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Effects of diazoxide on gene expression in rat pancreatic islets are largely linked to elevated glucose and potentially serve to enhance beta-cell sensitivity.

Authors: Ma, Z  Portwood, N  Brodin, D  Grill, V  Bjorklund, A 
Citation: Ma Z, etal., Diabetes. 2007 Apr;56(4):1095-106. Epub 2007 Jan 17.
RGD ID: 2326024
Pubmed: PMID:17229937   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.2337/db06-0322   (Journal Full-text)

Diazoxide enhances glucose-induced insulin secretion from beta-cells through mechanisms that are not fully elucidated. Here, we used microarray analysis (Affymetrix) to investigate effects of diazoxide. Pancreatic islets were cultured overnight at 27, 11, or 5.5 mmol/l glucose with or without diazoxide. Inclusion of diazoxide upregulated altogether 211 genes (signal log(2) ratio > or =0.5) and downregulated 200 genes (signal log(2) ratio -0.5 or lower), and 92% of diazoxide's effects (up- and downregulation) were observed only after coculture with 11 or 27 mmol/l glucose. We found that 11 mmol/l diazoxide upregulated 97 genes and downregulated 21 genes. Increasing the glucose concentration to 27 mmol/l markedly shifted these proportions toward downregulation (101 genes upregulated and 160 genes downregulated). At 27 mmol/l glucose, most genes downregulated by diazoxide were oppositely affected by glucose (80%). Diazoxide influenced expression of several genes central to beta-cell metabolism. Diazoxide downregulated genes of fatty acid oxidation, upregulated genes of fatty acid synthesis, and downregulated uncoupling protein 2 and lactic acid dehydrogenase. Diazoxide upregulated certain genes known to support beta-cell functionality, such as NKX6.1 and PDX1. Long-term elevated glucose is permissive for most of diazoxide's effects on gene expression, the proportion of effects shifting to downregulation with increasing glucose concentration. Effects of diazoxide on gene expression could serve to enhance beta-cell functionality during continuous hyperglycemia.

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Biological Process
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
response to xenobiotic stimulus  IEP 2326024diazoxideRGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Nkx6-1  (NK6 homeobox 1)


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