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ArticleScientific reports2023

A protein kinase C α and β inhibitor blunts hyperphagia to halt renal function decline and reduces adiposity in a rat model of obesity-driven type 2 diabetes.

Ju Wang, Agustin Casimiro-Garcia, Bryce G Johnson, Jennifer Duffen, Michael Cain, Leigh Savary, Stephen Wang, Prashant Nambiar, Matthew Lech, Shanrong Zhao and 10 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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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

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Ju WangInflammation and Immunology, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, Cambridge, MA, USA. ju.wang@pfizer.com.
Agustin Casimiro-GarciaMedicine Design, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Bryce G JohnsonInflammation and Immunology, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Jennifer DuffenInflammation and Immunology, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Michael CainInflammation and Immunology, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Leigh SavaryInflammation and Immunology, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Stephen WangPharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Prashant NambiarDrug Safety Research and Development, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Matthew LechInflammation and Immunology, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Shanrong ZhaoClinical Genetics and Bioinformatics, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Li XiEarly Clinical Development, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Yutian ZhanDrug Safety Research and Development, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Jennifer OlsonDrug Safety Research and Development, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, Groton, CT, USA.
James A StejskalDrug Safety Research and Development, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, Groton, CT, USA.
Hank LinDrug Safety Research and Development, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Baohong ZhangClinical Genetics and Bioinformatics, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Robert V MartinezInflammation and Immunology, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Katherine Masek-HammermanDrug Safety Research and Development, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Franklin J SchlermanInflammation and Immunology, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Ken DowerInflammation and Immunology, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, Cambridge, MA, USA. ken.dower@pfizer.com.
Pfizer (United States) · USEpix Pharmaceuticals (United States) · USIntarcia Therapeutics (United States) · USMount Holyoke College · USNovartis (Switzerland) · CHVion Pharmaceuticals (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and its complications can have debilitating, sometimes fatal consequences for afflicted individuals. The disease can be difficult to control, and therapeutic strategies to prevent T2D-induced tissue and organ damage are needed. Here we describe the results of administering a potent and selective inhibitor of Protein Kinase C (PKC) family members PKCα and PKCβ, Cmpd 1, in the ZSF1 obese rat model of hyperphagia-induced, obesity-driven T2D. Although our initial intent was to evaluate the effect of PKCα/β inhibition on renal damage in this model setting, Cmpd 1 unexpectedly caused a marked reduction in the hyperphagic response of ZSF1 obese animals. This halted renal function decline but did so indirectly and indistinguishably from a pair feeding comparator group. However, above and beyond this food intake effect, Cmpd 1 lowered overall animal body weights, reduced liver vacuolation, and reduced inguinal adipose tissue (iWAT) mass, inflammation, and adipocyte size. Taken together, Cmpd 1 had strong effects on multiple disease parameters in this obesity-driven rodent model of T2D. Further evaluation for potential translation of PKCα/β inhibition to T2D and obesity in humans is warranted.

Indexed as

AdiposityDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2AnimalsHumansHyperphagiaKidneyObesityProtein Kinase C-alphaRatsProtein Kinase C-alpha

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PMID37805649
PMCPMC10560236
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