Bosco D, Meda P, Morel P, Matthey-Doret D, Caille D, Toso C, Bühler LH, Berney T. Expression and secretion of alpha1-proteinase inhibitor are regulated by proinflammatory cytokines in human pancreatic islet cells.
Diabetologia 2005;
48:1523-33. [PMID:
16001235 DOI:
10.1007/s00125-005-1816-1]
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Abstract
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS
Alpha1-proteinase inhibitor (alpha1-PI) has been considered a key player in inflammatory processes. In humans, the main production site of alpha1-PI is the liver, but other tissues, including pancreatic islets, also synthesise this molecule. The aims of this study were to assess the islet cell types that produce alpha1-PI, to determine whether alpha1-PI is actually secreted by islet cells, and to assess how its production and/or secretion are regulated.
METHODS
Expression of alpha1-PI in human islet cells was assessed by immunofluorescence, electron microscopy and western blotting. Release of alpha1-PI was analysed by reverse haemolytic plaque assay and ELISA. The effects of cytokines on alpha1-PI synthesis and secretion were tested.
RESULTS
Immunofluorescence showed that alpha and delta cells do express alpha1-PI, whereas beta cells do not. By electron microscopy, we demonstrated a colocalisation of alpha1-PI with glucagon and somatostatin within secretory granules. Immunolabelling also revealed localisation of alpha1-PI within the Golgi apparatus, related vesicles and lysosomal structures. The expression of alpha1-PI in islet cells was also demonstrated by western blotting and ELISA of protein extracts. ELISA and reverse haemolytic plaque assay showed that alpha1-PI is secreted into the culture medium. Treatment of islet cells with IL-1beta and oncostatin M for 4 days increased the production and release of alpha1-PI.
CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION
Our results demonstrate that alpha1-PI is expressed by the alpha and delta cells of human islets, and that proinflammatory cytokines enhance the production and release of this inhibitor.
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