title: Molecular mechanisms underlying fasting modulated liver insulin sensitivity and metabolism in male lipodystrophic Bscl2/Seipin-deficient mice.
abstract: Bscl2(-/-) mice recapitulate many of the major metabolic manifestations in Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy type 2 (BSCL2) individuals, including lipodystrophy, hepatomegly, hepatic steatosis, and insulin resistance. The mechanisms that underlie hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance in Bscl2(-/-) mice are poorly understood. To address this issue, we performed hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp on Bscl2(-/-) and wild-type mice after an overnight (16-h) fast, and found that Bscl2(-/-) actually displayed increased hepatic insulin sensitivity. Interestingly, liver in Bscl2(-/-) mice after a short term (4-h) fast had impaired acute insulin signaling, a defect that disappeared after a 16-hour fast. Notably, fasting-dependent hepatic insulin signaling in Bscl2(-/-) mice was not associated with liver diacylglyceride and ceramide contents, but could be attributable in part to the expression of hepatic insulin signaling receptor and substrates. Meanwhile, increased de novo lipogenesis and decreased β-oxidation led to severe hepatic steatosis in fed or short-fasted Bscl2(-/-) mice whereas liver lipid accumulation and metabolism in Bscl2(-/-) mice was markedly affected by prolonged fasting. Furthermore, mice with liver-specific inactivation of Bscl2 manifested no hepatic steatosis even under high-fat diet, suggesting Bscl2 does not play a cell autonomous role in regulating liver lipid homeostasis. Overall, our results offered new insights into the metabolic adaptations of liver in response to fasting and uncovered a novel fasting-dependent regulation of hepatic insulin signaling in a mouse model of human BSCL2.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology (W.C., H.Z.), Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia 30912; and Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Center, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Departments of Medicine (P.S., L.L., L.C.), Molecular and Cellular Biology (L.C.), and Biochemistry, Baylor College of Medicine (L.C.), and St. Luke's Medical Center (L.C.), Houston, Texas 77030.
authors.forename: Weiqin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hongyi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Pradip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.forename: Luge
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Lawrence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005215:Fasting / Q000378:metabolism*; D044388:GTP-Binding Protein gamma Subunits; D020962:Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007333:Insulin Resistance / Q000235:genetics*; D052497:Lipodystrophy, Congenital Generalized / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: C115783:Bscl2 protein, mouse; D044388:GTP-Binding Protein gamma Subunits; D020962:Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins
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