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dc.contributor.author Lillo Urzúa, Paloma
dc.contributor.author Núñez Murillo, Olinda
dc.contributor.author Castro-Sepúlveda, Mauricio
dc.contributor.author Torres-Quintana, María A.
dc.contributor.author Lladser Caldera, Álvaro
dc.contributor.author Quest, Andrew F.G.
dc.contributor.author Espinoza Robles, Carolina
dc.contributor.author Llanos Vidal, Paola
dc.contributor.author Wehinger, Sergio
dc.date.accessioned 2024-09-26T00:34:14Z
dc.date.available 2024-09-26T00:34:14Z
dc.date.issued 2020-07-23
dc.identifier.issn 1661-6596
dc.identifier.uri https://repositorio.uss.cl/handle/uss/12647
dc.description.abstract Elevated free fatty acids (FFAs) impair beta cell function and reduce beta cell mass as a consequence of the lipotoxicity that occurs in type 2 diabetes (T2D). We previously reported that the membrane protein caveolin-1 (CAV1) sensitizes to palmitate-induced apoptosis in the beta pancreatic cell line MIN6. Thus, our hypothesis was that CAV1 knock-out (CAV1 KO) mice subjected to a high fat diet (HFD) should suffer less damage to beta cells than wild type (WT) mice. Here, we evaluated the in vivo response of beta cells in the pancreatic islets of 8-week-old C57Bl/6J CAV1 KO mice subjected to a control diet (CD, 14% kcal fat) or a HFD (60% kcal fat) for 12 weeks. We observed that CAV1 KO mice were resistant to weight gain when on HFD, although they had high serum cholesterol and FFA levels, impaired glucose tolerance and were insulin resistant. Some of these alterations were also observed in mice on CD. Interestingly, KO mice fed with HFD showed an adaptive response of the pancreatic beta cells and exhibited a significant decrease in beta cell apoptosis in their islets compared to WT mice. These in vivo results suggest that although the CAV1 KO mice are metabolically unhealthy, they adapt better to a HFD than WT mice. To shed light on the possible signaling pathway(s) involved, MIN6 murine beta cells expressing (MIN6 CAV) or not expressing (MIN6 Mock) CAV1 were incubated with the saturated fatty acid palmitate in the presence of mitogen-activated protein kinase inhibitors. Western blot analysis revealed that CAV1 enhanced palmitate-induced JNK, p38 and ERK phosphorylation in MIN6 CAV1 cells. Moreover, all the MAPK inhibitors partially restored MIN6 viability, but the effect was most notable with the ERK inhibitor. In conclusion, our results suggest that CAV1 KO mice adapted better to a HFD despite their altered metabolic state and that this may at least in part be due to reduced beta cell damage. Moreover, they indicate that the ability of CAV1 to increase sensitivity to FFAs may be mediated by MAPK and particularly ERK activation. en
dc.language.iso eng
dc.relation.ispartof vol. 21 Issue: no. 15 Pages:
dc.source International Journal of Molecular Sciences
dc.title Loss of Caveolin-1 Is Associated with a Decrease in Beta Cell Death in Mice on a High Fat Diet en
dc.type Artículo
dc.identifier.doi 10.3390/ijms21155225
dc.publisher.department Facultad de Medicina y Ciencia


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