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Improved Insulin Sensitivity and Resistance to Weight Gain in Mice Null for the Ahsg Gene

  1. Suresh T. Mathews12,
  2. Gurmant P. Singh1,
  3. Mollie Ranalletta3,
  4. Vivian J. Cintron2,
  5. Xiaoling Qiang2,
  6. Anton Scott Goustin2,
  7. Kai-Lin Catherine Jen4,
  8. Maureen J. Charron3,
  9. Willi Jahnen-Dechent5 and
  10. George Grunberger12
  1. 1Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
  2. 2Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
  3. 3Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
  4. 4Nutrition and Food Science Department, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
  5. 5IZKF BIOMAT, Klinikum der RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
    Diabetes 2002 Aug; 51(8): 2450-2458. https://doi.org/10.2337/diabetes.51.8.2450
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    Fetuin inhibits insulin-induced insulin receptor (IR) autophosphorylation and tyrosine kinase activity in vitro, in intact cells, and in vivo. The fetuin gene (AHSG) is located on human chromosome 3q27, recently identified as a susceptibility locus for type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome. Here, we explore insulin signaling, glucose homeostasis, and the effect of a high-fat diet on weight gain, body fat composition, and glucose disposal in mice carrying two null alleles for the gene encoding fetuin, Ahsg (B6, 129-Ahsgtm1Mbl). Fetuin knockout (KO) mice demonstrate increased basal and insulin-stimulated phosphorylation of IR and the downstream signaling molecules mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and Akt in liver and skeletal muscle. Glucose and insulin tolerance tests in fetuin KO mice indicate significantly enhanced glucose clearance and insulin sensitivity. Fetuin KO mice subjected to euglycemic-hyperinsulinemic clamp show augmented sensitivity to insulin, evidenced by increased glucose infusion rate (P = 0.077) and significantly increased skeletal muscle glycogen content (P < 0.05). When fed a high-fat diet, fetuin KO mice are resistant to weight gain, demonstrate significantly decreased body fat, and remain insulin sensitive. These data suggest that fetuin may play a significant role in regulating postprandial glucose disposal, insulin sensitivity, weight gain, and fat accumulation and may be a novel therapeutic target in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, obesity, and other insulin-resistant conditions.

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    • Address correspondence and reprint requests to George Grunberger, Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, University Health Center, 4H, 4201 St. Antoine Blvd., Detroit, MI 48201. E-mail: g.grunberger{at}wayne.edu.

      Received for publication 22 February 2002 and accepted in revised form 3 May 2002.

      2-DOG, 2-deoxyglucose; α2-HSG, α2-HS-glycoprotein; AIN, American Institute of Nutrition; BMR, basal metabolic rate; ERK2, extracellular signal-regulated kinase 2; FFA, free fatty acid; GIR, glucose infusion rate; GTT, glucose tolerance test; HF, high-fat; HOMA, homeostasis model assessment; IR, insulin receptor; IRS, insulin receptor substrate; ITT, insulin tolerance test; KO, knockout; LF, low-fat; MAPK, mitogen-activated protein kinase; PPAR-γ, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ; PTP1B, protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B; S0.5, half-saturating substrate concentration; TG, triglyceride; TK, tyrosine kinase; WGA, wheat germ agglutinin; WT, wild type.

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    Suresh T. Mathews, Gurmant P. Singh, Mollie Ranalletta, Vivian J. Cintron, Xiaoling Qiang, Anton Scott Goustin, Kai-Lin Catherine Jen, Maureen J. Charron, Willi Jahnen-Dechent, George Grunberger
    Diabetes Aug 2002, 51 (8) 2450-2458; DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.51.8.2450

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