Chronic cadmium exposure in rats produces pancreatic impairment and insulin resistance in multiple peripheral tissues

Treviño, Samuel; Waalkes, Michael P.; Hernández, José Angel Flores; León-Chávez, Bertha Alicia; Aguilar-Alonso, Patrícia; Brambila, Eduardo

doi:10.1016/j.abb.2015.07.010

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“…A deterioration of β cell function may happen once a certain toxic cadmium level is exceeded. It has also been found that cadmium may induce hyperglycemia, alter lipid metabolism (Trevino et al 2015) and induce apoptosis in pancreatic β cells (Chang et al 2013). One previous study observed a reduction of serum insulin level in cadmium exposure rats (Edwards and Prozialeck 2009).…”

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Blood cadmium in Chinese adults and its relationships with diabetes and obesity

Nie

Wang

Chen

et al. 2016

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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The aim of this study is to evaluate blood cadmium levels (BCLs) in Chinese adults and explore whether blood cadmium is associated with diabetes or obesity. This study included 5544 adults from a cross-sectional SPECT-China study. BCL and blood lead level (BLL) was measured by atomic absorption spectrometry. Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) was used to define prediabetes and diabetes. Overweight and obesity were defined by body mass index (BMI). The associations of BCL with prediabetes, diabetes, overweight, and obesity were analyzed by multinomial logistic regression analyses. Medians (interquartile range) of BCL were 1.97 μg/L (0.60-3.82) in men and 1.59 μg/L (0.54-3.51) in women. Subjects in low-economic-status areas and urban areas had significantly higher BCL. BCL in current smokers was significantly higher than in current non-smokers. In the adjusted model, a mild positive relationship between BCL and FPG was found. Meanwhile, the prevalence of prediabetes was increased according to the increase in BCL tertiles. Surprisingly, BCL had a negative relationship with prevalence of overweight. In conclusion, BCL in Chinese adults was much higher than in other developed countries and was influenced by gender, smoking, and residential area. BCL was positively related to prediabetes while negatively related to overweight.

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Blood cadmium in Chinese adults and its relationships with diabetes and obesity

Nie

Wang

Chen

et al. 2016

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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“…The results of the previous Presented values are the mean ± SEM (n = 10). epidemiological and animal studies strongly suggested that chronic Cd exposure were associated with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes (Afridi et al, 2008;Bell, Early, Nonavinakere, & Mallory, 1990;Edwards & Prozialeck, 2009;Han et al, 2003;Haswell-Elkins et al, 2008;Schwartz et al, 2003;Treviño et al, 2015). On the contrary, recent studies showed that no significant association was observed between Cd exposure and increased risk of type 2 diabetes (Barregard, Bergström, & Fagerberg, 2013;Kuo, Moon, Thayer, & Navas-Acien, 2013).…”

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“…The adverse effects of Cd exposure on the pancreas were not measured in this study. However, several previous studies demonstrated that Cd exposure led to pancreatic impairment and a reduction in insulin secretion (Wallia, Allen, Badon, & El Muayed, 2014;Fabricio, Malta, Chango, & Mathias, 2016;Treviño et al, 2015). Thus, Cd exposure may be a confounding factor for insulin resistance and the development of diabetes.…”

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Subchronic cadmium exposure upregulates the mRNA level of genes associated to hepatic lipid metabolism in adult female CD1 mice

Zhang

Wang

et al. 2018

J of Applied Toxicology

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Cadmium (Cd) is a persistent environmental and occupational contaminant that accumulates in humans and shows adverse effects on health. Accumulating evidence reveals that environmental Cd exposure is associated with hepatic lipid accumulation and metabolic alterations in adult male mice. However, whether Cd exposure induces hepatic lipid accumulation and metabolic alterations in female mice remains poorly understood. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the effects of Cd exposure on insulin resistance, hepatic lipid accumulation and associated metabolic pathways. Female CD1 mice were administrated with CdCl (10 and 100 mg l ) by drinking water. We found that Cd exposure did not induce obesity, insulin resistance and hepatic lipid accumulation. By contrary, mice in the Cd-100 mg l group presented a significant reduction of the glucose area under the curve during the glucose tolerance test. However, there was a significant elevation in the mRNA level of Fasn and Scd-1, which were critical genes during hepatic fatty acid synthesis. Moreover, hepatic Fabp1 and Fabp4, two genes for hepatic fatty acid uptake were upregulated in Cd-treated mice. Of interest, Lpl, a key gene for hepatic lipoprotein lysis, was also upregulated in Cd-treated mice. Collectively, our results suggest that Cd exposure upregulated mRNA level of genes related to hepatic lipid metabolism although there was no insulin resistance and hepatic lipid accumulation shown in the present study.

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“…Finally, the insulin resistance was evaluated using the homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). The mathematical model was realized according to the report by [82].…”

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Type 2 Diabetes Alters Intracellular Ca2+ Handling in Native Endothelium of Excised Rat Aorta

Berra‐Romani

Guzmán-Silva

Vargaz-Guadarrama

et al. 2019

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An increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) plays a key role in controlling endothelial functions; however, it is still unclear whether endothelial Ca2+ handling is altered by type 2 diabetes mellitus, which results in severe endothelial dysfunction. Herein, we analyzed for the first time the Ca2+ response to the physiological autacoid ATP in native aortic endothelium of obese Zucker diabetic fatty (OZDF) rats and their lean controls, which are termed LZDF rats. By loading the endothelial monolayer with the Ca2+-sensitive fluorophore, Fura-2/AM, we found that the endothelial Ca2+ response to 20 µM and 300 µM ATP exhibited a higher plateau, a larger area under the curve and prolonged duration in OZDF rats. The “Ca2+ add-back” protocol revealed no difference in the inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate-releasable endoplasmic reticulum (ER) Ca2+ pool, while store-operated Ca2+ entry was surprisingly down-regulated in OZDF aortae. Pharmacological manipulation disclosed that sarco-endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) activity was down-regulated by reactive oxygen species in native aortic endothelium of OZDF rats, thereby exaggerating the Ca2+ response to high agonist concentrations. These findings shed new light on the mechanisms by which type 2 diabetes mellitus may cause endothelial dysfunction by remodeling the intracellular Ca2+ toolkit.

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Chronic cadmium exposure in rats produces pancreatic impairment and insulin resistance in multiple peripheral tissues

Cited by 73 publications

References 80 publications

Blood cadmium in Chinese adults and its relationships with diabetes and obesity

Blood cadmium in Chinese adults and its relationships with diabetes and obesity

Subchronic cadmium exposure upregulates the mRNA level of genes associated to hepatic lipid metabolism in adult female CD1 mice

Type 2 Diabetes Alters Intracellular Ca2+ Handling in Native Endothelium of Excised Rat Aorta

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