Tissue-specific insulin resistance in mice with mutations in the insulin receptor, IRS-1, and IRS-2
Tissue-specific insulin resistance in mice with mutations in the insulin receptor, IRS-1, and IRS-2
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DOI:
10.1172/jci7917
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发表时间:
2000-01-01
影响因子:
15.9
通讯作者:
Accili, D
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作者:
Kido, Y;Burks, DJ;Accili, D
Type 2 diabetes is characterized by abnormalities of insulin action in muscle, adipose tissue, and Liver and by altered beta-cell function. To analyze the role of the insulin signaling pathway in these processes, we have generated mice with combined heterozygous null mutations in insulin receptor (ir), insulin receptor substrate (irs-1), and/or irs-2. Diabetes developed in 40% of ir/irs-1/irs-2(+/-), 20% of ir/irs-1(+/-), 17% of ir/irs-2(+/-), and 5% of ir(+/-) mice. Although combined heterozygosity for ir/irs-1(+/-) and ir/irs-2(+/-) results in a similar number of diabetic mice, there are significant differences in the underlying metabolic abnormalities. ir/irs-1(+/-) mice develop severe insulin resistance in skeletal muscle and liver, with compensatory beta-cell hyperplasia, In contrast, ir/irs-2(+/-) mice develop severe insulin resistance in liver, mild insulin resistance in skeletal muscle, and modest beta-cell hyperplasia. Triple heterozygotes develop severe insulin resistance in skeletal muscle and liver and marked beta-cell hyperplasia. These data indicate tissue-specific differences in the roles of IRSs to mediate insulin action, with irs-1 playing a prominent role in skeletal muscle and irs-2 in Liver. They also provide a practical demonstration of the polygenic and genetically heterogeneous interactions underlying the inheritance of type 2 diabetes.