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Gubbi S, Muniyappa R, Sharma ST, Grewal S, McGlotten R, Nieman LK. Mifepristone Improves Adipose Tissue Insulin Sensitivity in Insulin Resistant Individuals. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2021; 106:1501-1515. [PMID: 33507248 PMCID: PMC8063260 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgab046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Increased tissue cortisol availability has been implicated in abnormal glucose and fat metabolism in patients with obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Our objective was to evaluate whether blockade of glucocorticoid receptor (GR) with mifepristone ameliorates insulin resistance (IR) in overweight/obese subjects with glucose intolerance. METHODS We conducted a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, crossover study in overweight/obese individuals (n = 16, 44% female) with prediabetes or mild T2DM but not clinical hypercortisolism. Mifepristone (50 mg every 6 h) or placebo was administered for 9 days, followed by crossover to the other treatment arm after a washout period of 6 to 8weeks. At baseline and following each treatment, oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and frequently sampled intravenous glucose tolerance test (FSIVGTT) were performed. Insulin sensitivity was measured using FSIVGTT [primary outcome: insulin sensitivity index (SI)] and OGTT [Matsuda index (MI) and oral glucose insulin sensitivity index (OGIS)]. Hepatic and adipose insulin resistance were assessed using hepatic insulin resistance index (HIRI), and adipose tissue insulin sensitivity index (Adipo-SI) and adipo-IR, derived from the FSIVGTT. RESULTS Mifepristone administration did not alter whole-body glucose disposal indices of insulin sensitivity (SI, MI, and OGIS). GR blockade significantly improved Adipo-SI (61.7 ± 32.9 vs 42.8 ± 23.9; P = 0.002) and reduced adipo-IR (49.9 ± 45.9 vs 65.5 ± 43.8; P = 0.004), and HIRI (50.2 ± 38.7 vs 70.0 ± 44.3; P = 0.08). Mifepristone increased insulin clearance but did not affect insulin secretion or β-cell glucose sensitivity. CONCLUSION Short-term mifepristone administration improves adipose and hepatic insulin sensitivity among obese individuals with hyperglycemia without hypercortisolism.
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- Sriram Gubbi
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
- MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Correspondence: Lynnette K. Nieman, M.D., 10 Center Drive, Building 10, CRC, Rm 1-3140, Bethesda, MD 20892-1613.
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Lin Y, Zhang Z, Wang S, Cai J, Guo J. Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal Axis in Glucolipid metabolic disorders. Rev Endocr Metab Disord 2020; 21:421-429. [PMID: 32889666 DOI: 10.1007/s11154-020-09586-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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With the change of life style, glucolipid metabolic disorders (GLMD) has become one of the major chronic disorders causing public health and clinical problems worldwide. Previous studies on GLMD pay more attention to peripheral tissues. In fact, the central nervous system (CNS) plays an important role in controlling the overall metabolic balance. With the development of technology and the in-depth understanding of the CNS, the relationship between neuro-endocrine-immunoregulatory (NEI) network and metabolism had been gradually illustrated. As the hub of NEI network, hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is important for maintaining the balance of internal environment in the body. The relationship between HPA axis and GLMD needs to be further studied. This review focuses on the role of HPA axis in GLMD and reviews the research progress on drugs for GLMD, with the hope to provide the direction for exploring new drugs to treat GLMD by taking the HPA axis as the target and improve the level of prevention and control of GLMD.
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- Yanduan Lin
- Guangdong Metabolic Diseases Research Centre of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Metabolic Diseases Research Centre of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Drug Research and Development, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Drug Research and Development, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China.
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- Guangdong Metabolic Diseases Research Centre of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China.
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Mi J, He W, Lv J, Zhuang K, Huang H, Quan S. Effect of berberine on the HPA-axis pathway and skeletal muscle GLUT4 in type 2 diabetes mellitus rats. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes 2019; 12:1717-1725. [PMID: 31564939 PMCID: PMC6731988 DOI: 10.2147/dmso.s211188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Activation of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis pathway is closely related to insulin resistance (IR), glucose, and lipid metabolism disorders in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Berberine (BBR) has effect on regulating disorder of glucose and lipid metabolism in T2DM. In fact, activation of the HPA axis pathway is closely related to IR, glucose, and lipid metabolism disorders in T2DM. Here, we investigated whether the therapeutic effect of BBR on T2DM rats is acted through the HPA axis pathway. METHODS In this research, we investigated the effects of BBR on the HPA-axis pathway-related indicators and expression of skeletal muscle glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) in the high-fat diet and streptozotocin-induced T2DM rats, and identify its possible mechanism of improving IR in T2DM. RESULTS BBR significantly reduced fasting blood glucose, total cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in model rats. It also improved the abnormalities of the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, the insulin resistance index, the insulin sensitivity index, glucagon, and insulin levels. BBR decreased levels of hypothalamic Orexin-A, the OX2R receptor, the corticotropin-releasing hormone, the pituitary and the plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone, as well as serum and urine corticosterone. At the same time, BBR increased mRNA and protein expressions of GLUT4 in skeletal muscles of model rats as well. CONCLUSION Those results suggested that BBR can exert inhibition on the HPA-axis and increased skeletal muscle expression of GLUT4 proteins, which may be one of the important mechanisms in BBR to improve IR and regulating glucose and lipid metabolism in T2DM rats.
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- Jia Mi
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Laboratory of Pharmacology & Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Correspondence: Heqing Huang; Shijian QuanDepartment of School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, No. 232 East Wai Huan Road, Guangzhou510006, People’s Republic of ChinaTel +86 1 392 211 9719Email ;
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Musselman LP, Fink JL, Maier EJ, Gatto JA, Brent MR, Baranski TJ. Seven-Up Is a Novel Regulator of Insulin Signaling. Genetics 2018; 208:1643-1656. [PMID: 29487137 PMCID: PMC5887154 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.118.300770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2017] [Accepted: 02/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Insulin resistance is associated with obesity, cardiovascular disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and type 2 diabetes. These complications are exacerbated by a high-calorie diet, which we used to model type 2 diabetes in Drosophila melanogaster Our studies focused on the fat body, an adipose- and liver-like tissue that stores fat and maintains circulating glucose. A gene regulatory network was constructed to predict potential regulators of insulin signaling in this tissue. Genomic characterization of fat bodies suggested a central role for the transcription factor Seven-up (Svp). Here, we describe a new role for Svp as a positive regulator of insulin signaling. Tissue-specific loss-of-function showed that Svp is required in the fat body to promote glucose clearance, lipid turnover, and insulin signaling. Svp appears to promote insulin signaling, at least in part, by inhibiting ecdysone signaling. Svp also impairs the immune response possibly via inhibition of antimicrobial peptide expression in the fat body. Taken together, these studies show that gene regulatory networks can help identify positive regulators of insulin signaling and metabolic homeostasis using the Drosophila fat body.
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- Laura Palanker Musselman
- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipid Research, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110
- Department of Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, New York 13902
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipid Research, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110
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- Department of Computer Science, and Department of Genetics and
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, New York 13902
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- Department of Computer Science, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri 63110
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipid Research, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110
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Dunford EC, Riddell MC. The Metabolic Implications of Glucocorticoids in a High-Fat Diet Setting and the Counter-Effects of Exercise. Metabolites 2016; 6:metabo6040044. [PMID: 27929385 PMCID: PMC5192450 DOI: 10.3390/metabo6040044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2016] [Revised: 11/25/2016] [Accepted: 11/30/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Glucocorticoids (GCs) are steroid hormones, naturally produced by activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, that mediate the immune and metabolic systems. Synthetic GCs are used to treat a number of inflammatory conditions and diseases including lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. Generally, chronic or high dose GC administration is associated with side effects such as steroid-induced skeletal muscle loss, visceral adiposity, and diabetes development. Patients who are taking exogenous GCs could also be more susceptible to poor food choices, but the effect that increasing fat consumption in combination with elevated exogenous GCs has only recently been investigated. Overall, these studies show that the damaging metabolic effects initiated through exogenous GC treatment are significantly amplified when combined with a high fat diet (HFD). Rodent studies of a HFD and elevated GCs demonstrate more glucose intolerance, hyperinsulinemia, visceral adiposity, and skeletal muscle lipid deposition when compared to rodents subjected to either treatment on its own. Exercise has recently been shown to be a viable therapeutic option for GC-treated, high-fat fed rodents, with the potential mechanisms still being examined. Clinically, these mechanistic studies underscore the importance of a low fat diet and increased physical activity levels when individuals are given a course of GC treatment.
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- Emily C Dunford
- School of Kinesiology and Health Science, Faculty of Health, Muscle Health Research Center and Physical Activity and Chronic Disease Unit, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada.
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Science, Faculty of Health, Muscle Health Research Center and Physical Activity and Chronic Disease Unit, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada.
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A post-weaning fish oil dietary intervention reverses adverse metabolic outcomes and 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 expression in postnatal overfed rats. Br J Nutr 2016; 116:1519-1529. [PMID: 27819216 DOI: 10.1017/s0007114516003718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Early life is considered a critical period for determining long-term metabolic health. Postnatal over-nutrition may alter glucocorticoid (GC) metabolism and increase the risk of developing obesity and metabolic disorders in adulthood. Our aim was to assess the effects of the dose and timing of a fish oil diet on obesity and the expression of GC-activated enzyme 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (HSD1) in postnatal overfed rats. Litter sizes were adjusted to three (small litter (SL)) or ten (normal litter) rats on postnatal day 3 to induce overfeeding or normal feeding. The SL rats were divided into three groups after weaning: high-dose fish oil (HFO), low-dose fish oil (LFO) and standard-diet groups. After 10 weeks, the HFO diet reduced body weight gain (16 %, P0·05). In conclusion, the post-weaning HFO diet could reverse adverse outcomes and decrease tissue GC activity in postnatal overfed rats.
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Altaf QA, Barnett AH, Tahrani AA. Novel therapeutics for type 2 diabetes: insulin resistance. Diabetes Obes Metab 2015; 17:319-34. [PMID: 25308775 DOI: 10.1111/dom.12400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2014] [Revised: 09/23/2014] [Accepted: 10/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Insulin resistance (IR) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease. Hence improving IR is a major target of treatment in patients with T2D. Obesity and lack of exercise are major causes of IR. However, recent evidence implicates sleep disorders and disorders of the circadian rhythm in the pathogenesis of IR. Weight loss and lifestyle changes are the cornerstone and most effective treatments of IR, but adherence and patient's acceptability are poor. Bariatric surgery results in significant and sustainable long-term weight loss associated with beneficial impact on IR and glucose metabolism, making this an attractive treatment option for patients with T2D. Currently available pharmacological options targeting IR (such as metformin and thiazolidinediones) do not maintain glycaemic measures within targets long term and can be associated with significant side effects. Over the last two decades, many pharmacological agents targeting different aspects of the insulin signalling pathway were developed to improve IR, but only a minority reached clinical trials. Such treatments need to be specific and reversible as many of the components of the insulin signalling pathway are involved in other cellular functions such as apoptosis. Recent evidence highlighted the role of circadian rhythm and sleep-related disorders in the pathogenesis of IR. In this article, we review the latest developments in the pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions targeting IR including bariatric surgery. We will also review the role of circadian rhythm and sleep-related disorders in the development and treatment of IR.
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- Q-A Altaf
- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK; Centre of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Penno CA, Morgan SA, Rose AJ, Herzig S, Lavery GG, Odermatt A. 11β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-1 is involved in bile acid homeostasis by modulating fatty acid transport protein-5 in the liver of mice. Mol Metab 2014; 3:554-64. [PMID: 25061560 PMCID: PMC4099504 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2014.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2014] [Revised: 04/17/2014] [Accepted: 04/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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11β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-1 (11β-HSD1) plays a key role in glucocorticoid receptor (GR) activation. Besides, it metabolizes some oxysterols and bile acids (BAs). The GR regulates BA homeostasis; however, the impact of impaired 11β-HSD1 activity remained unknown. We profiled plasma and liver BAs in liver-specific and global 11β-HSD1-deficient mice. 11β-HSD1-deficiency resulted in elevated circulating unconjugated BAs, an effect more pronounced in global than liver-specific knockout mice. Gene expression analyses revealed decreased expression of the BA-CoA ligase Fatp5, suggesting impaired BA amidation. Reduced organic anion-transporting polypeptide-1A1 (Oatp1a1) and enhanced organic solute-transporter-β (Ostb) mRNA expression were observed in livers from global 11β-HSD1-deficient mice. The impact of 11β-HSD1-deficiency on BA homeostasis seems to be GR-independent because intrahepatic corticosterone and GR target gene expression were not substantially decreased in livers from global knockout mice. Moreover, Fatp5 expression in livers from hepatocyte-specific GR knockout mice was unchanged. The results revealed a role for 11β-HSD1 in BA homeostasis.
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Key Words
- 11β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
- 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1, 11β-HSD1
- BA coenzyme A: amino acid N-acyltransferase, Baat
- Bile acid conjugation
- Bile acid transport
- Bile acids
- Glucocorticoids
- Na+-taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide, Ntcp
- Organic anion-transporting polypeptide, Oatp
- Organic solute transporter, Ost
- bile acids, BAs
- cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase, Cyp7a1
- farnesoid X receptor, Fxr
- fatty acid transport protein, Fatp
- glucocorticoid receptor, GR
- short heterodimer partner, Shp
- sterol-regulatory element-binding protein 1C, Srebp1c
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- Carlos A. Penno
- Division of Molecular and Systems Toxicology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Centre for Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism (CEDAM), Institute of Biomedical Research, Medical School Building, School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Joint Research Division, Molecular Metabolic Control, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) Heidelberg, Center for Molecular Biology (ZMBH), Heidelberg University, Network Aging Research, University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
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- Joint Research Division, Molecular Metabolic Control, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) Heidelberg, Center for Molecular Biology (ZMBH), Heidelberg University, Network Aging Research, University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism (CEDAM), Institute of Biomedical Research, Medical School Building, School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Division of Molecular and Systems Toxicology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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Gragnoli C. Hypothesis of the neuroendocrine cortisol pathway gene role in the comorbidity of depression, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. APPLICATION OF CLINICAL GENETICS 2014; 7:43-53. [PMID: 24817815 PMCID: PMC4012344 DOI: 10.2147/tacg.s39993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Depression, type 2 diabetes (T2D), and metabolic syndrome (MetS) are often comorbid. Depression per se increases the risk for T2D by 60%. This risk is not accounted for by the use of antidepressant therapy. Stress causes hyperactivation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis, by triggering the hypothalamic corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) secretion, which stimulates the anterior pituitary to release the adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH), which causes the adrenal secretion of cortisol. Depression is associated with an increased level of cortisol, and CRH and ACTH at inappropriately “normal” levels, that is too high compared to their expected lower levels due to cortisol negative feedback. T2D and MetS are also associated with hypercortisolism. High levels of cortisol can impair mood as well as cause hyperglycemia and insulin resistance and other traits typical of T2D and MetS. We hypothesize that HPA axis hyperactivation may be due to variants in the genes of the CRH receptors (CRHR1, CRHR2), corticotropin receptors (or melanocortin receptors, MC1R-MC5R), glucocorticoid receptor (NR3C1), mineralocorticoid receptor (NR3C2), and of the FK506 binding protein 51 (FKBP5), and that these variants may be partially responsible for the clinical association of depression, T2D and MetS. In this review, we will focus on the correlation of stress, HPA axis hyperactivation, and the possible genetic role of the CRHR1, CRHR2, MCR1–5, NR3C1, and NR3C2 receptors and FKBP5 in the susceptibility to the comorbidity of depression, T2D, and MetS. New studies are needed to confirm the hypothesized role of these genes in the clinical association of depression, T2D, and MetS.
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- Claudia Gragnoli
- Center for Biotechnology and Department of Biology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA ; Molecular Biology Laboratory, Bios Biotech Multi-Diagnostic Health Center, Rome, Italy
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Liu C, Xie B, Yang Y, Lin D, Wang C, Lin M, Ge L, Zhou H. Efficacy of intralesional betamethasone for erosive oral lichen planus and evaluation of recurrence: a randomized, controlled trial. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2013; 116:584-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2013.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2013] [Revised: 07/21/2013] [Accepted: 07/23/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Penno CA, Morgan SA, Vuorinen A, Schuster D, Lavery GG, Odermatt A. Impaired oxidoreduction by 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 results in the accumulation of 7-oxolithocholic acid. J Lipid Res 2013; 54:2874-83. [PMID: 23933573 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m042499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1) mediates glucocorticoid activation and is currently considered as therapeutic target to treat metabolic diseases; however, biomarkers to assess its activity in vivo are still lacking. Recent in vitro experiments suggested that human 11β-HSD1 metabolizes the secondary bile acid 7-oxolithocholic acid (7-oxoLCA) to chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) and minor amounts of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA). Here, we provide evidence from in vitro and in vivo studies for a major role of 11β-HSD1 in the oxidoreduction of 7-oxoLCA and compare its level and metabolism in several species. Hepatic microsomes from liver-specific 11β-HSD1-deficient mice were devoid of 7-oxoLCA oxidoreductase activity. Importantly, circulating and intrahepatic levels of 7-oxoLCA and its taurine conjugate were significantly elevated in mouse models of 11β-HSD1 deficiency. Moreover, comparative enzymology of 11β-HSD1-dependent oxidoreduction of 7-oxoLCA revealed that the guinea-pig enzyme is devoid of 7-oxoLCA oxidoreductase activity. Unlike in other species, 7-oxoLCA and its glycine conjugate are major bile acids in guinea-pigs. In conclusion, the oxidoreduction of 7-oxoLCA and its conjugated metabolites are catalyzed by 11β-HSD1, and the lack of this activity leads to the accumulation of these bile acids in guinea-pigs and 11β-HSD1-deficient mice. Thus, 7-oxoLCA and its conjugates may serve as biomarkers of impaired 11β-HSD1 activity.
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- Carlos A Penno
- Division of Molecular and Systems Toxicology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Rathkolb B, Hans W, Prehn C, Fuchs H, Gailus-Durner V, Aigner B, Adamski J, Wolf E, Hrabě de Angelis M. Clinical Chemistry and Other Laboratory Tests on Mouse Plasma or Serum. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 3:69-100. [PMID: 26069059 DOI: 10.1002/9780470942390.mo130043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Besides hematological analyses, many other parameters, including clinical chemistry and endocrinological values, can be determined from mouse blood samples. For most of these tests, plasma or serum samples are used. Data obtained by these investigations provide indications of genotype effects on metabolism and organ functions. Here we describe in detail the considerations that have to be taken into account to get adequate samples for plasma or serum analyses and the recommended sample processing for different investigations. Furthermore, we describe established methods used in the German Mouse Clinic (GMC) to determine clinical chemical parameters; for more in-depth analysis of specific classes of biomarkers, we provide instructions for ELISAs (sandwich and competitive) as well as LC-MS/MS, focusing on markers associated with bone or steroid metabolism in the mouse as working examples. Curr. Protoc. Mouse Biol. 3:69-100 © 2013 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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- Birgit Rathkolb
- Institute of Experimental Genetics, German Mouse Clinic, Helmholtz-Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, GmbH, Neuherberg, Germany.,Institute of Molecular Animal Breeding and Biotechnology, Gene Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Genetics, German Mouse Clinic, Helmholtz-Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, GmbH, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Genetics, German Mouse Clinic, Helmholtz-Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, GmbH, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Genetics, German Mouse Clinic, Helmholtz-Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, GmbH, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Genetics, German Mouse Clinic, Helmholtz-Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, GmbH, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Animal Breeding and Biotechnology, Gene Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Genetics, German Mouse Clinic, Helmholtz-Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, GmbH, Neuherberg, Germany.,Institute of Experimental Genetics, Life and Food Science Center Weihenstephan, Technische Universität München, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Animal Breeding and Biotechnology, Gene Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Genetics, German Mouse Clinic, Helmholtz-Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, GmbH, Neuherberg, Germany.,Institute of Experimental Genetics, Life and Food Science Center Weihenstephan, Technische Universität München, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany.,German Research Center for Diabetes Research, Neuherberg, Germany
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Xia G, You X, Liu L, Liu H, Wang J, Shi Y, Li P, Xiong B, Liu X, Shen J. Design, synthesis and SAR of piperidyl-oxadiazoles as 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 inhibitors. Eur J Med Chem 2013; 62:1-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2012.12.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2012] [Revised: 12/17/2012] [Accepted: 12/23/2012] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Pereira CD, Azevedo I, Monteiro R, Martins MJ. 11β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1: relevance of its modulation in the pathophysiology of obesity, the metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Obes Metab 2012; 14:869-81. [PMID: 22321826 DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2012.01582.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Recent evidence strongly argues for a pathogenic role of glucocorticoids and 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1) in obesity and the metabolic syndrome, a cluster of risk factors for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) that includes insulin resistance (IR), dyslipidaemia, hypertension and visceral obesity. This has been partially prompted not only by the striking clinical resemblances between the metabolic syndrome and Cushing's syndrome (a state characterized by hypercortisolism that associates with metabolic syndrome components) but also from monogenic rodent models for the metabolic syndrome (e.g. the leptin-deficient ob/ob mouse or the leptin-resistant Zucker rat) that display overall increased secretion of glucocorticoids. However, systemic circulating glucocorticoids are not elevated in obese patients and/or patients with metabolic syndrome. The study of the role of 11β-HSD system shed light on this conundrum, showing that local glucocorticoids are finely regulated in a tissue-specific manner at the pre-receptor level. The system comprises two microsomal enzymes that either activate cortisone to cortisol (11β-HSD1) or inactivate cortisol to cortisone (11β-HSD2). Transgenic rodent models, knockout (KO) for HSD11B1 or with HSD11B1 or HSD11B2 overexpression, specifically targeted to the liver or adipose tissue, have been developed and helped unravel the currently undisputable role of the enzymes in metabolic syndrome pathophysiology, in each of its isolated components and in their prevention. In the transgenic HSD11B1 overexpressing models, different features of the metabolic syndrome and obesity are replicated. HSD11B1 gene deficiency or HSD11B2 gene overexpression associates with improvements in the metabolic profile. In face of these demonstrations, research efforts are now being turned both into the inhibition of 11β-HSD1 as a possible pharmacological target and into the role of dietary habits on the establishment or the prevention of the metabolic syndrome, obesity and T2DM through 11β-HSD1 modulation. We intend to review and discuss 11β-HSD1 and obesity, the metabolic syndrome and T2DM and to highlight the potential of its inhibition for therapeutic or prophylactic approaches in those metabolic diseases.
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- C D Pereira
- Department of Biochemistry (U38/FCT), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Portugal
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Xia G, Liu L, Xue M, Liu H, Yu J, Li P, Chen Q, Xiong B, Liu X, Shen J. Discovery of novel sulfonamides as potent and selective inhibitors against human and mouse 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2012; 358:46-52. [PMID: 22410288 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2012.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2011] [Revised: 02/15/2012] [Accepted: 02/17/2012] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Several classes of non-steroid 11β-HSD1 inhibitors have been developed as promising treatments for Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Using a human 11β-HSD1 selective inhibitor as a starting point, we designed and synthesized a new class of derivatives of 1-arylsulfonyl piperidine-3-carboxamides. It was found that the large lipophilic group on the amino moiety may lead to cross-species potency towards human and mouse, allowing drug development by evaluating compounds in rodent model. By exploring structure-activity-relationship, the (R)-(+)-bornylamine derivative is identified as the most potent inhibitor of mouse enzyme 11β-HSD1 with an IC(50) of 18 nM. Docking studies revealed the different possible interaction modes of the S-enantiomer and R-enantiomer bound to h11β-HSD1, and explained why the S-enantiomer is more active than the R-enantiomer. Finally, two potent and isoform-selective compounds, (+)-isopinocampheylamine derivative 8m and (R)-(+)-bornylamine derivative 8l, with suitable in vitro properties, could be selected for future PK/PD evaluation in rodent models. Then, 8l was subjected a pharmacodynamics study in vivo with rodent model. It was shown that 8l have 71% and 63% inhibition in adipose and liver tissue at 1h after administration, but it was a short-acting compound displaying a significant drop in potency in the subsequent 3h. This study not only provides compounds as novel h11β-HSD1 inhibitors, but also presents structure-activity relationships for designing potent human/mouse 11β-HSD1 inhibitors suitable for in vivo evaluation in rodent models.
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- Guangxin Xia
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Shanghai 201203, China
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Potent and novel 11β-HSD1 inhibitors identified from shape and docking based virtual screening. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2011; 21:5739-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2011] [Revised: 07/20/2011] [Accepted: 08/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Xu Z, Tice CM, Zhao W, Cacatian S, Ye YJ, Singh SB, Lindblom P, McKeever BM, Krosky PM, Kruk BA, Berbaum J, Harrison RK, Johnson JA, Bukhtiyarov Y, Panemangalore R, Scott BB, Zhao Y, Bruno JG, Togias J, Guo J, Guo R, Carroll PJ, McGeehan GM, Zhuang L, He W, Claremon DA. Structure-Based Design and Synthesis of 1,3-Oxazinan-2-one Inhibitors of 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1. J Med Chem 2011; 54:6050-62. [PMID: 21786805 DOI: 10.1021/jm2005354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Zhenrong Xu
- Vitae Pharmaceuticals, 502 West Office Center Drive, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034, United States
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- Vitae Pharmaceuticals, 502 West Office Center Drive, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034, United States
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- Vitae Pharmaceuticals, 502 West Office Center Drive, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034, United States
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- Vitae Pharmaceuticals, 502 West Office Center Drive, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034, United States
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- Vitae Pharmaceuticals, 502 West Office Center Drive, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034, United States
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- Vitae Pharmaceuticals, 502 West Office Center Drive, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034, United States
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- Vitae Pharmaceuticals, 502 West Office Center Drive, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034, United States
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- Vitae Pharmaceuticals, 502 West Office Center Drive, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034, United States
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- Vitae Pharmaceuticals, 502 West Office Center Drive, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034, United States
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- Vitae Pharmaceuticals, 502 West Office Center Drive, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034, United States
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- Vitae Pharmaceuticals, 502 West Office Center Drive, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034, United States
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- Vitae Pharmaceuticals, 502 West Office Center Drive, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034, United States
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- Vitae Pharmaceuticals, 502 West Office Center Drive, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034, United States
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- Vitae Pharmaceuticals, 502 West Office Center Drive, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034, United States
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- Vitae Pharmaceuticals, 502 West Office Center Drive, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034, United States
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- Vitae Pharmaceuticals, 502 West Office Center Drive, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034, United States
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- Vitae Pharmaceuticals, 502 West Office Center Drive, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034, United States
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- Vitae Pharmaceuticals, 502 West Office Center Drive, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034, United States
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- Vitae Pharmaceuticals, 502 West Office Center Drive, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034, United States
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- Vitae Pharmaceuticals, 502 West Office Center Drive, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034, United States
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- Vitae Pharmaceuticals, 502 West Office Center Drive, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 250 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Vitae Pharmaceuticals, 502 West Office Center Drive, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034, United States
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- Vitae Pharmaceuticals, 502 West Office Center Drive, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034, United States
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- Vitae Pharmaceuticals, 502 West Office Center Drive, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034, United States
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- Vitae Pharmaceuticals, 502 West Office Center Drive, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034, United States
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Brown AR, Bosies M, Cameron H, Clark J, Cowley A, Craighead M, Elmore MA, Firth A, Goodwin R, Goutcher S, Grant E, Grassie M, Grove SJ, Hamilton NM, Hampson H, Hillier A, Ho KK, Kiczun M, Kingsbury C, Kultgen SG, Littlewood PT, Lusher SJ, MacDonald S, McIntosh L, McIntyre T, Mistry A, Morphy JR, Nimz O, Ohlmeyer M, Pick J, Rankovic Z, Sherborne B, Smith A, Speake M, Spinks G, Thomson F, Watson L, Weston M. Discovery and optimisation of a selective non-steroidal glucocorticoid receptor antagonist. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2011; 21:137-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.11.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2010] [Revised: 11/09/2010] [Accepted: 11/09/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Discovery and optimization of adamantyl carbamate inhibitors of 11β-HSD1. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2010; 20:6725-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.08.142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2010] [Revised: 08/28/2010] [Accepted: 08/31/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Berlin M. Recent advances in the development of novel glucocorticoid receptor modulators. Expert Opin Ther Pat 2010; 20:855-73. [PMID: 20553093 DOI: 10.1517/13543776.2010.493876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD The glucocorticoid receptor plays a number of fundamental roles in human physiology. Glucocorticosteroids are the ultimate anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive agents highly efficacious in the treatment of serious diseases, but also associated with serious side effects. Improvement in the therapeutic profiles of drugs, acting at the glucocorticoid receptor, is highly desired and may potentially arise from the separation of their gene transactivating and gene transrepressing properties. AREAS COVERED IN THIS REVIEW The review summarizes progress towards novel glucocorticoid drug candidates as indicated by the patent applications over the last 2 years (2008 - 2009). A brief discussion of glucocorticoid receptor biology and previous drug candidates is included. WHAT THE READER WILL GAIN The understanding of the structural scope and biological profiles of the glucocorticoid receptor modulators, currently in preclinical and clinical development, based on the review of approximately 180 composition-of-matter and method-of-use patent applications. TAKE HOME MESSAGE The information on the good chemotypical diversity of glucocorticoid receptor modulators needs to be supplemented by the clinical data - presumably, soon to become available - to allow a look into a possible improvement in therapeutic index over the classic glucocorticosteroids.
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- Michael Berlin
- Merck Research Laboratories, Department of Chemical Research, Kenilworth, NJ 07033, USA.
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Tiganescu A, Walker EA, Hardy RS, Mayes AE, Stewart PM. Localization, age- and site-dependent expression, and regulation of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 in skin. J Invest Dermatol 2010; 131:30-6. [PMID: 20739946 DOI: 10.1038/jid.2010.257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Glucocorticoids (GCs) are highly detrimental to skin integrity and function both when applied topically for anti-inflammatory treatments and during conditions of circulating excess, e.g., Cushing's syndrome. Within target tissues, GC availability is regulated at a prereceptor level, independently of systemic levels, by isozymes of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11β-HSD) that interconvert active cortisol and inactive cortisone. Many of the adverse effects of GCs on skin are also reminiscent of the natural aging process. 11β-HSD1 (which activates cortisol), but not 11β-HSD2 (which inactivates cortisol), was expressed in epidermal keratinocytes and dermal fibroblasts in human skin and also in outer hair follicle root sheath cells in murine skin. 11β-HSD1 activity was present ex vivo in both species and increased with age in human skin tissue explants. In primary human dermal fibroblasts (HDF) from both photoprotected and photoexposed sites, 11β-HSD1 also increased with donor age. Additionally, photoexposed HDF displayed higher 11β-HSD1 mRNA expression than donor-matched photoprotected HDF. GC treatment of HDF caused upregulation of 11β-HSD1 mRNA levels independent of donor age or site. The age- and site-associated increase in dermal 11β-HSD1, and the ensuing increased local GC activation, may contribute to the adverse changes in skin morphology and function associated with chronological aging and photoaging.
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- Ana Tiganescu
- Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Liu Q, Zhang Y, Lin Z, Shen H, Chen L, Hu L, Jiang H, Shen X. Danshen extract 15,16-dihydrotanshinone I functions as a potential modulator against metabolic syndrome through multi-target pathways. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2010; 120:155-63. [PMID: 20380878 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2010.03.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2009] [Revised: 03/29/2010] [Accepted: 03/30/2010] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Hypertension is a common complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and is the main cause for T2DM-associated mortality. Although the stringent control of blood pressure is known to be beneficial in reducing the cardiovascular mortality of T2DM patients, drugs with both anti-hypertensive and anti-hyperglycemic effects are seldom reported. The traditional Chinese medicine danshen has long been used for lowering both blood pressure and blood glucose in T2DM patients, shedding lights on the development of such medication. However, the molecular mechanism and active component remain unclear. Here, we report that the lipophilic component, 15,16-dihydrotanshinone I (DHTH) from danshen potently antagonized both mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid receptors, and efficiently inhibited the expression of their target genes like Na(+)/K(+) ATPase, glucose 6-phosphatase (G6Pase), and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK). In addition, DHTH increased AMPKalpha phosphorylation and regulated its downstream pathways, including increasing acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) phosphorylation, inhibiting transducer of regulated CREB activity 2 (TORC2) translocation and promoting glucose uptake. Such discovered multi-target effects of DHTH are expected to have provided additional understandings on the molecular basis of the therapeutic effects of danshen against the metabolic syndrome.
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- Qiong Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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Odermatt A, Nashev LG. The glucocorticoid-activating enzyme 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 has broad substrate specificity: Physiological and toxicological considerations. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2010; 119:1-13. [PMID: 20100573 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2010.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2009] [Revised: 01/12/2010] [Accepted: 01/15/2010] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The primary function of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11beta-HSD1) is to catalyze the conversion of inactive to active glucocorticoid hormones and to modulate local glucocorticoid-dependent gene expression. Thereby 11beta-HSD1 plays a key role in the regulation of metabolic functions and in the adaptation of the organism to energy requiring situations. Importantly, elevated 11beta-HSD1 activity has been associated with metabolic disorders, and recent investigations with rodent models of obesity and type 2 diabetes provided evidence for beneficial effects of 11beta-HSD1 inhibitors, making this enzyme a promising therapeutic target. Several earlier and recent studies, mainly performed in vitro, revealed a relatively broad substrate spectrum of 11beta-HSD1 and suggested that this enzyme has additional functions in the metabolism of some neurosteroids (7-oxy- and 11-oxyandrogens and -progestins) and 7-oxysterols, as well as in the detoxification of various xenobiotics that contain reactive carbonyl groups. While there are many studies on the effect of inhibitors on cortisone reduction and circulating glucocorticoid levels and on the transcriptional regulation of 11beta-HSD1 in obesity and diabetes, only few address the so-called alternative functions of this enzyme. We review recent progress on the biochemical characterization of 11beta-HSD1, with a focus on cofactor and substrate specificity and on possible alternative functions of this enzyme.
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- Alex Odermatt
- Swiss Center for Applied Human Toxicology and Division of Molecular and Systems Toxicology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland.
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Spirocyclic ureas: Orally bioavailable 11β-HSD1 inhibitors identified by computer-aided drug design. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2010; 20:881-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.12.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2009] [Revised: 12/17/2009] [Accepted: 12/18/2009] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Arakaki R, Welles B. Ketoconazole enantiomer for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2010; 19:185-94. [DOI: 10.1517/13543780903381411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Chao LC, Wroblewski K, Zhang Z, Pei L, Vergnes L, Ilkayeva OR, Ding SY, Reue K, Watt MJ, Newgard CB, Pilch PF, Hevener AL, Tontonoz P. Insulin resistance and altered systemic glucose metabolism in mice lacking Nur77. Diabetes 2009; 58:2788-96. [PMID: 19741162 PMCID: PMC2780886 DOI: 10.2337/db09-0763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Nur77 is an orphan nuclear receptor with pleotropic functions. Previous studies have identified Nur77 as a transcriptional regulator of glucose utilization genes in skeletal muscle and gluconeogenesis in liver. However, the net functional impact of these pathways is unknown. To examine the consequence of Nur77 signaling for glucose metabolism in vivo, we challenged Nur77 null mice with high-fat feeding. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Wild-type and Nur77 null mice were fed a high-fat diet (60% calories from fat) for 3 months. We determined glucose tolerance, tissue-specific insulin sensitivity, oxygen consumption, muscle and liver lipid content, muscle insulin signaling, and expression of glucose and lipid metabolism genes. RESULTS Mice with genetic deletion of Nur77 exhibited increased susceptibility to diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance. Hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp studies revealed greater high-fat diet-induced insulin resistance in both skeletal muscle and liver of Nur77 null mice compared with controls. Loss of Nur77 expression in skeletal muscle impaired insulin signaling and markedly reduced GLUT4 protein expression. Muscles lacking Nur77 also exhibited increased triglyceride content and accumulation of multiple even-chained acylcarnitine species. In the liver, Nur77 deletion led to hepatic steatosis and enhanced expression of lipogenic genes, likely reflecting the lipogenic effect of hyperinsulinemia. CONCLUSIONS Collectively, these data demonstrate that loss of Nur77 influences systemic glucose metabolism and highlight the physiological contribution of muscle Nur77 to this regulatory pathway.
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- Lily C. Chao
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Human Genetics and Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Human Genetics and Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
- Corresponding author: Peter Tontonoz,
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Iozzo P. Viewpoints on the way to the consensus session: where does insulin resistance start? The adipose tissue. Diabetes Care 2009; 32 Suppl 2:S168-73. [PMID: 19875546 PMCID: PMC2811447 DOI: 10.2337/dc09-s304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Patricia Iozzo
- Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council (CNR), Pisa, Italy.
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Jones RM, Leonard JN, Buzard DJ, Lehmann J. GPR119 agonists for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Expert Opin Ther Pat 2009; 19:1339-59. [DOI: 10.1517/13543770903153878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Aubry EM, Odermatt A. Retinoic acid reduces glucocorticoid sensitivity in C2C12 myotubes by decreasing 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 and glucocorticoid receptor activities. Endocrinology 2009; 150:2700-8. [PMID: 19179438 DOI: 10.1210/en.2008-1618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Vitamin A is a nutrient with remarkable effects on adipose tissue and skeletal muscles, and plays a role in controlling energy balance. Retinoic acid (RA), the carboxylic form of vitamin A, has been associated with improved glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity. In contrast, elevated glucocorticoids have been implicated in the development of insulin resistance and impaired glucose tolerance. Here, we investigated whether RA might counteract glucocorticoid effects in skeletal muscle cells by lowering 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11beta-HSD1)-dependent local glucocorticoid activation and/or activation of glucocorticoid receptor (GR). We found a dose-dependent down-regulation of 11beta-HSD1 mRNA expression and activity upon incubation of fully differentiated mouse C2C12 myotubes with RA. In addition, RA inhibited GR transactivation by an 11beta-HSD1-independent mechanism. The presence of RA during myogenesis did not prevent myotube formation but resulted in relatively glucocorticoid-resistant myotubes, exhibiting very low 11beta-HSD1 expression and GR activity. The use of selective retinoic acid receptor (RAR) and retinoid X receptor ligands provided evidence that these effects were mediated through RARgamma. Importantly, short hairpin RNA against RARgamma abolished the effect of RA on 11beta-HSD1 and GR. In conclusion, we provide evidence for an important role of RA in the control of glucocorticoid activity during myogenesis and in myotubes. Disturbances of the nutrient and hormonal regulation of glucocorticoid action in skeletal muscles might be relevant for metabolic diseases.
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- Evelyne M Aubry
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Division of Molecular and Systems Toxicology, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Gumy C, Thurnbichler C, Aubry EM, Balazs Z, Pfisterer P, Baumgartner L, Stuppner H, Odermatt A, Rollinger JM. Inhibition of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 by plant extracts used as traditional antidiabetic medicines. Fitoterapia 2009; 80:200-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2009.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2008] [Revised: 01/14/2009] [Accepted: 01/17/2009] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Hult M, Ortsäter H, Schuster G, Graedler F, Beckers J, Adamski J, Ploner A, Jörnvall H, Bergsten P, Oppermann U. Short-term glucocorticoid treatment increases insulin secretion in islets derived from lean mice through multiple pathways and mechanisms. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2009; 301:109-16. [PMID: 18984029 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2008.09.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2008] [Revised: 09/30/2008] [Accepted: 09/30/2008] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Chronic exposure to elevated levels of glucocorticoids leads to metabolic dysfunctions with hyperglycemia and insulin resistance. Long-term treatment with glucocorticoids induces severe impairment of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. We analyzed the effects of short-, and medium-term (2-120h) treatment with 50-200nM glucocorticoids on primary pancreatic islet cultures derived from lean C57BL/6J mice. In contrast to animal models of insulin resistance, beta-cells from lean mice respond with an increased glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, with a peak effect around 18-24h of treatment. Analyses of the insulin secretion response reveal that early and late phase responses are dissociated upon glucocorticoid treatment. Whereas late phase responses return to basal levels after long treatment, early phase responses remain increased over several days. Increased insulin secretion is also obtained by incubation with the inactive glucocorticoid dehydrocorticosterone, pointing to an important role of the enzyme 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 in mediating glucocorticoid effects in beta-cells. Transcript profiling revealed differential regulation of genes involved in mediation of signal transduction, insulin secretion, stress and inflammatory responses. The results show that short- to medium-term glucocorticoid treatment of pancreatic islets derived from lean mice leads to an increased insulin release and may constitute an important parameter in changing towards a pro-diabetic phenotype.
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- Malin Hult
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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Lucas S, Verwaerde C, Wolowczuk I. Is the Adipose Tissue the Key Road to Inflammation? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.4137/iii.s2145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Stéphanie Lucas
- Laboratoire de NeuroImmunoEndocrinologie Institut Pasteur de Lille, BP447 and IFR 142 1, rue A. Calmette Lille, F-59019, France
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- Laboratoire de NeuroImmunoEndocrinologie Institut Pasteur de Lille, BP447 and IFR 142 1, rue A. Calmette Lille, F-59019, France
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- Laboratoire de NeuroImmunoEndocrinologie Institut Pasteur de Lille, BP447 and IFR 142 1, rue A. Calmette Lille, F-59019, France
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Estrogen impairs glucocorticoid dependent negative feedback on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis via estrogen receptor alpha within the hypothalamus. Neuroscience 2009; 159:883-95. [PMID: 19166915 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2008.12.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2008] [Revised: 12/16/2008] [Accepted: 12/18/2008] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Numerous studies have established a link between individuals with affective disorders and a dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, most notably characterized by a reduced sensitivity to glucocorticoid negative (-) feedback. Furthermore there is a sex difference in the etiology of mood disorders with incidence in females being two to three times that of males, an association that may be a result of the influence of estradiol (E2) on HPA axis function. In these studies, we have examined the effect of E2 on glucocorticoid-mediated HPA axis (-) feedback during both the diurnal peak and the stress-induced rise in corticosterone (CORT). Young adult female Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were ovariectomized (OVX) and 1 week later treated subcutaneous (s.c.) with oil or estradiol benzoate (EB) for 4 days. On the 4th day of treatment, animals were injected with a single dose of dexamethasone (DEX), or vehicle. EB treatment significantly increased the evening elevation in CORT and the stress-induced rise in CORT. In contrast, DEX treatment reduced the diurnal and stress induced rise in CORT and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), and this reduction was not apparent following co-treatment with EB. To determine a potential site of E2's action, female SD rats were OVX and 1 week later, wax pellets containing E2, the estrogen receptor beta (ERbeta) agonist diarylpropionitrile (DPN), or the estrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha) agonist propylpyrazoletriol (PPT), was implanted bilaterally and dorsal to the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN). Seven days later, animals were injected s.c. with a single dose of DEX, or vehicle to test for glucocorticoid-dependent (-) feedback. Results show that E2 and PPT increased, while DPN decreased the diurnal peak and stress-induced CORT and ACTH levels as compared to controls. Furthermore, E2 and PPT impaired the ability of DEX to inhibit both the diurnal and the stress-induced rise in CORT and ACTH, whereas DPN had no effect. Neuronal activation was measured by c-fos mRNA expression within the PVN following restraint. E2 and PPT increased c-fos mRNA, and impaired the normal DEX suppression of neuronal activation in the PVN. Taken together, these data indicate that estradiol causes a dysregulation of HPA axis (-) feedback as evidenced by the inability of DEX to suppress diurnal and stress-induced CORT and ACTH secretion. Additionally, the ability of E2 to inhibit glucocorticoid (-) feedback occurs specifically via ERalpha acting at the level of the PVN.
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Zhang M, Lv XY, Li J, Xu ZG, Chen L. Alteration of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 in skeletal muscle in a rat model of type 2 diabetes. Mol Cell Biochem 2009; 324:147-55. [DOI: 10.1007/s11010-008-9993-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2008] [Accepted: 12/11/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Boothby M, McGee KC, Tomlinson JW, Gathercole LL, McTernan PG, Shojaee-Moradie F, Umpleby AM, Nightingale P, Shahmanesh M. Adipocyte differentiation, mitochondrial gene expression and fat distribution: differences between zidovudine and tenofovir after 6 months. Antivir Ther 2009; 14:1089-100. [DOI: 10.3851/imp1457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Mohler ML, He Y, Wu Z, Hwang DJ, Miller DD. Recent and emerging anti-diabetes targets. Med Res Rev 2009; 29:125-95. [DOI: 10.1002/med.20142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Role of nuclear receptors in the modulation of insulin secretion in lipid-induced insulin resistance. Biochem Soc Trans 2008; 36:891-900. [PMID: 18793157 DOI: 10.1042/bst0360891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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In healthy individuals, a hyperbolic relationship exists between whole-body insulin-sensitivity and insulin secretion. Thus, for any difference in insulin-sensitivity, a reciprocal proportionate change occurs in insulin secretion. Such a feedback loop is evident in healthy individuals ingesting diets high in saturated fat and in late pregnancy where, despite lipid-induced insulin resistance, glucose tolerance is maintained through augmented GSIS (glucose-stimulated insulin secretion). NRs (nuclear receptors) are members of a superfamily of ligand-regulated and orphan transcription factors. On activation by a cognate ligand, many ligand-activated NRs recruit the RXR (retinoid X receptor) for heterodimer formation. Such NRs include the PPARs (peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptors), which are involved in lipid sensing and liporegulation. PPARs exert important lipid-lowering effects in vivo, thereby opposing the development of lipid-induced insulin resistance by relieving the inhibition of insulin-stimulated glucose disposal by muscle and lowering the necessity for augmented GSIS to counter lipid-induced insulin resistance. Long-chain fatty acids are proposed as natural PPAR ligands and some specific endogenous pathways of lipid metabolism are believed to generate PPAR agonists. Other NRs, e.g. the LXR (liver X receptor), which senses expansion of the metabolically active pool of cholesterol, and the FXR (farnesoid X receptor; NR1H4), which, like the LXR, is involved in sterol metabolism, also modulate systemic lipid levels and insulin-sensitivity. In this review, we discuss how these NRs impact insulin secretion via effects on the insulin-sensitivity-insulin secretion feedback loop and, in some cases, via direct effects on the islet itself. In addition, we discuss interactions between these nutrient/metabolite-responsive NRs and NRs that are central to the action of metabolically important hormones, including (i) the glucocorticoid receptor, critical for maintaining glucose homoeostasis in stress, inflammation and during fasting, and (ii) the thyroid hormone receptors, vital for maintenance of oxidative functions. We present data indicating that the RXR occupies a key role in directly modulating islet function and that its heterodimerization with at least two of its partners modulates GSIS.
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Oriel RC, Wiley CD, Dewey MJ, Vrana PB. Adaptive genetic variation, stress and glucose regulation. Dis Model Mech 2008; 1:255-63. [PMID: 19093033 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.000661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2008] [Accepted: 08/28/2008] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Elevated glucose levels in the presence of insulin are indicative of type 2 diabetes and the more inclusive metabolic syndrome. Alleles conferring susceptibility to these and other common conditions may be adaptations to past environments. It is possible that other mammals exhibiting environmental diversity harbor similar variants; therefore, we assessed glucose regulation in two species of deer mice (Peromyscus), a diverse endemic North American group. The prairie deer mouse, P. maniculatus bairdii (BW), and the Oldfield mouse, P. polionotus subgriseus (PO) differ in sexual dimorphism, behavior and habitat. PO animals exhibit better regulatory ability than BW animals, particularly among males, although both species display equivalent insulin levels/responses and non-fasted glucose levels. Hybrid males exhibit a PO glucose challenge response and subsequent analysis of consomic animals implicates Y chromosome variation as the genetic cause. Two pieces of evidence indicate that the male glucose regulatory differences are mediated by stress response: (1) fasting and handling alone account for most of the variation; (2) an inhibitor of glucocorticoid (GC) stress hormone synthesis eliminates these differences. PO males have GC levels that are twice those of BW males, indicating the presence of alleles that attenuate the GC response. We hypothesize that the interspecific physiological and behavioral differences are interrelated and that similar human variants exist.
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- Roxanne C Oriel
- Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92799, USA
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