Gene expression in skeletal muscle biopsies from people with type 2 diabetes and relatives: differential regulation of insulin signaling pathways

Jane Palsgaard; Charlotte Brøns; Martin Friedrichsen; Helena Dominguez; Maja Jensen; Heidi Storgaard; Camilla Spohr; Christian Torp-Pedersen; Rehannah Borup; Pierre De Meyts; Allan Vaag

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0006575

Gene expression in skeletal muscle biopsies from people with type 2 diabetes and relatives: differential regulation of insulin signaling pathways

Jane Palsgaard, Charlotte Brøns, Martin Friedrichsen, Helena Dominguez, Maja Jensen, Heidi Storgaard, Camilla Spohr, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Rehannah Borup, Pierre De Meyts, Allan Vaag

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Gene expression alterations have previously been associated with type 2 diabetes, however whether these changes are primary causes or secondary effects of type 2 diabetes is not known. As healthy first degree relatives of people with type 2 diabetes have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, they provide a good model in the search for primary causes of the disease.

METHODS/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We determined gene expression profiles in skeletal muscle biopsies from Caucasian males with type 2 diabetes, healthy first degree relatives, and healthy controls. Gene expression was measured using Affymetrix Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Arrays covering the entire human genome. These arrays have not previously been used for this type of study. We show for the first time that genes involved in insulin signaling are significantly upregulated in first degree relatives and significantly downregulated in people with type 2 diabetes. On the individual gene level, 11 genes showed altered expression levels in first degree relatives compared to controls, among others KIF1B and GDF8 (myostatin). LDHB was found to have a decreased expression in both groups compared to controls.

CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: We hypothesize that increased expression of insulin signaling molecules in first degree relatives of people with type 2 diabetes, work in concert with increased levels of insulin as a compensatory mechanism, counter-acting otherwise reduced insulin signaling activity, protecting these individuals from severe insulin resistance. This compensation is lost in people with type 2 diabetes where expression of insulin signaling molecules is reduced.

Original language	English
Journal	PLOS ONE
Volume	4
Issue number	8
Pages (from-to)	e6575
ISSN	1932-6203
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0006575
Publication status	Published - 2009

Keywords

Adult
Biopsy
Blotting, Western
Case-Control Studies
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Gene Expression Profiling
Humans
Insulin
Male
Muscle, Skeletal
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Signal Transduction

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Palsgaard, J., Brøns, C., Friedrichsen, M., Dominguez, H., Jensen, M., Storgaard, H., Spohr, C., Torp-Pedersen, C., Borup, R., De Meyts, P., & Vaag, A. (2009). Gene expression in skeletal muscle biopsies from people with type 2 diabetes and relatives: differential regulation of insulin signaling pathways. PLOS ONE, 4(8), e6575. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0006575

Palsgaard, J, Brøns, C, Friedrichsen, M, Dominguez, H, Jensen, M, Storgaard, H, Spohr, C, Torp-Pedersen, C, Borup, R, De Meyts, P & Vaag, A 2009, 'Gene expression in skeletal muscle biopsies from people with type 2 diabetes and relatives: differential regulation of insulin signaling pathways', PLOS ONE, vol. 4, no. 8, pp. e6575. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0006575

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