Postnatal knockout of beta cell insulin receptor impaired insulin secretion in male mice exposed to high-fat diet stress

Publication date: Available online 18 September 2019Source: Molecular and Cellular EndocrinologyAuthor(s): Amanda Oakie, Liangyi Zhou, Sydney Rivers, Christy Cheung, Jinming Li, Rennian WangAbstractThe presence of insulin receptor (IR) on insulin-secreting beta cells suggests an autocrine regulatory role for insulin in its own signalling. Congenital beta cell-specific IR knockout (βIRKO) mouse studies have demonstrated the development of age-dependent glucose intolerance. We investigated the role of beta cell IR signalling specifically during postnatal life following undisturbed prenatal pancreatic development and maturation. We utilized a tamoxifen-inducible mouse insulin 1 promoter (MIP) driven Cre recombinase IR knockout mouse model (MIP-βIRKO) to achieve partial knockout of IR in islets and determine the functional role of beta cell IR in adult mice fed a control normal diet (ND) or 60% high-fat diet (HFD). At 24 weeks of age, MIP-βIRKO ND mice maintained glucose tolerance, insulin release, and unchanged beta cell mass when compared to control ND mice. In contrast, 24-week-old MIP-βIRKO mice demonstrated significant glucose intolerance and lower insulin release after 18 weeks of HFD feeding. A reduction in beta cell soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE) protein expression, phosphorylated AktS473 and P70S6K1T389, and glucose transporter 2 (GLUT2) expression were also identified in MIP-βIRKO HFD islets. Overall, the postnatal kno...
Source: Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research