期刊
BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
卷 529, 期 3, 页码 652-658出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.05.184
关键词
Leonurine; Dexamethasone; Pancreatic beta-cell; Apoptosis
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81704154, 81774074]
- Shanghai health and family planning commission program for traditional Chinese medicine [2016JP001]
- Scientific research project of Shanghai science and technology commission [17401930300]
- Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST [2018QNRC001]
- Shanghai Science and Technology Commission Program of Minhang district [2017MHZ61]
Glucocorticoid excess induces pancreatic beta-cell apoptosis and insulin secretion impairment, which may lead to hyperglycemia and steroid diabetes. Leonurine is a natural alkaloid extracted from the Herba leonuri, which has been widely used in the treatment of obstetric and gynecological diseases. However, whether leonurine performs a protective role in pancreatic beta-cells remains unknown. In this study, we evaluated the effect of leonurine on dexamethasone -treated beta-cells. Our data showed that leonurine inhibited dexamethasone-induced INS-1 cell apoptosis and facilitated cell proliferation. Moreover, leonurine attenuated dexamethasone-impaired insulin secretion in mice islets. Leonurine ameliorated dexamethasone-induced dephosphorylation of Alt, Bad and GSK-3 beta. Importantly, the protective role of leonurine on dexamethasone-induced cytotoxicity was blocked by LY294002 in INS-1 cells. Our findings revealed for the first time that leonurine could protect against dexamethasone-induced cytotoxicity in pancreatic beta-cells via PI3K/Akt signaling pathway, suggesting leonurine may be a promising therapeutic agent for steroid diabetes. (C) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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