Protective effect of α-lipoic acid on islet cells co-cultured with 3T3L1 adipocytes

Wang,Yufan; Dong,Weiping; Ding,Xiaoying; Wang,Feng; Wang,Yufei; Chen,Xinya; Yu,Long; Li,Xiaohua; Zhang,Aifang; Peng,Yongde

doi:10.3892/etm.2012.601

Protective effect of α-lipoic acid on islet cells co-cultured with 3T3L1 adipocytes

Authors:
- Yufan Wang
- Weiping Dong
- Xiaoying Ding
- Feng Wang
- Yufei Wang
- Xinya Chen
- Long Yu
- Xiaohua Li
- Aifang Zhang
- Yongde Peng
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Affiliations: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated First People's Hospital, Shanghai 200080, P.R. China , Diabetes Research Laboratory, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated First People's Hospital, Shanghai 200080, P.R. China , Central Experimental Laboratory, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated First People's Hospital, Shanghai 200080, P.R. China , State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Institute of Genetics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
Published online on: June 7, 2012 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2012.601
Pages: 469-474

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Abstract

Obesity and β-cell dysfunction due to oxidative stress impact the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus. We co-cultured 3T3L1 adipocytes and islet cells in the presence or absence of the antioxidant α-lipoic acid (LA) and assayed the effects of the adipocytes and LA on the secretion of insulin by the islet cells and on the activities of factors involved in secretion and oxidative stress. At low glucose concentrations (2.8 mmol/l), the presence of adipocytes (co-culture) increased insulin secretion compared with islet cells cultured alone (control) and this increase was diminished by LA (co-culture plus LA). At high glucose concentrations (22 mmol/l), insulin secretion levels were similar for all islet groups, resulting in a restoration of the stimulation index in the presence of LA. The mRNA levels of the glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) genes glucokinase, glucose transporter 2 and Kir6.2 were downregulated under co-culture and co-culture plus LA conditions. Protein and tyrosine phosphorylation levels of insulin receptor-β and insulin receptor substrate-1 were decreased under co-culture conditions and were restored by LA treatment. Cellular malondialdehyde levels increased in the co-cultured islets and this increase was blocked by LA. The mRNA levels of superoxide dismutase and catalase were reduced under co-culture conditions and these reductions were eliminated by the addition of LA. In conclusion, 3T3L1 adipocytes disturb insulin secretion and induce islet dysfunction. The effects may be mediated by multiple pathways, which include downregulation of GSIS gene expression, suppression of islet cell insulin signaling and the induction of oxidative stress. LA may protect islet cells via activation of islet cell insulin signaling and the mRNA expression of antioxidant enzymes.

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