Abstract
Renal gluconeogenesis is markedly promoted in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM); however, the underlying mechanism remains largely unknown. Renal gluconeogenesis is found to be negatively regulated by insulin. T2DM is characterized by chronic and subacute inflammation; however, inflammation has been well recognized to induce insulin resistance. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate whether the enhanced renal gluconeogenesis in T2DM was partially due to the renal inflammation-mediated insulin resistance. If so, whether inflammation inhibitor could partially reverse such change. Diabetic db/db mice and db/m mice were used in our study. Typically, diabetic db/db mice were intraperitoneally treated with 1 mg/kg NF-κB inhibitor parthenolide (PTN) or saline as control every other day. Twelve weeks after treatment, animal samples were collected for measurements. Our results suggested that the expression levels of the inflammatory factors and the gluconeogenic rate-limiting enzyme phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) were up-regulated in renal cortex of both db/db mice and T2DM patients. Moreover, reduced insulin signaling, as well as up-regulated expression of downstream genes FOXO1 and PGC-1ɑ, could be detected in renal cortex of db/db mice compared with that of db/m mice. Consistent with our hypothesis, PTN treatment could alleviate renal inflammation and insulin resistance in db/db mice. Moreover, it could also down-regulate the renal expression of PEPCK, indicating that inflammation could be one of the triggers of insulin resistance and the enhanced renal gluconeogenesis in db/db mice. This study can shed light on the role of inflammation in the enhanced renal gluconeogenesis in T2DM, which may yield a novel target for hyperglycemia.
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INTRODUCTION
The worldwide prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increased dramatically, which has thereby caused serious health consequences. Excessive glucose release into the blood is viewed as a main cause responsible for hyperglycemia in T2DM [1], and the enhanced renal gluconeogenesis has gradually attracted increasing attention. Historically, renal gluconeogenesis is suggested to notably contribute to the systemic glucose release merely after prolonged starvation or acidosis [2]. Nonetheless, its role is shown to be changed in recent decades [3,4,5]. Physiologically, gluconeogenesis in both the kidneys and liver will offer approximately equal amounts of glucose (20–25%) to the body in fasting state. Besides, the increase in fasting frequency will lead to the increased systemic glucose production ratio as a result of renal gluconeogenesis [6]. More surprisingly, renal gluconeogenesis is almost doubled in postprandial state, which accounts for about 60% of systemic glucose release [5]. However, renal gluconeogenesis is altered in T2DM patients, specifically, it is increased in T2DM in the fasting state [7]. Previously, the liver is deemed as the main organ responsible for the enhanced glucose release into the blood in T2DM patients. In fact, the absolute increase in glucose release from the kidney is comparable to that from the liver (kidney 2.21 vs liver 2.60 μmol/(kg min); P = 0.26) [7]. Additionally, the relative increase in gluconeogenesis in the kidney is much higher than that in the liver (300 vs 30%) [7]. Postprandial renal gluconeogenesis is also substantially enhanced in T2DM patients compared with that in normal subjects [8]. These studies have emphasized the magnitude and importance of renal gluconeogenesis. However, the exact mechanism of the enhanced renal gluconeogenesis in T2DM remains unclear yet.
Renal gluconeogenesis is found to be negatively modulated by insulin both in animals and humans [9,10,11]. Studies on human hyperinsulinemic clamp demonstrate that insulin can reduce about 61% of renal gluconeogenesis [12]. Therefore, insulin resistance can theoretically lead to the enhanced renal gluconeogenesis. As has been well established, inflammation can directly induce insulin resistance. A century ago, doctors accidentally found that high doses of sodium salicylates could reduce the blood glucose levels in T2DM patients, which had provided a crucial clew for the association between inflammation and the pathogenesis of T2DM. However, the anti-inflammatory and antihyperglycemic effects of sodium salicylates have not been linked to insulin resistance until now. In company with the finding of tissue macrophage infiltration, these novel discoveries contribute to correcting the relationship between inflammation and insulin resistance [13]. Inflammatory stimulation can induce insulin resistance by stimulating the activation of the JNK and NF-κB pathways, while T2DM is characterized by the chronic and subacute inflammation as well as insulin resistance [14, 15]. Thus, it was speculated in the current study that the enhanced renal gluconeogenesis in T2DM was partially resulted from the renal inflammation-mediated insulin resistance. Moreover, we also examined whether treatment of inflammation inhibitor could partially reverse such change. To verify our hypothesis, the db/db mice, which were considered to be the excellent T2DM models, were used in this study.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Chemicals and Antibodies
Antibodies against F4/80, NF-κB p65, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK), glucose 6 phosphatase (G6Pase), 6-bis phosphatase (FBPase), forkhead transcription factor1 (FOXO1), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha (PGC-1ɑ), Ser473-phosphorylated AKT, AKT, and β-actin were purchased from Abcam. Antibody against 8-OHdG was obtained from Santa Cruz Biotechnology. Other materials were all purchased commercially and were of high analytical quality.
Patients and Tissue Samples
Normal human kidney tissue samples were acquired from the nondiabetic patients undergoing radical nephrectomy for renal carcinoma at the Urology Department of Peking Union Medical College Hospital with patient consent in accordance with the hospital policy. These tissue samples were identified as normal by an expert nephropathologist. Renal biopsy specimens from T2DM patients were acquired from the Pathology Department of Peking Union Medical College Hospital with patient consent in line with the hospital policy.
Animal Model
The 8-week-old male db/db T2DM mice (C57BLKS/J-LepRdb/LepRdb) and the nondiabetic littermate db/m mice (C57BLKS/J-LepRdb/+) were purchased for study in vivo. Diabetic db/db mice were given intraperitoneal injection of 1 mg/kg parthenolide (PTN), the NF-κB inhibitor, or saline as control every other day. After treatment of 0, 4, 8, and 12 weeks, the kidney, blood, and urea specimens were collected for measurements following all national and institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals.
Blood Examinations
Blood samples were collected every 4 weeks. Blood glucose levels were detected using the glucose test kit. In addition, serum insulin, cholesterol, and triglyceride were measured through the commercial kit (PUMCH Laboratory).
Real-time Quantitative PCR
Real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) was performed on the 7500 Fast Real-Time qPCR System using GoTaq® qPCR Master Mix (Promega, Madison, USA). Primer sequences used in this study are shown in Table 1, while β-actin was used as the reference gene.
Western Blotting
RIPA lysis buffer (Millipore, Bedford, MA) was used for tissue lysis. Subsequently, equivalent amounts of protein samples were separated through SDS/PAGE (10–12% gel) and transferred onto the polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membranes. After blocking with 5% bovine serum albumin (BSA), membranes were incubated with primary antibodies at 4 °C overnight, followed by incubation with HRP-conjugated secondary antibodies for 1 h. Reactions were visualized with electrochemiluminescence (ECL) and chemiluminescence using the ChemiDoc XRSþ system (Bio-Rad). Western blotting was quantitatively analyzed using the Image J software and normalized by the actin level.
Immunohistochemistry Assays
The paraffin-embedded human renal tissues were deparaffinized and rehydrated in graded ethanol. Afterwards, the tissue sections were placed in a microwave for antigen retrieval and blocked with 10% goat serum. Sections were then incubated with specific primary antibody at 4 °C overnight, followed by incubation with secondary antibody for 30 min at room temperature [16]. Positive staining was viewed under the light microscope using DAB substrate. Additionally, immunohistochemical quantitative analysis was performed using ImagePro Plus 6.0. Data were shown as the fold change of average IOD per area.
Statistical Analysis
All data were expressed as mean ± SD, and a difference of P < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Comparison between two groups was analyzed using the two-tailed t test, while differences among multiple groups were assessed by the one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA).
RESULTS
Expression of NF-κB and Gluconeogenic Enzymes in T2DM Human Kidney
Up-regulated expression of NF-κB and the gluconeogenic rate-limiting enzyme PEPCK could be detected in the renal cortex of T2DM patients compared with the nondiabetic controls (Fig. 1), but the expression of fructose 1, 6-bis phosphatase, and glucose 6 phosphatase was not up-regulated. In addition, biopsies from T2DM patients revealed the redistribution of FBPase and PEPCK to the lumen membrane of proximal tubule (PT).
Metabolic Parameters in Experimental Animals
Diabetic db/db mice were used in the current study to test the role of inflammation in the enhanced renal gluconeogenesis of T2DM, and the NF-κB inhibitor parthenolide was employed to alleviate inflammation. The structure of PTN is shown in Fig. 2a. The 8-week-old db/db T2DM mice had already developed obesity, hyperglycemia, insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and hyperlipidemia in comparison with the control db/m mice, as shown in Fig. 2b–g. PTN could slightly reduce the blood glucose and HOMA-IR levels in db/db mice at the age of 16 and 20 weeks. However, there were no statistically significant differences among these three groups. PTN made no difference to the body weights of mice (Fig. 2b). Besides, no statistical differences were observed in serum uric acid among all three groups (Fig. 2h).
Renal Expression of Inflammatory Mediators in Diabetic Mice
In db/db mice, the renal expression levels of NF-κB and its downstream inflammatory mediators, including intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-ɑ), and macrophage inflammatory protein 1 alpha (MIP-1α), were remarkably enhanced relative to those in db/m control mice (Fig. 3a–c). Additionally, PTN could down-regulate the renal expression of these inflammatory mediators in db/db mice (Fig. 3a–c). Moreover, db/db mice exhibited more severe renal macrophage infiltration and oxidative stress, as identified by the stronger tissue staining of F4/80 and 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) than that in db/m mice (Fig. 3d). Besides, PTN could alleviate renal oxidative stress and macrophage infiltration in db/db mice (Fig. 3d).
Renal Expression of Gluconeogenic Enzymes in Diabetic Mice
Consistent with the results in human kidney, db/db mice also displayed the enhanced renal expression of PEPCK but not FBPase and G6Pase, relative to that in the db/m mice (Fig. 4). Moreover, the redistribution of PEPCK and FBPase to lumen of PT could also be observed in the kidneys of diabetic mice (Fig. 4b). In line with our hypothesis, PTN could markedly down-regulate the renal mRNA and protein expression of PEPCK in db/db mice, indicating that inflammation could be one of the triggers for the enhanced expression of renal gluconeogenic gene (Fig. 4a, c).
Renal Expression of the Insulin Signaling Pathway in Diabetic Mice
To further examine the relevant insulin signaling cascade in mice kidneys, the insulin-induced activation of AKT was detected. Meanwhile, our attention was centered on FOXO1 and PGC-1ɑ, the two key genes associated with insulin resistance and the dysregulated glucose metabolism in the liver. As shown in Fig. 5, db/db mice exhibited increased expression of p-IRS1 (s307) and reduced renal insulin signaling, as demonstrated by the down-regulated phosphorylation of AKT compared with that in db/m mice, which could be partially reversed by PTN (Fig. 5b). In addition, db/db mice showed higher renal mRNA and protein levels of FOXO-1 and PGC-1ɑ relative to those in db/m mice (Fig. 5a). However, PTN did not dramatically down-regulate the renal expression of FOXO1 and PGC-1ɑ in db/db mice.
DISCUSSION
Recent studies reveal that renal gluconeogenesis is substantially activated in T2DM patients [7, 8], but the precise mechanism remains poorly understood so far. Hence, this study aims to investigate whether renal inflammation-mediated insulin resistance contributes to the enhanced renal gluconeogenesis in T2DM. Unlike T2DM patients in vivo, few animal T2DM models have been used to study renal gluconeogenesis. Therefore, this study uses db/db mice, which are considered to be the excellent T2DM model, and assumes that the renal gluconeogenesis in db/db mice is intrinsically stimulated. Our findings suggest that the expression of inflammatory factors and gluconeogenic enzyme PEPCK is up-regulated in the renal cortex of both db/db mice and T2DM patients. In addition, the reduced insulin signaling while up-regulation of the downstream genes FOXO1 and PGC-1ɑ can be detected in the kidneys of db/db mice compared with those in db/m mice. Consistent with our hypothesis, NF-κB inhibitor PTN can mitigate renal inflammation and alleviate the renal insulin resistance. Moreover, it can also reduce the PEPCK expression, indicating that inflammation may potentially be one of the mechanisms responsible for the insulin resistance and the enhanced renal gluconeogenesis in T2DM.
The kidneys of T2DM patients can aggravate hyperglycemia through the enhanced gluconeogenesis and glucose reabsorption, both occurring in the proximal tubules [17]. However, the former is negatively modulated by insulin, while the latter is insulin independent [17]. Nonetheless, the kidney cannot release glucose through glycogenolysis [6], and it is also the main organ of gluconeogenesis in addition to the liver [18]. Rate-limiting gluconeogenic enzymes, including PEPCK, FBPase, and G6Pase, are mainly expressed in the renal PTs and liver [19]. However, these rate-limiting enzymes are not regulated in the same way. For instance, PEPCK and G6Pase are mainly modulated by transcriptional regulation, whereas FBPase has been reported to be under the allosteric regulation [20, 21]. Here, we find that the regulation of PEPCK and FBPase expression in both mice and human kidneys are maintained in the same way as previously observed in rat liver, indicating that these enzymes are regulated in a consistent manner among different organs and species. Indeed, we have detected the enhanced renal expression of PEPCK, but not FBPase and G6Pase in both diabetics and db/db mice, suggesting that PEPCK may be the most susceptible gene. This is consistent with the report by Alejandro et al. on PTs from C57BL/6 mice fed with high-fat diet and in the kidneys from STZ-induced type 1 diabetic rats [22]. Typically, the lumen redistribution of PEPCK and FBPase is quite interesting in the PTs from diabetics and mice, indicating that the increased renal gluconeogenesis is mainly resulted from the enhanced luminal substrate uptake, which can be regulated by insulin signaling. PT hypertrophy and extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition are the early characteristics of diabetic nephropathy (DN), which can be attributable to the hyperglycemia-induced inflammation and oxidative stress [23]. The capillaries peripheral to renal tubules (RTs) are important for the structure and function of RTs. However, renal tubulointerstitial lesion (TIL) and fibrosis will result in the loss of these capillaries during the development of DN [24]. Therefore, we speculate that the activated gluconeogenesis can move to the lumen side due to TIL, where abundant substrates are available.
Many factors would affect the renal gluconeogenesis, including hormones, substrates, and enzymes. The latest research from Kadowaki et al. suggested that renal gluconeogenesis could be cooperatively modulated through both the glucose reabsorption and insulin signaling in PTs [19]. Under fasting state, the restrained insulin signaling and reduced glucose reabsorption through sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) on the luminal side can activate the renal gluconeogenesis [19]. Inversely, under postprandial state, expression of gluconeogenic genes is suppressed by both the increased glucose reabsorption and the activated insulin signaling [19]. Recently, growing attention has been paid to the mechanisms responsible for the enhanced renal gluconeogenesis in diabetes. For instance, Baverel et al. found that the increased circulating concentration of glucocorticoids and cAMP might play an important role in Zucker diabetic fatty rats, which was achieved through promoting the expression of key gluconeogenic genes [25]. However, Tiwari et al. had reported that the enhanced renal gluconeogenesis could be detected in PTs from C57BL/6 mice fed with high-fat diet and in the kidneys from STZ-induced type 1 diabetic rats through down-regulating the expression of insulin receptor (IR) [18, 22]. Moreover, selective knockout of IR in the PTs of mice can promote hyperglycemia through the enhanced gluconeogenesis [26]. These studies reveal a crucial role of IR in PTs in affecting the systemic blood glucose levels; meanwhile, they have also indicated that the down-regulated expression of IR in PTs may further promote hyperglycemia through enhancing the renal gluconeogenesis. However, whether there is other reason remains unclear at present.
To our knowledge, insulin resistance can be resulted from cell modifications at both insulin receptor and post-receptor levels. Inflammatory stimulation may stimulate the phosphorylation of IRS-1 at serine-307, which can induce insulin resistance through activating the JNK and NF-kB pathways [13]. In fact, the relationship between inflammation and T2DM can be traced back to over one hundred years ago, when large doses (5.0–7.5 g/day) of sodium salicylate were first identified to reduce blood glucose levels in T2DM patients [13]. However, people were not well aware of the importance of insulin resistance in the pathogenesis of T2DM. Therefore, the improved insulin sensitivity had not been regarded as an underlying mechanism for reducing blood glucose at that time. Until 1993, scientists found that inflammation could directly induce insulin resistance, which promoted the restudy of the antihyperglycemic effects of salicylates. Moreover, it was demonstrated that the related mechanism was the activation inhibition of the NF-κB signaling pathway [27, 28]. It is generally known that T2DM is characterized by the chronic and subacute inflammation and insulin resistance [14, 15]. In our work, we have detected enhanced activation of the NF-κB pathway and macrophage infiltration in db/db mouse kidneys. To check whether inflammation contributes to the enhanced renal gluconeogenesis, we have used the NF-κB inhibitor parthenolide to reduce inflammation. Parthenolide, a sesquiterpene lactone that can be easily extracted from feverfew, has been identified to directly inhibit the NF-κB p65 subunit and the IKK complex [29]. Consistent with our hypothesis, PTN can mitigate renal inflammation in db/db mice. Moreover, it can also alleviate renal insulin resistance and down-regulate the expression of gluconeogenic enzyme PEPCK, indicating that inflammation can be one of the mechanisms responsible for renal insulin resistance and the enhanced renal gluconeogenesis in db/db mice. However, PTN cannot distinctly reduce the systemic insulin resistance and blood glucose levels, which may be attributed to the low dose of PTN. The diabetic db/db mice are treated with a single intraperitoneal dose of 1 mg/kg PTN in the current study. This dose may be much lower than the therapeutic dose, since doctors will use large doses of salicylate (5.0–7.5 g/day) to exert the antihyperglycemic effects in diabetics. However, such low dose of PTN has been able to dramatically reduce the renal inflammation and PEPCK expression.
Although renal gluoconeogenesis is known to be regulated by insulin signaling, the related molecular mechanism remains unclear until now. As is well known, expression of liver gluconeogenic genes is mainly modulated by insulin, especially by the suppression of forkhead transcription factor1. FOXO1 is a transcription factor that plays an important role in regulating gluconeogenesis. It can induce the expression of gluconeogenic genes through binding to the promoter regions of PEPCK and G6Pase [30, 31]. The activation of insulin signaling conducted by IR/IRSs and AKT will stimulate the nuclear exclusion and degradation of FOXO1, consequently suppressing the expression of gluconeogenic genes [32, 33]. Kadowaki et al. had previously reported that specific knockout of IRS1/2 in mouse liver would promote the expression of hepatic gluconeogenic genes, which could be reversed by the inactivation of FOXO1 [34]. Another important gene is peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha (PGC-1α), which works as a transcription coactivator in regulating the expression of gluconeogenic genes. Encouragingly, the latest results from Kadowaki et al. [19] reported that insulin would suppress the expression of gluconeogenic genes in HK-2 cells, together with the phosphorylation and inactivation of FOXO1. In addition, the inactivation of PGC-1α by glucose deacetylation could also restrain the expression of gluconeogenic genes. These results demonstrate that the expression of renal gluconeogenic genes can be negatively regulated by both the inactivation of FOXO1 and PGC-1α in PTs. Therefore, we have focused our attention on these two key genes, which are also involved in insulin resistance and dysregulated glucose metabolism in the liver. Consistent with that in the liver, the expression of FOXO1 and PGC-1α is up-regulated in the kidneys of db/db mice. However, PTN cannot dramatically down-regulate the expression of FOXO1 and PGC-1ɑ in the kidneys of db/db mice. Actually, although FOXO-1 and PGC-1a are negatively regulated by p-AKT, such regulation of FOXO-1 and PGC-1a activities is usually considered to be resulted from changes in phosphorylation level rather than those in its expression. There are many other molecules involved in the regulation of gluconeogenic gene expression in the liver, including sirtuin1 (Sirt1), FOXO3, and glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK3β). Nevertheless, the roles of these genes in renal gluconeogenic gene expression should be further studied (Scheme 1).
Taken together, our study has demonstrated a novel mechanism by which the renal inflammation-mediated insulin resistance contributes to the enhanced renal gluconeogenesis in T2DM. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report to reveal the associations among inflammation, insulin resistance, and the enhanced renal gluconeogenesis in db/db mice. Obesity and T2DM have been recognized to be characterized by the chronic and subacute inflammation and insulin resistance. Meanwhile, discovering drugs that can secondarily alleviate inflammation is of great clinical significance, and many studies have suggested that it is possible to directly target the inflammatory process via pharmacological interventions, so as to prevent insulin resistance in T2DM or other metabolic conditions. These means may promote the clinical benefits to a huge number of patients suffering from these disorders. However, it remains to be further investigated regarding whether inflammatory inhibitor can reduce the systemic blood glucose level, as well as the specific molecular mechanisms involved in the renal gluconeogenesis.
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Liu, Q., Zhang, L., Zhang, W. et al. Inhibition of NF-κB Reduces Renal Inflammation and Expression of PEPCK in Type 2 Diabetic Mice. Inflammation 41, 2018–2029 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10753-018-0845-0
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