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?

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, a...

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Main Authors: Cem Horozoğlu, Serkan Gürgül, Gülper Nacarkahya, Neslihan Cevik
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author Cem Horozoğlu
Serkan Gürgül
Gülper Nacarkahya
Neslihan Cevik
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description 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.
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spelling doaj-art-d40a67006adf4d39889174522e361a2f2025-08-20T03:34:45ZengIstanbul University PressExperimed2667-58462024-12-0114321021410.26650/experimed.15659624Could Increased Glp1r Expression via Sitagliptin in the GLP-1/GLP-1 Receptor Axis in the DietInduced Obesity Rat Model be Important in Liver Metabolism?Cem Horozoğlu0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8998-2028Serkan Gürgül1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1450-490XGülper Nacarkahya2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8512-8833Neslihan Cevik3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9631-8221Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Halic UniversityDepartment of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep UniversityDepartment of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep UniversityInstitute of Health Sciences, Gaziantep UniversityObjective: 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.https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/4282885sitagliptinglp-1obesityliver metabolismglp1rglp1r
spellingShingle Cem Horozoğlu
Serkan Gürgül
Gülper Nacarkahya
Neslihan Cevik
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?
Experimed
sitagliptin
glp-1
obesity
liver metabolism
glp1r
glp1r
title 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?
title_full 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?
title_fullStr 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?
title_full_unstemmed 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?
title_short 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?
title_sort 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
topic sitagliptin
glp-1
obesity
liver metabolism
glp1r
glp1r
url https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/4282885
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