Page 1 of 35 Diabetes Inorganic Nitrate Promotes Glucose Uptake and Oxidative Catabolism in White Adipose Tissue through the XOR Catalyzed Nitric Oxide Pathway Running Title: Nitrate Enhances Adipose Tissue Glucose Metabolism Ben D McNally1,2†, Amy Moran3†, Nicole T Watt3, Tom Ashmore2,4, Anna Whitehead3, Steven A Murfitt2, Mark T Kearney3, Richard M Cubbon3, Andrew J Murray4, Julian L Griffin1,2,5, Lee D Roberts3* 1. Medical Research Council – Human Nutrition Research, Elsie Widdowson Laboratory, 120 Fulbourn Road, Cambridge, CB2 9NL, UK. 2. Department of Biochemistry and Cambridge Systems Biology Centre, University of Cambridge, 80 Tennis Court Road, Old Addenbrooke's Site, Cambridge, CB2 1GA, UK. 3. Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK 4. Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EG, UK. 5. Biomolecular Medicine, Systems Medicine, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, UK. Keywords: Nitrate, White Adipose Tissue, Glucose Metabolism, Metabolomics. † Authors Contributed Equally * Corresponding Authors: Lee D. Roberts. Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK Email:
[email protected] Tel.: +44 1133431050 1 Diabetes Publish Ahead of Print, published online February 21, 2020 Diabetes Page 2 of 35 Tweet: Research from @Roberts_Lab @UoL_LICAMM shows that Inorganic Nitrate, found in high concentration in green leafy vegetables, drives glucose uptake and breakdown in fat cells and fat tissue. #nitrate #adipose #metabolomics. 2 Page 3 of 35 Diabetes Abstract An ageing global population combined with sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy diets has contributed to an increasing incidence of obesity and type 2 diabetes.