scholarly journals HM-Chromanone Isolated from Portulaca oleracea L. Protects INS-1 Pancreatic β Cells against Glucotoxicity-Induced Apoptosis

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae Eun Park ◽  
Youngwan Seo ◽  
Ji Sook Han

In this study, we investigated whether (E)-5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-3-(2′-hydroxybenzyl)-4-chromanone, a homoisoflavonoid compound isolated from Portulaca oleracea L., protects INS-1 pancreatic β cells against glucotoxicity-induced apoptosis. Treatment with high glucose (30 mM) induced apoptosis in INS-1 pancreatic β cells; however, the level of cell viability was significantly increased by treatment with (E)-5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-3-(2′-hydroxybenzyl)-4-chromanone. Treatment with 10–20 µM of (E)-5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-3-(2′-hydroxybenzyl)-4-chromanone dose-dependently increased cell viability and significantly decreased the intracellular level of reactive oxygen species (ROS), thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), and nitric oxide levels in INS-1 pancreatic β cells pretreated with high glucose. These effects were associated with increased anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein expression, while reducing pro-apoptotic Bax, cytochrome C, and caspase 9 protein expression. Treatment with (E)-5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-3-(2′-hydroxybenzyl)-4-chromanone reduced the apoptosis previously induced by high-level glucose-treatment, according to annexin V/propidium iodide staining. These results demonstrate that (E)-5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-3-(2′-hydroxybenzyl)-4-chromanone may be useful as a potential therapeutic agent to protect INS-1 pancreatic β cells against high glucose-induced apoptosis.

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (12) ◽  
pp. 1242-1249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dengni Lai ◽  
Mingyong Huang ◽  
Lingyan Zhao ◽  
Yan Tian ◽  
Yong Li ◽  
...  

Abstract Hyperglycemia, a diagnostic characteristic of diabetes mellitus, is detrimental to pancreatic β cells. Delphinidin, a member of the anthocyanin family, inhibits glucose absorption, increases glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) secretion, and improves insulin secretion in diabetes. However, whether delphinidin plays a protective role in pancreatic β-cell mass and function is not clear. In this study, delphinidin was found to decrease the high-glucose-induced apoptosis of RIN-m5F pancreatic β cells. In addition, delphinidin induced autophagy in RIN-m5F cells under the normal and high-glucose conditions, while 3-methyladenine (3-MA) inhibition of autophagy significantly diminished the protective role of delphinidin against high-glucose-induced apoptosis of pancreatic β cells. Delphinidin also decreased the level of cleaved caspase 3 and increased the phosphorylation level of AMP-activated protein kinase α (AMPKα) Thr172. Compound C, an AMPK inhibitor, was found to decrease the ratio of LC3-II/LC3-I, and the apoptotic rate of high-glucose-injured cells was increased after treatment with delphinidin, indicating that delphinidin attenuated the negative effects of high-glucose stress to cells. In conclusion, our data demonstrate that delphinidin protects pancreatic β cells against high-glucose-induced injury by autophagy regulation via the AMPK signaling pathway. These findings might shed light on the underlying mechanisms of diabetes and help improve the prevention and therapy of this common disease.


2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 907-915 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myung Kuk Joe ◽  
Hyo Jung Lee ◽  
Young Ho Suh ◽  
Kyu Lee Han ◽  
Joo Hyun Lim ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 73 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 281-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kung-Ha Choi ◽  
Mi Hwa Park ◽  
Hyun Ah Lee ◽  
Ji-Sook Han

Abstract Exposure to high levels of glucose may cause glucotoxicity, leading to pancreatic β cell dysfunction, including cell apoptosis and impaired glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. The aim of this study was to explore the effect of cyanidin-3-rutinoside (C3R), a derivative of anthocyanin, on glucotoxicity-induced apoptosis in INS-1 pancreatic β cells. Glucose (30 mM) treatment induced INS-1 pancreatic β cell death, but glucotoxicity and apoptosis significantly decreased in cells treated with 50 μM C3R compared to that observed in 30 mM glucose-treated cells. Furthermore, hyperglycemia increased intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), lipid peroxidation, and nitric oxide (NO) levels, while C3R treatment reduced these in a dose-dependent manner. C3R also increased the activity of antioxidant enzymes, markedly reduced the expression of pro-apoptotic proteins (such as Bax, cytochrome c, caspase 9 and caspase 3), and increased the expression of the anti-apoptotic protein, Bcl-2, in hyperglycemia-exposed cells. Finally, cell death was examined using annexin V/propidium iodide staining, which revealed that C3R significantly reduced high glucose-induced apoptosis. In conclusion, C3R may have therapeutic effects against hyperglycemia-induced β cell damage in diabetes.


2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1800104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vlasta Němcová‐Fürstová ◽  
Kamila Balušíková ◽  
Petr Halada ◽  
Nela Pavlíková ◽  
Jan Šrámek ◽  
...  

Endocrinology ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 152 (4) ◽  
pp. 1290-1299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamín Torrejón-Escribano ◽  
Jessica Escoriza ◽  
Eduard Montanya ◽  
Juan Blasi

Abstract Prolonged exposure to high glucose concentration alters the expression of a set of proteins in pancreatic β-cells and impairs their capacity to secrete insulin. The cellular and molecular mechanisms that lie behind this effect are poorly understood. In this study, three either in vitro or in vivo models (cultured rat pancreatic islets incubated in high glucose media, partially pancreatectomized rats, and islets transplanted to streptozotozin-induced diabetic mice) were used to evaluate the dependence of the biological model and the treatment, together with the cell location (insulin granule or plasma membrane) of the affected proteins and the possible effect of sustained insulin secretion, on the glucose-induced changes in protein expression. In all three models, islets exposed to high glucose concentrations showed a reduced expression of secretory granule-associated vesicle-soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE) proteins synaptobrevin/vesicle-associated membrane protein 2 and cellubrevin but minor or no significant changes in the expression of the membrane-associated target-SNARE proteins syntaxin1 and synaptosomal-associated protein-25 and a marked increase in the expression of synaptosomal-associated protein-23 protein. The inhibition of insulin secretion by the L-type voltage-dependent calcium channel nifedipine or the potassium channel activator diazoxide prevented the glucose-induced reduction in islet insulin content but not in vesicle-SNARE proteins, indicating that the granule depletion due to sustained exocytosis was not involved in the changes of protein expression induced by high glucose concentration. Altogether, the results suggest that high glucose has a direct toxic effect on the secretory pathway by decreasing the expression of insulin granule SNARE-associated proteins.


2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 1074-1083 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Xin ◽  
Kun Wang ◽  
Zhaotong Jia ◽  
Tao Xu ◽  
Qiang Xu ◽  
...  

Background/Aims: Zurampic is a US FDA approved drug for treatment of gout. However, the influence of Zurampic on pancreatic β-cells remains unclear. The study aimed to evaluate the effects of Zurampic on high uric acid-induced damage of pancreatic β-cells and the possible underlying mechanisms. Methods: INS-1 cells and primary rat islets were stimulated with Zurampic and the mRNA expression of urate transporter 1 (URAT1) was assessed by qRT-PCR. Cells were stimulated with uric acid or uric acid plus Zurampic, and cell viability, apoptosis and ROS release were measured by MTT and flow cytometry assays. Western blot analysis was performed to evaluate the expressions of active Caspase-3 and phosphorylation of AMPK and ERK. Finally, cells were stimulated with uric acid or uric acid plus Zurampic at low/high level of glucose (2.8/16.7 mM glucose), and the insulin release was assessed by ELISA. Results: mRNA expression of URAT1 was decreased by Zurampic in a dose-dependent manner. Uric acid decreased cell viability, promoted cell apoptosis and induced ROS release. Uric acid-induced alterations could be reversed by Zurampic. Activation of Caspase-3 and phosphorylation of AMPK and ERK were enhanced by uric acid, and the enhancements were reversed by Zurampic. Decreased phosphorylation of AMPK and ERK, induced by Zurampic, was further reduced by adding inhibitor of AMPK or ERK. Besides, uric acid inhibited high glucose-induced insulin secretion and the inhibition was rescued by Zurampic. Conclusions: Zurampic has a protective effect on pancreatic β-cells against uric acid induced-damage by inhibiting URAT1 and inactivating the ROS/AMPK/ERK pathway.


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