ORCID
- Affourtit, Charles: 0000-0003-1776-9943
Abstract
WehaverecentlyshownthatovernightexposureofINS-1Einsulinomacellstopalmitateinthepresence of highglucosecausesdefectsinbothmitochondrialenergymetabolismandglucose-stimulatedinsulin secretion (GSIS).Herewereportexperimentsdesignedtotesttheinvolvementofmitochondrial uncoupling protein-2(UCP2)intheseglucolipotoxiceffects.Measuringreal-timeoxygenconsumption in siRNA-transfectedINS-1Ecells,weshowthatdeleteriouseffectsofpalmitateontheglucosesensitivity of mitochondrialrespirationandonthecouplingefficiency ofoxidativephosphorylationareindepen- dent ofUCP2.Consistently,palmitateimpairsGSIStothesameextentincellswithandwithoutUCP2. Furthermore,weknockeddownUCP2inspheroidINS-1Ecellclusters(pseudoislets)totestwhetheror not UCP2regulatesinsulinsecretionduringprolongedglucoseexposure.Wedemonstratethatthereare no differencesintemporalGSISkineticsbetweenperifusedpseudoisletswithandwithoutUCP2.We conclude thatUCP2isnotinvolvedinpalmitate-inducedimpairmentofGSISinINS-1Einsulinomacells and isnotneededfortheamplification ofinsulinrelease.Theseconclusionsinformongoingdebateon the disputedbiochemicalandphysiologicalfunctionsofthebetacellUCP2.
DOI
10.1016/j.bbrep.2015.03.008
Publication Date
2015-03-27
Publication Title
Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports
Volume
1
Organisational Unit
School of Biomedical Sciences
First Page
8
Last Page
15
Recommended Citation
hirschberg, j. V., & Affourtit, C. (2015) 'Mitochondrialuncouplingprotein-2isnotinvolvedin palmitate-induced impairmentofglucose-stimulatedinsulinsecretion in INS-1Einsulinomacellsandisnotneededfortheamplification of insulin release', Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports, 1, pp. 8-15. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrep.2015.03.008
