2019
Adipose glucocorticoid action influences whole‐body metabolism via modulation of hepatic insulin action
Abulizi A, Camporez JP, Jurczak MJ, Høyer KF, Zhang D, Cline GW, Samuel VT, Shulman GI, Vatner DF. Adipose glucocorticoid action influences whole‐body metabolism via modulation of hepatic insulin action. The FASEB Journal 2019, 33: 8174-8185. PMID: 30922125, PMCID: PMC6593882, DOI: 10.1096/fj.201802706r.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-body metabolismHepatic insulin actionHepatic insulin resistanceGlucocorticoid actionHepatic steatosisHepatic glycogen synthesisInsulin resistanceAdipose lipolysisFood intakeInsulin actionAdipose triglyceride lipase expressionGlucose-dependent organsReceptor knockout miceOral glucose challengeHepatic lipid accumulationHigh-fat dietHyperinsulinemic-euglycemic conditionsGlycogen synthesisProtein kinase B phosphorylationInsulin responseGlucose challengeHepatic insulin responseHepatic insulinMetabolic cagesSteatosis
2018
PEPCK1 Antisense Oligonucleotide Prevents Adiposity and Impairs Hepatic Glycogen Synthesis in High-Fat Male Fed Rats
Beddow SA, Gattu AK, Vatner DF, Paolella L, Alqarzaee A, Tashkandi N, Popov V, Church C, Rodeheffer M, Cline G, Geisler J, Bhanot S, Samuel VT. PEPCK1 Antisense Oligonucleotide Prevents Adiposity and Impairs Hepatic Glycogen Synthesis in High-Fat Male Fed Rats. Endocrinology 2018, 160: 205-219. PMID: 30445425, PMCID: PMC6307100, DOI: 10.1210/en.2018-00630.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipose Tissue, WhiteAdiposityAnimalsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diet, High-FatGlucokinaseHumansInsulinIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLipogenesisLiverLiver GlycogenMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOligonucleotides, AntisensePhosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase (GTP)RatsRats, Sprague-DawleyConceptsHepatic glycogen synthesisAdipose tissueAntisense oligonucleotideType 2 diabetes mellitusWhite adipose tissue massIncreased hepatic gluconeogenesisChow fed ratsHepatic insulin sensitivityMale Sprague-DawleyAdipose tissue massHepatic insulin resistanceWhite adipose tissueHepatic glucose productionDe novo lipogenesisHepatic glucokinase expressionControl antisense oligonucleotideGlycogen synthesisTranscription factor 3HFF ratsDiabetes mellitusHepatic steatosisInsulin resistanceHyperglycemic clampPlasma glucoseInsulin sensitivity
2017
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease as a Nexus of Metabolic and Hepatic Diseases
Samuel VT, Shulman GI. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease as a Nexus of Metabolic and Hepatic Diseases. Cell Metabolism 2017, 27: 22-41. PMID: 28867301, PMCID: PMC5762395, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2017.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin resistanceNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseFatty liver diseasePeripheral insulin resistanceHepatic insulin resistanceNew pharmacological strategiesHepatic complicationsBariatric surgeryLiver diseaseInsulin-stimulated glycogen synthesisHepatic diseasePharmacological strategiesNAFLDReceptor activationHepatic glucoseLipid metabolismInsulin receptor activationWeight lossEnergy expenditureHepatic diacylglycerolsGlycogen synthesisDiseaseLipid synthesisFlux of substratesComplications
2016
Insulin receptor Thr1160 phosphorylation mediates lipid-induced hepatic insulin resistance
Petersen MC, Madiraju AK, Gassaway BM, Marcel M, Nasiri AR, Butrico G, Marcucci MJ, Zhang D, Abulizi A, Zhang XM, Philbrick W, Hubbard SR, Jurczak MJ, Samuel VT, Rinehart J, Shulman GI. Insulin receptor Thr1160 phosphorylation mediates lipid-induced hepatic insulin resistance. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2016, 126: 4361-4371. PMID: 27760050, PMCID: PMC5096902, DOI: 10.1172/jci86013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin receptorKinase activityHigh-fat diet-induced hepatic insulin resistanceKinase activation loopNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseLipid-induced hepatic insulin resistanceProtein kinase CHepatic insulin resistanceDiet-induced hepatic insulin resistanceDiacylglycerol-mediated activationActivation loopPKCε inhibitionAlanine mutationsInsulin resistanceMolecular mechanismsKinase CCritical pathophysiological rolePathogenesis of T2DMechanistic linkMutantsGlycogen synthesisConsequent inhibitionPhosphorylationActive configurationPKCε