title: Inositol phosphoglycans and the regulation of the secretion of leptin: in vitro effects on leptin release from adipocytes and the relationship to obesity.
abstract: The ratio of two families of inositol phosphoglycans (IPG-A:IPG-P), insulin second messengers, is raised in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and obesity. It is shown here that IPG A type inhibits leptin release from adipocytes, contrasting with the action of insulin (stimulation) and IPG P type (no effect). The significance of inhibitory effects of IPG A type on leptin release is important in relation to obesity and NIDDM in view of the action of leptin in promoting Lep expression and fat oxidation in muscle, in addition to its effects on satiety. Energy conservation and oxidation via interorgan regulation by leptin could be compromised by a rise in the IPG-A:IPG-P ratio.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Pathology, University College London Medical School, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kunjara
authors.forename: D Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McLean
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Greenbaum
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Rademacher
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D007295:Inositol Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology; D020738:Leptin / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000378:metabolism; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D007295:Inositol Phosphates; D007328:Insulin; D020738:Leptin; D011134:Polysaccharides; C028039:inositol phosphate glycan