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 inhibitorDGAT2DesaturaseInhibition
2018
PKCε contributes to lipid-induced insulin resistance through cross talk with p70S6K and through previously unknown regulators of insulin signaling
Gassaway BM, Petersen MC, Surovtseva YV, Barber KW, Sheetz JB, Aerni HR, Merkel JS, Samuel VT, Shulman GI, Rinehart J. PKCε contributes to lipid-induced insulin resistance through cross talk with p70S6K and through previously unknown regulators of insulin signaling. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2018, 115: e8996-e9005. PMID: 30181290, PMCID: PMC6156646, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1804379115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diet, High-FatDisease Models, AnimalGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansInsulinInsulin Receptor Substrate ProteinsInsulin ResistanceLipid MetabolismLiverPhosphorylationProtein Kinase C-epsilonProteomicsRatsReceptor, InsulinRibosomal Protein S6Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDaRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionConceptsHigh-fat diet-induced hepatic insulin resistanceDiet-induced hepatic insulin resistanceLipid-induced insulin resistanceProtein phosphorylationSiRNA-based screenProtein kinase C εSet of proteinsCross talkHepatic insulin resistanceQuantitative phosphoproteomicsMotif analysisUnknown regulatorKinase assaysPhosphoproteomic dataCanonical insulinP70S6KInsulin receptorImpact of lipidSystem-level approachPKCεDiacylglycerolPhosphorylationKey mediatorNew therapeutic approachesInsulin resistance
2017
Mitochondrial Targeted Catalase Protects Against High-Fat Diet-Induced Muscle Insulin Resistance by Decreasing Intramuscular Lipid Accumulation
Lee HY, Lee JS, Alves T, Ladiges W, Rabinovitch PS, Jurczak MJ, Choi CS, Shulman GI, Samuel VT. Mitochondrial Targeted Catalase Protects Against High-Fat Diet-Induced Muscle Insulin Resistance by Decreasing Intramuscular Lipid Accumulation. Diabetes 2017, 66: db161334. PMID: 28476930, PMCID: PMC5521865, DOI: 10.2337/db16-1334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-fat dietMuscle insulin resistanceAcute lipid infusionInsulin resistanceRegular chowLipid infusionMCAT miceInsulin actionLipid-induced insulin resistanceDiet-induced insulin resistanceReactive oxygen speciesHyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clampWild-type miceMuscle fat oxidationIntramuscular lipid accumulationROS productionAcute infusionHFD-fedWT miceImpaired insulinPKCθ activationFat oxidationLipid emulsionMuscle insulinMice