Modulation of Insulin Sensitivity by Insulin-Degrading Enzyme

González-Casimiro, Carlos M. and Merino, Beatriz and Casanueva-Álvarez, Elena and Postigo-Casado, Tamara and Cámara-Torres, Patricia and Fernández-Díaz, Cristina M. and Leissring, Malcolm A. and Cózar-Castellano, Irene and Perdomo, Germán (2021) Modulation of Insulin Sensitivity by Insulin-Degrading Enzyme. Biomedicines, 9 (1). p. 86. ISSN 2227-9059

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Abstract

Insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) is a highly conserved and ubiquitously expressed metalloprotease that degrades insulin and several other intermediate-size peptides. For many decades, IDE had been assumed to be involved primarily in hepatic insulin clearance, a key process that regulates availability of circulating insulin levels for peripheral tissues. Emerging evidence, however, suggests that IDE has several other important physiological functions relevant to glucose and insulin homeostasis, including the regulation of insulin secretion from pancreatic β-cells. Investigation of mice with tissue-specific genetic deletion of Ide in the liver and pancreatic β-cells (L-IDE-KO and B-IDE-KO mice, respectively) has revealed additional roles for IDE in the regulation of hepatic insulin action and sensitivity. In this review, we discuss current knowledge about IDE’s function as a regulator of insulin secretion and hepatic insulin sensitivity, both evaluating the classical view of IDE as an insulin protease and also exploring evidence for several non-proteolytic functions. Insulin proteostasis and insulin sensitivity have both been highlighted as targets controlling blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes, so a clearer understanding the physiological functions of IDE in pancreas and liver could led to the development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of this disease.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: EP Archives > Biological Science
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 19 Nov 2022 03:51
Last Modified: 08 Mar 2024 04:17
URI: http://research.send4journal.com/id/eprint/279

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