Zachariah 2014 Diabetes

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Zachariah Tom R, Garcia-Roves PM, Sjögren RJ, Jiang LQ, Holmström MH, Deshmukh AS, Vieira E, Chibalin AV, Björnholm M, Zierath JR (2014) Effects of AMPK activation on insulin sensitivity and metabolism in leptin-deficient ob/ob mice. Diabetes 63:1560-71.

» PMID: 24487023

Zachariah Tom R, Garcia-Roves PM, Sjoegren RJ, Jiang LQ, Holmstroem MH, Deshmukh AS, Vieira E, Chibalin AV, Bjoernholm M, Zierath JR (2014) Diabetes

Abstract: AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a heterotrimeric complex, composed of a catalytic subunit (α) and two regulatory subunits (β and γ), which act as a metabolic sensor to regulate glucose and lipid metabolism. A mutation in the γ3 subunit (AMPKγ3(R225Q)) increases basal AMPK phosphorylation, while concomitantly reducing sensitivity to AMP. AMPKγ3(R225Q) (γ3(R225Q)) transgenic mice are protected against dietary-induced triglyceride accumulation and insulin resistance. We determined whether skeletal muscle-specific expression of AMPKγ3(R225Q) prevents metabolic abnormalities in leptin-deficient ob/ob (ob/ob-γ3(R225Q)) mice. Glycogen content was increased, triglyceride content was decreased, and diacylglycerol and ceramide content were unaltered in gastrocnemius muscle from ob/ob-γ3(R225Q) mice, whereas glucose tolerance was unaltered. Insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in extensor digitorum longus muscle during the euglycemic-hyperinsulinemic clamp was increased in lean γ3(R225Q) mice, but not in ob/ob-γ3(R225Q) mice. Acetyl-CoA carboxylase phosphorylation was increased in gastrocnemius muscle from γ3(R225Q) mutant mice independent of adiposity. Glycogen and triglyceride content were decreased after leptin treatment (5 days) in ob/ob mice, but not in ob/ob-γ3(R225Q) mice. In conclusion, metabolic improvements arising from muscle-specific expression of AMPKγ3(R225Q) are insufficient to ameliorate insulin resistance and obesity in leptin-deficient mice. Central defects due to leptin deficiency may override any metabolic benefit conferred by peripheral overexpression of the AMPKγ3(R225Q) mutation.


O2k-Network Lab: ES Barcelona Garcia-Roves PM, SE Stockholm Morein T


Labels: MiParea: Respiration, Genetic knockout;overexpression  Pathology: Diabetes, Obesity 

Organism: Mouse  Tissue;cell: Skeletal muscle  Preparation: Permeabilized tissue 


Coupling state: LEAK, OXPHOS, ET  Pathway: N, NS  HRR: Oxygraph-2k 



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