TY - JOUR
T1 - Dimerumic acid protects pancreas damage and elevates insulin production in methylglyoxal-treated pancreatic RINm5F cells
AU - Lee, Bao Hong
AU - Hsu, Wei Hsuan
AU - Hsu, Ya Wen
AU - Pan, Tzu Ming
N1 - Funding Information:
This research work and subsidiary spending were supported by National Science Council (Taiwan) (NSC 99-2628-B-002-004-MY2).
Copyright:
Copyright 2013 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2013/4
Y1 - 2013/4
N2 - The effects of dimerumic acid (DMA) on apoptosis prevention and insulin production in the glucose metabolite methylglyoxal (MG)-treated pancreatic RINm5F cells were evaluated. MG was found to induce apoptotic signal molecules mediated by oxidative stress in RINm5F cells, including caspase-3 and caspas-9, resulting in cell death and decreasing insulin production. In addition, DMA elevated insulin synthesis via up-regulating mammalian homologue of avian MafA/L-Maf (Maf-A) and pancreatic-duodenal homeobox-1 (PDX-1) and inhibited MG-mediated CCAAT/enhancer binding proteins-β (C/EBPβ) expression, which is a negative regulator for insulin production. Nuclear factor-erythroid2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is essential for antioxidant responsive element (ARE)-mediated induction. Results indicated that nuclear translocation of Nrf2 was promoted by DMA in MG-treated RINm5F cells to increase heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) and glutamate-cysteine ligase (GCL) expressions. We confirmed that DMA protected PDX-1, Maf-A, and insulin production against MG-induced oxidative stress mediating by Nrf2 in Nrf2-knockdown RINm5F cells. These results suggest that DMA exerts antioxidative ability to attenuate MG-induced pancreatic cell damage and elevates insulin level to improve diabetes.
AB - The effects of dimerumic acid (DMA) on apoptosis prevention and insulin production in the glucose metabolite methylglyoxal (MG)-treated pancreatic RINm5F cells were evaluated. MG was found to induce apoptotic signal molecules mediated by oxidative stress in RINm5F cells, including caspase-3 and caspas-9, resulting in cell death and decreasing insulin production. In addition, DMA elevated insulin synthesis via up-regulating mammalian homologue of avian MafA/L-Maf (Maf-A) and pancreatic-duodenal homeobox-1 (PDX-1) and inhibited MG-mediated CCAAT/enhancer binding proteins-β (C/EBPβ) expression, which is a negative regulator for insulin production. Nuclear factor-erythroid2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is essential for antioxidant responsive element (ARE)-mediated induction. Results indicated that nuclear translocation of Nrf2 was promoted by DMA in MG-treated RINm5F cells to increase heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) and glutamate-cysteine ligase (GCL) expressions. We confirmed that DMA protected PDX-1, Maf-A, and insulin production against MG-induced oxidative stress mediating by Nrf2 in Nrf2-knockdown RINm5F cells. These results suggest that DMA exerts antioxidative ability to attenuate MG-induced pancreatic cell damage and elevates insulin level to improve diabetes.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jff.2012.12.007
DO - 10.1016/j.jff.2012.12.007
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84876729948
SN - 1756-4646
VL - 5
SP - 642
EP - 650
JO - Journal of Functional Foods
JF - Journal of Functional Foods
IS - 2
ER -
