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The combination of loss of glyoxalase1 and obesity results in hyperglycemia
Elisabeth Lodd, … , Peter P. Nawroth, Jens Kroll
Elisabeth Lodd, … , Peter P. Nawroth, Jens Kroll
Published June 20, 2019
Citation Information: JCI Insight. 2019;4(12):e126154. https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.126154.
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Research Article Endocrinology Metabolism

The combination of loss of glyoxalase1 and obesity results in hyperglycemia

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Abstract

The increased formation of methylglyoxal (MG) under hyperglycemia is associated with the development of microvascular complications in patients with diabetes mellitus; however, the effects of elevated MG levels in vivo are poorly understood. In zebrafish, a transient knockdown of glyoxalase 1, the main MG detoxifying system, led to the elevation of endogenous MG levels and blood vessel alterations. To evaluate effects of a permanent knockout of glyoxalase 1 in vivo, glo1–/– zebrafish mutants were generated using CRISPR/Cas9. In addition, a diet-induced–obesity zebrafish model was used to analyze glo1–/– zebrafish under high nutrient intake. Glo1–/– zebrafish survived until adulthood without growth deficit and showed increased tissue MG concentrations. Impaired glucose tolerance developed in adult glo1–/– zebrafish and was indicated by increased postprandial blood glucose levels and postprandial S6 kinase activation. Challenged by an overfeeding period, fasting blood glucose levels in glo1–/– zebrafish were increased which translated into retinal blood vessel alterations. Thus, the data have identified a defective MG detoxification as a metabolic prerequisite and glyoxalase 1 alterations as a genetic susceptibility to the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus under high nutrition intake.

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Elisabeth Lodd, Lucas M. Wiggenhauser, Jakob Morgenstern, Thomas H. Fleming, Gernot Poschet, Michael Büttner, Christoph T. Tabler, David P. Wohlfart, Peter P. Nawroth, Jens Kroll

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