Abstract
ELOVL family member 6, elongation of very long-chain fatty acids (Elovl6) is a microsomal enzyme that regulates the elongation of C12-16 saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids and is related to the development of obesity-induced insulin resistance via the modification of the fatty acid composition. In this study, we investigated the role of systemic Elovl6 in the pancreatic islet and β-cell function. Elovl6 is expressed in both islets and β-cell lines. In mice fed with chow, islets of the Elovl6-/- mice displayed normal architecture and β-cell mass compared with those of the wild-type mice. However, when fed a high-fat, high-sucrose (HFHS) diet, the islet hypertrophy in response to insulin resistance observed in normal mice was attenuated and glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) increased in the islets of Elovl6-/- mice compared with those of the wild-type mice. Enhanced GSIS in the HFHS Elovl6-/- islets was associated with an increased ATP/ADP ratio and the suppression of ATF-3 expression. Our findings suggest that Elovl6 could be involved in insulin secretory capacity per β-cell and diabetes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 318-323 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
Volume | 450 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2014/07/18 |
Keywords
- Fatty acid
- Insulin
- Islet
- Obesity
- Type 2 diabetes
- β-cell
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology