Glucose-Sensing Mediated by Portal GLP-1 Receptor is Markedly Impaired in Insulin-Resistant Obese Animals.
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2021
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Malbert, C.-H.
Chauvin, A.
Horowitz, M.
Jones, K.L.
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Diabetes, 2021; 70(1):99-110
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Charles-Henri Malbert, Alain Chauvin, Michael Horowitz, and Karen L. Jones
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The glucose portal sensor informs the brain of changes in glucose inflow through vagal afferents that require an activated glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP-1r). The GLP-1 system is known to be impaired in insulin-resistant conditions, and we sought to understand the consequences of GLP-1 resistance on glucose portal signaling. GLP-1–dependent portal glucose signaling was identified, in vivo, using a novel ⁶⁸Ga-labeled GLP-1r positron-emitting probe that supplied a quantitative in situ tridimensional representation of the portal sensor with specific reference to the receptor density expressed in binding potential units. It also served as amap for single-neuron electrophysiology driven by an image-based abdominal navigation. We determined that in insulin-resistant animals, portal vagal afferents failed to inhibit their spiking activity during glucose infusion, a GLP-1r–dependent function. This reflected a reduction in portal GLP-1r binding potential, particularly between the splenic vein and the entrance of the liver.We propose that insulin resistance, through a reduction in GLP-1r density, leads to functional portal desensitization with a consequent suppression of vagal sensitivity to portal glucose.
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Data source: Dupplementary Material, https://doi.org/10.2337/figshare.13063706
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