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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
Volume 29, Issue 19, Pages 28375-28385Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-18513-7
Keywords
Type 2 diabetes; Mitochondria; Arsenic; Pyruvate; Hyperglycemia; Glucose
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- Tarbiat Modares University
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The study found that low concentrations of pyruvate have a protective effect on mitochondria, while high concentrations in combination with arsenic trioxide lead to decreased complex II activity, increased mitochondrial ROS production, lipid peroxidation, GSH depletion, mitochondrial membrane damage, and swelling. These results suggest that pre-diabetics exposed to low concentrations of arsenic through food and water may develop mitochondrial dysfunction that accelerates their progression to diabetes.
Environmental pollutants and lifestyle both contribute to the rapidly increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) worldwide. Evidence suggests that exposure to environmental contaminants such as arsenic is associated with impaired glucose metabolism and insulin signaling. In the present study, isolated rat liver mitochondria (1 mg/ml) were co-exposed to low concentration of arsenic trioxide (ATO) ( IC25 = 40 mu M) and hyperglycemic condition (20, 40, 80, 160 mM glucose or 20, 40, 80, 160 mM pyruvate (PYR)). Mitochondrial dehydrogenase activity (complex II), glutathione content (GSH), reactive oxygen species (ROS), lipid peroxidation, mitochondrial membrane potential (Delta psi), and mitochondrial swelling were then evaluated in the presence of ATO 40 mu M and PYR 40 mM. Unexpectedly, glucose alone (20, 40, 80, 160 mM) had no toxic effect on mitochondria, even at very high concentrations and even when combined with ATO. Interestingly, PYR at low concentrations (<= 10 mM) has a protective effect on mitochondria, but at higher concentrations (>= 40 mM) with ATO, it decreased the complex II activity and increased mitochondrial ROS production, lipid peroxidation, GSH depletion, mitochondrial membrane damage, and swelling (p < 0.05). In conclusion, PYR but not glucose increased ATO mitochondrial toxicity even at low concentrations. These results suggest that pre-diabetics with non-clinical hyperglycemia, who are inevitably exposed to low concentrations of arsenic through food and water, may develop mitochondrial dysfunction that accelerates their progression to diabetes over time.
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