Knockdown of the gene encoding Drosophila tribbles homologue 3 (Trib3) improves insulin sensitivity through peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ) activation in a rat model of insulin resistance
Weismann D, Erion DM, Ignatova-Todorava I, Nagai Y, Stark R, Hsiao JJ, Flannery C, Birkenfeld AL, May T, Kahn M, Zhang D, Yu XX, Murray SF, Bhanot S, Monia BP, Cline GW, Shulman GI, Samuel VT. Knockdown of the gene encoding Drosophila tribbles homologue 3 (Trib3) improves insulin sensitivity through peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ) activation in a rat model of insulin resistance. Diabetologia 2010, 54: 935-944. PMID: 21190014, PMCID: PMC4061906, DOI: 10.1007/s00125-010-1984-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBenzhydryl CompoundsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Disease Models, AnimalEpoxy CompoundsGlucose Clamp TechniqueImmunoblottingInsulin ResistanceMaleOligonucleotides, AntisensePPAR gammaProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsTribbles homologue 3Euglycaemic hyperinsulinaemic clampWhite adipose tissueInsulin sensitivityAdipose tissueAntisense oligonucleotideInsulin-stimulated whole-body glucose uptakeWhole-body glucose uptakeConclusions/interpretationThese dataTissue-specific insulin sensitivityGlucose uptakeSkeletal muscle glucose uptakeWhite adipose tissue massPlasma HDL cholesterolRole of PPARAdipose tissue massMuscle glucose uptakeEndogenous glucose productionExpression of PPARInsulin-sensitising effectsDependent mannerViral proto-oncogeneHDL cholesterolAkt2 activityInsulin resistance