Multi-Tissue Acceleration of the Mitochondrial Phosphoenolpyruvate Cycle Improves Whole-Body Metabolic Health
Abulizi A, Cardone RL, Stark R, Lewandowski SL, Zhao X, Hillion J, Ma L, Sehgal R, Alves TC, Thomas C, Kung C, Wang B, Siebel S, Andrews ZB, Mason GF, Rinehart J, Merrins MJ, Kibbey RG. Multi-Tissue Acceleration of the Mitochondrial Phosphoenolpyruvate Cycle Improves Whole-Body Metabolic Health. Cell Metabolism 2020, 32: 751-766.e11. PMID: 33147485, PMCID: PMC7679013, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2020.10.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin secretionInsulin sensitivityPK activatorWhole-body metabolic healthPK activationMetabolic homeostasisPeripheral insulin sensitivityHFD-fed ratsEndogenous glucose productionPreclinical rodent modelsHigher insulin contentPreclinical rationaleLiver fatMetabolic healthMarkers of differentiationIslet functionRodent modelsGlucose homeostasisInsulin contentPancreatic isletsGlucose productionGlucose turnoverMitochondrial PEPCKSecretionHomeostasis