Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29760049›Full record

ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2018

Insulin suppresses the production of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23).

Ludmilla Bär, Martina Feger, Abul Fajol, Lars-Oliver Klotz, Shufei Zeng, Florian Lang, Berthold Hocher, Michael Föller

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 67 papers.

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67citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

67 citing papers in PubMed, 122 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Ludmilla BärInstitute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
Martina FegerInstitute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
Abul FajolDepartment of Physiology and Molecular Biology, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh.
Lars-Oliver KlotzInstitute of Nutritional Sciences, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany.
Shufei ZengInstitute of Nutritional Sciences, University of Potsdam, 14558 Potsdam, Germany.
Florian LangInstitute of Physiology, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2962-1540
Berthold HocherInstitute of Nutritional Sciences, University of Potsdam, 14558 Potsdam, Germany.
Michael FöllerInstitute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany; michael.foeller@landw.uni-halle.de.
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg · DEUniversity of Potsdam · DEBangladesh University of Health Sciences · BDFriedrich Schiller University Jena · DEUniversity of Tübingen · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) is produced by bone cells and regulates renal phosphate and vitamin D metabolism, as well as causing left ventricular hypertrophy. FGF23 deficiency results in rapid aging, whereas high plasma FGF23 levels are found in several disorders, including kidney or cardiovascular diseases. Regulators of FGF23 production include parathyroid hormone (PTH), calcitriol, dietary phosphate, and inflammation. We report that insulin and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) are negative regulators of FGF23 production. In UMR106 osteoblast-like cells, insulin and IGF1 down-regulated FGF23 production by inhibiting the transcription factor forkhead box protein O1 (FOXO1) through phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (PKB)/Akt signaling. Insulin deficiency caused a surge in the serum FGF23 concentration in mice, which was reversed by administration of insulin. In women, a highly significant negative correlation between FGF23 plasma concentration and increase in plasma insulin level following an oral glucose load was found. Our results provide strong evidence that insulin/IGF1-dependent PI3K/PKB/Akt/FOXO1 signaling is a powerful suppressor of FGF23 production in vitro as well as in mice and in humans.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell Line, TumorDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalFemaleFibroblast Growth Factor-23Fibroblast Growth FactorsGene Expression RegulationGlucoseGlucuronidaseHumansInsulinKlotho ProteinsMaleMicePhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPregnancyFGF23 protein, humanFgf23 protein, mouseFibroblast Growth Factor-23Fibroblast Growth FactorsGlucoseGlucuronidaseInsulinKlotho ProteinsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktKlothophosphatePI3KPKB/Akt

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PMID29760049
PMCPMC5984514
OpenAlexW2802871943

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