title: Increased glucose uptake promotes oxidative stress and PKC-delta activation in adipocytes of obese, insulin-resistant mice.
abstract: Increased oxidative stress is believed to be one of the mechanisms responsible for hyperglycemia-induced tissue damage and diabetic complications. In these studies, we undertook to characterize glucose uptake and oxidative stress in adipocytes of type 2 diabetic animals and to determine whether these promote the activation of PKC-delta. The adipocytes used were isolated either from C57Bl/6J mice that were raised on a high-fat diet (HF) and developed obesity and insulin resistance or from control animals. Basal glucose uptake significantly increased (8-fold) in HF adipocytes, and this was accompanied with upregulation of GLUT1 expression levels. Insulin-induced glucose uptake was inhibited in HF adipocytes and GLUT4 content reduced by 20% in these adipocytes. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) increased twofold in HF adipocytes compared with control adipocytes and were largely reduced with decreased glucose concentrations. At zero glucose, ROS levels were reduced to the normal levels seen in control adipocytes. The activity of PKC-delta increased twofold in HF adipocytes compared with control adipocytes and was further activated by H2O2. Moreover, PKC-delta activity was inhibited in HF adipocytes either by glucose deprivation or by treatment with the antioxidant N-acetyl-l-cysteine. In summary, we propose that increased glucose intake in HF adipocytes increases oxidative stress, which in turn promotes the activation of PKC-delta. These consequential events may be responsible, at least in part, for development of HF diet-induced insulin resistance in the fat tissue.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
authors.forename: Ilana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Talior
authors.forename: Merav
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yarkoni
authors.forename: Nava
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bashan
authors.forename: Hagit
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eldar-Finkelman
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000378:metabolism*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D051272:Glucose Transporter Type 1; D051275:Glucose Transporter Type 4; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D009124:Muscle Proteins; D009765:Obesity; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism*; D051745:Protein Kinase C-delta; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; D051272:Glucose Transporter Type 1; D051275:Glucose Transporter Type 4; D007328:Insulin; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins; D009124:Muscle Proteins; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; C495678:Slc2a1 protein, mouse; C495693:Slc2a4 protein, mouse; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; C497259:Prkcd protein, mouse; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D051745:Protein Kinase C-delta; D005947:Glucose