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
2019
Adipsin preserves beta cells in diabetic mice and associates with protection from type 2 diabetes in humans
Gómez-Banoy N, Guseh JS, Li G, Rubio-Navarro A, Chen T, Poirier B, Putzel G, Rosselot C, Pabón MA, Camporez JP, Bhambhani V, Hwang SJ, Yao C, Perry RJ, Mukherjee S, Larson MG, Levy D, Dow LE, Shulman GI, Dephoure N, Garcia-Ocana A, Hao M, Spiegelman BM, Ho JE, Lo JC. Adipsin preserves beta cells in diabetic mice and associates with protection from type 2 diabetes in humans. Nature Medicine 2019, 25: 1739-1747. PMID: 31700183, PMCID: PMC7256970, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-019-0610-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 2 diabetesBody mass indexBeta cellsDiabetic miceInsulin secretagoguesDiabetic db/db miceDb/db micePancreatic beta-cell massBeta cell healthBeta-cell failureBeta-cell lossBeta-cell massComplement components C3aMiddle-aged adultsHuman islet cellsAlternative complement pathwayComplement factor DFuture diabetesMass indexInsulin levelsDb miceInsulin resistanceLower riskType 2Cell loss