Transient Dexamethasone Loading Induces Prolonged Hyperglycemia in Male Mice With Histone Acetylation in Dpp-4 Promoter

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Glucocorticoid causes hyperglycemia, which is common in patients with or without diabetes. Prolonged hyperglycemia can be experienced even after the discontinuation of glucocorticoid use. In the present study, we examined the time course of blood glucose level in hospital patients who received transient glucocorticoid treatment. In addition, the mechanism of prolonged hyperglycemia was investigated by using dexamethasone (Dexa)-treated mice and cultured cells. The blood glucose level in glucose tolerance tests, level of insulin and glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), and the activity of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) were examined during and after Dexa loading in mice, with histone acetylation level of the promoter region. Mice showed prolonged hyperglycemia during and after transient Dexa loading accompanied by persistently lower blood GLP-1 level and higher activity of DPP-4. The expression level of Dpp-4 was increased in the mononuclear cells and the promoter region of Dpp-4 was hyperacetylated during and after the transient Dexa treatment. In vitro experiments also indicated development of histone hyperacetylation in the Dpp-4 promoter region during and after Dexa treatment. The upregulation of Dpp-4 in cultured cells was significantly inhibited by a histone acetyltransferase inhibitor. Moreover, the histone hyperacetylation induced by Dexa was reversible by treatment with a sirtuin histone deacetylase activator, nicotinamide mononucleotide. We identified persistent reduction in blood GLP-1 level with hyperglycemia during and after Dexa treatment in mice, associated with histone hyperacetylation of promoter region of Dpp-4. The results unveil a novel mechanism of glucocorticoid-induced hyperglycemia, and suggest therapeutic intervention through epigenetic modification of Dpp-4.

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CommentIn: Endocrinology. 2022 Jan 1;163(1):. - PMID 34694370

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:162

Enthalten in:

Endocrinology - 162(2021), 12 vom: 01. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Uto, Asuka [VerfasserIn]
Miyashita, Kazutoshi [VerfasserIn]
Endo, Sho [VerfasserIn]
Sato, Masaaki [VerfasserIn]
Ryuzaki, Masaki [VerfasserIn]
Kinouchi, Kenichiro [VerfasserIn]
Mitsuishi, Masanori [VerfasserIn]
Meguro, Shu [VerfasserIn]
Itoh, Hiroshi [VerfasserIn]

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7S5I7G3JQL
DPP-4
Dexamethasone
Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4
EC 3.4.14.5
GLP-1
Glucocorticoid induced hyperglycemia
Histone acetylation
Histones
Journal Article
Memory phenomenon
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 10.01.2022

Date Revised 24.10.2022

published: Print

CommentIn: Endocrinology. 2022 Jan 1;163(1):. - PMID 34694370

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1210/endocr/bqab193

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NLM330229699