PMID- 23828564 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140225 LR - 20220317 IS - 2041-4889 (Electronic) VI - 4 IP - 7 DP - 2013 Jul 4 TI - Endoplasmic reticulum stress sensitizes pancreatic beta cells to interleukin-1beta-induced apoptosis via Bim/A1 imbalance. PG - e701 LID - 10.1038/cddis.2013.236 [doi] AB - We have recently shown that the crosstalk between mild endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and low concentrations of the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-1beta exacerbates beta cell inflammatory responses via the IRE1alpha/XBP1 pathway. We presently investigated whether mild ER stress also sensitizes beta cells to cytokine-induced apoptosis. Cyclopiazonic acid (CPA)-induced ER stress enhanced the IL-1beta apoptosis in INS-1E and primary rat beta cells. This was not prevented by XBP1 knockdown (KD), indicating the dissociation between the pathways leading to inflammation and cell death. Analysis of the role of pro- and anti-apoptotic proteins in cytokine-induced apoptosis indicated a central role for the pro-apoptotic BH3 (Bcl-2 homology 3)-only protein Bim (Bcl-2-interacting mediator of cell death), which was counteracted by four anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 (B-cell lymphoma-2) proteins, namely Bcl-2, Bcl-XL, Mcl-1 and A1. CPA+IL-1beta-induced beta cell apoptosis was accompanied by increased expression of Bim, particularly the most pro-apoptotic variant, small isoform of Bim (BimS), and decreased expression of A1. Bim silencing protected against CPA+IL-1beta-induced apoptosis, whereas A1 KD aggravated cell death. Bim inhibition protected against cell death caused by A1 silencing under all conditions studied. In conclusion, mild ER stress predisposes beta cells to the pro-apoptotic effects of IL-1beta by disrupting the balance between pro- and anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins. These findings link ER stress to exacerbated apoptosis during islet inflammation and provide potential mechanistic targets for beta cell protection, namely downregulation of Bim and upregulation of A1. FAU - Miani, M AU - Miani M AD - Laboratory of Experimental Medicine, Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium. FAU - Barthson, J AU - Barthson J FAU - Colli, M L AU - Colli ML FAU - Brozzi, F AU - Brozzi F FAU - Cnop, M AU - Cnop M FAU - Eizirik, D L AU - Eizirik DL LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20130704 PL - England TA - Cell Death Dis JT - Cell death & disease JID - 101524092 RN - 0 (Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins) RN - 0 (BCL2-related protein A1) RN - 0 (Bcl-2-Like Protein 11) RN - 0 (Bcl2l11 protein, rat) RN - 0 (DNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (Indoles) RN - 0 (Interleukin-1beta) RN - 0 (Mcl1 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Membrane Proteins) RN - 0 (Minor Histocompatibility Antigens) RN - 0 (Myeloid Cell Leukemia Sequence 1 Protein) RN - 0 (Protein Isoforms) RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins) RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2) RN - 0 (Regulatory Factor X Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (X-Box Binding Protein 1) RN - 0 (Xbp1 protein, rat) RN - X9TLY4580Z (cyclopiazonic acid) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Apoptosis MH - Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins/*metabolism MH - Bcl-2-Like Protein 11 MH - Cell Line MH - DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism MH - *Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress MH - Indoles MH - Insulin-Secreting Cells/*physiology MH - Interleukin-1beta/*physiology MH - Membrane Proteins/*metabolism MH - Minor Histocompatibility Antigens MH - Myeloid Cell Leukemia Sequence 1 Protein/metabolism MH - Protein Isoforms MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins/*metabolism MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/*metabolism MH - Rats MH - Regulatory Factor X Transcription Factors MH - Transcription Factors/metabolism MH - X-Box Binding Protein 1 PMC - PMC3730410 EDAT- 2013/07/06 06:00 MHDA- 2014/02/26 06:00 PMCR- 2013/07/01 CRDT- 2013/07/06 06:00 PHST- 2013/03/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/05/10 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2013/05/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/07/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/07/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/02/26 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - cddis2013236 [pii] AID - 10.1038/cddis.2013.236 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Cell Death Dis. 2013 Jul 4;4(7):e701. doi: 10.1038/cddis.2013.236.