Objective: An increased expression of RELM-beta (resistin-like molecule-beta), a gut-derived hormone, is observed in animal models of insulin resistance/obesity and intestinal inflammation. Intestinal sugar absorption is modulated by dietary environment and hormones/cytokines. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of RELM-beta on intestinal glucose absorption.
Research Design And Methods: Oral glucose tolerance test was performed in mice and rats in the presence and the absence of RELM-beta. The RELM-beta action on glucose transport in rat jejunal sacs, everted rings, and mucosal strips was explored as well as downstream kinases modulating SGLT-1 and GLUT2 glucose transporters.
Results: Oral glucose tolerance test carried out in rodents showed that oral administration of RELM-beta increased glycemia. Studies in rat jejunal tissue indicated that mucosal RELM-beta promoted absorption of glucose from the gut lumen. RELM-beta had no effect on paracellular mannitol transport, suggesting a transporter-mediated transcellular mechanism. In studies with jejunal mucosa mounted in Ussing chamber, luminal RELM-beta inhibited SGLT-1 activity in line with a diminished SGLT-1 abundance in brush border membranes (BBMs). Further, the potentiating effect of RELM-beta on jejunal glucose uptake was associated with an increased abundance of GLUT2 at BBMs. The effects of RELM-beta were associated with an increased amount of protein kinase C betaII in BBMs and an increased phosphorylation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK).
Conclusions: The regulation of SGLT-1 and GLUT2 by RELM-beta expands the role of gut hormones in short-term AMPK/protein kinase C mediated control of energy balance.
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