Haploinsufficiency of CYP8B1 associates with increased insulin sensitivity in humans

BACKGROUND Cytochrome P450 family 8 subfamily B member 1 (CYP8B1) generates 12α-hydroxylated bile acids (BAs) that are associated with insulin resistance in humans.METHODS To determine whether reduced CYP8B1 activity improves insulin sensitivity, we sequenced CYP8B1 in individuals without diabetes a...

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Main Authors: Shiqi Zhong, Raphael Chèvre, David Castaño Mayan, Maria Corlianò, Blake J. Cochran, Kai Ping Sem, Theo H. van Dijk, Jianhe Peng, Liang Juin Tan, Siddesh V. Hartimath, Boominathan Ramasamy, Peter Cheng, Albert K. Groen, Folkert Kuipers, Julian L. Goggi, Chester Drum, Rob M. van Dam, Ru San Tan, Kerry-Anne Rye, Michael R. Hayden, Ching-Yu Cheng, Shaji Chacko, Jason Flannick, Xueling Sim, Hong Chang Tan, Roshni R. Singaraja
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author Shiqi Zhong
Raphael Chèvre
David Castaño Mayan
Maria Corlianò
Blake J. Cochran
Kai Ping Sem
Theo H. van Dijk
Jianhe Peng
Liang Juin Tan
Siddesh V. Hartimath
Boominathan Ramasamy
Peter Cheng
Albert K. Groen
Folkert Kuipers
Julian L. Goggi
Chester Drum
Rob M. van Dam
Ru San Tan
Kerry-Anne Rye
Michael R. Hayden
Ching-Yu Cheng
Shaji Chacko
Jason Flannick
Xueling Sim
Hong Chang Tan
Roshni R. Singaraja
author_facet Shiqi Zhong
Raphael Chèvre
David Castaño Mayan
Maria Corlianò
Blake J. Cochran
Kai Ping Sem
Theo H. van Dijk
Jianhe Peng
Liang Juin Tan
Siddesh V. Hartimath
Boominathan Ramasamy
Peter Cheng
Albert K. Groen
Folkert Kuipers
Julian L. Goggi
Chester Drum
Rob M. van Dam
Ru San Tan
Kerry-Anne Rye
Michael R. Hayden
Ching-Yu Cheng
Shaji Chacko
Jason Flannick
Xueling Sim
Hong Chang Tan
Roshni R. Singaraja
author_sort Shiqi Zhong
collection DOAJ
description BACKGROUND Cytochrome P450 family 8 subfamily B member 1 (CYP8B1) generates 12α-hydroxylated bile acids (BAs) that are associated with insulin resistance in humans.METHODS To determine whether reduced CYP8B1 activity improves insulin sensitivity, we sequenced CYP8B1 in individuals without diabetes and identified carriers of complete loss-of-function (CLOF) mutations utilizing functional assays.RESULTS Mutation carriers had lower plasma 12α-hydroxylated/non–12α-hydroxylated BA and cholic acid (CA)/chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) ratios compared with age-, sex-, and BMI-matched controls. During insulin clamps, hepatic glucose production was suppressed to a similar magnitude by insulin, but glucose infusion rates to maintain euglycemia were higher in mutation carriers, indicating increased peripheral insulin sensitivity. Consistently, a polymorphic CLOF CYP8B1 mutation associated with lower fasting insulin in the AMP-T2D-GENES study. Exposure of primary human muscle cells to mutation-carrier CA/CDCA ratios demonstrated increased FOXO1 activity, and upregulation of both insulin signaling and glucose uptake, which were mediated by increased CDCA. Inhibition of FOXO1 attenuated the CDCA-mediated increase in muscle insulin signaling and glucose uptake. We found that reduced CYP8B1 activity associates with increased insulin sensitivity in humans.CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that increased circulatory CDCA due to reduced CYP8B1 activity increases skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity, contributing to increased whole-body insulin sensitization.FUNDING Biomedical Research Council/National Medical Research Council of Singapore.
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spelling doaj.art-d03f46bd050f440897a9444be497521e2023-11-07T16:19:30ZengAmerican Society for Clinical InvestigationThe Journal of Clinical Investigation1558-82382022-11-0113221Haploinsufficiency of CYP8B1 associates with increased insulin sensitivity in humansShiqi ZhongRaphael ChèvreDavid Castaño MayanMaria CorlianòBlake J. CochranKai Ping SemTheo H. van DijkJianhe PengLiang Juin TanSiddesh V. HartimathBoominathan RamasamyPeter ChengAlbert K. GroenFolkert KuipersJulian L. GoggiChester DrumRob M. van DamRu San TanKerry-Anne RyeMichael R. HaydenChing-Yu ChengShaji ChackoJason FlannickXueling SimHong Chang TanRoshni R. SingarajaBACKGROUND Cytochrome P450 family 8 subfamily B member 1 (CYP8B1) generates 12α-hydroxylated bile acids (BAs) that are associated with insulin resistance in humans.METHODS To determine whether reduced CYP8B1 activity improves insulin sensitivity, we sequenced CYP8B1 in individuals without diabetes and identified carriers of complete loss-of-function (CLOF) mutations utilizing functional assays.RESULTS Mutation carriers had lower plasma 12α-hydroxylated/non–12α-hydroxylated BA and cholic acid (CA)/chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) ratios compared with age-, sex-, and BMI-matched controls. During insulin clamps, hepatic glucose production was suppressed to a similar magnitude by insulin, but glucose infusion rates to maintain euglycemia were higher in mutation carriers, indicating increased peripheral insulin sensitivity. Consistently, a polymorphic CLOF CYP8B1 mutation associated with lower fasting insulin in the AMP-T2D-GENES study. Exposure of primary human muscle cells to mutation-carrier CA/CDCA ratios demonstrated increased FOXO1 activity, and upregulation of both insulin signaling and glucose uptake, which were mediated by increased CDCA. Inhibition of FOXO1 attenuated the CDCA-mediated increase in muscle insulin signaling and glucose uptake. We found that reduced CYP8B1 activity associates with increased insulin sensitivity in humans.CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that increased circulatory CDCA due to reduced CYP8B1 activity increases skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity, contributing to increased whole-body insulin sensitization.FUNDING Biomedical Research Council/National Medical Research Council of Singapore.https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI152961Endocrinology
spellingShingle Shiqi Zhong
Raphael Chèvre
David Castaño Mayan
Maria Corlianò
Blake J. Cochran
Kai Ping Sem
Theo H. van Dijk
Jianhe Peng
Liang Juin Tan
Siddesh V. Hartimath
Boominathan Ramasamy
Peter Cheng
Albert K. Groen
Folkert Kuipers
Julian L. Goggi
Chester Drum
Rob M. van Dam
Ru San Tan
Kerry-Anne Rye
Michael R. Hayden
Ching-Yu Cheng
Shaji Chacko
Jason Flannick
Xueling Sim
Hong Chang Tan
Roshni R. Singaraja
Haploinsufficiency of CYP8B1 associates with increased insulin sensitivity in humans
The Journal of Clinical Investigation
Endocrinology
title Haploinsufficiency of CYP8B1 associates with increased insulin sensitivity in humans
title_full Haploinsufficiency of CYP8B1 associates with increased insulin sensitivity in humans
title_fullStr Haploinsufficiency of CYP8B1 associates with increased insulin sensitivity in humans
title_full_unstemmed Haploinsufficiency of CYP8B1 associates with increased insulin sensitivity in humans
title_short Haploinsufficiency of CYP8B1 associates with increased insulin sensitivity in humans
title_sort haploinsufficiency of cyp8b1 associates with increased insulin sensitivity in humans
topic Endocrinology
url https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI152961
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