2012
Fatty acid amide hydrolase ablation promotes ectopic lipid storage and insulin resistance due to centrally mediated hypothyroidism
Brown WH, Gillum MP, Lee HY, Camporez JP, Zhang XM, Jeong JK, Alves TC, Erion DM, Guigni BA, Kahn M, Samuel VT, Cravatt BF, Diano S, Shulman GI. Fatty acid amide hydrolase ablation promotes ectopic lipid storage and insulin resistance due to centrally mediated hypothyroidism. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 14966-14971. PMID: 22912404, PMCID: PMC3443187, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1212887109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmidesAmidohydrolasesAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsArachidonic AcidsChromatography, LiquidEndocannabinoidsEnergy MetabolismEthanolaminesHypothyroidismImmunoblottingInsulin ResistanceMiceMice, KnockoutPalmitic AcidsPolymerase Chain ReactionPolyunsaturated AlkamidesPPAR gammaTandem Mass SpectrometryThyrotropinThyrotropin-Releasing HormoneThyroxineTriiodothyronineConceptsEctopic lipid storageHepatic insulin resistanceInsulin resistanceEnergy expenditureDiet-induced hepatic insulin resistanceHypothalamic thyrotropin-releasing hormoneFatty acid amide hydrolase knockout miceThyroid-stimulating hormoneThyrotropin-releasing hormoneLipid storageDeiodinase 2 expressionReduced mRNA expressionProtein kinase Cε activationHepatic diacylglycerol contentPituitary thyroid-stimulating hormoneExcess energy storageFAAH deletionKnockout miceReceptor γThyroid axisThyroxine concentrationsMRNA expressionMiceHypothyroidismFAAH
2010
Knockdown of the gene encoding Drosophila tribbles homologue 3 (Trib3) improves insulin sensitivity through peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ) activation in a rat model of insulin resistance
Weismann D, Erion DM, Ignatova-Todorava I, Nagai Y, Stark R, Hsiao JJ, Flannery C, Birkenfeld AL, May T, Kahn M, Zhang D, Yu XX, Murray SF, Bhanot S, Monia BP, Cline GW, Shulman GI, Samuel VT. Knockdown of the gene encoding Drosophila tribbles homologue 3 (Trib3) improves insulin sensitivity through peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ) activation in a rat model of insulin resistance. Diabetologia 2010, 54: 935-944. PMID: 21190014, PMCID: PMC4061906, DOI: 10.1007/s00125-010-1984-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBenzhydryl CompoundsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Disease Models, AnimalEpoxy CompoundsGlucose Clamp TechniqueImmunoblottingInsulin ResistanceMaleOligonucleotides, AntisensePPAR gammaProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsTribbles homologue 3Euglycaemic hyperinsulinaemic clampWhite adipose tissueInsulin sensitivityAdipose tissueAntisense oligonucleotideInsulin-stimulated whole-body glucose uptakeWhole-body glucose uptakeConclusions/interpretationThese dataTissue-specific insulin sensitivityGlucose uptakeSkeletal muscle glucose uptakeWhite adipose tissue massPlasma HDL cholesterolRole of PPARAdipose tissue massMuscle glucose uptakeEndogenous glucose productionExpression of PPARInsulin-sensitising effectsDependent mannerViral proto-oncogeneHDL cholesterolAkt2 activityInsulin resistance