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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF IRISIN IN A MODEL OF DIABETES MELLITUS
Joint Event on International Conference on PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY & DRUG DISCOVERY & Global Congress on TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY
September 10-11 , 2018 | Dublin , Ireland
Mahgoub M and Ernest Adeghate
College of Medicine and Health Sciences-UAEU, UAE
Posters & Accepted Abstracts : Asian J Biomed Pharmaceut Sci
Abstract:
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a highly prevalent health problem affecting more than 425 million people worldwide. It is associated with several detrimental complications such as neuropathy, nephropathy, retinopathy and cardiovascular diseases. Irisin is a novel hormone that plays a role in metabolism by stimulating the browning of white adipose tissue (WAT) into beige adipose tissue which acquires properties that are like those of brown adipose tissue (BAT). Several studies have attempted to characterize the roles of irisin in DM and obesity; however, contradictory results have been reported and physiological roles of irisin have been questioned by several researchers. In our study, we investigated the role of irisin in controlling glucose levels and insulin secretion in STZ-induced DM model and the mechanism by which irisin exerts its beneficial effects both in vivo and in vitro, using a variety of biochemical, morphological and cell biology techniques. We showed that irisin did not cause any significant reduction in weight or fasting blood glucose; however, it caused a significant glucose reduction 30 minutes after glucose challenge. Our data also showed that irisin co-localizes with insulin in pancreatic β-cells in both normal and diabetic animals while it co-localizes with glucagon only in diabetic animals. Moreover, irisin was also detected in skeletal muscle, visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissues. Irisin also reduced triglycerides and increased the level of high density lipoprotein (HDL) and total protein. We also provided evidence that irisin treatment can modulate the tissue level of different peptide hormones such as insulin, glucagon, incretins and leptin. In addition, irisin possesses a potent antioxidant activity and reversed oxidative stress induced by DM. Our in vitro investigations showed that irisin can stimulate the release of insulin from pancreatic β-cells. Irisin could be a potential therapeutic agent in the management of DM.
Biography:
Mahgoub M is a Pharmacist who has been practicing since graduation in 2009 until date. He has worked in different settings like community pharmacy, hospital pharmacy and ambulatory healthcare centre in United Arab Emirates. In addition, his passion towards pharmacological research has encouraged him in obtaining his master’s degree in 2012 and PhD. His focus is in diabetes mellitus pharmacology and particularly in discovering new agents that can assist in controlling hyperglycaemia and reversing complications associated with diabetes.
E-mail: mahjoub_mohd@live.com
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