c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase activity in subcutaneous adipose tissue but not nuclear factor-kB activity in peripheral blood mononuclear cells is an independent determinant of insulin resistance in healthy individuals
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2009
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Sourris, K.C.
Lyons, J.G.
de Courten, M.P.J.
Dougherty, S.L.
Henstridge, D.C.
Cooper, M.E.
Hage, M.
Dart, A.
Kingwell, B.A.
Forbes, J.M.
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Diabetes, 2009; 58(6):1259-1265
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Objective: Chronic low-grade activation of the immune system (CLAIS) predicts type 2 diabetes via a decrease in insulin sensitivity. Our study investigated potential relationships between nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) and c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) pathways—two pathways proposed as the link between CLAIS and insulin resistance.
Research design and methods: Adiposity (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and insulin sensitivity (M, hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp) were measured in 22 healthy nondiabetic volunteers (aged 29 ± 11 years, body fat 28 ± 11%). NF-κB activity (DNA-binding assay) and JNK1/2 activity (phosphorylated JNK) were assessed in biopsies of the vastus lateralis muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue and in peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) lysates.
Results: NF-κB activities in PBMCs and muscle were positively associated with WHR after adjustment for age, sex, and percent body fat (both P < 0.05). NF-κB activity in PBMCs was inversely associated with M after adjustment for age, sex, percent body fat, and WHR (P = 0.02) and explained 16% of the variance of M. There were no significant relationships between NF-κB activity and M in muscle or adipose tissue (both NS). Adipose-derived JNK1/2 activity was not associated with obesity (all P> 0.1), although it was inversely related to M (r = −0.54, P < 0.05) and explained 29% of its variance. When both NF-κB and JNK1/2 were examined statistically, only JNK1/2 activity in adipose tissue was a significant determinant of insulin resistance (P = 0.02).
Conclusions: JNK1/2 activity in adipose tissue but not NF-κB activity in PBMCs is an independent determinant of insulin resistance in healthy individuals.
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Data source: Figures & tables, https://doi.org/10.2337/db08-1725
Link to a related website: http://diabetes.diabetesjournals.org/content/58/6/1259.full.pdf, Open Access via Unpaywall
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