• Biochim. Biophys. Acta · Jun 2015

    Functional GIP receptors play a major role in islet compensatory response to high fat feeding in mice.

    • R Charlotte Moffett, Srividya Vasu, and Peter R Flatt.
    • SAAD Centre for Pharmacy and Diabetes, University of Ulster, Cromore Road, Coleraine BT52 1SA, Northern Ireland, UK. Electronic address: s.vasu@ulster.ac.uk.
    • Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 2015 Jun 1; 1850 (6): 1206-14.

    BackgroundConsumption of high fat diet and insulin resistance induce significant changes in pancreatic islet morphology and function essential for maintenance of normal glucose homeostasis. We have used incretin receptor null mice to evaluate the role of gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP) in this adaptive response.MethodsC57BL/6 and GIPRKO mice were fed high fat diet for 45 weeks from weaning. Changes of pancreatic islet morphology were assessed by immunohistochemistry. Body fat, glucose, insulin, glucagon, glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) and GIP were assessed by routine assays.ResultsCompared with normal diet controls, high fat fed C57BL/6 mice exhibited increased body fat, hyperinsulinaemia and insulin resistance, associated with decreased pancreatic glucagon, unchanged pancreatic GLP-1 and marked increases of insulin, islet number, islet size and both beta- and alpha-cell areas. Beta cell proliferation and apoptosis were increased under high fat feeding, but the overall effect favoured enhanced beta cell mass. A broadly similar pattern of change was observed in high fat fed GIPRKO mice but islet compensation was severely impaired in every respect. The inability to enhance beta cell proliferation was associated with the depletion of pancreatic GLP-1 and lack of hyperinsulinaemic response, resulting in non-fasting hyperglycaemia. GIP and GLP-1 were expressed in islets of all groups of mice but high fat fed GIPRKO mice displayed decreased numbers of GLP-1 containing alpha cells plus non-functional enhancement of pancreatic GIP content.General SignificanceThese data suggest that GIP released from islet alpha-cells and intestinal K-cells plays an important role in islet adaptations to high fat feeding.Copyright © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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