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Enhanced Insulin Sensitivity Associated with Provision of Mono and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Skeletal Muscle Cells Involves Counter Modulation of PP2A

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Nardi, Francesca, Lipina, Christopher, Magill, David, Hage Hassan, Rima, Hajduch, Eric, Gray, Alexander, Hundal, Harinder S.·2014·PLoS ONE

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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Reduced skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity is a feature associated with sustained exposure to excess saturated fatty acids (SFA), whereas mono and polyunsaturated fatty acids (MUFA and PUFA) not only improve insulin sensitivity but blunt SFA-induced insulin resistance. The mechanisms by which MUFAs and PUFAs institute these favourable changes remain unclear, but may involve stimulating insulin signalling by counter-modulation/repression of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A). This study investigated the effects of oleic acid (OA; a MUFA), linoleic acid (LOA; a PUFA) and palmitate (PA; a SFA) in cultured myotubes and determined whether changes in insulin signalling can be attributed to PP2A regulation. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We treated cultured skeletal myotubes with unsaturated and saturated fatty acids and evaluated insulin signalling, phosphorylation and methylation status of the catalytic subunit of PP2A. Unlike PA, sustained incubation of rat or human myotubes with OA or LOA significantly enhanced Akt- and ERK1/2-directed insulin signalling. This was not due to heightened upstream IRS1 or PI3K signalling nor to changes in expression of proteins involved in proximal insulin signalling, but was associated with reduced dephosphorylation/inactivation of Akt and ERK1/2. Consistent with this, PA reduced PP2Ac demethylation and tyrosine307phosphorylation - events associated with PP2A activation. In contrast, OA and LOA strongly opposed these PA-induced changes in PP2Ac thus exerting a repressive effect on PP2A. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION: Beneficial gains in insulin sensitivity and the ability of unsaturated fatty acids to oppose palmitate-induced insulin resistance in muscle cells may partly be accounted for by counter-modulation of PP2A.

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Authors
Nardi, F., Lipina, C., Magill, D., Hage Hassan, R., Hajduch, E., Gray, A., & Hundal, H. S.
Affiliations
University of Dundee (GB)
Corresponding author
Hundal, Harinder S.
Venue
PLoS ONE
Published
2014-03-14
Volume
9
Issue
3
Pages
e92255
ISSN
1932-6203 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2037078956
Cited by
36
References
45
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FWCI
2.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Funders
  • Diabetes UK
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Fatty Acid Research and Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
Keywords
insulin sensitivity, skeletal muscle, protein phosphatase 2A, PP2A catalytic subunit, oleic acid, linoleic acid, palmitate, saturated fatty acids, unsaturated fatty acids, insulin signaling, Akt, ERK1/2, PP2A dephosphorylation, insulin resistance, myotubes
MeSH terms
Adult, Animals, Enzyme Activation, Fatty Acids, Humans, Insulin, Insulin Resistance, Methylation, Palmitates, Phosphorylation, Signal Transduction, Muscle, Skeletal, Muscle Fibers, Skeletal, Oleic Acid, Linoleic Acid, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, Rats, Protein Phosphatase 2

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