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- Title
The Myokine Irisin Is Released in Response to Saturated Fatty Acids and Promotes Pancreatic β-Cell Survival and Insulin Secretion.
- Authors
Natalicchio, Annalisa; Marrano, Nicola; Biondi, Giuseppina; Spagnuolo, Rosaria; Labarbuta, Rossella; Porreca, Immacolata; Cignarelli, Angelo; Bugliani, Marco; Marchetti, Piero; Perrini, Sebastio; Laviola, Luigi; Giorgino, Francesco
- Abstract
This study explored the role of irisin as a new pancreatic β-cell secretagogue and survival factor and its potential role in the communication between skeletal muscle and pancreatic β-cells under lipotoxic conditions. Recombinant irisin stimulated insulin biosynthesis and glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) in a PKA-dependent manner and prevented saturated fatty acid-induced apoptosis in human and rat pancreatic β-cells, as well as in human and murine pancreatic islets, via AKT/BCL2 signaling. Treatment of myotubes with 0.5 mmol/L palmitate for 4 h, but not with oleate, promoted an increase in irisin release in the culture medium. Moreover, increased serum levels of irisin were observed in mice fed with a high-fat diet. Mouse serum rich in irisin and the conditioned medium from myotubes exposed to palmitate for 4 h significantly reduced apoptosis of murine pancreatic islets and insulin-secreting INS-1E cells, respectively, and this was abrogated in the presence of an irisin-neutralizing antibody. Finally, in vivo administration of irisin improved GSIS and increased β-cell proliferation. In conclusion, irisin can promote β-cell survival and enhance GSIS and may thus participate in the communication between skeletal muscle and β-cells under conditions of excess saturated fatty acids.
- Subjects
SKELETAL muscle; PANCREAS; INSULIN; BIOSYNTHESIS; GLUCOSE; ISLANDS of Langerhans; LABORATORY mice; ANIMAL experimentation; APOPTOSIS; CELL physiology; FATTY acids; FIBRONECTINS; GENES; MICE; RATS; RECOMBINANT proteins; STATISTICAL sampling; PHYSIOLOGY
- Publication
Diabetes, 2017, Vol 66, Issue 11, p2849
- ISSN
0012-1797
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.2337/db17-0002