title: Effect of various radical generators on insulin-dependent regulation of hepatic gene expression.
abstract: Oxidative stress is recognized to be associated with the development of insulin resistance. Although free radicals are generated in various ways in vivo, very few radical generators have been used to investigate the effect of oxidative stress on cellular insulin signaling. In order to compare the effect of radical generators with different sites and durations of radical formation on liver insulin action, primary cultured rat hepatocytes were incubated with radical generators and insulin-dependent regulation of gene expression was examined. The hydrophobic 2,2'-azobis(2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile) (AMVN) radical and H2O2 increased plasma membrane damage, and the hydrophilic 2-2'-azobis(2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride (AAPH) radical and buthionine sulfoxyimine (BSO) increased oxidation of intracellular substances. Paraquat (PQ) and H2O2 inhibited insulin-dependent repression of insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1) and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) gene expression. These results indicate that PQ and H2O2 impair insulin action effectively and are suitable for examining crosstalk between oxidative stress and insulin signaling in liver-cell culture systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Meiji University, Japan.
authors.forename: Kumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tawara
authors.forename: Kiharu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Igarashi
authors.forename: Asako
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takenaka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002262:Carboxy-Lyases / Q000235:genetics; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000187:drug effects; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005609:Free Radicals / Q000378:metabolism; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects*; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018970:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1 / Q000235:genetics; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D005609:Free Radicals; D007328:Insulin; D018970:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D002262:Carboxy-Lyases