Two polymorphisms (Lys109Arg, Gln223Arg) in the extracellular domain of the leptin receptor predicted the conversion to type 2 diabetes in high-risk individuals with IGT.
In animal models for type 2 diabetes the contents of preproinsulin mRNA are lowered, which might suggest that an impaired metabolism of preproinsulin mRNA contributes to the development of glucose intolerance and diabetes.
Rodents with tissue-specific knockout of the insulin receptor in the β-cell (βIRKO) show reduced first-phase glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) and with aging develop glucose intolerance and diabetes, phenotypically similar to the process seen in human T2D.
Nes<sup>Cre</sup>/PPARγ-P467L mice fed either control diet or high-fat diet displayed impaired glucose tolerance yet exhibited increased sensitivity to exogenous insulin and increased insulin receptor signaling in white adipose tissue, liver, and skeletal muscle.
In contrast to common situation for this genetic disorder, the sisters harbored compound heterozygous mutations in the insulin receptor gene associated with mild glucose intolerance.
Total IR mRNA expression, but not intrafollicular insulin levels, was elevated in PCOS patients, whereas intrafollicular insulin levels were increased in women with impaired glucose tolerance.
Activation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and insulin receptor were not significantly altered suggesting that the improvements in glucose intolerance and IR were independent of enhanced insulin-mediated signaling.
To determine whether placental IGF1R, IGFBP3, INSR and IGF1 DNA methylation and mRNA levels were dysregulated when exposed to maternal impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and investigate whether the epigenetic profile is associated with feto-placental developmental markers.
In adults with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and obesity (OB), an elevated proinsulin (PI) is predictive of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and precedes the diagnosis by 5-20 yr.
We determined GAD and islet cell (ICA512) autoantibodies from 215 NIDDM individuals and from 14 individuals with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) of 68 families, including 1 family with maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) and 3 families ascertained specifically for a mixture of NIDDM and IDDM.
In Type 2 diabetes the regularity of the oscillations disappears, which may lead to insulin receptor down-regulation and glucose intolerance and explain why pulsatile delivery of the hormone has a greater hypoglycemic effect than continuous delivery.The rhythm is intrinsic to the islet.
Before treatment, the fasting and postprandial levels of the insulin receptor were significantly lower in patients with impaired glucose tolerance compared with those in patients with normal glucose tolerance and healthy children.
The major objective of the current work was to reveal the molecular mechanism by which NEU1 desialylation activates the IR and to test if increase of NEU1 activity in insulin target tissues reverses insulin resistance and glucose intolerance.
Furthermore, 6-month-old IR-IRS1dh mice demonstrated enhanced mitochondrial respiration in skeletal muscle, but a tendency of impaired glucose tolerance.
In 52 obese children selected for elevated proinsulin levels and/or impaired glucose tolerance, we found eight known variants and two novel heterozygous variants (c.1095 + 1G > A and p.S24C) by sequencing the <i>PCSK1</i> gene.
Based on the recent demonstration of elevated serum proinsulin levels in cystic fibrosis patients with impaired glucose tolerance, it was hypothesized that proinsulin could be an indicator of altered beta-cell function.