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  3. ATP2B1 gene Silencing Increases Insulin Sensitivity through Facilitating Akt Activation via the Ca2+/calmodulin Signaling Pathway and Ca2+-associated eNOS Activation in Endothelial Cells

ATP2B1 gene Silencing Increases Insulin Sensitivity through Facilitating Akt Activation via the Ca2+/calmodulin Signaling Pathway and Ca2+-associated eNOS Activation in Endothelial Cells

  • Int J Biol Sci. 2017 Sep 5;13(9):1203-1212. doi: 10.7150/ijbs.19666.
Yang Long 1 2,  Ji-Yi Xia 3,  Shao-Wei Chen 4,  Chen-Lin Gao 1,  Guan-Nan Liang 2,  Xue-Mei He 2,  Jian Wu 2,  Chun-Xia Jiang 1,  Xin Liu 2,  Wei Huang 1,  Qin Wan 1,  Yong Xu 1 3
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Endocrinology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, P R China.
  • 2 Laboratory of Endocrinology, Experimental Medicine Center, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, P R China.
  • 3 Key Laboratory of Medical Electrophysiology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center for Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, P R China.
  • 4 Medical Reproduction Center, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, P R China.
PMID: 29104511 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.19666
Abstract

Endothelial cell Insulin resistance may be partially responsible for the higher risk of atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Disease in populations with Insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). A genome-wide association study revealed a significant association between the ATPase plasma membrane CA2+ transporting 1 (ATP2B1) gene and T2DM in two community-based cohorts from the Korea Association Resource Project. However, little is known about the implication of the ATP2B1 gene on T2DM. In the present study, we investigated the role of the ATP2B1 gene in endothelial cell Insulin sensitivity. ATP2B1 gene silencing resulted in enhanced intracellular calcium concentrations and increased insulin-induced Akt activation compared to that in the negative siRNA-transfected HUVECs (Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells). The elevated Insulin sensitivity mediated by ATP2B1 gene silencing was CA2+/calmodulin-dependent, as verified by administration of the calcium chelator BAPTA-AM or the calmodulin-specific antagonist W7. Moreover, higher levels of phosphorylation of eNOS (Ser1177) were observed in ATP2B1-silenced HUVECs. In addition to BAPTA-AM and W7, L-NAME, an eNOS antagonist, abolished insulin-induced Akt phosphorylation at Ser473 in both si-Neg and si-ATP2B1-transfected endothelial cells. These results indicate that the enhanced Insulin sensitivity in ATP2B1-silenced endothelial cells is alternatively dependent on an increase in intracellular CA2+ and the subsequent activation of the CA2+/Calmodulin/eNOS/Akt signaling pathway. In summary, ATP2B1 gene silencing increased Insulin sensitivity in endothelial cells by directly modulating the CA2+/Calmodulin signaling pathway and via the CA2+/Calmodulin/eNOS/Akt signaling pathway alternatively.

Keywords

ATPase plasma membrane Ca2+ transporting 1; Calcium; Calmodulin.; Endothelial Insulin Resistance; Plasma Membrane Calcium ATPase 1.

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