Leptin increases the viability of isolated rat pancreatic islets by suppressing apoptosis

Endocrinology
S OkuyaY Oka

Abstract

To test the hypothesis that leptin secreted from adipose tissue is a mediator linking obesity and pancreatic islet hypertrophy, we examined the effects of leptin on proliferative and apoptotic responses in rat islet cells. Rat pancreatic islets were isolated and incubated with 0, 1, 5, or 75 nM leptin for 24 h under serum-deprived conditions. Cell viability was assessed with 2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide and trypan blue dye exclusion tests. Cell proliferation and apoptosis were evaluated with 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine incorporation into DNA and DNA ladder formation, respectively. Incubation for 24 h with 1 and 5 nM leptin, the concentrations observed in obese subjects, increased the viability of isolated pancreatic islet cells. Five nanomolar concentrations of leptin did not stimulate 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine incorporation into incubated islet cells, indicating no influence on cell proliferation, but did inhibit DNA ladder formation, a hallmark of cell apoptosis. Moreover, 5 nM leptin reduced the triglyceride content and suppressed inducible nitric oxide synthase mRNA expression in incubated islets. These results suggest that leptin increased viable cell numbers via suppression of apoptosis in isolated pancreatic islet cells und...Continue Reading

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