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ArticleActa physiologica (Oxford, England)2025

Impaired suppression of fatty acid release by insulin is a strong predictor of reduced whole-body insulin-mediated glucose uptake and skeletal muscle insulin receptor activation.

Michael W Schleh, Benjamin J Ryan, Cheehoon Ahn, Alison C Ludzki, Douglas W Van Pelt, Lisa M Pitchford, Olivia K Chugh, Austin T Luker, Kathryn E Luker, Dmitri Samovski and 3 more

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Article in Acta physiologica (Oxford, England), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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13 authors.

Michael W SchlehSubstrate Metabolism Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9969-6316
Benjamin J RyanSubstrate Metabolism Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5848-6988
Cheehoon AhnSubstrate Metabolism Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4140-125X
Alison C LudzkiSubstrate Metabolism Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6967-034X
Douglas W Van PeltSubstrate Metabolism Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Lisa M PitchfordSubstrate Metabolism Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6402-0823
Olivia K ChughSubstrate Metabolism Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Austin T LukerSubstrate Metabolism Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.ORCID 0009-0001-4408-2605
Kathryn E LukerCenter for Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8314-3370
Dmitri SamovskiDepartment of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6860-6688
Nada A AbumradDepartment of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6475-0877
Charles F BurantDivision of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9189-5003
Jeffrey F HorowitzSubstrate Metabolism Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3851-777X

Funding

Washington University Nutrition Obesity Research CenterP30DK056341 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Dominic N Reeds · 1999 to 2026
$30.2M
Regional Pilot And Feasibility Study Grants ProgramP30DK020572 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI DAVID P OLSON · 2013 to 2026
$24.3M
Pilot and Feasibility (P and F) ProgramP30DK089503 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Karen Eileen Peterson · 2010 to 2026
$20.3M
Statistics and Bioinformatics Core - WangU24DK097153 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI BURANT, CHARLES F · 2012 to 2017
$10.1M
TRAINING PROGRAM IN ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM.T32DK007245 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI RICHARD J. AUCHUS · 1986 to 2026
$7.2M
Insulin sensitivity and fatty acid partitioning in skeletal muscle after exerciseR01DK077966 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI HOROWITZ, JEFFREY F · 2010 to 2020
$4.9M
The role of iron in adipose tissue lipolysis, systemic fatty acid mobilization, and insulin resistance in obese humansF32DK117522 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI RYAN, BENJAMIN · 2018 to 2020
$87k
American Diabetes Association 146190CIHR 1-16-ICTS-048NIDDK NIH HHS F32 DK117522NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK020572NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK056341NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK089503NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK077966NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK007245NIDDK NIH HHS U24 DK097153NIH HHS F32DK117522NIH HHS P30DK089503NIH HHS R01DK077966NIH HHS T32DK007245NIH HHS U24DK097153
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo examine factors underlying why most, but not all, adults with obesity exhibit impaired insulin-mediated glucose uptake, we compared: (1) adipose tissue fatty acid (FA) release, (2) skeletal muscle lipid droplet (LD) characteristics, and (3) insulin signalling events, in skeletal muscle of adults with obesity with relatively high versus low insulin-mediated glucose uptake.

methodsSeventeen adults with obesity (BMI: 36 ± 3 kg/m

resultsInsulin-mediated suppression of FA Ra was lower in LOW compared with HIGH (p < 0.01). In skeletal muscle, total intramyocellular lipid content did not differ between cohorts. However, the size of LDs in the subsarcolemmal region (SS) of type II muscle fibres was larger in LOW compared with HIGH (p = 0.01). Additionally, insulin receptor-β (IRβ) interactions with regulatory proteins CD36 and Fyn were lower in LOW versus HIGH (p < 0.01), which aligned with attenuated insulin-mediated Tyr phosphorylation of IRβ and downstream insulin-signalling proteins in LOW.

conclusionCollectively, reduced ability for insulin to suppress FA mobilization, with accompanying modifications in intramyocellular LD size and distribution, and diminished IRβ interaction with key regulatory proteins may be key contributors to impaired insulin-mediated glucose uptake commonly found in adults with obesity.

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Fatty AcidsGlucoseInsulinMuscle, SkeletalReceptor, InsulinAdultFemaleGlucose Clamp TechniqueHumansInsulin ResistanceMaleMiddle AgedObesityFatty AcidsGlucoseInsulinReceptor, InsulinCD36insulin resistancelipid dropletobesityskeletal muscle

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PMID39487600
PMCPMC11674998

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