Deficiency of Cbl-b gene enhances infiltration and activation of macrophages in adipose tissue and causes peripheral insulin resistance in mice
Deficiency of Cbl-b gene enhances infiltration and activation of macrophages in adipose tissue and causes peripheral insulin resistance in mice
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DOI:
10.2337/db06-1768
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发表时间:
2007-10-01
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影响因子:
7.7
通讯作者:
Nikawa, Takeshi
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作者:
Hirasaka, Katsuya;Kohno, Shohei;Nikawa, Takeshi
OBJECTIVE-c-Cbl plays an important role in whole-body fuel homeostasis by regulating insulin action. In the present study, we examined the role of Cbl-b, another member of the Cbl family, in insulin action.RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS-C57BU6 (Cbl-b(+/+)) or Cbl-b-deficient (Cbl-b(-/-)) mice were subjected to insulin and glucose tolerance tests and a hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp test. Infiltration of macrophages into white adipose tissue (WAT) was assessed by inummohistochemistry and flow cytometry. We examined macrophage activation using co-cultures of 3T3-L1 adipocytes and peritoneal macrophages.RESULTS-Elderly Cbl-b(-/-) mice developed glucose intolerance and peripheral insulin resistance; serum insulin concentrations after a glucose challenge were always higher in elderly Cbl-b(-/-) mice than age-matched Cbl-b+/+ mice. Deficiency of the Cbl-b gene significantly decreased the uptake of 2-deoxyglucose into WAT and glucose infusion rate, whereas fatty liver was apparent in elderly Cbl-b(-/-) mice. Cbl-b deficiency was associated with infiltration of macrophages into the WAT and expression of cytokines, such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-6, and monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1. Co-culture of Cbl-b-/- macrophages with 3T3-L1 adipocytes induced leptin expression and dephosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate 1, leading to impaired glucose uptake in adipocytes. Furthermore, Vav1, a key factor in macrophage activation, was highly phosphorylated in peritoneal Cbl-b-/- macrophages compared with Cbl-b(+/+) macrophages. Treatment with a neutralizing antiMCP-1 antibody improved peripheral insulin resistance and macrophage infiltration into WAT in elderly Cbl-b(-/-) mice.CONCLUSIONS- Cbl-b is a negative regulator of macrophage infiltration and activation, and macrophage activation by Cbl-b deficiency contributes to the peripheral insulin resistance and glucose intolerance via cytokines secreted from macrophages.