METABOLIC AND GENETIC DETERMINANTS OF INSULIN RESISTANCE

胰岛素抵抗的代谢和遗传决定因素

• 批准号: 7606311
• 负责人: Nicola Abate
• 金额: $ 0.52万
• 依托单位: UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-04-01 至 2007-09-16
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7606311
• 关键词: Age; Asian Indian; Biochemical; Biological; Body fat; Cardiovascular Diseases; Caucasians; Caucasoid Race; Coagulation Process; Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects Database; Condition; Defect; Development; Diabetes Mellitus; Dyslipidemias; Esterified Fatty Acids; Ethnic group; Evaluation; Funding; Genes; Genetic; Genetic Determinism; Genetic Polymorphism; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Glucose Intolerance; Grant; Hypertension; Incidence; Individual; Institution; Insulin; Insulin Resistance; Insulin Signaling Pathway; Location; Metabolic; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity; Pathogenesis; Plasma; Research; Research Personnel; Resources; Role; Secondary to; Source; United States National Institutes of Health; gene interaction; insulin sensitivity; response

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. Insulin resistance, a condition characterized by impaired biological response to either exogenous or endogenous insulin, has been implicated as a major factor in the development of the metabolic syndrome (atherogenic dyslipidemia, hypertension, glucose intolerance, coagulation defects) and cardiovascular disease. The mechanisms involved in the development of insulin resistance are not entirely understood. Our previous studies have been directed towards defining the relations among obesity, body fat distribution and insulin resistance. Our studies revealed that for any given degree or location of obesity, there is considerable variability in insulin sensitivity, suggesting that endogenous (genetic) factors also contribute importantly to insulin resistance. To better evaluate the role of genetic predisposition on the variability of obesity-related insulin resistance, we now propose to study individuals from the Indian Subcontinent (Asian Indians). This ethnic group has a fourfold higher incidence of cardiovascular disease and diabetes than Caucasians, seemingly closely associated with excessive insulin resistance. Several studies have indicated that Asian Indians are excessively insulin resistant even in the absence of obesity, and this is probably secondary to "genetic predisposition". Therefore, the evaluation of body fat-gene interaction in Asian Indians seems to be an ideal approach to single out the role of genes in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance, independently of known confounding factors, such as obesity, age or physical inactivity. The present study focuses on the interaction between metabolic/biochemical determinants [body fat content and plasma levels of non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) and genetic predisposition (polymorphism of genes regulating the proximal segment of the insulin-signaling pathway) as a mechanism for the development of insulin resistance.

该子项目是利用该技术的众多研究子项目之一 资源由 NIH/NCRR 资助的中心拨款提供。子项目及 研究者 (PI) 可能已从 NIH 的另一个来源获得主要资金， 因此可以在其他 CRISP 条目中表示。列出的机构是 对于中心来说，它不一定是研究者的机构。 胰岛素抵抗是一种以对外源性或内源性胰岛素的生物反应受损为特征的病症，被认为是代谢综合征（致动脉粥样硬化血脂异常、高血压、葡萄糖耐受不良、凝血缺陷）和心血管疾病发展的主要因素。 胰岛素抵抗的发展机制尚不完全清楚。 我们之前的研究旨在明确肥胖、体脂肪分布和胰岛素抵抗之间的关系。 我们的研究表明，对于任何给定的肥胖程度或部位，胰岛素敏感性存在相当大的变异性，这表明内源性（遗传）因素对胰岛素抵抗也有重要影响。 为了更好地评估遗传易感性对肥胖相关胰岛素抵抗变异性的作用，我们现在建议对来自印度次大陆（亚洲印第安人）的个体进行研究。 这个种族的心血管疾病和糖尿病发病率是白种人的四倍，似乎与过度的胰岛素抵抗密切相关。 多项研究表明，亚裔印度人即使在没有肥胖的情况下也存在过度的胰岛素抵抗，这可能是继发于“遗传倾向”的。 因此，评估亚洲印度人的身体脂肪与基因的相互作用似乎是一种理想的方法，可以找出基因在胰岛素抵抗发病机制中的作用，独立于已知的混杂因素，如肥胖、年龄或缺乏身体活动。 本研究重点关注代谢/生化决定因素[身体脂肪含量和血浆非酯化脂肪酸（NEFA）水平与遗传易感性（调节胰岛素信号通路近段的基因多态性）之间的相互作用，作为一种机制胰岛素抵抗的发展。