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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase contributes to the regulation of glucose uptake in skeletal muscle

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posted on 2016-11-01, 00:00 authored by R S Lee-Young, N J Hoffman, K T Murphy, D C Henstridge, D Samocha-Bonet, A L Siebel, P Iliades, B Zivanovic, Y H Hong, T D Colgan, M J Kraakman, Clinton BruceClinton Bruce, P Gregorevic, G K McConell, G S Lynch, G R Drummond, B A Kingwell, J R Greenfield, M A Febbraio
The development of skeletal muscle insulin resistance is an early physiological defect, yet the intracellular mechanisms accounting for this metabolic defect remained unresolved. Here, we have examined the role of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) activity in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance in skeletal muscle. Methods Multiple mouse disease states exhibiting insulin resistance and glucose intolerance, as well as obese humans defined as insulin-sensitive, insulin-resistant, or pre-diabetic, were examined. Results We identified increased glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) activity as a common intracellular adaptation that occurs in parallel with the induction of insulin resistance in skeletal muscle and is present across animal and human disease states with an underlying pathology of insulin resistance and glucose intolerance. We observed an inverse association between G6PDH activity and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity and show that increasing NOS activity via the skeletal muscle specific neuronal (n)NOSμ partially suppresses G6PDH activity in skeletal muscle cells. Furthermore, attenuation of G6PDH activity in skeletal muscle cells via (a) increased nNOSμ/NOS activity, (b) pharmacological G6PDH inhibition, or (c) genetic G6PDH inhibition increases insulin-independent glucose uptake. Conclusions We have identified a novel, previously unrecognized role for G6PDH in the regulation of skeletal muscle glucose metabolism.

History

Journal

Molecular Metabolism

Volume

5

Issue

11

Pagination

1083 - 1091

Publisher

Elsevier

Location

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

ISSN

2212-8778

Publication classification

C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2016, Elsevier