Uncoupling protein 2 and islet function
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| Title | Uncoupling protein 2 and islet function |
| Author(s) | C. Chan, M. Saleh, V. Koshkin, M. Wheeler |
| Journal | Diabetes |
| Date | 2004 |
| Volume | 53 Suppl 1 |
| Issue | |
| Start page | S136 |
| End page | 42 |
| Abstract | Stressors such as chronic hyperglycemia or hyperlipidemia may lead to insufficient insulin secretion in susceptible individuals, contributing to type 2 diabetes. The molecules mediating this effect are just beginning to be identified. Uncoupling protein (UCP)-2 may be one such negative modulator of insulin secretion. Accumulating evidence shows that beta-cell UCP2 expression is upregulated by glucolipotoxic conditions and that increased activity of UCP2 decreases insulin secretion. Mitochondrial superoxide has been identified as a posttranslational regulator of UCP2 activity in islets; thus, UCP2 may provide protection to beta-cells at one level while simultaneously having detrimental effects on insulin secretion. Interestingly, the latter appears to be the dominant outcome, because UCP2 knockout mice display an increased beta-cell mass and retained insulin secretion capacity in the face of glucolipotoxicity. |
| ISSN | 0012-1797 |
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