The unripe fruit of Momordica charantia (MC) has been shown to possess antidiabetic activity. However, the mechanism of its antidiabetic action has not been fully understood. In this study, the effects of the aqueous ethanolic extract of MC (AEE-MC) were evaluated on the apoptosis in pancreatic β-cells treated with a combination of the cytokines, interleukin (IL)-1β, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and interferon (IFN)-γ. In MIN6N8 cells, the inhibitory effect of AEE-MC was significantly observed at 2 to 50 μg/mL: a 26.2 to 55.6% decrease of cytoplasmic DNA fragments quantified by an immunoassay. The molecular mechanisms, by which AEE-MC inhibited β-cell apoptosis, appeared to involve the inhibition on the expression of p21, Bax, and Bad, the up-regulation of Bcl-2 and Bcl-XL, and the inhibition on the cleavage of caspase-9, -7, and -3 and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase. This study suggests that MC may inhibit cytokine-induced apoptosis in β-cells and, thus, may contribute via this action to the antidiabetic influence in diabetes.
목차
Abstract Introduction Materials and Methods Momordica charantia (MC) Preparation of MC extract Cell lines and reagents Exposure to proinflammatory cytokines Cell survival assay Measurement of cell death Preparation of cell lysates and immunoblotting Statistical analysis Results and Discussion Effects of cytokines on cell viability, apoptosis, and proapoptoticproteins in MIN6N8 cells Effect of MC extracts on cell viability, cytokine-inducedcytotoxicity, and apoptosis in MIN6N8 cells Effects of AEE-MC on cytokine-mediated activation ofPARP and caspases Effects of AEE-MC on the expressions of Bcl-2 familyand p21 in cytokine-treated MIN6N8 cells References
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Momordica charantiacytokineapoptosisMIN6N8 celldiabetesBcl-2 family
저자
Kyong Kim [ Food Function Research Center, Korea Food Research Institute ]
Hye Young Kim [ Food Function Research Center, Korea Food Research Institute ]
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