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ArticleScientific reports2020

Inhibition of Grb14, a negative modulator of insulin signaling, improves glucose homeostasis without causing cardiac dysfunction.

Xunshan Ding, Rugmani Iyer, Christopher Novotny, Daniel Metzger, Heather H Zhou, Gordon I Smith, Mihoko Yoshino, Jun Yoshino, Samuel Klein, Gayathri Swaminath and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02706262 (Complex Effects of Dietary Manipulation on Metabolic Function, Inflammation and Health), which is not on this map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02706262 naactive not recruitingnot on this map

Complex Effects of Dietary Manipulation on Metabolic Function, Inflammation and Health

TypeinterventionalSponsorWashington University School of MedicineRan2016 to 2027Enrolled180ConditionsObesity, Insulin ResistanceArmsMetabolically abnormal obese - Mediterranean diet, Metabolically abnormal obese - Low carbohydrate ketogenic diet, Metabolically abnormal obese - Plant-based, very-low-fat diet, Annual Follow-up Visits
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Molecular Effects of Physical Activity and Body Composition: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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  2. Small Molecule Insulin Sensitisers: New Leads and Targets for Next-Generation Insulin Sensitising Strategies.Medicinal chemistry research : an international journal for rapid communications on design and mechanisms of action of biologically active agents · 2026
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  16. Sustained Stimulation of βDiabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Xunshan Ding *Merck & Co., Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA.
Rugmani Iyer *Merck & Co., Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA.
Christopher Novotny *Merck & Co., Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA.
Daniel MetzgerMerck & Co., Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA.
Heather H ZhouMerck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
Gordon I SmithCenter for Human Nutrition, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Mihoko YoshinoCenter for Human Nutrition, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Jun YoshinoCenter for Human Nutrition, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Samuel KleinCenter for Human Nutrition, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Gayathri SwaminathMerck & Co., Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA.
Saswata TalukdarMerck & Co., Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA.
Yingjiang ZhouMerck & Co., Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA. Yingjiang.Zhou@merck.com.

Funding

WU INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCESUL1TR002345 · NCATS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI William G. Powderly · 2017 to 2026
$97.8M
Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (UL1)UL1RR024992 · NCRR · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI EVANOFF, BRADLEY A · 2007 to 2011
$45.4M
Washington University DDRCC Supplemental Equipment RequestP30DK052574 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Nicholas O. Davidson · 2000 to 2026
$30.8M
Washington University Nutrition Obesity Research CenterP30DK056341 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Brian N Finck · 1999 to 2026
$30.2M
WU P&FP30DK020579 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Jennifer Lynn Powers Carson · 2013 to 2026
$27.1M
TRANSGENICS COREP60DK020579 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI SCHAFFER, JEAN E. · 1986 to 2012
$25.2M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002345NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR024992NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK020579NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK052574NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK056341NIDDK NIH HHS P60 DK020579
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Insulin resistance increases patients' risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D), non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and a host of other comorbidities including cardiovascular disease and cancer. At the molecular level, insulin exerts its function through the insulin receptor (IR), a transmembrane receptor tyrosine kinase. Data from human genetic studies have shown that Grb14 functions as a negative modulator of IR activity, and the germline Grb14-knockout (KO) mice have improved insulin signaling in liver and skeletal muscle. Here, we show that Grb14 knockdown in liver, white adipose tissues, and heart with an AAV-shRNA (Grb14-shRNA) improves glucose homeostasis in diet-induced obese (DIO) mice. A previous report has shown that germline deletion of Grb14 in mice results in cardiac hypertrophy and impaired systolic function, which could severely limit the therapeutic potential of targeting Grb14. In this report, we demonstrate that there are no significant changes in cardiac function as measured by echocardiography in the Grb14-knockdown mice fed a high-fat diet for a period of four months. While additional studies are needed to further confirm the efficacy and to de-risk potential negative cardiac effects in preclinical models, our data support the therapeutic strategy of inhibiting Grb14 to treat diabetes and related conditions.

Indexed as

HomeostasisSignal TransductionAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsCardiomegalyDietary FatsGene Knockdown TechniquesGlucoseInsulinMiceMice, KnockoutObesityAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingDietary FatsGlucoseGrb14 protein, mouseInsulin

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PMID32099031
PMCPMC7042267

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