Modulation of JNK and p38 Stress Activated Protein Kinases In Isolated Islets of Langerhans
- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Annals of Surgery
- Vol. 233 (1) , 124-133
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00000658-200101000-00018
Abstract
The objective of this study was to determine the effects of islet isolation and cytokine exposure on e-JUN NH2 terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 activation and whether insulin or the p38 inhibitor PD169316 could modify the response. Islet transplantation exposes the cells of the graft to a variety of stressful stimuli that could promote beta-cell death and lead to graft failure. Islets from canine (n = 12) and cadaveric human (n = 6) pancreata were isolated and purified. Islets were cultured in CMRL 1066 with and without 100 ng/ml insulin. The response to cytokine stimulation with tumor necrosis factor (TNF)alpha and IL-1 beta and the p38 inhibitor PD169316 was also observed. Islet lysates were analyzed by Western blotting for total and phosphorylated JNK and p38 content. Apoptosis was assessed by TdT-mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay and by a specific cell death enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay (ELISA). In unstimulated islets, JNK activity was highest immediately following isolation, declining over 3 days to a low baseline level. The activity of p38 was lowest immediately after isolation, increasing progressively with time. The addition of insulin resulted in a more rapid decline in JNK activity, as opposed to p38, which showed no decrease in phosphorylation in response to insulin. In the cytokine stimulation studies, IL-1 beta stimulated p38 activation in a dose dependent manner, while JNK was relatively unaffected. PD169316 (100 microg/ml) was able to inhibit p38 activation in response to the isolation procedure as well as cytokine stimulation. Apoptotic activity was highest 24 hours after isolation, and was significantly reduced when islets were maintained in insulin-supplemented medium. Inhibition of the stress-activated protein kinase (SAPK) pathways may be important for the maintenance of islet cell survival following islet isolation for transplantation. This study supports an autocrine role of insulin in this process.Keywords
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