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01.03.2005 | Article
High glucose and hydrogen peroxide increase c-Myc and haeme-oxygenase 1 mRNA levels in rat pancreatic islets without activating NFκB
verfasst von:
H. Elouil, A. K. Cardozo, D. L. Eizirik, J. C. Henquin, J. C. Jonas
Erschienen in:
Diabetologia
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Ausgabe 3/2005
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Abstract
Aims/hypothesis
Hyperglycaemia and the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1β induce similar alterations of beta cell gene expression, including up-regulation of c-Myc and haeme-oxygenase 1. These effects of hyperglycaemia may result from nuclear factor-kappa B (NFκB) activation by oxidative stress. To test this hypothesis, we compared the effects of IL-1β, high glucose, and hydrogen peroxide, on NFκB DNA binding activity and target gene mRNA levels in cultured rat islets.
Methods
Rat islets were pre-cultured for 1 week in serum-free RPMI medium containing 10 mmol/l glucose, and further cultured in glucose concentrations of 5–30 mmol/l plus various test substances. Islet NFκB activity was measured by ELISA and gene mRNA expression was measured by RT-PCR.
Results
IL-1β consistently increased islet NFκB activity and c-Myc, haeme-oxygenase 1, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), Fas, and inhibitor of NFκB alpha (IκBα) mRNA levels. In comparison, 1- to 7-day culture in 30 mmol/l instead of 10 mmol/l glucose stimulated islet c-Myc and haeme-oxygenase 1 expression without affecting NFκB activity or iNOS and IκBα mRNA levels. Fas mRNA levels only increased after 1 week in 30 mmol/l glucose. Overnight exposure to hydrogen peroxide mimicked the effects of 30 mmol/l glucose on haeme-oxygenase 1 and c-Myc mRNA levels without activating NFκB. On the other hand, the antioxidant N-acetyl-l-cysteine inhibited the stimulation of haeme-oxygenase 1 and c-Myc expression by 30 mmol/l glucose and/or hydrogen peroxide.
Conclusions/interpretation
In contrast to IL-1β, high glucose and hydrogen peroxide do not activate NFκB in cultured rat islets. It is suggested that the stimulation of islet c-Myc and haeme-oxygenase 1 expression by 30 mmol/l glucose results from activation of a distinct, probably oxidative-stress-dependent signalling pathway.