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Neuronal control of peripheral insulin sensitivity and glucose metabolism

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Ruud, Johan, Steculorum, Sophie M., Brüning, Jens C.·2017·Nature Communications

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The central nervous system (CNS) has an important role in the regulation of peripheral insulin sensitivity and glucose homeostasis. Research in this dynamically developing field has progressed rapidly due to techniques allowing targeted transgenesis and neurocircuitry mapping, which have defined the primary responsive neurons, associated molecular mechanisms and downstream neurocircuitries and processes involved. Here we review the brain regions, neurons and molecular mechanisms by which the CNS controls peripheral glucose metabolism, particularly via regulation of liver, brown adipose tissue and pancreatic function, and highlight the potential implications of these regulatory pathways in type 2 diabetes and obesity. The brain controls peripheral glucose metabolism, for example by modulating hepatic gluconeogenesis or by regulating glucose uptake into brown adipose tissue. Here, the authors review the brain regions, neurons and molecular mechanisms involved in these processes, and discuss their relevance to disease.

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  • Insulin action in the hypothalamus has a crucial role in the modulation of whole-body glucose metabolism.

    “In line with experimental evidence from animals30, previous correlational findings from humans indicate a crucial role of insulin action in the hypothalamus for the modulation of whole-body glucose metabolism3,4.”

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    The section ‘Of mice and men: IR signalling in the human brain’ reports that improved whole-body insulin sensitivity after intranasal insulin correlated with increased hypothalamic activity in humans. It describes a hypothalamic mechanism as possible, however, and says the studies do not definitively establish a physiological role for endogenous insulin in the human brain. The claim’s ‘crucial role’ is stronger than that human evidence supports. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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Authors
Ruud, J., Steculorum, S. M., & Brüning, J. C.
Affiliations
University of Cologne (DE)
Corresponding author
Brüning, Jens C.
Venue
Nature Communications
Published
2017-05-04
Volume
8
Issue
1
Pages
15259-15259
ISSN
2041-1723 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2610903113
Cited by
245
References
106
Citations by year
2026: 21 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 29 · 2022: 35 · 2021: 40 · 2020: 32 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 24 · 2017: 2
FWCI
2.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Nature Communications (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Kölner Universitäts PublikationsServer (Universität zu Köln) (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • European Commission (2007–2013, FP7 2007-2013, FP7/2007, 266408)
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (FP7/2007–2013, BR 1492/7-1)
  • Vetenskapsrådet (FP7/2007-2013, 2013-530)
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Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
Keywords
insulin sensitivity, glucose homeostasis, central nervous system regulation, hepatic gluconeogenesis, pancreatic function, type 2 diabetes, obesity, neurocircuitry, brain regions
MeSH terms
Adipose Tissue, Central Nervous System, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Glucose, Humans, Insulin Resistance, Liver, Neurons, Obesity, Pancreas

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