2024
Ceramide synthesis inhibitors prevent lipid-induced insulin resistance through the DAG-PKCε-insulin receptorT1150 phosphorylation pathway
Xu W, Zhang D, Ma Y, Gaspar R, Kahn M, Nasiri A, Murray S, Samuel V, Shulman G. Ceramide synthesis inhibitors prevent lipid-induced insulin resistance through the DAG-PKCε-insulin receptorT1150 phosphorylation pathway. Cell Reports 2024, 43: 114746. PMID: 39302831, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114746.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLipid-induced hepatic insulin resistanceHepatic insulin resistancePhosphorylation pathwayAntisense oligonucleotidesCeramide synthesis inhibitorsLipid-induced insulin resistanceMyriocin treatmentCeramide synthesisDihydroceramide desaturaseInsulin resistanceHepatic ceramideMyriocinCeramideCeramide contentInsulin-sensitizing effectsPhosphorylationHepatic insulin sensitivityPathwaySynthetic pathwayDES1Glucose productionSynthesis inhibitorDGAT2DesaturaseInhibitionEffect of Weight Loss on Skeletal Muscle Bioactive Lipids in People with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes.
Petersen M, Yoshino M, Smith G, Gaspar R, Kahn M, Samovski D, Shulman G, Klein S. Effect of Weight Loss on Skeletal Muscle Bioactive Lipids in People with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes 2024 PMID: 39264820, DOI: 10.2337/db24-0083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMuscle insulin sensitivitySkeletal muscle insulin sensitivityType 2 diabetesEffects of weight lossInsulin sensitivityWeight lossWeight loss-induced improvementWhole-body insulin sensitivityObesityGlucose tracer infusionAssociated with changesHyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp procedureCeramide contentSn-1,2-DAGMuscle
2023
FRI032 Cellular Insights Into Metabolically Healthy And Unhealthy Obesity
Petersen M, Smith G, Yu J, Barve R, Yoshino J, Shulman G, Klein S. FRI032 Cellular Insights Into Metabolically Healthy And Unhealthy Obesity. Journal Of The Endocrine Society 2023, 7: bvad114.043. PMCID: PMC10555440, DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvad114.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbdominal subcutaneous adipose tissueWhole-body insulin sensitivityInsulin sensitivityMUO groupMuscle ceramide contentCeramide contentAdipose tissueGreater whole-body insulin sensitivityPlasma C-peptide concentrationC-peptide concentrationsAdverse metabolic effectsSubcutaneous adipose tissueExpression of genesSkeletal muscle expressionMitochondrial content/functionHealthy obesityMitochondrial structure/functionSkeletal muscle diacylglycerolUnhealthy obesityExtracellular matrix remodelingExcess adiposityMHL groupMetabolic effectsMuscle diacylglycerolInsulin action
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 activation