Korean J Intern Med.  2013 May;28(3):339-346. 10.3904/kjim.2013.28.3.339.

Low glibenclamide concentrations affect endoplasmic reticulum stress in INS-1 cells under glucotoxic or glucolipotoxic conditions

• Kwon MJ
• Chung HS
• Yoon CS
• Lee EJ
• Kim TK
• Lee SH
• Ko KS
• Rhee BD
• Kim MK
• Park JH

• KMID: 1776456
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2013.28.3.339

Abstract

BACKGROUND/AIMS
beta-Cell apoptosis caused by increased endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is an important pathogenic component of type 2 diabetes mellitus. In theory, sulfonylureas, used for the treatment of diabetes, can contribute to ER stress. We assessed changes in ER stress in pancreatic beta-cells under glucotoxic or glucolipotoxic conditions using low concentrations of the sulfonylurea, glibenclamide (GB).
METHODS
Low concentrations of GB (10 or 100 nM) were added to INS-1 cells cultured under glucotoxic or glucolipotoxic conditions. The degree of viability, level of apoptosis and levels of markers associated with ER stress were measured.
RESULTS
Apoptosis decreased in response to low concentrations of GB under glucolipotoxic but not glucotoxic conditions. Most ER stress markers decreased upon the addition of GB. Under glucotoxic conditions, changes in the levels of ER stress markers were not consistent. However, all decreased significantly under glucolipotoxic conditions.
CONCLUSIONS
Low concentrations of GB exerted antiapoptotic effects through the attenuation of ER stress under glucolipotoxic conditions.

Keyword

Glyburide; Insulin-secreting cells; Endoplasmic reticulum stress; Glucotoxicity; Glucolipotoxicity

MeSH Terms

Animals
Apoptosis/*drug effects
Biological Markers/metabolism
Cell Line, Tumor
Cell Survival/drug effects
Diabetes Mellitus/drug therapy
Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress/*drug effects
Glyburide/*pharmacology/therapeutic use
Hypoglycemic Agents/*pharmacology/therapeutic use
Rats
Biological Markers
Glyburide
Hypoglycemic Agents