PMID- 30841431 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190621 LR - 20190621 IS - 1950-6007 (Electronic) IS - 0753-3322 (Linking) VI - 111 DP - 2019 Mar TI - Novel protective effect of O-1602 and abnormal cannabidiol, GPR55 agonists, on ER stress-induced apoptosis in pancreatic beta-cells. PG - 1176-1186 LID - S0753-3322(18)37566-8 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.12.126 [doi] AB - Insulin resistance and beta-cell dysfunction are the main defects in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), and beta-cell dysfunction and apoptosis is the critical determinant in the progression of T2DM. G-protein coupled receptor 55 (GPR55) is an orphan G-protein coupled receptor, which is activated by endocannabinoids and lipid transmitters. Recently, GPR55 was shown to regulate glucose and energy homeostasis, however its role in beta-cell apoptosis was not studied. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the novel effect of GPR55 agonists, O-1602 and abnormal cannabidiol (Abn-CBD), on endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-induced apoptosis in mouse pancreatic beta-cell lines, MIN6 and Beta-TC-6, and its underlying mechanisms. Our results showed that O-1602 and Abn-CBD reduced ER stress-induced apoptosis in MIN6 and Beta-TC-6 cells. This was through the phosphorylation of 3'-5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element-binding protein (CREB) in beta-cells, hence activating CREB downstream anti-apoptotic genes, Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL. Moreover, O-1602 and Abn-CBD directly activated kinases, CaMKIV, Erk1/2 and PKA, to induce CREB phosphorylation. Therefore, our results indicated that GPR55 agonists protected from beta-cell apoptosis through CREB activation, thus up-regulating anti-apoptotic genes. In conclusion, our study provided a novel protective effect of GPR55 agonists on ER stress-induced apoptosis in beta-cells and its underlying mechanisms mediating this protection, therefore we suggested that GPR55 might be a therapeutic target for T2DM. CI - Copyright (c) 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.. All rights reserved. FAU - Vong, Chi Teng AU - Vong CT AD - State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macau, China. FAU - Tseng, Hisa Hui Ling AU - Tseng HHL AD - State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macau, China. FAU - Kwan, Yiu Wa AU - Kwan YW AD - School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, China. FAU - Lee, Simon Ming-Yuen AU - Lee SM AD - State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macau, China. FAU - Hoi, Maggie Pui Man AU - Hoi MPM AD - State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macau, China. Electronic address: maghoi@umac.mo. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190115 PL - France TA - Biomed Pharmacother JT - Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie JID - 8213295 RN - 0 (GPR55 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Protective Agents) RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2) RN - 0 (Receptors, Cannabinoid) RN - 0 (bcl-X Protein) RN - 19GBJ60SN5 (Cannabidiol) RN - 317321-41-8 (O-1602 compound) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/*drug effects MH - Cannabidiol/*analogs & derivatives/*pharmacology MH - Cell Line MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy/metabolism MH - Endoplasmic Reticulum/drug effects/metabolism MH - Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress/*drug effects MH - Insulin-Secreting Cells/*drug effects/metabolism MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System/drug effects MH - Mice MH - Phosphorylation/drug effects MH - Protective Agents/*pharmacology MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/metabolism MH - Receptors, Cannabinoid/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects MH - Up-Regulation/drug effects MH - bcl-X Protein/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - CREB OT - ER stress OT - GPR55 OT - beta-Cell apoptosis EDAT- 2019/03/08 06:00 MHDA- 2019/06/22 06:00 CRDT- 2019/03/08 06:00 PHST- 2018/10/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/12/27 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/12/30 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/03/08 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/03/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/06/22 06:00 [medline] AID - S0753-3322(18)37566-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.12.126 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biomed Pharmacother. 2019 Mar;111:1176-1186. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.12.126. Epub 2019 Jan 15.