A selective sphingomyelin synthase 2 inhibitor ameliorates diet induced insulin resistance via the IRS-1/Akt/GSK-3 beta signaling pathway

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第一作者： Huang, Yutong

作者： Huang, Yutong;Huang, Taoming;Zhen, Xiaonuo;Li, Yali;Mo, Mingguang;Ye, Deyong;Cheng, Nengneng;Huang, Taoming;Li, Yali

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期刊名称：PHARMAZIE （ 影响因子：1.267； 五年影响因子：1.441 ）

ISSN： 0031-7144

年卷期： 2019 年 74 卷 9 期

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摘要： Insulin resistance is a typical precursor and primary feature of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Sphingomyelin (SM) is a kind of sphingolipid located in animal brain, liver, kidney and muscle. Sphingomyelin synthase 2 (SMS2) is the key enzyme in the synthesis of sphingomyelin, inhibition of which shows protective effects on cardiovascular and glucose metabolism. We used Ly93, a selective sphingomyelin synthase 2 inhibitor, to investigate the effect of SMS2 inhibitor on insulin resistance in vitro and in vivo. Our previous studies have shown that Ly93 is able to dose-dependently inhibit the SMS activity and attenuate the atherosclerotic lesions in apoE knock out mice. In this present study, we found that high fat diet (HFD) induced insulin-resistant C57BU6 mice treated with Ly93 were more sensitive to insulin than untreated mice, and presented lower blood insulin levels and improved insulin tolerance. Furthermore, insulin signal pathway related protein levels were detected by western blot, which indicated that SMS2 inhibitor significantly upregulated the phosphorylation of IRS-1, Akt and GSK-3 beta thus enhanced the insulin signaling. In vitro, Ly93 enhanced the phosphorylation of Akt in HepG2 cells, which was reversed by exogenous sphingomyelin. These results suggest that SMS2 inhibitor could ameliorate insulin resistance via regulating the insulin signaling. Our findings support that SMS2 is a potential target for insulin resistance.

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