Uncoupling protein-2 negatively regulates insulin ...
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| Title | Uncoupling protein-2 negatively regulates insulin secretion and is a major link between obesity, beta cell dysfunction, and type 2 diabetes |
| Author(s) | C. Zhang, G. Baffy, P. Perret, S. Krauss, O. Peroni, D. Grujic, T. Hagen, A. Vidal-Puig, O. Boss, Y. Kim, X. Zheng, M. Wheeler, G. Shulman, C. Chan, B. Lowell |
| Journal | Cell |
| Date | 2001 |
| Volume | 105 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Start page | 745 |
| End page | 755 |
| Abstract | beta cells sense glucose through its metabolism and the resulting increase in ATP, which subsequently stimulates insulin secretion. Uncoupling protein-2 (UCP2) mediates mitochondrial proton leak, decreasing ATP production. In the present study, we assessed UCP2's role in regulating insulin secretion. UCP2-deficient mice had higher islet ATP levels and increased glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, establishing that UCP2 negatively regulates insulin secretion. Of pathophysiologic significance, UCP2 was markedly upregulated in islets of ob/ob mice, a model of obesity-induced diabetes. Importantly, ob/ob mice lacking UCP2 had restored first-phase insulin secretion, increased serum insulin levels, and greatly decreased levels of glycemia. These results establish UCP2 as a key component of beta cell glucose sensing, and as a critical link between obesity, beta cell dysfunction, and type 2 diabetes. |
| ISSN | 0092-8674 |
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