title: Diabetes induces p66shc gene expression in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells: relationship to oxidative stress.
abstract: Oxidative stress plays a role in cardiovascular dysfunction. This is of interest in diabetes, a clinical condition characterized by oxidative stress and increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease. The role of p66(shc) in oxidative stress-related response has been demonstrated by resistance to and reduction of oxidative stress and prolonged lifespan in p66(shc-/-) mice. In this study we assess p66(shc) gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBM) from type 2 diabetic patients and healthy subjects. The p66(shc) mRNA level was assessed using RT-PCR with two sets of primers mapping for different p66(shc) regions. p66(shc) is expressed in both monocytes and lymphocytes. The level of p66(shc) mRNA was significantly higher in type 2 diabetic patients compared with controls (0.38 +/- 0.07 densitometric units vs. 0.13 +/- 0.08; P < 0.0001). In addition, total plasma 8-isoprostane levels, a marker of oxidative stress, were higher in type 2 diabetics (0.72 +/- 0.04 ng/ml) than in normal subjects (0.43 +/- 0.04, P < 0.001) and were significantly correlated to the p66(shc) mRNA level in PBM from type 2 diabetics (r(2) = 0.47; P = 0.0284). In conclusion, diabetes induces p66(shc) gene expression in circulating PBM; this up-regulation in expression is significantly associated with markers of oxidative stress. p66(shc) gene expression in PBM may represent a useful tool to investigate the oxidative stress involved in the pathogenesis of long-term diabetic complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of padova School of Medicine, 35128 Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pagnin
authors.forename: Gianpaolo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fadini
authors.forename: Renzo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: de Toni
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tiengo
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Calò
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Avogaro
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000235:genetics*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015237:Dinoprost / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D008875:Middle Aged; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000502:physiology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics; D012016:Reference Values; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D055765:Shc Signaling Adaptor Proteins; D000071425:Src Homology 2 Domain-Containing, Transforming Protein 1
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C528024:SHC1 protein, human; D055765:Shc Signaling Adaptor Proteins; C528034:Shc1 protein, mouse; D000071425:Src Homology 2 Domain-Containing, Transforming Protein 1; C075750:8-epi-prostaglandin F2alpha; D015237:Dinoprost