Metformin prevents endothelial oxidative stress and microvascular insulin resistance during obesity development in male rats.
Metformin prevents endothelial oxidative stress and microvascular insulin resistance during obesity development in male rats.
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二甲双胍可预防雄性大鼠肥胖发展过程中的内皮氧化应激和微血管胰岛素抵抗。
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10.1152/ajpendo.00240.2021
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2022
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Liu,Zhenqi
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Liu,Jia;Aylor,KevinW;Chai,Weidong;Barrett,EugeneJ;Liu,Zhenqi
Insulin increases muscle microvascular perfusion, which contributes to its metabolic action in muscle, but this action is impaired in obesity. Metformin improves endothelial function beyond its glucose lowering effects. We aim to examine whether metformin could prevent microvascular insulin resistance and endothelial dysfunction during the development of obesity. Adult male rats were fed a high-fat diet (HFD) with or without simultaneous metformin administration for either 2 or 4 wk. Insulin’s metabolic and microvascular actions were determined using a combined euglycemic-hyperinsulinemic clamp and contrast-enhanced ultrasound approach. Compared with chow-fed controls, HFD feeding increased body adiposity without excess body weight gain, and this was associated with a marked decrease in insulin-mediated whole body glucose disposal and abolishment of insulin-induced muscle microvascular recruitment. Simultaneous administration of metformin fully rescued insulin-induced muscle microvascular recruitment as early as 2 wk and normalized insulin-mediated whole body glucose disposal atweek 4. The divergent responses between insulin’s microvascular and metabolic actions seen atweek 2were accompanied with reduced endothelial oxidative stress and vascular inflammation, and improved endothelial function and vascular insulin signaling in metformin-treated rats. In conclusions, metformin could prevent the development of microvascular insulin resistance and endothelial dysfunction by alleviating endothelial oxidative stress and vascular inflammation during obesity development.NEW & NOTEWORTHYMuscle microvascular insulin action contributes to insulin-mediated glucose use. Microvascular insulin resistance is an early event in diet-induced obesity and is associated with vascular inflammation. Metformin effectively reduces endothelial oxidative stress, improves endothelial function, and prevents microvascular insulin resistance during obesity development. These may contribute to metformin’s salutary diabetes prevention and cardiovascular protective actions.