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Leptin regulates insulin sensitivity via phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase signaling in mediobasal hypothalamic neurons

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Morton, Gregory J., Gelling, Richard W., Niswender, Kevin D., Morrison, Christopher D., Rhodes, Christopher J., Schwartz, Michael W.·2005·Cell Metabolism

Abstract

To investigate whether phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3K) signaling mediates the metabolic effects of hypothalamic leptin action, adenoviral gene therapy was used to direct expression of leptin receptors to the area of the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus (ARC). This intervention markedly improved insulin sensitivity in genetically obese, leptin-receptor-deficient Koletsky (fa(k)/fa(k)) rats via a mechanism that was not dependent on reduced food intake but was attenuated by approximately 44% by third-ventricular infusion of the PI3K inhibitor LY294002. Conversely, ARC-directed expression of a constitutively active mutant of protein kinase B (PKB/Akt, an enzyme activated by PI3K) mimicked the insulin-sensitizing effect of restored hypothalamic leptin signaling in these animals, despite having no effect on food intake or body weight. These findings suggest that hypothalamic leptin signaling is an important determinant of glucose metabolism and that the underlying neuronal mechanism involves PI3K.

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  • Caloric restriction is limited in its ability to improve insulin sensitivity and hyperglycemia in animals with genetic leptin or leptin-receptor deficiency.

    “caloric restriction limited in its ability to improve insulin sensitivity and hyperglycemia in animals with genetic leptin or leptin-receptor deficiency (122, 203)”
  • Leptin-stimulated PI3K signaling likely contributes to the mechanism by which leptin regulates glucose homeostasis.

    “Leptin-stimulated PI3K signaling likely contributes to this mechanism, based on findings noted above (122)”
  • Leptin signaling limited to the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus (ARC) is sufficient to promote normal insulin sensitivity.

    “These findings suggest that leptin signaling limited to the ARC is sufficient to promote normal insulin sensitivity”
  • The neuronal signaling mechanism underlying leptin's effect on insulin sensitivity involves PI3K.

    “and that the neuronal signaling mechanism underlying this leptin effect involves PI3K.”
  • Selective restoration of leptin receptor signaling to the ARC significantly improves peripheral insulin sensitivity via a mechanism not dependent on reduced food intake or body weight.

    “we found that selective restoration of leptin receptor signaling to the ARC significantly improved peripheral insulin sensitivity via a mechanism that was not dependent on reduced food intake or body weight (122).”

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Authors
Morton, G. J., Gelling, R. W., Niswender, K. D., Morrison, C. D., Rhodes, C. J., & Schwartz, M. W.
Affiliations
University of Washington (US)
Corresponding author
Schwartz, Michael W.
Venue
Cell Metabolism
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2005-12
Volume
2
Issue
6
Pages
411-420
ISSN
1550-4131 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2128824908
Cited by
292
References
50
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FWCI
5.74
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cell Metabolism (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (2r01dk012829-36)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (DK 12829, R01DK052989, DK68340, DK-52989)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS-32273)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
Keywords
leptin, insulin sensitivity, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signaling, PI3K/Akt signaling, hypothalamic arcuate nucleus, mediobasal hypothalamus, leptin receptor, leptin receptor deficiency, obesity, glucose metabolism, LY294002, adenoviral gene therapy, Akt
MeSH terms
Adenoviridae, Animals, Blood Glucose, Body Weight, Chromones, Enzyme Inhibitors, Glucose, Hypothalamus, Insulin, Male, Morpholines, Neurons, Receptors, Cell Surface, Time Factors, Genetic Therapy, Signal Transduction, Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, Leptin, Animals, Genetically Modified, Green Fluorescent Proteins, Rats, Receptors, Leptin

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