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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 277, Issue 50, Pages 48501-48507Publisher
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M206655200
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- FIC NIH HHS [R03 TW01236] Funding Source: Medline
- NHLBI NIH HHS [R01 HL56028, R01 HL63709, P01 HL35018] Funding Source: Medline
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Pioglitazone, like other thiazolidinediones, is an insulin-sensitizing agent that activates the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma and influences the expression of multiple genes involved in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. However, it is unknown which of these many target genes play primary roles in determining the antidiabetic and hypolipidemic effects of thiazolidinediones. To specifically investigate the role of the Cd36 fatty acid transporter gene in the insulin-sensitizing actions of thiazolidinediones, we studied the metabolic effects of pioglitazone in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) that harbor a deletion mutation in Cd36 in comparison to congenic and transgenic strains of SHR that express wild-type Cd36. In congenic and transgenic SHR with wild-type Cd36, administration of pioglitazone was associated with significantly lower circulating levels of fatty acids, triglycerides, and insulin as well as lower hepatic triglyceride levels and epididymal fat pad weights than in SHR harboring mutant Cd36. Additionally, insulin-stimulated glucose oxidation in isolated soleus muscle was significantly augmented in pioglitazone-fed rats with wild-type Cd36 versus those with mutant Cd36. The Cd36 genotype had no effect on pioglitazone-induced changes in blood pressure. These findings provide direct pharmacogenetic evidence that in the SHR model, Cd36 is a key determinant of the insulin-sensitizing actions of a thiazolidinedione ligand of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma.
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