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Qu Z, Shi L, Wu Z, Lin P, Zhang G, Cong X, Zhao X, Ge H, Yan S, Jiang L, Wu H. Kinesin light chain 1 stabilizes insulin receptor substrate 1 to regulate the IGF-1-AKT signaling pathway during myoblast differentiation. FASEB J 2024; 38:e23432. [PMID: 38300173 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202201065rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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The IGF signaling pathway plays critical role in regulating skeletal myogenesis. We have demonstrated that KIF5B, the heavy chain of kinesin-1 motor, promotes myoblast differentiation through regulating IGF-p38MAPK activation. However, the roles of the kinesin light chain (Klc) in IGF pathway and myoblast differentiation remain elusive. In this study, we found that Klc1 was upregulated during muscle regeneration and downregulated in senescence mouse muscles and dystrophic muscles from mdx (X-linked muscular dystrophic) mice. Gain- and loss-of-function experiments further displayed that Klc1 promotes AKT-mTOR activity and positively regulates myogenic differentiation. We further identified that the expression levels of IRS1, the critical node of IGF-1 signaling, are downregulated in Klc1-depleted myoblasts. Coimmunoprecipitation study revealed that IRS1 interacted with the 88-154 amino acid sequence of Klc1 via its PTB domain. Notably, the reduced Klc1 levels were found in senescence and osteoporosis skeletal muscle samples from both mice and human. Taken together, our findings suggested a crucial role of Klc1 in the regulation of IGF-AKT pathway during myogenesis through stabilizing IRS1, which might ultimately influence the development of muscle-related disorders.
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- Zihao Qu
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Clinical Medical College of Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Respiratory Care, Regional Medical Center for the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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Tatsuda D, Yoshida J, Ohishi T, Kawada M. Pancreatic Stromal Cell-derived Oncostatin M Confers Drug Resistance to a Multi-tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor in Pancreatic Cancer Cells. Anticancer Res 2023; 43:2477-2489. [PMID: 37247926 DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.16415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIM Pancreatic cancer is known to have one of the worst prognoses of all cancers, and its tumor cells are highly resistant to chemotherapeutic drugs. Pancreatic cancer cells coexist with stromal cells; however, their involvement in anticancer drug resistance remains poorly understood. Thus, in this study, we analyzed drug sensitivity using an in vitro co-culture system containing pancreatic cancer cells and stromal cells treated with a compound library. MATERIALS AND METHODS We examined the viability of the pancreatic cancer cell lines BxPC-3, Capan-1, and Panc-1 against compounds in an in vitro co-culture model containing pancreatic stromal cells (PSCs) and analyzed the protein expression for drug resistance by western blotting. RESULTS We found that co-cultured pancreatic cancer cells were resistant to vandetanib, which is an inhibitor of multi-tyrosine kinases. The key factor involved in drug resistance in these pancreatic cancer cells was oncostatin M, which was secreted by stromal cells. The addition of oncostatin M increased the vandetanib resistance of pancreatic cancer cells, while it inhibited the suppression of insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS1) and the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) by vandetanib. CONCLUSION Oncostatin M secreted by stromal cells derived from the pancreas activates the IRS1-ERK axis, causing resistance to vandetanib.
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- Daisuke Tatsuda
- Institute of Microbial Chemistry (BIKAKEN), Laboratory of Oncology, Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Microbial Chemistry (BIKAKEN), Laboratory of Oncology, Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Microbial Chemistry (BIKAKEN), Laboratory of Oncology, Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
- Institute of Microbial Chemistry (BIKAKEN), Numazu, Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Institute of Microbial Chemistry (BIKAKEN), Laboratory of Oncology, Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation, Tokyo, Japan;
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Roy JR, Janaki CS, Jayaraman S, Periyasamy V, Balaji T, Vijayamalathi M, Veeraraghavan VP. Effect of Carica papaya on IRS-1/Akt Signaling Mechanisms in High-Fat-Diet-Streptozotocin-Induced Type 2 Diabetic Experimental Rats: A Mechanistic Approach. Nutrients 2022; 14:4181. [PMID: 36235831 DOI: 10.3390/nu14194181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Revised: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Despite rigorous endeavors, existing attempts to handle type 2 diabetes (T2DM) are still a long way off, as a substantial number of patients do not meet therapeutic targets. Insulin resistance in skeletal muscle is discerned as a forerunner in the pathogenesis of T2DM and can be detected years before its progress. Studies have revealed the antidiabetic properties of Carica papaya (C. papaya), but its molecular mechanism on insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1)/Akt signaling mechanisms is not yet known. The present study aimed to evaluate the role of C. papaya on IRS1 and Akt in high-fat-diet-streptozotocin-induced type 2 diabetic rats and also to analyze the bioactive compounds of C. papaya against IRS-1 and Akt via in silico analysis. Ethanolic extract of the leaves of C. papaya (600 mg/kg of body weight) was given daily for 45 days postinduction of T2DM up to the end of the study. Gluconeogenic enzymes, glycolytic enzymes, gene expression, and immunohistochemical analysis of IRS-1 and Akt in skeletal muscle were evaluated. C. papaya treatment regulated the levels of gluconeogenic and glycolytic enzymes and the levels of IRS-1 and Akt in skeletal muscle of type 2 diabetic animals. In silico studies showed that trans-ferulic acid had the greatest hit rate against the protein targets IRS-1 and Akt. C. papaya restored the normoglycemic effect in diabetic skeletal muscle by accelerating the expression of IRS-1 and Akt.
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An X, Jiang Y, Chen D, Chen J. Insulin receptor substrate-1 and dishevelled 2 are negatively regulated by microRNA-144 and inhibit nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell malignancy. Exp Ther Med 2021; 22:1303. [PMID: 34630658 PMCID: PMC8461623 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2021.10738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) is reported to play a critical role in the development, progression, invasion and metastasis of several types of tumors and is abnormally expressed in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Although IRS-1 is predicted to be targeted by microRNA (miR)-144, the biological roles and potential mechanisms of miR-144 in NPC remain unclear. In the present study, the expression levels of miR-144 and IRS-1 in several NPC cell lines were first examined, and found that they were negatively correlated. Following the introduction of the miR-144 mimic, IRS-1 was downregulated at the protein level without affecting the mRNA level. The Cell Counting Kit-8 assay showed that the miR-144 mimic and siRNA targeting IRS-1 mRNA significantly decreased cell proliferation by arresting the cell cycle at the G1/G0 phase. The malignant behaviours of NPC cell lines, including migration, invasion and tumour formation in soft agar, were then analyzed after regulating miR-144 levels; as expected, the results showed that both the miR-144 mimic and siIRS-1 decreased these malignant behaviours. Furthermore, the downregulation of IRS-1 by miR-144 decreased the expression level of dishevelled 2 (Dvl2) protein without affecting its mRNA level, and Dvl2 overexpression abolished the inhibitory effect of the miR-144 mimic in NPC, indicating that miR-144 potentially regulates NPC by indirectly regulating Dvl2. Taken together, the present study results suggest that miR-144 acts as a tumour suppressor in NPC cell lines by regulating IRS-1 and Dvl2, which indicates that it is a potential therapeutic target for NPC treatment.
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- Xuemei An
- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan 410000, P.R. China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan 410000, P.R. China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan 410000, P.R. China
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- Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, The First People's Hospital of Neijiang, Neijiang, Sichuan 641000, P.R. China
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Chou SY, Chan L, Chung CC, Chiu JY, Hsieh YC, Hong CT. Altered Insulin Receptor Substrate 1 Phosphorylation in Blood Neuron-Derived Extracellular Vesicles From Patients With Parkinson's Disease. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:564641. [PMID: 33344443 PMCID: PMC7744811 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.564641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Diabetes increases the risk of Parkinson's disease (PD). The phosphorylation of type 1 insulin receptor substrate (IRS-1) determines the function of insulin signaling pathway. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are emerging as biomarkers of human diseases. The present study investigated whether PD patients exert altered phosphorylation IRS-1 (p-IRS-1) inside the blood neuron-derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In total, there were 94 patients with PD and 63 healthy controls recruited and their clinical manifestations were evaluated. Blood NDEVs were isolated using the immunoprecipitation method, and Western blot analysis was conducted to assess total IRS-1, p-IRS-1, and downstream substrates level in blood NDEVs. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 19.0, and p < 0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS The isolated blood EVs were validated according to the presence of CD63 and HSP70, nanoparticle tracking analysis and transmission electron microscopy. NDEVs were positive with neuronal markers. PD patients exerted significantly higher level of p-IRS-1S312 in blood NDEVs than controls. In addition, the p-IRS-1S312 levels in blood NDEVs was positively associated with the severity of tremor in PD patients after adjusting of age, sex, hemoglobin A1c, and body mass index (BMI). CONCLUSION PD patients exerted altered p-IRS-1S312 in the blood NDEVs, and also correlated with the severity of tremor. These findings suggested the association between dysfunctional insulin signaling pathway with PD. The role of altered p-IRS-1S312 in blood NDEVs as a segregating biomarker of PD required further cohort study to assess the association with the progression of PD.
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- Szu-Yi Chou
- Graduate Institute of Neural Regenerative Medicine, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Ph.D. Program for Neural Regenerative Medicine, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University and National Health Research Institutes, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Neural Regenerative Medicine, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Neural Regenerative Medicine, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Master Program in Applied Molecular Epidemiology, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Expression of Concern: Green tea polyphenols ameliorate metabolic abnormalities and insulin resistance by enhancing insulin signalling in skeletal muscle of Zucker Fatty Rats. Clin Sci (Lond) 2020; 134:2789. [PMID: 33135726 DOI: 10.1042/CS-20200107_EOC] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cheng J, Tan Y, Zhou J, Xiao L, Johnson M, Qu X. Green tea polyphenols ameliorate metabolic abnormalities and insulin resistance by enhancing insulin signalling in skeletal muscle of Zucker fatty rats. Clin Sci (Lond) 2020; 134:1167-80. [PMID: 32458968 DOI: 10.1042/CS20200107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In the present study, we evaluated the metabolic effects of green tea polyphenols (GTPs) in high-fat diet (HFD) fed Zucker fatty (ZF) rats, in particular the effects of GTP on skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity. Body weight, visceral fat, glucose tolerance, lipid profiles and whole-body insulin sensitivity were measured in HFD-fed ZF rats after 8-week-treatment with GTP (200 mg/kg of body weight) or saline (5 ml/kg of body weight). Zucker lean rats were studied as controls. Ex vivo insulin-mediated muscle glucose uptake was assessed. Immunoblotting was used to evaluate the expression of key insulin signalling proteins in skeletal muscle. GTP treatment attenuated weight gain (P<0.05) and visceral fat accumulation (27.6%, P<0.05), and significantly reduced fasting serum glucose (P<0.05) and insulin (P<0.01) levels. Homoeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), a measure of insulin resistance, was lower (P<0.01) in GTP-treated animals compared with ZF controls. Moreover, insulin-stimulated glucose uptake by isolated soleus muscle was increased (P<0.05) in GTP-ZF rats compared with ZF-controls. GTP treatment attenuated the accumulation of ectopic lipids (triacyl- and diacyl-glycerols), enhanced the expression and translocation of glucose transporter-4, and decreased pSer612IRS-1 and increased pSer473Akt2 expression in skeletal muscle. These molecular changes were also associated with significantly decreased activation of the inhibitory (muscle-specific) protein kinase (PKC) isoform, PKC-θ. Taken together, the present study has shown that regular ingestion of GTP exerts a number of favourable metabolic and molecular effects in an established animal model of obesity and insulin resistance. The benefits of GTP are mediated in part by inhibiting PKC-θ and improving muscle insulin sensitivity.
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Attia H, Albuhayri S, Alaraidh S, Alotaibi A, Yacoub H, Mohamad R, Al-Amin M. Biotin, coenzyme Q10, and their combination ameliorate aluminium chloride-induced Alzheimer's disease via attenuating neuroinflammation and improving brain insulin signaling. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2020; 34:e22519. [PMID: 32383521 DOI: 10.1002/jbt.22519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Revised: 04/05/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Insulin is important for brain function and neuronal survival. Insulin signaling is initiated by the phosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) at tyrosine (pTyr) residue. However, IRS-1 is inhibited by phosphorylation at serine (pSer). In Alzheimer's disease (AD), oxidative stress and accumulation of amyloid beta (Aβ) induce neuroinflammation, which augments pSer-IRS-1 and reduces pTyr-IRS-1 disturbing insulin signaling pathway. Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) and biotin possess antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, and, in this study, their impact on insulin signaling is investigated in an aluminium chloride (AlCl3 ) model of AD. AD was induced by oral administration of AlCl3 (75 mg/kg) for 60 days. Biotin (2 mg/kg), CoQ10 (10 mg/kg), and their combination were supplemented concomitantly with AlCl3 for 60 days. Memory test and histological examination were performed. Brain levels of lipid peroxides, antioxidants (reduced glutathione and superoxide dismutase), inflammatory markers (tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-6 [IL-6], IL-1, and nuclear factor κB), and phosphorylated Akt (survival kinase) as well as protein levels of Aβ, IRS-1 (pTyr and pSer), and caspase-3 (apoptotic marker) were determined. AlCl3 resulted in impaired memory, significant increase in Aβ, lipid peroxides, inflammatory markers, caspase-3, and pSer-IRS-1, with significant reduction of the antioxidants, pTyr-IRS-1, and p-Akt reflecting Aβ-induced inflammation and defective insulin signaling. Histological examination revealed focal aggregations of inflammatory cells and neuronal degeneration. The biochemical deviations and histological changes were attenuated by the concomitant treatment with biotin and, to greater extent, with CoQ10 and the combination. In conclusion, biotin and CoQ10 could protect against AD via attenuating inflammatory response and enhancing insulin signaling.
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- Hala Attia
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Ye S, Yu C, Zhang G, Shi F, Chen Y, Yang J, Wu W, Zhou Y. Downregulation of microRNA-126 is inversely correlated with insulin receptor substrate-1 protein expression in colorectal cancer and is associated with advanced stages of disease. Oncol Lett 2020; 20:2411-2419. [PMID: 32782558 PMCID: PMC7400408 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2020.11796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common human malignant tumor, and the fourth most common cause of cancer-associated mortality in China. However, the pathogenesis of CRC is not yet fully understood. The present study aimed to investigate the expression and clinical significance of microRNA (miR)-126 and insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1), as well as the role of miR-126 in the prognosis of patients with CRC. A total of 86 colorectal tissue specimens, including 40 CRC and adjacent normal tissue, 26 colorectal adenoma tissue and 20 normal colorectal tissue samples, were collected for the present study. Reverse transcription-quantitative PCR analysis was performed to determine miR-126 and IRS-1 mRNA expression levels, while western blotting and immunohistochemistry (IHC) analyses were performed to determine IRS-1 protein expression levels. The correlation between miR-126 and IRS-1 expression, as well as the association between altered miR-126 and IRS-1 expression levels and clinicopathological characteristics, and the overall survival time of patients with CRC were assessed. The results demonstrated that miR-126 expression was significantly downregulated, while IRS-1 protein expression was upregulated in CRC tissues compared with that in adjacent normal tissues, colorectal adenoma tissues and normal colorectal tissues, respectively. IHC analysis exhibited strong positive staining of IRS-1 protein in CRC tissues, while absent or weak staining of IRS-1 protein was detected in adjacent normal tissues, colorectal adenoma tissues and normal colorectal tissues. miR-126 expression was inversely correlated with IRS-1 protein expression in CRC tissues (r=−0.420; P<0.05). Furthermore, downregulated miR-126 expression was associated with advanced clinicopathological characteristics of the disease and a shorter overall survival time in patients with CRC. Taken together, the results of the present study suggest that miR-126 downregulation may be a candidate molecular marker predictive of poor prognosis of patients with CRC.
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- Shicai Ye
- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524001, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524001, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524001, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524001, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524001, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524001, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524001, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524001, P.R. China
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Qian YY, Wu HY, Liu GQ, Ren C, Lu PR, Zhang XG. Blockade of insulin receptor substrate-1 inhibits biological behavior of choroidal endothelial cells. Int J Ophthalmol 2019; 12:1386-1394. [PMID: 31544031 DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2019.09.03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Accepted: 12/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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AIM To investigate the effects of blockade of insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) on the bio-function of tube formation of human choroidal endothelial cells (HCECs). METHODS Quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blot were performed to determine the expression level of IRS-1 and phospho-IRS-1 in HCECs. Tube formation of HCECs was analyzed using three dimensional in vitro Matrigel assay with or without IRS-1 blockage via IRS-1 inhibitor (GS-101) and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2) inhibitor. In addition, cell counting kit (CCK)-8 and Transwell migration assay were exerted to analyze the effects of blockade of IRS-1 on the bio-function of proliferation and migration of HCECs, respectively. The apoptosis of HCECs was examined using flow cytometry (FCM). RESULTS RT-PCR and Western blot revealed that IRS-1 phospho-IRS-1 were expressed in HCECs and the expression level was enhanced by stimulation of VEGF-A. The number of tube formation was decreased significantly in GS-101 treated groups compared to phosphate buffered saline (PBS) treated control groups. Furthermore, both cell proliferation and migration of HCECs were decreased in the presence of GS-101. FCM analysis showed that the apoptosis of HCECs was enhanced when the cells were treated with GS-101. Western blot also showed that the expression level of cleaved-caspase 3 in GS-101 treated group was higher than that in control group. CONCLUSION Blockade of IRS-1 can inhibit tube formation of HCECs through reducing cell proliferation and migration and promoting cell apoptosis.
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- Yi-Yong Qian
- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu Province, China.,Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Clinical Immunology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu Province, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Clinical Immunology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu Province, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Clinical Immunology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Clinical Immunology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu Province, China
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Abou-Seri SM, Taha AM, Mohamed MA, Abdelkader NM. New Quinazoline-Sulfonylurea Conjugates: Design, Synthesis and Hypoglycemic Activity. Med Chem 2019; 15:634-647. [PMID: 30526467 DOI: 10.2174/1573406415666181208104543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2018] [Revised: 10/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sulphonylureas are the oldest and commonly used to treat diabetic patients, but its efficacy declines by time. It was reported that quinazoline nucleus exhibits a potent hypoglycemic effect in diabetic animal models. OBJECTIVE The current study aimed to synthesize new quinazoline-sulfonylurea conjugates and evaluate their hypoglycemic effects in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. METHODS The conjugates were synthesized by bioisosteric replacement of 5-chloro-2-methoxybenzamide moiety in glibenclamide or 1,3-dioxo-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline moiety in gliquidone with 6,7-dimethoxy-4-oxoquinazoline moiety (compounds 4a-4d, 9b-9c and 10b-10d). Diabetes was induced in rats by a single i.p. administration of alloxan, followed by treatment with the synthesized conjugates (5mg/kg Body weight). RESULTS All conjugates showed hypoglycemic effects with different efficacy indicated by the reduction in blood glucose and elevation of insulin levels. Moreover, these conjugates up-regulated the expression of pancreatic glucose transporter 2, muscle glucose transporter 4, and insulin receptor substrate-1 genes, compared to the diabetic group. A normal pancreatic tissue pattern was noticed in diabetic rats treated with compounds 9b, 9c, and 10c. CONCLUSION Conjugation of sulfonylurea with quinazoline (especially 9b, 9c, 10c) possessed a significant hypoglycemic effect through improving blood insulin level and insulin action and consequently increased the glucose uptake by the skeletal muscles.
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- Sahar M Abou-Seri
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Biochemistry Division, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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He J, Zhang J, Dong L, Dang X, Wang L, Cheng L, Huang Y. Dihydromyricetin Attenuates Metabolic Syndrome And Improves Insulin Sensitivity By Upregulating Insulin Receptor Substrate-1 (Y612) Tyrosine Phosphorylation In db/db Mice. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes 2019; 12:2237-2249. [PMID: 31802924 PMCID: PMC6830359 DOI: 10.2147/dmso.s218487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Dihydromyricetin (DHM), the main bioactive flavonoid in vine tea, exerts multiple health beneficial effects. This work aimed to identify whether a naturally derived flavonoid product, DHM, can significantly attenuate metabolic syndrome and improve insulin sensitivity. METHODS 10-week-old db/db mice were randomly assigned to receive the antidiabetic agent metformin (Met, 50 mg/kg BW), DHM (1.0 g and 0.5 g/kg BW) or placebo and were simultaneously fed a high-fat diet for 8 weeks. The general status of the animals was observed and recorded daily, body weight and blood glucose levels were measured weekly, during the experimental period. On day 55, the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was performed. After OGTT, all animals were anesthetized and sacrificed by cervical decapitation. Blood samples were collected in tubes to detect plasma insulin and the biochemical parameters of lipid metabolism. Pancreas histological changes and islet fibrosis were demonstrated by H&E staining and Masson staining, respectively. Moreover, the expression of insulin receptor substrate-1 and phosphorylated insulin receptor substrate-1 in the insulin signaling pathway was detected by Western blot assay. RESULTS The oral administration of DHM (1.0 g and 0.5 g/kg BW) reduced the fasting blood glucose, serum insulin, and glycated hemoglobin levels and the insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) index. Furthermore, DHM intervention decreased body weight and the serum lipid profile. In addition, DHM treatment also markedly decreased the relative abdominal fat weight. Western blot analysis indicated that DHM upregulated the IRS-1 (Y612) tyrosine phosphorylation, improving insulin resistance. Treatment with dihydromyricetin attenuated the progression of insulin resistance and pancreatic fibrosis in fatty db/db mice. CONCLUSION In summary, we determined the antimetabolic syndrome effect of DHM in db/db obese mice. DHM upregulates the IRS-1 (Y612) tyrosine phosphorylation, improving insulin resistance. Therefore, DHM is a promising therapeutic candidate for the control of metabolic syndrome.
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- Jidong He
- Department of Gastroenterology, Baoji People’s Hospital, Baoji, Shanxi721000, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Baoji People’s Hospital, Baoji, Shanxi721000, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Baoji People’s Hospital, Baoji, Shanxi721000, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Baoji People’s Hospital, Baoji, Shanxi721000, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Diabetic Nephropathy, Baoji Central Hospital, Baoji, Shanxi721008, People’s Republic of China
- Correspondence: Li Wang Baoji Central Hospital, No. 8, Jiangtan Road, Baoji, Shanxi721008, People’s Republic of China Email
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing100193, People’s Republic of China
- Long Cheng Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, No. 151, Malianwa North Road Haidian District, Beijing100094, People’s Republic of ChinaTel/Fax +86 10 57833013 Email
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- Department of R&D, Asparagus Engineering Research Center of Hebei Province, Qinhuangdao066008, People’s Republic of China
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Iloun P, Abbasnejad Z, Janahmadi M, Ahmadiani A, Ghasemi R. Investigating the role of P38, JNK and ERK in LPS induced hippocampal insulin resistance and spatial memory impairment: effects of insulin treatment. EXCLI J 2018; 17:825-839. [PMID: 30233281 PMCID: PMC6141830 DOI: 10.17179/excli2018-1387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Despite the consensus that neuro-inflammation and insulin resistance (IR) are two hallmarks of Alzheimer disease (AD), the molecular mechanisms responsible for the development of IR remain uncharacterized. MAPKs are signaling molecules that are implicated in the pathology of AD and have a role in IR development. Given that inflammatory mediators are shown to interfere with insulin signaling pathway in different cell types, the present work aimed to investigate whether neuro-inflammation induced memory loss is associated with hippocampal IR and whether insulin treatment protects against this IR. Subsequently, possible roles of MAPKs in this situation were investigated. Male Wistar rats were cannulated, and LPS (15 µg, day 0), insulin (3 mU) or saline (vehicle) were administered intra-cerebroventricularly (ICV) (days 1-6). Spatial memory performance was assessed during days 7-10 by Morris Water Maze test. Consequently, analysis of the amount of hippocampal phosphorylated forms of P38, JNK, ERK, IRS1 (ser307) and Akt (ser473) were done by Western blot. The outcomes indicated that while LPS induced memory loss and hippocampal IR (shown by elevated IRS1 and decreased Akt phosphorylation), insulin treatment nullified these effects. Molecular results also showed that LPS mediated IR and memory loss are associated with P38 but not JNK and ERK activation; this P38 activation was reversed by insulin treatment. These observations implied that one of the ways by which neuro-inflammation participates in AD is via induction of IR. It seems that this IR is mainly mediated by P38. Therefore, P38 could be considered as a molecular target for preventing IR development.
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- Parisa Iloun
- Neuroscience Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Neurophysiology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Nakamura N, Ohyagi Y, Imamura T, Yanagihara YT, Iinuma KM, Soejima N, Murai H, Yamasaki R, Kira JI. Apomorphine Therapy for Neuronal Insulin Resistance in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease. J Alzheimers Dis 2018; 58:1151-1161. [PMID: 28550243 DOI: 10.3233/jad-160344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Apomorphine (APO) promotes intraneuronal amyloid-β (Aβ) degradation and improves memory function in an Alzheimer's disease (AD) model, 3xTg-AD mice. Since insulin resistance is increased in AD neurons, we investigated the effects of APO on brain insulin resistance in 3xTg-AD mice at early and late stages. After 1-month subcutaneous injection of Apokyn® to 3xTg-AD mice at 6 or 12 months of age, memory function was significantly improved in both age groups. Protein levels of insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE), which is linked to insulin signaling and degrades Aβ, significantly increased in the 3xTg-AD mice brain compared with non-transgenic mice, and were further increased by APO. Protein levels of two types of serine-phosphorylated insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1), pS616 and pS636/639, significantly decreased following APO treatment in the 13-month-old 3xTg-AD mice brain, suggesting improved brain insulin resistance. Immunostaining of the IDE, pS616 and pS636/639 IRS-1 demonstrated similar changes due to APO treatment. Thus, brain insulin resistance is considered an important therapeutic target in AD, and APO may provide improved neuronal insulin resistance.
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- Norimichi Nakamura
- Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine and Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime University, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurological Therapeutics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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胡 冬, 李 雅, 梁 赵, 钟 瞾, 唐 杰, 廖 婧, 田 和, 佘 高, 刘 誉, 邢 会. [Long-term high-fat diet inhibits hippocampal expression of insulin receptor substrates and accelerates cognitive deterioration in obese rats]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2018; 38:460-465. [PMID: 29735448 PMCID: PMC6765670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2017] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of long-term high-fat diet on the expressions of insulin receptor substrates in the hippocampus and spatial learning and memory ability of obese rats. METHODS A total of 100 4-week-old male SD rats were randomly divided into two groups and fed with common diet (CD group, n=40) or high-fat diet (HFD group, n=60) for 16 weeks. At 4, 8, 12, 16 and 20 weeks, 8 rats were randomly selected from each group for testing their spatial learning and memory function using Morris water maze. After the tests, the rats were sacrificed for measurement of the metabolic parameters and detection of the expressions of insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) and IRS-2 mRNAs in the CA1 region of the hippocampus. RESULTS Compared with those in CD group, the rats in HFD group showed a prolonged escape latency, longer swimming distance, faster average swimming speed, and shorter stay in the platformat 12 weeks. In HFD group, the serum levels of total cholesterol, triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and fasting insulin were all significantly increased (P<0.05) and the level of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol decreased (P<0.01) in comparison with those in CD group at each of the time points. No significant difference was found in fast glucose levels between the two groups (P>0.05), but the expressions of IRS-1 and IRS-2 mRNAs were significantly decreased in HFD group at 12 weeks (P<0.05). CONCLUSION In obese rats, long-term feeding with high-fat diet leads to insulin resistance, which interferes with hippocampal expression of insulin receptor substrates and insulin metabolism to cause impairment of the cognitive function and accelerate cognitive deterioration.
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- 冬华 胡
- 暨南大学 附属第一院麻醉科,广东 广州 510630Department of Anesthesia of First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- 暨南大学 附属第一院麻醉科,广东 广州 510630Department of Anesthesia of First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- 暨南大学 附属第一院麻醉科,广东 广州 510630Department of Anesthesia of First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- 暨南大学 附属第一院麻醉科,广东 广州 510630Department of Anesthesia of First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- 暨南大学 附属第一院麻醉科,广东 广州 510630Department of Anesthesia of First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- 暨南大学 附属第一院麻醉科,广东 广州 510630Department of Anesthesia of First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- 暨南大学 附属第一院麻醉科,广东 广州 510630Department of Anesthesia of First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- 暨南大学 附属第一院麻醉科,广东 广州 510630Department of Anesthesia of First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- 暨南大学 医学院生化教研室,广东 广州 510630Departmen of Biochemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- 暨南大学 实验动物中心,广东 广州 510630Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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胡 冬, 李 雅, 梁 赵, 钟 瞾, 唐 杰, 廖 婧, 田 和, 佘 高, 刘 誉, 邢 会. [Long-term high-fat diet inhibits hippocampal expression of insulin receptor substrates and accelerates cognitive deterioration in obese rats]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2018; 38:460-465. [PMID: 29735448 PMCID: PMC6765670 DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-4254.2018.04.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of long-term high-fat diet on the expressions of insulin receptor substrates in the hippocampus and spatial learning and memory ability of obese rats. METHODS A total of 100 4-week-old male SD rats were randomly divided into two groups and fed with common diet (CD group, n=40) or high-fat diet (HFD group, n=60) for 16 weeks. At 4, 8, 12, 16 and 20 weeks, 8 rats were randomly selected from each group for testing their spatial learning and memory function using Morris water maze. After the tests, the rats were sacrificed for measurement of the metabolic parameters and detection of the expressions of insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) and IRS-2 mRNAs in the CA1 region of the hippocampus. RESULTS Compared with those in CD group, the rats in HFD group showed a prolonged escape latency, longer swimming distance, faster average swimming speed, and shorter stay in the platformat 12 weeks. In HFD group, the serum levels of total cholesterol, triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and fasting insulin were all significantly increased (P<0.05) and the level of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol decreased (P<0.01) in comparison with those in CD group at each of the time points. No significant difference was found in fast glucose levels between the two groups (P>0.05), but the expressions of IRS-1 and IRS-2 mRNAs were significantly decreased in HFD group at 12 weeks (P<0.05). CONCLUSION In obese rats, long-term feeding with high-fat diet leads to insulin resistance, which interferes with hippocampal expression of insulin receptor substrates and insulin metabolism to cause impairment of the cognitive function and accelerate cognitive deterioration.
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- 冬华 胡
- 暨南大学 附属第一院麻醉科,广东 广州 510630Department of Anesthesia of First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- 暨南大学 附属第一院麻醉科,广东 广州 510630Department of Anesthesia of First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- 暨南大学 附属第一院麻醉科,广东 广州 510630Department of Anesthesia of First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- 暨南大学 附属第一院麻醉科,广东 广州 510630Department of Anesthesia of First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- 暨南大学 附属第一院麻醉科,广东 广州 510630Department of Anesthesia of First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- 暨南大学 附属第一院麻醉科,广东 广州 510630Department of Anesthesia of First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- 暨南大学 附属第一院麻醉科,广东 广州 510630Department of Anesthesia of First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- 暨南大学 附属第一院麻醉科,广东 广州 510630Department of Anesthesia of First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- 暨南大学 医学院生化教研室,广东 广州 510630Departmen of Biochemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- 暨南大学 实验动物中心,广东 广州 510630Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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Zheng H, Zhang F, Lin X, Huang C, Zhang Y, Li Y, Lin J, Chen W, Lin X. MicroRNA-1225-5p inhibits proliferation and metastasis of gastric carcinoma through repressing insulin receptor substrate-1 and activation of beta-catenin signaling. Oncotarget. 2016;7:4647-4663. [PMID: 26684358 PMCID: PMC4826233 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.6615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2015] [Accepted: 12/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Emerging evidence has linked aberrantly expressed microRNAs (miRNAs) with oncogenesis and malignant development in various human cancers. However, their specific roles and functions in gastric carcinoma (GC) remain largely undefined. In this study we identify and report a novel miRNA, miR-1225-5p, as tumor suppressor in GC development and progression. Microarray analysis revealed that there were fifty-six differentially expressed miRNAs (thirty-two upregulated and twenty-four downregulated) in GC tumor samples compared to their corresponding nontumorous tissues. Downregulation of miR-1225-5p was frequently detected in GC and strongly correlated with more aggressive phenotypes and poor prognosis. Functional assays demonstrated that ectopic overexpression of miR-1225-5p could inhibit cell proliferation, colony formation, migration and invasion in vitro, as well as suppress tumor growth and metastasis in nude mice. Further integrative and functional studies suggested insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS1) as a downstream effector of miR-1225-5p which acted through β-catenin signaling pathway. These results demonstrate that miR-1225-5p serves to constrain GC growth and metastatic potential via inhibition of IRS1 and β-catenin signaling. Therefore, downregulation of miR-1225-5p is likely to be one of major molecular mechanisms accounting for the development and progression of GC.
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Metz HE, Kargl J, Busch SE, Kim KH, Kurland BF, Abberbock SR, Randolph-Habecker J, Knoblaugh SE, Kolls JK, White MF, Houghton AM. Insulin receptor substrate-1 deficiency drives a proinflammatory phenotype in KRAS mutant lung adenocarcinoma. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:8795-800. [PMID: 27439864 PMCID: PMC4978299 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1601989113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) is a signaling adaptor protein that interfaces with many pathways activated in lung cancer. It has been assumed that IRS-1 promotes tumor growth through its ability to activate PI3K signaling downstream of the insulin-like growth factor receptor. Surprisingly, tumors with reduced IRS-1 staining in a human lung adenocarcinoma tissue microarray displayed a significant survival disadvantage, especially within the Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) mutant subgroup. Accordingly, adenoviral Cre recombinase (AdCre)-treated LSL-Kras/Irs-1(fl/fl) (Kras/Irs-1(-/-)) mice displayed increased tumor burden and mortality compared with controls. Mechanistically, IRS-1 deficiency promotes Janus kinase/signal transducers and activators of transcription (JAK/STAT) signaling via the IL-22 receptor, resulting in enhanced tumor-promoting inflammation. Treatment of Kras/Irs-1(+/+) and Kras/Irs-1(-/-) mice with JAK inhibitors significantly reduced tumor burden, most notably in the IRS-1-deficient group.
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- Heather E Metz
- Department of Medicine, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109; Department of Pathology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109; Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109; Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109
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- University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15261; Department of Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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- University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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- Experimental Histopathology Shared Resource, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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- Division of Endocrinology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109; Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210; Human Biology Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195
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Wu D, Xi QY, Cheng X, Dong T, Zhu XT, Shu G, Wang LN, Jiang QY, Zhang YL. miR-146a-5p inhibits TNF-α-induced adipogenesis via targeting insulin receptor in primary porcine adipocytes. J Lipid Res 2016; 57:1360-72. [PMID: 27324794 PMCID: PMC4959853 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m062497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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TNF-α is a multifunctional cytokine participating in immune disorders, inflammation, and tumor development with regulatory effects on energy metabolism. Our work focused on the function of TNF-α in adipogenesis of primary porcine adipocytes. TNF-α could suppress the insulin receptor (IR) at the mRNA and protein levels. Microarray analysis of TNF-α-treated porcine adipocytes was used to screen out 29 differentially expressed microRNAs (miRNAs), 13 of which were remarkably upregulated and 16 were intensely downregulated. These 29 differentially expressed miRNAs were predicted to mainly participate in the insulin signaling pathway, adipocytokine signaling pathway, and type 2 diabetes mellitus pathway by Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analyses. miR-146a-5p, reportedly involved in immunity and cancer relevant processes, was one of the most highly differentially expressed miRNAs after TNF-α treatment. Red Oil O staining and TG assay revealed that miR-146a-5p suppressed adipogenesis. A dual-luciferase reporter and siRNA assay verified that miR-146a-5p targeted IR and could inhibit its protein expression. miR-146a-5p was also validated to be involved in the insulin signaling pathway by reducing tyrosine phosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate-1. Our study provides the first evidence of miR-146a-5p targeting IR, which facilitates future studies related to obesity and diabetes using pig models.
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- Di Wu
- National Engineering Research Center for Swine Breeding Industry, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agriculture University, Guangzhou, China, 510642
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- National Engineering Research Center for Swine Breeding Industry, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agriculture University, Guangzhou, China, 510642
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- National Engineering Research Center for Swine Breeding Industry, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agriculture University, Guangzhou, China, 510642
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- National Engineering Research Center for Swine Breeding Industry, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agriculture University, Guangzhou, China, 510642
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- National Engineering Research Center for Swine Breeding Industry, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agriculture University, Guangzhou, China, 510642
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- National Engineering Research Center for Swine Breeding Industry, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agriculture University, Guangzhou, China, 510642
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- National Engineering Research Center for Swine Breeding Industry, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agriculture University, Guangzhou, China, 510642
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- National Engineering Research Center for Swine Breeding Industry, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agriculture University, Guangzhou, China, 510642
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- National Engineering Research Center for Swine Breeding Industry, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agriculture University, Guangzhou, China, 510642
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Qi Y, Zhu Q, Zhang K, Thomas C, Wu Y, Kumar R, Baker KM, Xu Z, Chen S, Guo S. Activation of Foxo1 by insulin resistance promotes cardiac dysfunction and β-myosin heavy chain gene expression. Circ Heart Fail 2014; 8:198-208. [PMID: 25477432 DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.114.001457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Heart failure is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the USA and is closely associated with diabetes mellitus. The molecular link between diabetes mellitus and heart failure is incompletely understood. We recently demonstrated that insulin receptor substrates 1, 2 (IRS1, 2) are key components of insulin signaling and loss of IRS1 and IRS2 mediates insulin resistance, resulting in metabolic dysregulation and heart failure, which is associated with downstream Akt inactivation and in turn activation of the forkhead transcription factor Foxo1. METHODS AND RESULTS To determine the role of Foxo1 in control of heart failure in insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus, we generated mice lacking Foxo1 gene specifically in the heart. Mice lacking both IRS1 and IRS2 in adult hearts exhibited severe heart failure and a remarkable increase in the β-isoform of myosin heavy chain (β-MHC) gene expression, whereas deletion of cardiac Foxo1 gene largely prevented the heart failure and resulted in a decrease in β-MHC expression. The effect of Foxo1 deficiency on rescuing cardiac dysfunction was also observed in db/db mice and high-fat diet mice. Using cultures of primary ventricular cardiomyocytes, we found that Foxo1 interacts with the promoter region of β-MHC and stimulates gene expression, mediating an effect of insulin that suppresses β-MHC expression. CONCLUSIONS Our study suggests that Foxo1 has important roles in promoting diabetic cardiomyopathy and controls β-MHC expression in the development of cardiac dysfunction. Targeting Foxo1 and its regulation will provide novel strategies in preventing metabolic and myocardial dysfunction and influencing MHC plasticity in diabetes mellitus.
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- Yajuan Qi
- From the Division of Molecular Cardiology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Baylor Scott & White Health, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple (Y.Q., Q.Z., K.Z., C.T., Y.W., R.K., K.M.B., Z.X., S.C., S.G.); and Department of Pharmacology, Hebei United University, Tangshan, China (Y.Q.)
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- From the Division of Molecular Cardiology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Baylor Scott & White Health, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple (Y.Q., Q.Z., K.Z., C.T., Y.W., R.K., K.M.B., Z.X., S.C., S.G.); and Department of Pharmacology, Hebei United University, Tangshan, China (Y.Q.)
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- From the Division of Molecular Cardiology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Baylor Scott & White Health, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple (Y.Q., Q.Z., K.Z., C.T., Y.W., R.K., K.M.B., Z.X., S.C., S.G.); and Department of Pharmacology, Hebei United University, Tangshan, China (Y.Q.)
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- From the Division of Molecular Cardiology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Baylor Scott & White Health, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple (Y.Q., Q.Z., K.Z., C.T., Y.W., R.K., K.M.B., Z.X., S.C., S.G.); and Department of Pharmacology, Hebei United University, Tangshan, China (Y.Q.)
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- From the Division of Molecular Cardiology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Baylor Scott & White Health, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple (Y.Q., Q.Z., K.Z., C.T., Y.W., R.K., K.M.B., Z.X., S.C., S.G.); and Department of Pharmacology, Hebei United University, Tangshan, China (Y.Q.)
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- From the Division of Molecular Cardiology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Baylor Scott & White Health, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple (Y.Q., Q.Z., K.Z., C.T., Y.W., R.K., K.M.B., Z.X., S.C., S.G.); and Department of Pharmacology, Hebei United University, Tangshan, China (Y.Q.)
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- From the Division of Molecular Cardiology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Baylor Scott & White Health, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple (Y.Q., Q.Z., K.Z., C.T., Y.W., R.K., K.M.B., Z.X., S.C., S.G.); and Department of Pharmacology, Hebei United University, Tangshan, China (Y.Q.)
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- From the Division of Molecular Cardiology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Baylor Scott & White Health, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple (Y.Q., Q.Z., K.Z., C.T., Y.W., R.K., K.M.B., Z.X., S.C., S.G.); and Department of Pharmacology, Hebei United University, Tangshan, China (Y.Q.)
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- From the Division of Molecular Cardiology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Baylor Scott & White Health, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple (Y.Q., Q.Z., K.Z., C.T., Y.W., R.K., K.M.B., Z.X., S.C., S.G.); and Department of Pharmacology, Hebei United University, Tangshan, China (Y.Q.)
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- From the Division of Molecular Cardiology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Baylor Scott & White Health, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple (Y.Q., Q.Z., K.Z., C.T., Y.W., R.K., K.M.B., Z.X., S.C., S.G.); and Department of Pharmacology, Hebei United University, Tangshan, China (Y.Q.).
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Czarnowski A, Papp S, Szaraz P, Opas M. Calreticulin affects cell adhesiveness through differential phosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate-1. Cell Mol Biol Lett 2014; 19:77-97. [PMID: 24470116 PMCID: PMC6275655 DOI: 10.2478/s11658-014-0181-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2013] [Revised: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Cellular adhesion to the underlying substratum is regulated through numerous signaling pathways. It has been suggested that insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS-1) is involved in some of these pathways, via association with and activation of transmembrane integrins. Calreticulin, as an important endoplasmic reticulum-resident, calcium-binding protein with a chaperone function, plays an obvious role in proteomic expression. Our previous work showed that calreticulin mediates cell adhesion not only by affecting protein expression but also by affecting the state of regulatory protein phosphorylation, such as that of c-src. Here, we demonstrate that calreticulin affects the abundance of IRS-1 such that the absence of calreticulin is paralleled by a decrease in IRS-1 levels and the unregulated overexpression of calreticulin is accompanied by an increase in IRS-1 levels. These changes in the abundance of calreticulin and IRS-1 are accompanied by changes in cell-substratum adhesiveness and phosphorylation, such that increases in the expression of calreticulin and IRS-1 are paralleled by an increase in focal contact-based cell-substratum adhesiveness, and a decrease in the expression of these proteins brings about a decrease in cell-substratum adhesiveness. Wild type and calreticulin-null mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) were cultured and the IRS-1 isoform profile was assessed. Differences in morphology and motility were also quantified. While no substantial differences in the speed of locomotion were found, the directionality of cell movement was greatly promoted by the presence of calreticulin. Calreticulin expression was also found to have a dramatic effect on the phosphorylation state of serine 636 of IRS-1, such that phosphorylation of IRS-1 on serine 636 increased radically in the absence of calreticulin. Most importantly, treatment of cells with the RhoA/ROCK inhibitor, Y-27632, which among its many effects also inhibited serine 636 phosphorylation of IRS-1, had profound effects on cell-substratum adhesion, in that it suppressed focal contacts, induced extensive close contacts, and increased the strength of adhesion. The latter effect, while counterintuitive, can be explained by the close contacts comprising labile bonds but in large numbers. In addition, the lability of bonds in close contacts would permit fast locomotion. An interesting and novel finding is that Y-27632 treatment of MEFs releases them from contact inhibition of locomotion, as evidenced by the invasion of a cell's underside by the thin lamellae and filopodia of a cell in close apposition.
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- Arthur Czarnowski
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S 1A8
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S 1A8
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S 1A8
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S 1A8
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, 1 King’s College Circle, Medical Sciences Building, room 6326, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8 Canada
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Joassard OR, Amirouche A, Gallot YS, Desgeorges MM, Castells J, Durieux AC, Berthon P, Freyssenet DG. Regulation of Akt-mTOR, ubiquitin-proteasome and autophagy-lysosome pathways in response to formoterol administration in rat skeletal muscle. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2013; 45:2444-55. [PMID: 23916784 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2013.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2013] [Revised: 07/10/2013] [Accepted: 07/24/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Administration of β2-agonists triggers skeletal muscle anabolism and hypertrophy. We investigated the time course of the molecular events responsible for rat skeletal muscle hypertrophy in response to 1, 3 and 10 days of formoterol administration (i.p. 2000μg/kg/day). A marked hypertrophy of rat tibialis anterior muscle culminated at day 10. Phosphorylation of Akt, ribosomal protein S6, 4E-BP1 and ERK1/2 was increased at day 3, but returned to control level at day 10. This could lead to a transient increase in protein translation and could explain previous studies that reported increase in protein synthesis following β2-agonist administration. Formoterol administration was also associated with a significant reduction in MAFbx/atrogin-1 mRNA level (day 3), suggesting that formoterol can also affect protein degradation of MAFbx/atrogin1 targeted substrates, including MyoD and eukaryotic initiation factor-3f (eIF3-f). Surprisingly, mRNA level of autophagy-related genes, light chain 3 beta (LC3b) and gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor-associated protein-like 1 (Gabarapl1), as well as lysosomal hydrolases, cathepsin B and cathepsin L, was significantly and transiently increased after 1 and/or 3 days, suggesting that autophagosome formation would be increased in response to formoterol administration. However, this has to be relativized since the mRNA level of Unc-51-like kinase1 (Ulk1), BCL2/adenovirus E1B interacting protein3 (Bnip3), and transcription factor EB (TFEB), as well as the protein content of Ulk1, Atg13, Atg5-Atg12 complex and p62/Sqstm1 remained unchanged or was even decreased in response to formoterol administration. These results demonstrate that the effects of formoterol are mediated, in part, through the activation of Akt-mTOR pathway and that other signaling pathways become more important in the regulation of skeletal muscle mass with chronic administration of β2-agonists.
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- Olivier Roger Joassard
- Laboratoire de Physiologie de l'Exercice, Université de Lyon, F-42023 Saint-Etienne, France
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Chang W, Zhang M, Li J, Meng Z, Wei S, Du H, Chen L, Hatch GM. Berberine improves insulin resistance in cardiomyocytes via activation of 5'-adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase. Metabolism 2013; 62:1159-67. [PMID: 23537779 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2013.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2012] [Revised: 02/11/2013] [Accepted: 02/19/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Insulin resistance plays an important role in the pathogenesis of diabetic cardiomyopathy. Berberine (BBR) is a plant alkaloid which promotes hypoglycemia via increasing insulin sensitivity in peripheral tissues. Little is known of BBR's role in regulating glucose metabolism in heart. MATERIALS/METHODS We examined the effect and mechanism of BBR on glucose consumption and glucose uptake in insulin sensitive or insulin resistant rat H9c2 cardiomyocyte cells. H9c2 myoblast cells were differentiated into cardiomyocytes and incubated with insulin for 24h to induce insulin resistance. RESULTS BBR-treatment of H9c2 cells increased glucose consumption and glucose uptake compared to controls. In addition, BBR-treatment attenuated the reduction in glucose consumption and glucose uptake in insulin resistant H9c2 cells. Compound C, an inhibitor of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), abolished the enhancement of glucose consumption and glucose uptake mediated by BBR in both insulin sensitive and insulin resistant H9c2 cells compared to controls. CONCLUSION BBR significantly increased AMPK activity, but had little effect on the activity of protein kinase B (AKT) in insulin resistant H9c2 cells, suggesting that berberine improves insulin resistance in H9c2 cardiomyocytes at least in part via stimulation of AMPK activity.
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- Wenguang Chang
- Department of Pharmacology, Norman Bethune Medical College, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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Choi S, Choi Y, Choi Y, Kim S, Jang J, Park T. Piperine reverses high fat diet-induced hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance in mice. Food Chem 2013; 141:3627-35. [PMID: 23993530 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2012] [Revised: 05/22/2013] [Accepted: 06/06/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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This study examined the effect of piperine on hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance induced in mice by feeding a high-fat diet (HFD) for 13 weeks and elucidated potential underlying molecular mechanisms. Administration of piperine (50 mg/kg body weight) to mice with HFD-induced hepatic steatosis resulted in a significant increase in plasma adiponectin levels. Also, elevated plasma concentrations of insulin and glucose and hepatic lipid levels induced by feeding a HFD were reversed in mice when they were administered piperine. However, piperine did not reduce body weight and other biochemical markers to an extent where they became equal to the levels found in the CD-fed mice. Piperine reversed HFD-induced down-regulation of adiponecitn-AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) signalling molecules which play an important role in mediating lipogenesis, fatty acid oxidation and insulin signalling in the livers of mice. The expressions of lipogenic target genes were decreased, whereas the expression of carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 (CPT1) gene involved in fatty acid oxidation was increased in the livers of the Pin50 group. Piperine significantly decreased the phosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) compared with the HFD-fed mice. Administration of piperine appeared to reverse preexisting HFD-induced hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance, probably by activation of adiponectin-AMPK signalling in mice.
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- Seoyoon Choi
- Department of Food and Nutrition, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea
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Page MM, Withers DJ, Selman C. Longevity of insulin receptor substrate1 null mice is not associated with increased basal antioxidant protection or reduced oxidative damage. Age (Dordr) 2013; 35:647-658. [PMID: 22371226 PMCID: PMC3636410 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-012-9395-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2011] [Accepted: 02/13/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Insulin receptor substrate-1 null (Irs1 (-/-)) mice are long lived and importantly they also demonstrate increased resistance to several age-related pathologies compared to wild type (WT) controls. Currently, the molecular mechanisms that underlie lifespan extension in long-lived mice are unclear although protection against oxidative damage may be important. Here, we determined both the activities of several intracellular antioxidants and levels of oxidative damage in brain, skeletal muscle, and liver of Irs1 (-/-) and WT mice at 80, 450, and 700 days of age, predicting that long-lived Irs1 (-/-) mice would be protected against oxidative damage. We measured activities of both intracellular superoxide dismutases (SOD); cytosolic (CuZnSOD) and mitochondrial (MnSOD), glutathione peroxide (GPx), glutathione reductase (GR), catalase (CAT), and reduced glutathione (GHS). Of these, only hepatic CAT was significantly altered (increased) in Irs1 (-/-) mice. In addition, the levels of protein oxidation (protein carbonyl content) and lipid peroxidation (4-hydroxynonenal) were unaltered in Irs1 (-/-) mice, although the hepatic GSH/GSSG ratio, indicating an oxidized environment, was significantly lower in long-lived Irs1 (-/-) mice. Overall, our results do not support the premise that lifespan extension in Irs1 (-/-) mice is associated with greater tissue antioxidant protection or reduced oxidative damage.
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- Melissa M. Page
- />Integrative and Environmental Physiology, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 2TZ UK
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- />Metabolic Signaling Group, Medical Research Council Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College, London, W12 0NN UK
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- />Integrative and Environmental Physiology, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 2TZ UK
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Geetha T, Langlais P, Luo M, Mapes R, Lefort N, Chen SC, Mandarino LJ, Yi Z. Label-free proteomic identification of endogenous, insulin-stimulated interaction partners of insulin receptor substrate-1. J Am Soc Mass Spectrom 2011; 22:457-466. [PMID: 21472564 PMCID: PMC3072570 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-010-0051-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2010] [Revised: 11/24/2010] [Accepted: 11/28/2010] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Protein-protein interactions are key to most cellular processes. Tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS)-based proteomics combined with co-immunoprecipitation (CO-IP) has emerged as a powerful approach for studying protein complexes. However, a majority of systematic proteomics studies on protein-protein interactions involve the use of protein overexpression and/or epitope-tagged bait proteins, which might affect binding stoichiometry and lead to higher false positives. Here, we report an application of a straightforward, label-free CO-IP-MS/MS method, without the use of protein overexpression or protein tags, to the investigation of changes in the abundance of endogenous proteins associated with a bait protein, which is in this case insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1), under basal and insulin stimulated conditions. IRS-1 plays a central role in the insulin signaling cascade. Defects in the protein-protein interactions involving IRS-1 may lead to the development of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. HPLC-ESI-MS/MS analyses identified eleven novel endogenous insulin-stimulated IRS-1 interaction partners in L6 myotubes reproducibly, including proteins play an important role in protein dephosphorylation [protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit 12A, (PPP1R12A)], muscle contraction and actin cytoskeleton rearrangement, endoplasmic reticulum stress, and protein folding, as well as protein synthesis. This novel application of label-free CO-IP-MS/MS quantification to assess endogenous interaction partners of a specific protein will prove useful for understanding how various cell stimuli regulate insulin signal transduction.
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- Thangiah Geetha
- Center for Metabolic and Vascular Biology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
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- Center for Metabolic and Vascular Biology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
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- Center for Metabolic and Vascular Biology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
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- Center for Metabolic and Vascular Biology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
- Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
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- Center for Metabolic and Vascular Biology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
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- School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
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- Center for Metabolic and Vascular Biology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
- Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
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- Center for Metabolic and Vascular Biology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
- Center for Metabolic and Vascular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 873704 ISTB-1, Room 481, LSE-S61 (Lab)/S75 (Office), Tempe, AZ, USA
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Walker MP, Diaugustine RP, Zeringue E, Bunger MK, Schmitt M, Archer TK, Richards RG. An IGF1/ insulin receptor substrate-1 pathway stimulates a mitotic kinase (cdk1) in the uterine epithelium during the proliferative response to estradiol. J Endocrinol 2010; 207:225-35. [PMID: 20798132 PMCID: PMC4766979 DOI: 10.1677/joe-10-0102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Estrogens are potent mitogens for some target organs, such as the uterus, and cancers that develop in this organ might be linked to the proliferative action of these hormones. However, the mechanism by which estrogens influence the cell cycle machinery is not known. We found that a null mutation for the insulin receptor substrate (IRS)-1, a docking protein that is important for IGF1 signaling, compromised hormone-induced mitosis in the uterine epithelium; BrdU incorporation was not affected. This selective effect on mitosis was associated with a reduction in uterine cyclin B-associated kinase activity; cyclin A-associated kinase activity was not changed. The null mutation also reduced the extent of hormone-induced phosphorylation of endogenous uterine histone H1, as determined with phospho-specific antiserum. Uterine epithelial cyclin dependent kinase (cdk)1 was induced in response to hormone, but the level of the kinase protein, as determined by immunoblotting, was noticeably less in the irs1 null mutant than that in the wild-type (WT) mouse, especially around the time of peak mitosis (24 h). Since IRS-1 binds/activates phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), the absence of this docking protein could impair signaling of a known pathway downstream of AKT that stimulates translation of cell cycle components. Indeed, we found that phosphorylation of uterine AKT (Ser473) in irs1 null mutants was less than that in WTs following treatment. Based on earlier studies, it is also possible that an IGF1/IRS-1/PI3K/AKT pathway regulates posttranslational changes in cdk1. This model may provide insights as to how a growth factor pathway can mediate hormone action on cell proliferation.
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- Michael P Walker
- Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Mail Drop D4-01, PO Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
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Ouederni TB, Fadiel A, Stambouli N, Scalize TJ, Ben Maiz H, Abid HK, Bouhaha R, Sanchez-Corona J, Hamza A, Benammar-Elgaaied A. Influence of socioeconomic lifestyle factors and genetic polymorphism on type 2 diabetes occurrences among Tunisian Arab and Berber groups of Djerba Island. Pharmgenomics Pers Med 2009; 2:49-57. [PMID: 23226034 PMCID: PMC3513201 DOI: 10.2147/pgpm.s5850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2009] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is characterized by three major metabolic abnormalities: impaired insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in muscle and adipose tissues, alterations in glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, and increased hepatic glucose production. Both genetic and environmental factors contribute to its development. The insulin gene (INS), insulin receptor gene (INSR), and insulin receptor substrate 1 gene (IRS1), identified by polymerase chain reaction and digestion with selected restriction enzymes PstI, NsiI, and BstnI, have been proposed as T2DM candidate genes. To determine the contribution of genetic and environmental factors on the occurrence of T2DM, we examined the frequency of T2DM among two ethnically diverse populations, Arabs and Berbers, who have shared the same environment, the island of Djerba, for thousands of years. Both populations have a high prevalence of obesity,T2DM, and a high consanguinity rate. A total of 162 T2DM men and women were matched to 110 healthy male and female controls. Results showed that the NsiI polymorphism in INSR and BstnI polymorphism of IRS1 were significantly associated with T2DM only among the Berber group. The PstI polymorphism in INS, was not associated with T2DM in either group. Sedentary lifestyles, lower physical activity, and lower educational levels were associated with T2DM among the Berber group. These findings suggest that the insulin receptor gene and lifestyle factors in combination may contribute to the occurrence of T2DM in the Berber portion of this island population.
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- Thouraya Baroudi Ouederni
- Laboratory of Genetics, Immunology and Human Pathology, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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Previous reports suggest that parathyroid hormone (PTH) is associated with insulin resistance. This research investigated the effects of PTH on insulin signaling in differentiated 3T3-L1 adipocytes. PTH (10 nM, 24 h) treatment induced a reduction in insulin-stimulated glucose uptake, AKT activity (phosphorylated AKT/total AKT protein expression) and a decrease in GLUT4 and IRS-1 protein expression compared to vehicle treated controls in differentiated adipocytes. PTH treatment also induced increased phosphorylation of IRS-1 on serine 307, which suppresses insulin signaling. In addition, treatment of cells with adenyl cyclase inhibitor SQ52236 ameliorated the effects of PTH on insulin-stimulated glucose uptake, whereas inhibition of phospholipase C alpha (U73122) did not significantly alter the effects of PTH. Thus, PTH treatment of differentiated 3T3-L1 adipocytes suppresses insulin-stimulated glucose uptake and insulin signaling via cAMP pathway, potentially through the phosphorylation of IRS-1 at serine 307.
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- Corresponding Author: Dorothy Teegarden, PhD, 700 W. State St., West Lafayette IN 47907, 765-494-8246, FAX: 765-494-0906,
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Kain H, Goldblum D, Geudelin B, Thorin E, Beglinger C. Tolerability and safety of GS-101 eye drops, an antisense oligonucleotide to insulin receptor substrate-1: a 'first in man' phase I investigation. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2009; 68:169-73. [PMID: 19694734 PMCID: PMC2767278 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2009.03450.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2008] [Accepted: 04/15/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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AIMS GS-101 (GeneSignal, Epalinges, Switzerland) is an antisense oligonucleotide that inhibits the expression of the scaffold protein insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1). Inhibition of IRS-1 results in the prevention of neovascular growth and was shown to prevent the angiogenic process in preclinical in vitro and in vivo experiments. There is therefore a strong therapeutic rational for targeting angiogenesis in pathological neovascularization. We aimed to investigate the safety, tolerability and bioavailability of GS-101 eye drops. METHODS This was a Phase I open-label study. The investigation was performed in two steps. Local ocular tolerability was first assessed with the application of one single low dose in one eye. After no signs of intolerance were observed in the subjects, the dose escalation phase of the study was initiated, and the remaining subjects received three times daily escalating doses of GS-101 in one eye for 14 days. RESULTS The 14 healthy volunteers tolerated well 14 days' continued use of escalating doses of GS-101 from 43 to 430 microg per day. Other than itching, experienced also in the control eye by one subject and determined to be unrelated to the study treatment, no signs of intolerance were observed. CONCLUSIONS The tolerability profile obtained from this study suggests that GS-101 is safe for human use. Further clinical evaluations in diseases related to abnormal angiogenesis are being targeted. In particular, the neovascularization-related orphan indications of corneal graft rejection, retinopathy of pre-maturity and neovascular glaucoma are currently under Phase II clinical investigation and are showing promising results.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hermann Kain
- Eye Clinic, University Hospital BaselBasel, Switzerland
- Mediante GmbH, Eptingen/Basel, University Hospital BaselBasel, Switzerland
- Clinical Research Centre, University Hospital BaselBasel, Switzerland
- Montreal Heart Institute, Université de MontréalMontréal, Québec, Canada
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- Eye Clinic, University Hospital BaselBasel, Switzerland
- Mediante GmbH, Eptingen/Basel, University Hospital BaselBasel, Switzerland
- Clinical Research Centre, University Hospital BaselBasel, Switzerland
- Montreal Heart Institute, Université de MontréalMontréal, Québec, Canada
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- Mediante GmbH, Eptingen/Basel, University Hospital BaselBasel, Switzerland
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- Montreal Heart Institute, Université de MontréalMontréal, Québec, Canada
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1 Metformin lowers blood glucose levels in type 2 diabetic patients. To evaluate the insulin sensitizing action of metformin on skeletal muscle cells, we have used C2C12 skeletal muscle cells differentiated in chronic presence or absence of insulin. 2 Metformin was added during the last 24 h of differentiation of the C2C12 myotubes. Insulin-stimulated tyrosine phosphorylation of insulin receptor (IR) and insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) was determined. 3 Chronic insulin treatment resulted in 60 and 40% reduction in insulin-stimulated tyrosine phosphorylation of IR and IRS-1, respectively. Treatment with metformin was able to increase the tyrosine phosphorylation of IR and IRS-1 by 100 and 90% respectively. 4 Chronic insulin treatment drastically reduced (45%) insulin-stimulated phosphatidyl inositol 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase) activity. Metformin treatment restored PI 3-kinase activity in insulin-resistant myotubes. 5 Insulin-stimulated glucose uptake was impaired in chronically insulin-treated myotubes. Metformin increased basal glucose uptake to significant levels (P<0.05), but metformin did not increase insulin-stimulated glucose transport. 6 All the three mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) were activated by insulin in sensitive myotubes. The activation of p38 MAPK was impaired in resistant myotubes, while ERK and JNK were unaffected. Treatment with metformin enhanced the basal activation levels of p38 in both sensitive and resistant myotubes, but insulin did not further stimulate p38 activation in metformin treated cells. 7 Treatment of cells with p38 inhibitor, SB203580, blocked insulin- and metformin-stimulated glucose uptake as well as p38 activation. 8 Since the effect of metformin on glucose uptake corresponded to p38 MAPK activation, this suggests the potential role p38 in glucose uptake. 9 These data demonstrate the direct insulin sensitizing action of metformin on skeletal muscle cells.
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- Naresh Kumar
- Signal Transduction Research Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Punjab, India
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- Signal Transduction Research Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Punjab, India
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