PMID- 32510127 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20201231 LR - 20201231 IS - 1470-8728 (Electronic) IS - 0264-6021 (Linking) VI - 477 IP - 12 DP - 2020 Jun 26 TI - DhHP-6 ameliorates hepatic oxidative stress and insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes mellitus through the PI3K/AKT and AMPK pathway. PG - 2363-2381 LID - 10.1042/BCJ20200402 [doi] AB - Insulin resistance is one major features of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Deuterohemin-betaAla-His-Thr-Val-Glu-Lys (DhHP-6), a novel microperoxidase mimetic designed and synthesized based on microperoxidase 11 (MP-11), can scavenge reactive oxygen species (ROS) in vivo. In our previous studies, we showed that oral DhHP-6 could reduce blood glucose and improve insulin resistance. To investigate the mechanisms of how DhHP-6 ameliorates oxidative stress and insulin resistance, we established T2DM mouse models and glucosamine-induced HepG2 cell insulin resistance models. The results suggested that DhHP-6 decreased blood glucose, increased antioxidant enzyme activity, and inhibited glycogen synthesis in T2DM mice. In addition, DhHP-6 improved insulin resistance by activating phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT, and AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) pathway in T2DM mice. Furthermore, DhHP-6 also activated PI3K/AKT and AMPK pathway in glucosamine-induced HepG2 cells. However, LY294002 did not completely inhibit AKT phosphorylation, and partially inhibited AMPK phosphorylation, whilst compound C only partially reduced AMPK phosphorylation, and also partially inhibited AKT phosphorylation, suggesting that AKT and AMPK interact to improve insulin resistance. Thus, these data suggest that DhHP-6 attenuates insulin resistance via the PI3K/AKT and AMPK pathway. CI - (c) 2020 The Author(s). Published by Portland Press Limited on behalf of the Biochemical Society. FAU - Wang, Kai AU - Wang K AD - School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China. FAU - Liang, Yuting AU - Liang Y AD - School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China. FAU - Su, Yu AU - Su Y AD - School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China. FAU - Wang, Liping AU - Wang L AD - School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China. AD - Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering, the Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Biochem J JT - The Biochemical journal JID - 2984726R RN - 0 (Hypoglycemic Agents) RN - 0 (Oligopeptides) RN - 0 (deuterohemin-alanyl-histidyl-threonyl-valyl-glutamyl-lysine) RN - 743LRP9S7N (Hemin) RN - EC 2.7.1.137 (Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) RN - EC 2.7.11.31 (AMP-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - IY9XDZ35W2 (Glucose) SB - IM MH - AMP-Activated Protein Kinases/genetics/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/*drug therapy/etiology/metabolism/pathology MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*drug therapy/etiology/metabolism/pathology MH - Diet, High-Fat/adverse effects MH - Glucose/metabolism MH - Hemin/*analogs & derivatives/pharmacology MH - Hep G2 Cells MH - Humans MH - Hypoglycemic Agents MH - Insulin Resistance MH - Lipid Metabolism MH - Liver/drug effects/metabolism/pathology MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Oligopeptides/*pharmacology MH - Oxidative Stress/*drug effects MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/genetics/*metabolism MH - Phosphorylation MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/genetics/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - AMPK OT - Deuterohemin-betaAla-His-Thr-Val-Glu-Lys OT - PI3K/AKT OT - insulin resistance OT - type 2 diabetes mellitus EDAT- 2020/06/09 06:00 MHDA- 2021/01/01 06:00 CRDT- 2020/06/09 06:00 PHST- 2020/05/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/06/04 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/06/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/06/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/01/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/06/09 06:00 [entrez] AID - 225199 [pii] AID - 10.1042/BCJ20200402 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem J. 2020 Jun 26;477(12):2363-2381. doi: 10.1042/BCJ20200402.