lncRNA TUG1 protects intestinal epithelial cells from damage induced by high glucose and high fat via AMPK/SIRT1

  • Authors:
    • Weiwei Wei
    • Xingquan Wang
    • Yaqing Wei
    • Shilin Liu
    • Shengyu Gao
    • Hao Tian
    • Dewang Su
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  • Published online on: February 24, 2022     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2022.12655
  • Article Number: 139
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Abstract

he incidence of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing year by year and shows a trend towards younger age groups worldwide. It has become a disease that endangers the health of individuals all over the world. Among numerous weight loss surgeries, sleeve gastrectomy (SG) has become one of the most common surgical strategies for the treatment of T2DM. However, SG‑mediated alterations to the molecular mechanism of metabolism require further investigation. Thus, reverse transcription‑quantitative PCR was used to detect the expression levels of long non‑coding (lnc)RNA taurine‑upregulated gene 1 (TUG1), Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1), AMP‑activated protein kinase (AMPK) and uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) in the serum of T2DM patients, as well as in HIEC‑6 and SW480 cells following treatment with high glucose and high fat (HGHF). Protein expression was detected by western blotting. Cell Counting Kit‑8 assays were performed to analyze cell viability, and flow cytometry and a TUNEL assay was performed to evaluate cell apoptosis. The secretion of ILs in the culture medium was detected by conducting ELISAs. The results showed that lncRNA TUG1 and UCP2 expression was upregulated, SIRT1 and AMPK expression levels were decreased by SG. Under HGHF conditions, HIEC‑6 and SW480 cell viability was inhibited, apoptosis was promoted, TUG1 expression was downregulated, and SIRT1 and AMPK expression levels were upregulated. The secretory levels of IL‑1β, IL‑6 and IL‑8 were increased, whereas the secretion of IL‑10 was decreased under HGHF conditions. lncRNA TUG1 overexpression significantly reversed the effects of HGHF on cell viability, apoptosis and SIRT1, AMPK, UCP2 and Bcl‑2 expression levels. Together, the findings of the present study demonstrated that lncRNA TUG1 alleviated the damage induced by HGHF in intestinal epithelial cells by downregulating SIRT1 and AMPK expression, and upregulating UCP2 expression. Thus, the lncRNA TUG1/AMPK/SIRT1/UCP2 axis may serve an important role in the treatment of T2DM.
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Wei W, Wang X, Wei Y, Liu S, Gao S, Tian H and Su D: lncRNA TUG1 protects intestinal epithelial cells from damage induced by high glucose and high fat via AMPK/SIRT1. Mol Med Rep 25: 139, 2022
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Wei, W., Wang, X., Wei, Y., Liu, S., Gao, S., Tian, H., & Su, D. (2022). lncRNA TUG1 protects intestinal epithelial cells from damage induced by high glucose and high fat via AMPK/SIRT1. Molecular Medicine Reports, 25, 139. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2022.12655
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Wei, W., Wang, X., Wei, Y., Liu, S., Gao, S., Tian, H., Su, D."lncRNA TUG1 protects intestinal epithelial cells from damage induced by high glucose and high fat via AMPK/SIRT1". Molecular Medicine Reports 25.4 (2022): 139.
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Wei, W., Wang, X., Wei, Y., Liu, S., Gao, S., Tian, H., Su, D."lncRNA TUG1 protects intestinal epithelial cells from damage induced by high glucose and high fat via AMPK/SIRT1". Molecular Medicine Reports 25, no. 4 (2022): 139. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2022.12655