Abstract
The farnesoid X receptor (FXR) has been suggested to play a role in gluconeogenesis. To determine whether FXR modulates the response to fasting in vivo, FXR-deficient (FXR-/-) and wild-type mice were submitted to fasting for 48 h. Our results demonstrate that FXR modulates the kinetics of alterations of glucose homeostasis during fasting, with FXR-/- mice displaying an early, accelerated hypoglycaemia response. Basal hepatic glucose production rate was lower in FXR-/- mice, together with a decrease in hepatic glycogen content. Moreover, hepatic PEPCK gene expression was transiently lower in FXR-/-mice after 6 h of fasting and was decreased in FXR-/-hepatocytes. FXR therefore plays an unexpected role in the control of fuel availability upon fasting.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4076-4080 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | FEBS letters |
| Volume | 579 |
| Issue number | 19 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2005 |
Keywords
- Farnesoid X receptor
- Fasting
- Gluconeogenesis
- PEPCK
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