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ArticleActa diabetologica2022

Adrenomedullin ameliorates palmitic acid-induced insulin resistance through PI3K/Akt pathway in adipocytes.

Hang-Bing Dai, Hong-Yu Wang, Fang-Zheng Wang, Pei Qian, Qing Gao, Hong Zhou, Ye-Bo Zhou

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Article in Acta diabetologica, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hang-Bing DaiDepartment of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Road, Nanjing, 211166, Jiangsu, China.
Hong-Yu WangDepartment of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Road, Nanjing, 211166, Jiangsu, China.
Fang-Zheng WangDepartment of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Road, Nanjing, 211166, Jiangsu, China.
Pei QianDepartment of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Road, Nanjing, 211166, Jiangsu, China.
Qing GaoDepartment of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Road, Nanjing, 211166, Jiangsu, China.
Hong ZhouDepartment of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Road, Nanjing, 211166, Jiangsu, China.
Ye-Bo ZhouDepartment of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Road, Nanjing, 211166, Jiangsu, China. zhouyebo666@njmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9465-1338
Nanjing Medical University · CN

Funding

the National Natural Science Foundation of China 81470539the National Natural Science Foundation of China 81970356
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsWhite adipose tissue (WAT) dysfunction has been associated with adipose tissue low-grade inflammation and oxidative stress leading to insulin resistance (IR). Adrenomedullin (ADM), an endogenous active peptide considered as an adipokine, is associated with adipocytes function.

methodsWe evaluated the protective effects of ADM against IR in 3T3-L1 adipocytes treated by palmitic acid (PA) and in visceral white adipose tissue (vWAT) of obese rats fed with high-fat diet.

resultsWe found that endogenous protein expressions of ADM and its receptor in PA-treated adipocytes were markedly increased. PA significantly induced impaired insulin signaling by affecting phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)-protein kinase B (Akt) axis and glucose transporter-4 (GLUT-4) levels, whereas ADM pretreatment enhanced insulin signaling PI3K/Akt and GLUT-4 membrane protein levels, decreased pro-inflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα), interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and IL-6 levels, and improved oxidative stress accompanied with reduced reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels and increased anti-oxidant enzymes manganese superoxide dismutase 2 (SOD2), glutathione peroxidase (GPx1) and catalase (CAT) protein expressions. Furthermore, ADM treatment not only improved IR in obese rats, but also effectively restored insulin signaling, and reduced inflammation and oxidative stress in vWAT of obese rats.

conclusionsThis study demonstrates a prevention potential of ADM against obesity-related metabolic disorders, due to its protective effects against IR, inflammation and oxidative stress in adipocytes.

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Insulin ResistanceProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktAdipocytesAdrenomedullinAnimalsInflammationInsulinObesityPalmitic AcidPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasePhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesRatsAdrenomedullinInsulinPalmitic AcidPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasePhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktAdrenomedullinInflammationInsulin resistanceOxidative stressPI3K/Akt pathway

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