Leptin regulates glucose homeostasis via the canonical Wnt pathway in the zebrafish

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Leptin is best known for its role in adipostasis, but it also regulates blood glucose levels. The molecular mechanism by which leptin controls glucose homeostasis remains largely unknown. Here, we use a zebrafish model to show that Wnt signaling mediates the glucoregulatory effects of leptin. Under normal feeding conditions, leptin regulates glucose homeostasis but not adipostasis in zebrafish. In times of nutrient excess, however, we found that leptin also regulates body weight and size. Using a Wnt signaling reporter fish, we show that leptin activates the canonical Wnt pathway in vivo. Utilizing two paradigms for hyperglycemia, it is revealed that leptin regulates glucose homeostasis via the Wnt pathway, as pharmacological inhibition of this pathway impairs the glucoregulatory actions of leptin. Our results may shed new light on the evolution of the physiological function of leptin.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:36

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FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 36(2022), 3 vom: 01. März, Seite e22207

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kamstra, Kaj [VerfasserIn]
Rizwan, Mohammed Z [VerfasserIn]
Grattan, David R [VerfasserIn]
Horsfield, Julia A [VerfasserIn]
Tups, Alexander [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CRISPR Cas9
Glucose
Glucose tolerance test
IY9XDZ35W2
Journal Article
Leptin
Leptin receptor
Leptin-a
Leptin-b
Lithium chloride
Receptors, Leptin
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Zebrafish Proteins

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Date Completed 04.03.2022

Date Revised 04.03.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1096/fj.202101764R

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM337200866