Liraglutide prevents hypoadiponectinemia-induced insulin resistance and alterations of gene expression involved in glucose and lipid metabolism.

Abstract

Liraglutide is a glucagonlike peptide (GLP)-1 analog that reduces blood glucose levels, increases insulin secretion and improves insulin sensitivity through mechanisms that are not completely understood. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the metabolic impact and underlying mechanisms of liraglutide in a hypoadiponectinemia and high-fat diet (HFD)-induced insulin resistance (IR) model. Adiponectin gene targeting was achieved using adenovirus-transduced RNAi and was used to lower plasma adiponectin levels. Liraglutide (1 mg/kg) was given twice daily for 8 wks to HFD-fed apolipoprotein (Apo)E⁻/⁻ mice. Insulin sensitivity was examined by a hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp. Gene mRNA and protein expressions were measured by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and Western blot, respectively. Administration of liraglutide prevented hypoadiponectinemia-induced increases in plasma insulin, free fatty acids, triglycerides and total cholesterol. Liraglutide also attenuated hypoadiponectinemia-induced deterioration in peripheral and hepatic insulin sensitivity and alterations in key regulatory factors implicated in glucose and lipid metabolism. These findings demonstrated for the first time that liraglutide could be used to rescue IR induced by hypoadiponectinemia and HFD via regulating gene and protein expression involved in glucose and lipid metabolism.

• Authors: Ling Li, Zongyu Miao, Rui Liu, Mengliu Yang, Hua Liu, Gangyi Yang
• Journal: Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) (Mol Med) Vol. 17 Issue 11-12 Pg. 1168-78 ( 2011) ISSN: 1528-3658 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 21785811 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Adiponectin
• Adipoq protein, mouse
• Triglycerides
• Liraglutide
• Glucagon-Like Peptide 1
• Cholesterol
• Glucose

Topics

• 3T3-L1 Cells
• Adiponectin (blood, genetics)
• Animals
• Blotting, Western
• Cholesterol (metabolism)
• Gene Expression Regulation (drug effects)
• Gene Knockdown Techniques
• Gene Silencing (drug effects)
• Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 (analogs & derivatives, pharmacology)
• Glucose (metabolism)
• Glucose Clamp Technique
• Glucose Tolerance Test
• Hyperinsulinism (genetics)
• Insulin Resistance
• Lipid Metabolism (drug effects, genetics)
• Liraglutide
• Liver (drug effects, metabolism)
• Male
• Mice
• Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
• Triglycerides (metabolism)