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ENDOCRINOLOGY
Volume 152, Issue 7, Pages 2558-2567Publisher
ENDOCRINE SOC
DOI: 10.1210/en.2010-1407
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- New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
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Angiopoietin-like (Angptl) 2, a member of the Angptl protein family, is predominantly secreted from adipose tissue and the heart. Here, we demonstrate that the expression of Angptl2 in epididymal adipose tissue of C57BL/6J mice shows pulsatility and circadian rhythmicity and that the rhythmicity was disrupted in high-fat-fed and leptin receptor-deficient diabetic db/db mice with insulin resistance. To investigate whether the reduction in Angptl2 expression was related to the progression of diabetes, wetreated db/db mice with recombinant Angptl2 for 4wk during the peak period of Angptl2 expression in C57BL/6J mice. Angptl2-treated mice showed decreases in plasma glucose, insulin, triglyceride, and fatty acid levels and an increase in plasma adiponectin, a therapeutic regulator of insulin resistance, leading to improvements in glucose tolerance. In cultured adipocytes, recombinant Angptl2 increased adiponectin expression and stimulated insulin sensitivity partially by reducing the levels of tribbles homolog 3, a specific Akt kinase inhibitory protein. Conversely, Angptl2 small interfering RNA reduced adiponectin expression, resulting in insulin resistance. In preadipocytes, treatment with Angptl2 small interfering RNA inhibited differentiation to adipocytes and reduced adiponectin expression. Taken together, our results suggest that replenishment of Angptl2 stimulates insulin sensitivity and improves the type 2 diabetic state. (Endocrinology 152: 2558-2567, 2011)
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