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ArticlePloS one2024

shRNA-mediated down-regulation of Acsl1 reverses skeletal muscle insulin resistance in obese C57BL6/J mice.

Kamila Roszczyc-Owsiejczuk, Monika Imierska, Emilia Sokołowska, Mariusz Kuźmicki, Karolina Pogodzińska, Agnieszka Błachnio-Zabielska, Piotr Zabielski

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Article in PloS one, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Kamila Roszczyc-OwsiejczukDepartment of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Metabolic Disorders, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-5296-5582
Monika ImierskaDepartment of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Metabolic Disorders, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
Emilia SokołowskaDepartment of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Metabolic Disorders, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
Mariusz KuźmickiDepartment of Gynecology and Gynecological Oncology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
Karolina PogodzińskaDepartment of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Metabolic Disorders, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
Agnieszka Błachnio-ZabielskaDepartment of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Metabolic Disorders, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-8055-0576
Piotr ZabielskiDepartment of Medical Biology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-4901-5217

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prolonged consumption of diet rich in fats is regarded as the major factor leading to the insulin resistance (IR) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Emerging evidence link excessive accumulation of bioactive lipids such as diacylglycerol (DAG) and ceramide (Cer), with impairment of insulin signaling in skeletal muscle. Until recently, little has been known about the involvement of long-chain acyl-CoAs synthetases in the above mechanism. To examine possible role of long-chain acyl-coenzyme A synthetase 1 (Acsl1) (a major muscular ACSL isoform) in mediating HFD-induced IR we locally silenced Acsl1 in gastrocnemius of high-fat diet (HFD)-fed C57BL/6J mice through electroporation-delivered shRNA and compared it to non-silenced tissue within the same animal. Acsl1 down-regulation decreased the content of muscular long-chain acyl-CoA (LCACoA) and both the Cer (C18:1-Cer and C24:1-Cer) and DAG (C16:0/18:0-DAG, C16:0/18:2-DAG, C18:0/18:0-DAG) and simultaneously improved insulin sensitivity and glucose uptake as compared with non-silenced tissue. Acsl1 down-regulation decreased expression of mitochondrial β-oxidation enzymes, and the content of both the short-chain acylcarnitine (SCA-Car) and short-chain acyl-CoA (SCACoA) in muscle, pointing towards reduction of mitochondrial FA oxidation. The results indicate, that beneficial effects of Acsl1 partial ablation on muscular insulin sensitivity are connected with inhibition of Cer and DAG accumulation, and outweigh detrimental impact of decreased mitochondrial fatty acids metabolism in skeletal muscle of obese HFD-fed mice.

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Coenzyme A LigasesDiet, High-FatDiglyceridesDown-RegulationInsulin ResistanceMice, Inbred C57BLMuscle, SkeletalObesityRNA, Small InterferingAnimalsCarnitineCeramidesInsulinMaleMiceMice, ObeseACSL1 protein, mouseCarnitineCeramidesCoenzyme A LigasesDiglyceridesInsulinRNA, Small Interfering

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PMID39178212
PMCPMC11343424

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