Glucokinase Activation Ameliorates ER Stress–Induced Apoptosis in Pancreatic β-Cells
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The derangement of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) homeostasis triggers β-cell apoptosis, leading to diabetes. Glucokinase upregulates insulin receptor substrate 2 (IRS-2) expression in β-cells, but the role of glucokinase and IRS-2 in ER stress has been unclear. In this study, we investigated the impact of glucokinase activation by glucokinase activator (GKA) on ER stress in β-cells. GKA administration improved β-cell apoptosis in Akita mice, a model of ER stress-mediated diabetes. GKA increased the expression of IRS-2 in β-cells, even under ER stress. Both glucokinase-deficient Akita mice and IRS-2-deficient Akita mice exhibited an increase in β-cell apoptosis, compared with Akita mice. β-cell-specific IRS-2-overexpressing (βIRS-2-Tg) Akita mice showed less β-cell apoptosis than Akita mice. IRS-2-deficient islets were vulnerable, but βIRS-2-Tg islets were resistant to ER stress-induced apoptosis. Meanwhile, GKA regulated the expressions of C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP) and other ER stress-related genes in an IRS-2-independent fashion in islets. GKA suppressed the expressions of CHOP and Bcl2-associated X protein (Bax) and protected against β-cell apoptosis under ER stress in an ERK1/2-dependent, IRS-2-independent manner. Taken together, GKA ameliorated ER stress-mediated apoptosis by harmonizing IRS-2 upregulation and the IRS-2-independent control of apoptosis in β-cells.
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