scholarly journals Respiratory Parameters for the Classification of Dysfunctional Insulin Secretion by Pancreatic Islets

Metabolites ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 405
Author(s):  
Uma D. Kabra ◽  
Charles Affourtit ◽  
Martin Jastroch
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Secretion ◽  
Quantitative Relation ◽  
Flux Analysis ◽  
Mitochondrial Energy Metabolism ◽  
Power Normalization ◽  
Extracellular Flux ◽  
Respiratory Parameters ◽  
Glucose Sensitivity ◽  
Glucose Stimulated Insulin Secretion ◽  
Glucose Responsiveness

The development of obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) has been associated with impaired mitochondrial function. In pancreatic beta (β) cells, mitochondrial energy metabolism plays a central role in triggering and controlling glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS). Here, we have explored whether mitochondrial bioenergetic parameters assessed with Seahorse extracellular flux technology can quantitatively predict insulin secretion. We metabolically stressed male C57BL/6 mice by high-fat feeding (HFD) and measured the glucose sensitivity of islet respiration and insulin secretion. The diet-induced obese (DIO) mice developed hyperinsulinemia, but no pathological secretory differences were apparent between isolated DIO and chow islets. Real-time extracellular flux analysis, however, revealed a lower respiratory sensitivity to glucose in DIO islets. Correlation of insulin secretion with respiratory parameters uncovers compromised insulin secretion in DIO islets by oxidative power. Normalization to increased insulin contents during DIO improves the quantitative relation between GSIS and respiration, allowing to classify dysfunctional properties of pancreatic insulin secretion, and thereby serving as valuable biomarker for pancreatic islet glucose responsiveness and health.

Human GLUT-2 overexpression does not affect glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in MIN6 cells

1995 ◽  
Vol 269 (5) ◽  
pp. E897-E902
Author(s):  
H. Ishihara ◽  
T. Asano ◽  
K. Tsukuda ◽  
H. Katagiri ◽  
K. Inukai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Secretion ◽  
Glucose Uptake ◽  
Glucose Transport ◽  
Glucose Utilization ◽  
Glucose Sensing ◽  
Min6 Cells ◽  
Over Expression ◽  
Twofold Increase ◽  
Glucose Stimulated Insulin Secretion ◽  
Glucose Responsiveness

Accumulated evidence suggests that GLUT-2, in addition to its role in glucose transport, may also have other functions in glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. As a first step in addressing this possibility, we have engineered MIN6 cells overexpressing human GLUT-2 by transfection with human GLUT-2 cDNA. Stable transformants harboring human GLUT-2 cDNA exhibited an approximately twofold increase in 3-O-methyl-D-glucose uptake at 0.5 and 15 mM. Glucokinase activity or glucose utilization measured by conversion of [5-3H]glucose to [3H]H2O was not, however, altered in the MIN6 cells overexpressing human GLUT-2. Furthermore, glucose-stimulated insulin secretion was not affected by over-expression of human GLUT-2. An abundance of GLUT-2, therefore, does not correlate with the glucose responsiveness of cells in which glycolysis is regulated at the glucose phosphorylating step. These data suggest that GLUT-2 by itself does not have significant functions other than its role in glucose transport in glucose sensing by MIN6 cells.

scholarly journals Precise expression of Fis1 is important for glucose responsiveness of beta cells

2016 ◽  
Vol 230 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Schultz ◽  
Rica Waterstradt ◽  
Tobias Kantowski ◽  
Annekatrin Rickmann ◽  
Florian Reinhardt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Secretion ◽  
Beta Cells ◽  
Pancreatic Beta Cells ◽  
Mitochondrial Dynamics ◽  
Mitochondrial Morphology ◽  
Mitochondrial Network ◽  
Primary Mouse ◽  
Glucose Stimulated Insulin Secretion ◽  
Glucose Responsiveness ◽  
Precise Expression

Mitochondrial network functionality is vital for glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in pancreatic beta cells. Altered mitochondrial dynamics in pancreatic beta cells are thought to trigger the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Fission protein 1 (Fis1) might be a key player in this process. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate mitochondrial morphology in dependence of beta cell function, after knockdown and overexpression of Fis1. We demonstrate that glucose-unresponsive cells with impaired glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (INS1-832/2) showed decreased mitochondrial dynamics compared with glucose-responsive cells (INS1-832/13). Accordingly, mitochondrial morphology visualised using MitoTracker staining differed between the two cell lines. INS1-832/2 cells formed elongated and clustered mitochondria, whereas INS1-832/13 cells showed a homogenous mitochondrial network. Fis1 overexpression using lentiviral transduction significantly improved glucose-stimulated insulin secretion and mitochondrial network homogeneity in glucose-unresponsive cells. Conversely, Fis1 downregulation by shRNA, both in primary mouse beta cells and glucose-responsive INS1-832/13 cells, caused unresponsiveness and significantly greater numbers of elongated mitochondria. Overexpression of FIS1 in primary mouse beta cells indicated an upper limit at which higher FIS1 expression reduced glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. Thus, FIS1 was overexpressed stepwise up to a high concentration in RINm5F cells using the RheoSwitch system. Moderate FIS1 expression improved glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, whereas high expression resulted in loss of glucose responsiveness and in mitochondrial artificial loop structures and clustering. Our data confirm that FIS1 is a key regulator in pancreatic beta cells, because both glucose-stimulated insulin secretion and mitochondrial dynamics were clearly adapted to precise expression levels of this fission protein.

scholarly journals Increased Susceptibility to Ethylmercury-Induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction in a Subset of Autism Lymphoblastoid Cell Lines

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon Rose ◽  
Rebecca Wynne ◽  
Richard E. Frye ◽  
Stepan Melnyk ◽  
S. Jill James
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Mitochondrial Dysfunction ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Reserve Capacity ◽  
Flux Analysis ◽  
Lymphoblastoid Cell Lines ◽  
Extracellular Flux ◽  
Respiratory Parameters ◽  
Increased Risk

The association of autism spectrum disorders with oxidative stress, redox imbalance, and mitochondrial dysfunction has become increasingly recognized. In this study, extracellular flux analysis was used to compare mitochondrial respiration in lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) from individuals with autism and unaffected controls exposed to ethylmercury, an environmental toxin known to deplete glutathione and induce oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction. We also tested whether pretreating the autism LCLs with N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) to increase glutathione concentrations conferred protection from ethylmercury. Examination of 16 autism/control LCL pairs revealed that a subgroup (31%) of autism LCLs exhibited a greater reduction in ATP-linked respiration, maximal respiratory capacity, and reserve capacity when exposed to ethylmercury, compared to control LCLs. These respiratory parameters were significantly elevated at baseline in the ethylmercury-sensitive autism subgroup as compared to control LCLs. NAC pretreatment of the sensitive subgroup reduced (normalized) baseline respiratory parameters and blunted the exaggerated ethylmercury-induced reserve capacity depletion. These findings suggest that the epidemiological link between environmental mercury exposure and an increased risk of developing autism may be mediated through mitochondrial dysfunction and support the notion that a subset of individuals with autism may be vulnerable to environmental influences with detrimental effects on development through mitochondrial dysfunction.

PPARα activation and increased dietary lipid oppose thyroid hormone signaling and rescue impaired glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in hyperthyroidism

2008 ◽  
Vol 295 (6) ◽  
pp. E1380-E1389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark J. Holness ◽  
Gemma K. Greenwood ◽  
Nicholas D. Smith ◽  
Mary C. Sugden
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Insulin Secretion ◽  
Thyroid Hormone ◽  
Dietary Lipid ◽  
High Fat ◽  
Carbohydrate Diet ◽  
Low Carbohydrate Diet ◽  
Glucose Stimulated Insulin Secretion ◽  
Glucose Responsiveness ◽  
The Impact

The aim of the study was to investigate the impact of hyperthyroidism on the characteristics of the islet insulin secretory response to glucose, particularly the consequences of competition between thyroid hormone and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)α in the regulation of islet adaptations to starvation and dietary lipid-induced insulin resistance. Rats maintained on standard (low-fat/high-carbohydrate) diet or high-fat/low-carbohydrate diet were rendered hyperthyroid (HT) by triiodothyronine (T3) administration (1 mg·kg body wt−1·day−1 sc, 3 days). The PPARα agonist WY14643 (50 mg/kg body wt ip) was administered 24 h before sampling. Glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) was assessed during hyperglycemic clamps or after acute glucose bolus injection in vivo and with step-up and step-down islet perifusions. Hyperthyroidism decreased the glucose responsiveness of GSIS, precluding sufficient enhancement of insulin secretion for the degree of insulin resistance, in rats fed either standard diet or high-fat diet. Hyperthyroidism partially opposed the starvation-induced increase in the glucose threshold for GSIS and decrease in glucose responsiveness. WY14643 administration restored glucose tolerance by enhancing GSIS in fed HT rats and relieved the impact of hyperthyroidism to partially oppose islet starvation adaptations. Competition between thyroid hormone receptor (TR) and PPARα influences the characteristics of GSIS, such that hyperthyroidism impairs GSIS while PPARα activation (and increased dietary lipid) opposes TR signaling and restores GSIS in the fed hyperthyroid state. Increased islet PPARα signaling and decreased TR signaling during starvation facilitates appropriate modification of islet function.

Glucose Responsiveness of β-Cells Depends on Fatty Acids

2019 ◽  
Vol 128 (10) ◽  
pp. 644-653
Author(s):  
Felicia Gerst ◽  
Christine Singer ◽  
Katja Noack ◽  
Dunia Graf ◽  
Gabriele Kaiser ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Insulin Secretion ◽  
Cell Function ◽  
Human Islets ◽  
In Vitro Tests ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Β Cell Function ◽  
Glucose Stimulated Insulin Secretion ◽  
Glucose Responsiveness

AbstractGlucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) is the gold standard for β-cell function. Both experimental and clinical diabetology, i. e., preceding transplantation of isolated human islets, depend on functional testing. However, multiple factors influence GSIS rendering the comparison of different in vitro tests of glucose responsiveness difficult. This study examined the influence of bovine serum albumin (BSA)-coupled fatty acids on GSIS. Isolated islet preparations of human donors and of 12-months old mice displayed impaired GSIS in the presence of 0.5% FFA-free BSA compared to 0.5% BSA (fraction V, not deprived from fatty acids). In aged INS-1E cells, i. e. at a high passage number, GSIS became highly sensitive to FFA-free BSA. Readdition of 30 µM palmitate or 30 µM oleate to FFA-free BSA did not rescue GSIS, while the addition of 100 µM palmitate and the raise of extracellular Ca2+from 1.3 to 2.6 mM improved glucose responsiveness. A high concentration of palmitate (600 µM), which fully activates FFA1, largely restored insulin secretion. The FFA1-agonist TUG-469 also increased insulin secretion but to a lesser extent than palmitate. Glucose- and TUG-induced Ca2+oscillations were impaired in glucose-unresponsive, i. e., aged INS-1E cells. These results suggest that fatty acid deprivation (FFA-free BSA) impairs GSIS mainly through an effect on Ca2+sensitivity.

scholarly journals Overexpression of short heterodimer partner recovers impaired glucose-stimulated insulin secretion of pancreatic β-cells overexpressing UCP2

2004 ◽  
Vol 183 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y-H Suh ◽  
S-Y Kim ◽  
H-Y Lee ◽  
B C Jang ◽  
J H Bae ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Secretion ◽  
Islet Cells ◽  
Uncoupling Protein ◽  
Metabolic Inhibitor ◽  
Β Cells ◽  
Pancreatic Β Cells ◽  
Channel Inhibition ◽  
Glucose Sensitivity ◽  
Glucose Stimulated Insulin Secretion ◽  
Short Heterodimer Partner

The short heterodimer partner (SHP) (NR0B2) is an orphan nuclear receptor whose function in pancreatic β-cells is unclear. Mitochondrial uncoupling protein (UCP2) in β-cells is upregulated in obesity-related diabetes, causing impaired glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS). We investigated whether SHP plays a role in UCP2-induced GSIS impairment. We overexpressed SHP in normal islet cells and in islet cells overexpressing UCP2 by an adenovirus-mediated infection technique. We found that SHP overexpression enhanced GSIS in normal islets, and restored GSIS in UCP2-overexpressing islets. SHP overexpression increased the glucose sensitivity of ATP-sensitive K+ (KATP) channels and enhanced theATP/ADP ratio. A peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) antagonist, GW9662, did not block the SHP effect on GSIS. SHP overexpression also corrected the impaired sensitivity of UCP2-overexpressing β-cells to methylpyruvate, another energy fuel that bypasses glycolysis and directly enters the Krebs cycle. KATP channel inhibition mediated by dihydroxyacetone, which gives reducing equivalents directly to complex II of the electron transport system, was similar in Ad-Null-, Ad-UCP2- and Ad-UCP2+Ad-SHP-infected cells. The mitochondrial metabolic inhibitor sodium azide totally blocked the effect of SHP overexpression on GSIS. These results suggest that SHP positively regulates GSIS in β-cells and restores glucose sensitivity in UCP2-overexpressing β-cells by enhancing mitochondrial glucose metabolism, independent of PPARγ activation.

scholarly journals cAMP-mediated signaling normalizes glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in uncoupling protein-2 overexpressing β-cells

2006 ◽  
Vol 190 (3) ◽  
pp. 669-680 ◽  
Author(s):  
T S McQuaid ◽  
M C Saleh ◽  
J W Joseph ◽  
A Gyulkhandanyan ◽  
J E Manning-Fox ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Secretion ◽  
Uncoupling Protein ◽  
Uncoupling Protein 2 ◽  
Β Cells ◽  
Camp Content ◽  
Rat Islets ◽  
Mediated Effects ◽  
Intracellular Ca ◽  
Glucose Stimulated Insulin Secretion ◽  
Glucose Responsiveness

We investigated whether an increase in cAMP could normalize glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) in uncoupling protein-2 (UCP2) overexpressing (ucp2-OE) β-cells. Indices of β-cell (β-TC-6f7 cells and rodent islets) function were measured after induction of ucp2, in the presence or absence of cAMP-stimulating agents, analogs, or inhibitors. Islets of ob/ob mice had improved glucose-responsiveness in the presence of forskolin. Rat islets overexpressing ucp2 had significantly lower GSIS than controls. Acutely, the protein kinase A (PKA) and epac pathway stimulant forskolin normalized insulin secretion in ucp2-OE rat islets and β-TC-6f7 β-cells, an effect blocked by specific PKA inhibitors but not mimicked by epac agonists. However, there was no effect of ucp2-OE on cAMP concentrations or PKA activity. In ucp2-OE islets, forskolin inhibited ATP-dependent potassium (KATP) channel currents and 86Rb+ efflux, indicative of KATP block. Likewise, forskolin application increased intracellular Ca2+, which could account for its stimulatory effects on insulin secretion. Chronic exposure to forskolin increased ucp2 mRNA and exaggerated basal secretion but not GSIS. In mice deficient in UCP2, there was no augmentation of either cAMP content or cAMP-dependent insulin secretion. Thus, elevating cellular cAMP can reverse the deficiency in GSIS invoked by ucp2-OE, at least partly through PKA-mediated effects on the KATP channel.

scholarly journals Novel insights into pancreatic β-cell glucolipotoxicity from real-time functional analysis of mitochondrial energy metabolism in INS-1E insulinoma cells

2013 ◽  
Vol 456 (3) ◽  
pp. 417-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Barlow ◽  
Charles Affourtit
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Functional Analysis ◽  
Insulin Secretion ◽  
Pancreatic Β Cell ◽  
Mitochondrial Oxidative Phosphorylation ◽  
Β Cell ◽  
Mitochondrial Energy Metabolism ◽  
Glucose Stimulated Insulin Secretion ◽  
Insulinoma Cells

Obesity-related pancreatic β-cell failure contributes to development of Type 2 diabetes. We show that defects in mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation largely account for fatty-acid-induced impairment of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, but not for the lipotoxicity-related loss of β-cell viability.

scholarly journals Physiological development of insulin secretion, calcium channels, and GLUT2 expression of pancreatic rat β-cells

2007 ◽  
Vol 292 (4) ◽  
pp. E1018-E1029 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Navarro-Tableros ◽  
Tatiana Fiordelisio ◽  
Arturo Hernández-Cruz ◽  
Marcia Hiriart
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Insulin Secretion ◽  
Cell Physiology ◽  
Β Cells ◽  
Adult Rats ◽  
Extracellular Glucose Concentration ◽  
Extracellular Glucose ◽  
Glucose Sensitivity ◽  
Glucose Stimulated Insulin Secretion ◽  
Adult Cells

Insulin secretion in mature β-cells increases vigorously when extracellular glucose concentration rises. Glucose-stimulated insulin secretion depends on Ca2+ influx through voltage-gated Ca2+ channels. During fetal development, this structured response is not well established, and it is after birth that β-cells acquire glucose sensitivity and a robust secretion. We compared some elements of glucose-induced insulin secretion coupling in β-cells obtained from neonatal and adult rats and found that neonatal cells are functionally immature compared with adult cells. We observed that neonatal cells secrete less insulin and cannot sense changes in extracellular glucose concentrations. This could be partially explained because in neonates Ca2+ current density and synthesis of mRNA α1 subunit Ca2+ channel are lower than in adult cells. Interestingly, immunostaining for α1B, α1C, and α1D subunits in neonatal cells is similar in cytoplasm and plasma membrane, whereas it occurs predominantly in the plasma membrane in adult cells. We also observed that GLUT2 expression in adult β-cells is mostly located in the membrane, whereas in neonatal cells glucose transporters are predominantly in the cytoplasm. This could explain, in part, the insensitivity to extracellular glucose in neonatal β-cells. Understanding neonatal β-cell physiology and maturation contributes toward a better comprehension of type 2 diabetes physiopathology, where alterations in β-cells include diminished L-type Ca2+ channels and GLUT2 expression that results in an insufficient insulin secretion.

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