title: Butein from Rhus verniciflua protects pancreatic β cells against cytokine-induced toxicity mediated by inhibition of nitric oxide formation.
abstract: Butein (3,4,2',4'-tetrahydroxychalcone), a plant polyphenol, is a major component in isolate of Rhus verniciflua STOKES (Anacardiaceae). It is shown to exert various potent effects such as antioxidant, antiinflammatory induction of apoptosis among many properties. In this study, we investigated the effect of butein on cytokine-induced β-cell damage. Pre-treatment with butein is shown to increase the viability of cytokine-treated INS-1 cells at concentrations of 15-30 µM. Butein prevented cytokine-mediated cell death, as well as nitric oxide (NO) production, and these effects correlated well with reduced levels of protein expression of the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). Furthermore, the molecular mechanisms by which butein inhibits iNOS gene expression appeared to be through the inhibition of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) translocation. In a second set of experiments, rat islets were used to demonstrate the protective effects of butein and the results were essentially the same as those observed in Beutin pretreated INS-1 cells. Butein prevented cytokine-induced NO production, iNOS expression, and NF-κB translocation and inhibition of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS). In conclusion, these results suggest that butein can be used for the prevention of functional β-cell damage and preventing the progression of Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).
authors.affiliation: Zoonosis Research Center, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Jeonbuk 570–749, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Gil-Saeng
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Dong-Sung
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Mi-Young
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Byung-Hyun
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Dae-Gill
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Ho-Sub
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kang-Beom
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Youn-Chul
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D047188:Chalcones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000633:toxicity*; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D050417:Insulin-Secreting Cells / Q000187:drug effects*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D029045:Rhus / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D047188:Chalcones; D016207:Cytokines; D009569:Nitric Oxide; C040918:butein; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II