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. 2015 Sep 7;12(5):6555–6560. doi: 10.3892/mmr.2015.4298

4-Hydroxyisoleucine improves insulin resistance in HepG2 cells by decreasing TNF-α and regulating the expression of insulin signal transduction proteins

FENG GAO 1, LIUMENG JIAN 1, MOHAMMAD ISHRAQ ZAFAR 1, WEN DU 1, QIN CAI 1, RAJA ADEEL SHAFQAT 2, FURONG LU 3,✉
PMCID: PMC4626171  PMID: 26352439

Abstract

Previous studies have indicated that 4-hydroxy-isoleucine (4-HIL) improves insulin resistance, however, the underlying mechanisms remain to be elucidated. In the present study, the molecular mechanisms underlying how 4-HIL improves insulin resistance in hepatocytes were examined. HepG2 cells were co-cultured with insulin and a high glucose concentration to obtain insulin-resistant (IR) HepG2 cells. Insulin sensitivity was determined by measuring the glucose uptake rate. The IR HepG2 cells were treated with different concentrations of 4-HIL to determine its effect on IR Hep2 cells. The levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) were measured by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and protein levels of TNF-α converting enzyme (TACE)/tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 3 (TIMP3), insulin receptor substrate (IRS)-1, IRS-2, phosphorylated (p)-IRS-1 (Ser307) and glucose transporter type 4 (GLUT4) were measured by western blot analysis. The results of the present study demonstrated that insulin-induced glucose uptake was reduced in IR HepG2 cells; however, this reduction was reversed by 4-HIL in a dose-dependent manner. 4-HIL achieved this effect by downregulating the expression of TNF-α and TACE, and upregulating the expression of TIMP3 in IR HepG2 cells. In addition, 4-HIL increased the expression of the insulin transduction regulators IRS-1 and GLUT4, and decreased the expression of p-IRS-1 (Ser307), without affecting the expression of IRS-2. The present study suggests that 4-HIL improved insulin resistance in HepG2 cells by the following mechanisms: 4-HIL reduced TNF-α levels by affecting the protein expression of the TACE/TIMP3 system and 4-HIL stimulated the expression of IRS-1 and GLUT4, but inhibited the expression of p-IRS-1 (Ser307).

Keywords: 4-hydroxyisoleucine, insulin resistance, tumor necrosis factor, TNF-α converting enzyme/tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 3, insulin receptor substrate 1, insulin receptor substrate 2, phosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate 1 (Ser307), glucose transporter type 4

Introduction

Insulin resistance is a pathological condition that precedes several disease states, including hypertension, obesity, dyslipidemia and type 2 diabetes (1,2). Insulin resistance is characterized by inadequate regulation of nutrient metabolism and glucose uptake, in numerous tissues and organs, including the liver.

Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) is synthesized as a membrane-anchored 26-kDa precursor and is cleaved to generate a secretary 17-kDa form by TNF-α-converting enzyme (TACE) (3–6). The level of TNF-α is controlled by the TACE/tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 3 (TIMP3) system (TIMP3 inhibits TACE activity) (4). TNF-α is important in regulating insulin sensitivity at the intracellular level and in liver and muscle tissue (7). Several studies have demonstrated that TNF-α contributes to the genesis and development of insulin resistance by promoting the phosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate (IRS)-1 at Ser307, inhibiting tyrosine phosphorylation of IRS-1 and downregulating the expression of glucose transporter type 4 (GLUT4) at the cellular membrane (3,8–13).

Trigonella foenum-graecum is an herb in the leguminoseae family and is commonly termed fenugreek. Fenugreek is one of the oldest medicinal plants that is widely cultivated across Africa, Asia and Europe (14,15). The amino acid 4-hydroxy-isoleucine (4-HIL) is extracted from fenugreek seeds and is 80% free amino acids (16–18). 4-HIL exists predominantly as the isomeric forms 2S, 3R, 4S and 2R, 3R, 4R (15). According to Broca et al, the major isomeric form of 4-HIL (2S, 3R, 4S) induces insulin secretion by directly affecting pancreatic B cells in rats and humans (18). Certain studies have found that 4-HIL also improved insulin resistance in skeletal muscle, the liver and in fat tissue (15,19–22). However, the molecular mechanisms underlying how 4-HIL improves insulin resistance remain to be elucidated. A previous study indicated that 4-HIL activated phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) in the insulin-signaling pathway without affecting the level of insulin in blood plasma (19). The present study was conducted to understand and define the molecular mechanisms underlying how 4-HIL improves insulin resistance in HepG2 cells. Specifically, the aim of the present study was to address the effect of 4-HIL on crosstalk between the inflammatory cytokine TNF-α and insulin signaling transduction in hepatocytes.

Materials and methods

Cell culture and glucose uptake

The established human HepG2 hepatoma cell line was obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (Rockville, MD, USA). The HepG2 cells were grown in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM; Sigma-Aldrich, Shanghai, China) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (Gibco, Beijing, China) under standard cell culture conditions (humidified atmosphere, 5% CO2 and 37°C). The following protocol was used to determine the optimal dose of insulin and treatment duration required to establish insulin-resistant (IR) cells: Initially, 2 days prior to the experiment, the cells were seeded in 24-well plates (with 1.5×104 cells/well) with certain wells remaining empty. Secondly, once the cells reached confluence, the medium was replaced with DMEM supplemented with a high glucose concentration (25 mmol/l) and insulin at various concentrations (10−9, 10−8, 10−7, 10−6 and 10−5 mmol/l) for 36 h. Subsequently, the cells were treated with DMEM supplemented with a high glucose concentration (25 mmol/l) and insulin (10−7 mmol/l) for 24, 48 and 72 h. At the end of the incubation periods, the medium was removed and glucose concentrations were determined using the glucose oxidase method. HepG2 cell glucose uptake was calculated by subtracting the glucose concentration of the wells with cells from the glucose levels of the blank wells. The established IR HepG2 cells were then treated with different concentrations of 4-HIL (0, 5, 10, 20 and 40 µmol/l) for 24 h and glucose uptake was determined as described above.

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

The culture medium was collected and centrifuged at 200 × g for 10 min to remove undue particles and the supernatant was analyzed for TNF-α levels using a human TNF-α ELISA kit (Neobioscience, Shenzhen, China).

Western blotting

Whole-cell lysates were extracted using radioimmunoprecipitation assay buffer (Abcam, Shanghai, China) supplemented with phosphatase inhibitors diluted 1:100 and a protease inhibitor cocktail diluted 1:50 (Wuhan Huge Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Wuhan, China). The cell lysates (30 µg of protein) were dissolved in 5X SDS-PAGE protein sample buffer (Beyotime Institute of Biotechnology, Haimen, China) and were boiled for 5–10 min at 100°C. The samples were then separated by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and electrotransferred onto polyvinylidene difluoride membranes (Millipore, Beijing, China). Biotinylated markers (Fermentas, Vilnius, Lithuania) were used as a molecular weight indicator. The polyvinylidene difluoride membranes were then blocked for 1 h using 5% bovine serum albumin in Tris-buffered saline and Tween 20 (TBST). Following being washed three times with TBST, the membranes were incubated overnight with the following primary antibodies: Polyclonal anti-TIMP3 rabbit anti-human antibody (ab39184; 1:1,000; Abcam, Cambridge, UK), polyclonal anti-TACE rabbit anti-human antibody (ab2051; 1:1,000; Abcam), monoclonal anti-IRS-1 rabbit anti-human antibody (#3407; 1:1,000; Cell Signaling Technology, Inc., Boston, MA, USA), monoclonal anti-IRS-2 rabbit anti-human antibody (#4502; 1:1,000; Cell Signaling Technology, Inc.), monoclonal anti-Phospho-IRS-1 (Ser307) rabbit anti-human antibody (#2381; 1:1,000; Cell Signaling Technology, Inc.), polyclonal anti-Glut4 goat anti-human antibody (sc-1608; 1:1,000; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA, USA), and monoclonal anti-β-actin mouse anti-human antibody (sc-47778; 1:1,000; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.). Subsequently, the membranes were washed three times with TBST and were then incubated with secondary antibodies (1:1,000; goat anti-mouse IgG-HRP, sc-2005; goat anti-rabbit IgG-HRP, sc-2004; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.) for 1 h. The membranes were then washed three times with TBST and the immunoreactive proteins were detected using ECL plus western blotting detection reagents (Beyotime Institute of Biotechnology, Nantong, China).

Statistical analysis

All experiments were performed in duplicate and were repeated at least two or three times. Each experiment yielded almost identical results and the data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation. The differences between groups were determined by a one-way analysis of variance. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software v. 19 (SPSS Inc., Armonk, NY, USA). P<0.05 was considered to indicate a statistically significant difference.

Results

Establishing an IR cell line

In order to develop an IR cell line, the HepG2 cells were initially treated with different concentrations of insulin for 36 h (Fig. 1A). The results indicate that the lowest glucose uptake occurred at an insulin dose of 10−7 mmol/l (Fig. 1A). HepG2 cells were then exposed to 10−7 mmol/l insulin for 24, 48 and 72 h (Fig. 1B) and the results demonstrated that insulin-induced glucose uptake was lowest at 24 h (Fig. 1B). Therefore, the IR HepG2 cells used in the present study were established using 10−7 mmol/l insulin administered to the cells for 24 h. In order to determine the stability of the model, the IR cells were grown in medium without insulin for 24, 48 and 72 h (Fig. 1C) and the results show that the IR cells remained stable for 48 h.

Figure 1.

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Establishment of an insulin-resistant cell line. (A) Effect of insulin concentration on glucose uptake by HepG2 cells. (B) Effect of insulin treatment time on insulin-induced glucose uptake by HepG2 cells. (C) Glucose uptake stability of insulin-resistant HepG2 cells (**P<0.01 and *P<0.05 vs. control).

4-HIL improves insulin resistance in IR HepG2 cells

The IR HepG2 cells were treated with different doses of 4-HIL for 24 h (Fig. 2) and it was found that insulin-induced glucose uptake was increased in a dose-dependent manner with the maximal effect observed at 20 µmol/l 4-HIL. These data suggest that 4-HIL improves insulin sensitivity in IR HepG2 cells in a dose-dependent manner.

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Dose-dependent effect of 4-HIL on the glucose uptake of insulin-resistant HepG2 cells (**P<0.01 and *P<0.05 vs. 0 µmol/l). 4-HIL, 4-hydroxyisoleucine.

4-HIL inhibits TNF-α in IR HepG2 cells

In order to understand the potential mechanisms underlying how 4-HIL improves insulin resistance, the effect of 4-HIL on TNF-α levels in IR HepG2 cells was investigated. The results in Fig. 3 show that TNF-α levels were markedly increased in IR HepG2 cells (0 µmol/l) compared with the control cells (P<0.001), but decreased significantly in a dose-dependent manner with increasing concentrations of 4-HIL. These results indicated that 4-HIL dose-dependently inhibited the overproduction of TNF-α in IR HepG2 cells.

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Effect of 4-HIL on TNF-α levels in IR HepG2 cells (***P<0.001 vs. control; **P<0.01 and *P<0.05 vs. IR cells). TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α; 4-HIL, 4-hydroxyisoleucine; IR, insulin resistant.

4-HIL upregulates the expression of TIMP3 and downregulates the expression of TACE in IR HepG2 cells

Since TNF-α release is controlled by the TACE/TIMP3 system, the role of 4-HIL in regulating the protein expression of TIMP3 and TACE was further investigated in IR HepG2 cells. The results in Fig. 4A show that IR HepG2 cells overexpressed TACE and underexpressed TIMP3 when compared with the control cells. Notably, 4-HIL dose-dependently downregulated and upregulated TACE and TIMP3 expression in IR HepG2 cells, respectively (Fig. 4B). The observed 4-HIL-mediated down-regulation of TACE and upregulation of TIMP3 expression in IR HepG2 cells provides evidence that the TACE/TIMP3 system may be the determining factor for overproduction of TNF-α in IR HepG2 cells.

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Effects of different concentrations of 4-HIL on the expression of the TACE/TIMP3 system in IR HepG2 cells. The left and right panels of A and B show western blotting and quantitative analysis of each band, respectively. (A) Expression of the TACE/TIMP3 system in control cells and IR HepG2 cells (*P<0.05 vs. control). (B) Expression of the TACE/TIMP3 system in IR HepG2 cells following treatment with different concentrations of 4-HIL (**P<0.01 vs. 0 µmol/l). 4-HIL, 4-hydroxyisoleucine; TACE, TNF-α converting enzyme; TIMP3, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 3; C, control cells; IR, insulin-resistant cells.

4-HIL regulates the expression of key proteins involved in the insulin-signaling pathway in IR HepG2 cells

Whether 4-HIL directly affected the expression of the insulin signal transduction proteins IRS-1/2 was next examined, including phosphorylation of IRS-1 at Ser307 (p-IRS-1) and GLUT4. The results shown in Fig. 5A demonstrated that IR HepG2 cells expressed lower levels of IRS-1 and GLUT4, higher levels of p-IRS-1 and equivalent levels of IRS-2 when compared with the control cells. The results shown in Fig. 5B demonstrate that 4-HIL dose-dependently upregulated IRS-1 and GLUT4 expression, downregulated the expression of p-IRS-1 and had no effect on IRS-2 expression in IR HepG2 cells. These results indicate that 4-HIL directly affected expression of key insulin signal transduction proteins in addition to regulating TNF-α expression.

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Expression of insulin signal transduction proteins in IR HepG2 cells prior to and following exposure to different concentrations of 4-HIL. The left and right panels of A and B show western blotting and quantitative analysis of each band, respectively. (A) Expression of insulin signal transduction proteins in the control cells and IR HepG2 cells (*P<0.05 and **P<0.01 vs. control cells). (B) Expression of insulin signal transduction proteins in IR HepG2 cells exposed to different concentrations of 4-HIL (*P<0.05 and **P<0.01 vs. 0 µmol/l). 4-HIL, 4-hydroxyisoleucine; IRS-1/2, insulin receptor substrate 1/2; GLUT, glucose transporter type 4; C, control cells; IR, insulin-resistant cells; ns, not significant.

Discussion

4-HIL is an atypical branched-chain amino acid derived from fenugreek that stimulates glucose-dependent insulin secretion by directly affecting pancreatic islets and reduces insulin resistance in muscle and/or the liver (15,16,19,23). However, the molecular mechanisms underlying how 4-HIL improves insulin resistance remain to be elucidated. Broca et al indicated that a potential mechanism of action mediated by 4-HIL may be through activation of PI3K in the insulin signaling pathway (19). In order to further delineate the molecular mechanisms regulating 4-HIL-mediated improvements in insulin resistance, the effect of 4-HIL on crosstalk between the inflammatory cytokine TNF-α and proteins in the insulin signal transduction pathway was investigated in IR HepG2 cells.

An IR HepG2 cell line was established by initially treating HepG2 cells with 10−7 mmol/l insulin for 24 h. The IR HepG2 cell line demonstrated markedly decreased glucose uptake, thus indicating successful establishment of an IR cell line. The molecular mechanism underlying how 4-HIL improves insulin resistance was then examined following identifying that 4-HIL significantly increased glucose uptake in a dose-dependent manner in IR HepG2 cells.

Insulin binding to its receptor induces activation of downstream molecules, including insulin receptor tyrosine kinase, phosphorylation of IRS-1 on multiple tyrosine residues, PI3K and the serine/threonine kinase PI3K-linked protein kinase B (Akt/PKB) (24,25). The activation of Akt/PKB stimulates GLUT4, which results in enhanced glucose uptake (26). Previous studies have demonstrated that insulin resistance is most likely attributed to a defect in the insulin receptor/IRS-1/PI3K cascade (19). This defect is initiated by Ser/Thr phosphorylation of IRS-1, which inhibits insulin-stimulated tyrosine phosphorylation of IRS-1 and consequently inhibits the insulin signal transduction pathway, ultimately leading to insulin resistance (19,27).

The present study demonstrated that IR HepG2 cells exhibited a high expression of p-IRS-1 (Ser307), a low expression of IRS-1 and GLUT4, and decreased glucose uptake. The present study also demonstrated that 4-HIL dose-dependently down-regulated the expression of p-IRS-1 (Ser307), upregulated the expression of IRS-1 and GLUT4, and increased glucose uptake in IR HepG2 cells. These findings suggest for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, that 4-HIL improves insulin sensitivity by directly affecting the insulin signaling pathway.

Insulin resistance is strongly associated with obesity and other pathological stress conditions, including inflammatory diseases, hemorrhage, thermal injury, sepsis and cancer cachexia. These pathological states are characterized by an increased inflammatory response as indicated by high levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including TNF-α (28). Several studies have demonstrated that TNF-α has a central role in obesity-induced insulin resistance by promoting serine phosphorylation of IRS-1, which impairs insulin receptor and IRS-1 interactions and compromises insulin signal propagation (29,30).

The present study determined that TNF-α was significantly increased in IR HepG2 cells and assessed whether 4-HIL affected levels of the cytokine. It was found that 4-HIL significantly decreased TNF-α expression in IR HepG2 cells and a secondary mechanism involved in how 4-HIL improved insulin resistance in IR cells was highlighted. The present study next aimed to determine the mechanism involved in decreased TNF-α in IR HepG2 cells.

Several studies have indicated that TNF-α secretion is dependent on the interaction between TACE and its endogenous inhibitor TIMP3 (13,31–34). In the present study, expression of the TACE/TIMP3 system was detected using immunoblotting and it was demonstrated that expression of TACE was higher, whereas TIMP3 expression was lower in IR HepG2 cells compared with the control cells (Fig. 4A). In addition, 4-HIL dose-dependently upregulated TIMP3 and downregulated TACE expression (Fig. 4B), suggesting that 4-HIL may decrease TNF-α expression in IR HEpG2 cells via its effects on the TACE/TIMP3 system.

In conclusion, an IR HepG2 cell line that exhibited down-regulated TIMP3, IRS-1 and GLUT4, upregulated TACE, TNF-α and p-IRS-1 (Ser307), and low glucose uptake was successfully established. The present study also identified that 4-HIL dose-dependently improved insulin resistance in IR HepG2 cells by two potential mechanisms. Firstly, 4-HIL affected expression of the TACE/TIMP3 system that has been previously demonstrated to negatively regulate TNF-α production, thus indirectly increasing insulin sensitivity of the IR cell line (32). Secondly, 4-HIL directly affected protein expression of p-IRS-1 (Ser307), IRS-1 and GLUT4 in the insulin signaling pathway in IR HepG2 cells, thus highlighting an additional mechanism. Notably, IRS-2 expression was not altered in IR HepG2 cells or affected by exposure to 4-HIL. The results from the present study provide evidence that 4-HIL may be a novel and useful clinical tool to combat insulin resistance.

Acknowledgments

This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant no. 81001670).

Abbreviations

TNF-α

tumor necrosis factor-α

TACE

TNF-α converting enzyme

TIMP

tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase

IRS

insulin receptor substrate

p-IRS

phosphorylated insulin receptor substrate

Ser

serine

GLUT

glucose transporter

PI3K

phosphoinositide 3-kinase

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