Could Increased Glp1r Expression via Sitagliptin in the GLP-1/GLP-1 Receptor Axis in the DietInduced Obesity Rat Model be Important in Liver Metabolism?

Year 2024, , 210 - 214, 19.12.2024

Neslihan Cevik , Gülper Nacarkahya , Serkan Gürgül , Cem Horozoğlu

https://doi.org/10.26650/experimed.1565962

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the contribution of sitagliptin, which is used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus due to its insulinotropic effects, to the levels of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) expressed in many systemic tissues in obesity, in liver, skeletal muscle, and fat tissue.

Materials and Methods: Adult Wistar albino rats (n=32) were randomly divided into four groups for 16 weeks of intervention. These groups were control (C) (n=8), obese (Ob) (n=8), sitagliptin (C+Stg) (n=8), and obese (Ob+Stg) given sitagliptin (n=8). Glp1r expression in rat liver, muscle, and adipose tissue was confirmed by quantitative real-time PCR.

Results: No significant change was detected in Glp1r expression levels in muscle and fat tissue in 4 groups. A 10.64-fold increase in Glp1r gene expression was observed in Ob compared to C (p=0.008). Additionally, a 4.03-fold increase in expression level was found in Ob+Stg compared to Ob (p=0.02) and a 12.52-fold increase in expression level was found in Ob+Stg compared to C (p=0.01).

Conclusion: The increased Glp1r expression intensity in obese individuals using sitagliptin compared with controls and obese individuals not using sitagliptin may play a role in the reorganization of liver metabolism that is impaired due to obesity, such as the gluconeogenesis process.

Keywords

Sitagliptin, GLP-1, obesity, liver metabolism, Glp1r, GLP1R

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