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ArticleScientific reports2017

GLP-1 receptor signalling promotes β-cell glucose metabolism via mTOR-dependent HIF-1α activation.

Rodrigo Carlessi, Younan Chen, Jordan Rowlands, Vinicius F Cruzat, Kevin N Keane, Lauren Egan, Cyril Mamotte, Rebecca Stokes, Jenny E Gunton, Paulo Ivo Homem de Bittencourt and 1 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 76 papers.

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76citing papers in PubMed
8.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

76 citing papers in PubMed, 122 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Rodrigo CarlessiSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Perth, WA, Australia. rodrigo.carlessi@curtin.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0003-0038-7391
Younan ChenSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Perth, WA, Australia.
Jordan RowlandsSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Perth, WA, Australia.
Vinicius F CruzatSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Perth, WA, Australia.
Kevin N KeaneSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Perth, WA, Australia.
Lauren EganSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Perth, WA, Australia.
Cyril MamotteSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Perth, WA, Australia.
Rebecca StokesCentre for Diabetes, Obesity and Endocrinology, The Westmead Millennium Institute for Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
Jenny E GuntonCentre for Diabetes, Obesity and Endocrinology, The Westmead Millennium Institute for Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
Paulo Ivo Homem de BittencourtDepartment of Physiology, Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-1907-3341
Philip NewsholmeSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Perth, WA, Australia. philip.newsholme@curtin.edu.au.
Curtin University · AUThe University of Sydney · AUUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) promotes insulin secretion from pancreatic β-cells in a glucose dependent manner. Several pathways mediate this action by rapid, kinase phosphorylation-dependent, but gene expression-independent mechanisms. Since GLP-1-induced insulin secretion requires glucose metabolism, we aimed to address the hypothesis that GLP-1 receptor (GLP-1R) signalling can modulate glucose uptake and utilization in β-cells. We have assessed various metabolic parameters after short and long exposure of clonal BRIN-BD11 β-cells and rodent islets to the GLP-1R agonist Exendin-4 (50 nM). Here we report for the first time that prolonged stimulation of the GLP-1R for 18 hours promotes metabolic reprogramming of β-cells. This is evidenced by up-regulation of glycolytic enzyme expression, increased rates of glucose uptake and consumption, as well as augmented ATP content, insulin secretion and glycolytic flux after removal of Exendin-4. In our model, depletion of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 alpha (HIF-1α) impaired the effects of Exendin-4 on glucose metabolism, while pharmacological inhibition of Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) or mTOR completely abolished such effects. Considering the central role of glucose catabolism for stimulus-secretion coupling in β-cells, our findings suggest that chronic GLP-1 actions on insulin secretion include elevated β-cell glucose metabolism. Moreover, our data reveal novel aspects of GLP-1 stimulated insulin secretion involving de novo gene expression.

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AnimalsCell LineGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 ReceptorGlucoseGlycolysisHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitInsulin-Secreting CellsMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMitochondriaRatsRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesUp-RegulationGlp1r protein, mouseGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 ReceptorGlucoseHif1a protein, mouseHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitmTOR protein, mouseRNA, MessengerTOR Serine-Threonine Kinases

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PMID28572610
PMCPMC5454020
OpenAlexW2618659953

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