10.6084/m9.figshare.2064495 Xiuqing Han Xiuqing Han Chunhua Liu Chunhua Liu Yong Xue Yong Xue Jingfeng Wang Jingfeng Wang Changhu Xue Changhu Xue Teruyoshi Yanagita Teruyoshi Yanagita Xiang Gao Xiang Gao Yuming Wang Yuming Wang Long-term fatty liver-induced insulin resistance in orotic acid-induced nonalcoholic fatty liver rats Taylor & Francis Group 2016 glucose intolerance insulin signaling lipids fatty liver 2016-01-18 13:29:07 Journal contribution https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Long_term_fatty_liver_induced_insulin_resistance_in_orotic_acid_induced_nonalcoholic_fatty_liver_rats/2064495 <p>We investigated whether fatty liver preceded insulin resistance or vice versa using a long-term orotic acid (OA)-induced nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) model without the confounding effects of obesity and hyperlipidemia and explored the role of the liver in insulin resistance. Male Wistar rats were fed with or without OA supplementation for 30, 60, and 90 days. The NAFLD group showed increased liver lipid at 30, 60, and 90 days; glucose intolerance was noted at 60 and 90 days. Furthermore, partial liver proteins and gene expressions related to upstream signaling of insulin were decreased. However, the liver glycogen content was elevated, and gluconeogenesis genes expressions were obviously decreased at 90 days. The occurrence of fatty liver preceded insulin resistance in OA-induced NAFLD without the interference of obesity and hyperlipidemia, and hepatic insulin resistance may not play a conclusive role in insulin resistance in this model.</p> <p>Whether fatty liver preceded insulin resistance (IR) or vice versa in a long-term orotic acid-induced NAFLD model without the confounding effects of obesity and hyperlipidemia.</p>