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The combination of metallothionein and superoxide dismutase protects pancreatic β cells from oxidative damage.
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PMID:  22069263     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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BACKGROUND: Reactive oxygen species are considered an important cause of the death of pancreatic β cells, thereby triggering the development of type 2 diabetes as well as failure of islet transplantation. The biological properties of metallothionein (MT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) are likely to be related to their antioxidant and free-radical scavenging abilities, but their access across biological membranes is limited.
METHODS: We investigated whether Tat-MT and Tat-SOD fusion protein could be introduced into islets by a novel protein transduction technology and protect them from oxidative damage. We used 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) and Annexin V/propidium iodide assays to analyse cell viability, and assessed expression of apoptosis marker proteins by Western blotting. We examined the protective effect of Tat-MT and Tat-SOD on the development of diabetes and on graft failure after syngeneic islet transplantation into Otsuka Long Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rats and Imprinting Control Region (ICR) mice, respectively.
RESULTS: Tat-MT and Tat-SOD were successfully delivered into the rat islets, and reactive oxygen species, nitric oxide, glucolipotoxicity-induced cell death, cytokine injury, and DNA fragmentation due to ischaemia-reperfusion in pancreatic β cells were significantly reduced. In addition Tat-MT and Tat-SOD treatment protected OLETF rats from developing diabetes, and enhanced the survival of antioxidant-treated islets transplanted into the renal capsules of diabetic mice.
CONCLUSIONS: Transduction of Tat-MT and Tat-SOD proteins offers a new strategy for protecting against the development of diabetes by relieving oxidative stress. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Authors:
Leejin Park; Dongsoo Min; Hyunok Kim; Jinseu Park; Sooyoung Choi; Yongsoo Park
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews     Volume:  27     ISSN:  1520-7560     ISO Abbreviation:  Diabetes Metab. Res. Rev.     Publication Date:  2011 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-11-09     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100883450     Medline TA:  Diabetes Metab Res Rev     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  802-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
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Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine and Bioengineering, Hanyang University College of Medicine and Engineering, Seoul, Korea.
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