PMID- 35106626 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220406 LR - 20220531 IS - 1432-1912 (Electronic) IS - 0028-1298 (Linking) VI - 395 IP - 4 DP - 2022 Apr TI - Long-term GABA administration improves FNDC5, TFAM, and UCP3 mRNA expressions in the skeletal muscle and serum irisin levels in chronic type 2 diabetic rats. PG - 417-428 LID - 10.1007/s00210-022-02211-9 [doi] AB - In this study, we aimed to investigate whether the anti-diabetic effects of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and insulin can be mediated through the regulation of gene expression related to irisin production and mitochondrial biogenesis in type 2 diabetic mellitus (T2DM) rats. Four groups (n = 6) were used in this study: control, T2DM, T2DM + insulin, and T2DM + GABA groups. After T2DM induction for 3 months (high-fat diet + 35 mg/kg streptozotocin) and treatment with GABA or insulin for 3 months, circulating levels of FBG, triglyceride, LDL, Ox-LDL, and insulin as well as hepatic and serum irisin levels were measured. The mRNA expressions of fibronectin type III domain-containing protein 5 (FNDC5), mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM), and mitochondrial uncoupling protein 3 (UCP3) were also evaluated in the skeletal muscle of all groups. GABA therapy improved the FBG and insulin levels in diabetic rats. Insulin treatment significantly reduced FBG and failed to maintain glucose close to the control level. Insulin or GABA therapy significantly decreased the levels of LDL, Ox-LDL, and HOMA-IR index. Circulating irisin levels were markedly decreased in insulin-treated group, while irisin levels did not show significant changes in GABA-treated group compared with control group. GABA or insulin therapy increased mRNA expressions of TFAM and UCP3 in diabetic rats. GABA therapy also led to a significant increase in FNDC5 mRNA. Our findings suggest that the anti-diabetic effect of GABA may be mediated, in part, by a decrease in Ox-LDL levels and an increase in the levels of irisin as well as FNDC5, TFAM, and UCP3 gene expression in T2DM rats. CI - (c) 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. FAU - Yazdanimoghaddam, Farzaneh AU - Yazdanimoghaddam F AD - Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. FAU - Ghasemi, Maedeh AU - Ghasemi M AD - Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. FAU - Teamparvar, Hanif AU - Teamparvar H AD - School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. FAU - Soltani, Nepton AU - Soltani N AD - Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. FAU - Aghaei, Mahmoud AU - Aghaei M AD - Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. FAU - Rezazadeh, Hossein AU - Rezazadeh H AD - Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. FAU - Zadhoush, Fouzieh AU - Zadhoush F AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2093-6610 AD - Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. f.zadhoush@pharm.mui.ac.ir. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220202 PL - Germany TA - Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol JT - Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology JID - 0326264 RN - 0 (FNDC5 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Fibronectins) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Tfam protein, rat) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (Ucp3 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Uncoupling Protein 3) RN - 56-12-2 (gamma-Aminobutyric Acid) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/drug therapy/metabolism MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 MH - *Fibronectins/blood MH - Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger/metabolism MH - Rats MH - *Transcription Factors/genetics/metabolism MH - *Uncoupling Protein 3/genetics/metabolism MH - *gamma-Aminobutyric Acid/pharmacology OTO - NOTNLM OT - FNDC5 OT - GABA OT - Insulin resistance OT - Irisin OT - TFAM OT - Type 2 diabetes mellitus OT - UCP3 EDAT- 2022/02/03 06:00 MHDA- 2022/04/07 06:00 CRDT- 2022/02/02 05:36 PHST- 2021/11/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/01/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/02/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/04/07 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/02/02 05:36 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s00210-022-02211-9 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s00210-022-02211-9 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol. 2022 Apr;395(4):417-428. doi: 10.1007/s00210-022-02211-9. Epub 2022 Feb 2.