title: Ablation of ghrelin O-acyltransferase does not improve glucose intolerance or body adiposity in mice on a leptin-deficient ob/ob background.
abstract: Type 2 Diabetes is a global health burden and based on current estimates will become an even larger problem in the future. Developing new strategies to prevent and treat diabetes is a scientific challenge of high priority. The stomach hormone ghrelin has been associated with playing a role in the regulation of glucose homeostasis. However, its precise mechanism and impact on whole glucose metabolism remains to be elucidated. This study aims to clarify the role of the two ghrelin isoforms acyl- and desacyl ghrelin in regulating glucose homeostasis. Therefore ghrelin activating enzyme Ghrelin-O-acyltransferase (GOAT) was ablated in leptin-deficient ob/ob mice to study whether specific acyl ghrelin deficiency or desacyl ghrelin abundance modifies glucose tolerance on a massively obese background. As targeted deletion of acyl ghrelin does not improve glucose homeostasis in our GOAT-ob/ob mouse model we conclude that neither acyl ghrelin nor the increased ratio of desacyl/acyl ghrelin is crucial for controlling glucose homeostasis in the here presented model of massive obesity induced by leptin deficiency.
authors: Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors: Henriette
authors: H
authors: Kirchner
authors: Kristy M
authors: KM
authors: Heppner
authors: Jenna
authors: J
authors: Holland
authors: Dhiraj
authors: D
authors: Kabra
authors: Matthias H
authors: MH
authors: Tschöp
authors: Paul T
authors: PT
authors: Pfluger
mesh_terms: D000215:Acylation; D000217:Acyltransferases / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics*; D050154:Adiposity; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D055786:Gene Knockout Techniques; D054439:Ghrelin / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D018149:Glucose Intolerance / Q000097:blood / Q000201:enzymology*; D006706:Homeostasis; D020738:Leptin / Q000172:deficiency*; D008297:Male; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D008820:Mice, Obese; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood / Q000201:enzymology; D010641:Phenotype; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational
chemical_list: D054439:Ghrelin; D020738:Leptin; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D000217:Acyltransferases; C526983:Mboat4 protein, mouse; D005947:Glucose
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