SGLT2 is not expressed in pancreatic α- and β-cells, and its inhibition does not directly affect glucagon and insulin secretion in rodents and humans

Autor: Nancy Antoine, Lucie Ruiz, Holger Klein, Patrick Gilon, Anne Wojtusciszyn, Fiona M. Gribble, Frank Reimann, Robert Augustin, Bao-Khanh Lai, Bilal Singh, Michael P. Pieper, Eva Gatineau, Nano Rita, Mohammed Bensellam, Pedro Luis Herrera, Birgit Stierstorfer, Firas Khattab, Heeyoung Chae, Lorenzo Piemonti, Davide Brusa, Michael Mark, Eric Mayoux, Christophe Broca
Přispěvatelé: Université Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain (UCL), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, University of Geneva [Switzerland], Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University NHS Trust, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [Montpellier] (CHRU Montpellier), Lausanne University Hospital, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele [Milan, Italy], Chae, Heeyoung, Augustin, Robert, Gatineau, Eva, Mayoux, Eric, Bensellam, Mohammed, Antoine, Nancy, Khattab, Fira, Lai, Bao-Khanh, Brusa, Davide, Stierstorfer, Birgit, Klein, Holger, Singh, Bilal, Ruiz, Lucie, Pieper, Michael, Mark, Michael, Herrera, Pedro L, Gribble, Fiona M, Reimann, Frank, Wojtusciszyn, Anne, Broca, Christophe, Rita, Nano, Piemonti, Lorenzo, Gilon, Patrick, Gribble, Fiona [0000-0002-4232-2898], Reimann, Frank [0000-0001-9399-6377], Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
0301 basic medicine
Blood Glucose
medicine.medical_treatment
IC50
half maximal inhibitory concentration

SGLT2i
sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors

MESH: Insulin Secretion
MESH: Glucosides
MESH: Insulin-Secreting Cells
chemistry.chemical_compound
Mice
αMG
α-methyl-D-glucopyranoside

EGP
endogenous glucose production

0302 clinical medicine
Glucosides
Glucagon-Like Peptide 1
Insulin-Secreting Cells
FACS
fluorescence-activated cell sorting

Insulin Secretion
Insulin
ddc:576.5
MESH: Animals
Dapagliflozin
geography.geographical_feature_category
Chemistry
MESH: Glucagon
BW
body weight

Diabetes
SGLT2 inhibitor
MESH: Pancreas
[SDV.MHEP.EM]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Endocrinology and metabolism
Islet
3. Good health
SGLT
sodium-glucose cotransporter

MESH: Glucose
MESH: Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2
No direct effect of SGLT2i on α- and β-cells
MESH: Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors
Ketone bodies
Original Article
medicine.medical_specialty
lcsh:Internal medicine
endocrine system
MESH: Rats
030209 endocrinology & metabolism
MESH: Insulin
Glucagon
03 medical and health sciences
Islets of Langerhans
Gliflozins
TPM
transcripts per million

Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2
G
glucose

In vivo
Internal medicine
Empagliflozin
medicine
MESH: Benzhydryl Compounds
Animals
Humans
Benzhydryl Compounds
lcsh:RC31-1245
Molecular Biology
MESH: Mice
Pancreas
Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors
geography
MESH: Humans
MESH: Islets of Langerhans
Glucose transporter
MESH: Glucagon-Like Peptide 1
Cell Biology
Rats
030104 developmental biology
Endocrinology
Glucose
Glucagon-Secreting Cells
MESH: Blood Glucose
MESH: Glucagon-Secreting Cells
Cmax
maximum serum concentration

diabetes
glucagon
insulin
Zdroj: Molecular Metabolism
Molecular metabolism, vol. 42, pp. 101071
Molecular metabolism
Molecular metabolism, Elsevier, 2020, 42, pp.101071. ⟨10.1016/j.molmet.2020.101071⟩
Molecular Metabolism (2020) P. 101071
Molecular Metabolism, Vol 42, Iss, Pp 101071-(2020)
ISSN: 2212-8778
DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2020.101071⟩
Popis: Objective Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors (SGLT2i), or gliflozins, are anti-diabetic drugs that lower glycemia by promoting glucosuria, but they also stimulate endogenous glucose and ketone body production. The likely causes of these metabolic responses are increased blood glucagon levels, and decreased blood insulin levels, but the mechanisms involved are hotly debated. This study verified whether or not SGLT2i affect glucagon and insulin secretion by a direct action on islet cells in three species, using multiple approaches. Methods We tested the in vivo effects of two selective SGLT2i (dapagliflozin, empagliflozin) and a SGLT1/2i (sotagliflozin) on various biological parameters (glucosuria, glycemia, glucagonemia, insulinemia) in mice. mRNA expression of SGLT2 and other glucose transporters was assessed in rat, mouse, and human FACS-purified α- and β-cells, and by analysis of two human islet cell transcriptomic datasets. Immunodetection of SGLT2 in pancreatic tissues was performed with a validated antibody. The effects of dapagliflozin, empagliflozin, and sotagliflozin on glucagon and insulin secretion were assessed using isolated rat, mouse and human islets and the in situ perfused mouse pancreas. Finally, we tested the long-term effect of SGLT2i on glucagon gene expression. Results SGLT2 inhibition in mice increased the plasma glucagon/insulin ratio in the fasted state, an effect correlated with a decline in glycemia. Gene expression analyses and immunodetections showed no SGLT2 mRNA or protein expression in rodent and human islet cells, but moderate SGLT1 mRNA expression in human α-cells. However, functional experiments on rat, mouse, and human (29 donors) islets and the in situ perfused mouse pancreas did not identify any direct effect of dapagliflozin, empagliflozin or sotagliflozin on glucagon and insulin secretion. SGLT2i did not affect glucagon gene expression in rat and human islets. Conclusions The data indicate that the SGLT2i-induced increase of the plasma glucagon/insulin ratio in vivo does not result from a direct action of the gliflozins on islet cells.
Highlights • Gliflozins (SGLT2 and SGLT1/2 inhibitors) increase plasma glucagon/insulin ratio. • SGLT2 is not expressed in rodent and human pancreatic α- and β-cells. • SGLT1 is however expressed in human α-cells. • SGLT2 and SGLT1/2 inhibitors do not directly affect glucagon and insulin secretion.
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