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ArticleDiabetes2025

Hypothalamic Prostaglandins Facilitate Recovery From Severe Hypoglycemia but Exacerbate Recurrent Hypoglycemia in Mice.

Takashi Abe, Shucheng Xu, Yuki Sugiura, Yuichiro Arima, Takahiro Hayasaka, Ming-Liang Lee, Taiga Ishimoto, Yudai Araki, Samson Ngurari, Ziwei Niu and 3 more

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Article in Diabetes, 2025. 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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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Takashi AbeDepartment of Neuroscience for Metabolic Control, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
Shucheng XuLaboratory of Biochemistry, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan.
Yuki SugiuraMultiomics Platform, Center for Cancer Immunotherapy and Immunobiology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Yuichiro ArimaInternational Research Center for Medical Sciences (IRCMS), Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
Takahiro HayasakaInstitute for the Advancement of Higher Education, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan.
Ming-Liang LeeExploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS), Aichi, Japan.
Taiga IshimotoDepartment of Neuroscience for Metabolic Control, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
Yudai ArakiDepartment of Neuroscience for Metabolic Control, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
Samson NgurariDepartment of Neuroscience for Metabolic Control, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
Ziwei NiuDepartment of Neuroscience for Metabolic Control, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
Norifumi IijimaNational Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Osaka, Japan.
Sabrina DianoInstitute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY.ORCID 0000-0002-7921-2617
Chitoku TodaDepartment of Neuroscience for Metabolic Control, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1641-6217

Funding

Hypothalamic lipid signaling in metabolism regulationR01DK136079 · NIDDK · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Sabrina Diano · 2023 to 2026
$2.9M
Dorsal raphe nucleus melanocortin signaling regulates energy homeostasisR01DK131717 · NIDDK · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI DIANO, SABRINA · 2022 to 2025
$2.5M
Akiyama Life Science FoundationAstellas Foundation for Research on Metabolic DisordersDaiichi Sankyo Foundation of Life ScienceJapan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP21gm6510009h0001, JP22gm6510009h9901, 23gm651000Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 21H02352, 21K18275T, 23H00512JST SPRING JPMJSP2119Narishige Neuroscience Research FoundationNIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK131717NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK136079Suzuken Memorial FoundationTakeda Science FoundationUehara Memorial Foundation
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The hypothalamus monitors blood glucose levels and regulates glucose production in the liver. In response to hypoglycemia, glucose-inhibited (GI) neurons trigger counterregulatory responses (CRRs), which stimulate the release of glucagon, epinephrine, and cortisol to elevate blood glucose. Recurrent hypoglycemia (RH), however, reduces the effectiveness of these CRRs. This study examined the role of hypothalamic prostaglandins in glucose recovery during acute hypoglycemia and RH. Imaging mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry showed phospholipid and prostaglandin levels in the hypothalamus of C57BL mice were changed after insulin or 2-deoxy-glucose administration. Ibuprofen, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, was infused into the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) to analyze its effect on glucose production during hypoglycemia, revealing that prostaglandin inhibition decreased glucagon secretion. Additionally, RH-treated mice decreased glucagon release and glucose production during hypoglycemia. Inhibiting prostaglandin production via shRNA against cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2) in the hypothalamus restored CRRs diminished by RH via increasing glucagon sensitivity. These findings suggest that hypothalamic prostaglandins play a critical role in glucose recovery from acute hypoglycemia by activating VMH neurons and are also crucial for the attenuation of CRRs during RH. ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS:

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HypoglycemiaHypothalamusProstaglandinsAnimalsBlood GlucoseGlucagonGlucoseIbuprofenInsulinMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLBlood GlucoseGlucagonGlucoseIbuprofenInsulinProstaglandins

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PMID41264848
PMCPMC12980449

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