作者机构:
[Xiao, Guohua; Wang, Zongbao; Yu, Jian; Zhang, Yali; Zhang, Sujun; Yin, Weidong; Wang, Yueting] Univ S China, Inst Biochem & Mol Biol, Hengyang 421001, Peoples R China.;[Wang, Zongbao] Univ S China, Dept Lab Anim Sci, Hengyang 421001, Peoples R China.;[Zeng, Huaicai] Univ S China, Sch Publ Hlth, Hengyang 421001, Peoples R China.
通讯机构:
[Wang, Zongbao] U;Univ S China, Inst Biochem & Mol Biol, Hengyang 421001, Peoples R China.
摘要:
Objective: Endothelial dysfunction is a key event in the onset and progression of atherosclerosis associated with diabetes. Increasing cell apoptosis may lead to endothelial dysfunction and contribute to vascular complications. Therefore, we aimed to elucidate the possible role and mechanism of ibrolipim in preventing endothelial dysfunction induced by high glucose. Methods: Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were cultured respectively under normal glucose level (5.5 mM), high glucose level (33 mM), and high glucose level with ibrolipim treatment. Endothelial dysfunction was identified by the expression of ET-1 and vWF through reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR). HUVECs apoptosis was assessed by fluorescent staining with Hoechst 33258. Akt activity was analyzed by western blot. Results: High glucose condition significantly increased the rate of apoptotic cells, weakened cell viability, and decreased the expression of ET-1 and vWF. Ibrolipim treatment significantly attenuated these alterations of endothelial dysfunction. The lower concentrations (2, 4, 8 μM) of ibrolipim inhibited apoptosis of cultured HUVECs, improved cell viability, down-regulated the mRNA levels of ET-1, vWF, and attenuated the cytotoxicity; however, higher concentration (16, 32 μM) of ibrolipim aggravated the damage of HUVECs cultured under high glucose level. Meanwhile, high glucose induced a decrease of Akt activity which led to apoptosis, and ibrolipim prevented the decrease and attenuated apoptotic effect induced by high glucose. Furthermore, the PI3K inhibitor LY294002 significantly abolished the anti-apoptotic effect of ibrolipim, and decreased Akt phosphorylation. Although, the expression of Akt mRNA and total protein were not altered in cultured HUVECs. Conclusion: Ibrolipim at lower concentrations can inhibit high glucose-induced apoptosis in cultured HUVECs, which might be related to the alternation of Akt activity. Ibrolipim has the potential to attenuate endothelial dysfunction and lower the risk of diabetes-associated vascular diseases. And it might be a therapeutic agent for diabetic vascular complications.
摘要:
The role of renal lipoprotein lipase (LPL) per se in kidney diseases is still controversial and obscure. The purpose of this study was to observe the preventive effects of Ibrolipim, a LPL activator, on lipid accumulation and LPL expression in the kidneys of minipigs fed a high-sucrose and high-fat diet (HSFD). Male Chinese Bama minipigs were fed a control diet or HSFD with or without 0.1 g/kg/day Ibrolipim for 5 months. Body weight, plasma glucose, insulin, lipids, LPL activity, and urinary microalbumin were measured. Renal tissue was obtained for detecting LPL activity and contents of triglyceride and cholesterol, observing the renal lipid accumulation by Oil Red O staining, and examining the mRNA and protein expression of LPL by real time PCR, Western Blot and immunohistochemistry. Feeding HSFD to minipigs caused weight gain, hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, hyperlipidemia and microalbuminuria. HSFD increased plasma LPL activity while it decreased the mRNA and protein expression and activity of LPL in the kidney. The increases in renal triglyceride and cholesterol contents were associated with the decrease in renal LPL activity of HSFD-fed minipigs. In contrast, supplementing Ibrolipim into HSFD lowered body weight, plasma glucose, insulin, triglyceride and urinary albumin concentrations while it increased plasma total cholesterol and HDL-C. Ibrolipim suppressed the renal accumulation of triglyceride and cholesterol, and stimulated the diet-induced down-regulation of LPL expression and activity in the kidney. Ibrolipim exerts renoprotective and hypolipidemic effects via the increase in renal LPL activity and expression, and thus the increased expression and activity of renal LPL play a vital role in suppressing renal lipid accumulation and ameliorating proteinuria in diet-induced diabetic minipigs.
摘要:
To develop a minipig model of type 2 diabetes that simulates the common manifestations of the metabolic abnormalities and resembles the kidney pathology of type 2 diabetes in the human population, male Chinese Bama minipigs were divided into 2 groups (5 in each) and fed with a control diet (CD) or high-fat/ high-sucrose/ high-cholesterol diet (HFSCD) for 5 months. The biochemical parameters of blood and urine, and the oral glucose tolerance test were monitored after the feeding program. The insulin resistance was estimated by the HOMA-IR index and the glucose elimination constant (K(G)), and beta-cell function by the HOMA-beta index and the acute insulin response (AIR). Glomerulosclerosis index (GSI) was semi-quantitated by the degree of glomerular lesions in kidney sections stained with Masson trichrome. Extracellular matrix deposition in the kidney was examined by the protein expression of type IV collagen, connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) and matrix metalloproteinases 2 (MMP-2) using immunohistochemistry. Feeding HFSCD to minipigs markedly caused hyperglycaemia, hyperinsulinaemia and dyslipidaemia. HOMA-IR was significantly increased while HOMA-beta, AIR and K(G) were obviously decreased in the HFSCD group compared with control group. Microalbuminuria, glucosuria and moderate glomerulosclerosis were exhibited in HFSCD-fed minipigs. The expression of type IV collagen and CTGF was elevated whereas that of MMP-2 was reduced in the kidneys of HFSCD group compared with the CD group. We concluded that feeding HFSCD to Chinese Bama minipigs for 5 months can induce humanoid type 2 diabetes and early-stage diabetic nephropathy, and accelerate extracellular matrix deposition and glomerulosclerosis.