Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-10-2013

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This article has been peer reviewed and is published in PLoS One.

Volume 8, Issue 6, 10 June 2013, Article numbere64924.

The published version is available at DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064924. © 2013 Li et al.

Abstract

Insulin is known to regulate multiple cellular functions and is used for the treatment of diabetes. MicroRNAs have been demonstrated to be involved in many human diseases, including Type 2 diabetes. In this study, we showed that insulin decreased miR-99a expression levels, but induced glucose consumption and lactate production, and increased the expression of mTOR, HIF-1α and PKM2 in HepG2 and HL7702 cells. Forced expression of miR-99a or rapamycin treatment blocked insulin-induced PKM2 and HIF-1α expression, and glucose consumption and lactate production. Meanwhile, knockdown of HIF-1α inhibited PKM2 expression and insulin-induced glucose consumption. Taken together, these findings will reveal the role and mechanism of insulin in regulating glycolytic activities via miR-99a/mTOR.

PubMed ID

23762265

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