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  • Title: Enhancing effect of taurine on glucose response in UCP2-overexpressing beta cells.
    Author: Lee SH, Lee HY, Kim SY, Lee IK, Song DK.
    Journal: Diabetes Res Clin Pract; 2004 Dec; 66 Suppl 1():S69-74. PubMed ID: 15563984.
    Abstract:
    Uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) is up-regulated in pancreatic beta cells when exposed to long-term high glucose or free fatty acids, which results in impaired glucose-induced insulin secretion (GIIS). We have evaluated whether taurine pretreatment can restore impaired GIIS of beta cells overexpressing UCP2 by adenovirus (Ad)-mediated transfection technique. In Ad-Null control cells, externally applied glucose (10 mM) inhibited ATP-sensitive potassium (K(ATP)) channel activity even in the presence of 300 microM diazoxide. In Ad-UCP2 cells, however, glucose failed to inhibit K(ATP) channel activity; despite the response of K(ATP) channel itself to glibenclamide was normal. The glucose-stimulated increase of cytosolic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]c) and insulin secretion was also diminished (P < 0.05). When taurine (3 mM) was pretreated for 24 h, the glucose responses of Ad-UCP2 cells were remarkably restored. The effect of taurine was, however, blocked by CCCP (carbonyl cyanide p-chlorophenylhydrazone; 2 microM), a mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter inhibitor. These results suggest that taurine restores impaired GIIS in Ad-UCP2 cells, at least partially, by acting on the mechanism for Ca2+ sequestration into the mitochondrial matrix.
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