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Townsend SE, Fuhr JD, Gannon M. Context-dependent effects of CCN2 on β-cell mass expansion and indicators of cell stress in the setting of acute and chronic stress. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2023; 325:E280-E290. [PMID: 37529833 PMCID: PMC10642983 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00051.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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Stimulation of functional β-cell mass expansion can be beneficial for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Our group has previously demonstrated that the matricellular protein CCN2 can induce β-cell mass expansion during embryogenesis, and postnatally during pregnancy and after 50% β-cell injury. The mechanism by which CCN2 stimulates β-cell mass expansion is unknown. However, CCN2 does not induce β-cell proliferation in the setting of euglycemic and optimal functional β-cell mass. We thus hypothesized that β-cell stress is required for responsiveness to CCN2 treatment. In this study, a doxycycline-inducible β-cell-specific CCN2 transgenic mouse model was utilized to evaluate the effects of CCN2 on β-cell stress in the setting of acute (thapsigargin treatment ex vivo) or chronic [high-fat diet or leptin receptor haploinsufficiency (db/+) in vivo] cellular stress. CCN2 induction during 1 wk or 10 wk of high-fat diet or in db/+ mice had no effect on markers of β-cell stress. However, CCN2 induction did result in a significant increase in β-cell mass over high-fat diet alone when animals were fed high-fat diet for 10 wk, a duration known to induce insulin resistance. CCN2 induction in isolated islets treated with thapsigargin ex vivo resulted in upregulation of the gene encoding the Nrf2 transcription factor, a master regulator of antioxidant genes, suggesting that CCN2 further activates this pathway in the presence of cell stress. These studies indicate that the potential of CCN2 to induce β-cell mass expansion is context-dependent and that the presence of β-cell stress does not ensure β-cell proliferation in response to CCN2.NEW & NOTEWORTHY CCN2 promotes β-cell mass expansion in settings of suboptimal β-cell mass. Here, we demonstrate that the ability of CCN2 to induce β-cell mass expansion in the setting of β-cell stress is context-dependent. Our results suggest that β-cell stress is necessary but insufficient for CCN2 to increase β-cell proliferation and mass. Furthermore, we found that CCN2 promotes upregulation of a key antioxidant transcription factor, suggesting that modulation of β-cell oxidative stress contributes to the actions of CCN2.
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- Shannon E Townsend
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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- Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Tang Y, Chen YG, Huang HY, Li SF, Zuo HL, Chen JH, Li LP, Mao RB, Lin YCD, Huang HD. Panax notoginseng alleviates oxidative stress through miRNA regulations based on systems biology approach. Chin Med 2023; 18:74. [PMID: 37337262 DOI: 10.1186/s13020-023-00768-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 05/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Herbal medicine Sanqi (SQ), the dried root or stem of Panax notoginseng (PNS), has been reported to have anti-diabetic and anti-obesity effects and is usually administered as a decoction for Chinese medicine. Alternative to utilizing PNS pure compound for treatment, we are motivated to propose an unconventional scheme to investigate the functions of PNS mixture. However, studies providing a detailed overview of the transcriptomics-based signaling network in response to PNS are seldom available. METHODS To explore the reasoning of PNS in treating metabolic disorders such as insulin resistance, we implemented a systems biology-based approach with RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) and miRNA sequencing data to elucidate key pathways, genes and miRNAs involved. RESULTS Functional enrichment analysis revealed PNS up-regulating oxidative stress-related pathways and down-regulating insulin and fatty acid metabolism. Superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1), peroxiredoxin 1 (PRDX1), heme oxygenase-1 (Hmox1) and glutamate cysteine ligase (GCLc) mRNA and protein levels, as well as related miRNA levels, were measured in PNS treated rat pancreatic β cells (INS-1). PNS treatment up-regulated Hmox1, SOD1 and GCLc expression while down-regulating miR-24-3p and miR-139-5p to suppress oxidative stress. Furthermore, we verified the novel interactions between miR-139-5p and miR-24-3p with GCLc and SOD1. CONCLUSION This work has demonstrated the mechanism of how PNS regulates cellular molecules in metabolic disorders. Therefore, combining omics data with a systems biology strategy could be a practical means to explore the potential function and molecular mechanisms of Chinese herbal medicine in the treatment of metabolic disorders.
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- Yun Tang
- School of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, 518172, Guangdong, China
- Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, 518172, Guangdong, China
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- School of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, 518172, Guangdong, China
- Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, 518172, Guangdong, China
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- School of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, 518172, Guangdong, China
- Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, 518172, Guangdong, China
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- School of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, 518172, Guangdong, China
- Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, 518172, Guangdong, China
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- School of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, 518172, Guangdong, China
- Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, 518172, Guangdong, China
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- School of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, 518172, Guangdong, China
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- Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, 518172, Guangdong, China
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- School of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, 518172, Guangdong, China
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- School of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, 518172, Guangdong, China.
- Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, 518172, Guangdong, China.
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- School of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, 518172, Guangdong, China.
- Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, 518172, Guangdong, China.
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Moon JS, Riopel M, Seo JB, Herrero-Aguayo V, Isaac R, Lee YS. HIF-2α Preserves Mitochondrial Activity and Glucose Sensing in Compensating β-Cells in Obesity. Diabetes 2022; 71:1508-1524. [PMID: 35472707 PMCID: PMC9233300 DOI: 10.2337/db21-0736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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In obesity, increased mitochondrial metabolism with the accumulation of oxidative stress leads to mitochondrial damage and β-cell dysfunction. In particular, β-cells express antioxidant enzymes at relatively low levels and are highly vulnerable to oxidative stress. Early in the development of obesity, β-cells exhibit increased glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in order to compensate for insulin resistance. This increase in β-cell function under the condition of enhanced metabolic stress suggests that β-cells possess a defense mechanism against increased oxidative damage, which may become insufficient or decline at the onset of type 2 diabetes. Here, we show that metabolic stress induces β-cell hypoxia inducible factor 2α (HIF-2α), which stimulates antioxidant gene expression (e.g., Sod2 and Cat) and protects against mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) and subsequent mitochondrial damage. Knockdown of HIF-2α in Min6 cells exaggerated chronic high glucose-induced mitochondrial damage and β-cell dysfunction by increasing mitochondrial ROS levels. Moreover, inducible β-cell HIF-2α knockout mice developed more severe β-cell dysfunction and glucose intolerance on a high-fat diet, along with increased ROS levels and decreased islet mitochondrial mass. Our results provide a previously unknown mechanism through which β-cells defend against increased metabolic stress to promote β-cell compensation in obesity.
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- Jae-Su Moon
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
- Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
- Corresponding author: Yun Sok Lee,
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Wibowo I, Utami N, Anggraeni T, Barlian A, Putra RE, Indriani AD, Masadah R, Ekawardhani S. Propolis Can Improve Caudal Fin Regeneration in Zebrafish ( Danio rerio) Induced by The Combined Administration of Alloxan and Glucose. Zebrafish 2021; 18:274-281. [PMID: 34297614 DOI: 10.1089/zeb.2020.1969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Hyperglycemia, a primary symptom in diabetes mellitus, is associated with difficulties in wound healing and regeneration. This condition is due to the length of the inflammatory phase and free radicals. Furthermore, there is evidence that molecular pathogenesis is involved in impaired wound healing in diabetics. As an animal model, zebrafish have many shared orthologous genes with human that are involved in protein regulation of wound healing and regeneration. Little is known about natural drugs that may be used to treat complications of wound healing in diabetes. Propolis, however, is known to consist of various organic compounds such as phenols and flavonoids with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. This research aims to study propolis' effect on caudal fin regeneration and relative expression of several genes belonging to Hedgehog, bone morphogenetic protein (BMP), and Wnt signaling hyperglycemic (HG) zebrafish. GC-MS analysis and antioxidant activity testing were performed on ethanolic extract of propolis (EEP). Caudal fin regeneration was analyzed using ImageJ; blood glucose levels were measured; and relative gene expression analysis of shha, igf2a, bmp2b, and col1a2 was performed by the real-time polymerase chain reaction method with the β-actin housekeeping gene. Impairment of caudal fin regeneration in zebrafish hyperglycemia was characterized by a low percentage of regeneration and decreased relative gene expression. EEP at 15 ppm could increase the percentage of caudal fin regeneration and the expression of shha, igf2a, bmp2b, and col1a2. Based on the results, it appears that phenols and flavonoids from the EEP can improve the caudal fin regeneration of HG zebrafish.
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- Indra Wibowo
- School of Life Sciences and Technology, Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Bandung, Indonesia
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- School of Life Sciences and Technology, Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Bandung, Indonesia
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- School of Life Sciences and Technology, Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Bandung, Indonesia
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- School of Life Sciences and Technology, Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Bandung, Indonesia
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- School of Life Sciences and Technology, Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Bandung, Indonesia.,Biology Studi Program, Institut Teknologi Sumatera, Jalan Terusan Ryacudu, Way Hui, Indonesia
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- School of Life Sciences and Technology, Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Bandung, Indonesia
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- Department of Pathology Anatomy Faculty of Medicine Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
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- Parasitology Division, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia
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Ji JH, Jin MH, Kang JH, Lee SI, Lee S, Kim SH, Oh SY. Relationship between heavy metal exposure and type 2 diabetes: a large-scale retrospective cohort study using occupational health examinations. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e039541. [PMID: 33664065 PMCID: PMC7934714 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the associations between heavy metal exposure and serum ferritin levels, physical measurements and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). DESIGN A retrospective cohort study. SETTING Changwon, the location of this study, is a Korean representative industrial city. Data were obtained from medical check-ups between 2002 and 2018. PARTICIPANTS A total of 34 814 male subjects were included. Of them, 1035 subjects with lead exposure, 200 subjects with cadmium exposure and the 33 579 remaining were assigned to cohort A, cohort B and the control cohort, respectively. Data including personal history of alcohol and smoking, age, height, weight, the follow-up duration, haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), fasting blood sugar (FBS), ferritin levels, and lead and cadmium levels within 1 year after exposure were collected. PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURE In subjects without diabetes, changes in FBS and HbA1c were analysed through repeated tests at intervals of 1 year or longer after the occupational exposure to heavy metals. RESULTS In Cohort A, DM was diagnosed in 33 subjects. There was a significant difference in lead concentrations between the subjects diagnosed with DM and those without DM during the follow-up period (3.94±2.92 mg/dL vs 2.81±2.03 mg/dL, p=0.002). Simple exposure to heavy metals (lead and cadmium) was not associated with DM in Cox regression models (lead exposure (HR) 1.01, 95% CI: 0.58 to 1.77, p 0.971; cadmium exposure HR 1.48, 95% CI: 0.61 to 3.55, p=0.385). Annual changes in FBS according to lead concentration at the beginning of exposure showed a positive correlation (r=0.072, p=0.032). CONCLUSION Our findings demonstrated that simple occupational exposure to heavy metals lead and cadmium was not associated with the incidence of DM. However, lead concentrations at the beginning of the exposure might be an indicator of DM and glucose elevations.
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- Jun Ho Ji
- Internal Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Changwon, Gyeonsangnam-do, The Republic of Korea
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- Biostatistics, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Changwon, Gyeonsangnam-do, The Republic of Korea
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- Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, The Republic of Korea
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- Internal Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, The Republic of Korea
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- Internal Medicine, Dong-A University Medical Center, Busan, The Republic of Korea
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- Internal Medicine, Dong-A University Medical Center, Busan, The Republic of Korea
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- Internal Medicine, Dong-A University Medical Center, Busan, The Republic of Korea
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Khan S, Ahmad SS, Kamal MA. Diabetic Cardiomyopathy: From Mechanism to Management in a Nutshell. Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets 2020; 21:268-281. [PMID: 32735531 DOI: 10.2174/1871530320666200731174724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2019] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a significant complication of diabetes mellitus characterized by gradually failing heart with detrimental cardiac remodelings, such as fibrosis and diastolic and systolic dysfunction, which is not directly attributable to coronary artery disease. Insulin resistance and resulting hyperglycemia is the main trigger involved in the initiation of diabetic cardiomyopathy. There is a constellation of many pathophysiological events, such as lipotoxicity, oxidative stress, inflammation, inappropriate activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, dysfunctional immune modulation promoting increased rate of cardiac cell injury, apoptosis, and necrosis, which ultimately culminates into interstitial fibrosis, cardiac stiffness, diastolic dysfunction, initially, and later systolic dysfunction too. These events finally lead to clinical heart failure of DCM. Herein, The pathophysiology of DCM is briefly discussed. Furthermore, potential therapeutic strategies currently used for DCM are also briefly mentioned.
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- Shahzad Khan
- Department of Pathophysiology, Wuhan University School of Medicine, Hubei, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Integral University, Lucknow, India
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- King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80216, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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Lewandowski Ł, Kepinska M, Milnerowicz H. Alterations in Concentration/Activity of Superoxide Dismutases in Context of Obesity and Selected Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Genes: SOD1, SOD2, SOD3. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21145069. [PMID: 32709094 PMCID: PMC7404310 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21145069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Revised: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Little is known about the contribution of each of the three superoxide dismutase isozymes (SODs) to the total SOD activity in extracellular fluids. This study was aimed to investigate the alterations in concentration/activity of (SODs) in plasma, in context of sex, obesity, exposition to cigarette smoke, and genotypic variability of five selected single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes SOD1, SOD2, SOD3. Men showed higher SOD1 concentration, lower SOD3 concentration and higher total antioxidative capacity (TAC) values. Intersexual variability was observed in concentration of copper, zinc, and cadmium. The obese showed higher total oxidative capacity regardless of sex. An increase in SOD2 activity was coexistent with obesity in men, and exposition to cigarette smoke in non-obese individuals. Additionally, in state of this exposition, Cu,Zn-SOD contribution to the total SOD was lower. Interestingly, over 90% of the obese were of C/T genotype of rs4880 (SOD2). Non-obese of T/T genotype (rs4880) were of lower total SOD activity due to decrease in both Cu,Zn-SOD and Mn-SOD activities. SNP rs2234694 was associated with differences in concentration of SODs, depending on obesity status. Correlations indicate that both TAC and SODs, together, may adapt to insulin resistance and inflammation-derived oxidative stress found in obesity. This topic should be further investigated.
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Mallek A, Movassat J, Ameddah S, Liu J, Semiane N, Khalkhal A, Dahmani Y. Experimental diabetes induced by streptozotocin in the desert gerbil, Gerbillus gerbillus , and the effects of short-term 20-hydroxyecdysone administration. Biomed Pharmacother 2018; 102:354-361. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.03.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2017] [Revised: 03/12/2018] [Accepted: 03/12/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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Suh KS, Choi EM, Jung WW, Kim YJ, Hong SM, Park SY, Rhee SY, Chon S. Deoxyactein protects pancreatic β-cells against methylglyoxal-induced oxidative cell damage by the upregulation of mitochondrial biogenesis. Int J Mol Med 2017. [PMID: 28627583 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2017.3018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Methylglyoxal (MG) is one of the major precursors of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), which are considered to be one of the causes of diabetes and its complications. The root and rhizomes of black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) have long been used medicinally, and deoxyactein is one of its major constituents. In the present study, the protective effects of deoxyactein against MG-induced oxidative cell damage were investigated in insulin-producing pancreatic β-cells. We found that deoxyactein protected the pancreatic β-cells against MG-induced cell death. Pre-treatment with deoxyactein significantly reduced the levels of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), cardiolipin peroxidation, and protein adduct accumulation induced by MG. Pre-treatment of the cells with deoxyactein restored glyoxalase I activity and insulin secretion which were reduced by MG, and increased the mRNA expression of insulin 2 (INS2) and pancreatic and duodenal homeobox protein-1 (PDX-1). It also increased the levels of endogenous antioxidant enzymes, including superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPX). Furthermore, treatment with deoxyactein increased the levels of sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ co-activator-1α (PGC-1α). These findings indicate that deoxyactein may exert beneficial effects on pancreatic β-cells via the upregulation of mitochondrial biogenesis. Taken together, these results suggest that deoxyactein may be used for the prevention of pancreatic β-cell damage.
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- Kwang Sik Suh
- Research Institute of Endocrinology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Seoul 130-702, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-702, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Cheongju University, Cheongju, Chungbuk 360-764, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-702, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-702, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-702, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-702, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-702, Republic of Korea
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Petry SF, Sharifpanah F, Sauer H, Linn T. Differential expression of islet glutaredoxin 1 and 5 with high reactive oxygen species production in a mouse model of diabesity. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0176267. [PMID: 28542222 PMCID: PMC5443478 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Accepted: 04/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The onset and progression of diabetes mellitus type 2 is highly contingent on the amount of functional beta-cell mass. An underlying cause of beta-cell decay in diabetes is oxidative stress, which markedly affects the insulin producing pancreatic cells due to their poor antioxidant defence capacity. Consequently, disturbances of cellular redox signaling have been implicated to play a major role in beta-cell loss in diabetes mellitus type 2. There is evidence suggesting that the glutaredoxin (Grx) system exerts a protective role for pancreatic islets, but the exact mechanisms have not yet been elucidated. In this study, a mouse model for diabetes mellitus type 2 was used to gain further insight into the significance of Grx for the islets of Langerhans in the diabetic metabolism. We have observed distinct differences in the expression levels of Grx in pancreatic islets between obese, diabetic db mice and lean, non-diabetic controls. This finding is the first report about a decrease of Grx expression levels in pancreatic islets of diabetic mice which was accompanied by declining insulin secretion, increase of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production level, and cell cycle alterations. These data demonstrate the essential role of the Grx system for the beta-cell during metabolic stress which may provide a new target for diabetes mellitus type 2 treatment.
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- Sebastian Friedrich Petry
- Clinical Research Unit, Center of Internal Medicine, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Clinical Research Unit, Center of Internal Medicine, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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David JA, Rifkin WJ, Rabbani PS, Ceradini DJ. The Nrf2/Keap1/ARE Pathway and Oxidative Stress as a Therapeutic Target in Type II Diabetes Mellitus. J Diabetes Res 2017; 2017:4826724. [PMID: 28913364 PMCID: PMC5585663 DOI: 10.1155/2017/4826724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2017] [Revised: 07/03/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Despite improvements in awareness and treatment of type II diabetes mellitus (TIIDM), this disease remains a major source of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and prevalence continues to rise. Oxidative damage caused by free radicals has long been known to contribute to the pathogenesis and progression of TIIDM and its complications. Only recently, however, has the role of the Nrf2/Keap1/ARE master antioxidant pathway in diabetic dysfunction begun to be elucidated. There is accumulating evidence that this pathway is implicated in diabetic damage to the pancreas, heart, and skin, among other cell types and tissues. Animal studies and clinical trials have shown promising results suggesting that activation of this pathway can delay or reverse some of these impairments in TIIDM. In this review, we outline the role of oxidative damage and the Nrf2/Keap1/ARE pathway in TIIDM, focusing on current and future efforts to utilize this relationship as a therapeutic target for prevention, prognosis, and treatment of TIID.
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- Joshua A. David
- Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, 430 East 29th Street, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, 430 East 29th Street, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, 430 East 29th Street, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, 430 East 29th Street, New York, NY 10016, USA
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Schott-Ohly P, Lgssiar A, Partke HJ, Hassan M, Friesen N, Gleichmann H. Prevention of Spontaneous and Experimentally Induced Diabetes in Mice with Zinc Sulfate-Enriched Drinking Water is Associated with Activation and Reduction of NF-κB and AP-1 in Islets, Respectively. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2016; 229:1177-85. [PMID: 15564445 DOI: 10.1177/153537020422901113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Recently, we reported that zinc sulfate-enriched (25 mM) drinking water (Zn2+) protected male C57BL/6 mice from diabetes induced by multiple low doses of streptozotocin (MLD-STZ) and that MLD-STZ activates the transcription factors nuclear factor (NF)-κB and activator protein (AP)-1 in islets of these mice. Therefore, we studied the effect of Zn2+ on spontaneous diabetes in female nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice and on the activity of NF-κB and AP-1 in islets of NOD and MLD-STZ–injected male C57BL/6 mice. We hypothesized that Zn2+ may affect NF-κB, which may play a key role in immune-mediated diabetogenesis. Here we continuously administered Zn2+ to NOD mice, to both parents and their F1 offspring, and treated C57BL/6 male mice with MLD-STZ either alone or in addition to Zn2+. We assessed effects of Zn2+ on insulitis and peri-insulitis in 8-week-old NOD mice and analyzed NF-κB and AP-1 activities in islets. Zn2+ significantly prevented diabetes in female F1 offspring and significantly reduced insulitis and peri-insulitis. Zn2+ significantly stimulated NF-κB and AP-1 activation in NOD mice, in contrast, in C57BL/6 mice, Zn2+ significantly reduced their activation by MLD-STZ. These data demonstrate that NF-κB may play a critical role in immune-mediated diabetes. Depending on the mode of β-cell destruction, Zn2+ may prevent apoptosis through activation of NF-κB in NOD mice or prevent inflammatory immune destruction through inhibition of NF-κB in MLD-STZ-treated C57BL/6 mice.
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- Patricia Schott-Ohly
- German Diabetes Center, German Diabetes Research Institute, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Lei XG, Zhu JH, Cheng WH, Bao Y, Ho YS, Reddi AR, Holmgren A, Arnér ESJ. Paradoxical Roles of Antioxidant Enzymes: Basic Mechanisms and Health Implications. Physiol Rev 2016; 96:307-64. [PMID: 26681794 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00010.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 239] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) are generated from aerobic metabolism, as a result of accidental electron leakage as well as regulated enzymatic processes. Because ROS/RNS can induce oxidative injury and act in redox signaling, enzymes metabolizing them will inherently promote either health or disease, depending on the physiological context. It is thus misleading to consider conventionally called antioxidant enzymes to be largely, if not exclusively, health protective. Because such a notion is nonetheless common, we herein attempt to rationalize why this simplistic view should be avoided. First we give an updated summary of physiological phenotypes triggered in mouse models of overexpression or knockout of major antioxidant enzymes. Subsequently, we focus on a series of striking cases that demonstrate "paradoxical" outcomes, i.e., increased fitness upon deletion of antioxidant enzymes or disease triggered by their overexpression. We elaborate mechanisms by which these phenotypes are mediated via chemical, biological, and metabolic interactions of the antioxidant enzymes with their substrates, downstream events, and cellular context. Furthermore, we propose that novel treatments of antioxidant enzyme-related human diseases may be enabled by deliberate targeting of dual roles of the pertaining enzymes. We also discuss the potential of "antioxidant" nutrients and phytochemicals, via regulating the expression or function of antioxidant enzymes, in preventing, treating, or aggravating chronic diseases. We conclude that "paradoxical" roles of antioxidant enzymes in physiology, health, and disease derive from sophisticated molecular mechanisms of redox biology and metabolic homeostasis. Simply viewing antioxidant enzymes as always being beneficial is not only conceptually misleading but also clinically hazardous if such notions underpin medical treatment protocols based on modulation of redox pathways.
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- Xin Gen Lei
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, China Agricultural University, Beijing,China; Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; Department of Preventive Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China; Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi; Department of Nutrition, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom; Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan; Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Parker Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Atlanta, Georgia; and Division of Biochemistry, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, China Agricultural University, Beijing,China; Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; Department of Preventive Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China; Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi; Department of Nutrition, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom; Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan; Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Parker Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Atlanta, Georgia; and Division of Biochemistry, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, China Agricultural University, Beijing,China; Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; Department of Preventive Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China; Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi; Department of Nutrition, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom; Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan; Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Parker Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Atlanta, Georgia; and Division of Biochemistry, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, China Agricultural University, Beijing,China; Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; Department of Preventive Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China; Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi; Department of Nutrition, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom; Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan; Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Parker Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Atlanta, Georgia; and Division of Biochemistry, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, China Agricultural University, Beijing,China; Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; Department of Preventive Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China; Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi; Department of Nutrition, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom; Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan; Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Parker Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Atlanta, Georgia; and Division of Biochemistry, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, China Agricultural University, Beijing,China; Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; Department of Preventive Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China; Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi; Department of Nutrition, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom; Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan; Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Parker Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Atlanta, Georgia; and Division of Biochemistry, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, China Agricultural University, Beijing,China; Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; Department of Preventive Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China; Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi; Department of Nutrition, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom; Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan; Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Parker Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Atlanta, Georgia; and Division of Biochemistry, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, China Agricultural University, Beijing,China; Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; Department of Preventive Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China; Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi; Department of Nutrition, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom; Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan; Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Parker Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Atlanta, Georgia; and Division of Biochemistry, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Chen S, Han J, Liu Y. Dual Opposing Roles of Metallothionein Overexpression in C57BL/6J Mouse Pancreatic β-Cells. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0137583. [PMID: 26335571 PMCID: PMC4559390 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2015] [Accepted: 08/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background Growing evidence indicates that oxidative stress (OS), a persistent state of excess amounts of reactive oxygen species (ROS) along with reactive nitrogen species (RNS), plays an important role in insulin resistance, diabetic complications, and dysfunction of pancreatic β-cells. Pancreatic β-cells contain exceptionally low levels of antioxidant enzymes, rendering them susceptible to ROS-induced damage. Induction of antioxidants has been proposed to be a way for protecting β-cells against oxidative stress. Compared to other antioxidants that act against particular β-cell damages, metallothionein (MT) is the most effective in protecting β-cells from several oxidative stressors including nitric oxide, peroxynitrite, hydrogen peroxide, superoxide and streptozotocin (STZ). We hypothesized that MT overexpression in pancreatic β-cells would preserve β-cell function in C57BL/6J mice, an animal model susceptible to high fat diet-induced obesity and type 2 diabetes. Research Design and Methods The pancreatic β-cell specific MT overexpression was transferred to C57BL/6J background by backcrossing. We studied transgenic MT (MT-tg) mice and wild-type (WT) littermates at 8 weeks and 18 weeks of age. Several tests were performed to evaluate the function of islets, including STZ in vivo treatment, intraperitoneal glucose tolerance tests (IPGTT) and plasma insulin levels during IPGTT, pancreatic and islet insulin content measurement, insulin secretion, and islet morphology assessment. Gene expression in islets was performed by quantitative real-time PCR and PCR array analysis. Protein levels in pancreatic sections were evaluated by using immunohistochemistry. Results The transgenic MT protein was highly expressed in pancreatic islets. MT-tg overexpression significantly protected mice from acute STZ-induced ROS at 8 weeks of age; unexpectedly, however, MT-tg impaired glucose stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) and promoted the development of diabetes. Pancreatic β-cell function was significantly impaired, and islet morphology was also abnormal in MT-tg mice, and more severe damage was detected in males. The unique gene expression pattern and abnormal protein levels were observed in MT-tg islets. Conclusions MT overexpression protected β-cells from acute STZ-induced ROS damages at young age, whereas it impaired GSIS and promoted the development of diabetes in adult C57BL/6J mice, and more severe damage was found in males.
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- Suqin Chen
- The Research Institute for Children, Children’s Hospital at New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
- Department of Medical Genetics, Zhongshan Medical College, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- The Research Institute for Children, Children’s Hospital at New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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- The Research Institute for Children, Children’s Hospital at New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
- Department of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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Lee SJ, Kang HK, Song DK, Eum WS, Park J, Choi SY, Kwon HY. Transduction of PEP-1-heme oxygenase-1 into insulin-producing INS-1 cells protects them against cytokine-induced cell death. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2015; 461:549-54. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.04.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2015] [Accepted: 04/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Uruno A, Yagishita Y, Yamamoto M. The Keap1–Nrf2 system and diabetes mellitus. Arch Biochem Biophys 2015; 566:76-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2014.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2014] [Revised: 12/07/2014] [Accepted: 12/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Huynh K, Bernardo BC, McMullen JR, Ritchie RH. Diabetic cardiomyopathy: mechanisms and new treatment strategies targeting antioxidant signaling pathways. Pharmacol Ther 2014; 142:375-415. [PMID: 24462787 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2014.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 382] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2014] [Accepted: 01/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Cardiovascular disease is the primary cause of morbidity and mortality among the diabetic population. Both experimental and clinical evidence suggest that diabetic subjects are predisposed to a distinct cardiomyopathy, independent of concomitant macro- and microvascular disorders. 'Diabetic cardiomyopathy' is characterized by early impairments in diastolic function, accompanied by the development of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy, myocardial fibrosis and cardiomyocyte apoptosis. The pathophysiology underlying diabetes-induced cardiac damage is complex and multifactorial, with elevated oxidative stress as a key contributor. We now review the current evidence of molecular disturbances present in the diabetic heart, and their role in the development of diabetes-induced impairments in myocardial function and structure. Our focus incorporates both the contribution of increased reactive oxygen species production and reduced antioxidant defenses to diabetic cardiomyopathy, together with modulation of protein signaling pathways and the emerging role of protein O-GlcNAcylation and miRNA dysregulation in the progression of diabetic heart disease. Lastly, we discuss both conventional and novel therapeutic approaches for the treatment of left ventricular dysfunction in diabetic patients, from inhibition of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone-system, through recent evidence favoring supplementation of endogenous antioxidants for the treatment of diabetic cardiomyopathy. Novel therapeutic strategies, such as gene therapy targeting the phosphoinositide 3-kinase PI3K(p110α) signaling pathway, and miRNA dysregulation, are also reviewed. Targeting redox stress and protective protein signaling pathways may represent a future strategy for combating the ever-increasing incidence of heart failure in the diabetic population.
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- Karina Huynh
- Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; Department of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
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- Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
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Zhou J, Huang K, Lei XG. Selenium and diabetes--evidence from animal studies. Free Radic Biol Med 2013; 65:1548-1556. [PMID: 23867154 PMCID: PMC3859733 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2013.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2013] [Revised: 07/06/2013] [Accepted: 07/09/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Whereas selenium was found to act as an insulin mimic and to be antidiabetic in earlier studies, recent animal experiments and human trials have shown an unexpected risk of prolonged high Se intake in potentiating insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Elevating dietary Se intake (0.4 to 3.0mg/kg of diet) above the nutrient requirements, similar to overproduction of selenoproteins, led to insulin resistance and/or diabetes-like phenotypes in mice, rats, and pigs. Although its diabetogenic mechanism remains unclear, high Se intake elevated activity or production of selenoproteins including GPx1, MsrB1, SelS, and SelP. This upregulation diminished intracellular reactive oxygen species and then dysregulated key regulators of β cells and insulin synthesis and secretion, leading to chronic hyperinsulinemia. Overscavenging intracellular H2O2 also attenuated oxidative inhibition of protein tyrosine phosphatases and suppressed insulin signaling. High Se intake might affect expression and/or function of key regulators of glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, and lipogenesis. Future research is needed to find out if certain forms of Se metabolites in addition to selenoproteins and if mechanisms other than intracellular redox control mediate the diabetogenic effects of high Se intake. Furthermore, a potential interactive role of high Se intake in the interphase of carcinogenesis and diabetogenesis should be explored to make optimal use of Se in human nutrition and health.
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- Jun Zhou
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry and Materia Medica, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry and Materia Medica, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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Karunakaran U, Park KG. A systematic review of oxidative stress and safety of antioxidants in diabetes: focus on islets and their defense. Diabetes Metab J 2013; 37:106-12. [PMID: 23641350 PMCID: PMC3638220 DOI: 10.4093/dmj.2013.37.2.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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A growing body of evidence suggests that hyperglycemia-induced oxidative stress plays an important role in diabetic complications, especially β-cell dysfunction and failure. Under physiological conditions, reactive oxygen species serve as second messengers that facilitate signal transduction and gene expression in pancreatic β-cells. However, under pathological conditions, an imbalance in redox homeostasis leads to aberrant tissue damage and β-cell death due to a lack of antioxidant defense systems. Taking into account the vulnerability of islets to oxidative damage, induction of endogenous antioxidant enzymes or exogenous antioxidant administration has been proposed as a way to protect β-cells against diabetic insults. Here, we consider recent insights into how the redox response becomes deregulated under diabetic conditions, as well as the therapeutic benefits of antioxidants, which may provide clues for developing strategies aimed at the treatment or prevention of diabetes associated with β-cell failure.
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- Udayakumar Karunakaran
- Departments of Internal Medicine, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Research Institute of Aging and Metabolism and World Class University Program, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Departments of Internal Medicine, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Research Institute of Aging and Metabolism and World Class University Program, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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SONG JIALE, ZHAO XIN, WANG QIANG, ZHANG TING. Protective effects of Lagerstroemia speciosa on 3-morpholinosydnonimine (SIN-1)-induced oxidative stress in HIT-T15 pancreatic β cells. Mol Med Rep 2013; 7:1607-12. [DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2013.1396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2012] [Accepted: 03/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Huang SH, Lin GJ, Chien MW, Chu CH, Yu JC, Chen TW, Hueng DY, Liu YL, Sytwu HK. Adverse Effect on Syngeneic Islet Transplantation by Transgenic Coexpression of Decoy Receptor 3 and Heme Oxygenase-1 in the Islet of NOD Mice. Transplant Proc 2013; 45:580-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.02.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2012] [Accepted: 02/14/2012] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Ptilovanciv EON, Fernandes GS, Teixeira LC, Reis LA, Pessoa EA, Convento MB, Simões MJ, Albertoni GA, Schor N, Borges FT. Heme oxygenase 1 improves glucoses metabolism and kidney histological alterations in diabetic rats. Diabetol Metab Syndr 2013; 5:3. [PMID: 23321053 PMCID: PMC3562196 DOI: 10.1186/1758-5996-5-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2012] [Accepted: 01/09/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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One important concern in the treatment of diabetes is the maintenance of glycemic levels and the prevention of diabetic nephropathy. Inducible heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) is a rate-limiting enzyme thought to have antioxidant and cytoprotective roles. The goal of the present study was to analyze the effect of HO-1 induction in chronically hyperglycemic rats. The hyperglycemic rats were divided into two groups: one group, called STZ, was given a single injection of streptozotocin; and the other group was given a single streptozotocin injection as well as daily injections of hemin, an HO-1 inducer, over 60 days (STZ + HEME). A group of normoglycemic, untreated rats was used as the control (CTL).Body weight, diuresis, serum glucose levels, microalbuminuria, creatinine clearance rate, urea levels, sodium excretion, and lipid peroxidation were analyzed. Histological alterations and immunohistochemistry for HO-1 and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) were assessed. After 60 days, the STZ group exhibited an increase in blood glucose, diuresis, urea, microalbuminuria, and sodium excretion. There was no weight gain, and there was a decrease in creatinine clearance in comparison to the CTL group. In the STZ + HEME group there was an improvement in the metabolic parameters and kidney function, a decrease in blood glucose, serum urea, and microalbuminuria, and an increase of creatinine clearance, in comparison to the STZ group.There was glomerulosclerosis, collagen deposition in the STZ rats and increase in iNOS and HO-1 expression. In the STZ + HEME group, the glomerulosclerosis and fibrosis was prevented and there was an increase in the expression of HO-1, but decrease in iNOS expression and lipid peroxidation. In conclusion, our data suggest that chronic induction of HO-1 reduces hyperglycemia, improves glucose metabolism and, at least in part, protects the renal tissue from hyperglycemic injury, possibly through the antioxidant activity of HO-1.
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- Ellen ON Ptilovanciv
- Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Morphology Department, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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Song JLE, Zhao X, Wang Q. Protective effects of Quercus salicina on alloxan-induced oxidative stress in HIT-T15 pancreatic β cells. Exp Ther Med 2013; 5:947-951. [PMID: 23408741 PMCID: PMC3570244 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2013.885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2012] [Accepted: 01/02/2013] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The present study was designed to investigate the protective effect of hot water extracts from Quercus salicina leaves (QSWE) on alloxan-induced oxidative stress in HIT-T15 Syrian hamster pancreatic insulinoma cells. The HIT-T15 cells were treated with alloxan (1 mM) for 1 h and then co-incubated with the QSWE for 24 h. Alloxan significantly decreased the viability of the HIT-T15 cells (P<0.05). QSWE did not exhibit significantly cytotoxic effects and increased the viability of the HIT-T15 cells in a concentration-dependent manner. To further investigate the protective effects of QSWE on alloxan-induced oxidative stress in HIT-T15 cells, the cellular levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), lipid peroxidation and endogenous antioxidant enzymes, including catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-px), were analyzed. QSWE decreased the intracellular levels of ROS and lipid peroxidation and increased the activity of antioxidant enzymes. These results suggest that QSWE exerted cytoprotective activity against alloxan-induced oxidative stress in HIT-T15 cells through the inhibition of lipid peroxidation, reduction of ROS levels and stimulation of antioxidant enzyme activity. In addition, QSWE also increased the insulin secretion activity of the alloxan-treated HIT-T15 cells.
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- Jia-LE Song
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Republic of Korea
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Mitochondrial hormesis in pancreatic β cells: does uncoupling protein 2 play a role? OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2012; 2012:740849. [PMID: 23029600 PMCID: PMC3458419 DOI: 10.1155/2012/740849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2012] [Accepted: 08/07/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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In pancreatic β cells, mitochondrial metabolism translates glucose sensing into signals regulating insulin secretion. Chronic exposure of β cells to excessive nutrients, namely, glucolipotoxicity, impairs β-cell function. This is associated with elevated ROS production from overstimulated mitochondria. Mitochondria are not only the major source of cellular ROS, they are also the primary target of ROS attacks. The mitochondrial uncoupling protein UCP2, even though its uncoupling properties are debated, has been associated with protective functions against ROS toxicity. Hormesis, an adaptive response to cellular stresses, might contribute to the protection against β-cell death, possibly limiting the development of type 2 diabetes. Mitochondrial hormesis, or mitohormesis, is a defense mechanism observed in ROS-induced stress-responses by mitochondria. In β cells, mitochondrial damages induced by sublethal exogenous H2O2 can induce secondary repair and defense mechanisms. In this context, UCP2 is a marker of mitohormesis, being upregulated following stress conditions. When overexpressed in nonstressed naïve cells, UCP2 confers resistance to oxidative stress. Whether treatment with mitohormetic inducers is sufficient to restore or ameliorate secretory function of β cells remains to be determined.
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Cho EJ, Yokozawa T, Kim HY, Shibahara N, Park JC. Rosa rugosa Attenuates Diabetic Oxidative Stress in Rats with Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE 2012; 32:487-96. [PMID: 15481639 DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x04002132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The effects of Rosa rugosa on diabetic oxidative stress were investigated using rats with streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes. The diabetic rats showed less body weight gain and heavier kidney and liver weights than normal rats, while the oral administration of Rosa rugosa at a dose of 100 or 200 mg/kg body weight/day for 20 days attenuated the physiological changes induced by diabetes. In addition, administrating Rosa rugosa to diabetic rats resulted in significant and dose-dependent decreases in the serum glucose and glycosylated protein levels, implying that Rosa rugosa improves the abnormal glucose metabolism that leads to oxidative stress. Diabetic rats had higher serum levels of superoxide and nitrite/nitrate. However, the administration of Rosa rugosa dose-dependently reduced the over-production of radicals associated with diabetes, suggesting Rosa rugosa is a radical scavenger that would play a crucial role in protecting against diabetic oxidative stress. Rosa rugosa significantly and dose-dependently reduced thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance levels in serum, hepatic and renal mitochondria, implying that Rosa rugosa would alleviate the oxidative stress associated with diabetes by inhibiting lipid peroxidation. This study provides evidence that Rosa rugosa has potential as a treatment for diabetes through attenuating oxidative stress induced by the diabetic condition
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- Eun Ju Cho
- Institute of Natural Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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Pennartz C, Schenker N, Menge BA, Schmidt WE, Nauck MA, Meier JJ. Chronic reduction of fasting glycemia with insulin glargine improves first- and second-phase insulin secretion in patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care 2011; 34:2048-53. [PMID: 21775756 PMCID: PMC3161280 DOI: 10.2337/dc11-0471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Insulin secretion is often diminished in hyperglycemic patients with type 2 diabetes. We examined whether chronic basal insulin treatment with insulin glargine improves glucose-induced insulin secretion. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Fourteen patients with type 2 diabetes on metformin monotherapy received an add-on therapy with insulin glargine over 8 weeks. Intravenous glucose tolerance tests (IVGTTs) were performed before and after the intervention, with and without previous adjustment of fasting glucose levels using a 3-h intravenous insulin infusion. RESULTS Fasting glycemia was lowered from 179.6 ± 7.5 to 117.6 ± 6.5 mg/dL (P < 0.001), and HbA(1c) levels declined from 8.4 ± 0.5 to 7.1 ± 0.2% (P = 0.0046). The final insulin dose was 59.3 ± 10.2 IU. Acute normalization of fasting glycemia by intravenous insulin reduced C-peptide levels during the IVGTT (P < 0.0001). In contrast, insulin and C-peptide responses to intravenous glucose administration were significantly greater after the glargine treatment period (P < 0.0001, respectively). Both first- and second-phase insulin secretion increased significantly after the glargine treatment period (P < 0.05, respectively). These improvements in insulin secretion were observed during both the experiments with and without acute adjustment of fasting glycemia. CONCLUSIONS Chronic supplementation of long-acting basal insulin improves glucose-induced insulin secretion in hyperglycemic patients with type 2 diabetes, whereas acute exogenous insulin administration reduces the β-cell response to glucose administration. These data provide a rationale for basal insulin treatment regiments to improve postprandial endogenous insulin secretion in hyperglycemic patients with type 2 diabetes.
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- Christian Pennartz
- Department of Medicine I, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Modak M, Dixit P, Londhe J, Ghaskadbi S, Devasagayam TPA. Indian herbs and herbal drugs used for the treatment of diabetes. J Clin Biochem Nutr 2011; 40:163-73. [PMID: 18398493 PMCID: PMC2275761 DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.40.163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 337] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2006] [Accepted: 12/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Traditional Medicines derived from medicinal plants are used by about 60% of the world’s population. This review focuses on Indian Herbal drugs and plants used in the treatment of diabetes, especially in India. Diabetes is an important human ailment afflicting many from various walks of life in different countries. In India it is proving to be a major health problem, especially in the urban areas. Though there are various approaches to reduce the ill effects of diabetes and its secondary complications, herbal formulations are preferred due to lesser side effects and low cost. A list of medicinal plants with proven antidiabetic and related beneficial effects and of herbal drugs used in treatment of diabetes is compiled. These include, Allium sativum, Eugenia jambolana, Momordica charantia Ocimum sanctum, Phyllanthus amarus, Pterocarpus marsupium, Tinospora cordifolia, Trigonella foenum graecum and Withania somnifera. One of the etiologic factors implicated in the development of diabetes and its complications is the damage induced by free radicals and hence an antidiabetic compound with antioxidant properties would be more beneficial. Therefore information on antioxidant effects of these medicinal plants is also included.
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- Manisha Modak
- Department of Zoology, University of Pune, Pune 411007, India
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Oxidative stress and redox modulation potential in type 1 diabetes. Clin Dev Immunol 2011; 2011:593863. [PMID: 21647409 PMCID: PMC3102468 DOI: 10.1155/2011/593863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2011] [Accepted: 03/09/2011] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Redox reactions are imperative to preserving cellular metabolism yet must be strictly regulated. Imbalances between reactive oxygen species (ROS) and antioxidants can initiate oxidative stress, which without proper resolve, can manifest into disease. In type 1 diabetes (T1D), T-cell-mediated autoimmune destruction of pancreatic β-cells is secondary to the primary invasion of macrophages and dendritic cells (DCs) into the islets. Macrophages/DCs, however, are activated by intercellular ROS from resident pancreatic phagocytes and intracellular ROS formed after receptor-ligand interactions via redox-dependent transcription factors such as NF-κB. Activated macrophages/DCs ferry β-cell antigens specifically to pancreatic lymph nodes, where they trigger reactive T cells through synapse formation and secretion of proinflammatory cytokines and more ROS. ROS generation, therefore, is pivotal in formulating both innate and adaptive immune responses accountable for islet cell autoimmunity. The importance of ROS/oxidative stress as well as potential for redox modulation in the context of T1D will be discussed.
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Protective Effects of Luteolin on Diabetic Nephropathy in STZ-Induced Diabetic Rats. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2011; 2011:323171. [PMID: 21584231 PMCID: PMC3092543 DOI: 10.1155/2011/323171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2010] [Accepted: 03/02/2011] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Diabetic nephropathy is a long-term complication of diabetic mellitus. Many experimental evidences suggest that persistent hyperglycaemia generates intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and upregulates transforming growth factor-b1 and extracellular matrix expression in mesangial and tubular epithelial cells, which is involved of free radicals in the pathogenesis of diabetes and more importantly in the development of diabetic complications. Antioxidants effectively inhibit high-glucose- and H2O2-induced transforming growth factor-b1 and fibronectin upregulation, thus providing evidence that ROS play an important role in high glucose-induced renal injury. The flavonoid luteolin has been shown to possess direct antioxidant activity, therefore we hypothesize that it may be useful in treatment of many chronic disease associated with oxidative stress, such as diabetic nephropathy via its antioxidant properties. Our results suggested that protection against development of diabetic nephropathy by luteolin treatment involved changes in superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, the malondialdehyde (MDA) content and expression of Heme Oxygenase-1 (HO-1) protein.
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Pancreatic islets contain low activities of catalase, selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase 1 (GPX1), and Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1). Thus, enhancing expression of these enzymes in islets has been unquestionably favored. However, such an attempt has produced variable metabolic outcomes. While β cell-specific overexpression of Sod1 enhanced mouse resistance to streptozotocin-induced diabetes, the same manipulation of catalase aggravated onset of type 1 diabetes in nonobese diabetic mice. Global overexpression of Gpx1 in mice induced type 2 diabetes-like phenotypes. Although knockouts of Gpx1 and Sod1 each alone or together decreased pancreatic β cell mass and plasma insulin concentrations, these knockouts improved body insulin sensitivity to different extents. Pancreatic duodenal homeobox 1, forkhead box A2, and uncoupling protein 2 are three key regulators of β cell mass, insulin synthesis, and glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. Phenotypes resulted from altering GPX1 and/or SOD1 were partly mediated through these factors, along with protein kinase B and c-jun terminal kinase. A shifted reactive oxygen species inhibition of protein tyrosine phosphatases in insulin signaling might be attributed to altered insulin sensitivity. Overall, metabolic roles of antioxidant enzymes in β cells and diabetes depend on body oxidative status and target functions. Revealing regulatory mechanisms for this type of dual role will help prevent potential pro-diabetic risk of antioxidant over-supplementation to humans.
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- Xin Gen Lei
- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.
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Wang X, Vatamaniuk MZ, Roneker CA, Pepper MP, Hu LG, Simmons RA, Lei XG. Knockouts of SOD1 and GPX1 exert different impacts on murine islet function and pancreatic integrity. Antioxid Redox Signal 2011; 14:391-401. [PMID: 20586612 PMCID: PMC3026657 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2010.3302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Metabolic subtlety and clinical relevance of different forms of reactive oxygen species in diabetes remain unclear. Using single knockout of Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD1(-/-)) or Se-glutathione peroxidase-1 (GPX1(-/-)) and their double-knockout (DKO) mouse models, we determined if elevating endogenously-derived superoxide and hydroperoxide exerted distinct impacts and mechanisms on body glucose homeostasis. Whereas the three knockout groups displayed decreased plasma insulin concentrations and islet β-cells mass, only SOD1(-/-) showed decreased body weight, increased blood glucose, and blocked glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. Null of SOD1 and GPX1 elevated respective islet superoxide and hydroperoxide production, and upregulated p53 phosphorylation. Knockout of SOD1 downregulated the foxhead box A2/pancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1 pathway in a superoxide-dependent fashion at epigenetic, mRNA, and protein levels in islets, but improved insulin signaling in liver and muscle. The SOD1(-/-) mice showed more apparent pancreatitis than the GPX1(-/-) mice that were more susceptible to the cerulein-induced amylase increase. Knockout of SOD1 impaired islet function, pancreas integrity, and body glucose homeostasis more than that of GPX1. Simultaneous ablation of both enzymes did not result in additive or aggravated metabolic outcomes.
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- Xiaodan Wang
- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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Xiang FL, Lu X, Strutt B, Hill DJ, Feng Q. NOX2 deficiency protects against streptozotocin-induced beta-cell destruction and development of diabetes in mice. Diabetes 2010; 59:2603-11. [PMID: 20627937 PMCID: PMC3279537 DOI: 10.2337/db09-1562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The role of NOX2-containing NADPH oxidase in the development of diabetes is not fully understood. We hypothesized that NOX2 deficiency decreases reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and immune response and protects against streptozotocin (STZ)-induced β-cell destruction and development of diabetes in mice. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Five groups of mice--wild-type (WT), NOX2(-/-), WT treated with apocynin, and WT adoptively transferred with NOX2(-/-) or WT splenocytes--were treated with multiple-low-dose STZ. Blood glucose and insulin levels were monitored, and an intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test was performed. Isolated WT and NOX2(-/-) pancreatic islets were treated with cytokines for 48 h. RESULTS Significantly lower blood glucose levels, higher insulin levels, and better glucose tolerance was observed in NOX2(-/-) mice and in WT mice adoptively transferred with NOX2(-/-) splenocytes compared with the respective control groups after STZ treatment. Compared with WT, β-cell apoptosis, as determined by TUNEL staining, and insulitis were significantly decreased, whereas β-cell mass was significantly increased in NOX2(-/-) mice. In response to cytokine stimulation, ROS production was significantly decreased, and insulin secretion was preserved in NOX2(-/-) compared with WT islets. Furthermore, proinflammatory cytokine release induced by concanavalin A was significantly decreased in NOX2(-/-) compared with WT splenocytes. CONCLUSIONS NOX2 deficiency decreases β-cell destruction and preserves islet function in STZ-induced diabetes by reducing ROS production, immune response, and β-cell apoptosis.
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- Fu-Li Xiang
- From the Departments of Medicine, Physiology, and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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- From the Departments of Medicine, Physiology, and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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- From the Departments of Medicine, Physiology, and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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- From the Departments of Medicine, Physiology, and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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- From the Departments of Medicine, Physiology, and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
- Corresponding author: Qingping Feng,
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Mohseni-Salehi-Monfared SS, Habibollahzadeh E, Sadeghi H, Baeeri M, Abdollahi M. Efficacy of Setarud (IMOD™), a novel electromagnetically-treated multi-herbal compound, in mouse immunogenic type-1 diabetes. Arch Med Sci 2010; 6:663-9. [PMID: 22419922 PMCID: PMC3298332 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2010.17078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2009] [Revised: 03/31/2009] [Accepted: 05/12/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects and mechanisms of Setarud (IMOD™) as a multi-herbal medicinal formula on a mouse model of type 1 diabetes. METERIAL AND METHODS: Autoimmune diabetes was induced by multiple low-dose intraperitoneal injection of 40 mg/kg of streptozotocin (STZ) for five consecutive days. IMOD™ was administered at an effective dose of 20 mg/kg/day for 21 days. After 21 days of treatment, the pancreases of the animals were separated and homogenized. In the pancreas tissue, the level of lipid peroxidation as thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), total antioxidant power as ferric reducing ability of pancreas (FRAP), myeloperoxidase (MPO), and the concentrations of interleukin-1 (IL-1β) and tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) were evaluated. Glucose changes were tested in the blood. Microscopic changes in the pancreas were followed by histological examinations. RESULTS No significant difference was found between IMOD™ and diabetic control groups in blood glucose pattern. STZ-exposed mice showed a significant increase in pancreatic TBARS, MPO, IL-1β, and TNF-α levels, along with a significant decrease in FRAP value. Co-administration of IMOD™ significantly improved all the mentioned parameters disrupted by STZ administration except for blood glucose and histological changes. CONCLUSION IMOD™ could ameliorate oxidative and immunological distresses of type-1 immunogenic diabetes but could not normalize blood glucose. Further studies are recommended to clarify the effects of IMOD™ on immunological factors to address whether this new agent could be applied in diabetes prevention or therapy.
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- Seyed Sajad Mohseni-Salehi-Monfared
- Faculty of Pharmacy, and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Centre, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Centre, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Centre, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Centre, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Centre, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Centre, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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Drews G, Krippeit-Drews P, Düfer M. Oxidative stress and beta-cell dysfunction. Pflugers Arch 2010; 460:703-18. [PMID: 20652307 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-010-0862-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 188] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2010] [Revised: 06/23/2010] [Accepted: 06/25/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Diabetes mellitus type 1 and 2 (T1DM and T2DM) are complex multifactorial diseases. Loss of beta-cell function caused by reduced secretory capacity and enhanced apoptosis is a key event in the pathogenesis of both diabetes types. Oxidative stress induced by reactive oxygen and nitrogen species is critically involved in the impairment of beta-cell function during the development of diabetes. Because of their low antioxidant capacity, beta-cells are extremely sensitive towards oxidative stress. In beta-cells, important targets for an oxidant insult are cell metabolism and K(ATP) channels. The oxidant-evoked alterations of K(ATP) channel activity seem to be critical for oxidant-induced dysfunction because genetic ablation of K(ATP) channels attenuates the effects of oxidative stress on beta-cell function. Besides the effects on metabolism, interference of oxidants with mitochondria induces key events in apoptosis. Consequently, increasing antioxidant defence is a promising strategy to delay beta cell failure in (pre)-diabetic patients or during islet transplantation. Knock-out of K(ATP) channels has beneficial effects on oxidant-induced inhibition of insulin secretion and cell death. Interestingly, these effects can be mimicked by sulfonylureas that have been used in the treatment of T2DM for many years. Loss of functional K(ATP) channels leads to up-regulation of antioxidant enzymes, a process that depends on cytosolic Ca(2+). These observations are of great importance for clinical intervention because they show a possibility to protect beta-cells at an early stage before dramatic changes of the secretory capacity and loss of cell mass become manifest and lead to glucose intolerance or even overt diabetes.
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- Gisela Drews
- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, Tübingen, Germany.
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Antioxidant protection of Malaysian tualang honey in pancreas of normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. ANNALES D'ENDOCRINOLOGIE 2010; 71:291-6. [PMID: 20398890 DOI: 10.1016/j.ando.2010.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2009] [Revised: 02/27/2010] [Accepted: 03/08/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Glucotoxicity contributes to beta-cell dysfunction through oxidative stress. Our previous study demonstrated that tualang honey ameliorated renal oxidative stress and produced hypoglycemic effect in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. This present study investigated the hypothesis that hypoglycemic effect of tualang honey might partly be due to protection of pancreas against oxidative stress. Diabetes was induced by a single dose of STZ (60 mg/kg; ip). Diabetic rats were randomly divided into two groups and administered distilled water (0.5 ml/d) and tualang honey (1.0 g/kg/d). Similarly, two groups of non-diabetic rats received distilled water (0.5 ml/d) and tualang honey (1.0 g/kg/d). The animals were treated orally for 28 days. At the end of the treatment period, the honey-treated diabetic rats had significantly (p<0.05) reduced blood glucose levels [8.8 (5.8)mmol/L; median (interquartile range)] compared with the diabetic control rats [17.9 (2.6)mmol/L]. The pancreas of diabetic control rats showed significantly increased levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) and up-regulation of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activities. Catalase (CAT) activity was significantly reduced while glutathione-S-transferase (GST) and glutathione reductase (GR) activities remained unchanged in the pancreas of diabetic rats. Tualang honey significantly (p<0.05) reduced elevated MDA levels. Honey treatment also restored SOD and CAT activities. These results suggest that hypoglycemic effect of tualang honey might be attributed to its antioxidative effect on the pancreas.
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Lee BR, Lee YP, Kim DW, Song HY, Yoo KY, Won MH, Kang TC, Lee KJ, Kim KH, Joo JH, Ham HJ, Hur JH, Cho SW, Han KH, Lee KS, Park J, Eum WS, Choi SY. Amelioration of streptozotocin-induced diabetes by Agrocybe chaxingu polysaccharide. Mol Cells 2010; 29:349-54. [PMID: 20213314 DOI: 10.1007/s10059-010-0044-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2009] [Revised: 12/27/2009] [Accepted: 01/04/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate the preventive effect of Agrocybe chaxingu polysaccharide on streptozocin (STZ)-induced pancreatic beta-cells destruction. Agrocybe chaxingu polysaccharide markedly reduced nitric oxide (NO) production and iNOS expression levels in RINm5F cells in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, Agrocybe chaxingu polysaccharide significantly inhibited iNOS expression and blood glucose levels in STZ-induced diabetic mice. Moreover, immunohistochemical analysis revealed that it enhanced pancreatic beta-cells resistance to destruction by STZ. These results suggest that Agrocybe chaxingu polysaccharide may have value as a therapeutic agent against diabetes mellitus.
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- Byung Ryong Lee
- Department of Biomedical Science and Research Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hallym University, Chunchon, 200-702, Korea
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Sivitz WI, Yorek MA. Mitochondrial dysfunction in diabetes: from molecular mechanisms to functional significance and therapeutic opportunities. Antioxid Redox Signal 2010; 12:537-77. [PMID: 19650713 PMCID: PMC2824521 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2009.2531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 500] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Given their essential function in aerobic metabolism, mitochondria are intuitively of interest in regard to the pathophysiology of diabetes. Qualitative, quantitative, and functional perturbations in mitochondria have been identified and affect the cause and complications of diabetes. Moreover, as a consequence of fuel oxidation, mitochondria generate considerable reactive oxygen species (ROS). Evidence is accumulating that these radicals per se are important in the pathophysiology of diabetes and its complications. In this review, we first present basic concepts underlying mitochondrial physiology. We then address mitochondrial function and ROS as related to diabetes. We consider different forms of diabetes and address both insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity. We also address the role of mitochondrial uncoupling and coenzyme Q. Finally, we address the potential for targeting mitochondria in the therapy of diabetes.
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- William I Sivitz
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the protective role of steroid hormones on streptozotocin (STZ)-induced apoptosis in rat pancreatic beta cells. METHODS Two sets of experiments were performed. In the first, male rats were orchidectomized and substituted 72 hours later with testosterone, estradiol, or progesterone, and 24 hours later, administered with STZ. Subjects were killed 6 hours later, and apoptosis was determined in sections of the pancreas. In the second experiment, male or female rats were gonadectomized, were further substituted with testosterone, and then administered STZ. Six hours later, the animals were killed, and apoptosis, as well as immunoreactive expression of insulin, catalase, or Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase, was determined in sections of the pancreas. In addition, gonadectomized male or female subjects were substituted with testosterone and administered STZ, and 24 hours later, serum glucose and insulin were measured. RESULTS It was found that the cytoprotective effect was only shown in testosterone-treated male rats but not progesterone- or estradiol-treated male rats. In addition, the effect was seen in male rats but not in female rats, and there was an inverse correlation between apoptotic index and antioxidant enzyme immunoreactivity. CONCLUSIONS The cytoprotective effect of testosterone is sex specific and is related to the induction of antioxidant enzyme activities in pancreatic beta cells.
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Kim HY, Yokozawa T, Cho EJ, Yamabe N. Protective effects of the Chinese prescription Hachimi-jio-gan against diabetic oxidative stress. J Pharm Pharmacol 2010; 56:1299-305. [PMID: 15482645 DOI: 10.1211/0022357044490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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We used rats with streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes to investigate the effects of Hachimi-jiogan on diabetic oxidative stress. Oral administration of Hachimi-jio-gan, at a dose of 50, 100 or 200 mg kg−1 (body weight) daily, for 10 days to rats with STZ-induced diabetes resulted in significant dose-dependent decreases in serum levels of glucose and glycosylated protein, implying that Hachimi-jio-gan improves the abnormal glucose metabolism that leads to oxidative stress. Hachimi-jio-gan also showed a tendency to reduce the urine volume and significantly reduced the elevated urinary protein level. Moreover, rats with STZ-induced diabetes had high serum levels of superoxide and nitrite/nitrate. However, the administration of Hachimi-jio-gan dose-dependently reduced the overproduction of radicals associated with diabetes, suggesting the role of Hachimi-jio-gan as a radical scavenger that could protect against diabetic oxidative stress. Furthermore, thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance levels in serum and hepatic and renal mitochondria were dose-dependently lower in the Hachimi-jio-gan-treated groups than in the control diabetic group, which implies that Hachimi-jio-gan would alleviate the oxidative stress associated with diabetes through the inhibition of lipid peroxidation. These results indicate that Hachimi-jio-gan is a potential therapeutic agent that will reduce the damage caused by oxidative stress involved in diabetes.
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- Hyun Young Kim
- Institute of Natural Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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La Torre D, Lernmark A. Immunology of beta-cell destruction. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2010; 654:537-83. [PMID: 20217514 DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3271-3_24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The pancreatic islet beta-cells are the target for an autoimmune process that eventually results in an inability to control blood glucose due to the lack of insulin. The different steps that eventually lead to the complete loss of the beta-cells are reviewed to include the very first step of a triggering event that initiates the development of beta-cell autoimmunity to the last step of appearance of islet-cell autoantibodies, which may mark that insulitis is about to form. The observations that the initial beta-cell destruction by virus or other environmental factors triggers islet autoimmunity not in the islets but in the draining pancreatic lymph nodes are reviewed along with possible basic mechanisms of loss of tolerance to islet autoantigens. Once islet autoimmunity is established the question is how beta-cells are progressively killed by autoreactive lymphocytes which eventually results in chronic insulitis. Many of these series of events have been dissected in spontaneously diabetic mice or rats, but controlled clinical trials have shown that rodent observations are not always translated into mechanisms in humans. Attempts are therefore needed to clarify the step 1 triggering mechanisms and the step to chronic autoimmune insulitis to develop evidence-based treatment approaches to prevent type 1 diabetes.
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- Daria La Torre
- Lund University, CRC, Department of Clinical Sciences, University Hospital MAS, SE-205 02, Malmö, Sweden.
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Harmon JS, Bogdani M, Parazzoli SD, Mak SSM, Oseid EA, Berghmans M, Leboeuf RC, Robertson RP. beta-Cell-specific overexpression of glutathione peroxidase preserves intranuclear MafA and reverses diabetes in db/db mice. Endocrinology 2009; 150:4855-62. [PMID: 19819955 PMCID: PMC2775976 DOI: 10.1210/en.2009-0708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Chronic hyperglycemia causes oxidative stress, which contributes to damage in various tissues and cells, including pancreatic beta-cells. The expression levels of antioxidant enzymes in the islet are low compared with other tissues, rendering the beta-cell more susceptible to damage caused by hyperglycemia. The aim of this study was to investigate whether increasing levels of endogenous glutathione peroxidase-1 (GPx-1), specifically in beta-cells, can protect them against the adverse effects of chronic hyperglycemia and assess mechanisms that may be involved. C57BLKS/J mice overexpressing the antioxidant enzyme GPx-1 only in pancreatic beta-cells were generated. The biological effectiveness of the overexpressed GPx-1 transgene was documented when beta-cells of transgenic mice were protected from streptozotocin. The transgene was then introgressed into the beta-cells of db/db mice. Without use of hypoglycemic agents, hyperglycemia in db/db-GPx(+) mice was initially ameliorated compared with db/db-GPx(-) animals and then substantially reversed by 20 wk of age. beta-Cell volume and insulin granulation and immunostaining were greater in db/db-GPx(+) animals compared with db/db-GPx(-) animals. Importantly, the loss of intranuclear musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog A (MafA) that was observed in nontransgenic db/db mice was prevented by GPx-1 overexpression, making this a likely mechanism for the improved glycemic control. These studies demonstrate that enhancement of intrinsic antioxidant defenses of the beta-cell protects it against deterioration during hyperglycemia.
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- Jamie S Harmon
- Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute, 720 Broadway, Seattle, Washington 98122, USA
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Gier B, Krippeit-Drews P, Sheiko T, Aguilar-Bryan L, Bryan J, Düfer M, Drews G. Suppression of KATP channel activity protects murine pancreatic beta cells against oxidative stress. J Clin Invest 2009; 119:3246-56. [PMID: 19805912 DOI: 10.1172/jci38817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2009] [Accepted: 07/29/2009] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The enhanced oxidative stress associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus contributes to disease pathogenesis. We previously identified plasma membrane-associated ATP-sensitive K+ (KATP) channels of pancreatic beta cells as targets for oxidants. Here, we examined the effects of genetic and pharmacologic ablation of KATP channels on loss of mouse beta cell function and viability following oxidative stress. Using mice lacking the sulfonylurea receptor type 1 (Sur1) subunit of KATP channels, we found that, compared with insulin secretion by WT islets, insulin secretion by Sur1-/- islets was less susceptible to oxidative stress induced by the oxidant H2O2. This was likely, at least in part, a result of the reduced ability of H2O2 to hyperpolarize plasma membrane potential and reduce cytosolic free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]c) in the Sur1-/- beta cells. Remarkably, Sur1-/- beta cells were less prone to apoptosis induced by H2O2 or an NO donor than WT beta cells, despite an enhanced basal rate of apoptosis. This protective effect was attributed to upregulation of the antioxidant enzymes SOD, glutathione peroxidase, and catalase. Upregulation of antioxidant enzymes and reduced sensitivity of Sur1-/- cells to H2O2-induced apoptosis were mimicked by treatment with the sulfonylureas tolbutamide and gliclazide. Enzyme upregulation and protection against oxidant-induced apoptosis were abrogated by agents lowering [Ca2+]c. Sur1-/- mice were less susceptible than WT mice to streptozotocin-induced beta cell destruction and subsequent hyperglycemia and death, which suggests that loss of KATP channel activity may protect against streptozotocin-induced diabetes in vivo.
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- Belinda Gier
- Institute of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Amao H, Iwamoto R, Komukai Y, Dobashi Y, Takahashi K, Tohei A, Nakama K, Toyama-Honda K. Effect of intraperitoneal needling on pancreatic beta-cell cytotoxicity mediated via alloxan in mice with an FVB/N genetic background. Exp Anim 2009; 58:151-8. [PMID: 19448338 DOI: 10.1538/expanim.58.151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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The present study investigated whether pre-stimulation with intraperitoneal (i.p.) needling protects against development of diabetes in alloxan-treated transgenic (Tg) mice overexpressing the human Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase gene or non-Tg littermates of the FVB/N strain. Twenty minutes before the alloxan treatment (60 mg/kg) the mice were injected intraperitoneally with 0.05 ml saline while control mice received only the alloxan treatment. Hyperglycemic responses of the saline-injected mice to alloxan were significantly suppressed in the Tg mice (P<0.05). A similar reduction of response was also observed in non-Tg littermates, but the effect was less than that in the Tg mice. This protective effect on the diabetogenic action of alloxan was also demonstrated by an analysis of the number of days positive for urinary glucose, and by immunohistochemical analysis of pancreatic insulin-positive cells. A similar suppressive effect on the hyperglycemic response of alloxan was observed in the mice stimulated by i.p. needling alone. However, suppression of the hyperglycemic response was not observed in ICR mice receiving an i.p. injection. These results suggest that the diabetogenic action of alloxan can be suppressed by i.p. needling-mediated stimulation in mice that have a genetic background of the FVB/N strain. Since a slight protective effects of alloxan-induced diabetes was also observed in the Tg mice compared to FVB/N mice treated with only alloxan, this phenomenon could be more clearly seen in the Tg mice than in non-Tg littermates with an FVB/N background.
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- Hiromi Amao
- Laboratory of Experimental Animal Science, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Musashino-shi, Tokyo, Japan
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Chen J, Lu Y, Lee CH, Li R, Leiter EH, Mathews CE. Commonalities of genetic resistance to spontaneous autoimmune and free radical--mediated diabetes. Free Radic Biol Med 2008; 45:1263-70. [PMID: 18718526 PMCID: PMC2872108 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2008.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2008] [Revised: 07/17/2008] [Accepted: 07/24/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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ALR/Lt, a NOD-related mouse strain, was selected for resistance to alloxan free radical-mediated diabetes (ALD). Despite extensive genomic identity with NOD (>70%), ALR mice display strong resistance to autoimmune type 1 diabetes (T1D) due to both an unusual elevation in systemic antioxidant defenses and a reduction in cellular ROS production that extends to the beta cell level. Reciprocal backcross to NOD previously linked the ALR-derived T1D resistance to Chr. 3, 8, and 17 as well as to the ALR mt-Nd2(a) allele encoded by the mitochondrial genome (mtDNA). To determine whether any of the ALR-derived loci protecting against T1D also protected against ALD, 296 six-week-old F2 mice from reciprocal outcrosses were alloxan-treated and assessed for diabetes onset, and a genome-wide scan (GWS) was conducted. GWS linked mt-Nd2 as well as three nuclear loci with alloxan-induced diabetes. A dominant ALR-derived ALD resistance locus on Chr. 8 colocalized with the ALR-derived T1D resistance locus identified in the previous backcross analysis. In contrast, whereas ALR contributed a novel T1D resistance locus on Chr. 3 marked by Susp, a more proximal ALR-derived region marked by Il-2 contributed ALD susceptibility, not resistance. In addition, a locus was mapped on Chr. 2, where heterozygosity provided heightened susceptibility. Tests for alloxan sensitivity in ALR conplastic mice encoding the NOD mt-Nd2(c) allele and NOD mice congenic for the protective Chr. 8 locus supported our mapping results. Alloxan sensitivity was increased in ALR.mt(NOD) mice, whereas it was decreased by congenic introduction of ALR genome on Chr. 8 into NOD. These data demonstrate both similarities and differences in the genetic control of T1D versus ROS-induced diabetes.
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- Jing Chen
- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, 04609–1500, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, 04609–1500, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, 04609–1500, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
- To whom correspondence should be sent: Clayton E. Mathews, 1600 SW Archer Road, P.O. Box 100275, Gainesville, FL, 32610–0275, Phone 352–392–9803, Fax 352–392–5393,
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Wang GJ, Li XK, Sakai K, Lu Cai. Low-dose radiation and its clinical implications: diabetes. Hum Exp Toxicol 2008; 27:135-42. [PMID: 18480138 DOI: 10.1177/0960327108090752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Induction of hormesis and adaptive response by low-dose radiation (LDR) has been extensively indicated. Adaptive response induced by LDR was not only resistant to damage caused by a subsequently high-dose radiation, but also cross-resistant to other non-radiation challenges, such as chemicals. Mechanisms by which LDR induces the preventive effect on radiation- or chemical-induced tissue damage include induced or up-regulated expression of protective proteins, such as heat shock proteins and antioxidants. Since oxidative damage to tissues is a major pathogenesis of many human diseases including diabetes, this review will summarize the available data with an emphasis of the preventive effect of LDR on the development of diabetes and the therapeutic effect of LDR on diabetic cardiovascular complications. The available data indicated that pre-exposure of mice to LDR reduced the incidence of alloxan-induced diabetes, and also delayed the onset of hyperglycaemia in diabetes-prone non-obese diabetic mice. Experiments with animals indicated the effectively therapeutic effect of low-intensity or power laser (LIL or LPL) radiation on skin wound healing, which has stimulated clinical use of LIL to cure skin ulcer in diabetic patients. Mechanisms by which LDR prevents diabetes, though are unclear now, may include the induction of pancreatic antioxidants to prevent beta cell from oxidative damage and immunomodulation to preserve pancreatic function. For LIL therapeutic effect on diabetic wound healing, mechanisms may include its antioxidant action, immunomodulation, cell proliferation stimulation as well as improvement of systemic and wound-regional microcirculation. Therefore, although only a few studies indicating LDR prevention of the development of diabetes, many studies have demonstrated LDR, specifically LIL, therapeutic effectiveness of diabetic wound healing. These preliminary results are really encouraging for us to further pursue the clinical implication of LDT to diabetes-related areas.
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- Guan-Jun Wang
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, The First University Hospital, Jilin University Medical College, Changchun 130021, People's Republic of China
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Glucotoxicity, lipotoxicity, and glucolipotoxicity are secondary phenomena that are proposed to play a role in all forms of type 2 diabetes. The underlying concept is that once the primary pathogenesis of diabetes is established, probably involving both genetic and environmental forces, hyperglycemia and very commonly hyperlipidemia ensue and thereafter exert additional damaging or toxic effects on the beta-cell. In addition to their contribution to the deterioration of beta-cell function after the onset of the disease, elevations of plasma fatty acid levels that often accompany insulin resistance may, as glucose levels begin to rise outside of the normal range, also play a pathogenic role in the early stages of the disease. Because hyperglycemia is a prerequisite for lipotoxicity to occur, the term glucolipotoxicity, rather than lipotoxicity, is more appropriate to describe deleterious effects of lipids on beta-cell function. In vitro and in vivo evidence supporting the concept of glucotoxicity is presented first, as well as a description of the underlying mechanisms with an emphasis on the role of oxidative stress. Second, we discuss the functional manifestations of glucolipotoxicity on insulin secretion, insulin gene expression, and beta-cell death, and the role of glucose in the mechanisms of glucolipotoxicity. Finally, we attempt to define the role of these phenomena in the natural history of beta-cell compensation, decompensation, and failure during the course of type 2 diabetes.
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- Vincent Poitout
- Montreal Diabetes Research Center, CR-CHUM, Technopole Angus, 2901 Rachel Est, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H1W 4A4.
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Fukudome D, Matsuda M, Kawasaki T, Ago Y, Matsuda T. The radical scavenger edaravone counteracts diabetes in multiple low-dose streptozotocin-treated mice. Eur J Pharmacol 2008; 583:164-9. [PMID: 18291360 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.01.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2007] [Revised: 01/08/2008] [Accepted: 01/24/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Edaravone is a potent scavenger of hydroxyl radicals and attenuates oxidative damage-related neurodegenerative diseases. Previous studies suggest that oxidative stress plays a key role in the pathogenesis of diabetes. The present study examined the effect of edaravone on diabetes in multiple low-dose streptozotocin-treated mice. Mice treated with low-doses of streptozotocin for five consecutive days showed progressive hyperglycemia and an increased incidence of diabetes. Daily treatment with edaravone during the streptozotocin injections counteracted the multiple low-dose streptozotocin-induced hyperglycemia in a dose-dependent manner. Edaravone protected against the multiple low-dose streptozotocin-induced reduction in pancreatic insulin. The suppressive effects of edaravone were also observed when it was administered after the last injection of streptozotocin. Histochemical examination showed that multiple low-dose streptozotocin treatment caused mononuclear cell infiltration in pancreatic islets, followed by hyperglycemia, and that edaravone significantly inhibited the multiple low-dose streptozotocin-induced insulitis. Multiple low-dose streptozotocin treatment also increased the lipid peroxidation product thiobarbituric acid reactive substance in pancreatic tissues of mice, and this effect was completely inhibited by edaravone. These findings suggest that edaravone, even after streptozotocin treatment, counteracts the development of multiple low-dose streptozotocin-induced diabetes by scavenging free radicals, which are possible mediators of the immune destruction of islet beta cells.
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- Daisuke Fukudome
- Laboratory of Medicinal Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Warda M, Kim HK, Kim N, Youm JB, Kang SH, Park WS, Khoa TM, Kim YH, Han J. Simulated hyperglycemia in rat cardiomyocytes: A proteomics approach for improved analysis of cellular alterations. Proteomics 2007; 7:2570-90. [PMID: 17647226 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200700168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Diabetic hyperglycemia can lead to stress-related cellular apoptosis of cardiac tissue. However, the mechanism by which hyperglycemia inflicts this damage on the structure and function of the heart is unclear. In this study, we examined the relationship between proteome alterations, mitochondrial function, and major biochemical and electrophysiological changes affecting cardiac performance during simulated short-term hyperglycemia. Two-dimensional comparative proteomics analysis of rat hearts perfused with glucose at high (30 mM) or control (5.5 mM) levels revealed that glucose loading alters cardiomyocyte proteomes. It increased expression levels of initial enzymes of the tricarboxylic acid cycle, and of enzymes of fatty acid beta-oxidation, with consequent up-regulation of enzymes of mitochondrial electron transport. It also markedly decreased expression of enzymes of glycolysis and the final steps of the tricarboxylic acid cycle. Glucose loading increased the rate of Bax-independent apoptosis. High glucose increased the duration of the action potential and elevated level of intracellular cytoplasmic calcium. Surprisingly, glucose loading did not influence levels of nitric oxide or mitochondrial superoxide in isolated cardiomyocytes. In summary, short-term simulated hyperglycemia attenuated expression of many anti-apoptotic proteins. This effect was apparently mediated via alterations in multiple biochemical pathways that collectively increased apoptotic susceptibility.
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- Mohamad Warda
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, College of Medicine, Biohealth Products Research Center, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease Center, FIRST Mitochondrial Research Group, Inje University, Busan, Korea
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Kaneto H, Katakami N, Kawamori D, Miyatsuka T, Sakamoto K, Matsuoka TA, Matsuhisa M, Yamasaki Y. Involvement of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of diabetes. Antioxid Redox Signal 2007; 9:355-66. [PMID: 17184181 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2006.1465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Pancreatic beta-cell failure is the common characteristic of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is induced by pancreatic beta-cell destruction, which is mediated by an autoimmune mechanism and consequent inflammatory process. Various inflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress produced by islet-infiltrating immune cells have been proposed to play an important role in mediating the destruction of beta cells. The JNK pathway is also activated by such cytokines and oxidative stress and is involved in beta-cell destruction. Type 2 diabetes is the most prevalent and serious metabolic disease affecting people all over the world. Pancreatic beta-cell dysfunction and insulin resistance are the hallmark of type 2 diabetes. Once hyperglycemia becomes apparent, beta-cell function gradually deteriorates, and insulin resistance is aggravated. This process is called "glucose toxicity." Under such conditions, oxidative stress is provoked, and the JNK pathway is activated, which is likely involved in pancreatic beta-cell dysfunction and insulin resistance. In addition, oxidative stress and activation of the JNK pathway are involved in the progression of atherosclerosis, which is often observed under diabetic conditions. Taken together, it is likely that oxidative stress and subsequent activation of the JNK pathway are involved in the pathogenesis of type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
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- Hideaki Kaneto
- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
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Miyazaki Y, Kawano H, Yoshida T, Miyamoto S, Hokamaki J, Nagayoshi Y, Yamabe H, Nakamura H, Yodoi J, Ogawa H. Pancreatic B-cell function is altered by oxidative stress induced by acute hyperglycaemia. Diabet Med 2007; 24:154-60. [PMID: 17257277 PMCID: PMC1974794 DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2007.02058.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS Type 2 diabetes is preceded by a symptom-free period of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). Pancreatic B-cell function decreases as glucose intolerance develops. In many patients with IGT, fasting blood glucose is within normal limits and hyperglycaemia occurs only postprandially. We examined whether pancreatic B-cell function changes during acute hyperglycaemia induced by oral glucose loading. METHODS We calculated the insulinogenic index (I.I.) as an indicator of pancreatic B-cell function and measured serum levels of thioredoxin, a marker of cellular redox state, and 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), a marker of oxidative stress, during a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in 45 subjects [24 patients with normal glucose tolerance (NGT), 14 with IGT and seven with Type 2 diabetes]. RESULTS Thioredoxin levels decreased after glucose loading [66.1 +/- 23.7, *59.3 +/- 22.4, *49.3 +/- 21.2 and *37.7 +/- 18.0 ng/ml, fasting (0 min) and at 30, 60 and 120 min, respectively; *P < 0.001 vs. fasting]. In contrast, concentrations of 8-OHdG peaked at 30 min and then gradually decreased (0.402 +/- 0.123, *0.440 +/- 0.120, 0.362 +/- 0.119 and 0.355 +/- 0.131 ng/ml, *P < 0.05 vs. fasting, P < 0.01 vs. 30 min). The insulinogenic index correlated with the change in thioredoxin levels (r = 0.34, P < 0.05). However, there was no relationship with the change in 8-OHdG levels from 0 to 30 min. CONCLUSIONS Hyperglycaemia in response to oral glucose impairs pancreatic B-cell function with decreasing thioredoxin levels. The augmented oxidative stress induced by hyperglycaemia may affect the cellular redox state. These findings strongly suggest that repeated postprandial hyperglycaemia may play an important role in the development and progression of diabetes mellitus.
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- Y Miyazaki
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Honjo, Kumamoto City, Japan
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