2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Understanding of vagus nerve in hepatic glucose metabolism by a central insulin action
Project/Area Number |
26860693
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Metabolomics
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Research Institution | Kanazawa University |
Principal Investigator |
Kimura Kumi 金沢大学, 脳・肝インターフェースメディシン研究センター, 特任助教 (60409472)
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Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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Keywords | 肝糖代謝 / 中枢神経インスリン作用 / 迷走神経 / クッパー細胞 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Central insulin action suppresses the gene expression of hepatic gluconeogenic enzymes. The vagus nerve plays an important role in this centrally mediated hepatic response; however, the precise mechanism underlying this brain-liver interaction is unclear. Here, we present our findings that the vagus nerve suppresses hepatic gluconeogenesis via α7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (α7-nAchR) on Kupffer cells, and that central insulin action activates hepatic IL-6 release by suppressing vagal activity. In high-fat diet-induced obese and insulin-resistant mice, control of the vagus nerve by central insulin action was disturbed, inducing a persistent increase of inflammatory cytokines. These findings suggest that dysregulation of the α7-nAchR-mediated control of Kupffer cells by central insulin action may affect the pathogenesis of chronic hepatic inflammation in obesity.
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Free Research Field |
肝糖代謝制御
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