LXRbeta deficient mice have reduced hepatic insulin clearance during hyperinsulinemic euglucemic clamp

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2010 Feb 12;392(3):436-41. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.01.042. Epub 2010 Jan 15.

Abstract

The present study addresses the insulin sensitivity in mice deficient in LXRbeta (LXRbeta(-/-)) as well as in wild type (wt) mice assessed by hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp. Wt and LXRbeta(-/-) mice were fed either a normal chow diet or a high fat and high cholesterol diet (HFCD), and insulin sensitivity was assessed by hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamps. We show that LXRbeta(-/-) mice have reduced insulin clearance during hyperinsulinemic clamps upon feeding both HFCD and a regular chow diet. Moreover we also observed reduced hepatic inflammation in LXRbeta(-/-) mice compared to wt mice upon feeding an HFCD, despite equal levels of hepatic steatosis. In summary, our results indicate that LXRbeta(-/-) mice have reduced insulin clearance during hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamps and also reduced hepatic inflammation upon feeding an HFCD for 26weeks.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cholesterol, Dietary / administration & dosage
  • Cholesterol, Dietary / adverse effects
  • Diet / adverse effects
  • Dietary Fats / administration & dosage
  • Dietary Fats / adverse effects
  • Fatty Liver / genetics
  • Glucose Clamp Technique
  • Hepatitis / genetics*
  • Insulin / metabolism*
  • Insulin / pharmacology
  • Insulin Resistance / genetics*
  • Liver / metabolism*
  • Liver / pathology
  • Liver X Receptors
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Orphan Nuclear Receptors / genetics
  • Orphan Nuclear Receptors / physiology*
  • Triglycerides / metabolism

Substances

  • Cholesterol, Dietary
  • Dietary Fats
  • Insulin
  • Liver X Receptors
  • Orphan Nuclear Receptors
  • Triglycerides