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Our group recently demonstrated that simultaneous administration of trehalose with a high-fat diet (HFD) suppresses adipocyte hypertrophy and mitigates insulin resistance in mice. For the present study, we hypothesized that similar effects of trehalose would be observed in mice with previously-established obesity. Obese mice were fed a HFD and drinking water containing 0.3 or 2.5% (weight/volume) trehalose or distilled water (DW) ad libitum for 8 wk. After 7 wk intake of a HFD and trehalose, fasting serum insulin levels and homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) in the 0.3% Tre/HFD group were significantly lower than those in the DW/HFD group (p&lt;0.05). After 8 wk of treatment, mesenteric adipocytes in the 0.3% Tre/HFD group showed significantly less hypertrophy than those in the DW/HFD group. Mechanistic analysis indicated that levels of high molecular weight (HMW) adiponectin in the serum of the 0.3% Tre/HFD group were significantly higher than those in the DW/HFD group. The expression levels of insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) and insulin receptor substrate-2 (IRS-2) messenger RNA (mRNA) in muscle were also significantly increased by trehalose intake. Our data therefore suggest that administration of trehalose to obese mice mitigates insulin resistance by suppressing adipocyte hypertrophy and increasing serum HMW adiponectin, resulting in upregulation of IRS-1, and IRS-2 expression in muscle. These results further suggest that trehalose is a functional saccharide that may be used to prevent the progression of insulin resistance.

Trehalose Prevents Adipocyte Hypertrophy and Mitigates Insulin Resistance in Mice with Established Obesity