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Minireview: Secondary β-Cell Failure in Type 2 Diabetes—A Convergence of Glucotoxicity and Lipotoxicity

Poitout, Vincent, Robertson, R. Paul·2002·Endocrinology

Abstract

Chronic hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia can exert deleterious effects on beta-cell function, respectively referred to as glucotoxicity and lipotoxicity. Over time, both contribute to the progressive deterioration of glucose homeostasis characteristic of type 2 diabetes. The mechanisms of glucotoxicity involve several transcription factors and are, at least in part, mediated by generation of chronic oxidative stress. Lipotoxicity is probably mediated by accumulation of a cytosolic signal derived from the fatty acid esterification pathway. Our view that hyperglycemia is a prerequisite for lipotoxicity is supported by several recent studies performed in our laboratories. First, prolonged in vitro exposure of isolated islets to fatty acids decreases insulin gene expression in the presence of high glucose concentrations only, and glucose is rate-limiting for the incorporation of fatty acids into neutral lipids. Second, normalization of blood glucose in Zucker diabetic fatty rats prevents accumulation of triglycerides and impairment of insulin gene expression in islets, whereas normalization of plasma lipid levels is without effect. Third, high-fat feeding in Goto-Kakizaki rats significantly impairs glucose-induced insulin secretion in vitro, whereas a similar diet has no effect in normoglycemic animals. We propose that chronic hyperglycemia, independent of hyperlipidemia, is toxic for beta-cell function, whereas chronic hyperlipidemia is deleterious only in the context of concomitant hyperglycemia.

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Authors
Poitout, V., & Robertson, R. P.
Affiliations
University of Washington (US)
Corresponding author
Poitout, Vincent
Venue
Endocrinology
Published
2002-02
Volume
143
Issue
2
Pages
339-342
ISSN
  • 0013-7227 (ISSN-L)
  • 1945-7170
OpenAlex
W1971701221
Cited by
743
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FWCI
37.55
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Endocrinology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R-01-DK-38325, R01 DK 58096)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
Keywords
type 2 diabetes, beta-cell dysfunction, glucotoxicity, lipotoxicity, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, oxidative stress, transcription factors, fatty acid esterification, insulin gene expression, glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, triglyceride accumulation, high-fat diet, islets
MeSH terms
Animals, Chronic Disease, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Humans, Hyperglycemia, Hyperlipidemias, Islets of Langerhans

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