scholarly journals A Discussion on the Relationship between Skin Lipid Metabolism and Whole-Body Glucose and Lipid Metabolism: Systematic Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 03 (03) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabrina N Dumas ◽  
James M Ntambi
1993 ◽  
Vol 128 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Per H Andersen ◽  
Bjørn Richelsen ◽  
Jens Bak ◽  
Ole Schmitz ◽  
Niels S Sørensen ◽  
...  

In a short-term (eight days) double-blind crossover study involving 10 obese patients, the effects of dexfenfluramine on glucose and lipid metabolism were examined. The protocol comprised whole body in vivo measurements (hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp in combination with indirect calorimetry) and in vitro studies of isolated adipocytes (lipolysis and glucose transport). All study participants were weight stable during the study period (103.1±3.2, placebo vs 103.3±3.1 kg, dexfenfluramine, NS). The following parameters were significantly reduced after dexfenfluramine treatment: fasting levels of plasma glucose (6.2±0.2 vs 5.7±0.2 mmol/l, p<0.01), serum insulin (168.0±14.5 vs 138.9±7.9 pmol/l, p<0.05), serum C-peptide (0.68±0.03 vs 0.58±0.02 nmol/l, p<0.05) and total serum cholesterol (6.07±0.41 vs 5.48±0.38 mmol/l, p< 0.01). In the basal state glucose oxidation rate was significantly reduced by 36% (p<0.001), whereas non-oxidative glucose disposal was significantly increased by 41% (p<0.01), following dexfenfluramine treatment. Insulin-stimulated (2 mU·kg−1·min−1) glucose disposal rate tended to be increased (18%, p=0.10) after dexfenfluramine. In conclusion, dexfenfluramine possesses beneficial regulatory effects on glucose and lipid metabolism in non-diabetic obese patients, independently of weight loss.


2020 ◽  
Vol 319 (4) ◽  
pp. E721-E733
Author(s):  
Paul J. Rozance ◽  
Amanda K. Jones ◽  
Stephanie L. Bourque ◽  
Angelo D’Alessandro ◽  
William. W. Hay ◽  
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The effect of chronic of hyperinsulinemia in the fetal liver is poorly understood. Here, we produced hyperinsulinemia with euglycemia for ∼8 days in fetal sheep [hyperinsulinemic (INS)] at 0.9 gestation. INS fetuses had increased insulin and decreased oxygen and amino acid (AA) concentrations compared with saline-infused fetuses [control (CON)]. Glucose (whole body) utilization rates were increased, as expected, in INS fetuses. In the liver, however, there were few differences in genes and metabolites related to glucose and lipid metabolism and no activation of insulin signaling proteins (Akt and mTOR). There was increased p-AMPK activation and decreased mitochondrial mass ( PGC1A expression, mitochondrial DNA content) in INS livers. Using an unbiased multivariate analysis with 162 metabolites, we identified effects on AA and one-carbon metabolism in the INS liver. Expression of the transaminase BCAT2 and glutaminase genes GLS1 and GLS2 was decreased, supporting decreased AA utilization. We further evaluated the roles of hyperinsulinemia and hypoxemia, both present in INS fetuses, on outcomes in the liver. Expression of PGC1A correlated only with hyperinsulinemia, p-AMPK correlated only with hypoxemia, and other genes and metabolites correlated with both hyperinsulinemia and hypoxemia. In fetal hepatocytes, acute treatment with insulin activated p-Akt and decreased PGC1A, whereas hypoxia activated p-AMPK. Overall, chronic hyperinsulinemia produced greater effects on amino acid metabolism compared with glucose and lipid metabolism and a novel effect on one-carbon metabolism in the fetal liver. These hepatic metabolic responses may result from the downregulation of insulin signaling and antagonistic effects of hypoxemia-induced AMPK activation that develop with chronic hyperinsulinemia.


Diabetes ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 59 (6) ◽  
pp. 1397-1406 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Kumar ◽  
J. C. Lawrence ◽  
D. Y. Jung ◽  
H. J. Ko ◽  
S. R. Keller ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 66 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 110-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-yu Ma ◽  
Fen-qin Chen ◽  
Hong Hong ◽  
Xiu-juan Lv ◽  
Ming Dong ◽  
...  

Background: Recent animal studies have found that the osteocalcin secreted by osteoblasts could participate in glucose and lipid metabolism. Our study aimed to investigate the relationship between serum osteocalcin concentration and glucose and lipid metabolism in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods: 985 patients with type 2 diabetes were divided into the male group (n = 495) and the postmenopausal female group (n = 490). The average ages were 54.42 ± 10.535 and 64.93 ± 9.277, respectively. We collected the parameters of age, duration, fasting plasma glucose, HbA1c, fasting insulin, fasting C peptide, blood lipid, 25 (OH) VD3, parathyroid hormone (PTH), Alkaline phosphatase (ALP), procollagen type 1 N-terminal propeptide (P1NP), β-C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (β-CTx), osteocalcin, HOMA-IR, HOMA-β, body mass index (BMI), and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR). The relationship of osteocalcin and these parameters were analyzed by Pearson/Spearman correlation analysis and stepwise multiple regression analysis. Results: Osteocalcin was negatively correlated with HbA1c (p < 0.05) and it was also an independent relevant factor affecting HbA1c in both groups. Osteocalcin was positively correlated with HOMA-β and it was an independent relevant factor affecting HOMA-β in male group (p < 0.01). Conclusions: These findings indicate the association between serum osteocalcin and glucose metabolism and beta cell function. No relationship was found between osteocalcin and insulin resistance and lipid metabolism in type 2 diabetes.


2018 ◽  
Vol 315 (4) ◽  
pp. E520-E530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lane C. Porter ◽  
Michael P. Franczyk ◽  
Terri Pietka ◽  
Shintaro Yamaguchi ◽  
Jonathan B. Lin ◽  
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Mitochondrial dysfunction in adipose tissue is involved in the pathophysiology of obesity-induced systemic metabolic complications, such as type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, and dyslipidemia. However, the mechanisms responsible for obesity-induced adipose tissue mitochondrial dysfunction are not clear. The aim of present study was to test the hypothesis that nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+)-dependent deacetylase sirtuin-3 (SIRT3) in adipocytes plays a critical role in adipose tissue mitochondrial biology and obesity. We first measured adipose tissue SIRT3 expression in obese and lean mice. Next, adipocyte-specific mitochondrial Sirt3 knockout (AMiSKO) mice were generated and metabolically characterized. We evaluated glucose and lipid metabolism in adult mice fed either a regular-chow diet or high-fat diet (HFD) and in aged mice. We also determined the effects of Sirt3 deletion on adipose tissue metabolism and mitochondrial biology. Supporting our hypothesis, obese mice had decreased SIRT3 gene and protein expression in adipose tissue. However, despite successful knockout of SIRT3, AMiSKO mice had normal glucose and lipid metabolism and did not change metabolic responses to HFD-feeding and aging. In addition, loss of SIRT3 had no major impact on putative SIRT3 targets, key metabolic pathways, and mitochondrial function in white and brown adipose tissue. Collectively, these findings suggest that adipocyte SIRT3 is dispensable for maintaining normal adipose tissue mitochondrial function and whole body metabolism. Contrary to our hypothesis, loss of SIRT3 function in adipocytes is unlikely to contribute to the pathophysiology of obesity-induced metabolic complications.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael P Franczyk ◽  
Mai He ◽  
Jun Yoshino

Abstract Obesity is associated with insulin resistance, an important risk factor of type 2 diabetes, atherogenic dyslipidemia, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. The major purpose of this study was to test hypothesize that prophylactic removal of epididymal visceral adipose tissue (VAT) prevents obesity-induced multi-organ (liver, skeletal muscle, adipose tissue) insulin resistance. Accordingly, we surgically removed epididymal VAT pads from adult C57BL/6J mice and evaluated in vivo and cellular metabolic pathways involved in glucose and lipid metabolism following chronic high-fat diet (HFD) feeding. We found that VAT removal decreases HFD-induced body weight gain while increasing subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) mass. Strikingly, VAT removal prevents obesity-induced insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia and markedly enhances insulin-stimulated AKT-phosphorylation at serine-473 (Ser473) and threonine-308 (Thr308) sites in SAT, liver, and skeletal muscle. VAT removal leads to decreases in plasma lipid concentrations and hepatic triglyceride (TG) content. In addition, VAT removal increases circulating adiponectin, a key insulin-sensitizing adipokine, whereas it decreases circulating interleukin 6, a pro-inflammatory adipokine. Consistent with these findings, VAT removal increases adenosine monophosphate–activated protein kinase C phosphorylation, a major downstream target of adiponectin signaling. Data obtained from RNA sequencing suggest that VAT removal prevents obesity-induced oxidative stress and inflammation in liver and SAT, respectively. Taken together, these findings highlight the metabolic benefits and possible action mechanisms of prophylactic VAT removal on obesity-induced insulin resistance and hepatosteatosis. Our results also provide important insight into understanding the extraordinary capability of adipose tissue to influence whole-body glucose and lipid metabolism as an active endocrine organ.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xi Pu ◽  
Deyu Chen

Obesity, a global epidemic, is an independent risk factor for the occurrence and development of a variety of tumorigenesis, such as breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer and colorectal cancer. Adipocytes are important endocrine cells in the tumor microenvironment of obesity-related tumors, which can secrete a variety of adipokines (such as leptin, adiponectin, estrogen, resistin, MIF and MCP-1, etc.), among which leptin, adiponectin and estrogen are the most in-depth and valuable ones. These adipokines are closely related to tumorigenesis and the progression of tumors. In recent years, more and more studies have shown that under chronic inflammatory conditions such as obesity, adipocytes secrete more adipokines to promote the tumorigenesis and development of tumors. However, it is worth noting that although adiponectin is also secreted by adipocytes, it has an anti-tumor effect, and can cross-talk with other adipokines (such as leptin and estrogen) and insulin to play an anti-tumor effect together. In addition, obesity is the main cause of insulin resistance, which can lead to the increase of the expression levels of insulin and insulin-like growth factor (IGF). As important regulators of blood glucose and lipid metabolism, insulin and IGF also play an important role in the progress of obesity related tumors. In view of the important role of adipokines secreted by adipocytes and insulin/IGF in tumors, this article not only elaborates leptin, adiponectin and estrogen secreted by adipocytes and their mechanism of action in the development of obesity- related tumors, but also introduces the relationship between insulin/IGF, a regulator of lipid metabolism, and obesity related tumors. At the same time, it briefly describes the cancer-promoting mechanism of resistin, MIF and MCP-1 in obesity-related tumors, and finally summarizes the specific treatment opinions and measures for various adipokines and insulin/insulin-like growth factors in recent years.


2015 ◽  
Vol 226 (3) ◽  
pp. 207-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
João Paulo G Camporez ◽  
Mohamed Asrih ◽  
Dongyan Zhang ◽  
Mario Kahn ◽  
Varman T Samuel ◽  
...  

Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) is an important regulator of hepatic glucose and lipid metabolism and represents a potential pharmacological agent for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity. Mice fed a ketogenic diet (KD) develop hepatic insulin resistance in association with high levels of FGF21, suggesting a state of FGF21 resistance. To address the role of FGF21 in hepatic insulin resistance, we assessed insulin action in FGF21 whole-body knock-out (FGF21 KO) male mice and their littermate WT controls fed a KD. Here, we report that FGF21 KO mice have hepatic insulin resistance and increased hepatic glucose production associated with an increase in plasma glucagon levels. FGF21 KO mice are also hypometabolic and display increased fat mass compared with their WT littermates. Taken together, these findings support a major role of FGF21 in regulating energy expenditure and hepatic glucose and lipid metabolism, and its potential role as a candidate in the treatment of diseases associated with insulin resistance.


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