title: Gene expression of adiponectin and adiponectin receptor 1 in type 2 diabetic rats and the relationship with the parameters of glucose and lipid metabolism.
abstract: In order to confirm whether the mRNA levels of adiponectin in adipose tissue and mRNA levels of AdipoR1 in the skeletal muscles were correlated with the serum parameters of glucose and lipid metabolism and to clarify the regulation of adiponectin receptor gene expression in diabetic states, serum adiponectin, mRNA levels of adiponectin in adipose tissue and mRNA levels of AdipoR1 in the skeletal muscles were examined in type 2 diabetic rats. The model of type 2 diabetes was prepared by feeding high fat diet and injecting low dosage of streptozotocin (STZ). The diabetic rats were screened out by oral glucose tolerance test. One group of type 2 diabetic rats received rosiglitazone. The serum adiponectin concentration was detected by using ELISA and mRNA levels were examined by RT-PCR. The serum adiponectin levels and mRNA levels of adiponectin in adipose tissue of type 2 diabetic rats were significantly decreased as compared with the normal control rats (P<0.05, P<0.01 respectively). No siglificant changes were observed in the expression of adiponectin receptor 1 in the skeletal muscle of type 2 diabetic rats. The mRNA levels of adiponectin in adipose tissue were reversely correlated with serum insulin (r=-0.66, P<0.05), triglyceride (r= -0.58, P<0.05), cholesterol (r=-0.49, P<0.05), interleukin-6 (r=-0.49, P<0. 05) and tumor necrosis factor (r= -0.43, P<0.05). The expression of adiponectin receptors was not altered in the skeletal muscle of Type 2 diabetic rats. The decreased serum adiponectin was caused by the decreased expression of adiponectin mRNA in adipose tissue rather than the adiponectin receptors in the skeletal muscle, which could be improved by rosiglitazone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Hanhua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.forename: Hongwei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Longjiang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiaoyan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Zhi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xia
mesh_terms: D052242:Adiponectin / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism*; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000378:metabolism; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D054419:Receptors, Adiponectin; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C475418:ADIPOR1 protein, human; D052242:Adiponectin; D001786:Blood Glucose; D054419:Receptors, Adiponectin; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol