High glucose impairs insulin signaling via activation of PKR pathway in L6 muscle cells.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0372516 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1090-2104 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 0006291X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Biochem Biophys Res Commun Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: <2002- >: San Diego, CA : Elsevier
      Original Publication: New York, Academic Press.
    • Subject Terms:
      Glucose/*toxicity ; Insulin/*pharmacology ; Muscle Cells/*drug effects ; Signal Transduction/*genetics ; eIF-2 Kinase/*genetics; Animals ; Apoptosis/drug effects ; Cell Line ; Gene Expression Regulation ; Imidazoles/pharmacology ; Indoles/pharmacology ; Insulin/metabolism ; Muscle Cells/cytology ; Muscle Cells/metabolism ; Oxidative Stress/drug effects ; Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology ; Rats ; Reactive Oxygen Species/agonists ; Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism ; eIF-2 Kinase/antagonists & inhibitors ; eIF-2 Kinase/metabolism
    • Abstract:
      Double stranded RNA (dsRNA) activated protein kinase R (PKR), a ubiquitously expressed serine/threonine kinase is a key inducer of inflammation, insulin resistance and glucose homeostasis in obesity. Recent studies have demonstrated that PKR can respond to metabolic stress in mice as well as in humans. However the underlying molecular mechanism is not fully understood. The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of high glucose on cultured rat L6 muscle cells and to investigate whether inhibition of PKR could prevent any deleterious effects of high glucose in these cells. PKR expression was determined by immunofluorescence and immunoblotting. The expression of different insulin signaling gene markers were measured by RT-PCR. Oxidative stress and apoptosis were determined by flow cytometry. High glucose treated L6 muscle cells developed a significant increase in PKR expression. Impaired insulin signaling as well as reduced insulin stimulated glucose uptake was observed in high glucose treated L6 muscle cells. A significant increase in reactive oxygen species generation and apoptosis formation was also observed in high glucose treated cultured L6 muscle cells. All these effects of high glucose were attenuated by a selective PKR inhibitor imoxin. Our study demonstrates PKR may have an additive role against the deleterious effects of high glucose in diabetes. Prevention of PKR activation, by safer and specific inhibitors is a therapeutic option in metabolic disorders that needs to be explored further.
      (Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Apoptosis; L6 muscle cells; Oxidative stress; PKR
    • Accession Number:
      0 (Imidazoles)
      0 (Indoles)
      0 (Insulin)
      0 (Protein Kinase Inhibitors)
      0 (Reactive Oxygen Species)
      0 (imoxin)
      EC 2.7.11.1 (eIF-2 Kinase)
      IY9XDZ35W2 (Glucose)
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20170322 Date Completed: 20170602 Latest Revision: 20171128
    • Publication Date:
      20221213
    • Accession Number:
      10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.03.078
    • Accession Number:
      28322789