title: Diabetogenic effect of STZ diminishes with the loss of nitric oxide: role of ultraviolet light and carboxy-PTIO.
abstract: Nitric oxide has been demonstrated to participate in beta-cell damage during streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes. STZ consists of 2-deoxy-D-glucose substituted by N-methyl-N-nitrosourea at C-2 and therefore can liberate (.) NO. However, it has not been proven whether (.) NO generation from STZ is responsible for the disease. We found that STZ treated in vitro with ultraviolet (UV) light liberated significantly more (.) NO than non-irradiated STZ (1134.4 +/- 104 vs. 256.9 +/- 240 nmol). Moreover, the diabetogenic effect of STZ was abolished by UV irradiation before its administration to experimental animals. In these animals the glucose and insulin values were significantly different from those of the diabetic group (151.3 +/- 16.6 vs. 364.6 +/- 63.4 mg/dl and 36.3 +/- 17.9 vs. 0.08 +/- 5.5 microIU/ml, respectively) and similar to those of the non-diabetic group (127.2 +/- 34.1 mg/dl and 41.7 +/- 13.9 microIU/ml, respectively). Carboxy-PTIO treatment returned glycemia to nearly normal levels in 60% of STZ-induced diabetic rats (157.5 +/- 11.8 vs. 364.6 +/- 63.6 mg/dl of the diabetic group). L-NAME and dexamethasone cannot return either glucose or insulin to normal levels. In conclusion, UV light increased (.) NO liberation from STZ and suppressed its diabetogenic activity. It is possible that the diabetogenic activity of STZ is related to the liberation of nitric oxide from STZ, since carboxy-PTIO scavenger had a protective effect, while L-NAME and dexamethasone did not. It is possible that an increase in (.) NO concentration into cell, independently of its endogenous or exogenous origin, can induce beta-cell damage and diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Coordinación de Investigación en Salud, Unidad de Investigación Médica en Bioquímica, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México, DF, México. genodur@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Genoveva
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Durán-Reyes
authors.forename: Dalila
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pascoe-Lira
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vilar-Rojas
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Medina-Navarro
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Díaz-Flores
authors.forename: Clara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ortega-Camarillo
authors.forename: Rebeca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: García-Macedo
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: Jesús Kumate
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001565:Benzoates / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000737:chemistry; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester / Q000494:pharmacology; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013311:Streptozocin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000528:radiation effects*; D013997:Time Factors; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D001565:Benzoates; D001786:Blood Glucose; D007093:Imidazoles; D007328:Insulin; C079393:1,3-dihydroxy-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-(4-carboxyphenyl)tetrahydroimidazole; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D013311:Streptozocin; D003907:Dexamethasone; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester