PMID- 29528335 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190910 LR - 20190910 IS - 1558-8238 (Electronic) IS - 0021-9738 (Print) IS - 0021-9738 (Linking) VI - 128 IP - 4 DP - 2018 Apr 2 TI - Insulin resistance causes inflammation in adipose tissue. PG - 1538-1550 LID - 96139 [pii] LID - 10.1172/JCI96139 [doi] AB - Obesity is a major risk factor for insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. In adipose tissue, obesity-mediated insulin resistance correlates with the accumulation of proinflammatory macrophages and inflammation. However, the causal relationship of these events is unclear. Here, we report that obesity-induced insulin resistance in mice precedes macrophage accumulation and inflammation in adipose tissue. Using a mouse model that combines genetically induced, adipose-specific insulin resistance (mTORC2-knockout) and diet-induced obesity, we found that insulin resistance causes local accumulation of proinflammatory macrophages. Mechanistically, insulin resistance in adipocytes results in production of the chemokine monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP1), which recruits monocytes and activates proinflammatory macrophages. Finally, insulin resistance (high homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance [HOMA-IR]) correlated with reduced insulin/mTORC2 signaling and elevated MCP1 production in visceral adipose tissue from obese human subjects. Our findings suggest that insulin resistance in adipose tissue leads to inflammation rather than vice versa. FAU - Shimobayashi, Mitsugu AU - Shimobayashi M AD - Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. FAU - Albert, Verena AU - Albert V AD - Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. FAU - Woelnerhanssen, Bettina AU - Woelnerhanssen B AD - Department of Research and. FAU - Frei, Irina C AU - Frei IC AD - Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. FAU - Weissenberger, Diana AU - Weissenberger D AD - Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. FAU - Meyer-Gerspach, Anne Christin AU - Meyer-Gerspach AC AD - Department of Research and. FAU - Clement, Nicolas AU - Clement N AD - Department of Surgery, St. Claraspital, Basel, Switzerland. FAU - Moes, Suzette AU - Moes S AD - Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. FAU - Colombi, Marco AU - Colombi M AD - Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. FAU - Meier, Jerome A AU - Meier JA AD - Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. FAU - Swierczynska, Marta M AU - Swierczynska MM AD - Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. FAU - Jeno, Paul AU - Jeno P AD - Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. FAU - Beglinger, Christoph AU - Beglinger C AD - Department of Research and. FAU - Peterli, Ralph AU - Peterli R AD - Department of Surgery, St. Claraspital, Basel, Switzerland. FAU - Hall, Michael N AU - Hall MN AD - Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20180312 PL - United States TA - J Clin Invest JT - The Journal of clinical investigation JID - 7802877 RN - 0 (Ccl2 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2) SB - IM MH - 3T3-L1 Cells MH - Animals MH - Chemokine CCL2/genetics/metabolism MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/genetics/metabolism/pathology MH - Humans MH - Inflammation/genetics/metabolism/pathology MH - *Insulin Resistance MH - Intra-Abdominal Fat/*metabolism/pathology MH - Macrophages/*metabolism/pathology MH - Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2/genetics/metabolism MH - Mice MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Obesity/genetics/*metabolism/pathology MH - Panniculitis/genetics/*metabolism/pathology MH - *Signal Transduction PMC - PMC5873875 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Adipose tissue OT - Inflammation OT - Macrophages OT - Metabolism OT - Obesity COIS- Conflict of interest: The authors have declared that no conflict of interest exists. EDAT- 2018/03/13 06:00 MHDA- 2019/09/11 06:00 PMCR- 2018/07/02 CRDT- 2018/03/13 06:00 PHST- 2017/07/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/01/30 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/03/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/09/11 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/03/13 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/07/02 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 96139 [pii] AID - 10.1172/JCI96139 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Clin Invest. 2018 Apr 2;128(4):1538-1550. doi: 10.1172/JCI96139. Epub 2018 Mar 12.