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      Sphingosine kinase 1 regulates adipose proinflammatory responses and insulin resistance.

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          Adipose dysfunction resulting from chronic inflammation and impaired adipogenesis has increasingly been recognized as a major contributor to obesity-mediated insulin resistance, but the molecular mechanisms that maintain healthy adipocytes and limit adipose inflammation remain unclear. Here, we used genetic and pharmacological approaches to delineate a novel role for sphingosine kinase 1 (SK1) in metabolic disorders associated with obesity. SK1 phosphorylates sphingosine to form sphingosine 1 phosphate (S1P), a bioactive sphingolipid with numerous roles in inflammation. SK1 mRNA expression was increased in adipose tissue of diet-induced obese (DIO) mice and obese type 2 diabetic humans. In DIO mice, SK1 deficiency increased markers of adipogenesis and adipose gene expression of the anti-inflammatory molecules IL-10 and adiponectin and reduced adipose tissue macrophage (ATM) recruitment and proinflammatory molecules TNFα and IL-6. These changes were associated with enhanced insulin signaling in adipose and muscle and improved systemic insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance in SK1(-/-) mice. Specific pharmacological inhibition of SK1 in WT DIO mice also reduced adipocyte and ATM inflammation and improved overall glucose homeostasis. These data suggest that the SK1-S1P axis could be an attractive target for the development of treatments to ameliorate adipose inflammation and insulin resistance associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes.

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          Journal
          Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.
          American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism
          American Physiological Society
          1522-1555
          0193-1849
          Apr 01 2014
          : 306
          : 7
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Cell Biology, Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies, San Diego, California;
          Article
          ajpendo.00549.2013
          10.1152/ajpendo.00549.2013
          3962613
          24473437
          033dfb97-f1de-4fc0-a4e1-100bb8a50a37
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          adipogenesis,adipose inflammation,insulin resistance,sphingosine 1 phosphate,sphingosine kinase 1

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