title: Increased beta -oxidation but no insulin resistance or glucose intolerance in mice lacking adiponectin.
abstract: Previous reports showed that recombinant fragments of adiponectin (adipo) displayed pharmacological effects when injected into rodents, but the relevance of these observations to the physiological function of adipo is unclear. We generated Adipo(-/-) mice by gene targeting. Adipo(-/-) mice are fertile with normal body and fat pad weights. Plasma glucose and insulin levels of Adipo(-/-) and Adipo(+/+) mice are similar under fasting conditions and during an intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test (GTT). Insulin tolerance test (ITT) also produces similar plasma glucose and insulin levels in the two groups of mice. Hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp analysis showed that Adipo(-/-) and Adipo(+/+) mice have similar glucose infusion rates to maintain a similar serum glucose. High-fat diet feeding for 7 months led to similar weight gain and similar GTT and ITT responses. We next measured beta-oxidation and found it to be significantly increased in muscle and liver of Adipo(-/-) mice. In conclusion, our study indicates that absence of adipo causes increased beta-oxidation but does not cause glucose intolerance or insulin resistance in mice.
authors.affiliation: Section of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine and the St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Ke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Agatha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cabrero
authors.forename: Pradip K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.forename: Hideto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.forename: Lan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Benny Hung-Junn
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Antoni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: Lawrence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D052242:Adiponectin; D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D052242:Adiponectin; D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D011506:Proteins