ATORVASTATIN REDUCES HIGH GLUCOSE TOXICITY IN RAT PERITONEAL MESOTHELIAL CELLS

作者：Carrion Blanca; Perez Martinez Francisco C; Monteagudo Silvia; Perez Carrion Maria D; Gomez Roldan Carmen; Cena Valentin; Perez Martinez Juan^*

来源：Peritoneal Dialysis International, 2011, 31(3): 325-331.

DOI：10.3747/pdi.2010.00164

• Apoptosis
• atorvastatin
• high glucose
• oxidative stress

Objective: Continuous exposure of the peritoneal membrane to high glucose dialysis solutions can produce functional alterations in this membrane. We studied the toxic effects of high glucose (50 mmol/L and 83 mmol/L) and its reversal by atorvastatin (0.5 - 5 mu mol/L) on cultures of rat peritoneal mesothelial cells (PMCs).
Methods: Rat PMCs were harvested from the peritonea of male Sprague-Dawley rats and grown in M199 medium supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum. The effects of high glucose (50 mmol/L and 83 mmol/L) on levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), on caspase 3 activity, and on phospho-p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) in the cultures were evaluated.
Results: Exposure to high glucose (for 4, 8, and 24 hours) increased intracellular levels of ROS and phospho-p38 MAPK (indices of cellular toxicity). Atorvastatin blocked these toxic effects of high glucose, being more effective against 50 mmol/L glucose (protective effects were observed above 0.5 mu mol/L) than against 83 mmol/L (protective effects were observed above 2.5 mu mol/L). Atorvastatin was also able to prevent glucose-induced increase in caspase 3 activity.
Conclusions: The present study shows that high glucose may promote oxidative stress and may activate apoptotic pathways in rat PMCs. These toxic effects could be reversed by atorvastatin.

• 出版日期2011-6