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ArticleDiseases (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Uric Acid Causes Pancreatic β Cell Death and Dysfunction via Modulating CHOP-Mediated Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Pathways.

Xueyan Li, Yunan Chen, Lei Su, Jialin He

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Xueyan LiThe Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 561000, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2827-7207
Yunan ChenGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University (Northern Campus), Guangzhou, 510000, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2626-1466
Lei SuGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University (Northern Campus), Guangzhou, 510000, China.
Jialin HeGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University (Northern Campus), Guangzhou, 510000, China.

Funding

High-level talent start-up fund 2022071Science and Technology Fund of Guizhou Provincial Health Commission gzwkj2025-507
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundUric acid has been proposed as a diabetogenic factor while its effect on pancreatic β cell function remains elusive. This study aimed to explore the impact of uric acid levels on β cell function and delineate its underlying molecular mechanisms.

methodsBoth in vivo hyperuricemia diet-induced mouse models and in vitro pancreatic β cell models were utilized.

resultsA progressive decrease in glucose-stimulated insulin secretion and increase in β cell apoptosis were observed in the hyperuricemia diet-induced mouse model, and these could be effectively restored by urate-lowering therapy. The dose- and time-dependent direct effects of uric acid on β cell apoptosis and insulin secretion were further confirmed in both INS-1E cells and primary isolated islets. Mechanistically, the primary role of expression of the endoplasmic reticulum stress marker C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP) was detected by RNA sequencing, and the inflammatory factor NLRP3 and pro-apoptotic genes were significantly upregulated by uric acid treatment.

conclusionsTogether, our findings indicate a direct crosstalk between uric acid and β cells via CHOP/NLRP3 pathway, providing a new understanding of the diabetogenic effect of uric acid.

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pancreatic β cell dysfunctiontype 2 diabetesuric acidβ cell death

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PMID40710003
PMCPMC12293447

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