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| Author(s): |
Daniella Esteves Duque Guimarães
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas (ICB/SDI) |
| Defense date: | 2012-03-23 |
| Examining board members: |
Ubiratan Fabres Machado;
Zuleica Bruno Fortes;
Joilson de Oliveira Martins;
Regina Celia Mello Santiago Moises;
Marilia Cerqueira Leite Seelaender
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| Advisor: | Ubiratan Fabres Machado |
| Abstract | |
Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a cytokine with a dual role in modulating insulin sensitivity. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of IL-6 exposure for 1 hour and 24 hours on metabolism of insulin-resistant skeletal muscle cells. In muscle cells from healthy subjects, 1 hour of exposure to IL-6 increased glycogen synthesis, glucose uptake, pJAK2 and pSTAT3, which were not observed in muscle cells of type 2 diabetic subjects. In contrast, IL-6 increased fatty acid oxidation in cells from both groups. On the other hand, in skeletal muscle cell line L6, IL-6 for 24 hours reduced glycogen synthesis and glucose uptake in normal conditions, which were not observed in insulin-resistant L6 cells. In addition, pJak2, pStat3 and pAkt were reduced in insulin-resistant cells. In contrast, IL-6 increased fatty acid oxidation and pACC in both groups. Therefore, insulin resistant skeletal muscle cells have an altered response to the effect of IL-6. On these cells, the effect of IL-6 is abolished on carbohydrate metabolism, while remaining effective on lipid metabolism. (AU) | |