scholarly journals Rho Family GTPases and Rho GEFs in Glucose Homeostasis

Cells ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 915
Author(s):  
Polly A. Machin ◽  
Elpida Tsonou ◽  
David C. Hornigold ◽  
Heidi C. E. Welch
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Glucose Uptake ◽  
Glucose Homeostasis ◽  
World Health ◽  
Β Cells ◽  
Pancreatic Β Cells ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Rho Family Gtpases ◽  
Rho Family

Dysregulation of glucose homeostasis leading to metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes is the cause of an increasing world health crisis. New intriguing roles have emerged for Rho family GTPases and their Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) activators in the regulation of glucose homeostasis. This review summates the current knowledge, focusing in particular on the roles of Rho GEFs in the processes of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion by pancreatic β cells and insulin-stimulated glucose uptake into skeletal muscle and adipose tissues. We discuss the ten Rho GEFs that are known so far to regulate glucose homeostasis, nine of which are in mammals, and one is in yeast. Among the mammalian Rho GEFs, P-Rex1, Vav2, Vav3, Tiam1, Kalirin and Plekhg4 were shown to mediate the insulin-stimulated translocation of the glucose transporter GLUT4 to the plasma membrane and/or insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in skeletal muscle or adipose tissue. The Rho GEFs P-Rex1, Vav2, Tiam1 and β-PIX were found to control the glucose-stimulated release of insulin by pancreatic β cells. In vivo studies demonstrated the involvement of the Rho GEFs P-Rex2, Vav2, Vav3 and PDZ-RhoGEF in glucose tolerance and/or insulin sensitivity, with deletion of these GEFs either contributing to the development of metabolic syndrome or protecting from it. This research is in its infancy. Considering that over 80 Rho GEFs exist, it is likely that future research will identify more roles for Rho GEFs in glucose homeostasis.

Benzothiazole derivatives augment glucose uptake in skeletal muscle cells and stimulate insulin secretion from pancreatic β-cells via AMPK activation

2014 ◽  
Vol 50 (76) ◽  
pp. 11222-11225 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Pasternak ◽  
E. Meltzer-Mats ◽  
G. Babai-Shani ◽  
G. Cohen ◽  
O. Viskind ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Insulin Secretion ◽  
Glucose Uptake ◽  
Muscle Cells ◽  
Skeletal Muscle Cells ◽  
Ampk Activation ◽  
Β Cells ◽  
Pancreatic Β Cells ◽  
Benzothiazole Derivatives ◽  
Antidiabetic Treatment

Development of the unique bi-functional AMPK activators (glucose uptake and insulin secretion enhancers) for potential antidiabetic treatment.

scholarly journals Autocrine IGF2 programmes β-cell plasticity under conditions of increased metabolic demand

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ionel Sandovici ◽  
Constanze M. Hammerle ◽  
Sam Virtue ◽  
Yurena Vivas-Garcia ◽  
Adriana Izquierdo-Lahuerta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Glucose Homeostasis ◽  
Association Studies ◽  
Susceptibility Gene ◽  
Chow Diet ◽  
Genome Wide Association Studies ◽  
Cell Plasticity ◽  
Β Cells ◽  
Β Cell ◽  
Pancreatic Β Cells

AbstractWhen exposed to nutrient excess and insulin resistance, pancreatic β-cells undergo adaptive changes in order to maintain glucose homeostasis. The role that growth control genes, highly expressed in early pancreas development, might exert in programming β-cell plasticity in later life is a poorly studied area. The imprinted Igf2 (insulin-like growth factor 2) gene is highly transcribed during early life and has been identified in recent genome-wide association studies as a type 2 diabetes susceptibility gene in humans. Hence, here we investigate the long-term phenotypic metabolic consequences of conditional Igf2 deletion in pancreatic β-cells (Igf2βKO) in mice. We show that autocrine actions of IGF2 are not critical for β-cell development, or for the early post-natal wave of β-cell remodelling. Additionally, adult Igf2βKO mice maintain glucose homeostasis when fed a chow diet. However, pregnant Igf2βKO females become hyperglycemic and hyperinsulinemic, and their conceptuses exhibit hyperinsulinemia and placentomegalia. Insulin resistance induced by congenital leptin deficiency also renders Igf2βKO females more hyperglycaemic compared to leptin-deficient controls. Upon high-fat diet feeding, Igf2βKO females are less susceptible to develop insulin resistance. Based on these findings, we conclude that in female mice, autocrine actions of β-cell IGF2 during early development determine their adaptive capacity in adult life.

scholarly journals Pancreatic β cells control glucose homeostasis via the secretion of exosomal miR‐29 family

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Li ◽  
Yujing Zhang ◽  
Yangyang Ye ◽  
Dameng Li ◽  
Yuchen Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Glucose Homeostasis ◽  
Β Cells ◽  
Pancreatic Β Cells

Jiawei Erzhiwan improves menopausal metabolic syndrome by enhancing insulin secretion in pancreatic β cells

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 823-834 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Meng WAN ◽  
Mu ZHANG ◽  
Pei ZHANG ◽  
Zhi-Shen XIE ◽  
Feng-Guo XU ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Insulin Secretion ◽  
Β Cells ◽  
Pancreatic Β Cells

Specific Deletion of CASK in Pancreatic β Cells Affects Glucose Homeostasis and Improves Insulin Sensitivity in Obese Mice by Reducing Hyperinsulinemia Running Title: β Cell CASK Deletion Reduces Hyperinsulinemia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xingjing Liu ◽  
Peng Sun ◽  
Qingzhao Yuan ◽  
Jinyang Xie ◽  
Ting Xiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Insulin Secretion ◽  
Insulin Sensitivity ◽  
Glucose Homeostasis ◽  
Chow Diet ◽  
Β Cells ◽  
Pancreatic Β Cells ◽  
Calcium Calmodulin Dependent ◽  
Normal Chow

Calcium/calmodulin-dependent serine protein kinase (CASK) is involved in the secretion of insulin vesicles in pancreatic β-cells. The present study revealed a new <i>in vivo </i>role of CASK in glucose homeostasis during the progression of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). A Cre-loxP system was used to specifically delete the <i>Cask </i>gene in mouse β-cells (βCASKKO), and the glucose metabolism was evaluated in <a>βCASKKO</a> mice fed a normal chow diet (ND) or a high-fat diet (HFD). ND-fed mice exhibited impaired insulin secretion in response to glucose stimulation. Transmission electron microscopy showed significantly reduced numbers of insulin granules at or near the cell membrane in the islets of βCASKKO mice. By contrast, HFD-fed βCASKKO mice showed reduced blood glucose and a partial relief of hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance when compared to HFD-fed wildtype mice. The IRS1/PI3K/AKT signaling pathway was upregulated in the adipose tissue of HFD-βCASKKO mice. These results indicated that knockout of the <i>Cask</i> gene in β cells had a diverse effect on glucose homeostasis: reduced insulin secretion in ND-fed mice, but improves insulin sensitivity in HFD-fed mice. Therefore, CASK appears to function in the insulin secretion and contributes to hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance during the development of obesity-related T2DM.

Effect of exercise training on glucose homeostasis in normal and insulin-deficient diabetic rats

1988 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 844-851 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. J. Goodyear ◽  
M. F. Hirshman ◽  
S. M. Knutson ◽  
E. D. Horton ◽  
E. S. Horton
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Exercise Training ◽  
Glucose Tolerance ◽  
Glucose Uptake ◽  
Glucose Homeostasis ◽  
Plasma Glucose ◽  
Citrate Synthase ◽  
Diabetic Rats ◽  
Oral Glucose ◽  
Oral Glucose Tolerance

The effect of 8-wk of treadmill training on plasma glucose, insulin, and lipid concentrations, oral glucose tolerance, and glucose uptake in the perfused hindquarter of normal and streptozocin-treated, diabetic Sprague-Dawley rats was studied. Diabetic rats with initial plasma glucose concentrations of 200-450 mg/dl and control rats were divided into trained and sedentary subgroups. Training resulted in lower plasma free fatty acid concentrations and increased triceps muscle citrate synthase activity in both the control and diabetic rats; triglyceride concentrations were lowered by training only in the diabetic animals. Oral glucose tolerance and both basal and insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in hindquarter skeletal muscle were impaired in the diabetic rats, and plasma glucose concentrations (measured weekly) gradually increased during the experiment. Training did not improve the hyperglycemia, impaired glucose tolerance, or decreased skeletal muscle glucose uptake in the diabetic rats, nor did it alter these parameters in the normal control animals. In considering our results and those of previous studies in diabetic rats, we propose that exercise training may improve glucose homeostasis in animals with milder degrees of diabetes but fails to cause improvement in the more severely insulin-deficient, diabetic rat.

scholarly journals Erratum. WASH Regulates Glucose Homeostasis by Facilitating Glut2 Receptor Recycling in Pancreatic β-Cells. Diabetes 2019;68:377–386

Diabetes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (5) ◽  
pp. 1083-1083
Author(s):  
Li Ding ◽  
Lingling Han ◽  
John Dube ◽  
Daniel D. Billadeau
Keyword(s):  
Glucose Homeostasis ◽  
Receptor Recycling ◽  
Β Cells ◽  
Pancreatic Β Cells
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