PMID- 22643931 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20121121 LR - 20211021 IS - 1432-0428 (Electronic) IS - 0012-186X (Linking) VI - 55 IP - 8 DP - 2012 Aug TI - Mitochondrial oxidative stress contributes differently to rat pancreatic islet cell apoptosis and insulin secretory defects after prolonged culture in a low non-stimulating glucose concentration. PG - 2226-37 LID - 10.1007/s00125-012-2581-6 [doi] AB - AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Pancreatic beta cells chronically exposed to low glucose concentrations show signs of oxidative stress, loss of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) and increased apoptosis. Our aim was to confirm the role of mitochondrial oxidative stress in rat islet cell apoptosis under these culture conditions and to evaluate whether its reduction similarly improves survival and GSIS. METHODS: Apoptosis, oxidative stress-response gene mRNA expression and glucose-induced stimulation of mitochondrial metabolism, intracellular Ca(2+) concentration and insulin secretion were measured in male Wistar rat islets cultured for 1 week in RPMI medium containing 5-10 mmol/l glucose with or without manganese(III)tetrakis(4-benzoic acid)porphyrin (MnTBAP) or N-acetyl-L-: cysteine (NAC). Oxidative stress was measured in islet cell clusters cultured under similar conditions using cytosolic and mitochondrial redox-sensitive green fluorescent protein (roGFP1/mt-roGFP1). RESULTS: Prolonged culture in 5 vs 10 mmol/l glucose increased mt-roGFP1 (but not roGFP1) oxidation followed by beta cell apoptosis and loss of GSIS resulting from reduced insulin content, mitochondrial metabolism, Ca(2+) influx and Ca(2+)-induced secretion. Tolbutamide-induced, but not high K(+)-induced, Ca(2+) influx was also suppressed. Under these conditions, MnTBAP, but not NAC, triggered parallel ~50-70% reductions in mt-roGFP1 oxidation and beta cell apoptosis, but failed to protect against the loss of GSIS despite significant improvement in glucose-induced and tolbutamide-induced Ca(2+) influx. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION: Mitochondrial oxidative stress contributes differently to rat pancreatic islet cell apoptosis and insulin secretory defects during culture in a low glucose concentration. Thus, targeting beta cell survival may not be sufficient to restore insulin secretion when beta cells suffer from prolonged mitochondrial oxidative stress, e.g. in the context of reduced glucose metabolism. FAU - Roma, L P AU - Roma LP AD - Universite catholique de Louvain, Institut de recherche experimentale et clinique, Pole d'endocrinologie, diabete et nutrition, Avenue Hippocrate 55, B1.55.06, 1200, Brussels, Belgium. FAU - Pascal, S M AU - Pascal SM FAU - Duprez, J AU - Duprez J FAU - Jonas, J-C AU - Jonas JC LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20120529 PL - Germany TA - Diabetologia JT - Diabetologia JID - 0006777 RN - 0 (Insulin) RN - 0 (Metalloporphyrins) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (manganese(III)-tetrakis(4-benzoic acid)porphyrin) RN - 147336-22-9 (Green Fluorescent Proteins) RN - GAN16C9B8O (Glutathione) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/*drug effects MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Glutathione/pharmacology MH - Green Fluorescent Proteins/pharmacology MH - Insulin/*biosynthesis/metabolism MH - Insulin Secretion MH - Insulin-Secreting Cells/*metabolism MH - Luminescent Measurements/methods MH - Male MH - Metalloporphyrins/*pharmacology MH - Mitochondria/metabolism MH - Oxidative Stress/*drug effects MH - Pancreas, Exocrine/*metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger MH - Rats MH - Rats, Wistar EDAT- 2012/05/31 06:00 MHDA- 2012/12/10 06:00 CRDT- 2012/05/31 06:00 PHST- 2011/11/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/04/19 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2012/05/31 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/05/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/12/10 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s00125-012-2581-6 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Diabetologia. 2012 Aug;55(8):2226-37. doi: 10.1007/s00125-012-2581-6. Epub 2012 May 29.