Diabetes 51:413-423, 2002
© 2002 by the American Diabetes Association, Inc.
Increased Expression of Antioxidant and Antiapoptotic Genes in Islets That May Contribute to ß-Cell Survival During Chronic Hyperglycemia
D. Ross Laybutt1,
Hideaki Kaneto1,
Wendy Hasenkamp1,
Shane Grey2,
Jean-Christophe Jonas1,
Dennis C. Sgroi3,
Adam Groff1,
Christiane Ferran2,
Susan Bonner-Weir1,
Arun Sharma1, and
Gordon C. Weir1
1 Section of Islet Transplantation and Cell Biology, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, Massachusetts
2 Immunobiology Research Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
3 Molecular Pathology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Hypertrophy is one mechanism of pancreatic ß-cell growth and is seen as an important compensatory response to insulin resistance. We hypothesized that the induction of protective genes contributes to the survival of enlarged (hypertrophied) ß-cells. Here, we evaluated changes in stress gene expression that accompany ß-cell hypertrophy in islets from hyperglycemic rats 4 weeks after partial pancreatectomy (Px). A variety of protective genes were upregulated, with markedly increased expression of the antioxidant genes heme oxygenase-1 and glutathione peroxidase and the antiapoptotic gene A20. Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD) and Mn-SOD were modestly induced, and Bcl-2 was modestly reduced; however, several other stress genes (catalase, heat shock protein 70, and p53) were unaltered. The increases in mRNA levels corresponded to the degree of hyperglycemia and were reversed in Px rats by 2-week treatment with phlorizin (treatment that normalized hyperglycemia), strongly suggesting the specificity of hyperglycemia in eliciting the response. Hyperglycemia in Px rats also led to activation of nuclear factor- B in islets. The profound change in ß-cell phenotype of hyperglycemic Px rats resulted in a reduced sensitivity to the ß-cell toxin streptozotocin. Sensitivity to the toxin was restored, along with the ß-cell phenotype, in islets from phlorizin-treated Px rats. Furthermore, ß-cells of Px rats were not vulnerable to apoptosis when further challenged in vivo with dexamethasone, which increases insulin resistance. In conclusion, ß-cell adaptation to chronic hyperglycemia and, hence, increased insulin demand is accompanied by the induction of protective stress genes that may contribute to the survival of hypertrophied ß-cells.

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