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L-Arginine supplementation improves insulin sensitivity and beta cell function in the offspring of diabetic rats through AKT and PDX-1 activation.

Abstract：

:Maternal hyperglycemia can result in defects in glucose metabolism and pancreatic β-cell function in offspring. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of maternal diabetes mellitus on pancreatic islets, muscle and adipose tissue of the offspring, with or without oral l-Arginine supplementation. The induction of diabetes was performed using streptozotocin (60mg/kg). Animals were studied at 3 months of age and treatment (sucrose or l-Arginine) was administered from weaning. We observed that l-Arg improved insulin sensitivity in the offspring of diabetic mothers (DA), reflected by higher insulin-induced phosphorylation of Akt in muscle and adipose tissue. Insulin resistance is associated with increased oxidative stress and the NADPH oxidase enzyme plays an important role. Our results showed that the augmented interaction of p47PHOX with gp91PHOX subunits of the enzyme in skeletal muscle tissue in the offspring of diabetic rats (DV) was abolished after l-Arg treatment in DA rats. Maternal diabetes caused alterations in the islet functionality of the offspring leading to increased insulin secretion at both low (2.8mM) and high (16.7mM) concentrations of glucose. l-Arg reverses this effect, suggesting that it may be an important modulator in the insulin secretory process. In addition it is possible that l-Arg exerts its effects directly onto essential molecules for the maintenance and survival of pancreatic islets, decreasing protein expression of p47PHOX while increasing Akt phosphorylation and PDX-1 expression. The mechanism by which l-Arg exerts its beneficial effects may involve nitric oxide bioavailability since treatment restored NO levels in the pancreas.

journal_name

Eur J Pharmacol

journal_title

European journal of pharmacology

authors

Carvalho DS,Diniz MM,Haidar AA,Cavanal MF,da Silva Alves E,Carpinelli AR,Gil FZ,Hirata AE

doi

10.1016/j.ejphar.2016.10.001

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2016-11-15 00:00:00

pages

780-787

eissn

0014-2999

issn

1879-0712

pii

S0014-2999(16)30642-2

journal_volume

791

pub_type

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L-Arginine supplementation improves insulin sensitivity and beta cell function in the offspring of diabetic rats through AKT and PDX-1 activation.