Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medicine, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong, China.
Elife. 2024 Nov 7;13:RP97854. doi: 10.7554/eLife.97854.
Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) is a gut-derived hormone secreted by intestinal L cells and vital for postprandial glycemic control. As open-type enteroendocrine cells, whether L cells can sense mechanical stimuli caused by chyme and thus regulate GLP-1 synthesis and secretion is unexplored. Molecular biology techniques revealed the expression of Piezo1 in intestinal L cells. Its level varied in different energy status and correlates with blood glucose and GLP-1 levels. Mice with L cell-specific loss of Piezo1 ( IntL-CKO) exhibited impaired glucose tolerance, increased body weight, reduced GLP-1 production and decreased CaMKKβ/CaMKIV-mTORC1 signaling pathway under normal chow diet or high-fat diet. Activation of the intestinal Piezo1 by its agonist Yoda1 or intestinal bead implantation increased the synthesis and secretion of GLP-1, thus alleviated glucose intolerance in diet-induced-diabetic mice. Overexpression of Piezo1, Yoda1 treatment or stretching stimulated GLP-1 production and CaMKKβ/CaMKIV-mTORC1 signaling pathway, which could be abolished by knockdown or blockage of Piezo1 in primary cultured mouse L cells and STC-1 cells. These experimental results suggest a previously unknown regulatory mechanism for GLP-1 production in L cells, which could offer new insights into diabetes treatments.
胰高血糖素样肽 1(GLP-1)是一种由肠道 L 细胞分泌的肠源激素,对餐后血糖控制至关重要。作为开放型肠内分泌细胞,L 细胞能否感知食糜引起的机械刺激,从而调节 GLP-1 的合成和分泌尚不清楚。分子生物学技术揭示了 Piezo1 在肠道 L 细胞中的表达。其水平在不同的能量状态下变化,并与血糖和 GLP-1 水平相关。在正常饲料或高脂肪饮食下,L 细胞特异性缺失 Piezo1(IntL-CKO)的小鼠表现出葡萄糖耐量受损、体重增加、GLP-1 产生减少和 CaMKKβ/CaMKIV-mTORC1 信号通路减少。其激动剂 Yoda1 或肠道珠植入激活肠道 Piezo1 可增加 GLP-1 的合成和分泌,从而缓解饮食诱导的糖尿病小鼠的葡萄糖不耐受。Piezo1 的过表达、Yoda1 处理或拉伸刺激 GLP-1 的产生和 CaMKKβ/CaMKIV-mTORC1 信号通路,而在原代培养的小鼠 L 细胞和 STC-1 细胞中敲低或阻断 Piezo1 可消除这些作用。这些实验结果提示了 L 细胞中 GLP-1 产生的一个以前未知的调节机制,可为糖尿病治疗提供新的思路。