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Anaga N, Lekshmy K, Purushothaman J. (+)-Catechin mitigates impairment in insulin secretion and beta cell damage in methylglyoxal-induced pancreatic beta cells. Mol Biol Rep 2024; 51:434. [PMID: 38520585 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-024-09338-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND The formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) is the central process contributing to diabetic complications in diabetic individuals with sustained and inconsistent hyperglycemia. Methylglyoxal, a reactive carbonyl species, is found to be a major precursor of AGEs, and its levels are elevated in diabetic conditions. Dysfunction of pancreatic beta cells and impairment in insulin secretion are the hallmarks of diabetic progression. Exposure to methylglyoxal-induced AGEs alters the function and maintenance of pancreatic beta cells. Hence, trapping methylglyoxal could be an ideal approach to alleviate AGE formation and its influence on beta cell proliferation and insulin secretion, thereby curbing the progression of diabetes to its complications. METHODS AND RESULTS In the present study, we have explored the mechanism of action of (+)-Catechin against methylglyoxal-induced disruption in pancreatic beta cells via molecular biology techniques, mainly western blot. Methylglyoxal treatment decreased insulin synthesis (41.5%) via downregulating the glucose-stimulated insulin secretion pathway (GSIS). This was restored upon co-treatment with (+)-Catechin (29.9%) in methylglyoxal-induced Beta-TC-6 cells. Also, methylglyoxal treatment affected the autocrine function of insulin by disrupting the IRS1/PI3k/Akt pathway. Methylglyoxal treatment suppresses Pdx-1 and Maf A levels, which are responsible for beta cell maintenance and cell proliferation. (+)-Catechin could significantly augment the levels of these transcription factors. CONCLUSION This is the first study to examine the impact of a natural compound on methylglyoxal with the insulin-mediated autocrine and paracrine activities of pancreatic beta cells. The results indicate that (+)-Catechin exerts a protective effect against methylglyoxal exposure in pancreatic beta cells and can be considered a potential anti-glycation agent in further investigations on ameliorating diabetic complications.
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- Nair Anaga
- Department of Biochemistry, Agro-Processing and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695019, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Agro-Processing and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695019, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Agro-Processing and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695019, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India.
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Terasaki M, Yashima H, Mori Y, Saito T, Matsui T, Hiromura M, Kushima H, Osaka N, Ohara M, Fukui T, Hirano T, Yamagishi SI. A Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitor Inhibits Foam Cell Formation of Macrophages in Type 1 Diabetes via Suppression of CD36 and ACAT-1 Expression. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21134811. [PMID: 32646003 PMCID: PMC7369823 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21134811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 06/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors have been reported to play a protective role against atherosclerosis in both animal models and patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, since T2D is associated with dyslipidemia, hypertension and insulin resistance, part of which are ameliorated by DPP-4 inhibitors, it remains unclear whether DPP-4 inhibitors could have anti-atherosclerotic properties directly by attenuating the harmful effects of hyperglycemia. Therefore, we examined whether a DPP-4 inhibitor, teneligliptin, could suppress oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) uptake, foam cell formation, CD36 and acyl-coenzyme A: cholesterol acyltransferase-1 (ACAT-1) gene expression of macrophages isolated from streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetes (T1D) mice and T1D patients as well as advanced glycation end product (AGE)-exposed mouse peritoneal macrophages and THP-1 cells. Foam cell formation, CD36 and ACAT-1 gene expression of macrophages derived from T1D mice or patients increased compared with those from non-diabetic controls, all of which were inhibited by 10 nmol/L teneligliptin. AGEs mimicked the effects of T1D; teneligliptin attenuated all the deleterious effects of AGEs in mouse macrophages and THP-1 cells. Our present findings suggest that teneligliptin may inhibit foam cell formation of macrophages in T1D via suppression of CD36 and ACAT-1 gene expression partly by attenuating the harmful effects of AGEs.
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- Michishige Terasaki
- Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo 142-8666, Japan; (H.Y.); (Y.M.); (T.S.); (M.H.); (H.K.); (N.O.); (M.O.); (T.F.); (S.Y.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-3-3784-8947; Fax: +81-3-3784-8948
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo 142-8666, Japan; (H.Y.); (Y.M.); (T.S.); (M.H.); (H.K.); (N.O.); (M.O.); (T.F.); (S.Y.)
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo 142-8666, Japan; (H.Y.); (Y.M.); (T.S.); (M.H.); (H.K.); (N.O.); (M.O.); (T.F.); (S.Y.)
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo 142-8666, Japan; (H.Y.); (Y.M.); (T.S.); (M.H.); (H.K.); (N.O.); (M.O.); (T.F.); (S.Y.)
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Therapeutics of Diabetic Vascular Complications, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan;
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo 142-8666, Japan; (H.Y.); (Y.M.); (T.S.); (M.H.); (H.K.); (N.O.); (M.O.); (T.F.); (S.Y.)
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo 142-8666, Japan; (H.Y.); (Y.M.); (T.S.); (M.H.); (H.K.); (N.O.); (M.O.); (T.F.); (S.Y.)
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo 142-8666, Japan; (H.Y.); (Y.M.); (T.S.); (M.H.); (H.K.); (N.O.); (M.O.); (T.F.); (S.Y.)
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo 142-8666, Japan; (H.Y.); (Y.M.); (T.S.); (M.H.); (H.K.); (N.O.); (M.O.); (T.F.); (S.Y.)
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo 142-8666, Japan; (H.Y.); (Y.M.); (T.S.); (M.H.); (H.K.); (N.O.); (M.O.); (T.F.); (S.Y.)
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- Diabetes Center, Ebina General Hospital, Ebina 243-0433, Japan;
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo 142-8666, Japan; (H.Y.); (Y.M.); (T.S.); (M.H.); (H.K.); (N.O.); (M.O.); (T.F.); (S.Y.)
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Effects of Propolis Extract and Propolis-Derived Compounds on Obesity and Diabetes: Knowledge from Cellular and Animal Models. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24234394. [PMID: 31805752 PMCID: PMC6930477 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24234394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Revised: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Propolis is a natural product resulting from the mixing of bee secretions with botanical exudates. Since propolis is rich in flavonoids and cinnamic acid derivatives, the application of propolis extracts has been tried in therapies against cancer, inflammation, and metabolic diseases. As metabolic diseases develop relatively slowly in patients, the therapeutic effects of propolis in humans should be evaluated over long periods of time. Moreover, several factors such as medical history, genetic inheritance, and living environment should be taken into consideration in human studies. Animal models, especially mice and rats, have some advantages, as genetic and microbiological variables can be controlled. On the other hand, cellular models allow the investigation of detailed molecular events evoked by propolis and derivative compounds. Taking advantage of animal and cellular models, accumulating evidence suggests that propolis extracts have therapeutic effects on obesity by controlling adipogenesis, adipokine secretion, food intake, and energy expenditure. Studies in animal and cellular models have also indicated that propolis modulates oxidative stress, the accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), and adipose tissue inflammation, all of which contribute to insulin resistance or defects in insulin secretion. Consequently, propolis treatment may mitigate diabetic complications such as nephropathy, retinopathy, foot ulcers, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. This review describes the beneficial effects of propolis on metabolic disorders.
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Shahab U, Faisal M, Alatar AA, Ahmad S. Impact of wedelolactone in the anti-glycation and anti-diabetic activity in experimental diabetic animals. IUBMB Life 2018; 70:547-552. [DOI: 10.1002/iub.1744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Revised: 02/24/2018] [Accepted: 03/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Uzma Shahab
- Department of Biochemistry; King George Medical University; Lucknow Uttar Pradesh India
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science; King Saud University; Riyadh Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science; King Saud University; Riyadh Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Bioscience; Integral University; Lucknow Uttar Pradesh India
- IIRC-1 Laboratory of Glycation Biology and Metabolic Disorders; Integral University; Lucknow Uttar Pradesh India
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TRB3 mediates advanced glycation end product-induced apoptosis of pancreatic β-cells through the protein kinase C β pathway. Int J Mol Med 2017; 40:130-136. [PMID: 28534945 PMCID: PMC5466392 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2017.2991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2016] [Accepted: 05/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Advanced glycation end products (AGEs), which accumulate in the body during the development of diabetes, may be one of the factors leading to pancreatic β-cell failure and reduced β-cell mass. However, the mechanisms responsible for AGE‑induced apoptosis remain unclear. This study identified the role and mechanisms of action of tribbles homolog 3 (TRB3) in AGE-induced β-cell oxidative damage and apoptosis. Rat insulinoma cells (INS-1) were treated with 200 µg/ml AGEs for 48 h, and cell apoptosis was then detected by TUNEL staining and flow cytometry. The level of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) was measured by a fluorescence assay. The expression levels of receptor of AGEs (RAGE), TRB3, protein kinase C β2 (PKCβ2) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase 4 (NOX4) were evaluated by RT-qPCR and western blot analysis. siRNA was used to knockdown TRB3 expression through lipofection, followed by an analysis of the effects of TRB3 on PKCβ2 and NOX4. Furthermore, the PKCβ2-specific inhibitor, LY333531, was used to analyze the effects of PKCβ2 on ROS levels and apoptosis. We found that AGEs induced the apoptosis of INS-1 cells and upregulated RAGE and TRB3 expression. AGEs also increased ROS levels in β-cells. Following the knockdown of TRB3, the AGE-induced apoptosis and intracellular ROS levels were significantly decreased, suggesting that TRB3 mediated AGE-induced apoptosis. Further experiments demonstrated that the knockdown of TRB3 decreased the PKCβ2 and NOX4 expression levels. When TRB3 was knocked down, the cells expressed decreased levels of PKCβ2 and NOX4. The PKCβ2‑specific inhibitor, LY333531, also reduced AGE-induced apoptosis and intracellular ROS levels. Taken together, our data suggest that TRB3 mediates AGE-induced oxidative injury in β-cells through the PKCβ2 pathway.
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Sato H, Nagashima K, Ogura M, Sato Y, Tahara Y, Ogura K, Yamano G, Sugizaki K, Fujita N, Tatsuoka H, Usui R, Mukai E, Fujimoto S, Inagaki N. Src regulates insulin secretion and glucose metabolism by influencing subcellular localization of glucokinase in pancreatic β-cells. J Diabetes Investig 2015; 7:171-8. [PMID: 27042268 PMCID: PMC4773676 DOI: 10.1111/jdi.12407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2015] [Revised: 07/14/2015] [Accepted: 07/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Aims/Introduction Src, a non‐receptor tyrosine kinase, regulates a wide range of cellular functions, and hyperactivity of Src is involved in impaired glucose metabolism in pancreatic β‐cells. However, the physiological role of Src in glucose metabolism in normal, unstressed β‐cells remains unclear. In the present study, we investigated the role of Src in insulin secretion and glucose metabolism. Materials and Methods Src was downregulated using small interfering ribonucleic acid in INS‐1 cells, and glucose‐induced insulin secretion, adenosine triphosphate content, intracellular calcium concentration, glucose utilization and glucokinase activity were measured. Expression levels of messenger ribonucleic acid and protein of glucokinase were examined by semiquantitative real‐time polymerase chain reaction and immunoblotting, respectively. Cells were fractionated by digitonin treatment, and subcellular localization of glucokinase was examined by immunoblotting. Interaction between glucokinase and neuronal nitric oxide synthase was estimated by immunoprecipitation. Results In Src downregulated INS‐1 cells, glucose‐induced insulin secretion was impaired, whereas insulin secretion induced by high K+ was not affected. Intracellular adenosine triphosphate content and elevation of intracellular calcium concentration by glucose stimulation were suppressed by Src downregulation. Src downregulation reduced glucose utilization in the presence of high glucose, which was accompanied by a reduction in glucokinase activity without affecting its expression. However, Src downregulation reduced glucokinase in soluble, cytoplasmic fraction, and increased it in pellet containing intaracellular organelles. In addition, interaction between glucokinase and neuronal nitric oxide synthase was facilitated by Src downregulation. Conclusions Src plays an important role in glucose‐induced insulin secretion in pancreatic β‐cells through maintaining subcellular localization and activity of glucokinase.
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- Hiroki Sato
- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition Graduate School of Medicine Kyoto University Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition Graduate School of Medicine Kyoto University Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition Graduate School of Medicine Kyoto University Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition Graduate School of Medicine Kyoto University Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition Graduate School of Medicine Kyoto University Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition Graduate School of Medicine Kyoto University Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition Graduate School of Medicine Kyoto University Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition Graduate School of Medicine Kyoto University Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition Graduate School of Medicine Kyoto University Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition Graduate School of Medicine Kyoto University Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition Graduate School of Medicine Kyoto University Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Medical Physiology Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University Chiba Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nephrology Kochi Medical School Kochi University Nankoku Japan
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition Graduate School of Medicine Kyoto University Kyoto Japan
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Song YM, Song SO, You YH, Yoon KH, Kang ES, Cha BS, Lee HC, Kim JW, Lee BW. Glycated albumin causes pancreatic β-cells dysfunction through autophagy dysfunction. Endocrinology 2013; 154:2626-39. [PMID: 23698718 DOI: 10.1210/en.2013-1031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Growing evidence suggests that advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) are cytotoxic to pancreatic β-cells. The aims of this study were to investigate whether glycated albumin (GA), an early precursor of AGEs, would induce dysfunction in pancreatic β-cells and to determine which kinds of cellular mechanisms are activated in GA-induced β-cell apoptosis. Decreased viability and increased apoptosis were induced in INS-1 cells treated with 2.5 mg/mL GA under 16.7mM high-glucose conditions. Insulin content and glucose-stimulated secretion from isolated rat islets were reduced in 2.5 mg/mL GA-treated cells. In response to 2.5 mg/mL GA in INS-1 cells, autophagy induction and flux decreased as assessed by green fluorescent protein-microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 dots, microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3-II conversion, and SQSTM1/p62 in the presence and absence of bafilomycin A1. Accumulated SQSTM1/p62 through deficient autophagy activated the nuclear factor-κB (p65)-inducible nitric oxide synthase-caspase-3 cascade, which was restored by treatment with small interfering RNA against p62. Small interfering RNA treatment against autophagy-related protein 5 significantly inhibited the autophagy machinery resulting in a significant increase in iNOS-cleaved caspase-3 expression. Treatment with 500μM 4-phenyl butyric acid significantly alleviated the expression of endoplasmic reticulum stress markers and iNOS in parallel with upregulated autophagy induction. However, in the presence of bafilomycin A1, the decreased viability of INS-1 cells was not recovered. Glycated albumin, an early precursor of AGE, caused pancreatic β-cell death by inhibiting autophagy induction and flux, resulting in nuclear factor-κB (p65)-iNOS-caspase-3 cascade activation as well as by increasing susceptibility to endoplasmic reticulum stress and oxidative stress.
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- Young Mi Song
- Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Seoul 120-752, Korea
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Costal F, Oliveira E, Raposo A, Machado-Lima A, Peixoto E, Roma L, Santos L, Lopes Faria JB, Carpinelli AR, Giannella-Neto D, Passarelli M, Correa-Giannella ML. Dual effect of advanced glycation end products in pancreatic islet apoptosis. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2013; 29:296-307. [PMID: 23315923 DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.2390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2012] [Accepted: 12/18/2012] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Loss of β-cell function hastens deterioration of metabolic control in type 2 diabetes patients. Besides amyloid deposit and glucolipotoxicity, advanced glycation end products (AGEs) acting through their receptors (RAGE) seem to contribute to this process by promoting islet apoptosis. In order to investigate the role of AGEs in β-cell deterioration, we evaluated the temporal and dose effects of AGE compounds on apoptosis rate, reactive oxygen species generation and expression of pro-apoptotic and anti-apoptotic genes in cultured islets. METHODS Rat pancreatic islets were exposed or not for 24, 48, 72 and 96 h to albumin modified by glycoaldehyde. Apoptosis, reactive oxygen species and superoxide content and NADPH oxidase activity were evaluated as well as RNA expression of the genes Ager (codes for RAGE), Bax, Bcl2 and Nfkb1. RESULTS In 24 and 48 h, glycoaldehyde elicited a decrease in apoptosis rate in comparison with the control condition concomitantly with a reduction in Bax/Bcl2 RNA ratio and in Nfkb1 RNA expression. In contrast, after 72 and 96 h, glycoaldehyde promoted an increase in apoptosis rate concomitantly with an increase in Bax/Bcl2 RNA ratio and in Nfkb1 RNA expression. In 24 h, glycoaldehyde elicited a decrease in the islet content of reactive oxygen species, whereas after 48 and 72 h, it promoted an opposite effect, increasing superoxide generation. The NADPH oxidase inhibitor VAS2870 attenuated superoxide production, implicating NADPH oxidase as an important source of reactive oxygen species in islets exposed to AGEs. CONCLUSIONS Albumin modified by glycoaldehyde exerted a dual effect in cultured pancreatic islets, being protective against apoptosis after short exposure but pro-apoptotic after prolonged exposure.
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- Flavia Costal
- Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Laboratório de Endocrinologia Celular e Molecular LIM-25, São Paulo, Brazil
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Current world literature. Curr Opin Lipidol 2013; 24:86-94. [PMID: 23298962 DOI: 10.1097/mol.0b013e32835cb4f6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Moon H, Chon J, Joo J, Kim D, In J, Lee H, Park J, Choi J. FTY720 preserved islet β-cell mass by inhibiting apoptosis and increasing survival of β-cells in db/db mice. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2013; 29:19-24. [PMID: 22936676 DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.2341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2012] [Revised: 07/22/2012] [Accepted: 08/04/2012] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND FTY720, an analogue of sphingosine-1-phosphate, has shown potential in the treatment of several autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes and systemic lupus erythematosus. It prevents development or cure of autoimmune diabetes in animal models. Recently, we reported that FTY720 also prevents development of diabetes in db/db mice by β-cell regeneration in vivo. This study investigated the effect of FTY720 on apoptosis in β-cells in db/db mice treated with FTY720 16 weeks. METHODS Six week old female db/db mice were divided into control and FTY720 groups. FTY720 (10 mg/kg) was orally administrated daily. Body weights and fasting glucose levels were measured once a week after overnight fasting. After 16 weeks of treatment, oral glucose and insulin tolerance tests were performed, serum insulin levels and insulin contents in pancreas were determined, and then all mice were subjected to physiological and histological analyses. RESULTS FTY720-treated mice showed normal fasting glucose levels, improved glucose tolerance with normal insulin sensitivity and restored β-cell function to produce and secret insulin. Pancreas histology revealed that FTY720 prevented islet damage and preserved β-cell mass by inhibiting apoptosis and increasing β-cell survival in pancreatic islets. CONCLUSIONS We concluded that early intervention with FTY720 in db/db mice can prevent development of diabetes through preserving β-cell mass by inhibiting apoptosis and increasing survival of islet β-cells.
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- Hosik Moon
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Catholic University of Saint Mary Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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