PMID- 23590680 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140701 LR - 20151119 IS - 1753-0407 (Electronic) IS - 1753-0407 (Linking) VI - 5 IP - 4 DP - 2013 Dec TI - Liraglutide protects pancreatic beta cells during an early intervention in Gato-Kakizaki rats. PG - 421-8 LID - 10.1111/1753-0407.12061 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogues have emerged as insulin secretagogues and are widely used in type 2 diabetic patients. GLP-1 analogues also demonstrate a promotion of beta cell proliferation and reduction of apoptosis in rodents. In the present study, we investigated the protection of pancreatic beta cells by early use (at the age of 2 weeks) of GLP-1 analogue, liraglutide in Gato-Kakizaki (GK) rats and explored the underlying mechanisms. METHODS: The effects of liraglutide on glucose tolerance were evaluated by intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test (IPGTT) and insulin release tests (IRT). Ki67 and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) immunostaining, Western blots and real-time polymerase chain reaction were applied to evaluate cell proliferation, apoptosis and related gene expressions. RESULTS: Our results demonstrated that early use of liraglutide improved glucose tolerance during liraglutide treatment in GK rats. Liraglutide increased pancreatic insulin contents and markedly reduced beta cell apoptosis. Liraglutide also downregulated pro-apoptotic gene expressions and reduced intra-islet macrophage infiltration. CONCLUSIONS: This experiment reported for the first time that early use of liraglutide could protect beta cell failure in pre-diabetic GK rats through reduction of beta cell apoptosis and ameliorating islet inflammation. CI - (c) 2013 Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine and Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd. FAU - Luo, Xiu AU - Luo X AD - Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Pan, Linlin AU - Pan L FAU - Nie, Aifang AU - Nie A FAU - Wang, Qidi AU - Wang Q FAU - Gu, Yanyun AU - Gu Y FAU - Li, Fengying AU - Li F FAU - Zhang, Hongli AU - Zhang H FAU - Li, Wenyi AU - Li W FAU - Li, Xiaoying AU - Li X LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20130604 PL - Australia TA - J Diabetes JT - Journal of diabetes JID - 101504326 RN - 0 (Hypoglycemic Agents) RN - 839I73S42A (Liraglutide) RN - 89750-14-1 (Glucagon-Like Peptide 1) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/drug effects MH - Cytoprotection/*drug effects MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/*prevention & control MH - Drug Evaluation, Preclinical MH - Glucagon-Like Peptide 1/*analogs & derivatives/pharmacology MH - Glucose Intolerance/*drug therapy MH - Hypoglycemic Agents/*pharmacology MH - Insulin-Secreting Cells/*drug effects/physiology MH - Liraglutide MH - Macrophages/drug effects/physiology MH - Male MH - Rats MH - Time Factors OTO - NOTNLM OT - Goto-Kakizaki rats OT - Goto-Kakizaki大鼠,利拉鲁肽,胰腺beta细胞 OT - liraglutide OT - pancreatic beta cells EDAT- 2013/04/18 06:00 MHDA- 2014/07/02 06:00 CRDT- 2013/04/18 06:00 PHST- 2012/11/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/03/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2013/04/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/04/18 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/04/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/07/02 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1111/1753-0407.12061 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Diabetes. 2013 Dec;5(4):421-8. doi: 10.1111/1753-0407.12061. Epub 2013 Jun 4.