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ArticleDiabetes2021

Peripheral Insulin Regulates a Broad Network of Gene Expression in Hypothalamus, Hippocampus, and Nucleus Accumbens.

Weikang Cai, Xuemei Zhang, Thiago M Batista, Rubén García-Martín, Samir Softic, Guoxiao Wang, Alfred K Ramirez, Masahiro Konishi, Brian T O'Neill, Jong Hun Kim and 2 more

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Article in Diabetes, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Weikang CaiSection of Integrative Physiology and Metabolism, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Xuemei ZhangSection of Integrative Physiology and Metabolism, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Thiago M BatistaSection of Integrative Physiology and Metabolism, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Rubén García-MartínSection of Integrative Physiology and Metabolism, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Samir SofticSection of Integrative Physiology and Metabolism, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Guoxiao WangSection of Integrative Physiology and Metabolism, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Alfred K RamirezSection of Integrative Physiology and Metabolism, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Masahiro KonishiSection of Integrative Physiology and Metabolism, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Brian T O'NeillSection of Integrative Physiology and Metabolism, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Jong Hun KimProgram in Molecular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA.
Jason K KimProgram in Molecular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA.
C Ronald KahnSection of Integrative Physiology and Metabolism, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA c.ronald.kahn@joslin.harvard.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-7583-9228
Joslin Diabetes Center · USSungshin Women's University · KRUniversity of Iowa · US

Funding

SPECIAL ASSAY COREP30DK036836 · NIDDK · JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER · PI ROHIT N. KULKARNI · 1986 to 2026
$50.5M
Transgenic CoreP30DK057521 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI KAHN, BARBARA B. · 2000 to 2019
$31.4M
Vector Core-Core 2P30DK054759 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Amy Leanne Ryan · 1998 to 2026
$30.5M
The role of IKKß in linking obesity to adipose tissue inflammation and adipogeneP20GM103527 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI CASSIS, LISA A · 2012 to 2017
$13.7M
TRAINING IN DIABETES AND METABOLISMT32DK007260 · NIDDK · JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER · PI LAURIE J GOODYEAR · 1986 to 2026
$13.6M
INSULIN RECEPTOR STRUCTURE AND TURNOVERR37DK031036 · NIDDK · JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER · PI KAHN, C RONALD · 2000 to 2019
$12.9M
Insulin Receptor Substrates and Insulin ActionR01DK033201 · NIDDK · JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER · PI KAHN, C RONALD · 1986 to 2016
$10.6M
Pilot Projects ProgramP30GM127211 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI CASSIS, LISA A · 2018 to 2022
$5.7M
UMass Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center - Metabolism CoreU2CDK093000 · NIDDK · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI KIM, JASON K · 2016 to 2021
$4.6M
The Insulin Receptor and Its Signaling MechanismsR01DK031036 · NIDDK · JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER · PI C RONALD KAHN · 1986 to 2026
$4.2M
Alterations in Post-Receptor Insulin Signaling in Diabetes and Insulin ResistanceR01DK128429 · NIDDK · JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER · PI KAHN, C RONALD · 2021 to 2025
$2.9M
Astrocyte-derived signals for neuronal and behavioral modulation and its implications in mental illness.R01MH125903 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI CAI, WEIKANG · 2021 to 2025
$1.6M
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The brain is now recognized as an insulin-sensitive tissue; however, the role of changing insulin concentrations in the peripheral circulation in gene expression in the brain is largely unknown. Here, we performed a hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp on 3-month-old male C57BL/6 mice for 3 h. We show that, in comparison with results in saline-infused controls, increases in peripheral insulin within the physiological range regulate expression of a broad network of genes in the brain. Insulin regulates distinct pathways in the hypothalamus (HTM), hippocampus, and nucleus accumbens. Insulin shows its most robust effect in the HTM and regulates multiple genes involved in neurotransmission, including upregulating expression of multiple subunits of GABA-A receptors, Na

Indexed as

AnimalsAstrocytesGene Expression RegulationGlucose Clamp TechniqueHippocampusHypothalamusInsulinLipogenesisMaleMiceNeuronsNucleus AccumbensInsulin

Identifiers

PMID34031123
PMCPMC8385615
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