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Title: Intracellular insulin processing is altered in monocytes from patients with type II diabetes mellitus

Abstract

We studied total cell-associated A14-(/sup 125/I)insulin radioactivity (including surface-bound and internalized radioactivity), insulin internalization, and its intracellular degradation at 37 C in monocytes from nonobese type II untreated diabetic patients (n = 9) and normal subjects (n = 7). Total cell-associated radioactivity was decreased in diabetic patients (2.65 +/- 1.21% (+/- SD) vs. 4.47 +/- 1.04% of total radioactivity. Insulin internalization was also reduced in diabetic patients (34.0 +/- 6.8% vs. 59.0 +/- 11.3% of cell-associated radioactivity. Using high performance liquid chromatography six intracellular forms of radioactivity derived from A14-(/sup 125/I) insulin were identified; 10-20% of intracellular radioactivity had approximately 300,000 mol wt and was identified as radioactivity bound to the insulin receptor, and the remaining intracellular radioactivity included intact A14-(/sup 125/I)insulin, (/sup 125/I)iodide, or (/sup 125/I)tyrosine, and three intermediate compounds. A progressive reduction of intact insulin and a corresponding increase in iodine were found when the incubation time was prolonged. Intracellular insulin degradation was reduced in monocytes from diabetic patients; intracellular intact insulin was 65.6 +/- 18.1% vs. 37.4 +/- 18.0% of intracellular radioactivity after 2 min and 23.6 +/- 22.3% vs. 3.9 +/- 2.3% after 60 min in diabetic patients vs. normal subjects, respectively. In conclusion, 1) humanmore » monocytes internalize and degrade insulin in the intracellular compartment in a stepwise time-dependent manner; and 2) in monocytes from type II diabetic patients total cell-associated radioactivity, insulin internalization, and insulin degradation are significantly reduced. These defects may be related to the cellular insulin resistance present in these patients.« less

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Universita di Catania, Italy
OSTI Identifier:
6788466
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 5
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETIOLOGY; INSULIN; BIOCHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; IODIDES; IODINE 125; KINETICS; MONOCYTES; TRACER TECHNIQUES; TYROSINE; AMINO ACIDS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BLOOD; BLOOD CELLS; BODY FLUIDS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DISEASES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; ENDOCRINE DISEASES; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; HORMONES; HYDROXY ACIDS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; IODINE COMPOUNDS; IODINE ISOTOPES; ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS; ISOTOPES; LEUKOCYTES; MATERIALS; METABOLIC DISEASES; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PEPTIDE HORMONES; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTION KINETICS; 550901* - Pathology- Tracer Techniques

Citation Formats

Trischitta, V, Benzi, L, Brunetti, A, Cecchetti, P, Marchetti, P, Vigneri, R, and Navalesi, R. Intracellular insulin processing is altered in monocytes from patients with type II diabetes mellitus. United States: N. p., 1987. Web. doi:10.1210/jcem-64-5-914.
Trischitta, V, Benzi, L, Brunetti, A, Cecchetti, P, Marchetti, P, Vigneri, R, & Navalesi, R. Intracellular insulin processing is altered in monocytes from patients with type II diabetes mellitus. United States. https://doi.org/10.1210/jcem-64-5-914
Trischitta, V, Benzi, L, Brunetti, A, Cecchetti, P, Marchetti, P, Vigneri, R, and Navalesi, R. 1987. "Intracellular insulin processing is altered in monocytes from patients with type II diabetes mellitus". United States. https://doi.org/10.1210/jcem-64-5-914.
@article{osti_6788466,
title = {Intracellular insulin processing is altered in monocytes from patients with type II diabetes mellitus},
author = {Trischitta, V and Benzi, L and Brunetti, A and Cecchetti, P and Marchetti, P and Vigneri, R and Navalesi, R},
abstractNote = {We studied total cell-associated A14-(/sup 125/I)insulin radioactivity (including surface-bound and internalized radioactivity), insulin internalization, and its intracellular degradation at 37 C in monocytes from nonobese type II untreated diabetic patients (n = 9) and normal subjects (n = 7). Total cell-associated radioactivity was decreased in diabetic patients (2.65 +/- 1.21% (+/- SD) vs. 4.47 +/- 1.04% of total radioactivity. Insulin internalization was also reduced in diabetic patients (34.0 +/- 6.8% vs. 59.0 +/- 11.3% of cell-associated radioactivity. Using high performance liquid chromatography six intracellular forms of radioactivity derived from A14-(/sup 125/I) insulin were identified; 10-20% of intracellular radioactivity had approximately 300,000 mol wt and was identified as radioactivity bound to the insulin receptor, and the remaining intracellular radioactivity included intact A14-(/sup 125/I)insulin, (/sup 125/I)iodide, or (/sup 125/I)tyrosine, and three intermediate compounds. A progressive reduction of intact insulin and a corresponding increase in iodine were found when the incubation time was prolonged. Intracellular insulin degradation was reduced in monocytes from diabetic patients; intracellular intact insulin was 65.6 +/- 18.1% vs. 37.4 +/- 18.0% of intracellular radioactivity after 2 min and 23.6 +/- 22.3% vs. 3.9 +/- 2.3% after 60 min in diabetic patients vs. normal subjects, respectively. In conclusion, 1) human monocytes internalize and degrade insulin in the intracellular compartment in a stepwise time-dependent manner; and 2) in monocytes from type II diabetic patients total cell-associated radioactivity, insulin internalization, and insulin degradation are significantly reduced. These defects may be related to the cellular insulin resistance present in these patients.},
doi = {10.1210/jcem-64-5-914},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6788466}, journal = {J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 5,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987},
month = {Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987}
}