%0 Journal Article
%T Cleavage of protein kinase c δ by caspase-3 mediates proinflammatory cytokine-induced apoptosis in pancreatic islets.
%A Collins J
%A Piscopio RA
%A Reyland ME
%A Johansen CG
%A Benninger RKP
%A Farnsworth NL
%J J Biol Chem
%V 300
%N 9
%D 2024 Jul 27
%M 39074637
暂无%R 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107611
%X In type 1 diabetes (T1D), autoreactive immune cells infiltrate the pancreas and secrete proinflammatory cytokines that initiate cell death in insulin producing islet β-cells. Protein kinase C δ (PKCδ) plays a role in mediating cytokine-induced β-cell death; however, the exact mechanisms are not well understood. To address this, we used an inducible β-cell specific PKCδ KO mouse as well as a small peptide inhibitor of PKCδ. We identified a role for PKCδ in mediating cytokine-induced β-cell death and have shown that inhibiting PKCδ protects pancreatic β-cells from cytokine-induced apoptosis in both mouse and human islets. We determined that cytokines induced nuclear translocation and activity of PKCδ and that caspase-3 cleavage of PKCδ may be required for cytokine-mediated islet apoptosis. Further, cytokine activated PKCδ increases activity both of proapoptotic Bax with acute treatment and C-Jun N-terminal kinase with prolonged treatment. Overall, our results suggest that PKCδ mediates cytokine-induced apoptosis via nuclear translocation, cleavage by caspase-3, and upregulation of proapoptotic signaling in pancreatic β-cells. Combined with the protective effects of PKCδ inhibition with δV1-1, the results of this study will aid in the development of novel therapies to prevent or delay β-cell death and preserve β-cell function in T1D.