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Natali A, Nesti L. Vascular effects of insulin. Metabolism 2021; 124:154891. [PMID: 34563557 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2021.154891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Andrea Natali
- Metabolism, Nutrition and Atherosclerosis Laboratory, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Italy.
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- Metabolism, Nutrition and Atherosclerosis Laboratory, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Italy
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Mancusi C, Izzo R, di Gioia G, Losi MA, Barbato E, Morisco C. Insulin Resistance the Hinge Between Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes. High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2020; 27:515-526. [PMID: 32964344 PMCID: PMC7661395 DOI: 10.1007/s40292-020-00408-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Epidemiological studies have documented a high incidence of diabetes in hypertensive patients.Insulin resistance is defined as a less than expected biologic response to a given concentration of the hormone and plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of diabetes. However, over the last decades, it became evident that insulin resistance is not merely a metabolic abnormality, but is a complex and multifaceted syndrome that can also affect blood pressure homeostasis. The dysregulation of neuro-humoral and neuro-immune systems is involved in the pathophysiology of both insulin resistance and hypertension. These mechanisms induce a chronic low grade of inflammation that interferes with insulin signalling transduction. Molecular abnormalities associated with insulin resistance include the defects of insulin receptor structure, number, binding affinity, and/or signalling capacity. For instance, hyperglycaemia impairs insulin signalling through the generation of reactive oxygen species, which abrogate insulin-induced tyrosine autophosphorylation of the insulin receptor. Additional mechanisms have been described as responsible for the inhibition of insulin signalling, including proteasome-mediated degradation of insulin receptor substrate 1/2, phosphatase-mediated dephosphorylation and kinase-mediated serine/threonine phosphorylation of both insulin receptor and insulin receptor substrates. Insulin resistance plays a key role also in the pathogenesis and progression of hypertension-induced target organ damage, like left ventricular hypertrophy, atherosclerosis and chronic kidney disease. Altogether these abnormalities significantly contribute to the increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
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- Costantino Mancusi
- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Via S. Pansini n. 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Via S. Pansini n. 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Via S. Pansini n. 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Via S. Pansini n. 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Via S. Pansini n. 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Via S. Pansini n. 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
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Haywood NJ, Slater TA, Drozd M, Warmke N, Matthews C, Cordell PA, Smith J, Rainford J, Cheema H, Maher C, Bridge KI, Yuldasheva NY, Cubbon RM, Kearney MT, Wheatcroft SB. IGFBP-1 in Cardiometabolic Pathophysiology-Insights From Loss-of-Function and Gain-of-Function Studies in Male Mice. J Endocr Soc 2020; 4:bvz006. [PMID: 32190801 PMCID: PMC7074193 DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvz006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 10/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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We have previously reported that overexpression of human insulin-like growth factor binding protein (IGFBP)-1 in mice leads to vascular insulin sensitization, increased nitric oxide bioavailability, reduced atherosclerosis, and enhanced vascular repair, and in the setting of obesity improves glucose tolerance. Human studies suggest that low levels of IGFBP-1 are permissive for the development of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Here we seek to determine whether loss of IGFBP-1 plays a causal role in the predisposition to cardiometabolic disease. Metabolic phenotyping was performed in transgenic mice with homozygous knockout of IGFBP-1. This included glucose, insulin, and insulin-like growth factor I tolerance testing under normal diet and high-fat feeding conditions. Vascular phenotyping was then performed in the same mice using vasomotor aortic ring studies, flow cytometry, vascular wire injury, and angiogenesis assays. These were complemented with vascular phenotyping of IGFBP-1 overexpressing mice. Metabolic phenotype was similar in IGFBP-1 knockout and wild-type mice subjected to obesity. Deletion of IGFBP-1 inhibited endothelial regeneration following injury, suggesting that IGFBP-1 is required for effective vascular repair. Developmental angiogenesis was unaltered by deletion or overexpression of IGFBP-1. Recovery of perfusion following hind limb ischemia was unchanged in mice lacking or overexpressing IGFBP-1; however, overexpression of IGFBP-1 stimulated hindlimb perfusion and angiogenesis in insulin-resistant mice. These findings provide new insights into the role of IGFBP-1 in metabolic and vascular pathophysiology. Irrespective of whether loss of IGFBP-1 plays a causal role in the development of cardiometabolic disorders, increasing IGFBP-1 levels appears effective in promoting neovascularization in response to ischemia.
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- Natalie J Haywood
- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Tang JM, Shi N, Dong K, Brown SA, Coleman AE, Boegehold MA, Chen SY. Response Gene to Complement 32 Maintains Blood Pressure Homeostasis by Regulating α-Adrenergic Receptor Expression. Circ Res 2019; 123:1080-1090. [PMID: 30355157 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.118.313266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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RATIONALE Hypertension prevalence is much higher among children and adolescents with low birth weight and greater postnatal weight gain than in individuals with normal birth weight. However, the cause and molecular mechanisms underlying this complication remain largely unknown. Our previous studies have shown that RGC-32 (response gene to complement 32)-deficient (RGC-32-/-) mice are born significantly smaller but grow faster than their WT (wild type) controls, which allows adult RGC-32-/- mice to attain body weights similar to those of control mice. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to determine whether RGC-32-/- mice develop hypertension, and if so, to elucidate the underlying mechanisms. METHODS AND RESULTS By using a radiotelemetry system, we found that RGC-32-/- mice exhibit higher mean arterial pressure than WT mice (101±4 versus 119±5 mm Hg), which enabled us to use RGC-32-/- mice to study the mechanisms underlying low birth weight-related hypertension. The increased blood pressure in RGC-32-/- mice was associated with increased vascular tone and decreased distensibility of small resistance arteries. The increased vascular tone was because of an increase in the relative contribution of sympathetic versus parasympathetic activity and was linked to increased expression of AT1R (angiotensin II type I receptor) and α1-AdR (α1-adrenergic receptor) in arterial smooth muscles. Mechanistically, RGC-32 regulated AT1R gene transcription by interacting with Sp1 (specificity protein 1) transcription factor and further blocking its binding to the AT1R promoter, leading to suppression of AT1R expression. The attenuation of AT1R leads to reduction in α1-AdR expression, which was critical for the balance of sympathetic versus parasympathetic control of vascular tone. Of importance, downregulation of RGC-32 in arterial smooth muscles was also associated with low birth weight and hypertension in humans. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that RGC-32 is a novel protein factor vital for maintaining blood pressure homeostasis, especially in individuals with low birth weight.
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- Jun-Ming Tang
- From the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology (J.-M.T., N.S., K.D., S.A.B., M.A.B., S.-Y.C.), University of Georgia, Athens.,Institute of Clinical Medicine (J.-M.T.), Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.,Department of Cardiology (J.-M.T.), Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- From the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology (J.-M.T., N.S., K.D., S.A.B., M.A.B., S.-Y.C.), University of Georgia, Athens
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- From the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology (J.-M.T., N.S., K.D., S.A.B., M.A.B., S.-Y.C.), University of Georgia, Athens
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- From the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology (J.-M.T., N.S., K.D., S.A.B., M.A.B., S.-Y.C.), University of Georgia, Athens
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- Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine (A.E.C.), University of Georgia, Athens
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- From the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology (J.-M.T., N.S., K.D., S.A.B., M.A.B., S.-Y.C.), University of Georgia, Athens
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- From the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology (J.-M.T., N.S., K.D., S.A.B., M.A.B., S.-Y.C.), University of Georgia, Athens
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Sengupta A, Patel PA, Yuldasheva NY, Mughal RS, Galloway S, Viswambharan H, Walker AMN, Aziz A, Smith J, Ali N, Mercer BN, Imrie H, Sukumar P, Wheatcroft SB, Kearney MT, Cubbon RM. Endothelial Insulin Receptor Restoration Rescues Vascular Function in Male Insulin Receptor Haploinsufficient Mice. Endocrinology 2018; 159:2917-2925. [PMID: 29796592 PMCID: PMC6047419 DOI: 10.1210/en.2018-00215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 04/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Reduced systemic insulin signaling promotes endothelial dysfunction and diminished endogenous vascular repair. We investigated whether restoration of endothelial insulin receptor expression could rescue this phenotype. Insulin receptor knockout (IRKO) mice were crossed with mice expressing a human insulin receptor endothelial cell-specific overexpression (hIRECO) to produce IRKO-hIRECO progeny. No metabolic differences were noted between IRKO and IRKO-hIRECO mice in glucose and insulin tolerance tests. In contrast with control IRKO littermates, IRKO-hIRECO mice exhibited normal blood pressure and aortic vasodilatation in response to acetylcholine, comparable to parameters noted in wild type littermates. These phenotypic changes were associated with increased basal- and insulin-stimulated nitric oxide production. IRKO-hIRECO mice also demonstrated normalized endothelial repair after denuding arterial injury, which was associated with rescued endothelial cell migration in vitro but not with changes in circulating progenitor populations or culture-derived myeloid angiogenic cells. These data show that restoration of endothelial insulin receptor expression alone is sufficient to prevent the vascular dysfunction caused by systemically reduced insulin signaling.
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- Anshuman Sengupta
- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, LIGHT Laboratories, The University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, LIGHT Laboratories, The University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, LIGHT Laboratories, The University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, LIGHT Laboratories, The University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, LIGHT Laboratories, The University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, LIGHT Laboratories, The University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, LIGHT Laboratories, The University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, LIGHT Laboratories, The University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, LIGHT Laboratories, The University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, LIGHT Laboratories, The University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, LIGHT Laboratories, The University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, LIGHT Laboratories, The University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, LIGHT Laboratories, The University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, LIGHT Laboratories, The University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, LIGHT Laboratories, The University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, LIGHT Laboratories, The University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
- Correspondence: Richard M. Cubbon, MBChB, PhD, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, LIGHT Laboratories, The University of Leeds, Clarendon Way, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom. E-mail:
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Aziz A, Haywood NJ, Cordell PA, Smith J, Yuldasheva NY, Sengupta A, Ali N, Mercer BN, Mughal RS, Riches K, Cubbon RM, Porter KE, Kearney MT, Wheatcroft SB. Insulinlike Growth Factor-Binding Protein-1 Improves Vascular Endothelial Repair in Male Mice in the Setting of Insulin Resistance. Endocrinology 2018; 159:696-709. [PMID: 29186427 PMCID: PMC5776633 DOI: 10.1210/en.2017-00572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Insulin resistance is associated with impaired endothelial regeneration in response to mechanical injury. We recently demonstrated that insulinlike growth factor-binding protein-1 (IGFBP1) ameliorated insulin resistance and increased nitric oxide generation in the endothelium. In this study, we hypothesized that IGFBP1 would improve endothelial regeneration and restore endothelial reparative functions in the setting of insulin resistance. In male mice heterozygous for deletion of insulin receptors, endothelial regeneration after femoral artery wire injury was enhanced by transgenic expression of human IGFBP1 (hIGFBP1). This was not explained by altered abundance of circulating myeloid angiogenic cells. Incubation of human endothelial cells with hIGFBP1 increased integrin expression and enhanced their ability to adhere to and repopulate denuded human saphenous vein ex vivo. In vitro, induction of insulin resistance by tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) significantly inhibited endothelial cell migration and proliferation. Coincubation with hIGFBP1 restored endothelial migratory and proliferative capacity. At the molecular level, hIGFBP1 induced phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase, activated RhoA and modulated TNFα-induced actin fiber anisotropy. Collectively, the effects of hIGFBP1 on endothelial cell responses and acceleration of endothelial regeneration in mice indicate that manipulating IGFBP1 could be exploited as a putative strategy to improve endothelial repair in the setting of insulin resistance.
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- Amir Aziz
- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine and Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine and Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine and Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine and Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine and Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine and Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine and Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine and Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine and Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry and Biosciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine and Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine and Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine and Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine and Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Russo L, Muturi HT, Ghadieh HE, Wisniewski AM, Morgan EE, Quadri SS, Landesberg GP, Siragy HM, Vazquez G, Scalia R, Gupta R, Najjar SM. Liver-specific rescuing of CEACAM1 reverses endothelial and cardiovascular abnormalities in male mice with null deletion of Ceacam1 gene. Mol Metab 2018; 9:98-113. [PMID: 29396368 PMCID: PMC5870095 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2018.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2017] [Revised: 01/07/2018] [Accepted: 01/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Objective Mice with global null mutation of Ceacam1 (Cc1−/−), display impairment of insulin clearance that causes hyperinsulinemia followed by insulin resistance, elevated hepatic de novo lipogenesis, and visceral obesity. In addition, they manifest abnormal vascular permeability and elevated blood pressure. Liver-specific rescuing of Ceacam1 reversed all of the metabolic abnormalities in Cc1−/−liver+ mice. The current study examined whether Cc1−/− male mice develop endothelial and cardiac dysfunction and whether this relates to the metabolic abnormalities caused by defective insulin extraction. Methods and results Myography studies showed reduction of agonist-stimulated nitric oxide production in resistance arterioles in Cc1−/−, but not Cc1−/−liver+ mice. Liver-based rescuing of CEACAM1 also attenuated the abnormal endothelial adhesiveness to circulating leukocytes in parallel to reducing plasma endothelin-1 and recovering plasma nitric oxide levels. Echocardiography studies revealed increased septal wall thickness, cardiac hypertrophy and reduced cardiac performance in Cc1−/−, but not Cc1−/−xliver+ mice. Insulin signaling experiments indicated compromised IRS1/Akt/eNOS pathway leading to lower nitric oxide level, and activated Shc/MAPK pathway leading to more endothelin-1 production in the aortae and hearts of Cc1−/−, but not Cc1−/−xliver+ mice. The increase in the ratio of endothelin-1 receptor A/B indicated an imbalance in the vasomotor activity of Cc1−/− mice, which was normalized in Cc1−/−xliver+ mice. Conclusions The data underscore a critical role for impaired CEACAM1-dependent hepatic insulin clearance pathways and resulting hyperinsulinemia and lipid accumulation in aortae and heart in regulating the cardiovascular function. Mice with global deletion of Ceacam1 gene (Cc1−/−) manifest endothelial dysfunction which is reversed by liver-specific rescuing of CEACAM1. Restoring CEACAM1 expression in the liver reversed cardiac hypertrophy and rescued cardiac performance. Hyperinsulinemia emerging from impaired insulin clearance regulates endothelial and cardiovascular functions.
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- Lucia Russo
- Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Research, College of Medicine and Life Sciences, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43614, USA
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- Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Research, College of Medicine and Life Sciences, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43614, USA; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA
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- Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Research, College of Medicine and Life Sciences, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43614, USA
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- Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Research, College of Medicine and Life Sciences, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43614, USA
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- Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Research, College of Medicine and Life Sciences, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43614, USA
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, College of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cardiovascular Research Center, School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, College of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Research, College of Medicine and Life Sciences, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43614, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cardiovascular Research Center, School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Research, College of Medicine and Life Sciences, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43614, USA
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- Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Research, College of Medicine and Life Sciences, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43614, USA; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA; Diabetes Institute, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA.
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Watt NT, Gage MC, Patel PA, Viswambharan H, Sukumar P, Galloway S, Yuldasheva NY, Imrie H, Walker AMN, Griffin KJ, Makava N, Skromna A, Bridge K, Beech DJ, Schurmans S, Wheatcroft SB, Kearney MT, Cubbon RM. Endothelial SHIP2 Suppresses Nox2 NADPH Oxidase-Dependent Vascular Oxidative Stress, Endothelial Dysfunction, and Systemic Insulin Resistance. Diabetes 2017; 66:2808-2821. [PMID: 28830894 DOI: 10.2337/db17-0062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2017] [Accepted: 08/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
Abstract
Shc homology 2-containing inositol 5' phosphatase-2 (SHIP2) is a lipid phosphatase that inhibits insulin signaling downstream of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K); its role in vascular function is poorly understood. To examine its role in endothelial cell (EC) biology, we generated mice with catalytic inactivation of one SHIP2 allele selectively in ECs (ECSHIP2Δ/+). Hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamping studies revealed that ECSHIP2Δ/+ was resistant to insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in adipose tissue and skeletal muscle compared with littermate controls. ECs from ECSHIP2Δ/+ mice had increased basal expression and activation of PI3K downstream targets, including Akt and endothelial nitric oxide synthase, although incremental activation by insulin and shear stress was impaired. Insulin-mediated vasodilation was blunted in ECSHIP2Δ/+ mice, as was aortic nitric oxide bioavailability. Acetylcholine-induced vasodilation was also impaired in ECSHIP2Δ/+ mice, which was exaggerated in the presence of a superoxide dismutase/catalase mimetic. Superoxide abundance was elevated in ECSHIP2Δ/+ ECs and was suppressed by PI3K and NADPH oxidase 2 inhibitors. These findings were phenocopied in healthy human ECs after SHIP2 silencing. Our data suggest that endothelial SHIP2 is required to maintain normal systemic glucose homeostasis and prevent oxidative stress-induced endothelial dysfunction.
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- Nicole T Watt
- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Laboratory of Functional Genetics, GIGA Research Centre, Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K.
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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Trammell AW, Talati M, Blackwell TR, Fortune NL, Niswender KD, Fessel JP, Newman JH, West JD, Hemnes AR. Pulmonary vascular effect of insulin in a rodent model of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Pulm Circ 2017; 7:624-634. [PMID: 28704134 PMCID: PMC5841889 DOI: 10.1086/689908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is associated with metabolic derangements including insulin resistance, although their effects on the cardiopulmonary disease are unclear. We hypothesized that insulin resistance promotes pulmonary hypertension (PH) development and mutations in type 2 bone morphogenetic protein receptor (BMPR2) cause cellular insulin resistance. Using a BMPR2 transgenic murine model of PAH and two models of inducible diabetes mellitus, we explored the impact of hyperglycemia and/or hyperinsulinemia on development and severity of PH. We assessed insulin signaling and insulin-mediated glucose uptake in human endothelial cells with and without mutations in BMPR2. PH developed in control mice fed a Western diet and PH in BMPR2 mutant mice was increased by Western diet. Pulmonary artery pressure correlated strongly with fasting plasma insulin but not glucose. Reactive oxygen species were increased in lungs of insulin-resistant animals. BMPR2 mutation impaired insulin-mediated endothelial glucose uptake via reduced glucose transporter translocation despite intact insulin signaling. Experimental hyperinsulinemia is strongly associated with PH in both control and BMPR2-mutant mice, though to a greater degree in those with BMPR2 mutation. Human pulmonary endothelial cells with BMPR2 mutation have evidence of reduced glucose uptake due to impaired glucose transporter translocation. These experiments support a role for hyperinsulinemia in pulmonary vascular disease.
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- Aaron W Trammell
- 1 Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,2 Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- 2 Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- 2 Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- 2 Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- 3 Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- 2 Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- 2 Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- 2 Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- 2 Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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Viswambharan H, Yuldasheva NY, Sengupta A, Imrie H, Gage MC, Haywood N, Walker AM, Skromna A, Makova N, Galloway S, Shah P, Sukumar P, Porter KE, Grant PJ, Shah AM, Santos CX, Li J, Beech DJ, Wheatcroft SB, Cubbon RM, Kearney MT. Selective Enhancement of Insulin Sensitivity in the Endothelium In Vivo Reveals a Novel Proatherosclerotic Signaling Loop. Circ Res 2017; 120:784-798. [DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.116.309678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2016] [Revised: 11/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Rationale:
In the endothelium, insulin stimulates endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) to generate the antiatherosclerotic signaling radical NO. Insulin-resistant type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with reduced NO availability and accelerated atherosclerosis. The effect of enhancing endothelial insulin sensitivity on NO availability is unclear.
Objective:
To answer this question, we generated a mouse with endothelial cell (EC)–specific overexpression of the human insulin receptor (hIRECO) using the Tie2 promoter–enhancer.
Methods and Results:
hIRECO demonstrated significant endothelial dysfunction measured by blunted endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation to acetylcholine, which was normalized by a specific Nox2 NADPH oxidase inhibitor. Insulin-stimulated phosphorylation of protein kinase B was increased in hIRECO EC as was Nox2 NADPH oxidase–dependent generation of superoxide, whereas insulin-stimulated and shear stress–stimulated eNOS activations were blunted. Phosphorylation at the inhibitory residue Y657 of eNOS and expression of proline-rich tyrosine kinase 2 that phosphorylates this residue were significantly higher in hIRECO EC. Inhibition of proline-rich tyrosine kinase 2 improved insulin-induced and shear stress–induced eNOS activation in hIRECO EC.
Conclusions:
Enhancing insulin sensitivity specifically in EC leads to a paradoxical decline in endothelial function, mediated by increased tyrosine phosphorylation of eNOS and excess Nox2-derived superoxide. Increased EC insulin sensitivity leads to a proatherosclerotic imbalance between NO and superoxide. Inhibition of proline-rich tyrosine kinase 2 restores insulin-induced and shear stress–induced NO production. This study demonstrates for the first time that increased endothelial insulin sensitivity leads to a proatherosclerotic imbalance between NO and superoxide.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hema Viswambharan
- From the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (H.V., N.Y.Y., A.S., H.I., N.H., A.M.N.W., A.S., N.M., S.G., P. Shah, P. Sukumar, K.E.P., P.J.G., J.L., D.J.B., S.B.W., R.M.C., M.T.K.); Division of Medicine, Department of Metabolism & Experimental Therapeutics, University College London, United Kingdom (M.C.G.); and British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, King’s College London, United Kingdom (A.M.S., C.X.C.S.)
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- From the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (H.V., N.Y.Y., A.S., H.I., N.H., A.M.N.W., A.S., N.M., S.G., P. Shah, P. Sukumar, K.E.P., P.J.G., J.L., D.J.B., S.B.W., R.M.C., M.T.K.); Division of Medicine, Department of Metabolism & Experimental Therapeutics, University College London, United Kingdom (M.C.G.); and British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, King’s College London, United Kingdom (A.M.S., C.X.C.S.)
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- From the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (H.V., N.Y.Y., A.S., H.I., N.H., A.M.N.W., A.S., N.M., S.G., P. Shah, P. Sukumar, K.E.P., P.J.G., J.L., D.J.B., S.B.W., R.M.C., M.T.K.); Division of Medicine, Department of Metabolism & Experimental Therapeutics, University College London, United Kingdom (M.C.G.); and British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, King’s College London, United Kingdom (A.M.S., C.X.C.S.)
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- From the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (H.V., N.Y.Y., A.S., H.I., N.H., A.M.N.W., A.S., N.M., S.G., P. Shah, P. Sukumar, K.E.P., P.J.G., J.L., D.J.B., S.B.W., R.M.C., M.T.K.); Division of Medicine, Department of Metabolism & Experimental Therapeutics, University College London, United Kingdom (M.C.G.); and British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, King’s College London, United Kingdom (A.M.S., C.X.C.S.)
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- From the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (H.V., N.Y.Y., A.S., H.I., N.H., A.M.N.W., A.S., N.M., S.G., P. Shah, P. Sukumar, K.E.P., P.J.G., J.L., D.J.B., S.B.W., R.M.C., M.T.K.); Division of Medicine, Department of Metabolism & Experimental Therapeutics, University College London, United Kingdom (M.C.G.); and British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, King’s College London, United Kingdom (A.M.S., C.X.C.S.)
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- From the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (H.V., N.Y.Y., A.S., H.I., N.H., A.M.N.W., A.S., N.M., S.G., P. Shah, P. Sukumar, K.E.P., P.J.G., J.L., D.J.B., S.B.W., R.M.C., M.T.K.); Division of Medicine, Department of Metabolism & Experimental Therapeutics, University College London, United Kingdom (M.C.G.); and British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, King’s College London, United Kingdom (A.M.S., C.X.C.S.)
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- From the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (H.V., N.Y.Y., A.S., H.I., N.H., A.M.N.W., A.S., N.M., S.G., P. Shah, P. Sukumar, K.E.P., P.J.G., J.L., D.J.B., S.B.W., R.M.C., M.T.K.); Division of Medicine, Department of Metabolism & Experimental Therapeutics, University College London, United Kingdom (M.C.G.); and British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, King’s College London, United Kingdom (A.M.S., C.X.C.S.)
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- From the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (H.V., N.Y.Y., A.S., H.I., N.H., A.M.N.W., A.S., N.M., S.G., P. Shah, P. Sukumar, K.E.P., P.J.G., J.L., D.J.B., S.B.W., R.M.C., M.T.K.); Division of Medicine, Department of Metabolism & Experimental Therapeutics, University College London, United Kingdom (M.C.G.); and British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, King’s College London, United Kingdom (A.M.S., C.X.C.S.)
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- From the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (H.V., N.Y.Y., A.S., H.I., N.H., A.M.N.W., A.S., N.M., S.G., P. Shah, P. Sukumar, K.E.P., P.J.G., J.L., D.J.B., S.B.W., R.M.C., M.T.K.); Division of Medicine, Department of Metabolism & Experimental Therapeutics, University College London, United Kingdom (M.C.G.); and British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, King’s College London, United Kingdom (A.M.S., C.X.C.S.)
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- From the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (H.V., N.Y.Y., A.S., H.I., N.H., A.M.N.W., A.S., N.M., S.G., P. Shah, P. Sukumar, K.E.P., P.J.G., J.L., D.J.B., S.B.W., R.M.C., M.T.K.); Division of Medicine, Department of Metabolism & Experimental Therapeutics, University College London, United Kingdom (M.C.G.); and British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, King’s College London, United Kingdom (A.M.S., C.X.C.S.)
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- From the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (H.V., N.Y.Y., A.S., H.I., N.H., A.M.N.W., A.S., N.M., S.G., P. Shah, P. Sukumar, K.E.P., P.J.G., J.L., D.J.B., S.B.W., R.M.C., M.T.K.); Division of Medicine, Department of Metabolism & Experimental Therapeutics, University College London, United Kingdom (M.C.G.); and British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, King’s College London, United Kingdom (A.M.S., C.X.C.S.)
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- From the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (H.V., N.Y.Y., A.S., H.I., N.H., A.M.N.W., A.S., N.M., S.G., P. Shah, P. Sukumar, K.E.P., P.J.G., J.L., D.J.B., S.B.W., R.M.C., M.T.K.); Division of Medicine, Department of Metabolism & Experimental Therapeutics, University College London, United Kingdom (M.C.G.); and British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, King’s College London, United Kingdom (A.M.S., C.X.C.S.)
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- From the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (H.V., N.Y.Y., A.S., H.I., N.H., A.M.N.W., A.S., N.M., S.G., P. Shah, P. Sukumar, K.E.P., P.J.G., J.L., D.J.B., S.B.W., R.M.C., M.T.K.); Division of Medicine, Department of Metabolism & Experimental Therapeutics, University College London, United Kingdom (M.C.G.); and British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, King’s College London, United Kingdom (A.M.S., C.X.C.S.)
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- From the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (H.V., N.Y.Y., A.S., H.I., N.H., A.M.N.W., A.S., N.M., S.G., P. Shah, P. Sukumar, K.E.P., P.J.G., J.L., D.J.B., S.B.W., R.M.C., M.T.K.); Division of Medicine, Department of Metabolism & Experimental Therapeutics, University College London, United Kingdom (M.C.G.); and British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, King’s College London, United Kingdom (A.M.S., C.X.C.S.)
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- From the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (H.V., N.Y.Y., A.S., H.I., N.H., A.M.N.W., A.S., N.M., S.G., P. Shah, P. Sukumar, K.E.P., P.J.G., J.L., D.J.B., S.B.W., R.M.C., M.T.K.); Division of Medicine, Department of Metabolism & Experimental Therapeutics, University College London, United Kingdom (M.C.G.); and British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, King’s College London, United Kingdom (A.M.S., C.X.C.S.)
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- From the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (H.V., N.Y.Y., A.S., H.I., N.H., A.M.N.W., A.S., N.M., S.G., P. Shah, P. Sukumar, K.E.P., P.J.G., J.L., D.J.B., S.B.W., R.M.C., M.T.K.); Division of Medicine, Department of Metabolism & Experimental Therapeutics, University College London, United Kingdom (M.C.G.); and British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, King’s College London, United Kingdom (A.M.S., C.X.C.S.)
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- From the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (H.V., N.Y.Y., A.S., H.I., N.H., A.M.N.W., A.S., N.M., S.G., P. Shah, P. Sukumar, K.E.P., P.J.G., J.L., D.J.B., S.B.W., R.M.C., M.T.K.); Division of Medicine, Department of Metabolism & Experimental Therapeutics, University College London, United Kingdom (M.C.G.); and British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, King’s College London, United Kingdom (A.M.S., C.X.C.S.)
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- From the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (H.V., N.Y.Y., A.S., H.I., N.H., A.M.N.W., A.S., N.M., S.G., P. Shah, P. Sukumar, K.E.P., P.J.G., J.L., D.J.B., S.B.W., R.M.C., M.T.K.); Division of Medicine, Department of Metabolism & Experimental Therapeutics, University College London, United Kingdom (M.C.G.); and British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, King’s College London, United Kingdom (A.M.S., C.X.C.S.)
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- From the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (H.V., N.Y.Y., A.S., H.I., N.H., A.M.N.W., A.S., N.M., S.G., P. Shah, P. Sukumar, K.E.P., P.J.G., J.L., D.J.B., S.B.W., R.M.C., M.T.K.); Division of Medicine, Department of Metabolism & Experimental Therapeutics, University College London, United Kingdom (M.C.G.); and British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, King’s College London, United Kingdom (A.M.S., C.X.C.S.)
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- From the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (H.V., N.Y.Y., A.S., H.I., N.H., A.M.N.W., A.S., N.M., S.G., P. Shah, P. Sukumar, K.E.P., P.J.G., J.L., D.J.B., S.B.W., R.M.C., M.T.K.); Division of Medicine, Department of Metabolism & Experimental Therapeutics, University College London, United Kingdom (M.C.G.); and British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, King’s College London, United Kingdom (A.M.S., C.X.C.S.)
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- From the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (H.V., N.Y.Y., A.S., H.I., N.H., A.M.N.W., A.S., N.M., S.G., P. Shah, P. Sukumar, K.E.P., P.J.G., J.L., D.J.B., S.B.W., R.M.C., M.T.K.); Division of Medicine, Department of Metabolism & Experimental Therapeutics, University College London, United Kingdom (M.C.G.); and British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, King’s College London, United Kingdom (A.M.S., C.X.C.S.)
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- Mauro Siragusa
- From the Institute for Vascular Signalling, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) Partner site Rhein-Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- From the Institute for Vascular Signalling, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) Partner site Rhein-Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Viswambharan H, Kearney MT. Response by Viswambharan and Kearney to Letter Regarding Article, "Selective Enhancement of Insulin Sensitivity in the Endothelium In Vivo Reveals a Novel Proatherosclerotic Signaling Loop". Circ Res 2017; 120:e4-e5. [PMID: 28209800 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.117.310510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Hema Viswambharan
- Leeds Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Du J, Fan LM, Mai A, Li JM. Crucial roles of Nox2-derived oxidative stress in deteriorating the function of insulin receptors and endothelium in dietary obesity of middle-aged mice. Br J Pharmacol 2014; 170:1064-77. [PMID: 23957783 DOI: 10.1111/bph.12336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2013] [Revised: 08/05/2013] [Accepted: 08/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Systemic oxidative stress associated with dietary calorie overload plays an important role in the deterioration of vascular function in middle-aged patients suffering from obesity and insulin resistance. However, effective therapy is still lacking. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH In this study, we used a mouse model of middle-aged obesity to investigate the therapeutic potential of pharmaceutical inhibition (apocynin, 5 mM supplied in the drinking water) or knockout of Nox2, an enzyme generating reactive oxygen species (ROS), in high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity, oxidative stress, insulin resistance and endothelial dysfunction. Littermates of C57BL/6J wild-type (WT) and Nox2 knockout (KO) mice (7 months old) were fed with a HFD (45% kcal fat) or normal chow diet (NCD, 12% kcal fat) for 16 weeks and used at 11 months of age. KEY RESULTS Compared to NCD WT mice, HFD WT mice developed obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidaemia and hypertension. Aortic vessels from these mice showed significantly increased Nox2 expression and ROS production, accompanied by significantly increased ERK1/2 activation, reduced insulin receptor expression, decreased Akt and eNOS phosphorylation and impaired endothelium-dependent vessel relaxation to acetylcholine. All these HFD-induced abnormalities (except the hyperinsulinaemia) were absent in apocynin-treated WT or Nox2 KO mice given the same HFD. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS In conclusion, Nox2-derived ROS played a key role in damaging insulin receptor and endothelial function in dietary obesity after middle-age. Targeting Nox2 could represent a valuable therapeutic strategy in the metabolic syndrome.
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- Junjie Du
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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Aziz A, Wheatcroft S. Insulin resistance in Type 2 diabetes and obesity: implications for endothelial function. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2014; 9:403-7. [DOI: 10.1586/erc.11.20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Low Wang CC, Lu L, Leitner JW, Sarraf M, Gianani R, Draznin B, Greyson CR, Reusch JEB, Schwartz GG. Arterial insulin resistance in Yucatan micropigs with diet-induced obesity and metabolic syndrome. J Diabetes Complications 2013; 27:307-15. [PMID: 23558108 PMCID: PMC3696427 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2013.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2012] [Revised: 01/29/2013] [Accepted: 02/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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AIM Metabolic syndrome affects a large proportion of the population and increases cardiovascular disease risk. Because metabolic syndrome often co-exists clinically with atherosclerosis, it is difficult to distinguish the respective contributions of the components to vascular abnormalities. Accordingly, we utilized a porcine dietary model of metabolic syndrome without atherosclerosis to investigate early abnormalities of vascular function and signaling. METHODS Thirty-two Yucatan micropigs were fed either a high-fat, high-simple-sugar, high-calorie (HFHS) or standard chow diet (STD) for 6 months. Neither diet contained added cholesterol. Blood pressure and flow-mediated vasodilatation were assessed at baseline and 6 months. Aortas were harvested at 6 months to assess histology, insulin signaling, and endothelial nitric oxide (eNOS) phosphorylation. RESULTS HFHS pigs developed characteristics of metabolic syndrome including obesity, dyslipidemia, and insulin resistance, but without histologic evidence of atherosclerosis. Although arterial intima-media thickness did not differ between groups, vascular dysfunction in HFHS was manifest by increased blood pressure and impaired flow-mediated vasodilation of the femoral artery. Compared with STD, aortas from HFHS exhibited increased p85α expression and Ser307 IRS-1 phosphorylation, and blunted insulin-stimulated IRS-1-associated phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase activity. In the absence of insulin stimulation, aortic Akt Ser473-phosphorylation was greater in HFHS than in STD. With insulin stimulation, Akt phosphorylation increased in STD, but not HFHS. Insulin-induced Ser1177-phosphorylation of eNOS was decreased in HFHS, compared with STD. CONCLUSIONS Pigs with metabolic syndrome develop early vascular dysfunction and aortic insulin signaling abnormalities, and could be a useful model for early human vascular abnormalities in this condition.
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- Cecilia C Low Wang
- Endocrine Section, VA Medical Center, Denver, and University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus/School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
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Gage MC, Yuldasheva NY, Viswambharan H, Sukumar P, Cubbon RM, Galloway S, Imrie H, Skromna A, Smith J, Jackson CL, Kearney MT, Wheatcroft SB. Endothelium-specific insulin resistance leads to accelerated atherosclerosis in areas with disturbed flow patterns: a role for reactive oxygen species. Atherosclerosis 2013; 230:131-9. [PMID: 23958265 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2012] [Revised: 06/19/2013] [Accepted: 06/20/2013] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Systemic insulin resistance is associated with a portfolio of risk factors for atherosclerosis development. We sought to determine whether insulin resistance specifically at the level of the endothelium promotes atherosclerosis and to examine the potential involvement of reactive oxygen species. METHODS We cross-bred mice expressing a dominant negative mutant human insulin receptor specifically in the endothelium (ESMIRO) with ApoE(-/-) mice to examine the effect of endothelium-specific insulin resistance on atherosclerosis. RESULTS ApoE(-/-)/ESMIRO mice had similar blood pressure, plasma lipids and whole-body glucose tolerance, but blunted endothelial insulin signalling, in comparison to ApoE(-/-) mice. Atherosclerosis was significantly increased in ApoE(-/-)/ESMIRO mice at the aortic sinus (226 ± 16 versus 149 ± 24 × 10(3) μm(2), P = 0.01) and lesser curvature of the aortic arch (12.4 ± 1.2% versus 9.4 ± 0.9%, P = 0.035). Relaxation to acetylcholine was blunted in aorta from ApoE(-/-)/ESMIRO mice (Emax 65 ± 41% versus 103 ± 6%, P = 0.02) and was restored by the superoxide dismutase mimetic MnTMPyP (Emax 112 ± 15% versus 65 ± 41%, P = 0.048). Basal generation of superoxide was increased 1.55 fold (P = 0.01) in endothelial cells from ApoE(-/-)/ESMIRO mice and was inhibited by the NADPH oxidase inhibitor gp91ds-tat (-12 ± 0.04%, P = 0.04), the NO synthase inhibitor L-NMMA (-8 ± 0.02%, P = 0.001) and the mitochondrial specific inhibitor rotenone (-23 ± 0.04%, P = 0.006). CONCLUSIONS Insulin resistance specifically at the level of the endothelium leads to acceleration of atherosclerosis in areas with disturbed flow patterns such as the aortic sinus and the lesser curvature of the aorta. We have identified a potential role for increased generation of reactive oxygen species from multiple enzymatic sources in promoting atherosclerosis in this setting.
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- Matthew C Gage
- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
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Avogaro A, de Kreutzenberg SV, Federici M, Fadini GP. The endothelium abridges insulin resistance to premature aging. J Am Heart Assoc 2013; 2:e000262. [PMID: 23917532 PMCID: PMC3698793 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.113.000262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2013] [Accepted: 05/24/2013] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Prasai MJ, Mughal RS, Wheatcroft SB, Kearney MT, Grant PJ, Scott EM. Diurnal variation in vascular and metabolic function in diet-induced obesity: divergence of insulin resistance and loss of clock rhythm. Diabetes 2013; 62:1981-9. [PMID: 23382450 PMCID: PMC3661613 DOI: 10.2337/db11-1740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Circadian rhythms are integral to the normal functioning of numerous physiological processes. Evidence from human and mouse studies suggests that loss of rhythm occurs in obesity and cardiovascular disease and may be a neglected contributor to pathophysiology. Obesity has been shown to impair the circadian clock mechanism in liver and adipose tissue but its effect on cardiovascular tissues is unknown. We investigated the effect of diet-induced obesity in C57BL6J mice upon rhythmic transcription of clock genes and diurnal variation in vascular and metabolic systems. In obesity, clock gene function and physiological rhythms were preserved in the vasculature but clock gene transcription in metabolic tissues and rhythms of glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity were blunted. The most pronounced attenuation of clock rhythm occurred in adipose tissue, where there was also impairment of clock-controlled master metabolic genes and both AMPK mRNA and protein. Across tissues, clock gene disruption was associated with local inflammation but diverged from impairment of insulin signaling. We conclude that vascular tissues are less sensitive to pathological disruption of diurnal rhythms during obesity than metabolic tissues and suggest that cellular disruption of clock gene rhythmicity may occur by mechanisms shared with inflammation but distinct from those leading to insulin resistance.
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Symons JD. Opportunity "nox": a novel approach to preventing endothelial dysfunction in the context of insulin resistance. Diabetes 2013; 62:1818-20. [PMID: 23704524 PMCID: PMC3661632 DOI: 10.2337/db13-0255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- J David Symons
- College of Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
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Wende AR, Symons JD, Abel ED. Mechanisms of lipotoxicity in the cardiovascular system. Curr Hypertens Rep 2013; 14:517-31. [PMID: 23054891 DOI: 10.1007/s11906-012-0307-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Cardiovascular diseases account for approximately one third of all deaths globally. Obese and diabetic patients have a high likelihood of dying from complications associated with cardiovascular dysfunction. Obesity and diabetes increase circulating lipids that upon tissue uptake, may be stored as triglyceride, or may be metabolized in other pathways, leading to the generation of toxic intermediates. Excess lipid utilization or activation of signaling pathways by lipid metabolites may disrupt cellular homeostasis and contribute to cell death, defining the concept of lipotoxicity. Lipotoxicity occurs in multiple organs, including cardiac and vascular tissues, and a number of specific mechanisms have been proposed to explain lipotoxic tissue injury. In addition, recent data suggests that increased tissue lipids may also be protective in certain contexts. This review will highlight recent progress toward elucidating the relationship between nutrient oversupply, lipotoxicity, and cardiovascular dysfunction. The review will focus in two sections on the vasculature and cardiomyocytes respectively.
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- Adam R Wende
- Program in Molecular Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, 84112, USA
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Du F, Virtue A, Wang H, Yang XF. Metabolomic analyses for atherosclerosis, diabetes, and obesity. Biomark Res 2013; 1:17. [PMID: 24252331 PMCID: PMC4177614 DOI: 10.1186/2050-7771-1-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2013] [Accepted: 03/07/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Insulin resistance associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), obesity, and atherosclerosis is a global health problem. A portfolio of abnormalities of metabolic and vascular homeostasis accompanies T2DM and obesity, which are believed to conspire to lead to accelerated atherosclerosis and premature death. The complexity of metabolic changes in the diseases presents challenges for a full understanding of the molecular pathways contributing to the development of these diseases. The recent advent of new technologies in this area termed “Metabolomics” may aid in comprehensive metabolic analysis of these diseases. Therefore, metabolomics has been extensively applied to the metabolites of T2DM, obesity, and atherosclerosis not only for the assessment of disease development and prognosis, but also for the biomarker discovery of disease diagnosis. Herein, we summarize the recent applications of metabolomics technology and the generated datasets in the metabolic profiling of these diseases, in particular, the applications of these technologies to these diseases at the cellular, animal models, and human disease levels. In addition, we also extensively discuss the mechanisms linking the metabolic profiling in insulin resistance, T2DM, obesity, and atherosclerosis, with a particular emphasis on potential roles of increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and mitochondria dysfunctions.
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- Fuyong Du
- Department of Pharmacology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
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Symons JD, Abel ED. Lipotoxicity contributes to endothelial dysfunction: a focus on the contribution from ceramide. Rev Endocr Metab Disord 2013; 14:59-68. [PMID: 23292334 PMCID: PMC4180664 DOI: 10.1007/s11154-012-9235-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Cardiovascular complications are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in individuals with obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and insulin resistance. Complications include pathologies specific to large (atherosclerosis, cardiomyopathy) and small (retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy) vessels. Common among all of these pathologies is an altered endothelial cell phenotype i.e., endothelial dysfunction. A crucial aspect of endothelial dysfunction is reduced nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability. Hyperglycemia, oxidative stress, activation of the renin-angiotensin system, and increased pro-inflammatory cytokines are systemic disturbances in individuals with obesity, T2DM, and insulin resistance and each of these contribute independently and synergistically to decreasing NO bioavailability. This review will examine the contribution from elevated circulating fatty acids in these subjects that lead to lipotoxicity. Particular focus will be placed on the fatty acid metabolite ceramide.
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- J David Symons
- College of Health, University of Utah, School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
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Insulin resistance is frequently associated with endothelial dysfunction and has been proposed to play a major role in cardiovascular diseases. Insulin exerts pro- and anti-atherogenic actions on the vasculature. The balance between nitric oxide (NO)-dependent vasodilator actions and endothelin-1- dependent vasoconstrictor actions of insulin is regulated by phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-dependent (PI3K) - and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)-dependent signaling in vascular endothelium, respectively. During insulin-resistant conditions, pathway-specific impairment in PI3K-dependent signaling may cause imbalance between production of NO and secretion of endothelin-1 and lead to endothelial dysfunction. Insulin sensitizers that target pathway-selective impairment in insulin signaling are known to improve endothelial dysfunction. In this review, we discuss the cellular mechanisms in the endothelium underlying vascular actions of insulin, the role of insulin resistance in mediating endothelial dysfunction, and the effect of insulin sensitizers in restoring the balance in pro- and anti-atherogenic actions of insulin.
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- Ranganath Muniyappa
- Clinical Endocrine Section, Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Obesity Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Departments of Internal Medicine and Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri; and Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital, Columbia, Missouri
- Corresponding author for proof and reprints: James R. Sowers, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, One Hospital Drive, Columbia, Missouri, MO 65212,
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Tabit CE, Shenouda SM, Holbrook M, Fetterman JL, Kiani S, Frame AA, Kluge MA, Held A, Dohadwala MM, Gokce N, Farb MG, Rosenzweig J, Ruderman N, Vita JA, Hamburg NM. Protein kinase C-β contributes to impaired endothelial insulin signaling in humans with diabetes mellitus. Circulation 2012. [PMID: 23204109 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.112.127514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Abnormal endothelial function promotes atherosclerotic vascular disease in diabetes. Experimental studies indicate that disruption of endothelial insulin signaling, through the activity of protein kinase C-β (PKCβ) and nuclear factor κB, reduces nitric oxide availability. We sought to establish whether similar mechanisms operate in the endothelium in human diabetes mellitus. METHODS AND RESULTS We measured protein expression and insulin response in freshly isolated endothelial cells from patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (n=40) and nondiabetic controls (n=36). Unexpectedly, we observed 1.7-fold higher basal endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) phosphorylation at serine 1177 in patients with diabetes mellitus (P=0.007) without a difference in total eNOS expression. Insulin stimulation increased eNOS phosphorylation in nondiabetic subjects but not in diabetic patients (P=0.003), consistent with endothelial insulin resistance. Nitrotyrosine levels were higher in diabetic patients, indicating endothelial oxidative stress. PKCβ expression was higher in diabetic patients and was associated with lower flow-mediated dilation (r=-0.541, P=0.02). Inhibition of PKCβ with LY379196 reduced basal eNOS phosphorylation and improved insulin-mediated eNOS activation in patients with diabetes mellitus. Endothelial nuclear factor κB activation was higher in diabetes mellitus and was reduced with PKCβ inhibition. CONCLUSIONS We provide evidence for the presence of altered eNOS activation, reduced insulin action, and inflammatory activation in the endothelium of patients with diabetes mellitus. Our findings implicate PKCβ activity in endothelial insulin resistance.
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- Corey E Tabit
- Evans Department of Medicine and Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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Rajwani A, Cubbon RM, Wheatcroft SB. Cell-specific insulin resistance: implications for atherosclerosis. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2012; 28:627-34. [PMID: 22987644 DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.2336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Insulin resistance is increasingly acknowledged as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Despite this, our understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms that might account for this relationship remain incompletely understood. A key challenge has been in distinguishing between a 'whole-body' milieu of inflammation and oxidative stress from the ramifications of cell-specific resistance to insulin. Transgenic models have now begun to explore the cellular influences of insulin resistance on vascular biology, with novel implications for atherosclerosis across a range of cells including endothelial cells, endothelial progenitor cells, vascular smooth muscle cells, macrophages and fibroblasts. Emerging data from these models have also begun to challenge conventional dogma. In particular, the findings across various cell types are disparate with some even implying a protective influence on vascular biology. We now review these data, highlighting recent advances in our understanding of cellular resistance to insulin as well as those areas where there remains a paucity of data.
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- A Rajwani
- Division of Cardiovascular & Diabetes Research, Leeds Institute of Genetics, Heath & Therapeutics and the Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
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Imrie H, Viswambharan H, Sukumar P, Abbas A, Cubbon RM, Yuldasheva N, Gage M, Smith J, Galloway S, Skromna A, Rashid ST, Futers TS, Xuan S, Gatenby VK, Grant PJ, Channon KM, Beech DJ, Wheatcroft SB, Kearney MT. Novel role of the IGF-1 receptor in endothelial function and repair: studies in endothelium-targeted IGF-1 receptor transgenic mice. Diabetes 2012; 61:2359-68. [PMID: 22733797 PMCID: PMC3425420 DOI: 10.2337/db11-1494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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We recently demonstrated that reducing IGF-1 receptor (IGF-1R) numbers in the endothelium enhances nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability and endothelial cell insulin sensitivity. In the present report, we aimed to examine the effect of increasing IGF-1R on endothelial cell function and repair. To examine the effect of increasing IGF-1R in the endothelium, we generated mice overexpressing human IGF-1R in the endothelium (human IGF-1R endothelium-overexpressing mice [hIGFREO]) under direction of the Tie2 promoter enhancer. hIGFREO aorta had reduced basal NO bioavailability (percent constriction to N(G)-monomethyl-l-arginine [mean (SEM) wild type 106% (30%); hIGFREO 48% (10%)]; P < 0.05). Endothelial cells from hIGFREO had reduced insulin-stimulated endothelial NO synthase activation (mean [SEM] wild type 170% [25%], hIGFREO 58% [3%]; P = 0.04) and insulin-stimulated NO release (mean [SEM] wild type 4,500 AU [1,000], hIGFREO 1,500 AU [700]; P < 0.05). hIGFREO mice had enhanced endothelium regeneration after denuding arterial injury (mean [SEM] percent recovered area, wild type 57% [2%], hIGFREO 47% [5%]; P < 0.05) and enhanced endothelial cell migration in vitro. The IGF-1R, although reducing NO bioavailability, enhances in situ endothelium regeneration. Manipulating IGF-1R in the endothelium may be a useful strategy to treat disorders of vascular growth and repair.
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- Helen Imrie
- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- University of Oxford British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, Oxford, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
- Corresponding author: Mark T. Kearney,
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Rajwani A, Ezzat V, Smith J, Yuldasheva NY, Duncan ER, Gage M, Cubbon RM, Kahn MB, Imrie H, Abbas A, Viswambharan H, Aziz A, Sukumar P, Vidal-Puig A, Sethi JK, Xuan S, Shah AM, Grant PJ, Porter KE, Kearney MT, Wheatcroft SB. Increasing circulating IGFBP1 levels improves insulin sensitivity, promotes nitric oxide production, lowers blood pressure, and protects against atherosclerosis. Diabetes 2012; 61:915-24. [PMID: 22357965 PMCID: PMC3314358 DOI: 10.2337/db11-0963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2011] [Accepted: 12/29/2011] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Low concentrations of insulin-like growth factor (IGF) binding protein-1 (IGFBP1) are associated with insulin resistance, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. We investigated whether increasing IGFBP1 levels can prevent the development of these disorders. Metabolic and vascular phenotype were examined in response to human IGFBP1 overexpression in mice with diet-induced obesity, mice heterozygous for deletion of insulin receptors (IR(+/-)), and ApoE(-/-) mice. Direct effects of human (h)IGFBP1 on nitric oxide (NO) generation and cellular signaling were studied in isolated vessels and in human endothelial cells. IGFBP1 circulating levels were markedly suppressed in dietary-induced obese mice. Overexpression of hIGFBP1 in obese mice reduced blood pressure, improved insulin sensitivity, and increased insulin-stimulated NO generation. In nonobese IR(+/-) mice, overexpression of hIGFBP1 reduced blood pressure and improved insulin-stimulated NO generation. hIGFBP1 induced vasodilatation independently of IGF and increased endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) activity in arterial segments ex vivo, while in endothelial cells, hIGFBP1 increased eNOS Ser(1177) phosphorylation via phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signaling. Finally, in ApoE(-/-) mice, overexpression of hIGFBP1 reduced atherosclerosis. These favorable effects of hIGFBP1 on insulin sensitivity, blood pressure, NO production, and atherosclerosis suggest that increasing IGFBP1 concentration may be a novel approach to prevent cardiovascular disease in the setting of insulin resistance and diabetes.
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- Adil Rajwani
- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Division, Kings College London British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, London, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Division, Kings College London British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, London, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, U.K
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, U.K
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- Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Division, Kings College London British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, London, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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Abbas A, Imrie H, Viswambharan H, Sukumar P, Rajwani A, Cubbon RM, Gage M, Smith J, Galloway S, Yuldeshava N, Kahn M, Xuan S, Grant PJ, Channon KM, Beech DJ, Wheatcroft SB, Kearney MT. The insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor is a negative regulator of nitric oxide bioavailability and insulin sensitivity in the endothelium. Diabetes 2011; 60:2169-78. [PMID: 21677284 PMCID: PMC3142083 DOI: 10.2337/db11-0197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE In mice, haploinsufficiency of the IGF-1 receptor (IGF-1R(+/-)), at a whole-body level, increases resistance to inflammation and oxidative stress, but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. We hypothesized that by forming insulin-resistant heterodimers composed of one IGF-1Rαβ and one insulin receptor (IR), IRαβ complex in endothelial cells (ECs), IGF-1R reduces free IR, which reduces EC insulin sensitivity and generation of the antioxidant/anti-inflammatory signaling radical nitric oxide (NO). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Using a number of complementary gene-modified mice with reduced IGF-1R at a whole-body level and specifically in EC, and complementary studies in EC in vitro, we examined the effect of changing IGF-1R/IR stoichiometry on EC insulin sensitivity and NO bioavailability. RESULTS IGF-1R(+/-) mice had enhanced insulin-mediated glucose lowering. Aortas from these mice were hypocontractile to phenylephrine (PE) and had increased basal NO generation and augmented insulin-mediated NO release from EC. To dissect EC from whole-body effects we generated mice with EC-specific knockdown of IGF-1R. Aortas from these mice were also hypocontractile to PE and had increased basal NO generation. Whole-body and EC deletion of IGF-1R reduced hybrid receptor formation. By reducing IGF-1R in IR-haploinsufficient mice we reduced hybrid formation, restored insulin-mediated vasorelaxation in aorta, and insulin stimulated NO release in EC. Complementary studies in human umbilical vein EC in which IGF-1R was reduced using siRNA confirmed that reducing IGF-1R has favorable effects on NO bioavailability and EC insulin sensitivity. CONCLUSIONS These data demonstrate that IGF-1R is a critical negative regulator of insulin sensitivity and NO bioavailability in the endothelium.
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- Afroze Abbas
- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
- Corresponding author: Mark T. Kearney,
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Gatenby VK, Kearney MT. The role of IGF-1 resistance in obesity and type 2 diabetes-mellitus-related insulin resistance and vascular disease. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2011; 14:1333-42. [PMID: 21058922 DOI: 10.1517/14728222.2010.528930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD The insulin-resistant conditions of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity are a major cause of cardiovascular disease on a global scale. These disorders are not only a cause of ill health but are a huge financial drain on healthcare systems. T2DM leads to an increased risk of cardiovascular mortality equivalent to over 10 years of ageing while obesity independent of T2DM also leads to a substantially increased risk of acute myocardial infarction. Recent trials of therapeutic agents and approaches to preventing the cardiovascular complications of type 2 diabetes have been disappointing. AREAS COVERED IN THIS REVIEW The role of insulin resistance in the endothelium in the regulation of the anti-atherosclerotic signalling molecule NO and a potential important role for IGF-1 in vascular NO production. WHAT THE READER WILL GAIN A comprehensive understanding of how insulin and IGF-1 regulate vascular function and the effect of type 2 diabetes on these pathways. TAKE HOME MESSAGE The roles of insulin and IGF-1 in vascular function are complex and intimately related. Nevertheless IGF-1 signalling in the arterial wall has the potential to be manipulated to protect the vasculature against the development of atherosclerosis and its devastating complications.
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- Victoria K Gatenby
- University of Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, Leeds, UK
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Kahn MB, Yuldasheva NY, Cubbon RM, Smith J, Rashid ST, Viswambharan H, Imrie H, Abbas A, Rajwani A, Aziz A, Baliga V, Sukumar P, Gage M, Kearney MT, Wheatcroft SB. Insulin resistance impairs circulating angiogenic progenitor cell function and delays endothelial regeneration. Diabetes 2011; 60:1295-303. [PMID: 21317296 PMCID: PMC3064103 DOI: 10.2337/db10-1080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Circulating angiogenic progenitor cells (APCs) participate in endothelial repair after arterial injury. Type 2 diabetes is associated with fewer circulating APCs, APC dysfunction, and impaired endothelial repair. We set out to determine whether insulin resistance adversely affects APCs and endothelial regeneration. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We quantified APCs and assessed APC mobilization and function in mice hemizygous for knockout of the insulin receptor (IRKO) and wild-type (WT) littermate controls. Endothelial regeneration after femoral artery wire injury was also quantified after APC transfusion. RESULTS IRKO mice, although glucose tolerant, had fewer circulating Sca-1(+)/Flk-1(+) APCs than WT mice. Culture of mononuclear cells demonstrated that IRKO mice had fewer APCs in peripheral blood, but not in bone marrow or spleen, suggestive of a mobilization defect. Defective vascular endothelial growth factor-stimulated APC mobilization was confirmed in IRKO mice, consistent with reduced endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) expression in bone marrow and impaired vascular eNOS activity. Paracrine angiogenic activity of APCs from IRKO mice was impaired compared with those from WT animals. Endothelial regeneration of the femoral artery after denuding wire injury was delayed in IRKO mice compared with WT. Transfusion of mononuclear cells from WT mice normalized the impaired endothelial regeneration in IRKO mice. Transfusion of c-kit(+) bone marrow cells from WT mice also restored endothelial regeneration in IRKO mice. However, transfusion of c-kit(+) cells from IRKO mice was less effective at improving endothelial repair. CONCLUSIONS Insulin resistance impairs APC function and delays endothelial regeneration after arterial injury. These findings support the hypothesis that insulin resistance per se is sufficient to jeopardize endogenous vascular repair. Defective endothelial repair may be normalized by transfusion of APCs from insulin-sensitive animals but not from insulin-resistant animals.
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Devaraj S, Valleggi S, Siegel D, Jialal I. Role of C-reactive protein in contributing to increased cardiovascular risk in metabolic syndrome. Curr Atheroscler Rep 2010; 12:110-8. [PMID: 20425246 PMCID: PMC2854398 DOI: 10.1007/s11883-010-0098-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Metabolic syndrome is associated with increased propensity for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Low-grade inflammation is characteristic of metabolic syndrome. C-reactive protein, the best characterized biomarker of inflammation, is also an independent predictor of future cardiovascular events. This review outlines the role of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in contributing to increased cardiovascular risk in metabolic syndrome by inducing endothelial cell dysfunction and activating monocytes.
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- Sridevi Devaraj
- University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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Tabit CE, Chung WB, Hamburg NM, Vita JA. Endothelial dysfunction in diabetes mellitus: molecular mechanisms and clinical implications. Rev Endocr Metab Disord 2010; 11:61-74. [PMID: 20186491 PMCID: PMC2882637 DOI: 10.1007/s11154-010-9134-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 384] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Cardiovascular disease is a major complication of diabetes mellitus, and improved strategies for prevention and treatment are needed. Endothelial dysfunction contributes to the pathogenesis and clinical expression of atherosclerosis in diabetes mellitus. This article reviews the evidence linking endothelial dysfunction to human diabetes mellitus and experimental studies that investigated the responsible mechanisms. We then discuss the implications of these studies for current management and for new approaches for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes mellitus.
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- Corey E. Tabit
- Evans Department of Medicine and Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Evans Department of Medicine and Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Evans Department of Medicine and Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Evans Department of Medicine and Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Section of Cardiology, Boston Medical Center, 88 East Newton Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA,
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Insulin resistance, lipotoxicity and endothelial dysfunction. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2009; 1801:320-6. [PMID: 19818873 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2009.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2009] [Revised: 09/17/2009] [Accepted: 09/30/2009] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The number of people with the insulin-resistant conditions of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity has reached epidemic proportions worldwide. Eighty percent of people with T2DM will die from the complications of cardiovascular atherosclerosis. Insulin resistance is characterised by endothelial dysfunction, which is a pivotal step in the initiation/progression of atherosclerosis. A hallmark of endothelial dysfunction is an unfavourable imbalance between the bioavailability of the antiatherosclerotic signalling molecule nitric oxide (NO) and proatherosclerotic reactive oxygen species. In this review we discuss the mechanisms linking insulin resistance to endothelial dysfunction, with a particular emphasis on a potential role for a toxic effect of free fatty acids on endothelial cell homeostasis.
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Imrie H, Abbas A, Viswambharan H, Rajwani A, Cubbon RM, Gage M, Kahn M, Ezzat VA, Duncan ER, Grant PJ, Ajjan R, Wheatcroft SB, Kearney MT. Vascular insulin-like growth factor-I resistance and diet-induced obesity. Endocrinology 2009; 150:4575-82. [PMID: 19608653 DOI: 10.1210/en.2008-1641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus are characterized by insulin resistance, reduced bioavailability of the antiatherosclerotic signaling molecule nitric oxide (NO), and accelerated atherosclerosis. IGF-I, the principal growth-stimulating peptide, which shares many of the effects of insulin, may, like insulin, also be involved in metabolic and vascular homeostasis. We examined the effects of IGF-I on NO bioavailability and the effect of obesity/type 2 diabetes mellitus on IGF-I actions at a whole-body level and in the vasculature. In aortic rings IGF-I blunted phenylephrine-mediated vasoconstriction and relaxed rings preconstricted with phenylephrine, an effect blocked by N(G)-monomethyl L-arginine. IGF-I increased NO synthase activity to an extent similar to that seen with insulin and in-vivo IGF-I led to serine phosphorylation of endothelial NO synthase (eNOS). Mice rendered obese using a high-fat diet were less sensitive to the glucose-lowering effects of insulin and IGF-I. IGF-I increased aortic phospho-eNOS levels in lean mice, an effect that was blunted in obese mice. eNOS activity in aortae of lean mice increased 1.6-fold in response to IGF-I compared with obese mice. IGF-I-mediated vasorelaxation was blunted in obese mice. These data demonstrate that IGF-I increases eNOS phosphorylation in-vivo, increases eNOS activity, and leads to NO-dependent relaxation of conduit vessels. Obesity is associated with resistance to IGF-I at a whole-body level and in the endothelium. Vascular IGF-I resistance may represent a novel therapeutic target to prevent or slow the accelerated vasculopathy seen in humans with obesity or type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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- Helen Imrie
- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Leeds Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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Effects of insulin resistance on endothelial progenitor cells and vascular repair. Clin Sci (Lond) 2009; 117:173-90. [PMID: 19630751 DOI: 10.1042/cs20080263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Insulin resistance, a key feature of obesity, the metabolic syndrome and Type 2 diabetes mellitus, results in an array of metabolic and vascular phenomena which ultimately promote the development of atherosclerosis. Endothelial dysfunction is intricately related to insulin resistance through the parallel stimulatory effects of insulin on glucose disposal in metabolic tissues and NO production in the endothelium. Perturbations characteristic of insulin resistance, including dyslipidaemia, inflammation and oxidative stress, may jeopardize the structural or functional integrity of the endothelium. Recent evidence suggests that endothelial damage is mitigated by endogenous reparative processes which mediate endothelial regeneration. EPCs (endothelial progenitor cells) are circulating cells which have been identified as mediators of endothelial repair. Several of the abnormalities associated with insulin resistance, including reduced NO bioavailability, increased production of ROS (reactive oxygen species) and down-regulation of intracellular signalling pathways, have the potential to disrupt EPC function. Improvement in the number and function of EPCs may contribute to the protective actions of evidence-based therapies to reduce cardiometabolic risk. In the present article, we review the putative effects of insulin resistance on EPCs, discuss the underlying mechanisms and highlight potential therapeutic manoeuvres which could improve vascular repair in individuals with insulin resistance.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Low-grade inflammation is characteristic of the metabolic syndrome (MetS). C-reactive protein (CRP), the best characterized biomarker of inflammation, is also an independent predictor of future cardiovascular events. The purpose of this review is to outline the role of inflammation and high sensitivity CRP in the MetS. RECENT FINDINGS Emerging laboratory and epidemiological data now link inflammation and high sensitivity CRP to insulin resistance and adiposity and other features of MetS. Furthermore, in large prospective studies, increased high sensitivity CRP levels in MetS confer greater cardiovascular risk. CRP has been shown to impair insulin signaling and contributes to atherothrombosis. SUMMARY Thus, although a high CRP level predisposes to increased cardiovascular risk in MetS, future investigation is warranted on the in-vivo role of CRP in mediating vascular effects and resulting in increased cardiovascular events in MetS patients.
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- Sridevi Devaraj
- Laboratory for Atherosclerosis and Metabolic Research, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, and VA Medical Center, Mather, USA
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Symons JD, McMillin SL, Riehle C, Tanner J, Palionyte M, Hillas E, Jones D, Cooksey RC, Birnbaum MJ, McClain DA, Zhang QJ, Gale D, Wilson LJ, Abel ED. Contribution of insulin and Akt1 signaling to endothelial nitric oxide synthase in the regulation of endothelial function and blood pressure. Circ Res 2009; 104:1085-94. [PMID: 19342603 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.108.189316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Impaired insulin signaling via phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt to endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) in the vasculature has been postulated to lead to arterial dysfunction and hypertension in obesity and other insulin resistant states. To investigate this, we compared insulin signaling in the vasculature, endothelial function, and systemic blood pressure in mice fed a high-fat (HF) diet to mice with genetic ablation of insulin receptors in all vascular tissues (TTr-IR(-/-)) or mice with genetic ablation of Akt1 (Akt1-/-). HF mice developed obesity, impaired glucose tolerance, and elevated free fatty acids that was associated with endothelial dysfunction and hypertension. Basal and insulin-mediated phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 and Akt in the vasculature was preserved, but basal and insulin-stimulated eNOS phosphorylation was abolished in vessels from HF versus lean mice. In contrast, basal vascular eNOS phosphorylation, endothelial function, and blood pressure were normal despite absent insulin-mediated eNOS phosphorylation in TTr-IR(-/-) mice and absent insulin-mediated eNOS phosphorylation via Akt1 in Akt1-/- mice. In cultured endothelial cells, 6 hours of incubation with palmitate attenuated basal and insulin-stimulated eNOS phosphorylation and NO production despite normal activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 and Akt. Moreover, incubation of isolated arteries with palmitate impaired endothelium-dependent but not vascular smooth muscle function. Collectively, these results indicate that lower arterial eNOS phosphorylation, hypertension, and vascular dysfunction following HF feeding do not result from defective upstream signaling via Akt, but from free fatty acid-mediated impairment of eNOS phosphorylation.
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- J David Symons
- College of Health, University of Utah School of Medicine, 30 N 2030 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
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Chechi K, McGuire JJ, Cheema SK. Developmental programming of lipid metabolism and aortic vascular function in C57BL/6 mice: a novel study suggesting an involvement of LDL-receptor. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2009; 296:R1029-40. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.90932.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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We have previously shown that a maternal high-fat diet, rich in saturated fatty acids (SFA), alters the lipid metabolism of their adult offspring. The present study was designed to investigate 1) whether alterations in hepatic LDL-receptor (LDL-r) expression may serve as a potential mechanism of developmental programming behind the altered lipid metabolism of the offspring, 2) whether altered lipid metabolism leads to aortic vascular dysfunction in the offspring, 3) whether deleterious effects of SFA exposure preweaning are influenced by postweaning diet, and 4) whether gender-specific programming effects are observed. Female C57Bl/6 mice were fed a high-SFA diet or regular chow during gestation and lactation while their pups, both male and female, received either SFA or a chow diet after weaning. Male offspring obtained from mothers fed an SFA diet and those who continued on chow postweaning had higher plasma triglycerides and total cholesterol, whereas female offspring had higher plasma total and LDL cholesterol levels, lower hepatic LDL-r mRNA expression, and reduced aortic contractile responses compared with the offspring that were fed chow throughout the study. A comparison of the postweaning diet revealed significantly lower hepatic LDL-r expression along with significantly higher plasma LDL-cholesterol concentration in the female offspring that were obtained from mothers fed an SFA diet and who continued on an SFA diet postweaning, compared with the female offspring that were obtained from mothers fed an SFA diet but who continued on chow postweaning. In conclusion, we report a novel observation of hepatic LDL-r-mediated programming of altered lipid metabolism, along with aortic vascular dysfunction, in the female offspring of mothers fed a high-SFA diet. Male offspring only exhibited dyslipidemia, suggesting gender-mediated programming. This study further highlighted the role of postweaning diets in overriding the effects of maternal programming.
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Duncan ER, Crossey PA, Walker S, Anilkumar N, Poston L, Douglas G, Ezzat VA, Wheatcroft SB, Shah AM, Kearney MT. Effect of endothelium-specific insulin resistance on endothelial function in vivo. Diabetes 2008; 57:3307-14. [PMID: 18835939 PMCID: PMC2584137 DOI: 10.2337/db07-1111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Insulin resistance is an independent risk factor for the development of cardiovascular atherosclerosis. A key step in the development of atherosclerosis is endothelial dysfunction, manifest by a reduction in bioactivity of nitric oxide (NO). Insulin resistance is associated with endothelial dysfunction; however, the mechanistic relationship between these abnormalities and the role of impaired endothelial insulin signaling versus global insulin resistance remains unclear. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS To examine the effects of insulin resistance specific to the endothelium, we generated a transgenic mouse with endothelium-targeted overexpression of a dominant-negative mutant human insulin receptor (ESMIRO). This receptor has a mutation (Ala-Thr(1134)) in its tyrosine kinase domain that disrupts insulin signaling. Humans with the Thr(1134) mutation are insulin resistant. We performed metabolic and vascular characterization of this model. RESULTS ESMIRO mice had preserved glucose homeostasis and were normotensive. They had significant endothelial dysfunction as evidenced by blunted aortic vasorelaxant responses to acetylcholine (ACh) and calcium ionophore. Furthermore, the vascular action of insulin was lost in ESMIRO mice, and insulin-induced endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) phosphorylation was blunted. Despite this phenotype, ESMIRO mice demonstrate similar levels of eNOS mRNA and protein expression to wild type. ACh-induced relaxation was normalized by the superoxide dismutase mimetic, Mn(III)tetrakis(1-methyl-4-pyridyl) porphyrin pentachloride. Endothelial cells of ESMIRO mice showed increased superoxide generation and increased mRNA expression of the NADPH oxidase isoforms Nox2 and Nox4. CONCLUSIONS Selective endothelial insulin resistance is sufficient to induce a reduction in NO bioavailability and endothelial dysfunction that is secondary to increased generation of reactive oxygen species. This arises independent of a significant metabolic phenotype.
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- Edward R Duncan
- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Cardiology, King's College, London, UK
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Kearney MT, Duncan ER, Kahn M, Wheatcroft SB. Insulin resistance and endothelial cell dysfunction: studies in mammalian models. Exp Physiol 2008; 93:158-63. [PMID: 17933859 DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2007.039172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Type 2 diabetes and obesity are major risk factors for the development of cardiovascular atherosclerosis. Resistance to the metabolic effects of insulin on its traditional target tissues (muscle, liver and adipose tissue) is a central pathogenic feature of these disorders. However, the role of insulin resistance in non-canonical tissues, such as the endothelium, is less clear. Several large studies support a role for insulin resistance in the development of premature cardiovascular atherosclerosis independent of type 2 diabetes and obesity. A key step in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis is a reduction in the bioactivity of endothelial cell-derived nitric oxide. Nitric oxide is a signalling molecule which has a portfolio of potential antiatherosclerotic effects. The presence of insulin receptors on endothelial cells is well documented, and the endothelium has now emerged as a potentially important target tissue for insulin, with insulin-stimulated production of nitric oxide a feature of the action of insulin on endothelial cells. The role of insulin resistance at the level of the endothelial cell in vascular pathophysiology is unclear. A number of studies in humans and gene-modified mice have demonstrated a close association between insulin resistance and nitric oxide bioactivity. In this review, we discuss the link between insulin resistance and endothelial cell function in humans and demonstrate the complimentary information provided by murine models of obesity and insulin resistance in our understanding of the vasculopathy associated with type 2 diabetes and obesity.
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- Mark T Kearney
- Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, The Leeds Institute of Genetics, Health and Therapeutics, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
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Duncan ER, Walker SJ, Ezzat VA, Wheatcroft SB, Li JM, Shah AM, Kearney MT. Accelerated endothelial dysfunction in mild prediabetic insulin resistance: the early role of reactive oxygen species. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2007; 293:E1311-9. [PMID: 17711985 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00299.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Insulin resistance is well established as an independent risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular atherosclerosis. Most studies have examined atherogenesis in models of severe insulin resistance or diabetes. However, by the time of diagnosis, individuals with type 2 diabetes already demonstrate a significant atheroma burden. Furthermore, recent studies suggest that, even in adolescence, insulin resistance is a progressive disorder that increases cardiovascular risk. In the present report, we studied early mechanisms of reduction in the bioavailability of the antiatheroscerotic molecule nitric oxide (NO) in very mild insulin resistance. Mice with haploinsufficiency for the insulin receptor (IRKO) are a model of mild insulin resistance with preserved glycemic control. We previously demonstrated that 2-mo-old (Young) IRKO mice have preserved vasorelaxation responses to ACh. This remained the case at 4 mo of age. However, by 6 mo, despite no significant deterioration in glucose homeostasis (Adult), IRKO mice had marked blunting of ACh-mediated vasorelaxation [IRKO maximum contraction response (E(max)) 66 +/- 5% vs. wild type 87 +/- 4%, P < 0.01]. Despite the endothelial dysfunction demonstrated, aortic endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) mRNA levels were similar in Adult IRKO and wild-type mice, and, interestingly, aortic eNOS protein levels were increased, suggesting a compensatory upregulation in the IRKO. We then examined the potential role of reactive oxygen species in mediating early endothelial dysfunction. The superoxide dismutase mimetic Mn(III)tetrakis(1-methyl-4-pyridyl) porphyrin pentachloride (MnTMPyP) restored ACh relaxation responses in the Adult IRKO (E(max) to ACh with MnTMPyP 85 +/- 5%). Dihydroethidium fluorescence of aortas and isolated coronary microvascular endothelial cells confirmed a substantial increase in endothelium-derived reactive oxygen species in IRKO mice. These data demonstrate that mild insulin resistance is a potent substrate for accelerated endothelial dysfunction and support a role for endothelial cell superoxide production as a mechanism underlying the early reduction in NO bioavailability.
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MESH Headings
- Acetylcholine/pharmacology
- Animals
- Aorta, Thoracic/drug effects
- Aorta, Thoracic/enzymology
- Aorta, Thoracic/metabolism
- Blood Glucose/metabolism
- Blood Pressure/drug effects
- Blood Pressure/physiology
- Endothelium, Vascular/drug effects
- Endothelium, Vascular/enzymology
- Endothelium, Vascular/metabolism
- In Vitro Techniques
- Insulin/blood
- Insulin Resistance/physiology
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III/biosynthesis
- Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III/genetics
- Nitroprusside/pharmacology
- Phenylephrine/pharmacology
- Prediabetic State/enzymology
- Prediabetic State/metabolism
- RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Statistics, Nonparametric
- Vasoconstriction/drug effects
- Vasoconstriction/physiology
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- Edward R Duncan
- The Cardiovascular Division, King's College London School of Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
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Insulin has important vascular actions to stimulate production of nitric oxide from endothelium. This leads to capillary recruitment, vasodilation, increased blood flow, and subsequent augmentation of glucose disposal in classical insulin target tissues (e.g., skeletal muscle). Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-dependent insulin-signaling pathways regulating endothelial production of nitric oxide share striking parallels with metabolic insulin-signaling pathways. Distinct MAPK-dependent insulin-signaling pathways (largely unrelated to metabolic actions of insulin) regulate secretion of the vasoconstrictor endothelin-1 from endothelium. These and other cardiovascular actions of insulin contribute to coupling metabolic and hemodynamic homeostasis under healthy conditions. Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in insulin-resistant individuals. Insulin resistance is typically defined as decreased sensitivity and/or responsiveness to metabolic actions of insulin. This cardinal feature of diabetes, obesity, and dyslipidemia is also a prominent component of hypertension, coronary heart disease, and atherosclerosis that are all characterized by endothelial dysfunction. Conversely, endothelial dysfunction is often present in metabolic diseases. Insulin resistance is characterized by pathway-specific impairment in phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-dependent signaling that in vascular endothelium contributes to a reciprocal relationship between insulin resistance and endothelial dysfunction. The clinical relevance of this coupling is highlighted by the findings that specific therapeutic interventions targeting insulin resistance often also ameliorate endothelial dysfunction (and vice versa). In this review, we discuss molecular mechanisms underlying cardiovascular actions of insulin, the reciprocal relationships between insulin resistance and endothelial dysfunction, and implications for developing beneficial therapeutic strategies that simultaneously target metabolic and cardiovascular diseases.
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- Ranganath Muniyappa
- Diabetes Unit, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1632, USA
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Cubbon RM, Rajwani A, Wheatcroft SB. The impact of insulin resistance on endothelial function, progenitor cells and repair. Diab Vasc Dis Res 2007; 4:103-11. [PMID: 17654443 DOI: 10.3132/dvdr.2007.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The structural and functional integrity of the vascular endothelium plays a critical role in vascular homeostasis. Insulin resistance, an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease, is thought to promote atherosclerosis through a reciprocal relationship with endothelial dysfunction. In health, cumulative damage to endothelial cells incurred by exposure to risk factors is mitigated by endogenous reparative processes. Disruption of the balance between endothelial damage and repair may mediate atherosclerotic progression. Bone marrow-derived 'endothelial progenitor cells' (EPC) have been identified as significant contributors to endogenous vascular repair. Insulin resistance is associated with a spectrum of biochemical abnormalities which have the potential to reduce the availability of EPCs and diminish their capacity for vascular repair. Many lifestyle and pharmacological interventions which improve insulin resistance also increase the numbers and functionality of EPCs. Cell-based therapies may also hold promise for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease.
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- Richard M Cubbon
- The Academic Unit of Cardiovascular Medicine, The LIGHT Laboratories, University of Leeds, Clarendon Way, Leeds, UK
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Wheatcroft SB, Kearney MT, Shah AM, Ezzat VA, Miell JR, Modo M, Williams SCR, Cawthorn WP, Medina-Gomez G, Vidal-Puig A, Sethi JK, Crossey PA. IGF-binding protein-2 protects against the development of obesity and insulin resistance. Diabetes 2007; 56:285-94. [PMID: 17259371 PMCID: PMC4295171 DOI: 10.2337/db06-0436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Proliferation of adipocyte precursors and their differentiation into mature adipocytes contributes to the development of obesity in mammals. IGF-I is a potent mitogen and important stimulus for adipocyte differentiation. The biological actions of IGFs are closely regulated by a family of IGF-binding proteins (IGFBPs), which exert predominantly inhibitory effects. IGFBP-2 is the principal binding protein secreted by differentiating white preadipocytes, suggesting a potential role in the development of obesity. We have generated transgenic mice overexpressing human IGFBP-2 under the control of its native promoter, and we show that overexpression of IGFBP-2 is associated with reduced susceptibility to obesity and improved insulin sensitivity. Whereas wild-type littermates developed glucose intolerance and increased blood pressure with aging, mice overexpressing IGFBP-2 were protected. Furthermore, when fed a high-fat/high-energy diet, IGFBP-2-overexpressing mice were resistant to the development of obesity and insulin resistance. This lean phenotype was associated with decreased leptin levels, increased glucose sensitivity, and lower blood pressure compared with wild-type animals consuming similar amounts of high-fat diet. Our in vitro data suggest a direct effect of IGFBP-2 preventing adipogenesis as indicated by the ability of recombinant IGFBP-2 to impair 3T3-L1 differentiation. These findings suggest an important, novel role for IGFBP-2 in obesity prevention.
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- Stephen B Wheatcroft
- Academic Unit of Cardiovascular Medicine, The LIGHT Laboratories, Clarendon Way, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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Murphy C, Kanaganayagam GS, Jiang B, Chowienczyk PJ, Zbinden R, Saha M, Rahman S, Shah AM, Marber MS, Kearney MT. Vascular dysfunction and reduced circulating endothelial progenitor cells in young healthy UK South Asian men. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2007; 27:936-42. [PMID: 17255539 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.0000258788.11372.d0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to examine determinants of excess coronary artery disease risk in UK South Asians, more prevalent in this population than UK Caucasians, by examining differences in risk factors, vascular function, and endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs). METHODS AND RESULTS 24 South Asian and 25 Caucasian healthy age-matched nonsmoking men were studied. Vascular function was assessed by flow-mediated and GTN brachial artery dilatation and blood flow responses to infusion of ACh, SNP, and L-NMMA. EPC number and function were measured by flow cytometry (CD34, CD133, and KDR positive cells), and CFU/migration assays. Traditional risk factors and anthropometric measurements were similar in the groups. South Asians had higher fasting insulin levels (6.01 versus 3.62 microU/mL; P = 0.02). South Asians had lower FMD (6.9 versus 8.5%; P = 0.003), L-NMMA response (0.8 versus 1.3 mL/min/100 mL; P = 0.03), mean SNP response (9.5+/-0.6 versus 11.6+/-0.6; P = 0.02), EPC number (0.046+/-0.005% versus 0.085+/-0.009%; P = < 0.001), and CFU ability (CFU 4.29+/-1.57 versus 18.86+/-4.00; P = 0.005). EPC number was the strongest predictor of FMD. Ethnicity was the strongest predictor of EPC number. CONCLUSIONS Healthy South Asian men are more insulin resistant, and demonstrate endothelial dysfunction and reduced EPC number and function compared with Caucasians. These abnormalities may contribute to their increased CAD risk.
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- Cliona Murphy
- Cardiovascular Division, Kings College London, London, UK
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Morisco C, Lembo G, Trimarco B. Insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk: New insights from molecular and cellular biology. Trends Cardiovasc Med 2006; 16:183-8. [PMID: 16839860 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2006.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2005] [Revised: 03/09/2006] [Accepted: 03/13/2006] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
Insulin resistance has been described in several diseases that increase cardiovascular risk and mortality, such as diabetes, obesity, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and heart failure. Abnormalities of insulin signaling account for insulin resistance. Insulin mediates its action on target organs through phosphorylation of a transmembrane-spanning tyrosine kinase receptor, the insulin receptor (IR). Several mechanisms have been described as responsible for the inhibition of insulin-stimulated tyrosine phosphorylation of IR and the IR substrate (IRS) proteins, including proteasome-mediated degradation, phosphatase-mediated dephosphorylation, and kinase-mediated serine/threonine phosphorylation. In particular, phosphorylation of IRS-1 on serine Ser612 causes dissociation of the p85 subunit of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, inhibiting further signaling. On the other hand, phosphorylation of IRS-1 on Ser307 results in its dissociation from the IR and triggers proteasome-dependent degradation. Dysregulation of sympathetic nervous and renin-angiotensin systems resulting in enhanced stimulation of both adrenergic and angiotensin II receptors is a typical feature of several cardiovascular diseases and, at the same time, is involved in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance. The characterization of molecular mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance may help to design efficacious pharmacologic molecules to treat endothelial and metabolic dysfunction associated with insulin resistance states to reduce the cardiovascular risk and to ameliorate the prognosis of patients with cardiovascular diseases.
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Affiliation(s)
- Carmine Morisco
- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica Scienze Cardiovascolari ed Immunologiche, Université FEDERICO II Napoli, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
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Duncan ER, Shah AM, Kearney MT. Obesity and endothelial function. Circ Res 2005; 97:e52. [PMID: 16109922 DOI: 10.1161/01.res.0000177888.79361.a7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Current literature in diabetes. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2005; 21:382-9. [PMID: 15959871 DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Noronha BT, Li JM, Wheatcroft SB, Shah AM, Kearney MT. Inducible nitric oxide synthase has divergent effects on vascular and metabolic function in obesity. Diabetes 2005; 54:1082-9. [PMID: 15793247 DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.54.4.1082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Previous studies have suggested an involvement of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in obesity, but the relation, if any, between this and mechanisms underlying endothelial dysfunction in obesity is unknown. We studied mice fed an obesogenic high-fat or standard diet for up to 8 weeks. Obesity was associated with elevated blood pressure; resistance to the glucoregulatory actions of insulin; resistance to the vascular actions of insulin, assessed as the reduction in phenylephrine constrictor response of aortic rings after insulin preincubation (lean -21.7 +/- 11.5 vs. obese 18.2 +/- 15.5%; P < 0.05); and evidence of reactive oxygen species (ROS)-dependent vasodilatation in response to acetylcholine in aortic rings (change in maximal relaxation to acetylcholine after exposure to catalase: lean -2.1 +/- 6.0 vs. obese -15.0 +/- 3.8%; P = 0.04). Obese mice had increased expression of iNOS in aorta, with evidence of increased vascular NO production, assessed as the increase in maximal constriction to phenylephrine after iNOS inhibition with 1400W (lean -3.5 +/- 9.1 vs. obese 42.1 +/- 11.2%; P < 0.001). To further address the role of iNOS in obesity-induced vascular and metabolic dysfunction, we studied the effect of a high-fat diet in iNOS knockout mice (iNOS KO). Obese iNOS KO mice were protected against the development of resistance to insulin's glucoregulatory and vascular effects (insulin-dependent reduction in maximal phenylephrine response: obese wild-type 11.2 +/- 15.0 vs. obese iNOS KO -20.0 +/- 7.7%; P = 0.02). However, obese iNOS KO mice remained hypertensive (124.0 +/- 0.7 vs. 114.9 +/- 0.5 mmHg; P < 0.01) and had evidence of increased vascular ROS production. Although these data support iNOS as a target to protect against the adverse effects of obesity on glucoregulation and vascular insulin resistance, iNOS inhibition does not prevent the development of raised blood pressure or oxidative stress.
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