TY - JOUR
T1 - Glucose Effects on Skin Keratinocytes Implications for Diabetes Skin Complications
AU - Spravchikov, Natalia
AU - Sizyakov, Galina
AU - Gartsbein, Marina
AU - Accili, Domenico
AU - Tennenbaum, Tamar
AU - Wertheimer, Efrat
PY - 2001/7
Y1 - 2001/7
N2 - Altered skin wound healing is a common cause of morbidity and mortality among diabetic patients. However, the molecular mechanisms whereby diabetes alters skin physiology have not been elucidated. In this study, we investigated the relative roles of hyperglycemia, insulin, and IGF-I, all of which are abnormal in diabetes, in primary murine skin keratinocytes. These cells proliferate and differentiate in vitro in a manner similar to skin in vivo. It was found that in the presence of high glucose (20 mmol/1), the glucose transport rate of primary proliferating or differentiating keratinocytes was down-regulated, whereas at 2 mmol/1 glucose, the transport rate was increased. These changes were associated with changes in the GLUT1 expression and with changes in the affinity constant (Km) of the transport. Exposure to high glucose was associated with changes in cellular morphology, as well as with decreased proliferation and enhancement of Ca2+-induced differentiation of keratinocytes. Furthermore, in the presence of high glucose, ligand-induced IGF-I receptor but not insulin receptor (IR) autophosphorylation was decreased. Consequently, in high glucose, the effects of IGF-I on glucose uptake and keratinocyte proliferation were inhibited. Interestingly, lack of IR expression in IR-null keratinocytes abolished insulin-induced glucose uptake and partially decreased insulin- and IGF-I-induced proliferation, demonstrating the direct involvement of the IR in these processes. Our results demonstrate that hyperglycemia and impaired insulin signaling might be directly involved in the development of chronic complications of diabetes by impairing glucose utilization of skin keratinocytes as well as skin proliferation and differentiation.
AB - Altered skin wound healing is a common cause of morbidity and mortality among diabetic patients. However, the molecular mechanisms whereby diabetes alters skin physiology have not been elucidated. In this study, we investigated the relative roles of hyperglycemia, insulin, and IGF-I, all of which are abnormal in diabetes, in primary murine skin keratinocytes. These cells proliferate and differentiate in vitro in a manner similar to skin in vivo. It was found that in the presence of high glucose (20 mmol/1), the glucose transport rate of primary proliferating or differentiating keratinocytes was down-regulated, whereas at 2 mmol/1 glucose, the transport rate was increased. These changes were associated with changes in the GLUT1 expression and with changes in the affinity constant (Km) of the transport. Exposure to high glucose was associated with changes in cellular morphology, as well as with decreased proliferation and enhancement of Ca2+-induced differentiation of keratinocytes. Furthermore, in the presence of high glucose, ligand-induced IGF-I receptor but not insulin receptor (IR) autophosphorylation was decreased. Consequently, in high glucose, the effects of IGF-I on glucose uptake and keratinocyte proliferation were inhibited. Interestingly, lack of IR expression in IR-null keratinocytes abolished insulin-induced glucose uptake and partially decreased insulin- and IGF-I-induced proliferation, demonstrating the direct involvement of the IR in these processes. Our results demonstrate that hyperglycemia and impaired insulin signaling might be directly involved in the development of chronic complications of diabetes by impairing glucose utilization of skin keratinocytes as well as skin proliferation and differentiation.
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U2 - 10.2337/diabetes.50.7.1627
DO - 10.2337/diabetes.50.7.1627
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C2 - 11423485
AN - SCOPUS:0035406150
SN - 0012-1797
VL - 50
SP - 1627
EP - 1635
JO - Diabetes
JF - Diabetes
IS - 7
ER -