Mitochondrial mechanism of hyperglycemia-induced apoptosis in primary mouse hepatocytes with steatosis
10.3969/j.issn.1000-4718.2016.08.013
- VernacularTitle:高糖应激促脂肪变性肝细胞凋亡的线粒体机制
- Author:
Hui TANG
;
Zijun XIAO
;
Xinwei JIANG
;
Honghui GUO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hepatocyte;
Mitochondria;
High glucose stress;
Apoptosis;
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
- From:Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology
2016;32(8):1419-1424
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
AIM:To investigate the role of high glucose in primary hepatocytes of mice fed with a high fat di-et.METHODS:Male C57BL/6J mice were fed a high fat (45%of calories) diet ad libitum for 6 weeks to induce hepatic steatosis.Primary hepatocytes were isolated from the mouse liver by the 2 step collagenase perfusion method .The cells were incubated in low glucose ( 5 mmol/L ) , low glucose plus mannitol ( 30 mmol/L ) , or high glucose ( 35 mmol/L ) DMEM medium for 12 h.The cell viability , apoptosis , mitochondrial membrane potential , and caspase enzymatic activities were measured.Furthermore, proteins related to the stress-sensitive signaling pathway of regulating high glucose-induced apoptosis in primary hepatocytes were determined by Western blotting .RESULTS:Incubation with 35 mmol/L glucose re-sulted in a significant decrease in cell viability and an increase in apoptosis , whereas mannitol had no significant effect on the cell viability or apoptosis .A progressive depolarization of the mitochondria , an increase in cytosol cytochrome C and a dramatic decrease in mitochondrial cytochrome C in high-glucose stressed hepatocytes were observed .The enzymatic activi-ties of caspase-9 and caspase-3, but not caspase-8, were significantly increased in high glucose-stressed hepatocytes ( P<0.05).High glucose treatment suppressed the expression of Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL, while it increased the expression of the pro-apoptotic factor Bax .CONCLUSION:High glucose stress reduces mitochondrial membrane potential , initiates mitochon-dria-mediated apoptotic pathways and promotes apoptosis of hepatocytes with steatosis .This may be an important pathologi-cal mechanism of hyperglycemia-induced progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease .
