Sexual dimorphism in glucose metabolism is shaped by androgen-driven gut microbiome.
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| Abstract |
Males are generally more susceptible to impaired glucose metabolism and type 2 diabetes (T2D) than females. However, the underlying mechanisms remain to be determined. Here, we revealed that gut microbiome depletion abolished sexual dimorphism in glucose metabolism. The transfer of male donor microbiota into antibiotics-treated female mice led the recipients to be more insulin resistant. Depleting androgen via castration changed the gut microbiome of male mice to be more similar to that of females and improved glucose metabolism, while reintroducing dihydrotestosterone (DHT) reversed these alterations. More importantly, the effects of androgen on glucose metabolism were largely abolished when the gut microbiome was depleted. Next, we demonstrated that androgen modulated circulating glutamine and glutamine/glutamate (Gln/Glu) ratio partially depending on the gut microbiome, and glutamine supplementation increases insulin sensitivity in vitro. Our study identifies the effects of androgen in deteriorating glucose homeostasis partially by modulating the gut microbiome and circulating glutamine and Gln/Glu ratio, thereby contributing to the difference in glucose metabolism between the two sexes.
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| Authors | Aibo Gao, Junlei Su, Ruixin Liu, Shaoqian Zhao, Wen Li, Xiaoqiang Xu, Danjie Li, Juan Shi, Bin Gu, Juan Zhang, Qi Li, Xiaolin Wang, Yifei Zhang, Yu Xu, Jieli Lu, Guang Ning, Jie Hong, Yufang Bi, Weiqiong Gu, Jiqiu Wang, Weiqing Wang |
| Journal | Nature communications (Nat Commun) Vol. 12 Issue 1 Pg. 7080 (12 06 2021) ISSN: 2041-1723 [Electronic] England |
| PMID | 34873153 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't) |
| Copyright | © 2021. The Author(s). |
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