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de Baat A, Trinh B, Ellingsgaard H, Donath MY. Physiological role of cytokines in the regulation of mammalian metabolism. Trends Immunol 2023:S1471-4906(23)00110-2. [PMID: 37423882 DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2023.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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The innate cytokine system is involved in the response to excessive food intake. In this review, we highlight recent advances in our understanding of the physiological role of three prominent cytokines, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF), in mammalian metabolic regulation. This recent research highlights the pleiotropic and context-dependent functions in the immune-metabolic interplay. IL-1β is activated in response to overloaded mitochondrial metabolism, stimulates insulin secretion, and allocates energy to immune cells. IL-6 is released by contracting skeletal muscle and adipose tissue and directs energy from storing tissues to consuming tissues. TNF induces insulin resistance and prevents ketogenesis. Additionally, the therapeutic potential of modulating the activity of each cytokine is discussed.
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- Axel de Baat
- Clinic of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland; Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- The Centre for Physical Activity Research, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Centre for Physical Activity Research, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Clinic of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland; Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
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Yang H, Xiao X, Chen G, Chen X, Gao T, Xu L. Preliminary study on the effect of ozone exposure on blood glucose level in rats. Technol Health Care 2023; 31:303-311. [PMID: 37066931 DOI: 10.3233/thc-236026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND In recent years, people have paid more and more attention to the health hazards caused by O3 exposure, which will become a major problem after fine particulate matter (PM). OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of ozone (O3) exposure on blood glucose levels in rats under different concentrations and times. METHODS Eighty rats were divided into control group and three ozone concentration groups. Each group was continuously exposed for 1d, 3d and, 6d, and exposed for 6 hours daily. After exposure, GTT, FBG, and random blood glucose were measured. RESULTS The FBG value increased significantly on the 6th day of 0.5 ppm and the 3rd and 6th days of 1.0 ppm exposure compared with the control group (P< 0.05). The random blood glucose value was significantly increased on the 3rd and 6th days of each exposure concentration (P< 0.05). When exposed to 1 ppm concentration, the 120 min GTT value of 1 d, 3 d and, 6 d was significantly higher than that of the control group (P< 0.05). CONCLUSION After acute O3 exposure, the blood glucose level of rats was affected by the exposure concentration and time. The concentration of 0.1 ppm had no significant impact on FBG and random blood glucose, and O3 with a concentration of 0.1 ppm and 0.5 ppm had no significant impact on values of GTT at 90 min, and 120 min.
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- Hui Yang
- The Central Theater General Hospital of PLA, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Wuhan Qingchuan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- The Institute of NBC Defense, Beijing, China
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- The Central Theater General Hospital of PLA, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- The Central Theater General Hospital of PLA, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- The Institute of NBC Defense, Beijing, China
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Omale S, Amagon KI, Johnson TO, Bremner SK, Gould GW. A systematic analysis of anti-diabetic medicinal plants from cells to clinical trials. PeerJ 2023; 11:e14639. [PMID: 36627919 PMCID: PMC9826616 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14639] [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: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Background Diabetes is one of the fastest-growing health emergencies of the 21st century, placing a severe economic burden on many countries. Current management approaches have improved diabetic care, but several limitations still exist, such as decreased efficacy, adverse effects, and the high cost of treatment, particularly for developing nations. There is, therefore, a need for more cost-effective therapies for diabetes management. The evidence-based application of phytochemicals from plants in the management of diseases is gaining traction. Methodology Various plants and plant parts have been investigated as antidiabetic agents. This review sought to collate and discuss published data on the cellular and molecular effects of medicinal plants and phytochemicals on insulin signaling pathways to better understand the current trend in using plant products in the management of diabetes. Furthermore, we explored available information on medicinal plants that consistently produced hypoglycemic effects from isolated cells to animal studies and clinical trials. Results There is substantial literature describing the effects of a range of plant extracts on insulin action and insulin signaling, revealing a depth in knowledge of molecular detail. Our exploration also reveals effective antidiabetic actions in animal studies, and clear translational potential evidenced by clinical trials. Conclusion We suggest that this area of research should be further exploited in the search for novel therapeutics for diabetes.
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- Simeon Omale
- African Centre for Excellence in Phytomedicine, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Sahu B, Bal NC. Adipokines from white adipose tissue in regulation of whole body energy homeostasis. Biochimie 2023; 204:92-107. [PMID: 36084909 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2022.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Diseases originating from altered energy homeostasis including obesity, and type 2 diabetes are rapidly increasing worldwide. Research in the last few decades on animal models and humans demonstrates that the white adipose tissue (WAT) is critical for energy balance and more than just an energy storage site. WAT orchestrates the whole-body metabolism through inter-organ crosstalk primarily mediated by cytokines named "Adipokines". The adipokines influence metabolism and fuel selection of the skeletal muscle and liver thereby fine-tuning the load on WAT itself in physiological conditions like starvation, exercise and cold. In addition, adipokine secretion is influenced by various pathological conditions like obesity, inflammation and diabetes. In this review, we have surveyed the current state of knowledge on important adipokines and their significance in regulating energy balance and metabolic diseases. Furthermore, we have summarized the interplay of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory adipokines in the modulation of pathological conditions.
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- Bijayashree Sahu
- School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751024, India.
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- School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751024, India.
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Ahsan M, Garneau L, Aguer C. The bidirectional relationship between AMPK pathway activation and myokine secretion in skeletal muscle: How it affects energy metabolism. Front Physiol 2022; 13:1040809. [PMID: 36479347 PMCID: PMC9721351 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.1040809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
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Myokines are peptides and proteins secreted by skeletal muscle cells, into the interstitium, or in the blood. Their regulation may be dependent or independent of muscle contraction to induce a variety of metabolic effects. Numerous myokines have been implicated in influencing energy metabolism via AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) signalling. As AMPK is centrally involved in glucose and lipid metabolism, it is important to understand how myokines influence its signalling, and vice versa. Such insight will better elucidate the mechanism of metabolic regulation during exercise and at rest. This review encompasses the latest research conducted on the relationship between AMPK signalling and myokines within skeletal muscles via autocrine or paracrine signalling.
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- Mahdi Ahsan
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Institut du Savoir Montfort –Recherche, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Institut du Savoir Montfort –Recherche, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University—Campus Outaouais, Gatineau, QC, Canada
- School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Trinh B, Peletier M, Simonsen C, Plomgaard P, Karstoft K, Pedersen BK, van Hall G, Ellingsgaard H. Amino Acid Metabolism and Protein Turnover in Lean and Obese Humans During Exercise-Effect of IL-6 Receptor Blockade. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2022; 107:1854-1864. [PMID: 35442403 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgac239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is implicated in skeletal muscle wasting and in regulating skeletal muscle hypertrophy in the healthy state. OBJECTIVE This work aimed to determine the role of IL-6 in regulating systemic protein and amino acid metabolism during rest, exercise, and recovery in lean and obese humans. METHODS In a nonrandomized, single-blind design, 12 lean and 9 obese individuals were infused first with 0.9% saline (Saline), secondly with the IL-6 receptor antibody tocilizumab (Acute IL-6R ab), and 21 days later with saline while still under tocilizumab influence (Chronic IL-6R ab). Outcome measures were determined before, during, and after 90 minutes of exercise at 40% Wattmax by isotope dilution technique, using primed continuous infusion of L-[ring-D5]phenylalanine and L-[D2]tyrosine. Main outcomes measures included systemic protein turnover and plasma amino acid concentrations. RESULTS We saw no effect of acute or chronic IL-6 receptor blockade on protein turnover. In lean individuals, chronic IL-6 receptor blockade increased plasma concentrations of total amino acids (rest Δ + 186 μmol/L; 95% CI, 40-332; recovery Δ + 201 μmol/L; 95% CI, 55-347) and essential amino acids (rest Δ + 43 μmol/L; 95% CI, 12-76; recovery Δ + 45 μmol/L; 95% CI, 13-77) independently of exercise but had no such effect in obese individuals (total amino acids rest Δ + 63 μmol/L; 95% CI, -170 to 295, recovery Δ - 23 μmol/L, 95% CI, -256 to 210; essential amino acids rest Δ + 26 μmol/L; 95% CI, -21 to 73, recovery Δ + 11 μmol/L; 95% CI, -36 to 58). CONCLUSION IL-6 receptor blockade has no effect on protein turnover in fasting lean and obese humans during rest, exercise, and recovery. Chronic IL-6 receptor blockade increases total and essential amino acid concentrations only in lean individuals.
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- Beckey Trinh
- The Centre for Physical Activity Research, Rigshospitalet, Section 7641, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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- The Centre for Physical Activity Research, Rigshospitalet, Section 7641, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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- The Centre for Physical Activity Research, Rigshospitalet, Section 7641, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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- The Centre for Physical Activity Research, Rigshospitalet, Section 7641, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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- The Centre for Physical Activity Research, Rigshospitalet, Section 7641, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen 2400, Denmark
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- The Centre for Physical Activity Research, Rigshospitalet, Section 7641, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
- Clinical Metabolomics Core Facility, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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- The Centre for Physical Activity Research, Rigshospitalet, Section 7641, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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Balakrishnan R, Thurmond DC. Mechanisms by Which Skeletal Muscle Myokines Ameliorate Insulin Resistance. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:4636. [PMID: 35563026 PMCID: PMC9102915 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23094636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Revised: 04/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The skeletal muscle is the largest organ in the body and secretes circulating factors, including myokines, which are involved in various cellular signaling processes. Skeletal muscle is vital for metabolism and physiology and plays a crucial role in insulin-mediated glucose disposal. Myokines have autocrine, paracrine, and endocrine functions, serving as critical regulators of myogenic differentiation, fiber-type switching, and maintaining muscle mass. Myokines have profound effects on energy metabolism and inflammation, contributing to the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and other metabolic diseases. Myokines have been shown to increase insulin sensitivity, thereby improving glucose disposal and regulating glucose and lipid metabolism. Many myokines have now been identified, and research on myokine signaling mechanisms and functions is rapidly emerging. This review summarizes the current state of the field regarding the role of myokines in tissue cross-talk, including their molecular mechanisms, and their potential as therapeutic targets for T2D.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, Arthur Riggs Diabetes and Metabolism Research Institute, City of Hope Beckman Research Institute, 1500 E. Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010, USA;
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Lee-Ødegård S, Olsen T, Norheim F, Drevon CA, Birkeland KI. Potential Mechanisms for How Long-Term Physical Activity May Reduce Insulin Resistance. Metabolites 2022; 12:metabo12030208. [PMID: 35323652 PMCID: PMC8950317 DOI: 10.3390/metabo12030208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Revised: 02/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Insulin became available for the treatment of patients with diabetes 100 years ago, and soon thereafter it became evident that the biological response to its actions differed markedly between individuals. This prompted extensive research into insulin action and resistance (IR), resulting in the universally agreed fact that IR is a core finding in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). T2DM is the most prevalent form of diabetes, reaching epidemic proportions worldwide. Physical activity (PA) has the potential of improving IR and is, therefore, a cornerstone in the prevention and treatment of T2DM. Whereas most research has focused on the acute effects of PA, less is known about the effects of long-term PA on IR. Here, we describe a model of potential mechanisms behind reduced IR after long-term PA to guide further mechanistic investigations and to tailor PA interventions in the therapy of T2DM. The development of such interventions requires knowledge of normal glucose metabolism, and we briefly summarize an integrated physiological perspective on IR. We then describe the effects of long-term PA on signaling molecules involved in cellular responses to insulin, tissue-specific functions, and whole-body IR.
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- Sindre Lee-Ødegård
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 0372 Oslo, Norway;
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- Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 0372 Oslo, Norway; (T.O.); (F.N.); (C.A.D.)
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- Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 0372 Oslo, Norway; (T.O.); (F.N.); (C.A.D.)
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- Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 0372 Oslo, Norway; (T.O.); (F.N.); (C.A.D.)
- Vitas Ltd. Analytical Services, Oslo Science Park, 0349 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 0372 Oslo, Norway;
- Correspondence:
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The effect of toll-like receptor ligands on energy metabolism and myokine expression and secretion in cultured human skeletal muscle cells. Sci Rep 2021; 11:24219. [PMID: 34930972 PMCID: PMC8688447 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-03730-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Skeletal muscle plays an important role in glycaemic control and metabolic homeostasis, making it a tissue of interest with respect to type 2 diabetes mellitus. The aim of the present study was to determine if ligands of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) could have an impact on energy metabolism and myokine expression and secretion in cultured human skeletal muscle cells. The myotubes expressed mRNA for TLRs 1–6. TLR3, TLR4, TLR5 and TLR6 ligands (TLRLs) increased glucose metabolism. Furthermore, TLR4L and TLR5L increased oleic acid metabolism. The metabolic effects of TLRLs were not evident until after at least 24 h pre-incubation of the cells and here the metabolic effects were more evident for the metabolism of glucose than oleic acid, with a shift towards effects on oleic acid metabolism after chronic exposure (168 h). However, the stimulatory effect of TLRLs on myokine expression and secretion was detected after only 6 h, where TLR3-6L stimulated secretion of interleukin-6 (IL-6). TLR5L also increased secretion of interleukin-8 (IL-8), while TLR6L also increased secretion of granulocyte–macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF). Pre-incubation of the myotubes with IL-6 for 24 h increased oleic acid oxidation but had no effect on glucose metabolism. Thus IL-6 did not mimic all the metabolic effects of the TLRLs, implying metabolic effects beyond the actions of this myokine.
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Insulin Downregulated the Infection of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) in Bladder Cells in a High-Glucose Environment through JAK/STAT Signaling Pathway. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9122421. [PMID: 34946023 PMCID: PMC8704104 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9122421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Diabetic individuals have a higher incidence of urinary tract infection (UTI) than non-diabetic individuals, and also require longer treatment. We evaluated the effects of insulin pretreatment on the regulation of JAK/STAT transduction pathways in UPEC-infected bladder cells in a high-glucose environment. A bladder cell model with GFP-UPEC and fluorescent-labeled TLR4, STAT1, STAT3, and insulin receptor antibodies, was used to evaluate the relationship between insulin receptor signaling, TLR-4-mediated, and JAK/STAT-dependent pathways. Pretreatment with 20 and 40 µg/mL insulin for 24 h significantly and dose-dependently reduced UPEC infection in SV-HUC-1 cells. Additionally, the expression levels of STAT1 and STAT3 were downregulated in a dose-dependent manner. However, insulin receptor (IR) expression was not affected by insulin pretreatment. Our results showed that insulin-mediated reduction of UPEC infection in a high-glucose environment was not only due to the downregulation of JAK1/2 and phosphorylated STAT-1/3, but also because of the decreased expression of TLR-4 proteins and pro-inflammatory IL-6. Here, we demonstrated that insulin reduced not only UPEC infection in bladder epithelial cells, but also inhibited the JAK/STAT transduction pathway during infection in a high-glucose environment. This study provides evidence to support the use of insulin in the treatment of UPEC infection in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D).
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Blocking endogenous IL-6 impairs mobilization of free fatty acids during rest and exercise in lean and obese men. CELL REPORTS MEDICINE 2021; 2:100396. [PMID: 34622233 PMCID: PMC8484687 DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2021.100396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Revised: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Lack of interleukin-6 (IL-6) leads to expansion of adipose tissue mass in rodents and humans. The exact underlying mechanisms have not been identified. In this placebo-controlled, non-randomized, participant-blinded crossover study, we use the IL-6 receptor antibody tocilizumab to investigate the role of endogenous IL-6 in regulating systemic energy metabolism at rest and during exercise and recovery in lean and obese men using tracer dilution methodology. Tocilizumab reduces fatty acid appearance in the circulation under all conditions in lean and obese individuals, whereas lipolysis (the rate of glycerol appearance into the circulation) is mostly unaffected. The fact that fatty acid oxidation is unaffected by IL-6 receptor blockade suggests increased re-esterification of fatty acids. Glucose kinetics are unaffected. We find that blocking endogenous IL-6 signaling with tocilizumab impairs fat mobilization, which may contribute to expansion of adipose tissue mass and, thus, affect the health of individuals undergoing anti-IL-6 therapy (Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT03967691).
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As the principal tissue for insulin-stimulated glucose disposal, skeletal muscle is a primary driver of whole-body glycemic control. Skeletal muscle also uniquely responds to muscle contraction or exercise with increased sensitivity to subsequent insulin stimulation. Insulin's dominating control of glucose metabolism is orchestrated by complex and highly regulated signaling cascades that elicit diverse and unique effects on skeletal muscle. We discuss the discoveries that have led to our current understanding of how insulin promotes glucose uptake in muscle. We also touch upon insulin access to muscle, and insulin signaling toward glycogen, lipid, and protein metabolism. We draw from human and rodent studies in vivo, isolated muscle preparations, and muscle cell cultures to home in on the molecular, biophysical, and structural elements mediating these responses. Finally, we offer some perspective on molecular defects that potentially underlie the failure of muscle to take up glucose efficiently during obesity and type 2 diabetes.
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Klymenko O, Brecklinghaus T, Dille M, Springer C, de Wendt C, Altenhofen D, Binsch C, Knebel B, Scheller J, Hardt C, Herwig R, Chadt A, Pfluger PT, Al-Hasani H, Kabra DG. Histone deacetylase 5 regulates interleukin 6 secretion and insulin action in skeletal muscle. Mol Metab 2020; 42:101062. [PMID: 32771698 PMCID: PMC7481569 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2020.101062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Physical exercise training is associated with increased glucose uptake in skeletal muscle and improved glycemic control. HDAC5, a class IIa histone deacetylase, has been shown to regulate transcription of the insulin-responsive glucose transporter GLUT4 in cultured muscle cells. In this study, we analyzed the contribution of HDAC5 to the transcriptional network in muscle and the beneficial effect of muscle contraction and regular exercise on glucose metabolism. METHODS HDAC5 knockout mice (KO) and wild-type (WT) littermates were trained for 8 weeks on treadmills, metabolically phenotyped, and compared to sedentary controls. Hdac5-deficient skeletal muscle and cultured Hdac5-knockdown (KD) C2C12 myotubes were utilized for studies of gene expression and glucose metabolism. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) studies were conducted to analyze Il6 promoter activity using H3K9ac and HDAC5 antibodies. RESULTS Global transcriptome analysis of Hdac5 KO gastrocnemius muscle demonstrated activation of the IL-6 signaling pathway. Accordingly, knockdown of Hdac5 in C2C12 myotubes led to higher expression and secretion of IL-6 with enhanced insulin-stimulated activation of AKT that was reversed by Il6 knockdown. Moreover, Hdac5-deficient myotubes exhibited enhanced glucose uptake, glycogen synthesis, and elevated expression levels of the glucose transporter GLUT4. Transcription of Il6 was further enhanced by electrical pulse stimulation in Hdac5-deficient C2C12 myotubes. ChIP identified a ∼1 kb fragment of the Il6 promoter that interacts with HDAC5 and demonstrated increased activation-associated histone marker AcH3K9 in Hdac5-deficient muscle cells. Exercise intervention of HDAC5 KO mice resulted in improved systemic glucose tolerance as compared to WT controls. CONCLUSIONS We identified HDAC5 as a negative epigenetic regulator of IL-6 synthesis and release in skeletal muscle. HDAC5 may exert beneficial effects through two different mechanisms, transcriptional control of genes required for glucose disposal and utilization, and HDAC5-dependent IL-6 signaling cross-talk to improve glucose uptake in muscle in response to exercise.
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- Oleksiy Klymenko
- Institute for Clinical Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University, Medical faculty, Düsseldorf, Germany; German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), München-Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University, Medical faculty, Düsseldorf, Germany; German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), München-Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University, Medical faculty, Düsseldorf, Germany; German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), München-Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University, Medical faculty, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University, Medical faculty, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University, Medical faculty, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University, Medical faculty, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University, Medical faculty, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Heinrich Heine University, Medical faculty, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Computational Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Computational Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University, Medical faculty, Düsseldorf, Germany; German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), München-Neuherberg, Germany
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- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), München-Neuherberg, Germany; Research Unit Neurobiology of Diabetes, Helmholtz Zentrum München, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany; TUM School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, 81675, München, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University, Medical faculty, Düsseldorf, Germany; German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), München-Neuherberg, Germany.
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- Institute for Clinical Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University, Medical faculty, Düsseldorf, Germany; German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), München-Neuherberg, Germany
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Batista TM, Jayavelu AK, Wewer Albrechtsen NJ, Iovino S, Lebastchi J, Pan H, Dreyfuss JM, Krook A, Zierath JR, Mann M, Kahn CR. A Cell-Autonomous Signature of Dysregulated Protein Phosphorylation Underlies Muscle Insulin Resistance in Type 2 Diabetes. Cell Metab 2020; 32:844-859.e5. [PMID: 32888406 PMCID: PMC7875546 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2020.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 05/26/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Skeletal muscle insulin resistance is the earliest defect in type 2 diabetes (T2D), preceding and predicting disease development. To what extent this reflects a primary defect or is secondary to tissue cross talk due to changes in hormones or circulating metabolites is unknown. To address this question, we have developed an in vitro disease-in-a-dish model using iPS cells from T2D patients differentiated into myoblasts (iMyos). We find that T2D iMyos in culture exhibit multiple defects mirroring human disease, including an altered insulin signaling, decreased insulin-stimulated glucose uptake, and reduced mitochondrial oxidation. More strikingly, global phosphoproteomic analysis reveals a multidimensional network of signaling defects in T2D iMyos going beyond the canonical insulin-signaling cascade, including proteins involved in regulation of Rho GTPases, mRNA splicing and/or processing, vesicular trafficking, gene transcription, and chromatin remodeling. These cell-autonomous defects and the dysregulated network of protein phosphorylation reveal a new dimension in the cellular mechanisms underlying the fundamental defects in T2D.
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- Thiago M Batista
- Section of Integrative Physiology and Metabolism, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Department of Proteomics and Signal Transduction, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Proteomics and Signal Transduction, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany; Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2200, Denmark; Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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- Section of Integrative Physiology and Metabolism, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Section of Integrative Physiology and Metabolism, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Core, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Core, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm 171 77, Sweden
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2200, Denmark; Section of Integrative Physiology, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm 171 76, Sweden
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- Department of Proteomics and Signal Transduction, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany; Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2200, Denmark
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- Section of Integrative Physiology and Metabolism, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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Pirkmajer S, Bezjak K, Matkovič U, Dolinar K, Jiang LQ, Miš K, Gros K, Milovanova K, Pirkmajer KP, Marš T, Kapilevich L, Chibalin AV. Ouabain Suppresses IL-6/STAT3 Signaling and Promotes Cytokine Secretion in Cultured Skeletal Muscle Cells. Front Physiol 2020; 11:566584. [PMID: 33101052 PMCID: PMC7544989 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.566584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The cardiotonic steroids (CTS), such as ouabain and marinobufagenin, are thought to be adrenocortical hormones secreted during exercise and the stress response. The catalytic α-subunit of Na,K-ATPase (NKA) is a CTS receptor, whose largest pool is located in skeletal muscles, indicating that muscles are a major target for CTS. Skeletal muscles contribute to adaptations to exercise by secreting interleukin-6 (IL-6) and plethora of other cytokines, which exert paracrine and endocrine effects in muscles and non-muscle tissues. Here, we determined whether ouabain, a prototypical CTS, modulates IL-6 signaling and secretion in the cultured human skeletal muscle cells. Ouabain (2.5–50 nM) suppressed the abundance of STAT3, a key transcription factor downstream of the IL-6 receptor, as well as its basal and IL-6-stimulated phosphorylation. Conversely, ouabain (50 nM) increased the phosphorylation of ERK1/2, Akt, p70S6K, and S6 ribosomal protein, indicating activation of the ERK1/2 and the Akt-mTOR pathways. Proteasome inhibitor MG-132 blocked the ouabain-induced suppression of the total STAT3, but did not prevent the dephosphorylation of STAT3. Ouabain (50 nM) suppressed hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), a modulator of STAT3 signaling, but gene silencing of HIF-1α and/or its partner protein HIF-1β did not mimic effects of ouabain on the phosphorylation of STAT3. Ouabain (50 nM) failed to suppress the phosphorylation of STAT3 and HIF-1α in rat L6 skeletal muscle cells, which express the ouabain-resistant α1-subunit of NKA. We also found that ouabain (100 nM) promoted the secretion of IL-6, IL-8, GM-CSF, and TNF-α from the skeletal muscle cells of healthy subjects, and the secretion of GM-CSF from cells of subjects with the type 2 diabetes. Marinobufagenin (10 nM), another important CTS, did not alter the secretion of these cytokines. In conclusion, our study shows that ouabain suppresses the IL-6 signaling via STAT3, but promotes the secretion of IL-6 and other cytokines, which might represent a negative feedback in the IL-6/STAT3 pathway. Collectively, our results implicate a role for CTS and NKA in regulation of the IL-6 signaling and secretion in skeletal muscle.
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- Sergej Pirkmajer
- Institute of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Institute of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Institute of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Institute of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Integrative Physiology, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Institute of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Sports and Health Tourism, Sports Physiology and Medicine, National Research Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia
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- Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Institute of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Sports and Health Tourism, Sports Physiology and Medicine, National Research Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia.,Central Scientific Laboratory, Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk, Russia
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- Integrative Physiology, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Chee YJ, Tan SK, Yeoh E. Dissecting the interaction between COVID-19 and diabetes mellitus. J Diabetes Investig 2020; 11:1104-1114. [PMID: 32558211 PMCID: PMC7323255 DOI: 10.1111/jdi.13326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic that is caused by a novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2. Data from several countries have shown higher morbidity and mortality among individuals with chronic metabolic diseases, such as diabetes mellitus. In this review, we explore the contributing factors for poorer prognosis in these individuals. As a significant proportion of patients with COVID-19 also have diabetes mellitus, this adds another layer of complexity to their management. We explore potential interactions between antidiabetic medications and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors with COVID-19. Suggested recommendations for the use of antidiabetic medications for COVID-19 patients with diabetes mellitus are provided. We also review pertinent clinical considerations in the management of diabetic ketoacidosis in COVID-19 patients. In addition, we aim to increase clinicians' awareness of the metabolic effects of promising drug therapies for COVID-19. Finally, we highlight the importance of timely vaccinations for patients with diabetes mellitus.
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- Ying Jie Chee
- Division of EndocrinologyDepartment of MedicineKhoo Teck Puat HospitalSingapore
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- Division of EndocrinologyDepartment of MedicineKhoo Teck Puat HospitalSingapore
- Diabetes CenterAdmiralty Medical CenterSingapore
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- Division of EndocrinologyDepartment of MedicineKhoo Teck Puat HospitalSingapore
- Diabetes CenterAdmiralty Medical CenterSingapore
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Tencerova M, Frost M, Figeac F, Nielsen TK, Ali D, Lauterlein JJL, Andersen TL, Haakonsson AK, Rauch A, Madsen JS, Ejersted C, Højlund K, Kassem M. Obesity-Associated Hypermetabolism and Accelerated Senescence of Bone Marrow Stromal Stem Cells Suggest a Potential Mechanism for Bone Fragility. Cell Rep 2020; 27:2050-2062.e6. [PMID: 31091445 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.04.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Revised: 03/06/2019] [Accepted: 04/12/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Obesity is associated with increased risk for fragility fractures. However, the cellular mechanisms are unknown. Using a translational approach combining RNA sequencing and cellular analyses, we investigated bone marrow stromal stem cells (BM-MSCs) of 54 men divided into lean, overweight, and obese groups on the basis of BMI. Compared with BM-MSCs obtained from lean, obese BM-MSCs exhibited a shift of molecular phenotype toward committed adipocytic progenitors and increased expression of metabolic genes involved in glycolytic and oxidoreductase activity. Interestingly, compared with paired samples of peripheral adipose tissue-derived stromal cells (AT-MSCs), insulin signaling of obese BM-MSCs was enhanced and accompanied by increased abundance of insulin receptor positive (IR+) and leptin receptor positive (LEPR+) cells in BM-MSC cultures. Their hyper-activated metabolic state was accompanied by an accelerated senescence phenotype. Our data provide a plausible explanation for the bone fragility in obesity caused by enhanced insulin signaling leading to accelerated metabolic senescence of BM-MSCs.
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- Michaela Tencerova
- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, KMEB, University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense C, Denmark; OPEN, Odense Patient Data Explorative Network, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, KMEB, University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense C, Denmark; Steno Diabetes Center Odense, Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense C, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, KMEB, University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense C, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, KMEB, University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense C, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, KMEB, University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense C, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, KMEB, University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense C, Denmark
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- Clinical Cell Biology, Department of Pathology, Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense C, Denmark; Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, 5000 Odense C, Denmark; Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, 5000 Odense C, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, KMEB, University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense C, Denmark; OPEN, Odense Patient Data Explorative Network, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, KMEB, University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense C, Denmark
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- Institute of Regional Health Science, University of Southern Denmark, 5000 Odense C, Denmark; Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Lillebaelt Hospital, 7100 Vejle, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology, Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense C, Denmark
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- Steno Diabetes Center Odense, Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense C, Denmark; Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, 5000 Odense C, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, KMEB, University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense C, Denmark; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, DanStem (Danish Stem Cell Center), Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Laurens C, Parmar A, Murphy E, Carper D, Lair B, Maes P, Vion J, Boulet N, Fontaine C, Marquès M, Larrouy D, Harant I, Thalamas C, Montastier E, Caspar-Bauguil S, Bourlier V, Tavernier G, Grolleau JL, Bouloumié A, Langin D, Viguerie N, Bertile F, Blanc S, de Glisezinski I, O'Gorman D, Moro C. Growth and differentiation factor 15 is secreted by skeletal muscle during exercise and promotes lipolysis in humans. JCI Insight 2020; 5:131870. [PMID: 32106110 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.131870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
We hypothesized that skeletal muscle contraction produces a cellular stress signal, triggering adipose tissue lipolysis to sustain fuel availability during exercise. The present study aimed at identifying exercise-regulated myokines, also known as exerkines, able to promote lipolysis. Human primary myotubes from lean healthy volunteers were submitted to electrical pulse stimulation (EPS) to mimic either acute intense or chronic moderate exercise. Conditioned media (CM) experiments with human adipocytes were performed. CM and human plasma samples were analyzed using unbiased proteomic screening and/or ELISA. Real-time qPCR was performed in cultured myotubes and muscle biopsy samples. CM from both acute intense and chronic moderate exercise increased basal lipolysis in human adipocytes. Growth and differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) gene expression and secretion increased rapidly upon skeletal muscle contraction. GDF15 protein was upregulated in CM from both acute and chronic exercise-stimulated myotubes. We further showed that physiological concentrations of recombinant GDF15 protein increased lipolysis in human adipose tissue, while blocking GDF15 with a neutralizing antibody abrogated EPS CM-mediated lipolysis. We herein provide the first evidence to our knowledge that GDF15 is a potentially novel exerkine produced by skeletal muscle contraction and able to target human adipose tissue to promote lipolysis.
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- Claire Laurens
- Inserm, UMR1048, Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Toulouse, France.,Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Toulouse, Paul Sabatier University, UMR1048, Toulouse, France.,CNRS UMR7178, Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien, Strasbourg University, Strasbourg, France
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- Inserm, UMR1048, Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Toulouse, France.,Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Toulouse, Paul Sabatier University, UMR1048, Toulouse, France
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- School of Health and Human Performance, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
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- Inserm, UMR1048, Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Toulouse, France.,Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Toulouse, Paul Sabatier University, UMR1048, Toulouse, France
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- Inserm, UMR1048, Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Toulouse, France.,Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Toulouse, Paul Sabatier University, UMR1048, Toulouse, France
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- CNRS UMR7178, Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien, Strasbourg University, Strasbourg, France
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- Inserm, UMR1048, Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Toulouse, France.,Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Toulouse, Paul Sabatier University, UMR1048, Toulouse, France
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- Inserm, UMR1048, Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Toulouse, France.,Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Toulouse, Paul Sabatier University, UMR1048, Toulouse, France
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- Inserm, UMR1048, Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Toulouse, France.,Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Toulouse, Paul Sabatier University, UMR1048, Toulouse, France
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- Inserm, UMR1048, Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Toulouse, France.,Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Toulouse, Paul Sabatier University, UMR1048, Toulouse, France
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- Inserm, UMR1048, Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Toulouse, France.,Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Toulouse, Paul Sabatier University, UMR1048, Toulouse, France
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- Inserm, UMR1048, Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Toulouse, France.,Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Toulouse, Paul Sabatier University, UMR1048, Toulouse, France
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- Inserm, UMR1048, Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Toulouse, France.,Inserm, Clinical Investigation Center CIC 1436, Toulouse, France.,Departments of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Physiology, Plastic Surgery and Clinical Investigation Center CIC 1436, Toulouse University Hospitals, Toulouse, France
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- Inserm, UMR1048, Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Toulouse, France.,Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Toulouse, Paul Sabatier University, UMR1048, Toulouse, France.,Departments of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Physiology, Plastic Surgery and Clinical Investigation Center CIC 1436, Toulouse University Hospitals, Toulouse, France
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- Inserm, UMR1048, Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Toulouse, France.,Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Toulouse, Paul Sabatier University, UMR1048, Toulouse, France.,Departments of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Physiology, Plastic Surgery and Clinical Investigation Center CIC 1436, Toulouse University Hospitals, Toulouse, France
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- Inserm, UMR1048, Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Toulouse, France.,Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Toulouse, Paul Sabatier University, UMR1048, Toulouse, France
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- Inserm, UMR1048, Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Toulouse, France.,Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Toulouse, Paul Sabatier University, UMR1048, Toulouse, France
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Physiology, Plastic Surgery and Clinical Investigation Center CIC 1436, Toulouse University Hospitals, Toulouse, France
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- Inserm, UMR1048, Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Toulouse, France.,Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Toulouse, Paul Sabatier University, UMR1048, Toulouse, France
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- Inserm, UMR1048, Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Toulouse, France.,Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Toulouse, Paul Sabatier University, UMR1048, Toulouse, France.,Departments of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Physiology, Plastic Surgery and Clinical Investigation Center CIC 1436, Toulouse University Hospitals, Toulouse, France
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- Inserm, UMR1048, Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Toulouse, France.,Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Toulouse, Paul Sabatier University, UMR1048, Toulouse, France
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- CNRS UMR7178, Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien, Strasbourg University, Strasbourg, France
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- CNRS UMR7178, Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien, Strasbourg University, Strasbourg, France
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- Inserm, UMR1048, Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Toulouse, France.,Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Toulouse, Paul Sabatier University, UMR1048, Toulouse, France.,Departments of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Physiology, Plastic Surgery and Clinical Investigation Center CIC 1436, Toulouse University Hospitals, Toulouse, France
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- School of Health and Human Performance, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
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- Inserm, UMR1048, Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Toulouse, France
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Floriano JF, Willis G, Catapano F, de Lima PR, Reis FVDS, Barbosa AMP, Rudge MVC, Emanueli C. Exosomes Could Offer New Options to Combat the Long-Term Complications Inflicted by Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Cells 2020; 9:E675. [PMID: 32164322 PMCID: PMC7140615 DOI: 10.3390/cells9030675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2020] [Revised: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 02/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Gestational diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is a complex clinical condition that promotes pelvic floor myopathy, thus predisposing sufferers to urinary incontinence (UI). GDM usually regresses after birth. Nonetheless, a GDM history is associated with higher risk of subsequently developing type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and UI. Some aspects of the pathophysiology of GDM remain unclear and the associated pathologies (outcomes) are poorly addressed, simultaneously raising public health costs and diminishing women's quality of life. Exosomes are small extracellular vesicles produced and actively secreted by cells as part of their intercellular communication system. Exosomes are heterogenous in their cargo and depending on the cell sources and environment, they can mediate both pathogenetic and therapeutic functions. With the advancement in knowledge of exosomes, new perspectives have emerged to support the mechanistic understanding, prediction/diagnosis and ultimately, treatment of the post-GMD outcomes. Here, we will review recent advances in knowledge of the role of exosomes in GDM and related areas and discuss the possibilities for translating exosomes as therapeutic agents in the GDM clinical setting.
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- Juliana Ferreira Floriano
- Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University, 18618687 Botucatu, Brazil; (J.F.F.); (P.R.d.L.); (F.V.D.S.R.); (A.M.P.B.)
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- Division of Newborn Medicine/Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA;
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, UK;
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- Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University, 18618687 Botucatu, Brazil; (J.F.F.); (P.R.d.L.); (F.V.D.S.R.); (A.M.P.B.)
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- Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University, 18618687 Botucatu, Brazil; (J.F.F.); (P.R.d.L.); (F.V.D.S.R.); (A.M.P.B.)
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- Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University, 18618687 Botucatu, Brazil; (J.F.F.); (P.R.d.L.); (F.V.D.S.R.); (A.M.P.B.)
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, UK;
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Gholizadeh E, Khaleghian A, Najafgholi Seyfi D, Karbalaei R. Showing NAFLD, as a key connector disease between Alzheimer's disease and diabetes via analysis of systems biology. GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY FROM BED TO BENCH 2020; 13:S89-S97. [PMID: 33585009 PMCID: PMC7881394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
AIM This study was designed to perform network analysis of Alzheimers҆ disease and diabetes and to find their correlation with each other and other diseases/pathways. BACKGROUND Alzheimer's disease (AD) as a neurodegenerative disease and diabetes as a metabolic disease are two major health problems in the recent years. The recent studies have reported their correlation and same spreading pathways of these two diseases together, but details of this relation are not well known yet at molecular level.. METHODS In thermal proteome profiling (TPP) technique, after treatment of the extracted proteins by heat and drug concentration, the resulting proteins were analyzed by mass spectrometry. Enrichment analysis of these proteins led to development of AD and diabetes. First, corresponding genes for each disease were extracted from DisGeNET database and then, protein-protein interaction network was constructed for each of them using the search tool for retrieval of interacting genes and proteins (STRING). After analyzing these networks, hub-bottleneck nodes of networks were evaluated. Also, common nodes between two networks were extracted and used for further analysis. RESULTS High correlation was found between AD and diabetes based on the existence of 40 common genes. Results of analyses revealed 14 genes in AD and 12 genes in diabetes as hub-bottleneck 7 of which were common including caspase 3 (CASP3), insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1), catalase (CAT), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), leptin (LEP), vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA), and interleukin 6 ( IL-6). CONCLUSION Our results revealed a direct correlation between AD and diabetes and also a correlation between these two diseases and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), suggesting that a small change in each of these three diseases can lead to development of any other diseases in the patients. Also, the enrichments exhibited the existence of common pathways between AD, diabetes, NAFLD, and male infertility.
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- Elham Gholizadeh
- Department of Biochemistry, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
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- Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Proteomics Research Center, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Savikj M, Ruby MA, Kostovski E, Iversen PO, Zierath JR, Krook A, Widegren U. Retained differentiation capacity of human skeletal muscle satellite cells from spinal cord-injured individuals. Physiol Rep 2019; 6:e13739. [PMID: 29906337 PMCID: PMC6003643 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2018] [Revised: 05/16/2018] [Accepted: 05/18/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Despite the well‐known role of satellite cells in skeletal muscle plasticity, the effect of spinal cord injury on their function in humans remains unknown. We determined whether spinal cord injury affects the intrinsic ability of satellite cells to differentiate and produce metabolically healthy myotubes. We obtained vastus lateralis biopsies from eight spinal cord‐injured and six able‐bodied individuals. Satellite cells were isolated, grown and differentiated in vitro. Gene expression was measured by quantitative PCR. Abundance of differentiation markers and regulatory proteins was determined by Western blotting. Protein synthesis and fatty acid oxidation were measured by radioactive tracer‐based assays. Activated satellite cells (myoblasts) and differentiated myotubes derived from skeletal muscle of able‐bodied and spinal cord‐injured individuals expressed similar (P > 0.05) mRNA levels of myogenic regulatory factors. Myogenic differentiation factor 1 expression was higher in myoblasts from spinal cord‐injured individuals. Desmin and myogenin protein content was increased upon differentiation in both groups, while myotubes from spinal cord‐injured individuals contained more type I and II myosin heavy chain. Phosphorylated and total protein levels of Akt‐mechanistic target of rapamycin and forkhead box protein O signalling axes and protein synthesis rate in myotubes were similar (P > 0.05) between groups. Additionally, fatty acid oxidation of myotubes from spinal cord‐injured individuals was unchanged (P > 0.05) compared to able‐bodied controls. Our results indicate that the intrinsic differentiation capacity of satellite cells and metabolic characteristics of myotubes are preserved following spinal cord injury. This may inform potential interventions targeting satellite cell activation to alleviate skeletal muscle atrophy.
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- Mladen Savikj
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Science Department, Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital, Nesoddtangen, Norway.,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Nutrition and Preventive Medicine, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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- Science Department, Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital, Nesoddtangen, Norway.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Haematology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Jing H, Gao X, Xu L, Lin H, Zhang Z. H 2S promotes a glycometabolism disorder by disturbing the Th1/Th2 balance during LPS-induced inflammation in the skeletal muscles of chickens. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 222:124-131. [PMID: 30703651 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.01.136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2018] [Revised: 12/28/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a common environmental pollutant. In humans, H2S enters the body and is transported to different tissues and organs, inducing various types of damage such as chronic inflammatory reactions. Glucose metabolism disorders have been shown to be closely associated with chronic inflammation. The goal of the present study was to investigate the effects and mechanisms of H2S on glycometabolism disorders and chronic inflammatory responses. A chronic inflammation model in the skeletal muscles of chickens was induced using lipopolysaccharide (LPS), after which the animals were exposed to exogenous H2S. Subsequently, the glucose metabolism and the pathways associated with chronic inflammation were analyzed. The pathological analysis showed that significant inflammatory injury to skeletal muscles occurred after animals exposed to H2S. The Th1/Th2 ratio imbalance was exacerbated after exposure to H2S with IFNγ downregulated and IL-1, IL-4, and IL-6 upregulated. In addition, the level of IκBα was suppressed and induced the expression of NF-κB, significantly activating the inflammatory pathway, while the expression of heat shock proteins was elevated. In addition, glucose metabolism factors were analyzed. IRS1 phosphorylation was inhibited in animals exposed to H2S, and the expression of insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signaling pathway-related factors was upregulated to promote insulin resistance, causing glucose metabolism disorders. The results of this study revealed that H2S can trigger changes in the ratio of Th1/Th2 to produce more proinflammatory cytokines that disturb the insulin signaling pathway, causing glycometabolism disorders during the inflammatory response in the skeletal muscles of chickens.
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- Hongyuan Jing
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-resources, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430062, PR China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China; Key Laboratory of the Provincial Education Department of Heilongjiang for Common Animal Disease Prevention and Treatment, PR China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China; Key Laboratory of the Provincial Education Department of Heilongjiang for Common Animal Disease Prevention and Treatment, PR China.
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Garneau L, Aguer C. Role of myokines in the development of skeletal muscle insulin resistance and related metabolic defects in type 2 diabetes. DIABETES & METABOLISM 2019; 45:505-516. [PMID: 30844447 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2019.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2018] [Revised: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Due to its mass, skeletal muscle is the major site of glucose uptake and an important tissue in the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Muscles of patients with T2D are affected with insulin resistance and mitochondrial dysfunction, which result in impaired glucose and fatty acid metabolism. A well-established method of managing the muscle metabolic defects occurring in T2D is physical exercise. During exercise, muscles contract and secrete factors called myokines which can act in an autocrine/paracrine fashion to improve muscle energy metabolism. In patients with T2D, plasma levels as well as muscle levels (mRNA and protein) of some myokines are upregulated, while others are downregulated. The signalling pathways of certain myokines are also altered in skeletal muscle of patients with T2D. Taken together, these findings suggest that myokine secretion is an important factor contributing to the development of muscle metabolic defects during T2D. It is also of interest considering that lack of physical activity is closely linked to the occurrence of this disease. The causal relationships between sedentary behavior, factors secreted by skeletal muscle at rest and during contraction and the development of T2D remain to be elucidated. Many myokines shown to influence muscle energy metabolism still have not been characterized in the context of T2D in skeletal muscle specifically. The purpose of this review is to highlight what is known and what remains to be determined regarding myokine secretion in patients with T2D to uncover potential therapeutic targets for the management of this disease.
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- L Garneau
- University of Ottawa, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8M5, Canada; Institut du Savoir Montfort - recherche, Ottawa, ON, K1K 0T2, Canada
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- University of Ottawa, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8M5, Canada; Institut du Savoir Montfort - recherche, Ottawa, ON, K1K 0T2, Canada.
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Li M, Zhang Y, Cao Y, Zhang D, Liu L, Guo Y, Wang C. Icariin Ameliorates Palmitate-Induced Insulin Resistance Through Reducing Thioredoxin-Interacting Protein (TXNIP) and Suppressing ER Stress in C2C12 Myotubes. Front Pharmacol 2018; 9:1180. [PMID: 30459603 PMCID: PMC6232724 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.01180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2018] [Accepted: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Both thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP) and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress are implicated in skeletal muscle insulin resistance. Icariin has been found to mimic insulin action in normal skeletal muscle C2C12 cells and display anti-diabetic properties in diet-induced obese mice. However, the underlying molecular mechanism remains to be well-established. Herein, we tested the hypothesis that the protective effects of icariin on free fatty acid-induced insulin resistance were attributed to its regulation on TXNIP protein levels and ER stress in skeletal muscle cells. We found that TXNIP mediated the saturated fatty acid palmitate (PA)-induced insulin resistance in C2C12 myotubes. Icariin treatment significantly restored PA-reduced proteasome activity resulting in reduction of TXNIP protein and suppression of ER stress, as well as improvement of insulin sensitivity. Proteasome inhibition by its specific inhibitor MG132 obviously abolished the inhibitory effect of icariin on PA-induced insulin resistance. In addition, MG132 supplementation markedly abrogated the impacts of icariin on ER stress and TXNIP-mediated downstream events such as inflammation and STAT3 phosphorylation. These results clearly indicate that icariin improves PA-induced skeletal muscle insulin resistance through a proteasome-dependent mechanism, by which icariin downregulats TXNIP levels and inhibits ER stress.
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan, China
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Díaz BB, González DA, Gannar F, Pérez MCR, de León AC. Myokines, physical activity, insulin resistance and autoimmune diseases. Immunol Lett 2018; 203:1-5. [PMID: 30194964 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2018.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2018] [Revised: 08/22/2018] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Myokines are peptides produced and released by myocytes of muscle fibers that influence physiology of muscle and other organs and tissues. They are involved in mediating the beneficial effects that exercise has on health. More than one hundred have been identified and among them are IL6, myostatin, irisin, mionectin and decorin. Physical inactivity leads to an altered response of the secretion of myokines and resistance to them; this leads to a pro-inflammatory state that favors sarcopenia and fat accumulation, promoting the development of cardiovascular diseases, insulin resistance, and diabetes mellitus type 2. Some myokines, including irisin, are responsible for the improvement that exercise produces in many chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, some types of cancer and many autoimmune diseases such as idiopathic inflammatory myopathy, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and inflammatory bowel disease.
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- Buenaventura Brito Díaz
- Research Unit, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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- Research Unit, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain; Immunology Section, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry-Human Nutrition, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, Carthage University, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Research Unit, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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- Research Unit, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain; Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Spain.
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Dodington DW, Desai HR, Woo M. JAK/STAT - Emerging Players in Metabolism. Trends Endocrinol Metab 2018; 29:55-65. [PMID: 29191719 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2017.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2017] [Revised: 11/06/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The Janus kinase (JAK)/signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) pathway is crucial for transducing signals from a variety of metabolically relevant hormones and cytokines including growth hormone, leptin, erythropoietin, IL4, IL6 and IFNγ. A growing body of evidence suggests that this pathway is dysregulated in the context of obesity and metabolic disease. Recent development of animal models has been instrumental in identifying the role of JAK/STAT signaling in the peripheral metabolic organs including adipose, liver, muscle, pancreas, and the immune system. In this review we summarize current knowledge about the function of JAK/STAT proteins in the regulation of metabolism, and highlight new potential therapeutic targets for the treatment of obesity and diabetes.
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- David W Dodington
- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, M5G 1L7, Canada; Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, M5G 2C4, Canada.
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Carson BP. The Potential Role of Contraction-Induced Myokines in the Regulation of Metabolic Function for the Prevention and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2017; 8:97. [PMID: 28512448 PMCID: PMC5411437 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2017.00097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Skeletal muscle represents the largest organ in the body, comprises 36-42% of body weight, and has recently been recognized as having an endocrine function. Proteins expressed and released by muscle that have autocrine, paracrine, and endocrine bioactivities have been termed myokines. It is likely that muscle contraction represents the primary stimulus for the synthesis and secretion of myokines to enable communication with other organs such as the liver, adipose tissue, brain, and auto-regulation of muscle metabolism. To date, several hundred myokines in the muscle secretome have been identified, a sub-population of which are specifically induced by skeletal muscle contraction. However, the bioactivity of many of these myokines and the mechanism through which they act has either not yet been characterized or remains poorly understood. Physical activity and exercise are recognized as a central tenet in both the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Recent data suggest humoral factors such as muscle-derived secretory proteins may mediate the beneficial effects of exercise in the treatment of metabolic diseases. This mini-review aims to summarize our current knowledge on the role of contraction-induced myokines in mediating the beneficial effects of physical activity and exercise in the prevention and treatment of T2D, specifically glucose and lipid metabolism. Future directions as to how we can optimize contraction-induced myokine secretion to inform exercise protocols for the prevention and treatment of T2D will also be discussed.
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- Brian P. Carson
- Health Research Institute, Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
- *Correspondence: Brian P. Carson,
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Pattamaprapanont P, Muanprasat C, Soodvilai S, Srimaroeng C, Chatsudthipong V. Effect of Exercise Training on Signaling of Interleukin-6 in Skeletal Muscles of Type 2 Diabetic Rats. Rev Diabet Stud 2016; 13:197-206. [PMID: 28012283 DOI: 10.1900/rds.2016.13.197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Diabetes and exercise training have been shown to involve interleukin 6 (IL-6) signaling in muscle. However, the relationship between the actions of these two stimuli on muscle IL-6 and their downstream components is still unknown. Thus, the effect of endurance training on the key components of muscle IL-6 signaling transduction was investigated in a rat model of type 2 diabetes. METHODS Diabetes was induced by streptozotocin (STZ) in male Wistar rats fed a high-fat diet, with normal rats acting as controls. The animals were left to conduct their normal activities or assigned to endurance training in a treadmill. At the end of 8 weeks, blood biochemical profiles, exercise performance, muscle oxidative capacity, glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) protein distribution, and expressions of IL-6 and its downstream proteins were determined. RESULTS Blood biochemical profiles of the diabetic rats were altered compared to normal rats, whereas endurance training improved blood chemistry and exercise performance. It also increased muscle oxidative capacity, and promoted GLUT4 subcellular localization to the membrane in muscles. Furthermore, protein expression of IL-6 receptor (IL-6Rα) was increased in both normal and diabetic rats after endurance training, but no significant changes in IL-6, phosphorylated signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (p-STAT3), or suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (SOC3) were observed in muscles of normal and diabetic rats. CONCLUSIONS IL-6 signaling pathway mediating muscle response to endurance training was conserved in type 2 diabetes. There was no link between training-induced IL-6 downstream targets in skeletal muscles and IL-6-induced type 2 diabetes.
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- Pattarawan Pattamaprapanont
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama 6 Rd, Rajathevi, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama 6 Rd, Rajathevi, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama 6 Rd, Rajathevi, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama 6 Rd, Rajathevi, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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Altered Myokine Secretion Is an Intrinsic Property of Skeletal Muscle in Type 2 Diabetes. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0158209. [PMID: 27453994 PMCID: PMC4959771 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2015] [Accepted: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Skeletal muscle secretes factors, termed myokines. We employed differentiated human skeletal muscle cells (hSMC) cultured from Type 2 diabetic (T2D) and non-diabetic (ND) subjects to investigate the impact of T2D on myokine secretion. Following 24 hours of culture concentrations of selected myokines were determined to range over 4 orders of magnitude. T2D hSMC released increased amounts of IL6, IL8, IL15, TNFa, Growth Related Oncogene (GRO)a, monocyte chemotactic protein (MCP)-1, and follistatin compared to ND myotubes. T2D and ND hSMC secreted similar levels of IL1ß and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Treatment with the inflammatory agents lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or palmitate augmented the secretion of many myokines including: GROa, IL6, IL8, IL15, and TNFa, but did not consistently alter the protein content and/or phosphorylation of IkBa, p44/42 MAPK, p38 MAPK, c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and NF-kB, nor lead to consistent changes in basal and insulin-stimulated glucose uptake or free fatty acid oxidation. Conversely, treatment with pioglitazone or oleate resulted in modest reductions in the secretion of several myokines. Our results demonstrate that altered secretion of a number of myokines is an intrinsic property of skeletal muscle in T2D, suggesting a putative role of myokines in the response of skeletal muscle to T2D.
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Knudsen SH, Pedersen BK. Targeting Inflammation Through a Physical Active Lifestyle and Pharmaceuticals for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes. Curr Diab Rep 2015; 15:82. [PMID: 26358738 DOI: 10.1007/s11892-015-0642-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Evidence exists that interleukin (IL)-1β is involved in pancreatic β-cell damage, whereas TNF-α appears to be a key molecule in peripheral insulin resistance. Although increased plasma levels of IL-6 are seen in individuals with type 2 diabetes, mechanistic studies suggest that moderate acute elevations in IL-6, as provoked by exercise, exert anti-inflammatory effects by an inhibition of TNF-α and by stimulating IL-1 receptor antagonist (ra), thereby limiting IL-1β signaling. A number of medical treatments have anti-inflammatory effects. IL-1 antagonists have been tested in clinical studies and appear very promising. Also, there is a potential for anti-TNF-α strategies and salsalate has been shown to improve insulin sensitivity in clinical trials. Furthermore, the anti-inflammatory potential of statins, antagonists of the renin-angiotensin system, and glucose-lowering agents are discussed. While waiting for the outcome of long-term clinical pharmacological trials, it should be emphasized that physical activity represents a natural strong anti-inflammatory intervention with little or no side effects.
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- Sine Haugaard Knudsen
- Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism/Centre of Physical Activity Research (CIM/CFAS), Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Section 7641, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism/Centre of Physical Activity Research (CIM/CFAS), Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Section 7641, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Sharples AP, Polydorou I, Hughes DC, Owens DJ, Hughes TM, Stewart CE. Skeletal muscle cells possess a 'memory' of acute early life TNF-α exposure: role of epigenetic adaptation. Biogerontology 2015; 17:603-17. [PMID: 26349924 DOI: 10.1007/s10522-015-9604-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2015] [Accepted: 08/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Sufficient quantity and quality of skeletal muscle is required to maintain lifespan and healthspan into older age. The concept of skeletal muscle programming/memory has been suggested to contribute to accelerated muscle decline in the elderly in association with early life stress such as fetal malnutrition. Further, muscle cells in vitro appear to remember the in vivo environments from which they are derived (e.g. cancer, obesity, type II diabetes, physical inactivity and nutrient restriction). Tumour-necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) is a pleiotropic cytokine that is chronically elevated in sarcopenia and cancer cachexia. Higher TNF-α levels are strongly correlated with muscle loss, reduced strength and therefore morbidity and earlier mortality. We have extensively shown that TNF-α impairs regenerative capacity in mouse and human muscle derived stem cells [Meadows et al. (J Cell Physiol 183(3):330-337, 2000); Foulstone et al. (J Cell Physiol 189(2):207-215, 2001); Foulstone et al. (Exp Cell Res 294(1):223-235, 2004); Stewart et al. (J Cell Physiol 198(2):237-247, 2004); Al-Shanti et al. (Growth factors (Chur, Switzerland) 26(2):61-73, 2008); Saini et al. (Growth factors (Chur, Switzerland) 26(5):239-253, 2008); Sharples et al. (J Cell Physiol 225(1):240-250, 2010)]. We have also recently established an epigenetically mediated mechanism (SIRT1-histone deacetylase) regulating survival of myoblasts in the presence of TNF-α [Saini et al. (Exp Physiol 97(3):400-418, 2012)]. We therefore wished to extend this work in relation to muscle memory of catabolic stimuli and the potential underlying epigenetic modulation of muscle loss. To enable this aim; C2C12 myoblasts were cultured in the absence or presence of early TNF-α (early proliferative lifespan) followed by 30 population doublings in the absence of TNF-α, prior to the induction of differentiation in low serum media (LSM) in the absence or presence of late TNF-α (late proliferative lifespan). The cells that received an early plus late lifespan dose of TNF-α exhibited reduced morphological (myotube number) and biochemical (creatine kinase activity) differentiation vs. control cells that underwent the same number of proliferative divisions but only a later life encounter with TNF-α. This suggested that muscle cells had a morphological memory of the acute early lifespan TNF-α encounter. Importantly, methylation of myoD CpG islands were increased in the early TNF-α cells, 30 population doublings later, suggesting that even after an acute encounter with TNF-α, the cells have the capability of retaining elevated methylation for at least 30 cellular divisions. Despite these fascinating findings, there were no further increases in myoD methylation or changes in its gene expression when these cells were exposed to a later TNF-α dose suggesting that this was not directly responsible for the decline in differentiation observed. In conclusion, data suggest that elevated myoD methylation is retained throughout muscle cells proliferative lifespan as result of early life TNF-α treatment and has implications for the epigenetic control of muscle loss.
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- Adam P Sharples
- Stem Cells, Ageing and Molecular Physiology Unit, Exercise Metabolism and Adaptation Research Group, Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences (RISES), School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.
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- Department of Neuropediatrics and NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,UFR des Sciences de la Santé, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Montigny-Le-Bretonneux, France
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- Stem Cells, Ageing and Molecular Physiology Unit, Exercise Metabolism and Adaptation Research Group, Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences (RISES), School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.,Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Stem Cells, Ageing and Molecular Physiology Unit, Exercise Metabolism and Adaptation Research Group, Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences (RISES), School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
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- Sterrenkundig Observatorium, Universiteit Gent, Krijgslaan, Ghent, Belgium.,Instituto de Física y Astronomía, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaiso, Chile
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- Stem Cells, Ageing and Molecular Physiology Unit, Exercise Metabolism and Adaptation Research Group, Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences (RISES), School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
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White AT, LaBarge SA, McCurdy CE, Schenk S. Knockout of STAT3 in skeletal muscle does not prevent high-fat diet-induced insulin resistance. Mol Metab 2015; 4:569-75. [PMID: 26266089 PMCID: PMC4529495 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2015.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2015] [Revised: 04/29/2015] [Accepted: 05/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Objective Increased signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) signaling has been implicated in the development of skeletal muscle insulin resistance, though its contribution, in vivo, remains to be fully defined. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine whether knockout of skeletal muscle STAT3 would prevent high-fat diet (HFD)-induced insulin resistance. Methods We used Cre-LoxP methodology to generate mice with muscle-specific knockout (KO) of STAT3 (mKO). Beginning at 10 weeks of age, mKO mice and their wildtype/floxed (WT) littermates either continued consuming a low fat, control diet (CON; 10% of calories from fat) or were switched to a HFD (60% of calories from fat) for 20 days. We measured body composition, energy expenditure, oral glucose tolerance and in vivo insulin action using hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamps. We also measured insulin sensitivity in isolated soleus and extensor digitorum longus muscles using the 2-deoxy-glucose (2DOG) uptake technique. Results STAT3 protein expression was reduced ∼75–100% in muscle from mKO vs. WT mice. Fat mass and body fat percentage did not differ between WT and mKO mice on CON and were increased equally by HFD. There were also no genotype differences in energy expenditure or whole-body fat oxidation. As determined, in vivo (hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamps) and ex vivo (2DOG uptake), skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity did not differ between CON-fed mice, and was impaired similarly by HFD. Conclusions These results demonstrate that STAT3 activation does not underlie the development of HFD-induced skeletal muscle insulin resistance. Loss of STAT3 in skeletal muscle does not effect whole body energy expenditure in mice. Mice with knockout of STAT3 in skeletal muscle (mKO) develop glucose intolerance with HFD feeding similar to littermate controls. HFD-induced insulin resistance in skeletal muscle is not prevented by knockout of STAT3.
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Key Words
- 2DOG, 2-deoxyglucose
- AT, adipose tissue
- Adgre1, adhesion G protein-coupled receptor E1
- CON, normal chow, control diet
- Clamp
- Cre-LoxP
- EDL, extensor digitorum longus
- GA, gastrocnemius
- GIR, glucose infusion rate
- Glucose homeostasis
- HFD, high-fat diet
- HGP, hepatic glucose production
- HYP-EUG, hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic
- IL, interleukin
- IS-GDR, insulin-stimulated glucose disposal rate
- In vivo
- KO, knockout
- MCK, muscle creatine kinase
- Obesity
- STAT3
- STAT3, signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
- T2D, type 2 diabetes
- WT, wild-type
- mKO, muscle-specific knockout of STAT3
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- Amanda T White
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA ; Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Human Physiology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA ; Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Feng YZ, Nikolić N, Bakke SS, Kase ET, Guderud K, Hjelmesæth J, Aas V, Rustan AC, Thoresen GH. Myotubes from lean and severely obese subjects with and without type 2 diabetes respond differently to an in vitro model of exercise. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2015; 308:C548-56. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00314.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2014] [Accepted: 01/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Exercise improves insulin sensitivity and oxidative capacity in skeletal muscles. However, the effect of exercise on substrate oxidation is less clear in obese and type 2 diabetic subjects than in lean subjects. We investigated glucose and lipid metabolism and gene expression after 48 h with low-frequency electrical pulse stimulation (EPS), as an in vitro model of exercise, in cultured myotubes established from lean nondiabetic subjects and severely obese subjects (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2) with and without type 2 diabetes. EPS induced an increase in insulin sensitivity but did not improve lipid oxidation in myotubes from severely obese subjects. Thus, EPS-induced increases in insulin sensitivity and lipid oxidation were positively and negatively correlated to BMI of the subjects, respectively. EPS enhanced oxidative capacity of glucose in myotubes from all subjects. Furthermore, EPS reduced mRNA expression of slow fiber-type marker (MYH7) in myotubes from diabetic subjects; however, the protein expression of this marker was not significantly affected by EPS in either of the donor groups. On the contrary, mRNA levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-8 were unaffected by EPS in myotubes from diabetic subjects, while IL-6 mRNA expression was increased in myotubes from nondiabetic subjects. EPS-stimulated mRNA expression levels of MYH7, IL-6, and IL-8 correlated negatively with subjects' HbA1c and/or fasting plasma glucose, suggesting an effect linked to the diabetic phenotype. Taken together, these data show that myotubes from different donor groups respond differently to EPS, suggesting that this effect may reflect the in vivo characteristics of the donor groups.
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- Yuan Z. Feng
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- The Morbid Obesity Center, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, Norway
- Department of Endocrinology, Morbid Obesity and Preventive Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Faculty of Health, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Oslo, Norway; and
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Iovino S, Burkart AM, Kriauciunas K, Warren L, Hughes KJ, Molla M, Lee YK, Patti ME, Kahn CR. Genetic insulin resistance is a potent regulator of gene expression and proliferation in human iPS cells. Diabetes 2014; 63:4130-42. [PMID: 25059784 PMCID: PMC4238001 DOI: 10.2337/db14-0109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Insulin resistance is central to diabetes and metabolic syndrome. To define the consequences of genetic insulin resistance distinct from those secondary to cellular differentiation or in vivo regulation, we generated induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from individuals with insulin receptor mutations and age-appropriate control subjects and studied insulin signaling and gene expression compared with the fibroblasts from which they were derived. iPSCs from patients with genetic insulin resistance exhibited altered insulin signaling, paralleling that seen in the original fibroblasts. Insulin-stimulated expression of immediate early genes and proliferation were also potently reduced in insulin resistant iPSCs. Global gene expression analysis revealed marked differences in both insulin-resistant iPSCs and corresponding fibroblasts compared with control iPSCs and fibroblasts. Patterns of gene expression in patients with genetic insulin resistance were particularly distinct in the two cell types, indicating dependence on not only receptor activity but also the cellular context of the mutant insulin receptor. Thus, iPSCs provide a novel approach to define effects of genetically determined insulin resistance. This study demonstrates that effects of insulin resistance on gene expression are modified by cellular context and differentiation state. Moreover, altered insulin receptor signaling and insulin resistance can modify proliferation and function of pluripotent stem cell populations.
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- Salvatore Iovino
- Integrative Physiology and Metabolism Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Integrative Physiology and Metabolism Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Integrative Physiology and Metabolism Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Integrative Physiology and Metabolism Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Integrative Physiology and Metabolism Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Integrative Physiology and Metabolism Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
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- Integrative Physiology and Metabolism Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Integrative Physiology and Metabolism Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Nascimento EBM, Riedl I, Jiang LQ, Kulkarni SS, Näslund E, Krook A. Enhanced glucose metabolism in cultured human skeletal muscle after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2014; 11:592-601. [PMID: 25862179 DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2014.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2014] [Revised: 10/23/2014] [Accepted: 11/06/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery rapidly increases whole body insulin sensitivity, with changes in several organs including skeletal muscle. Objectives were to determine whether improvements in insulin action in skeletal muscle may occur directly at the level of the myocyte or secondarily from changes in systemic factors associated with weight loss. Myotubes were derived before and after RYGB surgery. The setting was Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. METHODS Eight patients (body mass index (BMI) 41.8 kg/m(2); age 41 yr) underwent RYGB surgery. Before and 6 months after RYGB surgery, skeletal muscle biopsies were collected from vastus lateralis muscle. Satellite cells derived from skeletal muscle biopsies were propagated in vitro as myoblasts and differentiated into myotubes. RESULTS Expression of myogenic markers is increased in myoblasts derived from biopsies taken 6 months after bypass surgery, compared with their respective presurgery condition. Furthermore, glycogen synthesis, tyrosine phosphorylation of insulin receptor (IRS)-1-Tyr612 and Interleukin (IL)-8 secretion were increased, while fatty acid oxidation and circulating IL8 levels remain unaltered. Myotubes derived from muscle biopsies obtained after RYGB surgery displayed increased insulin-stimulated phosphorylation of protein kinase B (PKB)-Thr308 and proline-rich Akt substrate of 40 kDa (PRAS40)-Thr246. CONCLUSIONS RYGB surgery is accompanied by enhanced glucose metabolism and insulin signaling, altered IL8 secretion and changes in mRNA levels and myogenic markers in cultured skeletal muscle cells. Thus, RYGB surgery involves intrinsic reprogramming of skeletal muscle to increase peripheral insulin sensitivity and glucose metabolism.
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- Emmani B M Nascimento
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Danderyds Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Cansby E, Nerstedt A, Amrutkar M, Durán EN, Smith U, Mahlapuu M. Partial hepatic resistance to IL-6-induced inflammation develops in type 2 diabetic mice, while the anti-inflammatory effect of AMPK is maintained. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2014; 393:143-51. [PMID: 24976178 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2014.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2014] [Revised: 06/19/2014] [Accepted: 06/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Interleukin-6 (IL-6) induces hepatic inflammation and insulin resistance, and therapeutic strategies to counteract the IL-6 action in liver are of high interest. In this study, we demonstrate that acute treatment with AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) agonists AICAR and metformin efficiently repressed IL-6-induced hepatic proinflammatory gene expression and activation of STAT3 in a mouse model of diet-induced type 2 diabetes, bringing it back to basal nonstimulated level. Surprisingly, the inflammatory response in liver induced by IL-6 administration in vivo was markedly blunted in the mice fed a high-fat diet, compared to lean chow-fed controls, while this difference was not replicated in vitro in primary hepatocytes derived from these two groups of mice. In summary, our work reveals that partial hepatic IL-6 resistance develops in the mouse model of type 2 diabetes, while the anti-inflammatory action of AMPK is maintained. Systemic factors, rather than differences in intracellular IL-6 receptor signaling, are likely mediating the relative impairment in IL-6 effect.
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- Emmelie Cansby
- The Lundberg Laboratory for Diabetes Research, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- The Lundberg Laboratory for Diabetes Research, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- The Lundberg Laboratory for Diabetes Research, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- The Lundberg Laboratory for Diabetes Research, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- The Lundberg Laboratory for Diabetes Research, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- The Lundberg Laboratory for Diabetes Research, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Matsui M, Takahashi Y, Takebe N, Takahashi K, Nagasawa K, Honma H, Oda T, Ono M, Nakagawa R, Sasai T, Togashi H, Hangai M, Kajiwara T, Taneichi H, Ishigaki Y, Satoh J. Response to the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes might be associated with a diplotype of two single nucleotide polymorphisms on the interleukin-6 promoter region under a certain level of physical activity. J Diabetes Investig 2014; 6:173-81. [PMID: 25802725 PMCID: PMC4364852 DOI: 10.1111/jdi.12260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2014] [Revised: 05/15/2014] [Accepted: 06/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Aims/Introduction Muscle-derived interleukin-6 (IL-6) has been reported to promote glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) secretion, and we explored the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the human IL-6 promoter region with the responsiveness to dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4Is), drugs that increase circulating GLP-1. Materials and Methods The present observational study enrolled Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes who took a DPP-4I over 3 months, and most of the clinical information was collected retrospectively. We defined non-responders as those having less than a 0.2% decrease of the glycated hemoglobin level at 3 or 4 months after starting DPP-4I treatment. Physical activity was retrospectively estimated by the Japanese short version of International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Results We studied 316 patients whose physical activity corresponding to the season of the DPP-4I administration was estimated. The non-responder rate was 29.7%. We analyzed rs1800796 and rs2097677, both are suggested to be functional in Japanese. Multivariate analysis for all patients showed that the adjusted odds ratio for the non-responder risk of the diplotype rs1800796 G/*–rs2097677 A/* against C/C-G/G (OR_G*A*) was 0.445 (P = 0.068). When patients were stratified by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire into low (n = 149) and moderate/high (n = 167) activity groups, however, OR_G*A* in each group was 1.58 (P = 0.615) and 0.153 (P = 0.003), respectively. Conclusions The diplotype rs1800796 G/*–rs2097677 A/* might contribute to responsiveness to DPP-4Is in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes under a certain level of physical activity. However, further investigation is warranted to confirm this.
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- Mizue Matsui
- Division of Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University Morioka, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University Morioka, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University Morioka, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University Morioka, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University Morioka, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University Morioka, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University Morioka, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University Morioka, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University Morioka, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University Morioka, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University Morioka, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University Morioka, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University Morioka, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University Morioka, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University Morioka, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University Morioka, Japan
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Eckardt K, Görgens SW, Raschke S, Eckel J. Myokines in insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Diabetologia 2014; 57:1087-99. [PMID: 24676645 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-014-3224-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2013] [Accepted: 02/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Skeletal muscle represents the largest organ of the body in non-obese individuals and is now considered to be an active endocrine organ releasing a host of so-called myokines. These myokines are part of a complex network that mediates communication between muscle, the liver, adipose tissue, the brain and other organs. Recent data suggest that myokines regulated by muscle contraction may play a key role in mediating the health-promoting effects of regular physical activity. Although hundreds of myokines have recently been described in proteomic studies, we currently have a rather limited knowledge of the specific role these myokines play in the prevention of insulin resistance, inflammation and associated metabolic dysfunction. Several myokines are known to have both local and endocrine functions, but in many cases the contribution of physical activity to the systemic level of these molecules remains as yet unexplored. Very recently, novel myokines such as irisin, which is thought to induce a white to brown shift in adipocytes, have gained considerable interest as potential therapeutic targets. In this review, we summarise the most recent findings on the role of myokines in the regulation of substrate metabolism and insulin sensitivity. We further explore the role of myokines in the regulation of inflammation and provide a critical assessment of irisin and other myokines regarding their potential as therapeutic targets.
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- Kristin Eckardt
- German Diabetes Center, Paul Langerhans Group for Integrative Physiology, Auf'm Hennekamp 65, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Kurdiova T, Balaz M, Mayer A, Maderova D, Belan V, Wolfrum C, Ukropec J, Ukropcova B. Exercise-mimicking treatment fails to increase Fndc5 mRNA & irisin secretion in primary human myotubes. Peptides 2014; 56:1-7. [PMID: 24642356 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2014.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2014] [Revised: 03/08/2014] [Accepted: 03/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Irisin, myokine secreted by skeletal muscle, was suggested to mediate some of exercise health benefits via "browning" of white adipose tissue. However, mounting evidence contradicts the regulatory role of exercise for muscle irisin production/secretion in humans. Thus, we explored the direct effect of exercise-mimicking treatment on irisin in human primary muscle cells in vitro. Human primary muscle cell cultures were established from lean, obese prediabetic and type-2-diabetic individuals. Complex metabolic phenotyping included assessment of insulin sensitivity (euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp) and adiposity content&distribution (MRI&MRS). In vitro exercise-mimicking treatment (forskolin+ionomycin) was delivered in 1-h pulse/day during differentiation. Fndc5 mRNA (qRT-PCR) and secreted irisin (ELISA) were determined in cells and media. Exercise-mimicking treatment more than doubled Pgc1α mRNA in differentiated muscle cells. Nevertheless, Fndc5 mRNA was reduced by 18% and irisin in media by 20%. Moreover, Fncd5 mRNA was increased in myotubes derived from individuals with type-2-diabetes, independent on exercise-mimicking treatment. Fndc5 mRNA in cells was positively related to fasting glycemia (p=0.0001) and negatively to whole-body insulin sensitivity (p<0.05). Collectively, our data do not support the role of exercise-related signaling pathways in irisin regulation in human skeletal muscle and confirm our previous observations on increased Fndc5 expression in muscle cells from individuals with type-2-diabetes.
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- Timea Kurdiova
- Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Surgery, Slovak Medical University, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Food Nutrition and Health, ETH Zürich, Schwerzenbach, Switzerland
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- Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia; Institute of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Harder-Lauridsen NM, Krogh-Madsen R, Holst JJ, Plomgaard P, Leick L, Pedersen BK, Fischer CP. Effect of IL-6 on the insulin sensitivity in patients with type 2 diabetes. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2014; 306:E769-78. [PMID: 24473436 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00571.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Elevated interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels are associated with type 2 diabetes, but its role in glucose metabolism is controversial. We investigated the effect of IL-6 on insulin-stimulated glucose metabolism in type 2 diabetes patients and hypothesized that an acute, moderate IL-6 elevation would increase the insulin-mediated glucose uptake. Men with type 2 diabetes not treated with insulin [n = 9, age 54.9 ± 9.7 (mean ± SD) yr, body mass index 34.8 ± 6.1 kg/m(2), HbA1c 7.0 ± 1.0%] received continuous intravenous infusion with either recombinant human IL-6 (rhIL-6) or placebo. After 1 h with placebo or rhIL-6, a 3-h hyperinsulinemic-isoglycemic clamp was initiated. Whole body glucose metabolism was measured using stable isotope-labeled tracers. Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) phosphorylation and suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (SOCS3) expression were measured in muscle biopsies. Whole body energy expenditure was measured using indirect calorimetry. In response to the infusion of rhIL-6, circulating levels of IL-6 (P < 0.001), neutrophils (P < 0.001), and cortisol (P < 0.001) increased while lymphocytes decreased (P < 0.01). However, IL-6 infusion did not change glucose infusion rate, rate of appearance, or rate of disappearance during the clamp. While IL-6 enhanced phosphorylation of STAT3 in skeletal muscle (P = 0.041), the expression of SOCS3 remained unchanged. Whole body oxygen uptake (P < 0.01) and expired carbon dioxide (P < 0.01) increased during rhIL-6 infusion. In summary, although IL-6 induced local and systemic responses, the insulin-stimulated glucose uptake was not affected. While different contributing factors may be involved, our results are in contrast to our hypothesis and previous findings in young, healthy men.
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- N M Harder-Lauridsen
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Infectious Diseases and CMRC, The Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism and the Centre for Physical Activity Research, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Huh JH, Song MK, Park KH, Kim KJ, Kim JE, Rhee YM, Lim SK. Gender-specific pleiotropic bone-muscle relationship in the elderly from a nationwide survey (KNHANES IV). Osteoporos Int 2014; 25:1053-61. [PMID: 24150214 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-013-2531-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2013] [Accepted: 09/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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SUMMARY The aim of this study was to examine the gender-specific association between sarcopenia and bone geometry/metabolic parameters. Low muscle mass was associated with greater deterioration of bone than in deterioration of glucose or lipid profiles. This bone-muscle relationship was more prominent in men than in women. INTRODUCTION There are few studies that report on gender differences in the effects of low muscle mass on bone and metabolic parameters in elderly subjects. This study aimed to assess the gender-specific influence of muscle mass on bone and metabolic parameters. METHODS A total of 2,264 participants (940 men and 1,324 women) whose age ranged from 65 to 92 years were analyzed using data from The Fourth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (2008-2009). We measured bone mineral density (BMD) and appendicular muscle mass using the dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and also measured metabolic profiles. RESULTS The age-related trend in bone and muscle coincided in men but not in women. Femoral neck (FN) and total hip (TH) BMD were highly correlated with muscle mass in both genders. However, in women, this correlation was not significant in the lumbar spine (LS). In addition, this positive correlation was stronger in the FN or TH than in the LS and was stronger in men than in women. Subjects with sarcopenia were at a higher risk for osteoporosis in the FN, TH, and LS in men, and in the TH and FN in women. The degree of association between muscle mass and metabolic profiles was relatively very weak. CONCLUSION Bone-muscle relationship was more prominent in men than in women. The gender differences in bone-muscle relationship may be helpful for the development of gender-specific preventive strategies in the elderly, especially in men.
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- J H Huh
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752, South Korea
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Burke JD, Platanias LC, Fish EN. Beta interferon regulation of glucose metabolism is PI3K/Akt dependent and important for antiviral activity against coxsackievirus B3. J Virol 2014; 88:3485-95. [PMID: 24403577 PMCID: PMC3957914 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02649-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2013] [Accepted: 12/30/2013] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED An effective type I interferon (IFN)-mediated immune response requires the rapid expression of antiviral proteins that are necessary to inhibit viral replication and virus spread. We provide evidence that IFN-β regulates metabolic events important for the induction of a rapid antiviral response: IFN-β decreases the phosphorylation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), coincident with an increase in intracellular ATP. Our studies reveal a biphasic IFN-β-inducible uptake of glucose by cells, mediated by phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt, and IFN-β-inducible regulation of GLUT4 translocation to the cell surface. Additionally, we provide evidence that IFN-β-regulated glycolytic metabolism is important for the acute induction of an antiviral response during infection with coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3). Last, we demonstrate that the antidiabetic drug metformin enhances the antiviral potency of IFN-β against CVB3 both in vitro and in vivo. Taken together, these findings highlight an important role for IFN-β in modulating glucose metabolism during a virus infection and suggest that the use of metformin in combination with IFN-β during acute virus infection may result in enhanced antiviral responses. IMPORTANCE Type I interferons (IFN) are critical effectors of an antiviral response. These studies describe for the first time a role for IFN-β in regulating metabolism--glucose uptake and ATP production--to meet the energy requirements of a robust cellular antiviral response. Our data suggest that IFN-β regulates glucose metabolism mediated by signaling effectors similarly to activation by insulin. Interference with IFN-β-inducible glucose metabolism diminishes the antiviral response, whereas treatment with metformin, a drug that increases insulin sensitivity, enhances the antiviral potency of IFN-β.
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- J. D. Burke
- Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, and Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University Medical School, and Division of Hematology-Oncology, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, and Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Langkilde A, Andersen O, Henriksen JH, Langberg H, Petersen J, Eugen-Olsen J. Assessment of in situ adipose tissue inflammation by microdialysis. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging 2014; 35:110-9. [PMID: 24494803 DOI: 10.1111/cpf.12134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2013] [Accepted: 01/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Inflammation, and specifically adipose tissue (AT) inflammation, is part of the pathophysiology of obesity and HIV-associated lipodystrophy. Local AT protein assessment methods are limited, and AT inflammation studies have therefore primarily examined inflammatory gene expression. We therefore investigated the utility of microdialysis to study in situ AT interstitial inflammatory protein levels. MATERIAL AND METHODS Abdominal subcutaneous AT microdialysis was performed in six healthy men, six HIV-infected men with lipodystrophy and six without lipodystrophy using the internal references (51) Cr-EDTA and (125) I-human serum albumin. We measured 41 inflammatory proteins in microdialysis samples by Luminex technology, as well as systemic levels in 14 subjects. Furthermore, in vitro studies of the internal reference technique for microdialysis recovery of inflammatory proteins were made. RESULTS We detected in situ AT interstitial levels of 14 inflammatory proteins by microdialysis, while the 27 other inflammatory proteins assessed were only detected sporadically. Initial levels of IL-6 and IL-8 were undetectable. Insertion trauma affected IL-1α, IL-6, IL-8, monocyte chemotactic factor (MCP)-1, IP-10, G-CSF, growth-related oncogene (GRO), macrophage-derived chemokine (MDC) and macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-1β levels, while fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-2 was not affected. Systemic and AT interstitial levels were poorly correlated. The microdialysis recovery of smaller proteins was higher than for larger, and the internal references improved microdialysis by accounting for variation in perfusion across the membrane. CONCLUSION Interstitial inflammatory proteins can be sampled in situ using microdialysis. Use of internal references improves the microdialysis technique. However, insertion trauma hampers the use of microdialysis to study AT inflammatory levels, except for FGF-2. Still, microdialysis gives unique insight to in situ AT interstitial concentrations.
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- Anne Langkilde
- Clinical Research Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark
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Kurdiova T, Balaz M, Vician M, Maderova D, Vlcek M, Valkovic L, Srbecky M, Imrich R, Kyselovicova O, Belan V, Jelok I, Wolfrum C, Klimes I, Krssak M, Zemkova E, Gasperikova D, Ukropec J, Ukropcova B. Effects of obesity, diabetes and exercise on Fndc5 gene expression and irisin release in human skeletal muscle and adipose tissue: in vivo and in vitro studies. J Physiol 2013; 592:1091-107. [PMID: 24297848 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2013.264655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 278] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Irisin was identified as a myokine secreted by contracting skeletal muscle, possibly mediating some exercise health benefits via 'browning' of white adipose tissue. However, a controversy exists concerning irisin origin, regulation and function in humans. Thus, we have explored Fndc5 gene and irisin protein in two clinical studies: (i) a cross-sectional study (effects of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in drug-naive men) and (ii) an intervention study (exercise effects in sedentary, overweight/obese individuals). Glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity were assessed. Maximal aerobic capacity and muscle strength were measured before and after training. Body composition (magnetic resonance imaging), muscle and liver fat content (1H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS)) and in vivo muscle metabolism (32P-MRS) were determined. Skeletal muscle and subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue samples were taken in the fasted state and during euglycaemic hyperinsulinaemia (adipose tissue) and before/after exercise training (muscle). We found that muscle Fndc5 mRNA was increased in prediabetes but not T2D. Fndc5 in adipose tissue and irisin in plasma were reduced in T2D by 40% and 50%, respectively. In contrast, T2D-derived myotubes expressed/secreted the highest levels of Fndc5/irisin. Neither hyperinsulinaemia (adipose tissue/plasma) nor exercise (muscle/plasma) affected Fndc5/irisin in vivo. Circulating irisin was positively associated with muscle mass, strength and metabolism and negatively with fasting glycaemia. Glucose and palmitate decreased Fndc5 mRNA in myotubes in vitro. We conclude that distinct patterns of Fndc5/irisin in muscle, adipose tissue and circulation, and concordant in vivo down-regulation in T2D, indicate that irisin might distinguish metabolic health and disease. Moreover, Fndc5/irisin was discordantly regulated in diabetic muscle and myotubes in vitro, suggesting that whole body factors, such as glucose and fatty acids, might be important for irisin regulation. Exercise did not affect Fndc5/irisin. However, irisin was positively linked to muscle mass, strength and metabolism, pointing to common regulatory factors and/or the potential for irisin to modify muscle phenotype.
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- Timea Kurdiova
- Obesity Section, Laboratory of Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Vlarska 3, 83306 Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
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Jiang LQ, Franck N, Egan B, Sjögren RJO, Katayama M, Duque-Guimaraes D, Arner P, Zierath JR, Krook A. Autocrine role of interleukin-13 on skeletal muscle glucose metabolism in type 2 diabetic patients involves microRNA let-7. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2013; 305:E1359-66. [PMID: 24105413 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00236.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Low-grade inflammation associated with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is postulated to exacerbate insulin resistance. We report that serum levels, as well as IL-13 secreted from cultured skeletal muscle, are reduced in T2DM vs. normal glucose-tolerant (NGT) subjects. IL-13 exposure increases skeletal muscle glucose uptake, oxidation, and glycogen synthesis via an Akt-dependent mechanism. Expression of microRNA let-7a and let-7d, which are direct translational repressors of the IL-13 gene, was increased in skeletal muscle from T2DM patients. Overexpression of let-7a and let-7d in cultured myotubes reduced IL-13 secretion. Furthermore, basal glycogen synthesis was reduced in cultured myotubes exposed to an IL-13-neutralizing antibody. Thus, IL-13 is synthesized and released by skeletal muscle through a mechanism involving let-7, and this effect is attenuated in skeletal muscle from insulin-resistant T2DM patients. In conclusion, IL-13 plays an autocrine role in skeletal muscle to increase glucose uptake and metabolism, suggesting a role in glucose homeostasis in metabolic disease.
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- Lake Q Jiang
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Section for Integrative Physiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Type 2 diabetes and obesity are very serious health problems in both developed and developing countries. An increased level of GH is known to promote insulin resistance. Transgenic (Tg) mice over-expressing bovine GH are short-living and characterized, among other traits, by hyperinsulinemia and increased insulin resistance in comparison with normal (N) mice. Pioglitazone (PIO) is a member of the thiazolidinediones - a group of insulin-sensitizing drugs that are selective agonists of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ). The aim of the study was to analyze the effects of PIO on the insulin-signaling pathway in Tg and N mice. Plasma levels of insulin and glucose as well as hepatic levels of proteins involved in insulin signaling were analyzed by ELISA or western blot methods. Treatment with PIO decreased plasma level of glucose in N mice only. Similarly, PIO increased insulin sensitivity (expressed as the relative insulin sensitivity index; RISI) only in N mice. In the liver, PIO decreased the phosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS1) at a serine residue (Ser(307)-pS-IRS1), which inhibits insulin action, and had a tendency to increase tyrosine phosphorylation of IRS2 (Tyr-pY-IRS2) only in N mice but did not affect either of these parameters in Tg mice. Levels of total and phosphorylated mammalian target of rapamycin were increased in Tg mice. Moreover, the level of AKT2 was decreased by PIO in N mice only. In conclusion, the lack of improvement of insulin sensitivity in insulin-resistant Tg mice during PIO treatment indicates that chronically elevated GH levels can inhibit the beneficial effects of PIO on insulin signaling.
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- Adam Gesing
- Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics Research, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 801 N Rutledge St., Room 4389, 62794-9628, Springfield, IL, USA
- Department of Oncological Endocrinology, Medical University of Lodz, Zeligowski St., No 7/9, 90-752 Lodz, Poland
- CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Dr. Adam Gesing, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Oncological Endocrinology, Medical University of Lodz, Zeligowski St., No 7/9, 90-752 Lodz, Poland, Phone: + 48 42 6393122, Fax: + 48 42 6393121, ,
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics Research, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 801 N Rutledge St., Room 4389, 62794-9628, Springfield, IL, USA
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- College of Medicine, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, 6900 Lake Nona Blvd, Orlando, FL 32827, USA
- Institute of Human Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszynska St., No 32, 60-479 Poznan, Poland
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Macdonald TL, Wan Z, Frendo-Cumbo S, Dyck DJ, Wright DC. IL-6 and epinephrine have divergent fiber type effects on intramuscular lipolysis. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2013; 115:1457-63. [PMID: 24052031 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00558.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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IL-6 is an exercise-regulated myokine that has been suggested to increase lipolysis in fast-twitch skeletal muscle. However, it is not known if a similar effect is present in slow-twitch muscle. Furthermore, epinephrine increases IL-6 secretion from skeletal muscle, suggesting that IL-6 could play a role in mediating the lipolytic effects of catecholamines. The purpose of this study was to determine whether IL-6 stimulates skeletal muscle lipolysis in a fiber type dependent manner and is required for epinephrine-stimulated lipolysis in murine skeletal muscle. Soleus and extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscles from male C57BL/6J wild-type and IL-6(-/-) mice were incubated with 1 μM (183 ng/ml) epinephrine or 75 ng/ml recombinant IL-6 (rIL-6) for 60 min. IL-6 treatment increased 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 phosphorylation and glycerol release in isolated EDL but not soleus muscles from C57BL/6J mice. Conversely, epinephrine increased glycerol release in soleus but not EDL muscles from C57BL/6J mice. Basal lipolysis was elevated in soleus muscle from IL-6(-/-) mice, and this was associated with increases in adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) and its coactivator comparative gene identification-58 (CGI-58). The increase in ATGL content does not appear to be due to a loss of IL-6's direct effects, because ex vivo treatment with IL-6 failed to alter the expression of ATGL mRNA in soleus muscle. In summary, IL-6 stimulates lipolysis in glycolytic but not oxidative muscle, whereas the opposite fiber type effect is seen with epinephrine. The absence of IL-6 indirectly upregulates lipolysis, and this is associated with increases in ATGL and its coactivator CGI-58.
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- Tara L Macdonald
- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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