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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2007, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (6): 645-648.

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Protective effect of insulin-like growth factor-1 on apoptosis in murine pancreatic β-cells

LIU Xiao-hong1, CHEN Zhou2, WANG Yan-ping1, LIU Li-bin1   

  1. 1Department of Endocrinology, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, Fujian, China;
    2Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350004, Fujian, China
  • Received:2007-05-17 Revised:2007-06-04 Published:2020-11-09

Abstract: AIM:To investigate the protective effect of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1)on apoptosis in murine pancreatic β-cellsMIN6 induced by tert-butyl hydroperoxide(tBHP).METHODS: MIN6 cells were cultured and divided into four groups: control group, tBHP (25 μmol/L)group, IGF-1(100 ng/mL)group and IGF-1 +tBHP group. Cell damage was detected by AO-EB staining and TUNEL assay. The levels of nitric oxidewere measured by Griess assay.RESULTS:Induced cell apoptosis and increased NO production were observed when MIN6 cells treated with 25 μmol/L of tBHP for 1 h, When the cells were pretreated with 100 ng/mL IGF-1 for 24 h before tBHP exposured, cell apoptosis induced by tBHP was significantly inhibited and NO production was also decreased.CONCLUSION:The present study suggests that IGF-1 has protective effect on apoptosis in murine pancreatic β-cells MIN6 induced by tBHP. The mechanism of this effect is possibly attributed to IGF-1 reduces NO production which induced by tBHP.

Key words: insulin-like growth factor-1, pancreatic β-cell, tert-butyl hydroperoxide, apoptosis, protection

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