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Insulin resistance differentially affects the PI 3-kinase- and MAP kinase-mediated signaling in human muscle

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Cusi, Kenneth, Maezono, Katsumi, Osman, Abdullah, Pendergrass, Merri, Patti, Mary Elizabeth, Pratipanawatr, Thongchai, DeFronzo, Ralph A., Kahn, C. Ronald +1 more·2000·Journal of Clinical Investigation

Abstract

The broad nature of insulin resistant glucose metabolism in skeletal muscle of patients with type 2 diabetes suggests a defect in the proximal part of the insulin signaling network. We sought to identify the pathways compromised in insulin resistance and to test the effect of moderate exercise on whole-body and cellular insulin action. We conducted euglycemic clamps and muscle biopsies on type 2 diabetic patients, obese nondiabetics and lean controls, with and without a single bout of exercise. Insulin stimulation of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase) pathway, as measured by phosphorylation of the insulin receptor and IRS-1 and by IRS protein association with p85 and with PI 3-kinase, was dramatically reduced in obese nondiabetics and virtually absent in type 2 diabetic patients. Insulin stimulation of the MAP kinase pathway was normal in obese and diabetic subjects. Insulin stimulation of glucose-disposal correlated with association of p85 with IRS-1. Exercise 24 hours before the euglycemic clamp increased phosphorylation of insulin receptor and IRS-1 in obese and diabetic subjects but did not increase glucose uptake or PI 3-kinase association with IRS-1 upon insulin stimulation. Thus, insulin resistance differentially affects the PI 3-kinase and MAP kinase signaling pathways, and insulin-stimulated IRS-1-association with PI 3-kinase defines a key step in insulin resistance.

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  • In human skeletal muscle of type 2 diabetic subjects, defects in IRS-1 tyrosine phosphorylation and PI-3 kinase and Akt activation are consistently demonstrated.

    “Using the euglycemic insulin clamp with skeletal muscle biopsy, a number of investigators have examined the insulin signal transduction system in human skeletal muscle of type 2 diabetic subjects and consistently demonstrated defects in IRS-1 tyrosine phosphorylation and PI-3 kinase and Akt activation ( 26 , 54 , 55 ).”

    From Skeletal Muscle Insulin Resistance Is the Primary Defect in Type 2 Diabetes (2009) · cites this paper as [54]

    The Results (section headed “Glycogen synthase activity”; page unavailable in our copy) report that insulin increased IRS-1 tyrosine phosphorylation in lean controls but not in type 2 diabetic subjects. The Discussion also reports profound resistance in the PI 3-kinase signaling pathway. Our copy does not report a defect in Akt activation, so it does not support that part of the claim. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • As the MAPK pathway has normal sensitivity to insulin, hyperinsulinemia activates the MAPK pathway, promoting vascular smooth muscle cell growth and activating inflammatory pathways, such as IkB/NF-kB and JNK.

    “In contrast, as the MAPK pathway has normal sensitivity to insulin, hyperinsulinemia activates the MAPK pathway, promoting vascular smooth muscle cell growth and activating inflammatory pathways, such as IkB/NF-kB and JNK [107,108].”
  • Skeletal muscle insulin resistance involves reduced insulin-stimulated glucose uptake and arises from impaired insulin signalling plus several post-receptor defects, including defective glucose transport and phosphorylation and lower glucose oxidation and glycogen synthesis.

    “Insulin resistance in skeletal muscle is manifested by decreased insulin-stimulated glucose uptake and results from impaired insulin signaling and multiple post-receptor intracellular defects including impaired glucose transport, glucose phosphorylation, and reduced glucose oxidation and glycogen synthesis.”

    From Pathogenesis of insulin resistance in skeletal muscle (2010) · cites this paper as [7]

  • Association of p85 subunit of PI3K with IRS-1 and PI3K activation are greatly attenuated in obese nondiabetic and type 2 diabetic subjects compared with lean healthy controls.

    “Association of the p85 subunit of PI3K with IRS-1 and activation of PI3K also are greatly attenuated in obese nondiabetic and type 2 diabetic subjects compared with lean healthy controls [7, 165, 166].”

    From Pathogenesis of insulin resistance in skeletal muscle (2010) · cites this paper as [7]

  • In obese nondiabetic subjects, insulin activation of insulin receptor and IRS-1 tyrosine phosphorylation in muscle is modestly reduced; in type 2 diabetics it is severely impaired.

    “The ability of insulin to activate insulin receptor and IRS-1 tyrosine phosphorylation in muscle in obese nondiabetic subjects is modestly reduced; whereas in type 2 diabetics insulin-stimulated insulin receptor and IRS-1 tyrosine phosphorylation are severely impaired [7].”

    From Pathogenesis of insulin resistance in skeletal muscle (2010) · cites this paper as [7]

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Cusi, K., Maezono, K., Osman, A., Pendergrass, M., Patti, M. E., Pratipanawatr, T., DeFronzo, R. A., Kahn, C. R., & Mandarino, L. J.
Affiliations
  • The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
  • Harvard University (US)
  • Tulane University (US)
  • Joslin Diabetes Center (US)
Corresponding author
Mandarino, Lawrence J.
Venue
Journal of Clinical Investigation
Published
2000-02-01
Volume
105
Issue
3
Pages
311-320
ISSN
0021-9738 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2120852510
Cited by
1,139
References
48
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FWCI
13.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • American Diabetes Association
  • National Institutes of Health (5k08dk002526-03)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01-DK-24092, DK02526, R01DK047936, R01DK033201, R01DK024092, R01-DK-47936)
  • National Center for Research Resources (M01RR001346)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
Keywords
insulin resistance, skeletal muscle, type 2 diabetes, PI3K signaling, MAPK signaling, insulin receptor, IRS-1, p85 regulatory subunit, physical activity, glucose uptake, obesity, euglycemic clamp, insulin signaling
MeSH terms
Adult, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Female, Humans, Insulin Resistance, Male, Phosphoproteins, Receptor, Insulin, Signal Transduction, Muscle, Skeletal, Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins

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