Role of lipid peroxidation and PPAR-? in amplifying glucose-stimulated insulin secretion.
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ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:Previous studies show that polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) increase the insulin secretory capacity of pancreatic ?-cells. We aimed at identifying PUFA-derived mediators and their cellular targets that are involved in the amplification of insulin release from ?-cells preexposed to high glucose levels. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:The content of fatty acids in phospholipids of INS-1E ?-cells was determined by lipidomics analysis. High-performance liquid chromatography was used to identify peroxidation products in ?-cell cultures. Static and dynamic glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) assays were performed on isolated rat islets and/or INS-1E cells. The function of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-? (PPAR-?) in regulating insulin secretion was investigated using pharmacological agents and gene expression manipulations. RESULTS:High glucose activated cPLA(2) and, subsequently, the hydrolysis of arachidonic and linoleic acid (AA and LA, respectively) from phospholipids in INS-1E cells. Glucose also increased the level of reactive oxygen species, which promoted the peroxidation of these PUFAs to generate 4-hydroxy-2E-nonenal (4-HNE). The latter mimicked the GSIS-amplifying effect of high glucose preexposure and of the PPAR-? agonist GW501516 in INS-1E cells and isolated rat islets. These effects were blocked with GSK0660, a selective PPAR-? antagonist, and the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine or by silencing PPAR-? expression. High glucose, 4-HNE, and GW501516 also induced luciferase expression in a PPAR-?-mediated transactivation assay. Cytotoxic effects of 4-HNE were observed only above the physiologically effective concentration range. CONCLUSIONS:Elevated glucose levels augment the release of AA and LA from phospholipids and their peroxidation to 4-HNE in ?-cells. This molecule is an endogenous ligand for PPAR-?, which amplifies insulin secretion in ?-cells.
SUBMITTER: Cohen G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3198069 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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