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© 2001 by the American Diabetes Association, Inc.
Overexpression of Metallothionein in Pancreatic ß-Cells Reduces Streptozotocin-Induced DNA Damage and Diabetes
1 Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
2 Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota
3 Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Therapeutics, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota
The release of reactive oxygen species (ROS) has been proposed as a cause of streptozotocin (STZ)-induced ß-cell damage. This initiates a destructive cascade, consisting of DNA damage, excess activation of the DNA repair enzyme poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase, and depletion of cellular NAD+. Metallothionein (MT) is an inducible antioxidant protein that has been shown to protect DNA from chemical damage in several cell types. Therefore, we examined whether overexpression of MT could protect ß-cell DNA and thereby prevent STZ-induced diabetes. Two lines of transgenic mice were produced with up to a 30-fold elevation in ß-cell MT. Cultured islets from control mice and MT transgenic mice were exposed to STZ. MT was found to decrease STZ-induced islet disruption, DNA breakage, and depletion of NAD+. To assess in vivo protection, transgenic and control mice were injected with STZ. Transgenic mice had significantly reduced hyperglycemia. Ultrastructural examination of islets from STZ-treated mice showed that MT prevented degranulation and cell death. These results demonstrate that MT can reduce diabetes and confirm the DNA damage mechanism of STZ-induced ß-cell death.
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