scholarly journals Access schedules mediate the impact of high fat diet on ethanol intake and insulin and glucose function in mice

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caitlin R. Coker ◽  
Elizabeth A. Aguilar ◽  
Angela E. Snyder ◽  
Sarah S. Bingaman ◽  
Nicholas M. Graziane ◽  
...  

AbstractAlcoholism and high fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity individually promote insulin resistance and glucose intolerance in clinical populations, increasing risk for metabolic diseases. Conversely, animal studies, typically utilizing forced/continuous alcohol (EtOH) access, tend to show that EtOH intake mitigates HFD-induced effects on insulin and glucose function, while HFD decreases voluntary EtOH intake in continuous access models. However, the impact of HFD on intermittent EtOH intake and resultant changes to metabolic function are not well characterized. The present studies sought to determine if HFD alters EtOH intake in male C57Bl/6J mice given differing two-bottle choice EtOH access schedules, and to assess resultant impact on insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance. In the first experiment, mice had Unlimited Access EtOH (UAE)+HFD (n=15; HFD=60% calories from fat, 10% EtOH v/v, ad libitum) or UAE+Chow (n=15; control diet=16% calories from fat, ad libitum) for 6 weeks. UAE+HFD mice had lower EtOH preference, consumed significantly less EtOH, and were insulin resistant and hyperglycemic compared with UAE+Chow mice. In the second experiment, mice had Limited Access EtOH (LAE, 4 hrs/d; 3 d/wk)+HFD (n=15) or LAE+Chow (n=15) with increasing EtOH concentrations (10%, 15%, 20%). LAE+HFD mice had no difference in total EtOH consumption compared to LAE+Chow mice, but exhibited hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, and glucose intolerance. In the third experiment, mice had intermittent HFD access (single 24 hr session/week) with limited access to EtOH (iHFD-E, 4hrs/d; 4 d/wk) (n=10). iHFD-E mice displayed binge eating behaviors and consumed significantly more EtOH than mice given ad libitum chow or HFD, suggesting transfer of binge eating to binge drinking behaviors. Although iHFD-E mice did not have significantly altered body composition, they developed insulin insensitivity and glucose intolerance. These results suggest that access schedules determine the impact of HFD on EtOH consumption and resultant metabolic dysfunction.

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 502-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Tarevnic ◽  
F. Ornellas ◽  
C. A. Mandarim-de-Lacerda ◽  
M. B. Aguila

AbstractWe aimed to evaluate the impact of maternal exercise training on the offspring metabolism and body size caused by father obesity. C57BL/6 male 4-week-old mice were fed a high-fat diet (HF father) or control diet (C father), while equal age female mice were fed only a C diet and were separated into two groups: trained (T mother) and non-trained (NT mother), and at 12 weeks of age mice were mated. A continuous swimming protocol was applied for 10 weeks (before and during gestation), and offspring were followed since weaning until sacrifice (at 12 weeks of age). HF father, compared to C father, showed obesity, elevated total cholesterol (TC) and triglycerides (TG), and glucose intolerance. Both sexes HF/NT offspring showed hyperglycemia, glucose intolerance and high levels of TC and TG, without obesity. However, HF/T offspring showed data close to C/NT, demonstrating the beneficial effect of maternal exercise in the offspring of obese fathers.


2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (19) ◽  
pp. 10647
Author(s):  
Mark Agostino ◽  
Jennifer Rooney ◽  
Lakshini Herat ◽  
Jennifer Matthews ◽  
Allyson Simonds ◽  
...  

Obesity is one of the most prevalent metabolic diseases in the Western world and correlates directly with glucose intolerance and insulin resistance, often culminating in Type 2 diabetes (T2D). Importantly, our team has recently shown that the TNF superfamily (TNFSF) member protein, TNFSF14, has been reported to protect against high fat diet induced obesity and pre-diabetes. We hypothesized that mimics of TNFSF14 may therefore be valuable as anti-diabetic agents. In this study, we use in silico approaches to identify key regions of TNFSF14 responsible for binding to the Herpes virus entry mediator and Lymphotoxin β receptor. In vitro evaluation of a selection of optimised peptides identified six potentially therapeutic TNFSF14 peptides. We report that these peptides increased insulin and fatty acid oxidation signalling in skeletal muscle cells. We then selected one of these promising peptides to determine the efficacy to promote metabolic benefits in vivo. Importantly, the TNFSF14 peptide 7 reduced high fat diet-induced glucose intolerance, insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia in a mouse model of obesity. In addition, we highlight that the TNFSF14 peptide 7 resulted in a marked reduction in liver steatosis and a concomitant increase in phospho-AMPK signalling. We conclude that TNFSF14-derived molecules positively regulate glucose homeostasis and lipid metabolism and may therefore open a completely novel therapeutic pathway for treating obesity and T2D.


Endocrinology ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 150 (5) ◽  
pp. 2109-2117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elodie Riant ◽  
Aurélie Waget ◽  
Haude Cogo ◽  
Jean-François Arnal ◽  
Rémy Burcelin ◽  
...  

Although corroborating data indicate that estrogens influence glucose metabolism through the activation of the estrogen receptor α (ERα), it has not been established whether this pathway could represent an effective therapeutic target to fight against metabolic disturbances induced by a high-fat diet (HFD). To this end, we first evaluated the influence of chronic 17β-estradiol (E2) administration in wild-type ovariectomized mice submitted to either a normal chow diet or a HFD. Whereas only a modest effect was observed in normal chow diet-fed mice, E2 administration exerted a protective effect against HFD-induced glucose intolerance, and this beneficial action was abolished in ERα-deficient mice. Furthermore, E2 treatment reduced HFD-induced insulin resistance by 50% during hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp studies and improved insulin signaling (Akt phosphorylation) in insulin-stimulated skeletal muscles. Unexpectedly, we found that E2 treatment enhanced cytokine (IL-6, TNF-α) and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 mRNA expression induced by HFD in the liver and visceral adipose tissue. Interestingly, although the proinflammatory effect of E2 was abolished in visceral adipose tissue from chimeric mice grafted with bone marrow cells from ERα-deficient mice, the beneficial effect of the hormone on glucose tolerance was not altered, suggesting that the metabolic and inflammatory effects of estrogens can be dissociated. Eventually comparison of sham-operated with ovariectomized HFD-fed mice demonstrated that endogenous estrogens levels are sufficient to exert a full protective effect against insulin resistance and glucose intolerance. In conclusion, the regulation of the ERα pathway could represent an effective strategy to reduce the impact of high-fat diet-induced type 2 diabetes.


2020 ◽  
Vol 295 (31) ◽  
pp. 10842-10856 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Liu ◽  
Ye Yin ◽  
Meijing Wang ◽  
Ting Fan ◽  
Yuyu Zhu ◽  
...  

Chronic low-grade inflammation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. Src homology 2 domain-containing tyrosine phosphatase-2 (SHP2) has been reported to play diverse roles in different tissues during the development of metabolic disorders. We previously reported that SHP2 inhibition in macrophages results in increased cytokine production. Here, we investigated the association between SHP2 inhibition in macrophages and the development of metabolic diseases. Unexpectedly, we found that mice with a conditional SHP2 knockout in macrophages (cSHP2-KO) have ameliorated metabolic disorders. cSHP2-KO mice fed a high-fat diet (HFD) gained less body weight and exhibited decreased hepatic steatosis, as well as improved glucose intolerance and insulin sensitivity, compared with HFD-fed WT littermates. Further experiments revealed that SHP2 deficiency leads to hyperactivation of caspase-1 and subsequent elevation of interleukin 18 (IL-18) levels, both in vivo and in vitro. Of note, IL-18 neutralization and caspase-1 knockout reversed the amelioration of hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance observed in the cSHP2-KO mice. Administration of two specific SHP2 inhibitors, SHP099 and Phps1, improved HFD-induced hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance. Our findings provide detailed insights into the role of macrophagic SHP2 in metabolic disorders. We conclude that pharmacological inhibition of SHP2 may represent a therapeutic strategy for the management of type 2 diabetes.


2019 ◽  
Vol 317 (6) ◽  
pp. C1172-C1182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min-Gyeong Shin ◽  
Hye-Na Cha ◽  
Soyoung Park ◽  
Yong-Woon Kim ◽  
Jong-Yeon Kim ◽  
...  

Selenoprotein W (SelW) is a selenium-containing protein with a redox motif found abundantly in the skeletal muscle of rodents. Previous in vitro studies suggest that SelW plays an antioxidant role; however, relatively few in vivo studies have addressed the antioxidant role of SelW. Since oxidative stress is a causative factor for the development of insulin resistance in obese subjects, we hypothesized that if SelW plays a role as an antioxidant, SelW deficiency could aggravate the oxidative stress and insulin resistance caused by a high-fat diet. SelW deficiency did not affect insulin sensitivity and H2O2 levels in the skeletal muscle of control diet-fed mice. SelW levels in the skeletal muscle were decreased by high-fat diet feeding for 12 wk. High-fat diet induced obesity and insulin resistance and increased the levels of H2O2 and oxidative stress makers, which were not affected by SelW deficiency. High-fat diet feeding increased the expression of antioxidant enzymes; however, SelW deficiency did not affect the expression levels of antioxidants. These results suggest that SelW does not play a protective role against oxidative stress and insulin resistance in the skeletal muscle of high-fat diet-fed obese mice.


2018 ◽  
Vol 115 (38) ◽  
pp. E8996-E9005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brandon M. Gassaway ◽  
Max C. Petersen ◽  
Yulia V. Surovtseva ◽  
Karl W. Barber ◽  
Joshua B. Sheetz ◽  
...  

Insulin resistance drives the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D). In liver, diacylglycerol (DAG) is a key mediator of lipid-induced insulin resistance. DAG activates protein kinase C ε (PKCε), which phosphorylates and inhibits the insulin receptor. In rats, a 3-day high-fat diet produces hepatic insulin resistance through this mechanism, and knockdown of hepatic PKCε protects against high-fat diet-induced hepatic insulin resistance. Here, we employed a systems-level approach to uncover additional signaling pathways involved in high-fat diet-induced hepatic insulin resistance. We used quantitative phosphoproteomics to map global in vivo changes in hepatic protein phosphorylation in chow-fed, high-fat–fed, and high-fat–fed with PKCε knockdown rats to distinguish the impact of lipid- and PKCε-induced protein phosphorylation. This was followed by a functional siRNA-based screen to determine which dynamically regulated phosphoproteins may be involved in canonical insulin signaling. Direct PKCε substrates were identified by motif analysis of phosphoproteomics data and validated using a large-scale in vitro kinase assay. These substrates included the p70S6K substrates RPS6 and IRS1, which suggested cross talk between PKCε and p70S6K in high-fat diet-induced hepatic insulin resistance. These results identify an expanded set of proteins through which PKCε may drive high-fat diet-induced hepatic insulin resistance that may direct new therapeutic approaches for T2D.


2019 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominika Stygar ◽  
Dorian Andrare ◽  
Barbara Bażanów ◽  
Elżbieta Chełmecka ◽  
Tomasz Sawczyn ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Merino ◽  
R. Sánchez ◽  
B. M. Gregorio ◽  
F. J. Sampaio ◽  
J. Risopatrón

Obesity has adverse effects on male fertility and usually is diagnosed with a prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (VD-). Discussion on the impact of obesity/VD- on sperm function has been limited. This study analyzed the effects of diet-induced obesity/VD- on viability and plasma membrane integrity (PMI), superoxide anion (O2-) level, and DNA fragmentation (DNAfrag) in sperm Sprague-Dawley rats. The males were randomized into four groups and fed for a period of 12 weeks: G1: control diet with vitamin D (C/VD+), G2: control diet without vitamin D (C/VD-), G3: high-fat diet with vitamin D (HF/VD+), and G4: high-fat diet without vitamin D (HF/VD-). Sperm function parameters were analyzed by flow cytometry. PMI percentages and O2- levels were not affected by any of the diets. DNA fragmentation was increasing significantly (p<0.05) in the spermatozoa of animals with diets vitamin D deficient (G2) and diet-induced obesity (G4). Our results allow us to point out that diet-induced obesity and VD- produce greater damage in DNA sperm of rats. The use of nutraceuticals containing vitamin D could be reducing the risk of fragmentation of DNA in spermatozoa.


Endocrinology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 159 (9) ◽  
pp. 3235-3244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenli Liu ◽  
Wulin Aerbajinai ◽  
Hongzhen Li ◽  
Yueqin Liu ◽  
Oksana Gavrilova ◽  
...  

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