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标题：Butein from Rhus verniciflua Protects Pancreatic β Cells against Cytokine-Induced Toxicity Mediated by Inhibition of Nitric Oxide Formation
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作者：Gil-Saeng Jeong ; Dong-Sung Lee ; Mi-Young Song 等
期刊名称：Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
印刷版ISSN：0918-6158
电子版ISSN：1347-5215
出版年度：2011
卷号：34
期号：1
页码：97-102
DOI：10.1248/bpb.34.97
出版社：The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
摘要：Butein (3,4,2′,4′-tetrahydroxychalcone), a plant polyphenol, is a major component in isolate of Rhus verniciflua S TOKES (Anacardiaceae). It is shown to exert various potent effects such as antioxidant, antiinflammatory induction of apoptosis among many properties. In this study, we investigated the effect of butein on cytokine-induced β-cell damage. Pre-treatment with butein is shown to increase the viability of cytokine-treated INS-1 cells at concentrations of 15—30 μ M . Butein prevented cytokine-mediated cell death, as well as nitric oxide (NO) production, and these effects correlated well with reduced levels of protein expression of the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). Furthermore, the molecular mechanisms by which butein inhibits iNOS gene expression appeared to be through the inhibition of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) translocation. In a second set of experiments, rat islets were used to demonstrate the protective effects of butein and the results were essentially the same as those observed in Beutin pretreated INS-1 cells. Butein prevented cytokine-induced NO production, iNOS expression, and NF-κB translocation and inhibition of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS). In conclusion, these results suggest that butein can be used for the prevention of functional β-cell damage and preventing the progression of Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).
关键词：butein;Rhus verniciflua;pancreatic β-cell;cytokine;nuclear factor-κB;glucose-stimulated insulin secretion