Evidence for paracrine/autocrine regulation of GLP-1-producing cells

Camilla Kappe, Qimin Zhang, Jens Juul Holst, Thomas Nyström, Ake Sjöholm

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    Abstract

    Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), secreted from gut L cells upon nutrient intake, forms the basis for novel drugs against type 2 diabetes (T2D). Secretion of GLP-1 has been suggested to be impaired in T2D and in conditions associated with hyperlipidemia and insulin resistance. Further, recent studies support lipotoxicity of GLP-1-producing cells in vitro. However, little is known about the regulation of L-cell viability/function, the effects of insulin signaling, or the potential effects of stable GLP-1 analogs and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors. We determined effects of insulin as well as possible autocrine action of GLP-1 on viability/apoptosis of GLP-1-secreting cells in the presence/absence of palmitate, while also assessing direct effects on function. The studies were performed using the GLP-1-secreting cell line GLUTag, and palmitate was used to simulate hyperlipidemia. Our results show that palmitate induced production of reactive oxygen species and caspase-3 activity and reduced cell viability are significantly attenuated by preincubation with insulin/exendin-4. The indicated lipoprotective effect of insulin/exendin-4 was not detectable in the presence of the GLP-1 receptor (GLP-1R) antagonist exendin (9-39) and attenuated in response to pharmacological inhibition of exchange protein activated by cAMP (Epac) signaling, while protein kinase A inhibition had no significant effect. Insulin/exendin-4 also significantly stimulate acute and long-term GLP-1 secretion in the presence of glucose, suggesting novel beneficial effects of insulin signaling and GLP-1R activation on glycemia through enhanced mass of GLP-1-producing cells and enhanced GLP-1 secretion. In addition, the effects of insulin indicate that not only is GLP-1 important for insulin secretion but altered insulin signaling may contribute to an altered GLP-1 secretion.

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalA J P: Cell Physiology (Online)
    Volume305
    Issue number10
    Pages (from-to)C1041-9
    ISSN1522-1563
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 15 Nov 2013

    Keywords

    • Animals
    • Cell Line
    • Cell Proliferation
    • Cell Survival
    • Enteroendocrine Cells
    • Gene Expression Regulation
    • Glucagon-Like Peptide 1
    • Insulin
    • Mice
    • Peptides
    • Reactive Oxygen Species
    • Receptors, Glucagon
    • Time Factors
    • Venoms

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