PMID- 30523046 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20191022 LR - 20191210 IS - 1470-8736 (Electronic) IS - 0143-5221 (Linking) VI - 133 IP - 1 DP - 2019 Jan 15 TI - GPR120 protects lipotoxicity-induced pancreatic beta-cell dysfunction through regulation of PDX1 expression and inhibition of islet inflammation. PG - 101-116 LID - 10.1042/CS20180836 [doi] AB - G-protein coupled receptor 120 (GPR120) has been shown to act as an omega-3 unsaturated fatty acid sensor and is involved in insulin secretion. However, the underlying mechanism in pancreatic beta cells remains unclear. To explore the potential link between GPR120 and beta-cell function, its agonists docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and GSK137647A were used in palmitic acid (PA)-induced pancreatic beta-cell dysfunction, coupled with GPR120 knockdown (KD) in MIN6 cells and GPR120 knockout (KO) mice to identify the underlying signaling pathways. In vitro and ex vivo treatments of MIN6 cells and islets isolated from wild-type (WT) mice with DHA and GSK137647A restored pancreatic duodenal homeobox-1 (PDX1) expression levels and beta-cell function via inhibiting PA-induced elevation of proinflammatory chemokines and activation of nuclear factor kappaB, c-Jun amino (N)-terminal kinases1/2 and p38MAPK signaling pathways. On the contrary, these GPR120 agonism-mediated protective effects were abolished in GPR120 KD cells and islets isolated from GPR120 KO mice. Furthermore, GPR120 KO mice displayed glucose intolerance and insulin resistance relative to WT littermates, and beta-cell functional related genes were decreased while inflammation was exacerbated in islets with increased macrophages in pancreas from GPR120 KO mice. DHA and GSK137647A supplementation ameliorated glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity, as well as improved Pdx1 expression and islet inflammation in diet-induced obese WT mice, but not in GPR120 KO mice. These findings indicate that GPR120 activation is protective against lipotoxicity-induced pancreatic beta-cell dysfunction, via the mediation of PDX1 expression and inhibition of islet inflammation, and that GPR120 activation may serve as a preventative and therapeutic target for obesity and diabetes. CI - (c) 2019 The Author(s). Published by Portland Press Limited on behalf of the Biochemical Society. FAU - Wang, Yi AU - Wang Y AD - School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China. FAU - Xie, Ting AU - Xie T AD - School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China. FAU - Zhang, Dan AU - Zhang D AD - School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China. FAU - Leung, Po Sing AU - Leung PS AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8074-3178 AD - School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China psleung@cuhk.edu.hk. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20190111 PL - England TA - Clin Sci (Lond) JT - Clinical science (London, England : 1979) JID - 7905731 RN - 0 (Aniline Compounds) RN - 0 (Blood Glucose) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (FFAR4 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (GSK137647) RN - 0 (Homeodomain Proteins) RN - 0 (Inflammation Mediators) RN - 0 (Insulin) RN - 0 (Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled) RN - 0 (Sulfonamides) RN - 0 (Trans-Activators) RN - 0 (pancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1 protein) RN - 25167-62-8 (Docosahexaenoic Acids) RN - 2V16EO95H1 (Palmitic Acid) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) SB - IM MH - Aniline Compounds/pharmacology MH - Animals MH - Blood Glucose/metabolism MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cytokines/metabolism MH - *Diet, High-Fat MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Docosahexaenoic Acids/pharmacology MH - Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/metabolism MH - Homeodomain Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Inflammation Mediators/metabolism MH - Insulin/blood MH - Insulin-Secreting Cells/*drug effects/metabolism/pathology MH - JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism MH - Male MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Palmitic Acid/*toxicity MH - Pancreatitis/etiology/metabolism/pathology/*prevention & control MH - Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/agonists/deficiency/genetics/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects MH - Sulfonamides/pharmacology MH - Trans-Activators/genetics/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - CCL2 OT - CXCL1 OT - DHA OT - FFAR4 OT - GSK137647AS OT - Palmitic acid EDAT- 2018/12/14 06:00 MHDA- 2019/10/23 06:00 CRDT- 2018/12/08 06:00 PHST- 2018/09/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/11/29 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/12/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/12/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/10/23 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/12/08 06:00 [entrez] AID - CS20180836 [pii] AID - 10.1042/CS20180836 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Clin Sci (Lond). 2019 Jan 11;133(1):101-116. doi: 10.1042/CS20180836. 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