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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-12-16
pubmed:abstractText
The adipocyte-derived hormone resistin has been proposed as a possible link between obesity and insulin resistance in murine models. Many recent studies have reported physiological roles for resistin in glucose homeostasis, one of which is enhancement of glucose production from the liver by up-regulating gluconeogenic enzymes such as glucose-6-phosphatase and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase. However, its in vivo roles in lipid metabolism still remain to be clarified. In this study, we investigated the effects of resistin overexpression on insulin action and lipid metabolism in C57BL/6 mice using an adenoviral gene transfer technique. Elevated plasma resistin levels in mice treated with the resistin adenovirus (AdmRes) were confirmed by Western blotting analysis and RIAs. Fasting plasma glucose levels did not differ between AdmRes-treated mice and controls, but the basal insulin concentration was significantly elevated in AdmRes-treated mice. In AdmRes-treated mice, the glucose-lowering effect of insulin was impaired, as evaluated by insulin tolerance tests. Furthermore, total cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations were significantly higher, whereas the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level was significantly lower. Lipoprotein analysis revealed that low-density lipoprotein was markedly increased in AdmRes-treated mice, compared with controls. In addition, in vivo Triton WR-1339 studies showed evidence of enhanced very low-density lipoprotein production in AdmRes-treated mice. The expressions of genes involved in lipoprotein metabolism, such as low-density lipoprotein receptor and apolipoprotein AI in the liver, were decreased. These results suggest that resistin overexpression induces dyslipidemia in mice, which is commonly seen in the insulin-resistant state, partially through enhanced secretion of lipoproteins.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0013-7227
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
146
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
273-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15471967-Adenoviridae, pubmed-meshheading:15471967-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15471967-Cholesterol, pubmed-meshheading:15471967-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:15471967-Gene Transfer Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:15471967-Genetic Vectors, pubmed-meshheading:15471967-Hormones, Ectopic, pubmed-meshheading:15471967-Hyperlipidemias, pubmed-meshheading:15471967-Insulin Resistance, pubmed-meshheading:15471967-Lipoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:15471967-Lipoproteins, LDL, pubmed-meshheading:15471967-Lipoproteins, VLDL, pubmed-meshheading:15471967-Liver, pubmed-meshheading:15471967-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15471967-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:15471967-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:15471967-Muscle, Skeletal, pubmed-meshheading:15471967-Resistin, pubmed-meshheading:15471967-Time Factors
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Adenovirus-mediated high expression of resistin causes dyslipidemia in mice.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article