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Abstract
The present study examined the effects of KIOM-79 on streptozotocin (STZ)-induced mitochondrial oxidative stress in rat pancreatic β-cells (RINm5F). KIOM-79 is a mixture of plant extracts from parched Puerariae radix, gingered Magnoliae cortex, Glycyrrhizae radix, and Euphorbiae radix. A marked increase in mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) was observed in STZ induced diabetic cells, which returned to control conditions after KIOM-79 treatment. Mitochondrial manganese superoxide dismutase (Mn SOD) activity and its protein expression were downregulated by STZ treatment but upregulated by KIOM-79 treatment. In addition, KIOM-79 treatment restored the loss of the mitochondrial membrane potential (Δψ) produced by STZ treatment. KIOM-79 induced an increase in Bcl-2 and a decrease in phospho Bcl-2 and Bax, which are related to permeability of the mitochondrial membrane. Further, KIOM-79 inhibited the translocation of cytochrome c from the mitochondria to the cytosol and elevated the ATP level, which was reduced by STZ treatment. These results suggest that KIOM-79 exhibits a protective effect through activation of antioxidant defense mechanisms and by attenuation of mitochondrial dysfunction in STZ-induced diabetic cells.
Kyoung Ah Kang and Jin Sook Kim contributed equally to this study.
This research was supported by a grant (L06010) from the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine.