Abstract
Chronic hyperglycemia aggravates insulin resistance, in part due to increased formation of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs). Methylglyoxal (MG), a major precursor of AGEs, accumulates abnormally in various tissues and organs and participates in oxidative damage. We investigated the insulinotropic benefits of magnolol, a hydroxylated biphenyl compound isolated from Magnolia officinalis, in pancreatic β-cells exposed to MG in vitro. When exposed to cytotoxic levels of MG for 48 h, RIN-m5F β-cells exhibited a significant loss of viability and impaired insulin secretion, whereas pretreatment with magnolol protected against MG-induced cell death and decreased insulin secretion. Moreover, magnolol increased the expression of genes involved in β-cell survival and function, including Ins2 and PDX1. Furthermore, magnolol increased the levels of AMPK phosphorylation, SIRT1, and PGC1α in RIN-5F β-cells. In addition, magnolol increased the activity of glyoxalase I and decreased the levels of MG-modified protein adducts, which suggests that magnolol protects against MG-induced protein glycation. Taken together, the results indicate the potential application of magnolol as an intervention against MG-induced hyperglycemia.
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