期刊
DIABETOLOGIA
卷 61, 期 6, 页码 1470-1483出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-018-4576-4
关键词
Beta cell; Beta cell proliferation; Beta cell viability; Cannabinoid 1 receptor; Diabetes; Inflammation.; Insulin; Insulin resistance; Islet of Langerhans; Mouse
资金
- Intramural Research Programs of the National Institute on Aging in the National Institutes of Health
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING [ZICAG000616, ZIAAG000905] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
Aims/hypothesis The cannabinoid 1 receptor (CB1R) regulates insulin sensitivity and glucose metabolism in peripheral tissues. CB1R is expressed on pancreatic beta cells and is coupled to the G protein G alpha i, suggesting a negative regulation of endogenous signalling in the beta cell. Deciphering the exact function of CB1R in beta cells has been confounded by the expression of this receptor on multiple tissues involved in regulating metabolism. Thus, in models of global genetic or pharmacological CB1R blockade, it is difficult to distinguish the indirect effects of improved insulin sensitivity in peripheral tissues from the direct effects of inhibiting CB1R in beta cells per se. To assess the direct contribution of beta cell CB1R to metabolism, we designed a mouse model that allows us to determine the role of CB1R specifically in beta cells in the context of whole-body metabolism. Methods We generated a beta cell specific Cnr1 (CB1R) knockout mouse (beta-CB1R(-/-)) to study the long-term consequences of CB1R ablation on beta cell function in adult mice. We measured beta cell function, proliferation and viability in these mice in response to a high-fat/high-sugar diet and induction of acute insulin resistance with the insulin receptor antagonist S961. Results beta-CB1R(-/-) mice had increased fasting (153 +/- 23% increase at 10 weeks of age) and stimulated insulin secretion and increased intra-islet cAMP levels (217 +/- 33% increase at 10 weeks of age), resulting in primary hyperinsulinaemia, as well as increased beta cell viability, proliferation and islet area (1.9-fold increase at 10 weeks of age). Hyperinsulinaemia led to insulin resistance, which was aggravated by a high-fat/high-sugar diet and weight gain, although beta cells maintained their insulin secretory capacity in response to glucose. Strikingly, islets from beta-CB1R(-/-) mice were protected from diet-induced inflammation. Mechanistically, we show that this is a consequence of curtailment of oxidative stress and reduced activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome in beta cells. Conclusions/interpretation Our data demonstrate CB1R to be a negative regulator of beta cell function and a mediator of islet inflammation under conditions of metabolic stress. Our findings point to beta cell CB1R as a therapeutic target, and broaden its potential to include anti-inflammatory effects in both major forms of diabetes.
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