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JOURNAL OF DIABETES AND ITS COMPLICATIONS
卷 30, 期 6, 页码 1017-1024出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2016.04.018
关键词
Fluctuating glucose; Guanosine 5 '-triphosphate cyclohydrolase 1; Human umbilical vein endothelial cells; Metformin; Type 2 diabetes
资金
- Chinese National 973 Program [2012CB517502]
- National Natural Sciences Foundation of China [81570692, 81400798, 81400767, 81401142, 81270858]
- Beijing Natural Sciences Foundation of China [7163233]
Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate whether and how metformin ameliorated endothelial dysfunction induced by fluctuating glucose (FG) in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Methods: HUVECs, which were exposed to FG to induce endothelial dysfunction, were incubated with nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor N-nitro-L-arginine-methyl ester (L-NAME), nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase inhibitor apocynin, metformin and/or adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) inhibitor compound C. The oxidative stress and endothelial NOS (eNOS) coupling were evaluated. Results: FG induced endothelial dysfunction as indicated by increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and decreased nitric oxide (NO) production. Although FG increased eNOS phosphorylation, uncoupled eNOS was evidenced by downregulated guanosine 5'-triphosphate cyclohydrolase 1 (GTPCH1) and tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) levels. FG also upregulated the level of p47-phox, a subunit of NADPH oxidase. Similar to L-NAME and apocynin, metformin ameliorated the FG-induced endothelial dysfunction by decreasing ROS generation. Furthermore, metformin recoupled eNOS through upregulating GTPCH1 and BH4 levels, and attenuated the upregulation of p47-phox in FG-treated HUVECs. Addition of compound C abolished the above effects of metformin. Conclusion: Metformin improves the FG-induced endothelial dysfunction in HUVECs. The protective effect of metformin may be mediated through activation of GTPCH1-mediated eNOS recoupling and inhibition of NADPH oxidase via an AMPK-dependent pathway. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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