scholarly journals GRP75 Regulates Mitochondrial-Supercomplex Turnover to Modulate Insulin Sensitivity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiongya Zhao ◽  
Ting Luo ◽  
Feng Gao ◽  
Yinxu Fu ◽  
Bin Li ◽  
...  

GRP75, defined as a major component of both mitochondrial quality control system and mitochondria-associated membrane, plays a key role in mitochondrial homeostasis. In this study, we assessed the roles of GRP75, other than as a component, in insulin action in both<i> in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i> models with insulin resistance. We found that GRP75 was downregulated in HFD-fed mice, and induction of <i>Grp75</i> in mice could prevent HFD induced obesity and insulin resistance. Mechanistically, GRP75 influenced insulin sensitivity by regulating mitochondrial function through its modulation of mitochondrial-supercomplex turnover rather than MAM communication: GRP75 was negatively associated with respiratory-chain complex activity and was essential for mitochondrial-supercomplex assembly and stabilization. Moreover, mitochondrial dysfunction in <i>Grp75</i>-knockdown cells might further increase mitochondrial fragmentation, thus trigger cytosolic mitochondrial DNA release and activate the cGAS/STING-dependent pro-inflammatory response.<b> </b>Therefore, GRP75 can serve as a potential therapeutic target of insulin resistant-related diabetes or other metabolic diseases.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiongya Zhao ◽  
Ting Luo ◽  
Feng Gao ◽  
Yinxu Fu ◽  
Bin Li ◽  
...  

GRP75, defined as a major component of both mitochondrial quality control system and mitochondria-associated membrane, plays a key role in mitochondrial homeostasis. In this study, we assessed the roles of GRP75, other than as a component, in insulin action in both<i> in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i> models with insulin resistance. We found that GRP75 was downregulated in HFD-fed mice, and induction of <i>Grp75</i> in mice could prevent HFD induced obesity and insulin resistance. Mechanistically, GRP75 influenced insulin sensitivity by regulating mitochondrial function through its modulation of mitochondrial-supercomplex turnover rather than MAM communication: GRP75 was negatively associated with respiratory-chain complex activity and was essential for mitochondrial-supercomplex assembly and stabilization. Moreover, mitochondrial dysfunction in <i>Grp75</i>-knockdown cells might further increase mitochondrial fragmentation, thus trigger cytosolic mitochondrial DNA release and activate the cGAS/STING-dependent pro-inflammatory response.<b> </b>Therefore, GRP75 can serve as a potential therapeutic target of insulin resistant-related diabetes or other metabolic diseases.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. A45-A46
Author(s):  
Evangelia Evelyn Tsakiridis ◽  
Marisa Morrow ◽  
Andrea Llanos ◽  
Bo Wang ◽  
Alison Holloway ◽  
...  

Abstract Deltamethrin is a commonly used pesticide for the control of mosquito populations. Despite widespread use, the effects of deltamethrin on adiposity and glucose homeostasis have been equivocal with some studies showing increased, decreased and no effect on adiposity and glycemic control. However, no study to date has investigated the effect of deltamethrin in mice housed at thermoneutral temperatures, which is important for modelling metabolic diseases in rodents due to reduced thermal stress and constitutive activation of brown adipose tissue. In the current study we demonstrate for the first time that deltamethrin reduces uncoupling protein-1 expression in brown adipocytes cultured in vitro at concentrations as low as 1pm. Meanwhile, in-vivo deltamethrin does not appear to alter glycemic control or promote adiposity at exposures equivalent to 0.01, 0.1 or 1.0 mg/kg/day. Together, our study demonstrates environmentally relevant exposure to deltamethrin does not exacerbate diet induced obesity or insulin resistance.


eLife ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel J Fazakerley ◽  
Rima Chaudhuri ◽  
Pengyi Yang ◽  
Ghassan J Maghzal ◽  
Kristen C Thomas ◽  
...  

Insulin resistance in muscle, adipocytes and liver is a gateway to a number of metabolic diseases. Here, we show a selective deficiency in mitochondrial coenzyme Q (CoQ) in insulin-resistant adipose and muscle tissue. This defect was observed in a range of in vitro insulin resistance models and adipose tissue from insulin-resistant humans and was concomitant with lower expression of mevalonate/CoQ biosynthesis pathway proteins in most models. Pharmacologic or genetic manipulations that decreased mitochondrial CoQ triggered mitochondrial oxidants and insulin resistance while CoQ supplementation in either insulin-resistant cell models or mice restored normal insulin sensitivity. Specifically, lowering of mitochondrial CoQ caused insulin resistance in adipocytes as a result of increased superoxide/hydrogen peroxide production via complex II. These data suggest that mitochondrial CoQ is a proximal driver of mitochondrial oxidants and insulin resistance, and that mechanisms that restore mitochondrial CoQ may be effective therapeutic targets for treating insulin resistance.


2000 ◽  
Vol 167 (3) ◽  
pp. 525-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Patiag ◽  
X Qu ◽  
S Gray ◽  
I Idris ◽  
M Wilkes ◽  
...  

Angiotensin II (ANGII) increases insulin sensitivity in diabetic and non-diabetic subjects, even at subpressor doses, and because there is 'crosstalk' between ANGII and insulin-signaling pathways the underlying mechanism may not be due solely to changes in regional blood flow. A series of experimental studies was undertaken to evaluate the effects of ANGII on glucose and lipid metabolism in vivo and in vitro. Groups of fructose-fed, insulin-resistant Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were pre-treated with 0.3 mg/kg per day of the AT(1)-receptor antagonist L-158 809 (n=16), or vehicle (n=16), by oral gavage. This was prior to an oral glucose tolerance test (day 5) and measurement of the effects of ANGII infusion (20 ng/kg per min i.v. for 3 h) on whole-body insulin sensitivity using the insulin suppression test (day 7). The effect of ANGII infusion on total triglyceride secretion rate (TGSR) was evaluated in normal SD rats pretreated for 7 days with L-158 809 (n=12) or vehicle (n=12). AT(1)- and AT(2)- receptor mRNA expression and [(3)H]2-deoxyglucose uptake were assessed in cultured L6 myoblasts. Short-term treatment with L-158 809 had no effect on glucose tolerance or fasting triglyceride levels in fructose-fed rats. ANGII infusion had no effect on insulin sensitivity in fructose-fed rats pretreated with vehicle (steady-state plasma glucose (SSPG) values 8.1+/-1.6 vs 8. 4+/-0.4 mmol/l), but pretreatment with L-158 809 resulted in ANGII having a modest insulin antagonist effect in this insulin-resistant model (SSPG values 9.6+/-0.3 vs 7.1+/-0.6, P<0.03). ANGII infusion had no significant effect on TGSR (e.g. 24.6+/-1.4 vs 28.4+/-0.9 mg/100 g per h in vehicle-treated animals). RT-PCR analysis showed that L6 cells express both AT(1)- and AT(2)-receptor mRNA. Incubation with ANGII (10(-9) and 10(-8) M) had no significant effect on the dose-response curve for insulin-stimulated [(3)H]2-deoxyglucose uptake. For example, C(I200) values (dose of insulin required to increase glucose uptake by 200%) were 4.5 x 10(-9) M (control) vs 3.9 x 10(-9) M and 6.2 x 10(-9) M, whereas the positive control (glucagon-like peptide-1) increased insulin sensitivity. Thus, ANGII infusion may have a modest insulin antagonist effect on glucose disposal in insulin-resistant fructose-fed rats pretreated with an AT(1)-blocker, but ANGII has no effect on TGSR or in vitro glucose uptake in L6 myoblasts. These findings are relevant to recent clinical discussions about the metabolic effects of ANGII and renin-angiotensin system blockade.


Reproduction ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 136 (3) ◽  
pp. 335-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erica Louden ◽  
Maggie M Chi ◽  
Kelle H Moley

Maternal insulin resistance results in poor pregnancy outcomes. In vivo and in vitro exposure of the murine blastocyst to high insulin or IGF1 results in the down-regulation of the IGF1 receptor (IGF1R). This in turn leads to decreased glucose uptake, increased apoptosis, as well as pregnancy resorption and growth restriction. Recent studies have shown that blastocyst activation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) reverses these detrimental effects; however, the mechanism was not clear. The objective of this study was to determine how AMPK activation rescues the insulin-resistant blastocyst. Using trophoblast stem (TS) cells derived from the blastocyst, insulin resistance was recreated by transfecting with siRNA to Igf1r and down-regulating expression of the protein. These cells were then exposed to AMPK activators 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide riboside and phenformin, and evaluated for apoptosis, insulin-stimulated 2-deoxyglucose uptake, PI3-kinase activity, and levels of phospho-AKT, phospho-mTor, and phospho-70S6K. Surprisingly, disrupted insulin signaling led to decreased AMPK activity in TS cells. Activators reversed these effects by increasing the AMP/ATP ratio. Moreover, this treatment increased insulin-stimulated 2-deoxyglucose transport and cell survival, and led to an increase in PI3-kinase activity, as well as increased P-mTOR and p70S6K levels. This study is the first to demonstrate significant crosstalk between the AMPK and insulin signaling pathways in embryonic cells, specifically the enhanced response of PI3K/AKT/mTOR to AMPK activation. Decreased insulin signaling also resulted in decreased AMPK activation. These findings provide mechanistic targets in the AMPK signaling pathway that may be essential for improved pregnancy success in insulin-resistant states.


2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yosdel Soto ◽  
Rabban Mangat ◽  
Ana M Vázquez ◽  
Spencer D Proctor

Background: The response-to-retention hypothesis for atherosclerosis describes subendothelial retention of apolipoprotein B-containing lipoproteins mediated by proteoglycans (PG). Further we know that diabetes is also associated with both increased circulating chylomicron remnants and remodeling of proatherogenic PGs. We have recently reported antiatherogenic properties of a novel chimeric monoclonal antibody (chP3R99) that recognizes PG sulfated molecules. Hypothesis: chP3R99 monoclonal antibody may interfere with the interaction of atherogenic lipoproteins with arterial sulfated PGs during insulin resistance. Methods and Results: chP3R99 antibody recognized sulfated glycosaminoglycans by ELISA showing a preferential binding to chondroitin sulfate. Also, chP3R99 blocked the interaction of proatherogenic lipoproteins with this glycosaminoglycan in vitro in a dose-dependent manner and its intravenous injection into healthy Sprague-Dawly rats (n=6, 1 mg/animal) inhibited LDL (4 mg/kg; intraperitoneally) aortic retention. To further assess this property in an insulin resistant condition, carotid arteries from control and JCR:LA-cp rats (n=4) were perfused ex vivo with apoB48 containing remnant lipoproteins (prepared via rabbit hepatectomy procedure), with or without Cy3-LDL (150 μg/mL) for 20 minutes. Confocal microscopy analysis revealed an increased arterial retention of both remnants (3.6 fold) and LDL (2.8 fold) in carotid vessels from insulin resistant rats relative to control. However, chP3R99 pre-perfusion resulted in decreased retention of remnants (-30%) and LDL (-60%) associated arterial cholesterol. Data suggests that the chP399 antibody may interfere with the arterial attachment of both remnants and LDL in vivo, but with differential efficacy. Conclusions: Relative to LDL, remnant lipoproteins had preferential accumulation in arterial vessels from insulin resistant rats ex vivo , which could then be inhibited by acute pre-exposure to the chP3R99 antibody. These in vivo data support the concept for an innovative approach to target the retention of proatherogenic lipoproteins in a pre-clinical setting.


2009 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 425-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier A Menendez ◽  
Alejandro Vazquez-Martin ◽  
Francisco Jose Ortega ◽  
Jose Manuel Fernandez-Real

Abstract Background: An emerging paradigm supports the notion that deregulation of fatty acid synthase (FASN)-catalyzed de novo FA biogenesis could play a central role in the pathogenesis of metabolic diseases sharing the hallmark of insulin-resistance. Content: We reviewed pharmacological and genetic alterations of FASN activity that have been shown to significantly influence energy expenditure rates, fat mass, insulin sensitivity, and cancer risk. This new paradigm proposes that insulin-resistant conditions such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cancer arise from a common FASN-driven “lipogenic state”. An important question then is whether the development or the progression of insulin-related metabolic disorders can be prevented or reversed by the modulation of FASN status. If we accept the paradigm of FASN dysfunction as a previously unrecognized link between insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and cancer, the use of insulin sensitizers in parallel with forthcoming FASN inhibitors should be a valuable therapeutic approach that, in association with lifestyle interventions, would concurrently improve energy-flux status, ameliorate insulin sensitivity, and alleviate the risk of lipogenic carcinomas. Conclusions: Although the picture is currently incomplete and researchers in the field have plenty of work ahead, the latest clinical and experimental evidence that we discuss illuminates a functional and drug-modifiable link that connects FASN-driven endogenous FA biosynthesis, insulin action, and glucose homeostasis in the natural history of insulin-resistant pathologies.


Endocrinology ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 150 (2) ◽  
pp. 580-591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gareth E. Lim ◽  
Guan J. Huang ◽  
Nina Flora ◽  
Derek LeRoith ◽  
Christopher J. Rhodes ◽  
...  

Insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus are associated with impaired postprandial secretion of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), a potent insulinotropic hormone. The direct effects of insulin and insulin resistance on the L cell are unknown. We therefore hypothesized that the L cell is responsive to insulin and that insulin resistance impairs GLP-1 secretion. The effects of insulin and insulin resistance were examined in well-characterized L cell models: murine GLUTag, human NCI-H716, and fetal rat intestinal cells. MKR mice, a model of chronic hyperinsulinemia, were used to assess the function of the L cell in vivo. In all cells, insulin activated the phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase-Akt and MAPK kinase (MEK)-ERK1/2 pathways and stimulated GLP-1 secretion by up to 275 ± 58%. Insulin resistance was induced by 24 h pretreatment with 10−7m insulin, causing a marked reduction in activation of Akt and ERK1/2. Furthermore, both insulin-induced GLP-1 release and secretion in response to glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide and phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate were significantly attenuated. Whereas inhibition of phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase with LY294002 potentiated insulin-induced GLP-1 release, secretion was abrogated by inhibiting the MEK-ERK1/2 pathway with PD98059 or by overexpression of a kinase-dead MEK1-ERK2 fusion protein. Compared with controls, MKR mice were insulin resistant and displayed significantly higher fasting plasma insulin levels. Furthermore, they had significantly higher basal GLP-1 levels but displayed impaired GLP-1 secretion after an oral glucose challenge. These findings indicate that the intestinal L cell is responsive to insulin and that insulin resistance in vitro and in vivo is associated with impaired GLP-1 secretion. Insulin is a novel secretagogue of the incretin hormone, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), and L cell insulin resistance impairs heterologous secretagogue-induced GLP-1 secretion in vitro and in vivo.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulia Angelini ◽  
Lidia Castagneto Gissey ◽  
Giulia Del Corpo ◽  
Carla Giordano ◽  
Bruna Cerbelli ◽  
...  

AbstractNon-alcoholic fatty-liver disease (NAFLD) is frequent in obese patients and represents a major risk factor for the development of diabetes and its complications. Bariatric surgery reverses the hepatic features of NAFLD. However, its mechanism of action remains elusive. We performed a comprehensive analysis of the mechanism leading to the improvement of NAFLD and insulin resistance in both obese rodents and humans following sleeve-gastrectomy (SG). SG improved insulin sensitivity and reduced hepatic and monocyte fat accumulation. Importantly, fat accumulation in monocytes was well comparable to that in hepatocytes, suggesting that Plin2 levels in monocytes might be a non-invasive marker for the diagnosis of NAFLD. Both in vitro and in vivo studies demonstrated an effective metabolic regeneration of liver function and insulin sensitivity. Specifically, SG improved NAFLD significantly by enhancing AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) phosphorylation and chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA) that translate into the removal of Plin2 coating lipid droplets. This led to an increase in lipolysis and specific amelioration of hepatic insulin resistance. Elucidating the mechanism of impaired liver metabolism in obese subjects will help to design new strategies for the prevention and treatment of NAFLD.


1997 ◽  
Vol 273 (5) ◽  
pp. E859-E867 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Hettiarachchi ◽  
S. Chalkley ◽  
S. M. Furler ◽  
Y.-S. Choong ◽  
M. Heller ◽  
...  

To clarify roles of amylin, we investigated metabolic responses to rat amylin-(8—37), a specific amylin antagonist, in normal and insulin-resistant, human growth hormone (hGH)-infused rats. Fasting conscious rats were infused with saline or hGH, each with and without amylin-(8—37) (0.125 μmol/h), over 5.75 h. At 3.75 h, a hyperinsulinemic (100 mU/l) clamp with bolus 2-deoxy-d-[3H]glucose and [14C]glucose was started. hGH infusion led to prompt (2- to 3-fold) basal hyperamylinemia ( P < 0.02) and hyperinsulinemia. Amylin-(8—37) reduced plasma insulin ( P < 0.001) and enhanced several measures of whole body and muscle insulin sensitivity ( P < 0.05) in both saline- and hGH-infused rats. Amylin-(8—37) corrected hGH-induced liver insulin resistance, increased basal plasma triglycerides and lowered plasma nonesterified fatty acids in both groups, and reduced muscle triglyceride and total long-chain acyl-CoA content in saline-treated rats ( P < 0.05). In isolated soleus muscle, amylin-(8—37) blocked amylin-induced inhibition of glycogen synthesis but had no effect in the absence of amylin. Thus 1) hyperamylinemia accompanies insulin resistance induced by hGH infusion; 2) amylin-(8—37) increases whole body and muscle insulin sensitivity and consistently reduces basal insulin levels in normal and hGH-induced insulin-resistant rats; and 3) amylin-(8—37) elicits a significant alteration of in vivo lipid metabolism. These findings support a role of amylin in modulating insulin action and suggest that this could be mediated by effects on lipid metabolism.


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