JNK1 protects against glucolipotoxicity-mediated beta-cell apoptosis.

Pancreatic β-cell dysfunction is central to type 2 diabetes pathogenesis. Prolonged elevated levels of circulating free-fatty acids and hyperglycemia, also termed glucolipotoxicity, mediate β-cell dysfunction and apoptosis associated with increased c-Jun N-terminal Kinase (JNK) activity. Endoplasmic...

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Main Authors: Michala Prause, Dan Ploug Christensen, Nils Billestrup, Thomas Mandrup-Poulsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3901710?pdf=render
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author Michala Prause
Dan Ploug Christensen
Nils Billestrup
Thomas Mandrup-Poulsen
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Dan Ploug Christensen
Nils Billestrup
Thomas Mandrup-Poulsen
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description Pancreatic β-cell dysfunction is central to type 2 diabetes pathogenesis. Prolonged elevated levels of circulating free-fatty acids and hyperglycemia, also termed glucolipotoxicity, mediate β-cell dysfunction and apoptosis associated with increased c-Jun N-terminal Kinase (JNK) activity. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and oxidative stress are elicited by palmitate and high glucose concentrations further potentiating JNK activity. Our aim was to determine the role of the JNK subtypes JNK1, JNK2 and JNK3 in palmitate and high glucose-induced β-cell apoptosis. We established insulin-producing INS1 cell lines stably expressing JNK subtype specific shRNAs to understand the differential roles of the individual JNK isoforms. JNK activity was increased after 3 h of palmitate and high glucose exposure associated with increased expression of ER and mitochondrial stress markers. JNK1 shRNA expressing INS1 cells showed increased apoptosis and cleaved caspase 9 and 3 compared to non-sense shRNA expressing control INS1 cells when exposed to palmitate and high glucose associated with increased CHOP expression, ROS formation and Puma mRNA expression. JNK2 shRNA expressing INS1 cells did not affect palmitate and high glucose induced apoptosis or ER stress markers, but increased Puma mRNA expression compared to non-sense shRNA expressing INS1 cells. Finally, JNK3 shRNA expressing INS1 cells did not induce apoptosis compared to non-sense shRNA expressing INS1 cells when exposed to palmitate and high glucose but showed increased caspase 9 and 3 cleavage associated with increased DP5 and Puma mRNA expression. These data suggest that JNK1 protects against palmitate and high glucose-induced β-cell apoptosis associated with reduced ER and mitochondrial stress.
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spelling doaj.art-93323afdcc3e4a37b78f49c88ad3802d2022-12-21T18:37:10ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032014-01-0191e8706710.1371/journal.pone.0087067JNK1 protects against glucolipotoxicity-mediated beta-cell apoptosis.Michala PrauseDan Ploug ChristensenNils BillestrupThomas Mandrup-PoulsenPancreatic β-cell dysfunction is central to type 2 diabetes pathogenesis. Prolonged elevated levels of circulating free-fatty acids and hyperglycemia, also termed glucolipotoxicity, mediate β-cell dysfunction and apoptosis associated with increased c-Jun N-terminal Kinase (JNK) activity. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and oxidative stress are elicited by palmitate and high glucose concentrations further potentiating JNK activity. Our aim was to determine the role of the JNK subtypes JNK1, JNK2 and JNK3 in palmitate and high glucose-induced β-cell apoptosis. We established insulin-producing INS1 cell lines stably expressing JNK subtype specific shRNAs to understand the differential roles of the individual JNK isoforms. JNK activity was increased after 3 h of palmitate and high glucose exposure associated with increased expression of ER and mitochondrial stress markers. JNK1 shRNA expressing INS1 cells showed increased apoptosis and cleaved caspase 9 and 3 compared to non-sense shRNA expressing control INS1 cells when exposed to palmitate and high glucose associated with increased CHOP expression, ROS formation and Puma mRNA expression. JNK2 shRNA expressing INS1 cells did not affect palmitate and high glucose induced apoptosis or ER stress markers, but increased Puma mRNA expression compared to non-sense shRNA expressing INS1 cells. Finally, JNK3 shRNA expressing INS1 cells did not induce apoptosis compared to non-sense shRNA expressing INS1 cells when exposed to palmitate and high glucose but showed increased caspase 9 and 3 cleavage associated with increased DP5 and Puma mRNA expression. These data suggest that JNK1 protects against palmitate and high glucose-induced β-cell apoptosis associated with reduced ER and mitochondrial stress.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3901710?pdf=render
spellingShingle Michala Prause
Dan Ploug Christensen
Nils Billestrup
Thomas Mandrup-Poulsen
JNK1 protects against glucolipotoxicity-mediated beta-cell apoptosis.
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title JNK1 protects against glucolipotoxicity-mediated beta-cell apoptosis.
title_full JNK1 protects against glucolipotoxicity-mediated beta-cell apoptosis.
title_fullStr JNK1 protects against glucolipotoxicity-mediated beta-cell apoptosis.
title_full_unstemmed JNK1 protects against glucolipotoxicity-mediated beta-cell apoptosis.
title_short JNK1 protects against glucolipotoxicity-mediated beta-cell apoptosis.
title_sort jnk1 protects against glucolipotoxicity mediated beta cell apoptosis
url http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3901710?pdf=render
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