects of oestrogen mediate the sexual dimorphic response to lipid‐induced insulin resistance
Camporez JP, Lyu K, Goldberg EL, Zhang D, Cline GW, Jurczak MJ, Dixit VD, Petersen KF, Shulman GI. Anti‐inflammatory effects of oestrogen mediate the sexual dimorphic response to lipid‐induced insulin resistance. The Journal Of Physiology 2019, 597: 3885-3903. PMID: 31206703, PMCID: PMC6876753, DOI: 10.1113/jp277270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObesity-induced insulin resistanceHigh-fat dietEctopic lipid contentWhite adipose tissue lipolysisInsulin resistanceAdipose tissue lipolysisMale miceInsulin sensitivityFemale miceInsulin-stimulated suppressionWAT inflammationTissue lipolysisRodent studiesTumor necrosis factor αWhole-body insulin sensitivityLipid-induced insulin resistanceMetabolic homeostasisAge-matched menInterleukin-6 concentrationsSkeletal muscleAnti-inflammatory effectsType 2 diabetesInsulin-mediated suppressionSexual dimorphic responseNecrosis factor α
2016
Mitochondrial Protonophores For Treatment of NAFLD/NASH and Type 2 Diabetes
Shulman G. Mitochondrial Protonophores For Treatment of NAFLD/NASH and Type 2 Diabetes. The FASEB Journal 2016, 30 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.30.1_supplement.257.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchType 2 diabetesInsulin resistanceLipid-induced insulin resistanceNAFLD/NASHSkeletal muscleAdipose tissue inflammationEctopic lipid depositionNon-alcoholic steatohepatitisAmerican Diabetes AssociationEctopic lipid depositsAlcoholic steatohepatitisDiabetes AssociationTissue inflammationRecent studiesLipid depositionType 2Lipid depositsHepatic gluconeogenesisCellular mechanismsMitochondrial protonophoreDiabetesMitochondrial inefficiencyLiverMuscleMolecular triggers
2007
The role of skeletal muscle insulin resistance in the pathogenesis of the metabolic syndrome
Petersen KF, Dufour S, Savage DB, Bilz S, Solomon G, Yonemitsu S, Cline GW, Befroy D, Zemany L, Kahn BB, Papademetris X, Rothman DL, Shulman GI. The role of skeletal muscle insulin resistance in the pathogenesis of the metabolic syndrome. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2007, 104: 12587-12594. PMID: 17640906, PMCID: PMC1924794, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0705408104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma high-density lipoprotein concentrationsHigh-density lipoprotein concentrationsHepatic de novo lipogenesisMuscle glycogen synthesisInsulin resistanceInsulin-resistant subjectsPlasma triglyceride concentrationsDe novo lipogenesisMetabolic syndromeAtherogenic dyslipidemiaIL-6Lipoprotein concentrationsTNF-alphaPlasma concentrationsTriglyceride concentrationsNovo lipogenesisGlycogen synthesisIntraabdominal fat volumeSkeletal muscle insulin resistanceSkeletal muscleProtein 4Skeletal muscle glycogen synthesisMuscle insulin resistanceHepatic triglyceride synthesisIntraabdominal obesity
2001
Effect of triiodothyronine on mitochondrial energy coupling in human skeletal muscle
Lebon V, Dufour S, Petersen K, Ren J, Jucker B, Slezak L, Cline G, Rothman D, Shulman G. Effect of triiodothyronine on mitochondrial energy coupling in human skeletal muscle. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2001, 108: 733-737. PMID: 11544279, PMCID: PMC209375, DOI: 10.1172/jci11775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevention of fat-induced insulin resistance by salicylate
Kim J, Kim Y, Fillmore J, Chen Y, Moore I, Lee J, Yuan M, Li Z, Karin M, Perret P, Shoelson S, Shulman G. Prevention of fat-induced insulin resistance by salicylate. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2001, 108: 437-446. PMID: 11489937, PMCID: PMC209353, DOI: 10.1172/jci11559.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 2 diabetesLipid infusionInsulin resistanceGlucose uptakeInsulin actionWhole-body glucose uptakeFat-induced insulin resistanceSkeletal muscleHigh-dose salicylatesHyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clampWild-type miceInsulin-stimulated glucose uptakeSkeletal muscle insulinIRS-1-associated PISerine kinase cascadeLipid-induced effectsAwake ratsAwake miceKnockout miceMuscle insulinInfusionTherapeutic agentsSalicylate actionKinase cascadeIKK betaTissue-specific overexpression of lipoprotein lipase causes tissue-specific insulin resistance
Kim J, Fillmore J, Chen Y, Yu C, Moore I, Pypaert M, Lutz E, Kako Y, Velez-Carrasco W, Goldberg I, Breslow J, Shulman G. Tissue-specific overexpression of lipoprotein lipase causes tissue-specific insulin resistance. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2001, 98: 7522-7527. PMID: 11390966, PMCID: PMC34701, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.121164498.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood GlucoseFatty Acids, NonesterifiedGlucagonGlucoseGlucose Clamp TechniqueGlucose Tolerance TestHeterozygoteInsulinInsulin Receptor Substrate ProteinsInsulin ResistanceLeptinLipoprotein LipaseLiverMiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMuscle, SkeletalOrgan SpecificityPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphoproteinsSignal TransductionTriglyceridesConceptsInsulin resistanceFatty acid-derived metabolitesInsulin actionTriglyceride contentType 2 diabetes mellitusInsulin activationLipoprotein lipaseInsulin receptor substrate-1-associated phosphatidylinositolMuscle triglyceride contentSkeletal muscleTissue-specific insulin resistanceLiver triglyceride contentAdipocyte-derived hormoneHyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clampEndogenous glucose productionLiver-specific overexpressionTissue-specific overexpressionInsulin-stimulated glucose uptakeDiabetes mellitusTissue-specific increaseTransgenic miceGlucose productionFat metabolismGlucose uptakeInsulinInsulin Resistance and a Diabetes Mellitus-Like Syndrome in Mice Lacking the Protein Kinase Akt2 (PKBβ)
Cho H, Mu J, Kim J, Thorvaldsen J, Chu Q, Crenshaw E, Kaestner K, Bartolomei M, Shulman G, Birnbaum M. Insulin Resistance and a Diabetes Mellitus-Like Syndrome in Mice Lacking the Protein Kinase Akt2 (PKBβ). Science 2001, 292: 1728-1731. PMID: 11387480, DOI: 10.1126/science.292.5522.1728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood GlucoseDeoxyglucoseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleGene TargetingGlucoseGlucose Clamp TechniqueGlucose Tolerance TestHomeostasisInsulinInsulin ResistanceIslets of LangerhansLiverMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMuscle, SkeletalProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionConceptsSerine-threonine protein kinase AktProtein kinase Akt2Protein kinase AktProtein kinase B.Activation of phosphatidylinositolEssential genesKinase Akt2Kinase AktAbility of insulinGlucose homeostasisNormal glucose homeostasisAkt2Critical initial stepEarly eventsSkeletal muscleHomeostasisInsulin actionMice LackingInsulin responsivenessInitial stepActivationInsulin resistancePhosphatidylinositolBlood glucoseGenesSyntaxin 4 heterozygous knockout mice develop muscle insulin resistance
Yang C, Coker K, Kim J, Mora S, Thurmond D, Davis A, Yang B, Williamson R, Shulman G, Pessin J. Syntaxin 4 heterozygous knockout mice develop muscle insulin resistance. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2001, 107: 1311-1318. PMID: 11375421, PMCID: PMC209300, DOI: 10.1172/jci12274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipocytesAdipose Tissue, BrownAnimalsBiological TransportGlucoseGlucose Clamp TechniqueGlucose Tolerance TestGlucose Transporter Type 4GlycogenGlycolysisHeterozygoteInsulin ResistanceLiverMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutMonosaccharide Transport ProteinsMuscle ProteinsMuscle, SkeletalQa-SNARE ProteinsConceptsHeterozygous knockout miceInsulin-stimulated glucose uptakeGlucose uptakeKnockout miceNormal insulin-stimulated glucose uptakeWhole-body glucose uptakeHyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp procedureInsulin-stimulated glucose metabolismInsulin-stimulated GLUT4 translocationSkeletal muscleGLUT4 vesicle traffickingImpaired glucose toleranceMuscle insulin resistanceEarly embryonic lethalitySkeletal muscle glucose transportMuscle glucose transportCritical physiological roleGlucose toleranceInsulin resistanceClamp procedureVesicle traffickingSyntaxin 4Embryonic lethalityGlucose metabolismAnimal modelsAdipose-selective targeting of the GLUT4 gene impairs insulin action in muscle and liver
Abel E, Peroni O, Kim J, Kim Y, Boss O, Hadro E, Minnemann T, Shulman G, Kahn B. Adipose-selective targeting of the GLUT4 gene impairs insulin action in muscle and liver. Nature 2001, 409: 729-733. PMID: 11217863, DOI: 10.1038/35055575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-stimulated glucose uptakeType 2 diabetesInsulin resistanceGlucose uptakeAdipose tissueGLUT4 expressionInsulin-resistant statesDownregulation of GLUT4Glucose intoleranceGlucose transportAdipose massIntracellular storage sitesGlucose homeostasisInsulin actionDiabetesPhosphoinositide-3-OH kinaseImpaired activationSkeletal muscleMuscleMicePlasma membrane4Early defectsLiverMain siteAdipocytesIn Vivo Effects of Uncoupling Protein-3 Gene Disruption on Mitochondrial Energy Metabolism*
Cline G, Vidal-Puig A, Dufour S, Cadman K, Lowell B, Shulman G. In Vivo Effects of Uncoupling Protein-3 Gene Disruption on Mitochondrial Energy Metabolism*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2001, 276: 20240-20244. PMID: 11274222, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m102540200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsATP synthesisEnergy metabolismSkeletal muscleMitochondrial oxidative phosphorylationMitochondrial energy metabolismGene disruptionRatio of ATPOxidative phosphorylationATP productionTricarboxylic acid cycle fluxWhole-body levelUCP3KO miceWhole-body energy expenditureCellular levelProtein 3Cycle fluxLabeling experimentsFirst evidenceBody energy expenditureMetabolismVivoMeasurement of ratesPhosphorylationEnergy expenditureUCP3
2000
Increased Energy Expenditure, Decreased Adiposity, and Tissue-Specific Insulin Sensitivity in Protein-Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B-Deficient Mice
Klaman L, Boss O, Peroni O, Kim J, Martino J, Zabolotny J, Moghal N, Lubkin M, Kim Y, Sharpe A, Stricker-Krongrad A, Shulman G, Neel B, Kahn B. Increased Energy Expenditure, Decreased Adiposity, and Tissue-Specific Insulin Sensitivity in Protein-Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B-Deficient Mice. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2000, 20: 5479-5489. PMID: 10891488, PMCID: PMC85999, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.20.15.5479-5489.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipose TissueAnimalsBody WeightCarrier ProteinsEnergy MetabolismFemaleGlucoseGlucose Tolerance TestHomeostasisHyperinsulinismInsulin ResistanceIon ChannelsLeptinMaleMembrane ProteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Mutant StrainsMitochondrial ProteinsMuscle, SkeletalProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1Protein Tyrosine PhosphatasesProteinsRNA, MessengerUncoupling Protein 1Uncoupling Protein 2Uncoupling Protein 3ConceptsProtein tyrosine phosphatasePTP-1BMajor protein tyrosine phosphataseProtein tyrosine phosphatase 1BSignal transduction pathwaysTargeted gene disruptionInsulin-stimulated glucose uptakeGene disruptionTransduction pathwaysFat cell massPhosphatase 1BMajor regulatorProtein mRNA expressionCell massNull miceSkeletal muscleDeficient miceGlucose uptakeBasal metabolic rateInsulin actionMetabolic ratePhosphataseFat storesDiet-induced obesityAdipocyte number