TY - JOUR
T1 - Insulin-secreting β-cell dysfunction induced by human lipoproteins
AU - Roehrich, Marc Estienne
AU - Mooser, Vincent
AU - Lenain, Vincent
AU - Herz, Joachim
AU - Nimpf, Johannes
AU - Azhar, Salman
AU - Bideau, Martine
AU - Capponi, Alessandro
AU - Nicod, Pascal
AU - Haefliger, Jacques Antoine
AU - Waeber, Gérard
PY - 2003/5/16
Y1 - 2003/5/16
N2 - Diabetes is associated with significant changes in plasma concentrations of lipoproteins. We tested the hypothesis that lipoproteins modulate the function and survival of insulin-secreting cells. We first detected the presence of several receptors that participate in the binding and processing of plasma lipoproteins and confirmed the internalization of fluorescent low density lipoprotein (LDL) and high density lipoprotein (HDL) particles in insulin-secreting β-cells. Purified human very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) and LDL particles reduced insulin mRNA levels and β-cell proliferation and induced a dose-dependent increase in the rate of apoptosis. In mice lacking the LDL receptor, islets showed a dramatic decrease in LDL uptake and were partially resistant to apoptosis caused by LDL. VLDL-induced apoptosis of β-cells involved caspase-3 cleavage and reduction in the levels of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase-interacting protein-1. In contrast, the proapoptotic signaling of lipoproteins was antagonized by HDL particles or by a small peptide inhibitor of c-Jun N-terminal kinase. The protective effects of HDL were mediated, in part, by inhibition of caspase-3 cleavage and activation of Akt/protein kinase B. In conclusion, human lipoproteins are critical regulators of β-cell survival and may therefore contribute to the β-cell dysfunction observed during the development of type 2 diabetes.
AB - Diabetes is associated with significant changes in plasma concentrations of lipoproteins. We tested the hypothesis that lipoproteins modulate the function and survival of insulin-secreting cells. We first detected the presence of several receptors that participate in the binding and processing of plasma lipoproteins and confirmed the internalization of fluorescent low density lipoprotein (LDL) and high density lipoprotein (HDL) particles in insulin-secreting β-cells. Purified human very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) and LDL particles reduced insulin mRNA levels and β-cell proliferation and induced a dose-dependent increase in the rate of apoptosis. In mice lacking the LDL receptor, islets showed a dramatic decrease in LDL uptake and were partially resistant to apoptosis caused by LDL. VLDL-induced apoptosis of β-cells involved caspase-3 cleavage and reduction in the levels of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase-interacting protein-1. In contrast, the proapoptotic signaling of lipoproteins was antagonized by HDL particles or by a small peptide inhibitor of c-Jun N-terminal kinase. The protective effects of HDL were mediated, in part, by inhibition of caspase-3 cleavage and activation of Akt/protein kinase B. In conclusion, human lipoproteins are critical regulators of β-cell survival and may therefore contribute to the β-cell dysfunction observed during the development of type 2 diabetes.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.M300102200
DO - 10.1074/jbc.M300102200
M3 - Article
C2 - 12594227
AN - SCOPUS:0038381515
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 278
SP - 18368
EP - 18375
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 20
ER -