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Liver autophagy contributes to the maintenance of blood glucose and amino acid levels

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Ezaki, Junji, Matsumoto, Naomi, Takeda-Ezaki, Mitsue, Komatsu, Masaaki, Takahashi, Katsuyuki, Hiraoka, Yuka, Taka, Hikari, Fujimura, Tsutomu, Takehana, Kenji, Yoshida, Mitsutaka, Iwata, Junichi, Tanida, Isei, Furuya, Norihiko, Zheng, Dong-Mei, Tada, Norihiro, Tanaka, Keiji, Kominami, Eiki, Ueno, Takashi·2011·Autophagy

Abstract

Both anabolism and catabolism of the amino acids released by starvation-induced autophagy are essential for cell survival, but their actual metabolic contributions in adult animals are poorly understood. Herein, we report that, in mice, liver autophagy makes a significant contribution to the maintenance of blood glucose by converting amino acids to glucose via gluconeogenesis. Under a synchronous fasting-initiation regimen, autophagy was induced concomitantly with a fall in plasma insulin in the presence of stable glucagon levels, resulting in a robust amino acid release. In liver-specific autophagy (Atg7)-deficient mice, no amino acid release occurred and blood glucose levels continued to decrease in contrast to those of wild-type mice. Administration of serine (30 mg/animal) exerted a comparable effect, raising the blood glucose levels in both control wild-type and mutant mice under starvation. Thus, the absence of the amino acids that were released by autophagic proteolysis is a major reason for a decrease in blood glucose. Autophagic amino acid release in control wild-type livers was significantly suppressed by the prior administration of glucose, which elicited a prompt increase in plasma insulin levels. This indicates that insulin plays a dominant role over glucagon in controlling liver autophagy. These results are the first to show that liver-specific autophagy plays a role in blood glucose regulation.

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Ezaki, J., Matsumoto, N., Takeda-Ezaki, M., Komatsu, M., Takahashi, K., Hiraoka, Y., Taka, H., Fujimura, T., Takehana, K., Yoshida, M., Iwata, J., Tanida, I., Furuya, N., Zheng, D.-M., Tada, N., Tanaka, K., Kominami, E., & Ueno, T.
Venue
Autophagy
Published
2011-07
Volume
7
Issue
7
Pages
727-736
ISSN
  • 1554-8627 (ISSN-L)
  • 1554-8635
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W2078253583
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281
References
12
FWCI
11.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
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