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Sphk2−/− Mice Are Protected From Obesity And Insulin Resistance, Shwetha Ravichandran, Brian S. Finlin, Philip A. Kern, Sabire Özcan
Sphk2−/− Mice Are Protected From Obesity And Insulin Resistance, Shwetha Ravichandran, Brian S. Finlin, Philip A. Kern, Sabire Özcan
Clinical and Translational Science Faculty Publications
Sphingosine kinases phosphorylate sphingosine to sphingosine 1‑phosphate (S1P), which functions as a signaling molecule. We have previously shown that sphingosine kinase 2 (Sphk2) is important for insulin secretion. To obtain a better understanding of the role of Sphk2 in glucose and lipid metabolism, we have characterized 20- and 52-week old Sphk2−/− mice using glucose and insulin tolerance tests and by analyzing metabolic gene expression in adipose tissue. A detailed metabolic characterization of these mice revealed that aging Sphk2−/− mice are protected from metabolic decline and obesity compared to WT mice. Specifically, we found that 52-week old …