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Pack M, Gulde TN, Völcker MV, Boewe AS, Wrublewsky S, Ampofo E, Montenarh M, Götz C. Protein Kinase CK2 Contributes to Glucose Homeostasis by Targeting Fructose-1,6-Bisphosphatase 1. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 24:ijms24010428. [PMID: 36613872 PMCID: PMC9820633 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24010428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Glucose homeostasis is of critical importance for the survival of organisms. It is under hormonal control and often coordinated by the action of kinases and phosphatases. We have previously shown that CK2 regulates insulin production and secretion in pancreatic β-cells. In order to shed more light on the CK2-regulated network of glucose homeostasis, in the present study, a qRT-PCR array was carried out with 84 diabetes-associated genes. After inhibition of CK2, fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase 1 (FBP1) showed a significant lower gene expression. Moreover, FBP1 activity was down-regulated. Being a central enzyme of gluconeogenesis, the secretion of glucose was decreased as well. Thus, FBP1 is a new factor in the CK2-regulated network implicated in carbohydrate metabolism control.
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- Mandy Pack
- Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saarland University, Building 44, 66421 Homburg, Germany
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- Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saarland University, Building 44, 66421 Homburg, Germany
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- Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saarland University, Building 44, 66421 Homburg, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical and Experimental Surgery, Saarland University, Building 65, 66421 Homburg, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical and Experimental Surgery, Saarland University, Building 65, 66421 Homburg, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical and Experimental Surgery, Saarland University, Building 65, 66421 Homburg, Germany
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- Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saarland University, Building 44, 66421 Homburg, Germany
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- Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saarland University, Building 44, 66421 Homburg, Germany
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Chen Z, Sandoval K, Dean M. Endometrial glycogen metabolism during early pregnancy in mice. Mol Reprod Dev 2022; 89:431-440. [PMID: 35842832 PMCID: PMC9796177 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.23634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Glucose is critical during early pregnancy. The uterus can store glucose as glycogen but uterine glycogen metabolism is poorly understood. This study analyzed glycogen storage and localization of glycogen metabolizing enzymes from proestrus until implantation in the murine uterus. Quantification of diastase-labile periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) staining showed glycogen in the glandular epithelium decreased 71.4% at 1.5 days postcoitum (DPC) and 62.13% at DPC 3.5 compared to proestrus. In the luminal epithelium, glycogen was the highest at proestrus, decreased 46.2% at DPC 1.5 and 63.2% at DPC 3.5. Immunostaining showed that before implantation, glycogen metabolizing enzymes were primarily localized to the glandular and luminal epithelium. Stromal glycogen was low from proestrus to DPC 3.5. However, at the DPC 5.5 implantation sites, stromal glycogen levels increased sevenfold. Similarly, artificial decidualization resulted in a fivefold increase in glycogen levels. In both models, decidualization increased expression of glycogen synthase as determine by immunohistochemistry and western blot. In conclusion, glycogen levels decreased in the uterine epithelium before implantation, indicating that it could be used to support preimplantation embryos. Decidualization resulted in a dramatic increase in stromal glycogen levels, suggesting it may have an important, but yet undefined, role in pregnancy.
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- Ziting Chen
- Department of Animal ScienceUniversity of Illinois Urbana‐ChampaignUrbanaIllinoisUSA
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- Department of Animal ScienceUniversity of Illinois Urbana‐ChampaignUrbanaIllinoisUSA
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- Department of Animal ScienceUniversity of Illinois Urbana‐ChampaignUrbanaIllinoisUSA
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Gonzalez A, Berg MD, Southey B, Dean M. Effect of estradiol and IGF1 on glycogen synthesis in bovine uterine epithelial cells. Reproduction 2022; 164:97-108. [PMID: 35900330 DOI: 10.1530/rep-22-0040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In brief Glucose is an important nutrient for the endometrium and embryo during pregnancy. This study shows that estradiol (E2)/IGF1 signaling stimulates glycogen synthesis in the uterine epithelium of cows, which could provide glucose when needed. Abstract Glycogen storage in the uterine epithelium peaks near estrus and is a potential source of glucose for the endometrium and embryos. However, the hormonal regulation of glycogen synthesis in the uterine epithelium is poorly understood. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of E2 and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) on glycogenesis in immortalized bovine uterine epithelial (BUTE) cells. Treatment of BUTE cells with E2 (0.1-10 nM) did not increase glycogen levels. However, treatment of BUTE cells with IGF1 (50 or 100 ng/mL) resulted in a >2-fold increase in glycogen. To determine if the uterine stroma produced IGF1 in response to E2, bovine uterine fibroblasts were treated with E2, which increased IGF1 levels. Immunohistochemistry showed higher levels of IGF1 in the stroma on day 1 than on day 11, which coincides with higher glycogen levels in the uterine epithelium. Western blots revealed that IGF1 treatment increased the levels of phospho-AKT, phospho-GSKβ, hexokinase 1, and glycogen synthase in BUTE cells. Metabolomic (GC-MS) analysis showed that IGF1 increased 3-phosphoglycerate and lactate, potentially indicative of increased flux through glycolysis. We also found higher levels of N-acetyl-glucosamine and protein glycosylation after IGF1 treatment, indicating increased hexosamine biosynthetic pathway activity. In conclusion, IGF1 is produced by uterine fibroblasts due to E2, and IGF1 increases glucose metabolism and glycogenesis in uterine epithelial cells. Glycogen stored in the uterine epithelium due to E2/IGF1 signaling at estrus could provide glucose to the endometrium or be secreted into the uterine lumen as a component of histotroph.
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- Alexis Gonzalez
- 1Department of Animal Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- 1Department of Animal Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- 1Department of Animal Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- 1Department of Animal Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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Crites BR, Carr SN, Anderson LH, Matthews JC, Bridges PJ. Form of dietary selenium affects mRNA encoding interferon-stimulated and progesterone-induced genes in the bovine endometrium and conceptus length at maternal recognition of pregnancy. J Anim Sci 2022; 100:skac137. [PMID: 35772751 PMCID: PMC9246668 DOI: 10.1093/jas/skac137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Widespread regions of the southeast United States have soils, and hence forages, deficient in selenium (Se), necessitating Se supplementation to grazing cattle for optimal immune function, growth, and fertility. We have reported that supplementation with an isomolar 1:1 mix (MIX) of inorganic (ISe) and organic (OSe) forms of Se increases early luteal phase (LP) concentrations of progesterone (P4) above that in cows on ISe or OSe alone. Increased early LP P4 advances embryonic development. Our objective was to determine the effects of the form of Se on the development of the bovine conceptus and the endometrium using targeted real-time PCR (qPCR) on day 17 of gestation, the time of maternal recognition of pregnancy (MRP). Angus-cross yearling heifers underwent 45-d Se-depletion then repletion periods, then at least 90 d of supplementation (TRT) with 35 ppm Se per day as either ISe (n = 10) or MIX (n = 10). Heifers were inseminated to a single sire after detected estrus (day 0). On day 17 of gestation, caruncular (CAR) and intercaruncular (ICAR) endometrial samples and the developing conceptus were recovered from pregnant heifers (ISe, n = 6 and MIX, n = 6). qPCR was performed to determine the relative abundance of targeted transcripts in CAR and ICAR samples, with the expression data subjected to one-way ANOVA to determine TRT effects. The effect of TRT on conceptus development was analyzed using a one-tailed Student's t-test. When compared with ISe-treated heifers, MIX heifers had decreased (P < 0.05) abundance of several P4-induced and interferon-stimulated mRNA transcripts, including IFIT3, ISG15, MX1, OAS2, RSAD2, DGAT2, FGF2 in CAR and DKK1 in ICAR samples and tended (P ≤ 0.10) to have decreased mRNA abundance of IRF1, IRF2, FOXL2, and PGR in CAR samples, and HOXA10 and PAQR7 in ICAR samples. In contrast, MIX-supplemented heifers had increased (P < 0.05) mRNA abundance of MSTN in ICAR samples and an increase in conceptus length (ISe: 17.45 ± 3.08 cm vs. MIX: 25.96 ± 3.95 cm; P = 0.05). Notably, myostatin increases glucose secretion into histotroph and contributes to advanced conceptus development. This advancement in conceptus development occurred in the presence of similar concentrations of serum P4 (P = 0.88) and whole blood Se (P = 0.07) at MRP.
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- Benjamin R Crites
- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA
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Sandoval K, Berg MD, Guadagnin AR, Cardoso FC, Dean M. Endometrial glycogen metabolism on days 1 and 11 of the reproductive cycle in dairy cows. Anim Reprod Sci 2021; 233:106827. [PMID: 34450335 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2021.106827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2020] [Revised: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Embryos need glucose or fructose to remain viable; however, it is not well understood how secretion of these carbohydrates is regulated. This study was conducted to evaluate endometrial glycogen and associated enzymes on Days 1 and 11 of the estrous cycle (Day 0 = behavioral estrus) in cattle. Diastase-liable periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) staining of luminal epithelia decreased 81 % between Days 1 and 11. Similarly, glycogen content of glandular epithelia was 66 % less on Day 11 than Day 1. There was dense PAS staining in the lumen of some glands, and this staining was removed when there was pretreatment with diastase. Based on western blot results, there was no difference in glycogen metabolizing enzymes between Days 1 and 11. Results from conducting immunohistochemistry procedures indicated hexokinase 1 was more abundant in the epithelial cells than stroma, but immunostaining was not different between Day 1 and 11. In contrast, phospho-glycogen synthase was undetectable on Day 1 but was present in glandular epithelia on Day 11. Glycogen synthase was localized to the epithelia, and was in larger abundance on Day 1. The abundance of glycogen phosphorylase was greater in the epithelium than stroma and on Day 11 than 1. Furthermore, glucose-6-phosphatase 3 was more abundant in the epithelium on both Days 1 and 11. In conclusion, in the uterus of cattle glycogen is stored in a reproductive cycle-dependent manner. Glucose released from endometrial glycogen stores could potentially be utilized by the endometrium or secreted into the uterine lumen.
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- Kassandra Sandoval
- Department of Animal Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, United States
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, United States
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, United States
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, United States
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, United States.
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Olofinsan KA, Salau VF, Erukainure OL, Islam MS. Ocimum tenuiflorum mitigates iron-induced testicular toxicity via modulation of redox imbalance, cholinergic and purinergic dysfunctions, and glucose metabolizing enzymes activities. Andrologia 2021; 53:e14179. [PMID: 34228819 DOI: 10.1111/and.14179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Oxidative stress is a primary culprit in the pathophysiology of infertility conditions in males. This study investigated the effects of Ocimum tenuiflorum on redox imbalance, cholinergic and purinergic dysfunctions and glucose dysmetabolism in oxidative-mediated testicular toxicity using in vitro, ex vivo and in silico models. Induction of oxidative testicular injury was carried out by incubating normal testicular tissue with 0.1 mM FeSO4 and treated by co-incubating with different concentrations of O. tenuiflorum infusion for 30 min at 37°C. O. tenuiflorum displayed significant ferric reducing power activity while scavenging DPPH and hydroxyl (OH˙) free radicals in vitro. Oxidative testicular injury significantly reduced the glutathione level and superoxide dismutase and catalase activities with concomitant elevation of malondialdehyde and nitric oxide levels and acetylcholinesterase, ATPase, fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase and glycogen phosphorylase (GlyP) activities. Incubation with the infusion significantly reversed these levels and activities. The phytochemical constituent of the infusion was detected by gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy analysis and revealed favourable binding energies when docked with some of the studied proteins. These results suggest O. tenuiflorum exerts a protective effect against Fe2+ induced testicular toxicity via mitigation of redox imbalance while modulating metabolic dysfunctions linked to male infertility.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.,Department of Biochemistry, Veritas University, Bwari, Abuja, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.,Department of Pharmacology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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Long Y, Wang YC, Yuan DZ, Dai XH, Liao LC, Zhang XQ, Zhang LX, Ma YD, Lei Y, Cui ZH, Zhang JH, Nie L, Yue LM. GLUT4 in Mouse Endometrial Epithelium: Roles in Embryonic Development and Implantation. Front Physiol 2021; 12:674924. [PMID: 34248664 PMCID: PMC8267529 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.674924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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GLUT4 is involved in rapid glucose uptake among various kinds of cells to contribute to glucose homeostasis. Prior data have reported that aberrant glucose metabolism by GLUT4 dysfunction in the uterus could be responsible for infertility and increased miscarriage. However, the expression and precise functions of GLUT4 in the endometrium under physiological conditions remain unknown or controversial. In this study, we observed that GLUT4 exhibits a spatiotemporal expression in mouse uterus on pregnant days 1–4; its expression especially increased on pregnant day 4 during the window of implantation. We also determined that estrogen, in conjunction with progesterone, promotes the expression of GLUT4 in the endometrial epithelium in vivo or in vitro. GLUT4 is an important transporter that mediates glucose transport in endometrial epithelial cells (EECs) in vitro or in vivo. In vitro, glucose uptake decreased in mouse EECs when the cells were treated with GLUT4 small interfering RNA (siRNA). In vivo, the injection of GLUT4-siRNA into one side of the mouse uterine horns resulted in an increased glucose concentration in the uterine fluid on pregnant day 4, although it was still lower than in blood, and impaired endometrial receptivity by inhibiting pinopode formation and the expressions of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) and integrin ανβ3, finally affecting embryonic development and implantation. Overall, the obtained results indicate that GLUT4 in the endometrial epithelium affects embryo development by altering glucose concentration in the uterine fluid. It can also affect implantation by impairing endometrial receptivity due to dysfunction of GLUT4.
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- Yun Long
- Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Physiology, Chongqing Three Gorges Medical College, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Moraes JGN, Behura SK, Geary TW, Spencer TE. Analysis of the uterine lumen in fertility-classified heifers: I. Glucose, prostaglandins, and lipids†. Biol Reprod 2021; 102:456-474. [PMID: 31616913 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioz191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Revised: 08/27/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Survival and growth of the bovine conceptus (embryo and associated extraembryonic membranes) are dependent on endometrial secretions or histotroph found in the uterine lumen. Previously, serial embryo transfer was used to classify heifers as high fertile (HF), subfertile (SF), or infertile (IF). Here, we investigated specific histotroph components [glucose, prostaglandins (PGs), and lipids] in the uterine lumen of day 17 pregnant and open fertility-classified heifers. Concentrations of glucose in the uterine lumen were increased by pregnancy but did not differ among fertility-classified heifers. Differences in expression of genes encoding glucose transporters and involved with glycolysis and gluconeogenesis were observed between conceptuses collected from HF and SF heifers. In the uterine lumen, PGE2 and PGF2α were increased by pregnancy, and HF heifers had higher concentrations of PGE2, PGF2α, and 6-keto-PFG1α than SF heifers. Differences were found in expression of genes regulating PG signaling, arachidonic acid metabolism, and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor signaling among conceptuses and endometrium from fertility-classified heifers. Lipidomics was conducted exclusively in samples from HF heifers, and phosphatidylcholine was the main lipid class that increased in the uterine lumen by pregnancy. Expression of several lipid metabolism genes differed between HF and SF conceptuses, and a number of fatty acids were differentially abundant in the uterine lumen of pregnant HF and SF heifers. These results support the ideas that uterine luminal histotroph impacts conceptus survival and programs its development and is a facet of dysregulated conceptus-endometrial interactions that result in loss of the conceptus in SF cattle during the implantation period of pregnancy establishment.
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- Joao G N Moraes
- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory, Miles City, Montana, USA
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- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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Histopathological changes in the reproductive organs of does with pregnancy toxaemia and their aborted foetuses. Small Rumin Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2021.106363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Valdés A, Lucio-Cazaña FJ, Castro-Puyana M, García-Pastor C, Fiehn O, Marina ML. Comprehensive metabolomic study of the response of HK-2 cells to hyperglycemic hypoxic diabetic-like milieu. Sci Rep 2021; 11:5058. [PMID: 33658594 PMCID: PMC7930035 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-84590-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
Abstract
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is the leading cause of chronic kidney disease. Although hyperglycaemia has been determined as the most important risk factor, hypoxia also plays a relevant role in the development of this disease. In this work, a comprehensive metabolomic study of the response of HK-2 cells, a human cell line derived from normal proximal tubular epithelial cells, to hyperglycemic, hypoxic diabetic-like milieu has been performed. Cells simultaneously exposed to high glucose (25 mM) and hypoxia (1% O2) were compared to cells in control conditions (5.5 mM glucose/18.6% O2) at 48 h. The combination of advanced metabolomic platforms (GC-TOF MS, HILIC- and CSH-QExactive MS/MS), freely available metabolite annotation tools, novel databases and libraries, and stringent cut-off filters allowed the annotation of 733 metabolites intracellularly and 290 compounds in the extracellular medium. Advanced bioinformatics and statistical tools demonstrated that several pathways were significantly altered, including carbohydrate and pentose phosphate pathways, as well as arginine and proline metabolism. Other affected metabolites were found in purine and lipid metabolism, the protection against the osmotic stress and the prevention of the activation of the β-oxidation pathway. Overall, the effects of the combined exposure of HK-cells to high glucose and hypoxia are reasonably compatible with previous in vivo works.
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- Alberto Valdés
- Departamento de Química Analítica, Química Física e Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona, Km. 33.600, 28871, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, España.
- West Coast Metabolomics Center, UC Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
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- Departamento de Biología de Sistemas, Universidad de Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona, Km. 33.600, 28871, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, España
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- Departamento de Química Analítica, Química Física e Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona, Km. 33.600, 28871, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, España
- Instituto de Investigación Química Andrés M del Rio, IQAR, Universidad de Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona, Km. 33.600, 28871, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, España
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- Departamento de Biología de Sistemas, Universidad de Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona, Km. 33.600, 28871, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, España
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- West Coast Metabolomics Center, UC Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Departamento de Química Analítica, Química Física e Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona, Km. 33.600, 28871, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, España.
- Instituto de Investigación Química Andrés M del Rio, IQAR, Universidad de Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona, Km. 33.600, 28871, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, España.
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Ma YD, Cui ZH, Zhao D, Wang YC, Zhang LX, Zhang XQ, Guo WJ, Yuan DZ, Zhang JH, Yue LM, Nie L. The Effects of Altered Endometrial Glucose Homeostasis on Embryo Implantation in Type 2 Diabetic Mice. Reprod Sci 2021; 28:703-714. [PMID: 33151524 DOI: 10.1007/s43032-020-00365-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
Abstract
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a disease characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from insulin resistance. In recent years, the incidence of T2DM has been increasing. Women with T2DM often suffer from infertility and early miscarriage; however, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Insulin is the most important regulatory hormone of glycogen metabolism. In addition, 5' adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is an important regulator of glycogen metabolism. Patients with T2DM have inhibited AMPK expression in the liver, which leads to impaired glucose metabolism. However, the role of AMPK in endometrial glycogen metabolism has not been reported. In this study, a mouse model of T2DM was established to investigate whether altered endometrial glucose metabolism affects early embryo implantation. Metformin and insulin were used for therapy; the resulting changes to glycogen metabolism and embryo implantation were examined. The results indicate that the concentrations of glycogen decreased significantly in T2DM mice, resulting in insufficient energy supplies for proper endometrial function, and thereby impeding embryonic implantation. Interestingly, endometrial AMPK was not found to be overactivated. Insulin treatment was found to partially resolve the embryo implantation defects in T2DM mice. Metformin improved blood glucose but did not have a significant effect on local endometrial glucose metabolism. This study explored the changes in endometrial glucose metabolism in T2DM mouse, and the effects of these changes on embryo implantation. We found that insulin, but not metformin, significantly resolved embryo implantation problems. These findings will help to increase our understanding of the pathomechanisms of infertility and early miscarriage in women with T2DM.
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MESH Headings
- AMP-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism
- Animals
- Biomarkers/blood
- Blood Glucose/drug effects
- Blood Glucose/metabolism
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/blood
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/complications
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/drug therapy
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/blood
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy
- Embryo Implantation/drug effects
- Endometrium/drug effects
- Endometrium/metabolism
- Endometrium/physiopathology
- Female
- Glycogen/metabolism
- Homeostasis
- Hypoglycemic Agents/pharmacology
- Infertility, Female/etiology
- Infertility, Female/metabolism
- Infertility, Female/physiopathology
- Infertility, Female/prevention & control
- Insulin/pharmacology
- Metformin/pharmacology
- Mice, Inbred ICR
- Pregnancy
- Mice
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Affiliation(s)
- Yong-Dan Ma
- Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
- Reproductive Endocrinology and Regulation Joint Laboratory, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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Hasan NM, Johnson KF, Yin J, Baetz NW, Fayad L, Sherman V, Blutt SE, Estes MK, Kumbhari V, Zachos NC, Kovbasnjuk O. Intestinal stem cell-derived enteroids from morbidly obese patients preserve obesity-related phenotypes: Elevated glucose absorption and gluconeogenesis. Mol Metab 2020; 44:101129. [PMID: 33246140 PMCID: PMC7770968 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2020.101129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 11/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Objective The mechanisms behind the efficacy of bariatric surgery (BS) for treating obesity and type 2 diabetes, particularly with respect to the influence of the small bowel, remain poorly understood. In vitro and animal models are suboptimal with respect to their ability to replicate the human intestinal epithelium under conditions induced by obesity. Human enteroids have the potential to accelerate the development of less invasive anti-obesity therapeutics if they can recapitulate the pathophysiology of obesity. Our aim was to determine whether adult stem cell-derived enteroids preserve obesity-characteristic patient-specific abnormalities in carbohydrate absorption and metabolism. Methods We established 24 enteroid lines representing 19 lean, overweight, or morbidly obese patients, including post-BS cases. Dietary glucose absorption and gluconeogenesis in enteroids were measured. The expression of carbohydrate transporters and gluconeogenic enzymes was assessed and a pharmacological approach was used to dissect the specific contribution of each transporter or enzyme to carbohydrate absorption and metabolism, respectively. Results Four phenotypes representing the relationship between patients’ BMI and intestinal dietary sugar absorption were found, suggesting that human enteroids retain obese patient phenotype heterogeneity. Intestinal glucose absorption and gluconeogenesis were significantly elevated in enteroids from a cohort of obese patients. Elevated glucose absorption was associated with increased expression of SGLT1 and GLUT2, whereas elevated gluconeogenesis was related to increased expression of GLUT5, PEPCK1, and G6Pase. Conclusions Obesity phenotypes preserved in human enteroids provide a mechanistic link to aberrant dietary carbohydrate absorption and metabolism. Enteroids can be used as a preclinical platform to understand the pathophysiology of obesity, study the heterogeneity of obesity mechanisms, and identify novel therapeutics. Human stem cell-derived enteroids preserve the heterogeneity of obesity-related phenotypes. Four phenotypes representing the relationship between patients' BMI and intestinal dietary glucose absorption were found. Glucose absorption and gluconeogenesis were elevated in enteroids from a cohort of obese patients. Elevated glucose absorption was associated with increased expression of SGLT1 and GLUT2 in enteroids. Elevated gluconeogenesis was associated with increased expression of GLUT5, PEPCK1, and G6Pase in enteroids.
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- Nesrin M Hasan
- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Minimally Invasive Bariatric and General Division, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA.
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Dean M. Glycogen in the uterus and fallopian tubes is an important source of glucose during early pregnancy†. Biol Reprod 2020; 101:297-305. [PMID: 31201425 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioz102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Revised: 05/16/2019] [Accepted: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Pregnancy loss is common during the peri-implantation period in mammals when glucose is required for both embryonic development and decidualization of the endometrium. As the uterus cannot synthesize glucose, all glucose must come directly from maternal circulation as needed or transiently stored as the macromolecule glycogen. Glycogen acts as a glucose reservoir, storing up to 55 000 glucose moieties per molecule. Endometrial glycogen concentrations are correlated with fertility in humans, indicating that glycogen is an essential source of glucose during early pregnancy. In humans and primates, endometrial glycogen concentrations peak during the luteal phase due to progesterone. In contrast, in rats and mink, estradiol triggers an accumulation of uterine glycogen during proestrus and estrus. In mated rats, the glycogen content of the endometrium increases again after implantation due to high levels of glycogen stored in the decidua. In mink, endometrial glycogen reserves are localized in the uterine epithelia at estrus. These reserves are mobilized before implantation, suggesting they are used to support embryonic growth. Uterine glycogen concentrations continue to decrease after implantation in mink, probably due to a lack of decidualization. How ovarian steroids stimulate glycogenesis in the endometrium is unclear, but current evidence suggests that estradiol/progesterone interacts with insulin or insulin-like growth factor signaling. In summary, endometrial glycogen is an essential source of glucose during the peri-implantation period. More work is needed to characterize differences among species, elucidate the fate of the glucose liberated from glycogen, and understand how ovarian steroids regulate glycogen metabolism in the uterus.
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- Matthew Dean
- Department of Animal Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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Cardiac Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Nr4a1 Mediated Glucose Metabolism Dysregulation in Response to High-Fat Diet. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:genes11070720. [PMID: 32610475 PMCID: PMC7397175 DOI: 10.3390/genes11070720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Revised: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Obesity is associated with an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), with limited alterations in cardiac genomic characteristics known. Cardiac transcriptome analysis was conducted to profile gene signatures in high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obese mice. A total of 184 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified between groups. Based on the gene ontology (GO) term enrichment and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis of DEGs, the critical role of closely interlocked glucose metabolism was determined in HFD-induced cardiac remodeling DEGs, including Nr4a1, Fgf21, Slc2a3, Pck1, Gck, Hmgcs2, and Bpgm. Subsequently, the expression levels of these DEGs were evaluated in both the myocardium and palmitic acid (PA)-stimulated H9c2 cardiomyocytes using qPCR. Nr4a1 was highlighted according to its overexpression resulting from the HFD. Additionally, inhibition of Nr4a1 by siRNA reversed the PA-induced altered expression of glucose metabolism-related DEGs and hexokinase 2 (HK2), the rate-limiting enzyme in glycolysis, thus indicating that Nr4a1 could modulate glucose metabolism homeostasis by regulating the expression of key enzymes in glycolysis, which may subsequently influence cardiac function in obesity. Overall, we provide a comprehensive understanding of the myocardium transcript molecular framework influenced by HFD and propose Nr4a1 as a key glucose metabolism target in obesity-induced CVD.
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Zhang XQ, Zhao D, Ma YD, Wang YC, Zhang LX, Guo WJ, Zhang JH, Nie L, Yue LM. Impact of Disturbed Glucose Homeostasis Regulated by AMPK in Endometrium on Embryo Implantation in Diabetes Mice. Reprod Sci 2020; 27:1752-1757. [PMID: 32086756 DOI: 10.1007/s43032-020-00169-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The incidence of diabetes in women of childbearing age has been increasing recently and implantation failure and early abortion are important reasons for infertility in diabetic women. Glycogen synthesis and decomposition are the cores of glucose homeostasis in endometrium and AMPK is activated when cellular energy consumption increases. Embryo implantation is a complex process required huge energy. Yet the changes of glucose metabolism in endometrium and its impact on embryo implantation in diabetic women are still unclear. In this research, we established diabetic pregnancy mice model by intraperitoneal injecting streptozotocin on pregnant day 1. We first tested the changes of endometrial glucose homeostasis and embryo implantation. Next, we demonstrated abnormal activation of AMPK in the endometrium of diabetic mice and its affecting endometrial glucose homeostasis. Finally, we compared the endometrial glucose homeostasis and embryo implantation outcome in diabetic pregnant mice treated with insulin or insulin combined with metformin. The results indicated that there was disturbed glucose homeostasis associated with excessive activation of AMPK in endometrium of diabetic pregnant mice. AMPK inhibitor improved the over-activation of AMPK pathway in the endometrium, meanwhile, partially corrected the abnormal glycogen metabolism and improved the implantation. Insulin improved the disorder of endometrial glucose homeostasis and implantation of diabetic mice. Our research explores the causes of high abortion and infertility rate in diabetic women which is to provide a therapeutic reference for patients with diabetes complicated with infertility and early abortion.
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- Xue-Qin Zhang
- Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, No. 17 Section 3 Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, No. 17 Section 3 Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, No. 17 Section 3 Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, No. 17 Section 3 Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, No. 17 Section 3 Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, No. 17 Section 3 Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, No. 17 Section 3 Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, No. 17 Section 3 Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, No. 17 Section 3 Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, China. .,Reproductive Endocrinology and Regulation Joint Laboratory, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, 17 Section 3 Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China.
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Li X, Zheng S, Wu G. Amino Acid Metabolism in the Kidneys: Nutritional and Physiological Significance. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2020; 1265:71-95. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-45328-2_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Westermeier F, Holyoak T, Asenjo JL, Gatica R, Nualart F, Burbulis I, Bertinat R. Gluconeogenic Enzymes in β-Cells: Pharmacological Targets for Improving Insulin Secretion. Trends Endocrinol Metab 2019; 30:520-531. [PMID: 31213347 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2019.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Revised: 05/14/2019] [Accepted: 05/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Pancreatic β-cells express the gluconeogenic enzymes glucose 6-phosphatase (G6Pase), fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase (FBP), and phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) carboxykinase (PCK), which modulate glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) through their ability to reverse otherwise irreversible glycolytic steps. Here, we review current knowledge about the expression and regulation of these enzymes in the context of manipulating them to improve insulin secretion in diabetics. Because the regulation of gluconeogenic enzymes in β-cells is so poorly understood, we propose novel research avenues to study these enzymes as modulators of insulin secretion and β-cell dysfunction, with especial attention to FBP, which constitutes an attractive target with an inhibitor under clinical evaluation at present.
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- Francisco Westermeier
- FH JOANNEUM Gesellschaft mbH University of Applied Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Science, Eggenberger Allee 13, 8020 Graz, Austria
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Instituto de Bioquímica y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Independencia 631, 5110566 Valdivia, Chile
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- Escuela de Veterinaria, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Mayor, La Pirámide 5750, 8580745 Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Microscopía Avanzada, CMA BIO, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Concepción, Casilla 160 C, 4030000 Concepción, Chile
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Jordan Hall Room 6022, 1340 Jefferson Park Avenue, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA; Escuela de Medicina, Universidad San Sebastián, Sede Patagonia, Lago Panguipulli 1390, 5501842 Puerto Montt, Chile
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- Centro de Microscopía Avanzada, CMA BIO, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Concepción, Casilla 160 C, 4030000 Concepción, Chile.
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Gluconeogenesis in cancer cells - Repurposing of a starvation-induced metabolic pathway? Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2019; 1872:24-36. [PMID: 31152822 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2019.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2019] [Revised: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Cancer cells constantly face a fluctuating nutrient supply and interference with adaptive responses might be an effective therapeutic approach. It has been discovered that in the absence of glucose, cancer cells can synthesize crucial metabolites by expressing phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK, PCK1 or PCK2) using abbreviated forms of gluconeogenesis. Gluconeogenesis, which in essence is the reverse pathway of glycolysis, uses lactate or amino acids to feed biosynthetic pathways branching from glycolysis. PCK1 and PCK2 have been shown to be critical for the growth of certain cancers. In contrast, fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase 1 (FBP1), a downstream gluconeogenesis enzyme, inhibits glycolysis and tumor growth, partly by non-enzymatic mechanisms. This review sheds light on the current knowledge of cancer cell gluconeogenesis and its role in metabolic reprogramming, cancer cell plasticity, and tumor growth.
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Bertocchi M, Sirri F, Palumbo O, Luise D, Maiorano G, Bosi P, Trevisi P. Exploring Differential Transcriptome between Jejunal and Cecal Tissue of Broiler Chickens. Animals (Basel) 2019; 9:ani9050221. [PMID: 31067716 DOI: 10.3390/ani9050221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Revised: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The study proposed an exploratory functional analysis on differential gene expression of the jejunum and of cecum in chickens. For this study, 150 Ross 308 male chickens were randomly allotted in six pens (25 birds/pen) and fed the same commercial diet. From 19 birds of 42 days of age, jejunum and cecum mucosae were collected for RNA extraction for transcriptome microarray analysis. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) submitted to DAVID (Database for Annotation, Visualization, and Integrated Discovery) and Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) software evidenced enriched gene clusters for biological functions differentiated in the tissues. DAVID analysis in the jejunum showed enriched annotations for cell membrane integral components, PPAR (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor) signaling pathway, and peroxisome and lipid metabolism, and showed DEGs for gluconeogenesis, not previously reported in chicken jejunum. The cecum showed enriched annotations for disulfide bond category, cysteine and methionine metabolism, glycoprotein category, cell cycle, and extracellular matrix (ECM). GSEA analysis in the jejunum showed peroxisome and PPAR signaling pathway-related gene sets, as found with DAVID, and gene sets for immune regulation, tryptophan and histidine metabolism, and renin-angiotensin system, like in mammals. The cecum showed cell cycle and regulation processes, as well as ECM receptor interaction and focal adhesion-related gene sets. Typical intestinal functions specific for the gut site and interesting functional genes groups emerged, revealing tissue-related key aspects which future studies might take advantage of.
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- Micol Bertocchi
- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna BO, Italy.
- Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise, 86100 Campobasso CB, Italy.
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna BO, Italy.
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, 71013 San Giovanni Rotondo FG, Italy.
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna BO, Italy.
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- Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise, 86100 Campobasso CB, Italy.
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna BO, Italy.
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna BO, Italy.
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Hodonu A, Escobar M, Beach L, Hunt J, Rose J. Glycogen metabolism in mink uterine epithelial cells and its regulation by estradiol, progesterone and insulin. Theriogenology 2019; 130:62-70. [PMID: 30870708 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2019.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Revised: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Glycogen content in mink uterine glandular and luminal epithelia (GE and LE) is maximal during estrus and is depleted before implantation while embryos are in diapause. Uterine glycogen synthesis in vivo is stimulated by estradiol (E2) while its mobilization is induced by progesterone (P4). Nevertheless, treatment of an immortalized mink uterine epithelial cell line (GMMe) with E2 did not affect glycogen production. Interestingly, insulin alone significantly increased synthesis of the nutrient and glycogen content in response to insulin + E2 was greater than for insulin alone. Our objectives were to determine: 1) If insulin receptor protein (INSR) is expressed by mink uterine GE and LE in vivo and if the amount differs between estrus, diapause and pregnancy; 2) if E2, P4 or insulin regulate insulin receptor gene (Insr) expression by GMMe cells, and 3) if E2 and P4 act independently to regulate glycogen metabolism by GMMe cells and/or if their effects are mediated in part through the actions of insulin. The mean (±S.E.) percent INSR content of uterine epithelia was greatest during diapause (GE: 15.65 ± 0.06, LE:16.56 ± 1.25), much less during pregnancy (GE: 2.53 ± 0.60, LE:2.25 ± 0.32) and barely detectable in estrus (GE: 0.03 ± 0.01, LE:0.02 ± 0.01). Glycogen concentrations in GMMe cells increased 10-fold in response to insulin and 20-fold with insulin + E2 when compared to controls. Expression of Insr was increased 2-fold by insulin and insulin + E2 when compared to controls and there was no difference between the two hormone treatments, indicating that E2 does not increase Insr expression in insulin-treated cells. To simulate E2-priming, cells were treated with Insulin + E2 for 24 h, followed by the same hormones + P4 for the second 24 h (Insulin + E2 → P4) which resulted in Insr and glycogen levels not different from controls. Similarly, cells treated with Insulin + P4 resulted in glycogen concentrations not different from controls. We conclude that the glycogenic actions of E2 on GMMe cells are due to increased responsiveness of the cells to insulin, but not as a result of up-regulation of the insulin receptor. Glycogen mobilization in response to P4 was the result of decreased glycogenesis and increased glycogenolysis occurring concomitantly with reduced Insr expression. Mink uterine glycogen metabolism appears to be regulated in a reproductive cycle-dependent manner in part as a result of the actions of E2 and P4 on cellular responsiveness to insulin.
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- Ayokunle Hodonu
- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science and Engineering, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, 83209, USA
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- Department of Biology, Brigham Young University-Idaho, Rexburg, ID, 83440, USA
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- Department of Biology, Brigham Young University-Idaho, Rexburg, ID, 83440, USA
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- Department of Biology, Brigham Young University-Idaho, Rexburg, ID, 83440, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science and Engineering, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, 83209, USA.
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Healthy infants harbor intestinal bacteria that protect against food allergy. Nat Med 2019; 25:448-453. [PMID: 30643289 PMCID: PMC6408964 DOI: 10.1038/s41591-018-0324-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 272] [Impact Index Per Article: 54.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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There has been a striking generational increase in life-threatening food allergies in Westernized societies1,2 One hypothesis to explain this rising prevalence is that 21st century lifestyle practices, including misuse of antibiotics, dietary changes, and higher rates of Caesarean birth and formula feeding have altered intestinal bacterial communities; early life alterations may be particularly detrimental.3,4 To better understand how commensal bacteria regulate food allergy in humans we colonized germ free (GF) mice with feces from healthy or cow’s milk allergic (CMA) infants 5. We show here that GF mice colonized with bacteria from healthy, but not CMA, infants were protected against anaphylactic responses to a cow’s milk allergen. Differences in bacterial composition separated the healthy and CMA populations in both the human donors and the colonized mice. Healthy and CMA colonized mice also exhibited unique transciptome signatures in the ileal epithelium. Correlation of ileal bacteria with genes upregulated in the ileum of healthy or CMA colonized mice identified a Clostridial species, Anaerostipes caccae, that protected against an allergic response to food. Our findings demonstrate that intestinal bacteria are critical for regulating allergic responses to dietary antigens and suggest that interventions that modulate bacterial communities may be therapeutically relevant for food allergy.
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Pérez-Pevida B, Escalada J, Miras AD, Frühbeck G. Mechanisms Underlying Type 2 Diabetes Remission After Metabolic Surgery. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2019; 10:641. [PMID: 31608010 PMCID: PMC6761227 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2018] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Type 2 diabetes prevalence is increasing dramatically worldwide. Metabolic surgery is the most effective treatment for selected patients with diabetes and/or obesity. When compared to intensive medical therapy and lifestyle intervention, metabolic surgery has shown superiority in achieving glycemic improvement, reducing number of medications and cardiovascular risk factors, which translates in long-term benefits on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The mechanisms underlying diabetes improvement after metabolic surgery have not yet been clearly understood but englobe a complex interaction among improvements in beta cell function and insulin secretion, insulin sensitivity, intestinal gluconeogenesis, changes in glucose utilization, and absorption by the gut and changes in the secretory pattern and morphology of adipose tissue. These are achieved through different mediators which include an enhancement in gut hormones release, especially, glucagon-like peptide 1, changes in bile acids circulation, gut microbiome, and glucose transporters expression. Therefore, this review aims to provide a comprehensive appraisal of what is known so far to better understand the mechanisms through which metabolic surgery improves glycemic control facilitating future research in the field.
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- Belén Pérez-Pevida
- Section of Investigative Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
- *Correspondence: Belén Pérez-Pevida
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Center for Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBEROBN), ISCIII, Pamplona, Spain
- Obesity and Adipobiology Group, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain
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- Section of Investigative Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Center for Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBEROBN), ISCIII, Pamplona, Spain
- Obesity and Adipobiology Group, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain
- Gema Frühbeck
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Whitt J, Woo V, Lee P, Moncivaiz J, Haberman Y, Denson L, Tso P, Alenghat T. Disruption of Epithelial HDAC3 in Intestine Prevents Diet-Induced Obesity in Mice. Gastroenterology 2018; 155:501-513. [PMID: 29689264 PMCID: PMC6067972 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2018.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Revised: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Intestinal microbiota modulate metabolism and associate closely with epithelial cells in the intestine. In intestinal epithelial cells (IECs), histone deacetylase 3 (HDAC3) integrates microbiota-derived signals to control intestinal homeostasis. We investigated whether HDAC3 in IECs regulates metabolism and the development of obesity in mice. METHODS Adult C57BL/6 (control) mice and mice with constitutive or inducible IEC-specific disruption of Hdac3 (HDAC3ΔIEC mice) were placed on a standard chow or high-fat diet (HFD, 60% kcal from fat). We measured body composition, weight, glucose tolerance, and energy expenditure. IECs were isolated from small intestine and gene expression, and lipid levels were analyzed. HDAC3 levels were determined in 43 pediatric patient ileal biopsy samples and compared with body weight. RESULTS Control mice fed an HFD gained weight, became obese, and had reduced glucose tolerance with increased serum insulin, whereas HFD-fed HDAC3ΔIEC mice did not develop obesity. Serum levels of triglycerides were reduced in HDAC3ΔIEC mice, and these mice had less liver fat and smaller adipocytes, compared with HFD-fed control mice. HDAC3ΔIEC mice had similar food intake and activity as control mice, but higher energy expenditure because of increased catabolism. IECs from HDAC3ΔIEC mice had altered expression levels of genes that regulate metabolism in response to the microbiota (such as Chka, Mttp, Apoa1, and Pck1) and accumulated triglycerides compared with IECs from control mice. The microbiota-derived short-chain fatty acid butyrate was decreased in obese mice. Butyrate significantly reduced the activity of HDAC3 and increased Pck1 expression in only control IECs. Administration of butyrate to control mice with diet-induced obesity, but not HDAC3ΔIEC mice, led to significant weight loss. Disruption of HDAC3 in IECs of mice after they became obese led to weight loss and improved metabolic profile. Levels of HDAC3 in intestinal biopsy samples correlated with patient weight. CONCLUSIONS We found that epithelial HDAC3 promotes development of diet-induced obesity in studies of mice and that butyrate reduces activity of HDAC3 in IECs to prevent diet-induced obesity. This pathway might be manipulated to prevent or reduce obesity-associated disease.
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- Jordan Whitt
- Division of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Dean M, Rose J. Activation of the IGF1 receptor stimulates glycogen synthesis by mink uterine epithelial cells. Mol Reprod Dev 2018; 85:449-458. [DOI: 10.1002/mrd.22981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2017] [Revised: 02/16/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Matthew Dean
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, Center for Biomolecular Sciences, College of Pharmacy; University of Illinois at Chicago; Chicago Illinois
- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science and Engineering; Idaho State University; Idaho Pocatello
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science and Engineering; Idaho State University; Idaho Pocatello
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Intestinal gluconeogenesis is a recently identified function influencing energy homeostasis. Intestinal gluconeogenesis induced by specific nutrients releases glucose, which is sensed by the nervous system surrounding the portal vein. This initiates a signal positively influencing parameters involved in glucose control and energy management controlled by the brain. This knowledge has extended our vision of the gut-brain axis, classically ascribed to gastrointestinal hormones. Our work raises several questions relating to the conditions under which intestinal gluconeogenesis proceeds and may provide its metabolic benefits. It also leads to questions on the advantage conferred by its conservation through a process of natural selection.
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- Maud Soty
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1213, Lyon 69372, France; Université de Lyon, Lyon 69008, France; Université Lyon I, Villeurbanne 69622, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1213, Lyon 69372, France; Université de Lyon, Lyon 69008, France; Université Lyon I, Villeurbanne 69622, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1213, Lyon 69372, France; Université de Lyon, Lyon 69008, France; Université Lyon I, Villeurbanne 69622, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1213, Lyon 69372, France; Université de Lyon, Lyon 69008, France; Université Lyon I, Villeurbanne 69622, France.
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Yip J, Geng X, Shen J, Ding Y. Cerebral Gluconeogenesis and Diseases. Front Pharmacol 2017; 7:521. [PMID: 28101056 PMCID: PMC5209353 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2016.00521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2016] [Accepted: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The gluconeogenesis pathway, which has been known to normally present in the liver, kidney, intestine, or muscle, has four irreversible steps catalyzed by the enzymes: pyruvate carboxylase, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase, fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase, and glucose 6-phosphatase. Studies have also demonstrated evidence that gluconeogenesis exists in brain astrocytes but no convincing data have yet been found in neurons. Astrocytes exhibit significant 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase-3 activity, a key mechanism for regulating glycolysis and gluconeogenesis. Astrocytes are unique in that they use glycolysis to produce lactate, which is then shuttled into neurons and used as gluconeogenic precursors for reduction. This gluconeogenesis pathway found in astrocytes is becoming more recognized as an important alternative glucose source for neurons, specifically in ischemic stroke and brain tumor. Further studies are needed to discover how the gluconeogenesis pathway is controlled in the brain, which may lead to the development of therapeutic targets to control energy levels and cellular survival in ischemic stroke patients, or inhibit gluconeogenesis in brain tumors to promote malignant cell death and tumor regression. While there are extensive studies on the mechanisms of cerebral glycolysis in ischemic stroke and brain tumors, studies on cerebral gluconeogenesis are limited. Here, we review studies done to date regarding gluconeogenesis to evaluate whether this metabolic pathway is beneficial or detrimental to the brain under these pathological conditions.
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- James Yip
- Department of Neurosurgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Wayne State University School of MedicineDetroit, MI, USA; China-America Institute of Neuroscience, Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing, China; Department of Neurology, Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Wayne State University School of MedicineDetroit, MI, USA; China-America Institute of Neuroscience, Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Wayne State University School of MedicineDetroit, MI, USA; China-America Institute of Neuroscience, Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing, China
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Bowman K, Rose J. Estradiol stimulates glycogen synthesis whereas progesterone promotes glycogen catabolism in the uterus of the American mink (Neovison vison). Anim Sci J 2017; 88:45-54. [PMID: 27170562 PMCID: PMC5107167 DOI: 10.1111/asj.12564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2015] [Accepted: 10/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Glycogen synthesis by mink uterine glandular and luminal epithelia (GE and LE) is stimulated by estradiol (E2 ) during estrus. Subsequently, the glycogen deposits are mobilized to near completion to meet the energy requirements of pre-embryonic development and implantation by as yet undetermined mechanisms. We hypothesized that progesterone (P4 ) was responsible for catabolism of uterine glycogen reserves as one of its actions to ensure reproductive success. Mink were treated with E2 , P4 or vehicle (controls) for 3 days and uteri collected 24 h (E2 , P4 and vehicle) and 96 h (E2 ) later. To evaluate E2 priming, mink were treated with E2 for 3 days, then P4 for an additional 3 days (E2 →P4 ) and uteri collected 24 h later. Percent glycogen content of uterine epithelia was greater at E2 + 96 h (GE = 5.71 ± 0.55; LE = 11.54 ± 2.32) than E2 +24 h (GE = 3.63 ± 0.71; LE = 2.82 ± 1.03), and both were higher than controls (GE = 0.27 ± 0.15; LE = 0.54 ± 0.30; P < 0.05). Treatment as E2 →P4 reduced glycogen content (GE = 0.61 ± 0.16; LE = 0.51 ± 0.13), to levels not different from controls, while concomitantly increasing catabolic enzyme (glycogen phosphorylase m and glucose-6-phosphatase) gene expression and amount of phospho-glycogen synthase protein (inactive) in uterine homogenates. Interestingly, E2 →P4 increased glycogen synthase 1 messenger RNA (mRNA) and hexokinase 1mRNA and protein. Our findings suggest to us that while E2 promotes glycogen accumulation by the mink uterus during estrus and pregnancy, it is P4 that induces uterine glycogen catabolism, releasing the glucose that is essential to support pre-embryonic survival and implantation.
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- Kole Bowman
- Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA
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Terayama H, Hirai S, Naito M, Qu N, Katagiri C, Nagahori K, Hayashi S, Sasaki H, Moriya S, Hiramoto M, Miyazawa K, Hatayama N, Li ZL, Sakabe K, Matsushita M, Itoh M. Specific autoantigens identified by sera obtained from mice that are immunized with testicular germ cells alone. Sci Rep 2016; 6:35599. [PMID: 27752123 PMCID: PMC5067510 DOI: 10.1038/srep35599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Accepted: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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There are various autoimmunogenic antigens (AIs) in testicular germ cells (TGCs) recognized as foreign by the body's immune system. However, there is little information of TGC-specific AIs being available. The aim of this study is to identify TGC-specific AIs. We have previously established that immunization using viable syngeneic TGC can also induce murine experimental autoimmune orchitis (EAO) without using any adjuvant. This study is to identify TGC-specific AIs by TGC liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis, followed by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis that reacted with serum IgG from EAO mice. In this study, we identified 11 TGC-specific AIs that reacted with serum from EAO mice. Real-time RT-PCR analysis showed that the mRNA expressions of seven TGC-specific AIs were significantly higher in only mature testis compared to other organs. Moreover, the recombinant proteins of identified 10 (except unnamed protein) TGC-specific AIs were created by using human embryonic kidney 293 (HEK293) cells and these antigencities were reconfirmed by Western blot using EAO serum reaction. These results indicated Atp6v1a, Hsc70t, Fbp1 and Dazap1 were candidates for TGC-specific AIs. Identification of these AIs will facilitate new approaches for understanding infertility and cancer pathogenesis and may provide a basis for the development of novel therapies.
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- Hayato Terayama
- Department of Anatomy, Division of Basic Medical Science, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.,Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Anatomy, Aichi Medical University, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Anatomy, Aichi Medical University, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Health Science, School of Health and Sports Science, Juntendo University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Anatomy, Aichi Medical University, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Division of Basic Medical Science, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Cota-Ruiz K, Leyva-Carrillo L, Peregrino-Uriarte AB, Valenzuela-Soto EM, Gollas-Galván T, Gómez-Jiménez S, Hernández J, Yepiz-Plascencia G. Role of HIF-1 on phosphofructokinase and fructose 1, 6-bisphosphatase expression during hypoxia in the white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2016; 198:1-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2016.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2015] [Revised: 03/18/2016] [Accepted: 03/21/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Pandey G, Shankar K, Makhija E, Gaikwad A, Ecelbarger C, Mandhani A, Srivastava A, Tiwari S. Reduced Insulin Receptor Expression Enhances Proximal Tubule Gluconeogenesis. J Cell Biochem 2016; 118:276-285. [PMID: 27322100 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.25632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2016] [Accepted: 06/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Reduced insulin receptor protein levels have been reported in the kidney cortex from diabetic humans and animals. We recently reported that, targeted deletion of insulin receptor (IR) from proximal tubules (PT) resulted in hyperglycemia in non-obese mice. To elucidate the mechanism, we examined human proximal tubule cells (hPTC) and C57BL/6 mice fed with high-fat diet (HFD, 60% fat for 20 weeks). Immunoblotting revealed a significantly lower protein level of IR in HFD compare to normal chow diet (NCD). Furthermore, a blunted rise in p-AKT308 levels in the kidney cortex of HFD mice was observed in response to acute insulin (0.75 IU/kg body weight, i.p) relative to NCD n = 8/group, P < 0.05). Moreover, we found significantly higher transcript levels of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK, a key gluconeogenic enzyme) in the kidney cortex from HFD, relative to mice on NCD. The higher level of PEPCK in HFD was confirmed by immunoblotting. However, no significant differences were observed in cortical glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase) or fructose-1,6, bisphosphosphatase (FBPase) enzyme transcript levels. Furthermore, we demonstrated insulin inhibited glucose production in hPTC treated with cyclic AMP and dexamethasone (cAMP/DEXA) to stimulate gluconeogenesis. Transcript levels of the gluconeogenic enzyme PEPCK were significantly increased in cAMP/DEXA-stimulated hPTC cells (n = 3, P < 0.05), and insulin attenuated this upregulation Furthermore, the effect of insulin on cAMP/DEXA-induced gluconeogenesis and PEPCK induction was significantly attenuated in IR (siRNA) silenced hPTC (n = 3, P < 0.05). Overall the above data indicate a direct role for IR expression as a determinant of PT-gluconeogenesis. Thus reduced insulin signaling of the proximal tubule may contribute to hyperglycemia in the metabolic syndrome via elevated gluconeogenesis. J. Cell. Biochem. 118: 276-285, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Gaurav Pandey
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Biotechnology, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, 226014, India
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Biotechnology, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, 226014, India
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- Department of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Biotechnology, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, 226014, India.,Department of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia
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Li T, Sun Y, Liang Y, Liu Q, Shi Y, Zhang CS, Zhang C, Song L, Zhang P, Zhang X, Li X, Chen T, Huang HY, He X, Wang Y, Wu YQ, Chen S, Jiang M, Chen C, Xie C, Yang J, Lin Y, Zhao S, Ye Z, Lin SY, Chiu DY, Lin SC. ULK1/2 Constitute a Bifurcate Node Controlling Glucose Metabolic Fluxes in Addition to Autophagy. Mol Cell 2016; 62:359-370. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2016.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2015] [Revised: 03/09/2016] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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A new level of regulation in gluconeogenesis: metabolic state modulates the intracellular localization of aldolase B and its interaction with liver fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase. Biochem J 2015; 472:225-37. [PMID: 26417114 DOI: 10.1042/bj20150269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2015] [Accepted: 09/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Understanding how glucose metabolism is finely regulated at molecular and cellular levels in the liver is critical for knowing its relationship to related pathologies, such as diabetes. In order to gain insight into the regulation of glucose metabolism, we studied the liver-expressed isoforms aldolase B and fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase-1 (FBPase-1), key enzymes in gluconeogenesis, analysing their cellular localization in hepatocytes under different metabolic conditions and their protein-protein interaction in vitro and in vivo. We observed that glucose, insulin, glucagon and adrenaline differentially modulate the intracellular distribution of aldolase B and FBPase-1. Interestingly, the in vitro protein-protein interaction analysis between aldolase B and FBPase-1 showed a specific and regulable interaction between them, whereas aldolase A (muscle isozyme) and FBPase-1 showed no interaction. The affinity of the aldolase B and FBPase-1 complex was modulated by intermediate metabolites, but only in the presence of K(+). We observed a decreased association constant in the presence of adenosine monophosphate, fructose-2,6-bisphosphate, fructose-6-phosphate and inhibitory concentrations of fructose-1,6-bisphosphate. Conversely, the association constant of the complex increased in the presence of dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) and non-inhibitory concentrations of fructose-1,6-bisphosphate. Notably, in vivo FRET studies confirmed the interaction between aldolase B and FBPase-1. Also, the co-expression of aldolase B and FBPase-1 in cultured cells suggested that FBPase-1 guides the cellular localization of aldolase B. Our results provide further evidence that metabolic conditions modulate aldolase B and FBPase-1 activity at the cellular level through the regulation of their interaction, suggesting that their association confers a catalytic advantage for both enzymes.
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Caruso M, Parolini O. Multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal Cell-Based Therapies: Regeneration Versus Repair. Regen Med 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4471-6542-2_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Bertinat R, Nualart F, Li X, Yáñez AJ, Gomis R. Preclinical and Clinical Studies for Sodium Tungstate: Application in Humans. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 6. [PMID: 25995968 PMCID: PMC4435618 DOI: 10.4172/2155-9899.1000285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Diabetes is a complex metabolic disorder triggered by the deficient secretion of insulin by the pancreatic β-cell or the resistance of peripheral tissues to the action of the hormone. Chronic hyperglycemia is the major consequence of this failure, and also the main cause of diabetic problems. Indeed, several clinical trials have agreed in that tight glycemic control is the best way to stop progression of the disease. Many anti-diabetic drugs for treatment of type 2 diabetes are commercially available, but no ideal normoglycemic agent has been developed yet. Moreover, weight gain is the most common side effect of many oral anti-diabetic agents and insulin, and increased weight has been shown to worsen glycemic control and increase the risk of diabetes progression. In this sense, the inorganic salt sodium tungstate (NaW) has been studied in different animal models of metabolic syndrome and diabetes, proving to have a potent effect on normalizing blood glucose levels and reducing body weight, without any hypoglycemic action. Although the liver has been studied as the main site of NaW action, positive effects have been also addressed in muscle, pancreas, brain, adipose tissue and intestine, explaining the effective anti-diabetic action of this salt. Here, we review NaW research to date in these different target organs. We believe that NaW deserves more attention, since all available anti-diabetic treatments remain suboptimal and new therapeutics are urgently needed.
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- Romina Bertinat
- Instituto de Bioquímica y Microbiología, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile ; Centro de Microscopía Avanzada, CMA-Bío Bío, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Centro de Microscopía Avanzada, CMA-Bío Bío, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States
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- Instituto de Bioquímica y Microbiología, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile ; Centro de Microscopía Avanzada, CMA-Bío Bío, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- CIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Barcelona, Spain ; Diabetes and Obesity Research Laboratory, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain ; Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain ; Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Dean M, Hunt J, McDougall L, Rose J. Uterine glycogen metabolism in mink during estrus, embryonic diapause and pregnancy. J Reprod Dev 2014; 60:438-46. [PMID: 25225159 PMCID: PMC4284318 DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2014-013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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We have determined uterine glycogen content, metabolizing enzyme expression and activity in the mink, a species that exhibits obligatory embryonic diapause, resulting in delayed implantation. Gross uterine glycogen concentrations were highest in estrus, decreased 50% by diapause and 90% in pregnancy (P ≤ 0.05). Endometrial glycogen deposits, which localized primarily to glandular and luminal epithelia, decreased 99% between estrus and diapause (P ≤ 0.05) and were nearly undetectable in pregnancy. Glycogen synthase and phosphorylase proteins were most abundant in the glandular epithelia. Glycogen phosphorylase activity (total) in uterine homogenates was higher during estrus and diapause, than pregnancy. While glycogen phosphorylase protein was detected during estrus and diapause, glycogen synthase was almost undetectable after estrus, which probably contributed to a higher glycogenolysis/glycogenesis ratio during diapause. Uterine glucose-6-phosphatase 3 gene expression was greater during diapause, when compared to estrus (P ≤ 0.05) and supports the hypothesis that glucose-6-phosphate resulting from phosphorylase activity was dephosphorylated in preparation for export into the uterine lumen. The relatively high amount of hexokinase-1 protein detected in the luminal epithelia during estrus and diapause may have contributed to glucose trapping after endometrial glycogen reserves were depleted. Collectively, our findings suggest to us that endometrial glycogen reserves may be an important source of energy, supporting uterine and conceptus metabolism up to the diapausing blastocyst stage. As a result, the size of uterine glycogen reserves accumulated prior to mating may in part, determine the number of embryos that survive to the blastocyst stage, and ultimately litter size.
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- Matthew Dean
- Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83201, USA
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Adeva-Andany M, López-Ojén M, Funcasta-Calderón R, Ameneiros-Rodríguez E, Donapetry-García C, Vila-Altesor M, Rodríguez-Seijas J. Comprehensive review on lactate metabolism in human health. Mitochondrion 2014; 17:76-100. [PMID: 24929216 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2014.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 359] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2013] [Revised: 03/19/2014] [Accepted: 05/05/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Metabolic pathways involved in lactate metabolism are important to understand the physiological response to exercise and the pathogenesis of prevalent diseases such as diabetes and cancer. Monocarboxylate transporters are being investigated as potential targets for diagnosis and therapy of these and other disorders. Glucose and alanine produce pyruvate which is reduced to lactate by lactate dehydrogenase in the cytoplasm without oxygen consumption. Lactate removal takes place via its oxidation to pyruvate by lactate dehydrogenase. Pyruvate may be either oxidized to carbon dioxide producing energy or transformed into glucose. Pyruvate oxidation requires oxygen supply and the cooperation of pyruvate dehydrogenase, the tricarboxylic acid cycle, and the mitochondrial respiratory chain. Enzymes of the gluconeogenesis pathway sequentially convert pyruvate into glucose. Congenital or acquired deficiency on gluconeogenesis or pyruvate oxidation, including tissue hypoxia, may induce lactate accumulation. Both obese individuals and patients with diabetes show elevated plasma lactate concentration compared to healthy subjects, but there is no conclusive evidence of hyperlactatemia causing insulin resistance. Available evidence suggests an association between defective mitochondrial oxidative capacity in the pancreatic β-cells and diminished insulin secretion that may trigger the development of diabetes in patients already affected with insulin resistance. Several mutations in the mitochondrial DNA are associated with diabetes mellitus, although the pathogenesis remains unsettled. Mitochondrial DNA mutations have been detected in a number of human cancers. d-lactate is a lactate enantiomer normally formed during glycolysis. Excess d-lactate is generated in diabetes, particularly during diabetic ketoacidosis. d-lactic acidosis is typically associated with small bowel resection.
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- M Adeva-Andany
- Nephrology Division, Hospital General Juan Cardona, Ave. Pardo Bazán, s/n, 15406 Ferrol, La Coruña, Spain.
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- Internal Medicine Division, Policlínica Assistens, c/Federico García, 4-planta baja, 15009 La Coruña, Spain
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- Nephrology Division, Hospital General Juan Cardona, Ave. Pardo Bazán, s/n, 15406 Ferrol, La Coruña, Spain
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- Nephrology Division, Hospital General Juan Cardona, Ave. Pardo Bazán, s/n, 15406 Ferrol, La Coruña, Spain
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- Nephrology Division, Hospital General Juan Cardona, Ave. Pardo Bazán, s/n, 15406 Ferrol, La Coruña, Spain
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- Nephrology Division, Hospital General Juan Cardona, Ave. Pardo Bazán, s/n, 15406 Ferrol, La Coruña, Spain
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- Nephrology Division, Hospital General Juan Cardona, Ave. Pardo Bazán, s/n, 15406 Ferrol, La Coruña, Spain
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Mithieux G. Nutrient control of energy homeostasis via gut-brain neural circuits. Neuroendocrinology 2014; 100:89-94. [PMID: 25342450 DOI: 10.1159/000369070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2014] [Accepted: 09/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Intestinal gluconeogenesis is a recently described function in intestinal glucose metabolism. In particular, the intestine contributes around 20-25% of total endogenous glucose production during fasting. Intestinal gluconeogenesis appears to regulate energy homeostasis via a neurally mediated mechanism linking the enterohepatic portal system with the brain. The periportal neural system is able to sense glucose produced by intestinal gluconeogenesis in the portal vein walls, which sends a signal to the brain to modulate energy and glucose homeostasis. Dietary proteins mobilize intestinal gluconeogenesis as a mandatory link between the sensing of these proteins in the portal vein and their well-known effect of satiety. Comparably, dietary soluble fibers exert their antiobesity and antidiabetic effects via the induction of intestinal gluconeogenesis. Finally, intestinal gluconeogenesis might be involved in the rapid metabolic improvements in energy homeostasis induced by gastric bypass surgeries of obesity.
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- Gilles Mithieux
- Inserm U-855, Faculté de Médecine Lyon-Est 'Laennec', and Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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Adeva M, González-Lucán M, Seco M, Donapetry C. Enzymes involved in l-lactate metabolism in humans. Mitochondrion 2013; 13:615-29. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2013.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2013] [Revised: 07/29/2013] [Accepted: 08/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Gatica R, Bertinat R, Silva P, Carpio D, Ramírez MJ, Slebe JC, San Martín R, Nualart F, Campistol JM, Caelles C, Yáñez AJ. Altered expression and localization of insulin receptor in proximal tubule cells from human and rat diabetic kidney. J Cell Biochem 2013; 114:639-49. [PMID: 23059533 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.24406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2012] [Accepted: 09/21/2012] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Diabetes is the major cause of end stage renal disease, and tubular alterations are now considered to participate in the development and progression of diabetic nephropathy (DN). Here, we report for the first time that expression of the insulin receptor (IR) in human kidney is altered during diabetes. We detected a strong expression in proximal and distal tubules from human renal cortex, and a significant reduction in type 2 diabetic patients. Moreover, isolated proximal tubules from type 1 diabetic rat kidney showed a similar response, supporting its use as an excellent model for in vitro study of human DN. IR protein down-regulation was paralleled in proximal and distal tubules from diabetic rats, but prominent in proximal tubules from diabetic patients. A target of renal insulin signaling, the gluconeogenic enzyme phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK), showed increased expression and activity, and localization in compartments near the apical membrane of proximal tubules, which was correlated with activation of the GSK3β kinase in this specific renal structure in the diabetic condition. Thus, expression of IR protein in proximal tubules from type 1 and type 2 diabetic kidney indicates that this is a common regulatory mechanism which is altered in DN, triggering enhanced gluconeogenesis regardless the etiology of the disease.
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- Rodrigo Gatica
- Instituto de Bioquímica y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Región de los Ríos, Valdivia, Chile
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Ahn SW, Gang GT, Tadi S, Nedumaran B, Kim YD, Park JH, Kweon GR, Koo SH, Lee K, Ahn RS, Yim YH, Lee CH, Harris RA, Choi HS. Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase and glucose-6-phosphatase are required for steroidogenesis in testicular Leydig cells. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:41875-87. [PMID: 23074219 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.421552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Cyclic AMP (cAMP) induces steroidogenic enzyme gene expression and stimulates testosterone production in Leydig cells. Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) is expressed in Leydig cells, but its role has not been defined. In this study, we found that PEPCK and glucose-6-phosphatase (Glc-6-Pase) are increased significantly following cAMP treatment of mouse Leydig cells. Moreover, cAMP treatment increased recruitment of the cAMP-response element-binding transcription factor and decreased recruitment of the corepressor DAX-1 on the pepck promoter. Furthermore, cAMP induced an increase in ATP that correlated with a decrease in phospho-AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK). In contrast, knockdown or inhibition of PEPCK decreased ATP and increased phospho-AMPK. Treatment with an AMPK activator or overexpression of the constitutively active form of AMPK inhibited cAMP-induced steroidogenic enzyme promoter activities and gene expression. Liver receptor homolog-1 (LRH-1) was involved in cAMP-induced steroidogenic enzyme gene expression but was inhibited by AMPK activation in Leydig cells. Additionally, inhibition or knockdown of PEPCK and Glc-6-Pase decreased cAMP-mediated induction of steroidogenic enzyme gene expression and steroidogenesis. Finally, pubertal mouse (8-week-old) testes and human chorionic gonadotropin-induced prepubertal mouse testes showed increased PEPCK and Glc-6-Pase gene expression. Taken together, these results suggest that induction of PEPCK and Glc-6-Pase by cAMP plays an important role in Leydig cell steroidogenesis.
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- Seung Won Ahn
- National Creative Research Initiatives Center for Nuclear Receptor Signals, School of Biological Sciences and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea
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Nualart F, Castro T, Low M, Henríquez JP, Oyarce K, Cisternas P, García A, Yáñez AJ, Bertinat R, Montecinos VP, García-Robles MA. Dynamic expression of the sodium-vitamin C co-transporters, SVCT1 and SVCT2, during perinatal kidney development. Histochem Cell Biol 2012; 139:233-47. [PMID: 22990596 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-012-1027-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Isoform 1 of the sodium-vitamin C co-transporter (SVCT1) is expressed in the apical membrane of proximal tubule epithelial cells in adult human and mouse kidneys. This study is aimed at analyzing the expression and function of SVCTs during kidney development. RT-PCR and immunohistochemical analyses revealed that SVCT1 expression is increased progressively during postnatal kidney development. However, SVCT1 transcripts were barely detected, if not absent, in the embryonic kidney. Instead, the high-affinity transporter, isoform 2 (SVCT2), was strongly expressed in the developing kidney from E15; its expression decreased at postnatal stages. Immunohistochemical analyses showed a dynamic distribution of SVCT2 in epithelial cells during kidney development. In renal cortex tubular epithelial cells, intracellular distribution of SVCT2 was observed at E19 with distribution in the basolateral membrane at P1. In contrast, SVCT2 was localized to the apical and basolateral membranes between E17 and E19 in medullary kidney tubular cells but was distributed intracellularly at P1. In agreement with these findings, functional expression of SVCT2, but not SVCT1 was detected in human embryonic kidney-derived (HEK293) cells. In addition, kinetic analysis suggested that an ascorbate-dependent mechanism accounts for targeted SVCT2 expression in the developing kidney during medullary epithelial cell differentiation. However, during cortical tubular differentiation, SVCT1 was induced and localized to the apical membrane of tubular epithelial cells. SVCT2 showed a basolateral polarization only for the first days of postnatal life. These studies suggest that the uptake of vitamin C mediated by different SVCTs plays differential roles during the ontogeny of kidney tubular epithelial cells.
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- Francisco Nualart
- Departamento de Biología Celular, Centro de Microscopía Avanzada CMA BIO-BIO, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
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Sala PC, Torrinhas RS, Heymsfield SB, Waitzberg DL. Type 2 diabetes mellitus: a possible surgically reversible intestinal dysfunction. Obes Surg 2012; 22:167-76. [PMID: 22094369 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-011-0563-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a global public health problem often associated with obesity. Bariatric surgery is effective for treating serious obesity, and techniques involving intestinal bypass have metabolic benefits, such as complete and early remission of T2DM. We present a literature review of the possible mechanisms of early normalization of glycemic homeostasis after bariatric surgery, including intestinal gluconeogenesis, increased antidiabetogenic signals from L cells located in the distal small intestine, and impaired secretion of diabetogenic signals in the upper part of the small intestine. Adding to these potential mechanisms, unknown factors that regulate insulin sensitivity may be involved and altered by bariatric surgery. This review discusses the various hypotheses about the mechanisms of glycemic control after bariatric surgery involving intestinal bypass. Further research is essential to better understand these mechanisms and to identify potential new mechanisms that might help in developing less invasive and safer alternatives for the treatment of T2DM and reveal novel pharmaceutical targets for glycemic control.
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- Priscila C Sala
- Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Surgery Discipline, LIM 35, University of São Paulo, Medical School, Av Dr Arnaldo, 455 Cerqueira César, CEP 01246-930 São Paulo, Brazil.
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Proteomic Analysis and Identification of Intestinal FBP as a Predictor of Gut Dysfunction During Heatstroke in Mice. J Surg Res 2012; 173:332-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.09.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2010] [Revised: 09/10/2010] [Accepted: 09/28/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Penhoat A, Mutel E, Amigo-Correig M, Pillot B, Stefanutti A, Rajas F, Mithieux G. Protein-induced satiety is abolished in the absence of intestinal gluconeogenesis. Physiol Behav 2011; 105:89-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2011.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2010] [Revised: 02/21/2011] [Accepted: 03/08/2011] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Long Q, Johnson BA, Osunkoya AO, Lai YH, Zhou W, Abramovitz M, Xia M, Bouzyk MB, Nam RK, Sugar L, Stanimirovic A, Williams DJ, Leyland-Jones BR, Seth AK, Petros JA, Moreno CS. Protein-coding and microRNA biomarkers of recurrence of prostate cancer following radical prostatectomy. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2011; 179:46-54. [PMID: 21703393 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2011.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2010] [Revised: 02/17/2011] [Accepted: 03/03/2011] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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An important challenge in prostate cancer research is to develop effective predictors of tumor recurrence following surgery to determine whether immediate adjuvant therapy is warranted. To identify biomarkers predictive of biochemical recurrence, we isolated the RNA from 70 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded radical prostatectomy specimens with known long-term outcomes to perform DASL expression profiling with a custom panel that we designed of 522 prostate cancer-relevant genes. We identified a panel of 10 protein-coding genes and two miRNA genes (RAD23B, FBP1, TNFRSF1A, CCNG2, NOTCH3, ETV1, BID, SIM2, LETMD1, ANXA1, miR-519d, and miR-647) that could be used to separate patients with and without biochemical recurrence (P < 0.001), as well as for the subset of 42 Gleason score 7 patients (P < 0.001). We performed an independent validation analysis on 40 samples and found that the biomarker panel was also significant at prediction of biochemical recurrence for all cases (P = 0.013) and for a subset of 19 Gleason score 7 cases (P = 0.010), both of which were adjusted for relevant clinical information including T-stage, prostate-specific antigen, and Gleason score. Importantly, these biomarkers could significantly predict clinical recurrence for Gleason score 7 patients. These biomarkers may increase the accuracy of prognostication following radical prostatectomy using formalin-fixed specimens.
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- Qi Long
- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Velásquez Z, Pérez M, Morán M, Yanez A, Ávila J, Slebe J, Gómez‐Ramos P. Ultrastructural localization of fructose‐1,6‐bisphosphatase in mouse brain. Microsc Res Tech 2011; 74:329-36. [DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2010] [Accepted: 06/24/2010] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Z.D. Velásquez
- Centro de Biología Molecular “Severo Ochoa,” CSIC/UAM, Fac. Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Departamento de Anatomía, Histología y Neurociencia, Fac. Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Anatomía, Histología y Neurociencia, Fac. Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Centro de Biología Molecular “Severo Ochoa,” CSIC/UAM, Fac. Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Departamento de Anatomía, Histología y Neurociencia, Fac. Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
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Yoshida T, Okuno A, Takahashi K, Ogawa J, Hagisawa Y, Kanda S, Fujiwara T. Contributions of Hepatic Gluconeogenesis Suppression and Compensative Glycogenolysis on the Glucose-Lowering Effect of CS-917, a Fructose 1,6-Bisphosphatase Inhibitor, in Non-obese Type 2 Diabetes Goto-Kakizaki Rats. J Pharmacol Sci 2011; 115:329-35. [DOI: 10.1254/jphs.10262fp] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Reuter S, Reiermann S, Wörner R, Schröter R, Edemir B, Buck F, Henning S, Peter-Katalinic J, Vollenbröker B, Amann K, Pavenstädt H, Schlatter E, Gabriëls G. IF/TA-related metabolic changes--proteome analysis of rat renal allografts. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2010; 25:2492-501. [PMID: 20176611 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfq043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Chronic allograft nephropathy, now more specifically termed interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy without evidence of any specific aetiology (IF/TA), is still an important cause of late graft loss. There is no effective therapy for IF/TA, in part due to the disease's multifactorial nature and its incompletely understood pathogenesis. METHODS We used a differential in-gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry technique to study IF/TA in a renal transplantation model. Dark Agouti (DA) kidneys were allogeneically transplanted to Wistar-Furth (DA-WF, aTX) rats. Syngeneic grafts (DA-DA, sTX) served as controls. Nine weeks after transplantation, blood pressure, renal function and electrolytes were studied, in addition to real-time PCR, western blot analysis, histology and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS In contrast to sTX, the aTX developed IF/TA-dependent renal damage. Ten differentially regulated proteins were identified by 2D gel analysis and mass spectrometry, whereupon five proteins are mainly related to oxidative stress (aldo-keto reductase, peroxiredoxin-1, NAD(+)-dependent isocitrate dehydrogenase, iron-responsive element-binding protein-1 and serum albumin), two participate in cytoskeleton organization (l-plastin and ezrin) and three are assigned to metabolic functions (creatine kinase, ornithine aminotransferase and fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase). CONCLUSION The proteins related to IF/TA and involved in oxidative stress, cytoskeleton organization and metabolic functions may correspond with novel therapeutic targets.
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- Stefan Reuter
- Department of Medicine D, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
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Mithieux G. A novel function of intestinal gluconeogenesis: Central signaling in glucose and energy homeostasis. Nutrition 2009; 25:881-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2009.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2009] [Revised: 06/17/2009] [Accepted: 06/17/2009] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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