PMID- 17481767 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20071113 LR - 20131121 IS - 0168-8227 (Print) IS - 0168-8227 (Linking) VI - 77 Suppl 1 DP - 2007 Sep TI - Impact of mitochondrial ROS production in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance. PG - S161-4 AB - Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) inhibits insulin action, in part, by activating c-jun NH(2)-terminal kinases (JNK). However, the precise mechanisms by which TNF-alpha activates JNK are unknown. Recently, we confirmed that hyperglycemia increased mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, and which can associate with the pathogenesis of diabetic vascular complications. In addition, apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1) was reported to activate the JNK and p38 signaling pathways and is required for TNF-alpha-induced apoptosis. Here we demonstrate that TNF-alpha increases mitochondrial ROS production and ASK1 activity, and that these TNF-alpha-induced phenomena associate with JNK activation, increase in Ser(307) phosphorylation of IRS-1 and decrease in insulin-stimulated tyrosine phosphorylation of IRS-1, all of which are believed to be the molecular basis of TNF-alpha-induced insulin resistance. We claim that mitochondrial ROS production may be a key factor not only in diabetic vascular complications, but also in the development of type 2 diabetes. This integrating paradigm could provide a new conceptual framework for further research and therapies for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. FAU - Nishikawa, Takeshi AU - Nishikawa T AD - Department of Metabolic Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan. takeshi@kaiju.medic.kumamoto-u.ac.jp FAU - Kukidome, Daisuke AU - Kukidome D FAU - Sonoda, Kazuhiro AU - Sonoda K FAU - Fujisawa, Kazuo AU - Fujisawa K FAU - Matsuhisa, Takako AU - Matsuhisa T FAU - Motoshima, Hiroyuki AU - Motoshima H FAU - Matsumura, Takeshi AU - Matsumura T FAU - Araki, Eiichi AU - Araki E LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20070503 PL - Ireland TA - Diabetes Res Clin Pract JT - Diabetes research and clinical practice JID - 8508335 RN - 0 (Insulin) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - IY9XDZ35W2 (Glucose) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Glucose/pharmacology MH - Humans MH - Hyperglycemia/physiopathology MH - Insulin/physiology MH - Insulin Resistance/*physiology MH - Mitochondria/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Models, Biological MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/*metabolism MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/pharmacology/physiology EDAT- 2007/05/08 09:00 MHDA- 2007/11/14 09:00 CRDT- 2007/05/08 09:00 PHST- 2007/01/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2007/05/08 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2007/11/14 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2007/05/08 09:00 [entrez] AID - S0168-8227(07)00181-7 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.diabres.2007.01.071 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2007 Sep;77 Suppl 1:S161-4. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2007.01.071. Epub 2007 May 3.