scholarly journals Hypothalamic JNK1 and IKKβ Activation and Impaired Early Postnatal Glucose Metabolism after Maternal Perinatal High-Fat Feeding

Endocrinology ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 153 (2) ◽  
pp. 770-781 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Rother ◽  
Ruth Kuschewski ◽  
Miguel Angel Alejandre Alcazar ◽  
André Oberthuer ◽  
Inga Bae-Gartz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Glucose Metabolism ◽  
Glucose Tolerance ◽  
Saturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Sympathetic Innervation ◽  
Virgin Female ◽  
High Fat ◽  
Hepatic Expression ◽  
Iκb Kinase ◽  
Hypothalamic Inflammation ◽  
Fat Feeding

Hypothalamic inflammation has been demonstrated to be an important mechanism in the pathogenesis of obesity-induced type 2 diabetes mellitus. Feeding pregnant and lactating rodents a diet rich in saturated fatty acids has consistently been shown to predispose the offspring for the development of obesity and impaired glucose metabolism. However, hypothalamic inflammation in the offspring has not been addressed as a potential underlying mechanism. In this study, virgin female C57BL/6 mice received high-fat feeding starting at conception until weaning of the offspring at postnatal d 21. The offspring developed increased body weight, body fat content, and serum leptin concentrations during the nursing period. Analysis of hypothalamic tissue of the offspring at postnatal d 21 showed up-regulation of several members of the toll-like receptor 4 signaling cascade and subsequent activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase 1 and IκB kinase-β inflammatory pathways. Interestingly, glucose tolerance testing in the offspring revealed signs of impaired glucose tolerance along with increased hepatic expression of the key gluconeogenic enzyme phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase. In addition, significantly increased hepatic and pancreatic PGC1α expression suggests a role for sympathetic innervation in mediating the effects of hypothalamic inflammation to the periphery. Taken together, our data indicate an important role for hypothalamic inflammation in the early pathogenesis of glucose intolerance after maternal perinatal high-fat feeding.

Antecedent protein restriction exacerbates development of impaired insulin action after high-fat feeding

1999 ◽  
Vol 276 (1) ◽  
pp. E85-E93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark J. Holness ◽  
Mary C. Sugden
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Secretion ◽  
Glucose Tolerance ◽  
Insulin Action ◽  
Protein Restriction ◽  
Protein Diet ◽  
Glucose Disposal ◽  
High Fat ◽  
Impaired Insulin ◽  
Impaired Insulin Action ◽  
Fat Feeding

The study investigated whether a persistent impairment of insulin secretion resulting from mild protein restriction predisposes to loss of glucoregulatory control and impaired insulin action after the subsequent imposition of the diabetogenic challenge of high-fat feeding. Offspring of dams provided with either control (20% protein) diet (C) or an isocaloric restricted (8%) protein diet (PR) were weaned onto the maintenance diet with which their mothers had been provided. At 20 wk of age, protein restriction enhanced glucose tolerance despite impaired insulin secretion and an augmented and sensitized lipolytic response to norepinephrine in adipocytes. C and PR rats were then transferred to a high-fat diet (HF, 19% protein, 22% lipid, 34% carbohydrate) and sampled after 8 wk. These groups are termed C-HF and PR-HF. Glucose tolerance was impaired in PR-HF, but not C-HF, rats. Insulin-stimulated glucose disposal rates were significantly lower (by 30%; P < 0.01) in the PR-HF group than in the C-HF group, and a specific impairment of antilipolytic response of insulin was unmasked in adipocytes from PR-HF, but not C-HF, rats. The study demonstrates that antecedent protein restriction accelerates and augments the development of impaired glucoregulation and insulin resistance after high-fat feeding.

scholarly journals Hepatic Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Phosphatase 1 Selectively Regulates Glucose Metabolism and Energy Homeostasis

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Lawan ◽  
Lei Zhang ◽  
Florian Gatzke ◽  
Kisuk Min ◽  
Michael J. Jurczak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Glucose Metabolism ◽  
Energy Homeostasis ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase ◽  
Hepatic Insulin Resistance ◽  
Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 ◽  
High Fat ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein ◽  
Fat Feeding

The liver plays a critical role in glucose metabolism and communicates with peripheral tissues to maintain energy homeostasis. Obesity and insulin resistance are highly associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). However, the precise molecular details of NAFLD remain incomplete. The p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) regulate liver metabolism. However, the physiological contribution of MAPK phosphatase 1 (MKP-1) as a nuclear antagonist of both p38 MAPK and JNK in the liver is unknown. Here we show that hepatic MKP-1 becomes overexpressed following high-fat feeding. Liver-specific deletion of MKP-1 enhances gluconeogenesis and causes hepatic insulin resistance in chow-fed mice while selectively conferring protection from hepatosteatosis upon high-fat feeding. Further, hepatic MKP-1 regulates both interleukin-6 (IL-6) and fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21). Mice lacking hepatic MKP-1 exhibit reduced circulating IL-6 and FGF21 levels that were associated with impaired skeletal muscle mitochondrial oxidation and susceptibility to diet-induced obesity. Hence, hepatic MKP-1 serves as a selective regulator of MAPK-dependent signals that contributes to the maintenance of glucose homeostasis and peripheral tissue energy balance. These results also demonstrate that hepatic MKP-1 overexpression in obesity is causally linked to the promotion of hepatosteatosis.

scholarly journals APP deficiency results in resistance to obesity but impairs glucose tolerance upon high fat feeding

2018 ◽  
Vol 237 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliane K Czeczor ◽  
Amanda J Genders ◽  
Kathryn Aston-Mourney ◽  
Timothy Connor ◽  
Liam G Hall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Expenditure ◽  
Glucose Tolerance ◽  
Cell Mass ◽  
Tolerance Test ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Dark Phase ◽  
High Fat ◽  
Neuronal Metabolism ◽  
Fat Feeding ◽  
Deficient Mice

The amyloid precursor protein (APP) generates a number of peptides when processed through different cleavage mechanisms, including the amyloid beta peptide that is implicated in the development of Alzheimer’s disease. It is well established that APP via its cleaved peptides regulates aspects of neuronal metabolism. Emerging evidence suggests that amyloidogenic processing of APP can lead to altered systemic metabolism, similar to that observed in metabolic disease states. In the present study, we investigated the effect of APP deficiency on obesity-induced alterations in systemic metabolism. Compared with WT littermates, APP-deficient mice were resistant to diet-induced obesity, which was linked to higher energy expenditure and lipid oxidation throughout the dark phase and was associated with increased spontaneous physical activity. Consistent with this lean phenotype, APP-deficient mice fed a high-fat diet (HFD) had normal insulin tolerance. However, despite normal insulin action, these mice were glucose intolerant, similar to WT mice fed a HFD. This was associated with reduced plasma insulin in the early phase of the glucose tolerance test. Analysis of the pancreas showed that APP was required to maintain normal islet and β-cell mass under high fat feeding conditions. These studies show that, in addition to regulating aspects of neuronal metabolism, APP is an important regulator of whole body energy expenditure and glucose homeostasis under high fat feeding conditions.

Vitamin A status affects weight gain and hepatic glucose metabolism in rats fed a high-fat diet

2019 ◽  
Vol 97 (5) ◽  
pp. 545-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heqian Kuang ◽  
Cheng-hsin Wei ◽  
Tiannan Wang ◽  
Jennifer Eastep ◽  
Yang Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Glucose Metabolism ◽  
Vitamin A ◽  
Insulin Receptor ◽  
High Fat Diet ◽  
Glycogen Synthase ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase ◽  
High Fat ◽  
Expression Levels ◽  
Hepatic Expression ◽  
Hepatic Glucose

Whether vitamin A (VA) has a role in the development of metabolic abnormalities associated with intake of a high-fat diet (HFD) is unclear. Sprague–Dawley rats after weaning were fed an isocaloric VA sufficient HFD (VAS-HFD) or a VA deficient HFD (VAD-HFD) for 8 weeks. Body mass, food intake, liver and adipose tissue mass, and the hepatic expression levels of key proteins for metabolism were determined. VAD-HFD rats had lower body, liver, and epididymal fat mass than VAS-HFD rats. VAD-HFD rats had lower hepatic protein expression levels of cytochrome P450 26A1, glucokinase, and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase than VAS-HFD rats. VAD-HFD rats had higher protein levels of glycogen synthase kinase (GSK)-3α and lower levels of GSK-3β, but not glycogen synthase, than VAS-HFD rats. VAD-HFD rats had higher hepatic levels of insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1), insulin receptor β-subunit, mitogen-activated protein kinase proteins, and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator 1α mRNA, and lower level of IRS-2 protein than VAS-HFD rats. These results indicate that in a HFD setting, VA deficiency attenuated HFD-induced obesity, and VA status altered the expression levels of proteins required for glucose metabolism and insulin signaling. We conclude that VA status contributes to the regulation of hepatic glucose and lipid metabolism in a HFD setting, and may regulate hepatic carbohydrate metabolism.

scholarly journals Chronic exposure to low doses of lipopolysaccharide and high-fat feeding increases body mass without affecting glucose tolerance in female rats

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (11) ◽  
pp. e12584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anete Dudele ◽  
Christina W. Fischer ◽  
Betina Elfving ◽  
Gregers Wegener ◽  
Tobias Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Glucose Tolerance ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Chronic Exposure ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Low Doses ◽  
High Fat ◽  
Fat Feeding

scholarly journals Long-Term Effects of Maternal Low-Protein Diet and Post-weaning High-Fat Feeding on Glucose Metabolism and Hypothalamic POMC Promoter Methylation in Offspring Mice

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Zheng ◽  
Ling Zhang ◽  
Jiayi Liu ◽  
Yanli Li ◽  
Junqing Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Glucose Metabolism ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Protein Restriction ◽  
Male Offspring ◽  
Melanocortin Receptor ◽  
High Fat ◽  
Altered Expression ◽  
Low Protein ◽  
Maternal Protein Restriction ◽  
Fat Feeding

Substantial evidence indicated that maternal malnutrition could increase the susceptibility to obesity, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes in adulthood. It is increasingly apparent that the brain, especially the hypothalamus, plays a critical role in glucose homeostasis. However, little information is known about the mechanisms linking maternal protein restriction combined with post-weaning high-fat (HF) feeding with altered expression of brain neurotransmitters, and investigations into the epigenetic modifications of hypothalamus in offspring have not been fully elucidated. Our objective was to explore the effects of maternal protein restriction combined with post-weaning HF feeding on glucose metabolism and hypothalamic POMC methylation in male offspring mice. C57/BL6 mice were fed on either low-protein (LP) or normal chow (NC) diet throughout gestation and lactation. Then, the male offspring were randomly weaned to either NC or high-fat (HF) diet until 32 weeks of age. Gene expressions and DNA methylation of hypothalamic proopiomelanocortin (POMC) and melanocortin receptor 4 (MC4R) were determined in male offspring. The results showed that birth weights and body weights at weaning were both significantly lower in male offspring mice of the dams fed with a LP diet. Maternal protein restriction combined with post-weaning high-fat feeding, predisposes higher body weight, persistent glucose intolerance (from weaning to 32 weeks of age), hyperinsulinemia, and hyperleptinemia in male offspring mice. POMC and MC4R expressions were significantly increased in offspring mice fed with maternal LP and postnatal high-fat diet (P &lt; 0.05). Furthermore, maternal protein restriction combined with post-weaning high-fat feeding induced hypomethylation of POMC promoter in the hypothalamus (P &lt; 0.05) and POMC-specific methylation (%) was negatively correlated with the glucose response to a glucose load in male offspring mice (r = −0.42, P = 0.039). In conclusion, maternal LP diet combined with post-weaning high-fat feeding predisposed the male offspring to impaired glucose metabolism and hypothalamic POMC hypomethylation. These findings can advance our thinking about hypothalamic POMC gene methylation between maternal LP diet combined with post-weaning high-fat feeding and metabolic health in offspring.

Hormone-sensitive lipase knockout mice have increased hepatic insulin sensitivity and are protected from short-term diet-induced insulin resistance in skeletal muscle and heart

2005 ◽  
Vol 289 (1) ◽  
pp. E30-E39 ◽  
Author(s):  
So-Young Park ◽  
Hyo-Jeong Kim ◽  
Shupei Wang ◽  
Takamasa Higashimori ◽  
Jianying Dong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Glucose Metabolism ◽  
Insulin Action ◽  
Hormone Sensitive Lipase ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
High Fat ◽  
Hormone Sensitive ◽  
Fat Feeding

Insulin resistance in skeletal muscle and heart plays a major role in the development of type 2 diabetes and diabetic heart failure and may be causally associated with altered lipid metabolism. Hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) is a rate-determining enzyme in the hydrolysis of triglyceride in adipocytes, and HSL-deficient mice have reduced circulating fatty acids and are resistant to diet-induced obesity. To determine the metabolic role of HSL, we examined the changes in tissue-specific insulin action and glucose metabolism in vivo during hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamps after 3 wk of high-fat or normal chow diet in awake, HSL-deficient (HSL-KO) mice. On normal diet, HSL-KO mice showed a twofold increase in hepatic insulin action but a 40% decrease in insulin-stimulated cardiac glucose uptake compared with wild-type littermates. High-fat feeding caused a similar increase in whole body fat mass in both groups of mice. Insulin-stimulated glucose uptake was reduced by 50–80% in skeletal muscle and heart of wild-type mice after high-fat feeding. In contrast, HSL-KO mice were protected from diet-induced insulin resistance in skeletal muscle and heart, and these effects were associated with reduced intramuscular triglyceride and fatty acyl-CoA levels in the fat-fed HSL-KO mice. Overall, these findings demonstrate the important role of HSL on skeletal muscle, heart, and liver glucose metabolism.

scholarly journals Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) improves insulin sensitivity by increasing skeletal muscle insulin-stimulated IRS-1 tyrosine phosphorylation in high-fat-fed rats

2007 ◽  
Vol 99 (4) ◽  
pp. 806-812 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. G. Sridhar ◽  
R. Vinayagamoorthi ◽  
V. Arul Suyambunathan ◽  
Z. Bobby ◽  
N. Selvaraj
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Insulin Sensitivity ◽  
Glucose Tolerance ◽  
Insulin Receptor ◽  
Tyrosine Phosphorylation ◽  
Insulin Signalling ◽  
Bitter Gourd ◽  
High Fat ◽  
Fat Feeding

The aim of this present study was to investigate the effect of bitter gourd extract on insulin sensitivity and proximal insulin signalling pathways in high-fat-fed rats. High-fat feeding of male Wistar rats for 10 weeks decreased the glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity compared to chow-fed control rats. Bitter gourd extract supplementation for 2 weeks (9th and 10th) of high-fat feeding improved the glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity. In addition bitter gourd extract reduced the fasting insulin (43 (se 4·4) v. 23 (se 5·2) μU/ml, P < 0·05), TAG (134 (se 12) v. 96 (se 5·5) mg/dl, P < 0·05), cholesterol (97 (se 6·3) v. 72 (se 5·2) mg/dl, P < 0·05) and epidydimal fat (4·8 (se 0·29) v. 3·6 (se 0·24) g, P < 0·05), which were increased by high-fat diet (HFD). High-fat feeding and bitter gourd supplementation did not have any effect on skeletal muscle insulin receptor, insulin receptor subtrate-1 (IRS-1) and insulin- stimulated insulin receptor tyrosine phosphorylation compared to chow-fed control rats. However high-fat feeding for 10 weeks reduced the insulin-stimulated IRS-1 tyrosine phosphorylation compared to control rats. Bitter gourd supplementation together with HFD for 2 weeks improved the insulin-stimulated IRS-1 tyrosine phosphorylation compared to rats fed with HFD alone. Our results show that bitter gourd extract improves insulin sensitivity, glucose tolerance and insulin signalling in HFD-induced insulin resistance. Identification of potential mechanism(s) by which bitter gourd improves insulin sensitivity and insulin signalling in high-fat-fed rats may open new therapeutic targets for the treatment of obesity/dyslipidemia-induced insulin resistance.

scholarly journals Hypothalamic Microglial Heterogeneity and Signature under High Fat Diet–Induced Inflammation

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 2256
Author(s):  
Natália Ferreira Mendes ◽  
Carlos Poblete Jara ◽  
Ariane Maria Zanesco ◽  
Eliana Pereira de Araújo
Keyword(s):  
High Fat Diet ◽  
Ex Vivo ◽  
Experimental Models ◽  
High Fat ◽  
Inflammatory Stimuli ◽  
Hypothalamic Inflammation ◽  
Signaling Activation ◽  
New Research ◽  
Fat Feeding

Under high-fat feeding, the hypothalamus atypically undergoes pro-inflammatory signaling activation. Recent data from transcriptomic analysis of microglia from rodents and humans has allowed the identification of several microglial subpopulations throughout the brain. Numerous studies have clarified the roles of these cells in hypothalamic inflammation, but how each microglial subset plays its functions upon inflammatory stimuli remains unexplored. Fortunately, these data unveiling microglial heterogeneity have triggered the development of novel experimental models for studying the roles and characteristics of each microglial subtype. In this review, we explore microglial heterogeneity in the hypothalamus and their crosstalk with astrocytes under high fat diet–induced inflammation. We present novel currently available ex vivo and in vivo experimental models that can be useful when designing a new research project in this field of study. Last, we examine the transcriptomic data already published to identify how the hypothalamic microglial signature changes upon short-term and prolonged high-fat feeding.

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