Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 27, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules27072102
Keywords
carnosic acid; streptozotocin; apoptosis; pancreatic beta-cells; diabetes; insulin secretion; INS-1 cells
Funding
- University of Sharjah [1901090160-P, 1901090265]
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The study found that carnosic acid (CA), a natural polyphenolic diterpene, can protect pancreatic beta-cells from damage induced by streptozotocin (STZ). CA exerts its protective effects by modulating different pathways, including the Pi3K/AKT/PDX-1/insulin pathway and mitochondria-mediated apoptosis.
Carnosic acid (CA), a natural polyphenolic diterpene derived from Rosmarinus officinalis, has been proven to possess a broad spectrum of medicinal properties. Nevertheless, no studies on its impact on pancreatic beta-cells have been conducted to date. Herein, clonal rat INS-1 (832/13) cells were pretreated with CA for 24 h and then incubated with streptozotocin (STZ) for 3 h. Several functional experiments were performed to determine the effect of CA on STZ-induced pancreatic beta-cell damage, including cell viability assay, apoptosis analysis, and measurement of the level of insulin secretion, glucose uptake, malondialdehyde (MDA), reactive oxygen species (ROS), and proteins expression. STZ treatment decreased cell survival, insulin secretion, glucose uptake, and increased apoptosis, MDA, and ROS production in INS-1 cells. Furthermore, protein expression/phosphorylation analysis showed significant down-regulation in insulin, PDX-1, PI3K, AKT/p-AKT, and Bcl(2). On the other hand, expression of BAX and BAD and cleaved PARP were significantly increased. Interestingly, preincubation with CA reversed the adverse impact of STZ at the cellular and protein expression levels. In conclusion, the data indicate that CA protects beta-cells against STZ-induced damage, presumably through its modulatory effect on the different pathways, including the Pi3K/AKT/PDX-1 /insulin pathway and mitochondria-mediated apoptosis.
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