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CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 30, Issue 2, Pages 439-449Publisher
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000339037
Keywords
LDL; NIT-1 cells; NADPH oxidase 2; Reactive oxygen species
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- National Basic Research Program of China [2012CB517502]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81070634]
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Background: Increased levels of plasma cholesterol are a common feature of patient of type 2 diabetes. However, the links between elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and dysfunction of beta-cells are still unclear. Methods: The apoE mice were fed with a high-fat, cholesterol-rich diet for 8 weeks. Blood samples were collected from the mice for measurement of plasma glucose, lipids. The pancreas were embedded in OCT compound and frozen immediately in liquid nitrogen for further analysis. To examine the effects of LDL on beta-cell function, insulin content, cell apoptosis and ROS production were measured in pancreatic islets of apoE(-/-) mice and mouse pancreatic beta-cell line NIT-1. Relative cell signal pathways were determined by Western blot. Results: Decreased insulin content and increased apoptosis and ROS production were found in pancreatic islets of apoE(-/-) mice, accompanied by elevated plasma LDL. The ROS levels were significantly enhanced in NIT-1 cells exposed to LDL. Reduced insulin synthesis and glucose-stimulated insulin secretion and elevated apoptosis were reversed by suppression of NOX2 expression. Moreover, LDL induced dysfunction and apoptosis of pancreatic NIT-1 cells through JNK and p53 pathways, which were rescued by siRNA-mediated NOX2 reduction. Conclusions: NOX2-derived ROS may play a key role in LDL-induced dysfunction and apoptosis of pancreatic beta-cells through JNK and p53 pathways. Copyright (C) 2012 S. Karger AG, Basel
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