Insulin-Independent Regulation of Type 1 Diabetes via Brown Adipocyte-Secreted Proteins and the Novel Glucagon Regulator Nidogen-2.
Jeongmin LeeAlessandro UstioneEmily M WilkersonRekha BalakrishnanDebbie C ThurmondDennis GoldfarbDavid W PistonPublished in: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology (2024)
The large molecular weight brown adipocyte-secreted protein fraction suppresses glucagon secretion and normalizes glycemia in mouse models of type 1 diabetes (T1D), independent of insulin, offering a novel therapeutic strategy for disease management.Nidogen-2, a critical component of this fraction, is identified as an inhibitor of glucagon secretion in pancreatic α-cells by regulating intracellular messenger activities.The large-secreted protein fraction prevents T1D-related whitening of brown adipose tissue, promotes adipocyte differentiation, and enhances browning of inguinal white adipose tissue.This fraction enhances glucose uptake in adipose tissue, skeletal muscle, and liver through an insulin receptor-dependent pathway.
Keyphrases
- adipose tissue
- type diabetes
- insulin resistance
- glycemic control
- skeletal muscle
- high fat diet
- mouse model
- high fat diet induced
- induced apoptosis
- blood glucose
- signaling pathway
- binding protein
- amino acid
- cardiovascular disease
- metabolic syndrome
- protein protein
- prostate cancer
- cell cycle arrest
- small molecule
- cell proliferation