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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
卷 362, 期 3, 页码 677-681出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.08.021
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ghrelin; apoptosis; endothelial dysfunction; diabetes
Endothelial dysfunction is thought to be a major cause of vascular complications in diabetes. Our research shows that ghrelin attenuates high glucose-induced apoptosis in cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells (ECV-304). Exposure to glucose (33.3 mM) for 72 h caused a significant increase in apoptosis, as evaluated by TUNEL and flow cytometry, but pretreatment of ghrelin (10(-7) M) eliminated high glucose-induced apoptosis in ECV-304. Ghrelin also prevented the induction of caspase-3 activation, in cells incubated with glucose (33.3 mM). Exposure of cells to ghrelin (10(-7) M) caused rapid activation of Akt. PI3K inhibitor, LY294002 attenuated ghrelin's inhibitory effect on caspase-3 activity. Ghrelin protected endothelial cells from high glucose by inhibiting reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. Results of our study indicate that ghrelin inhibits both high glucose-induced apoptosis via PI3K/Akt pathway and ROS production in ECV-304. This peptide may have potential in preventing diabetic complications, especially in obese patients. (c) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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