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Reduced mitochondrial density and increased IRS-1 serine phosphorylation in muscle of insulin-resistant offspring of type 2 diabetic parents

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Morino, K.·2005·Journal of Clinical Investigation

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To further explore the nature of the mitochondrial dysfunction and insulin resistance that occur in the muscle of young, lean, normoglycemic, insulin-resistant offspring of parents with type 2 diabetes (IR offspring), we measured mitochondrial content by electron microscopy and insulin signaling in muscle biopsy samples obtained from these individuals before and during a hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp. The rate of insulin-stimulated muscle glucose uptake was approximately 60% lower in the IR offspring than the control subjects and was associated with an approximately 60% increase in the intramyocellular lipid content as assessed by H magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Muscle mitochondrial density was 38% lower in the IR offspring. These changes were associated with a 50% increase in IRS-1 Ser312 and IRS-1 Ser636 phosphorylation and an approximately 60% reduction in insulin-stimulated Akt activation in the IR offspring. These data provide new insights into the earliest defects that may be responsible for the development of type 2 diabetes and support the hypothesis that reductions in mitochondrial content result in decreased mitochondrial function, which predisposes IR offspring to intramyocellular lipid accumulation, which in turn activates a serine kinase cascade that leads to defects in insulin signaling and action in muscle.

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  • Increased serine phosphorylation of IRS-1 impairs insulin signaling in type 2 diabetes.

    “Increased serine phosphorylation of IRS-1 has been shown to impair insulin signaling (tyrosine phosphorylation of both insulin resistance and IRS-1) in type 2 diabetes ( 56 ).”

    From Skeletal Muscle Insulin Resistance Is the Primary Defect in Type 2 Diabetes (2009) · cites this paper as [56]

    The Introduction (page unavailable) describes IRS-1 serine phosphorylation blocking tyrosine phosphorylation of IRS-1 as a proposed mechanism. The Results and Discussion report increased IRS-1 serine phosphorylation alongside reduced Akt activation in insulin-resistant offspring of people with type 2 diabetes. They do not establish that serine phosphorylation caused impaired signaling in patients with type 2 diabetes, or show impaired tyrosine phosphorylation of the insulin receptor itself. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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  • Mitochondria from insulin-resistant offspring of type 2 diabetic parents increase ATP production by only 5% in response to insulin, compared with 90% in NGT subjects without a family history of diabetes.

    “Whereas mitochondria from NGT subjects without any family history of diabetes responded to insulin by increasing ATP production by 90%, mitochondria from insulin-resistant offspring increased ATP production by only 5% (Fig. A13).”

    From Skeletal Muscle Insulin Resistance Is the Primary Defect in Type 2 Diabetes (2009) · cites this paper as [57]

    The Discussion (page not provided) reports that a previous study found about 30% lower skeletal-muscle mitochondrial ATP production in a similar group of insulin-resistant offspring. It does not report ATP-production increases of 5% and 90% in response to insulin, so it supports the general difference between groups but not the claimed insulin-response comparison. (LLM, conf=0.78)

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  • In lean insulin-resistant NGT offspring of type 2 diabetic parents, increased serine phosphorylation of IRS-1 in skeletal muscle is associated with impaired activation of Akt.

    “In lean insulin-resistant NGT offspring of type 2 diabetic parents, increased serine phosphorylation of IRS-1 in skeletal muscle has been documented in association with impaired activation of Akt ( 57 ) (Fig. A11).”
  • Mitochondrial mass is 14-38% lower in muscle in obesity and type 2 diabetes.

    “Mitochondrial mass is consistently 14–38% lower in muscle in obesity and type 2 diabetes (2–5).”
  • Electron microscopic studies show an approximately 40% reduction in mitochondrial density in skeletal muscle in lean normal-glucose-tolerant offspring of type 2 diabetic parents, obese non-diabetic individuals, and type 2 diabetic subjects compared with lean insulin-sensitive age-matched controls.

    “Electron microscopic studies have revealed a significant reduction (~40%) in mitochondrial density in skeletal muscle in lean NGT offspring of type 2 diabetic parents, in obese nondiabetic individuals and in T2DM subjects compared to lean insulin-sensitive, age-matched controls [111, 112].”

    From Pathogenesis of insulin resistance in skeletal muscle (2010) · cites this paper as [111]

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Authors
Morino, K.
Affiliations
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Corresponding author
Morino, K.
Venue
Journal of Clinical Investigation
Published
2005-12-01
Volume
115
Issue
12
Pages
3587-3593
ISSN
0021-9738 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2136942127
Cited by
811
References
40
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FWCI
15.33
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • American Diabetes Association (DK-49230)
  • National Institutes of Health (P30 DK, RR-00125, DK-45735)
  • National Institute on Aging (R01AG023686)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01-DK063192, R01DK049230, R01DK040936, P30DK045735, P01DK068229)
  • National Center for Research Resources (M01RR000125)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
Keywords
insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, offspring of diabetic parents, mitochondrial density, mitochondrial dysfunction, IRS-1 serine phosphorylation, insulin signaling, Akt activation, intramyocellular lipid, muscle glucose uptake, hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp, genetic susceptibility to diabetes
MeSH terms
Biopsy, Blood Glucose, Body Weight, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, DNA, Mitochondrial, Family Health, Female, Gene Expression Regulation, Glucose Tolerance Test, Humans, Hyperinsulinism, Insulin, Insulin Resistance, Lipids, Male, Microscopy, Electron, Mitochondria, Muscles, Phosphoproteins, Phosphorylation, RNA, Messenger, Serine, Time Factors, Transcription, Genetic, Triglycerides, Blotting, Western, Glucose Clamp Technique, Signal Transduction, Body Mass Index, Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Microscopy, Electron, Transmission, Immunoprecipitation, Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins

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