Targeting Pyruvate Carboxylase Reduces Gluconeogenesis and Adiposity and Improves Insulin Resistance
Kumashiro N, Beddow SA, Vatner DF, Majumdar SK, Cantley JL, Guebre-Egziabher F, Fat I, Guigni B, Jurczak MJ, Birkenfeld AL, Kahn M, Perler BK, Puchowicz MA, Manchem VP, Bhanot S, Still CD, Gerhard GS, Petersen KF, Cline GW, Shulman GI, Samuel VT. Targeting Pyruvate Carboxylase Reduces Gluconeogenesis and Adiposity and Improves Insulin Resistance. Diabetes 2013, 62: 2183-2194. PMID: 23423574, PMCID: PMC3712050, DOI: 10.2337/db12-1311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPyruvate carboxylaseAntisense oligonucleotideHepatocyte fatty acid oxidationInsulin resistanceNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseZucker diabetic fatty ratsHigh fat-fed ratsFatty liver diseaseLiver biopsy specimensDiabetic fatty ratsPlasma lipid concentrationsType 2 diabetesHepatic insulin sensitivityHuman liver biopsy specimensEndogenous glucose productionHepatic insulin resistancePlasma glucose concentrationPotential therapeutic approachSpecific antisense oligonucleotideFat-fed ratsCarboxylaseFatty acid oxidationDe novo fatty acid synthesisLiver diseaseTissue-specific inhibitionThyroid hormone receptor-β agonists prevent hepatic steatosis in fat-fed rats but impair insulin sensitivity via discrete pathways
Vatner DF, Weismann D, Beddow SA, Kumashiro N, Erion DM, Liao XH, Grover GJ, Webb P, Phillips KJ, Weiss RE, Bogan JS, Baxter J, Shulman GI, Samuel VT. Thyroid hormone receptor-β agonists prevent hepatic steatosis in fat-fed rats but impair insulin sensitivity via discrete pathways. AJP Endocrinology And Metabolism 2013, 305: e89-e100. PMID: 23651850, PMCID: PMC3725564, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00573.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetatesAnilidesAnimalsDietary FatsFatty LiverGene ExpressionGluconeogenesisGlucose Transporter Type 4HyperglycemiaHyperinsulinismInsulin ResistanceMaleMuscle, SkeletalNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseasePhenolsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySignal TransductionThyroid Hormone Receptors betaTriglyceridesConceptsEndogenous glucose productionHepatic insulin sensitivityInsulin sensitivityHepatic steatosisFat-fed ratsInsulin-stimulated peripheral glucose disposalTRβ agonistsInsulin-stimulated skeletal muscle glucose uptakePotent lipid-lowering drugsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseWhite adipose tissue lipolysisMale Sprague-Dawley ratsSkeletal muscle glucose uptakeGC-1 treatmentPeripheral glucose disposalFatty liver diseaseImpairs insulin sensitivityLipid-lowering drugsHepatic triglyceride contentAdipose tissue lipolysisMuscle glucose uptakeSprague-Dawley ratsHepatic insulin resistanceSkeletal muscle insulinPotential adverse effects