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Enhanced β-adrenergic signalling underlies an age-dependent beneficial metabolic effect of PI3K p110α inactivation in adipose tissue

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  • Caroline Araiz

    (University College London)

  • Anqi Yan

    (University College London)

  • Lucia Bettedi

    (University College London
    National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD))

  • Isabella Samuelson

    (University College London
    University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, Wellcome Trust-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrooke’s Hospital)

  • Sam Virtue

    (University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, Wellcome Trust-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrooke’s Hospital)

  • Anne K. McGavigan

    (University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, Wellcome Trust-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrooke’s Hospital)

  • Christian Dani

    (Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Inserm, iBV, Faculté de Médecine)

  • Antonio Vidal-Puig

    (University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, Wellcome Trust-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrooke’s Hospital
    Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute)

  • Lazaros C. Foukas

    (University College London)

Abstract

The insulin/IGF-1 signalling pathway is a key regulator of metabolism and the rate of ageing. We previously documented that systemic inactivation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) p110α, the principal PI3K isoform that positively regulates insulin signalling, results in a beneficial metabolic effect in aged mice. Here we demonstrate that deletion of p110α specifically in the adipose tissue leads to less fat accumulation over a significant part of adult life and allows the maintenance of normal glucose tolerance despite insulin resistance. This effect of p110α inactivation is due to a potentiating effect on β-adrenergic signalling, which leads to increased catecholamine-induced energy expenditure in the adipose tissue. Our findings provide a paradigm of how partial inactivation of an essential component of the insulin signalling pathway can have an overall beneficial metabolic effect and suggest that PI3K inhibition could potentiate the effect of β-adrenergic agonists in the treatment of obesity and its associated comorbidities.

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  • Caroline Araiz & Anqi Yan & Lucia Bettedi & Isabella Samuelson & Sam Virtue & Anne K. McGavigan & Christian Dani & Antonio Vidal-Puig & Lazaros C. Foukas, 2019. "Enhanced β-adrenergic signalling underlies an age-dependent beneficial metabolic effect of PI3K p110α inactivation in adipose tissue," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-14, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:10:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-019-09514-1
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09514-1
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