Differential Effects of Rapamycin on Glucose Metabolism in Nine Inbred Strains.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2020
Keywords
JMG
JAX Source
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2020 Jan; 75(1):50-57
Volume
75
Issue
1
First Page
50
Last Page
57
ISSN
1758-535X
PMID
31276577
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glz157
Grant
AG022308, Barbara H. Sanford Endowed Scholarship Fund
Abstract
Studies in mice suggest that rapamycin has a negative impact on glucose homeostasis by inducing insulin resistance. However, results have been inconsistent and difficult to assess because the strains, methods of treatment, and analysis vary among studies. Using a consistent protocol, we surveyed nine inbred strains of mice for the effect of rapamycin on various aspects of glucose metabolism. Across all strains, rapamycin significantly delayed glucose clearance after challenge. However, rapamycin showed no main effect on systemic insulin sensitivity. Analysis of individual strains shows that rapamycin induced higher glucose values at 15 minutes post-challenge in 7/9 strains. However, only three strains show rapamycin-induced reduction in glucose clearance from 15 to 120 minutes. Although pancreatic insulin content was reduced by rapamycin in seven strains, none showed reduced serum insulin values. Although one strain showed no effects of rapamycin on glucose metabolism (129), another showed increased systemic insulin sensitivity (B6). We suggest that rapamycin likely inhibits insulin production and secretion in most strains while having strain-specific effects on glucose clearance without altering systemic insulin sensitivity. This strain survey indicates that genetic differences greatly influence the metabolic response to rapamycin.
Recommended Citation
Reifsnyder PC,
Te A,
Harrison D.
Differential Effects of Rapamycin on Glucose Metabolism in Nine Inbred Strains. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2020 Jan; 75(1):50-57
Comments
The authors wish to thank Clinton M. Astle for help procuring the diets; Vicki Ingalls, Nelson Durgin, Leonor Robidoux, and Jennifer Davidson for excellent care and maintenance of the mice; Joanne Currer for her help editing the manuscript; Dr. Kevin Flurkey for reviewing the manuscript; Zoë Reifsnyder for graphic design of the figures; Timothy Stearns for statistical analysis using R.