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JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY
卷 212, 期 3, 页码 307-315出版社
BIOSCIENTIFICA LTD
DOI: 10.1530/JOE-11-0340
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- Ajou University School of Medicine
- Seisun Research Fund
- KRF [2009-0072584, 2011-0022041]
- GRRC Program of Gyeonggi Province [GRRCAJOU2011-B02]
- MSD Korea
- Korean Health Technology RD Project
- Ministry of Health Welfare [A102065]
- Daewoong
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2011-0022041, 2009-0072584] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
2-Aminobicyclo-(2,2,1)-heptane-2-carboxylic acid (BCH) is an activator of glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH), which is a mitochondrial enzyme with an important role in insulin secretion. We investigated the effect of BCH on the high-glucose (HG)-induced reduction in glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS), the HG/palmitate (PA)-induced reduction in insulin gene expression, and HG/PA-induced beta-cell death. We also studied whether long-term treatment with BCH lowers blood glucose and improves beta-cell integrity in db/db mice. We evaluated GSIS, insulin gene expression, and DNA fragmentation in INS-1 cells exposed to HGorHG/PA in the presence or absence of BCH. An in vivo study was performed in which 7-week-old diabetic db/db mice were treated with BCH (0.7 g/kg, n=10) and placebo (n=10) every other day for 6weeks. After treatment, an intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test and immunohistological examinations were performed. Treatment with BCH blocked HG-induced GSIS inhibition and the HG/PA-induced reduction in insulin gene expression in INS-1 cells. In addition, BCH significantly reduced HG/PA-induced INS-1 cell death and phospho-JNK level. BCH treatment improved glucose tolerance and insulin secretion in db/db mice. BCH treatment also increased the ratio of insulin-positive beta-cells to total islet area (P < 0.05) and reduced the percentage of beta-cells expressing cleaved caspase 3 (P < 0.05). In conclusion, the GDH activator BCH improved glycemic control in db/db mice. This anti-diabetic effect may be associated with improved insulin secretion, preserved islet architecture, and reduced beta-cell apoptosis. Journal of Endocrinology (2012) 212, 307-315
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