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Bile acid TUDCA improves insulin clearance by increasing the expression of insulin-degrading enzyme in the liver of obese mice

2017; Nature Portfolio; Volume: 7; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1038/s41598-017-13974-0

2045-2322

Jean Franciesco Vettorazzi, Mirian Ayumi Kurauti, Gabriela Moreira Soares, Patrícia Cristine Borck, Sandra Mara Ferreira, Renato Chaves Souto Branco, Luciana de Souza Lima Michelone, Antônio C. Boschero, José Maria Costa, Everardo M. Carneiro,

Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease

Disruption of insulin secretion and clearance both contribute to obesity-induced hyperinsulinemia, though reduced insulin clearance seems to be the main factor. The liver is the major site for insulin degradation, a process mainly coordinated by the insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE). The beneficial effects of taurine conjugated bile acid (TUDCA) on insulin secretion as well as insulin sensitivity have been recently described. However, the possible role of TUDCA in insulin clearance had not yet been explored. Here, we demonstrated that 15 days treatment with TUDCA reestablished plasma insulin to physiological concentrations in high fat diet (HFD) mice, a phenomenon associated with increased insulin clearance and liver IDE expression. TUDCA also increased IDE expression in human hepatic cell line HepG2. This effect was not observed in the presence of an inhibitor of the hepatic membrane bile acid receptor, S1PR2, nor when its downstream proteins were inhibited, including IR, PI3K and Akt. These results indicate that treatment with TUDCA may be helpful to counteract obesity-induced hyperinsulinemia through increasing insulin clearance, likely through enhanced liver IDE expression in a mechanism dependent on S1PR2-Insulin pathway activation.