Nature Communications (Sep 2019)

Inactivation of NF-κB2 (p52) restrains hepatic glucagon response via preserving PDE4B induction

  • Wen-Song Zhang,
  • An Pan,
  • Xu Zhang,
  • Ang Ying,
  • Gaoxiang Ma,
  • Bao-Lin Liu,
  • Lian-Wen Qi,
  • Qun Liu,
  • Ping Li

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12351-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Elevated glucagon level in obesity and diabetes promotes hepatic glucose production and hyperglycemia. Here the authors report that NF-κB2 augments the hepatic glucagon responses by inhibiting PDE4B induction, and that metformin lowers blood glucose in part by inhibiting NF-κB2.