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Yada T, Dezaki K, Iwasaki Y. GLP-1 and ghrelin inversely regulate insulin secretion and action in pancreatic islets, vagal afferents, and hypothalamus for controlling glycemia and feeding. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2025; 328:C1793-C1807. [PMID: 40241252 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00168.2025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2025] [Revised: 03/13/2025] [Accepted: 04/01/2025] [Indexed: 04/18/2025]
Abstract
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) was discovered as an incretin hormone, which is released from the intestine upon nutrient intake and stimulates insulin secretion from the pancreatic islet β-cells. Subsequently, its ability to suppress appetite was recognized. Ghrelin, discovered as the ligand for growth hormone secretagogue-receptor (GHS-R), is released from the stomach and produces appetite. Later, its ability to inhibit insulin secretion and elevate blood glucose was found. Thus, GLP-1 and ghrelin regulate insulin secretion and appetite toward opposite directions. The receptor agonists for GLP-1 and ghrelin have been developed and are now used to treat metabolic diseases, in which insulin plays a key role. However, underlying action mechanism and possible interplay of these hormones have remained elusive. Here, we describe that GLP-1 and ghrelin reciprocally regulate the insulin system. GLP-1 enhances and ghrelin suppresses insulin secretion in pancreatic β-cells. Moreover, GLP-1 cooperates with and ghrelin counteracts insulin action in the vagal afferent and hypothalamic arcuate nucleus (ARC) neurons, the interfaces between the peripheral metabolism and brain. Notably, ghrelin rises and works preprandially and GLP-1 rises and works postprandially. The interplay of ghrelin, GLP-1, and insulin leads to optimal circadian control of feeding, glycemia, and metabolism.
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- Toshihiko Yada
- Center for Integrative Physiology, Kansai Electric Power Medical Research Institute, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism/Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
- Division of Integrative Physiology, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Shimotsuke, Japan
- Center for One Medicine Innovative Translational Research, Gifu University Institute for Advanced Study, Gifu, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Iryo Sosei University, Iwaki, Japan
- Division of Integrative Physiology, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Shimotsuke, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Science, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University, Kyoto, Japan
- Division of Integrative Physiology, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Shimotsuke, Japan
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Han C, Liu S, Ye S, Chen K, Chen D, Wang K, Liang W, Zhong S, Liu L, Li S, Chen W, Li Q. Genome-wide identification, evolution and expression of pax gene family members in mandarin fish (Siniperca chuatsi). COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY. PART D, GENOMICS & PROTEOMICS 2025; 54:101423. [PMID: 39842301 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbd.2025.101423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2024] [Revised: 12/31/2024] [Accepted: 01/16/2025] [Indexed: 01/24/2025]
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The pax gene family is involved in the development process through its extensive effects on cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. Herein, the whole pax gene family members of mandarin fish (Siniperca chuatsi) were first identified and characterized. By comparing pax gene family members from another 13 representative animals, an expansion of pax gene family members was observed in teleosts. In mandarin fish, a total of 15 potential pax gene family members, distributed on 13 chromosomes, were found, which shared conserved synteny with other teleosts. The expression profiles revealed that members of pax gene family showed time-specific expression profiles during embryonic and gonad development in mandarin fish, which indicated they might play a specific role in organogenesis during embryonic development and the process of gonad development and differentiation. Our research will lay a good foundation for further functional investigation of pax gene family during fish embryonic and gonad development.
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- Chong Han
- Key Laboratory of Conservation and Application in Biodiversity of South China, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals and Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Key Laboratory of Conservation and Application in Biodiversity of South China, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Conservation and Application in Biodiversity of South China, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Conservation and Application in Biodiversity of South China, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Conservation and Application in Biodiversity of South China, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Conservation and Application in Biodiversity of South China, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Conservation and Application in Biodiversity of South China, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Conservation and Application in Biodiversity of South China, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Conservation and Application in Biodiversity of South China, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Conservation and Application in Biodiversity of South China, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Conservation and Application in Biodiversity of South China, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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Sali S, Azzam L, Jaro T, Ali AAG, Mardini A, Al-Dajani O, Khattak S, Butler AE, Azeez JM, Nandakumar M. A perfect islet: reviewing recent protocol developments and proposing strategies for stem cell derived functional pancreatic islets. Stem Cell Res Ther 2025; 16:160. [PMID: 40165291 PMCID: PMC11959787 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-025-04293-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2025] [Indexed: 04/02/2025] Open
Abstract
The search for an effective cell replacement therapy for diabetes has driven the development of "perfect" pancreatic islets from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs). These hPSC-derived pancreatic islet-like β cells can overcome the limitations for disease modelling, drug development and transplantation therapies in diabetes. Nevertheless, challenges remain in generating fully functional and mature β cells from hPSCs. This review underscores the significant efforts made by researchers to optimize various differentiation protocols aimed at enhancing the efficiency and quality of hPSC-derived pancreatic islets and proposes methods for their improvement. By emulating the natural developmental processes of pancreatic embryogenesis, specific growth factors, signaling molecules and culture conditions are employed to guide hPSCs towards the formation of mature β cells capable of secreting insulin in response to glucose. However, the efficiency of these protocols varies greatly among different human embryonic stem cell (hESC) and induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) lines. This variability poses a particular challenge for generating patient-specific β cells. Despite recent advancements, the ultimate goal remains to develop a highly efficient directed differentiation protocol that is applicable across all genetic backgrounds of hPSCs. Although progress has been made, further research is required to optimize the protocols and characterization methods that could ensure the safety and efficacy of hPSC-derived pancreatic islets before they can be utilized in clinical settings.
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- Sujitha Sali
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
- Research Department, School of Postgraduate Studies & Research, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Bahrain, Adliya, 15503, Bahrain
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- School of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Bahrain, Busaiteen, 15503, Bahrain
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- School of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Bahrain, Busaiteen, 15503, Bahrain
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- School of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Bahrain, Busaiteen, 15503, Bahrain
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- School of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Bahrain, Busaiteen, 15503, Bahrain
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- School of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Bahrain, Busaiteen, 15503, Bahrain
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Research Department, School of Postgraduate Studies & Research, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Bahrain, Adliya, 15503, Bahrain.
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- Research Department, School of Postgraduate Studies & Research, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Bahrain, Adliya, 15503, Bahrain
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- Research Department, School of Postgraduate Studies & Research, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Bahrain, Adliya, 15503, Bahrain
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Ashok A, Kalthur G, Kumar A. Degradation meets development: Implications in β-cell development and diabetes. Cell Biol Int 2024; 48:759-776. [PMID: 38499517 DOI: 10.1002/cbin.12155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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Pancreatic development is orchestrated by timely synthesis and degradation of stage-specific transcription factors (TFs). The transition from one stage to another stage is dependent on the precise expression of the developmentally relevant TFs. Persistent expression of particular TF would impede the exit from the progenitor stage to the matured cell type. Intracellular protein degradation-mediated protein turnover contributes to a major extent to the turnover of these TFs and thereby dictates the development of different tissues. Since even subtle changes in the crucial cellular pathways would dramatically impact pancreatic β-cell performance, it is generally acknowledged that the biological activity of these pathways is tightly regulated by protein synthesis and degradation process. Intracellular protein degradation is executed majorly by the ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS) and Lysosomal degradation pathway. As more than 90% of the TFs are targeted to proteasomal degradation, this review aims to examine the crucial role of UPS in normal pancreatic β-cell development and how dysfunction of these pathways manifests in metabolic syndromes such as diabetes. Such understanding would facilitate designing a faithful approach to obtain a therapeutic quality of β-cells from stem cells.
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- Akshaya Ashok
- Manipal Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Bangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- Division of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Department of Reproductive Science, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- Manipal Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Bangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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Shaw T, Barr FG, Üren A. The PAX Genes: Roles in Development, Cancer, and Other Diseases. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:1022. [PMID: 38473380 PMCID: PMC10931086 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16051022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2024] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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Since their 1986 discovery in Drosophila, Paired box (PAX) genes have been shown to play major roles in the early development of the eye, muscle, skeleton, kidney, and other organs. Consistent with their roles as master regulators of tissue formation, the PAX family members are evolutionarily conserved, regulate large transcriptional networks, and in turn can be regulated by a variety of mechanisms. Losses or mutations in these genes can result in developmental disorders or cancers. The precise mechanisms by which PAX genes control disease pathogenesis are well understood in some cases, but much remains to be explored. A deeper understanding of the biology of these genes, therefore, has the potential to aid in the improvement of disease diagnosis and the development of new treatments.
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- Taryn Shaw
- Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20001, USA
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- Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20001, USA
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Kavitha B, Srikanth K, Singh D, Gopi S, Mohan V, Chandra N, Radha V. A novel stop-loss mutation in NKX2-2 gene as a cause of neonatal diabetes mellitus: molecular characterization and structural analysis. Acta Diabetol 2024; 61:189-194. [PMID: 37821536 DOI: 10.1007/s00592-023-02192-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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AIM To identify the genetic etiology of neonatal diabetes in an infant and to elucidate the molecular mechanism of the identified mutation underlying the pathogenesis. METHODS Genetic analysis was carried out by sequencing of known etiological genes associated with NDM. Molecular characterization was performed by constructing a identified mutation in NKX2-2 gene and functional aspects was tested using transactivation, protein expression, DNA binding, nuclear localization assays. Structural analysis was performed by modeling the NKX2-2 protein structure. RESULTS A novel homozygous frameshift mutation c.772delC, p.Q258SFs*59 in the NKX2-2 gene was identified in a patient with neonatal diabetes. Functional studies revealed that this mutation resulted in an elongated protein sequence, affecting DNA binding activity and transcriptional function. Structural analysis suggested alterations in the protein's tertiary structure, likely contributing to its dysfunction. CONCLUSION This study presents the first report of a stop-loss mutation in the NKX2-2 gene associated with NDM. Our findings emphasize the importance of functional and structural characterization to understand the biological consequences of such mutations. This comprehensive analysis provides insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying NDM and its clinical phenotype, which may aid in better diagnosis and management of patients with similar variants in the future.
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- Babu Kavitha
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, ICMR Centre for Advanced Research On Diabetes, Affiliated to University of Madras, #4, Conran Smith Road, Gopalapuram, Chennai, 600 086, India
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- Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, ICMR Centre for Advanced Research On Diabetes, Affiliated to University of Madras, #4, Conran Smith Road, Gopalapuram, Chennai, 600 086, India
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- Department of Diabetology, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai and Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialties Centre, IDF Centre of Education, Chennai, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, ICMR Centre for Advanced Research On Diabetes, Affiliated to University of Madras, #4, Conran Smith Road, Gopalapuram, Chennai, 600 086, India.
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Gupta D, Burstein AW, Schwalbe DC, Shankar K, Varshney S, Singh O, Paul S, Ogden SB, Osborne-Lawrence S, Metzger NP, Richard CP, Campbell JN, Zigman JM. Ghrelin deletion and conditional ghrelin cell ablation increase pancreatic islet size in mice. J Clin Invest 2023; 133:e169349. [PMID: 38099492 PMCID: PMC10721155 DOI: 10.1172/jci169349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Ghrelin exerts key effects on islet hormone secretion to regulate blood glucose levels. Here, we sought to determine whether ghrelin's effects on islets extend to the alteration of islet size and β cell mass. We demonstrate that reducing ghrelin - by ghrelin gene knockout (GKO), conditional ghrelin cell ablation, or high-fat diet (HFD) feeding - was associated with increased mean islet size (up to 62%), percentage of large islets (up to 854%), and β cell cross-sectional area (up to 51%). In GKO mice, these effects were more apparent in 10- to 12-week-old mice than in 4-week-old mice. Higher β cell numbers from decreased β cell apoptosis drove the increase in β cell cross-sectional area. Conditional ghrelin cell ablation in adult mice increased the β cell number per islet by 40% within 4 weeks. A negative correlation between islet size and plasma ghrelin in HFD-fed plus chow-fed WT mice, together with even larger islet sizes in HFD-fed GKO mice than in HFD-fed WT mice, suggests that reduced ghrelin was not solely responsible for diet-induced obesity-associated islet enlargement. Single-cell transcriptomics revealed changes in gene expression in several GKO islet cell types, including upregulation of Manf, Dnajc3, and Gnas expression in β cells, which supports decreased β cell apoptosis and/or increased β cell proliferation. These effects of ghrelin reduction on islet morphology might prove useful when designing new therapies for diabetes.
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- Deepali Gupta
- Center for Hypothalamic Research, Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Center for Hypothalamic Research, Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Center for Hypothalamic Research, Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Center for Hypothalamic Research, Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Center for Hypothalamic Research, Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Center for Hypothalamic Research, Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Center for Hypothalamic Research, Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Center for Hypothalamic Research, Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Center for Hypothalamic Research, Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Center for Hypothalamic Research, Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Center for Hypothalamic Research, Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine and
- Department of Psychiatry, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Toren E, Kepple JD, Coutinho KV, Poole SO, Deeba IM, Pierre TH, Liu Y, Bethea MM, Hunter CS. The SSBP3 co-regulator is required for glucose homeostasis, pancreatic islet architecture, and beta-cell identity. Mol Metab 2023; 76:101785. [PMID: 37536498 PMCID: PMC10448474 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2023.101785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Transcriptional complex activity drives the development and function of pancreatic islet cells to allow for proper glucose regulation. Prior studies from our lab and others highlighted that the LIM-homeodomain transcription factor (TF), Islet-1 (Isl1), and its interacting co-regulator, Ldb1, are vital effectors of developing and adult β-cells. We further found that a member of the Single Stranded DNA-Binding Protein (SSBP) co-regulator family, SSBP3, interacts with Isl1 and Ldb1 in β-cells and primary islets (mouse and human) to impact β-cell target genes MafA and Glp1R in vitro. Members of the SSBP family stabilize TF complexes by binding directly to Ldb1 and protecting the complex from ubiquitin-mediated turnover. In this study, we hypothesized that SSBP3 has critical roles in pancreatic islet cell function in vivo, similar to the Isl1::Ldb1 complex. METHODS We first developed a novel SSBP3 LoxP allele mouse line, where Cre-mediated recombination imparts a predicted early protein termination. We bred this mouse with constitutive Cre lines (Pdx1- and Pax6-driven) to recombine SSBP3 in the developing pancreas and islet (SSBP3ΔPanc and SSBP3ΔIslet), respectively. We assessed glucose tolerance and used immunofluorescence to detect changes in islet cell abundance and markers of β-cell identity and function. Using an inducible Cre system, we also deleted SSBP3 in the adult β-cell, a model termed SSBP3Δβ-cell. We measured glucose tolerance as well as glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS), both in vivo and in isolated islets in vitro. Using islets from control and SSBP3Δβ-cell we conducted RNA-Seq and compared our results to published datasets for similar β-cell specific Ldb1 and Isl1 knockouts to identify commonly regulated target genes. RESULTS SSBP3ΔPanc and SSBP3ΔIslet neonates present with hyperglycemia. SSBP3ΔIslet mice are glucose intolerant by P21 and exhibit a reduction of β-cell maturity markers MafA, Pdx1, and UCN3. We observe disruptions in islet cell architecture with an increase in glucagon+ α-cells and ghrelin+ ε-cells at P10. Inducible loss of β-cell SSBP3 in SSBP3Δβ-cell causes hyperglycemia, glucose intolerance, and reduced GSIS. Transcriptomic analysis of 14-week-old SSBP3Δβ-cell islets revealed a decrease in β-cell function gene expression (Ins, MafA, Ucn3), increased stress and dedifferentiation markers (Neurogenin-3, Aldh1a3, Gastrin), and shared differentially expressed genes between SSBP3, Ldb1, and Isl1 in adult β-cells. CONCLUSIONS SSBP3 drives proper islet identity and function, where its loss causes altered islet-cell abundance and glucose homeostasis. β-Cell SSBP3 is required for GSIS and glucose homeostasis, at least partially through shared regulation of Ldb1 and Isl1 target genes.
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- Eliana Toren
- Comprehensive Diabetes Center and Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Comprehensive Diabetes Center and Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Comprehensive Diabetes Center and Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Comprehensive Diabetes Center and Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Comprehensive Diabetes Center and Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Comprehensive Diabetes Center and Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Comprehensive Diabetes Center and Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Comprehensive Diabetes Center and Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Comprehensive Diabetes Center and Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
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de la O S, Yao X, Chang S, Liu Z, Sneddon JB. Single-cell chromatin accessibility of developing murine pancreas identifies cell state-specific gene regulatory programs. Mol Metab 2023; 73:101735. [PMID: 37178817 PMCID: PMC10230264 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2023.101735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Numerous studies have characterized the existence of cell subtypes, along with their corresponding transcriptional profiles, within the developing mouse pancreas. The upstream mechanisms that initiate and maintain gene expression programs across cell states, however, remain largely unknown. Here, we generate single-nucleus ATAC-Sequencing data of developing murine pancreas and perform an integrated, multi-omic analysis of both chromatin accessibility and RNA expression to describe the chromatin landscape of the developing pancreas at both E14.5 and E17.5 at single-cell resolution. We identify candidate transcription factors regulating cell fate and construct gene regulatory networks of active transcription factor binding to regulatory regions of downstream target genes. This work serves as a valuable resource for the field of pancreatic biology in general and contributes to our understanding of lineage plasticity among endocrine cell types. In addition, these data identify which epigenetic states should be represented in the differentiation of stem cells to the pancreatic beta cell fate to best recapitulate in vitro the gene regulatory networks that are critical for progression along the beta cell lineage in vivo.
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- Sean de la O
- Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA; Department of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA; Diabetes Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA; Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
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- Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA; Department of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA; Diabetes Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA; Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
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- Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA; Department of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA; Diabetes Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA; Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
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- Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA; Department of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA; Diabetes Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA; Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
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- Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA; Department of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA; Diabetes Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA; Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
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Abarinov V, Levine JA, Churchill AJ, Hopwood B, Deiter CS, Guney MA, Wells KL, Schrunk JM, Guo Y, Hammelman J, Gifford DK, Magnuson MA, Wichterle H, Sussel L. Major β cell-specific functions of NKX2.2 are mediated via the NK2-specific domain. Genes Dev 2023; 37:490-504. [PMID: 37364986 PMCID: PMC10393193 DOI: 10.1101/gad.350569.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
Abstract
The consolidation of unambiguous cell fate commitment relies on the ability of transcription factors (TFs) to exert tissue-specific regulation of complex genetic networks. However, the mechanisms by which TFs establish such precise control over gene expression have remained elusive-especially in instances in which a single TF operates in two or more discrete cellular systems. In this study, we demonstrate that β cell-specific functions of NKX2.2 are driven by the highly conserved NK2-specific domain (SD). Mutation of the endogenous NKX2.2 SD prevents the developmental progression of β cell precursors into mature, insulin-expressing β cells, resulting in overt neonatal diabetes. Within the adult β cell, the SD stimulates β cell performance through the activation and repression of a subset of NKX2.2-regulated transcripts critical for β cell function. These irregularities in β cell gene expression may be mediated via SD-contingent interactions with components of chromatin remodelers and the nuclear pore complex. However, in stark contrast to these pancreatic phenotypes, the SD is entirely dispensable for the development of NKX2.2-dependent cell types within the CNS. Together, these results reveal a previously undetermined mechanism through which NKX2.2 directs disparate transcriptional programs in the pancreas versus neuroepithelium.
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- Vladimir Abarinov
- Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
- Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
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- Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA
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- Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA
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- Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA
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- Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA
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- Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA
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- Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Center for Stem Cell Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
- Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA;
- Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA
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The homeodomain transcription factor (TF) Nkx2.2 governs crucial cell fate decisions in several developing organs, including the central nervous system (CNS), pancreas, and intestine. How Nkx2.2 regulates unique targets in these different systems to impact their individual transcriptional programs remains unclear. In this issue of Genes & Development Abarinov and colleagues (pp. 490-504) generated and analyzed mice in which the Nkx2.2 SD is mutated and found that the SD is required for normal pancreatic islet differentiation but dispensable for most aspects of neuronal differentiation.
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- Philip A Seymour
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine (reNEW), University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine (reNEW), University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Harithpriya K, Jayasuriya R, Adhikari T, Rai A, Ramkumar KM. Modulation of transcription factors by small molecules in β-cell development and differentiation. Eur J Pharmacol 2023; 946:175606. [PMID: 36809813 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2023.175606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2022] [Revised: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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Transcription factors regulate gene expression and play crucial roles in development and differentiation of pancreatic β-cell. The expression and/or activities of these transcription factors are reduced when β-cells are chronically exposed to hyperglycemia, which results in loss of β-cell function. Optimal expression of such transcription factors is required to maintain normal pancreatic development and β-cell function. Over many other methods of regenerating β-cells, using small molecules to activate transcription factors has gained insights, resulting in β-cells regeneration and survival. In this review, we discuss the broad spectrum of transcription factors regulating pancreatic β-cell development, differentiation and regulation of these factors in normal and pathological states. Also, we have presented set of potential pharmacological effects of natural and synthetic compounds on activities of transcription factor involved in pancreatic β-cell regeneration and survival. Exploring these compounds and their action on transcription factors responsible for pancreatic β-cell function and survival could be useful in providing new insights for development of small molecule modulators.
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- Kannan Harithpriya
- Department of Biotechnology, School of Bioengineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, 603 203, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Bioengineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, 603 203, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Bioengineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, 603 203, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Bioengineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, 603 203, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Bioengineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, 603 203, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Cell Replacement Therapy for Type 1 Diabetes Patients: Potential Mechanisms Leading to Stem-Cell-Derived Pancreatic β-Cell Loss upon Transplant. Cells 2023; 12:cells12050698. [PMID: 36899834 PMCID: PMC10000642 DOI: 10.3390/cells12050698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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Cell replacement therapy using stem-cell-derived insulin-producing β-like cells (sBCs) has been proposed as a practical cure for patients with type one diabetes (T1D). sBCs can correct diabetes in preclinical animal models, demonstrating the promise of this stem cell-based approach. However, in vivo studies have demonstrated that most sBCs, similarly to cadaveric human islets, are lost upon transplantation due to ischemia and other unknown mechanisms. Hence, there is a critical knowledge gap in the current field concerning the fate of sBCs upon engraftment. Here we review, discuss effects, and propose additional potential mechanisms that could contribute toward β-cell loss in vivo. We summarize and highlight some of the literature on phenotypic loss in β-cells under both steady, stressed, and diseased diabetic conditions. Specifically, we focus on β-cell death, dedifferentiation into progenitors, trans-differentiation into other hormone-expressing cells, and/or interconversion into less functional β-cell subtypes as potential mechanisms. While current cell replacement therapy efforts employing sBCs carry great promise as an abundant cell source, addressing the somewhat neglected aspect of β-cell loss in vivo will further accelerate sBC transplantation as a promising therapeutic modality that could significantly enhance the life quality of T1D patients.
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A novel approach to describing the pancreas and submandibular gland: Can they be classified as primary and secondary tissue organs? Acta Histochem 2022; 124:151934. [DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2022.151934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 07/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ghosh-Swaby OR, Reichelt AC, Sheppard PAS, Davies J, Bussey TJ, Saksida LM. Metabolic hormones mediate cognition. Front Neuroendocrinol 2022; 66:101009. [PMID: 35679900 DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2022.101009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Recent biochemical and behavioural evidence indicates that metabolic hormones not only regulate energy intake and nutrient content, but also modulate plasticity and cognition in the central nervous system. Disruptions in metabolic hormone signalling may provide a link between metabolic syndromes like obesity and diabetes, and cognitive impairment. For example, altered metabolic homeostasis in obesity is a strong determinant of the severity of age-related cognitive decline and neurodegenerative disease. Here we review the evidence that eating behaviours and metabolic hormones-particularly ghrelin, leptin, and insulin-are key players in the delicate regulation of neural plasticity and cognition. Caloric restriction and antidiabetic therapies, both of which affect metabolic hormone levels can restore metabolic homeostasis and enhance cognitive function. Thus, metabolic hormone pathways provide a promising target for the treatment of cognitive decline.
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- Olivia R Ghosh-Swaby
- Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Neuroscience Program, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide Medical School, Adelaide, Australia
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- Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Neuroscience Program, Western University, London, ON, Canada; Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Neuroscience Program, Western University, London, ON, Canada; Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
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The pancreatic β-cells are essential for regulating glucose homeostasis through the coordinated release of the insulin hormone. Dysfunction of the highly specialized β-cells results in diabetes mellitus, a growing global health epidemic. In this review, we describe the development and function of β-cells the emerging concept of heterogeneity within insulin-producing cells, and the potential of other cell types to assume β-cell functionality via transdifferentiation. We also discuss emerging routes to design cells with minimal β-cell properties and human stem cell differentiation efforts that carry the promise to restore normoglycemia in patients suffering from diabetes.
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- Natanya Kerper
- Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
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- Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
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- Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
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Molecular Mechanism of Pancreatic β-Cell Failure in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10040818. [PMID: 35453568 PMCID: PMC9030375 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10040818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Various important transcription factors in the pancreas are involved in the process of pancreas development, the differentiation of endocrine progenitor cells into mature insulin-producing pancreatic β-cells and the preservation of mature β-cell function. However, when β-cells are continuously exposed to a high glucose concentration for a long period of time, the expression levels of several insulin gene transcription factors are substantially suppressed, which finally leads to pancreatic β-cell failure found in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Here we show the possible underlying pathway for β-cell failure. It is likely that reduced expression levels of MafA and PDX-1 and/or incretin receptor in β-cells are closely associated with β-cell failure in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Additionally, since incretin receptor expression is reduced in the advanced stage of diabetes mellitus, incretin-based medicines show more favorable effects against β-cell failure, especially in the early stage of diabetes mellitus compared to the advanced stage. On the other hand, many subjects have recently suffered from life-threatening coronavirus infection, and coronavirus infection has brought about a new and persistent pandemic. Additionally, the spread of coronavirus infection has led to various limitations on the activities of daily life and has restricted economic development worldwide. It has been reported recently that SARS-CoV-2 directly infects β-cells through neuropilin-1, leading to apoptotic β-cell death and a reduction in insulin secretion. In this review article, we feature a possible molecular mechanism for pancreatic β-cell failure, which is often observed in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Finally, we are hopeful that coronavirus infection will decline and normal daily life will soon resume all over the world.
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Mechanistic Investigation of GHS-R Mediated Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion in Pancreatic Islets. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12030407. [PMID: 35327599 PMCID: PMC8945998 DOI: 10.3390/biom12030407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 02/19/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Ghrelin receptor, a growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R), is expressed in the pancreas. Emerging evidence indicates that GHS-R is involved in the regulation of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS), but the mechanism by which GHS-R regulates GSIS in the pancreas is unclear. In this study, we investigated the role of GHS-R on GSIS in detail using global Ghsr−/− mice (in vivo) and Ghsr-ablated pancreatic islets (ex vivo). GSIS was attenuated in both Ghsr−/− mice and Ghsr-ablated islets, while the islet morphology was similar between WT and Ghsr−/− mice. To elucidate the mechanism underpinning Ghsr-mediated GSIS, we investigated the key steps of the GSIS signaling cascade. The gene expression of glucose transporter 2 (Glut2) and the glucose-metabolic intermediate—glucose-6-phosphate (G6P) were reduced in Ghsr-ablated islets, supporting decreased glucose uptake. There was no difference in mitochondrial DNA content in the islets of WT and Ghsr−/− mice, but the ATP/ADP ratio in Ghsr−/− islets was significantly lower than that of WT islets. Moreover, the expression of pancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1 (Pdx1), as well as insulin signaling genes of insulin receptor (IR) and insulin receptor substrates 1 and 2 (IRS1/IRS2), was downregulated in Ghsr−/− islets. Akt is the key mediator of the insulin signaling cascade. Concurrently, Akt phosphorylation was reduced in the pancreas of Ghsr−/− mice under both insulin-stimulated and homeostatic conditions. These findings demonstrate that GHS-R ablation affects key components of the insulin signaling pathway in the pancreas, suggesting the existence of a cross-talk between GHS-R and the insulin signaling pathway in pancreatic islets, and GHS-R likely regulates GSIS via the Akt-Pdx1-GLUT2 pathway.
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Dezaki K, Yada T. Status of ghrelin as an islet hormone and paracrine/autocrine regulator of insulin secretion. Peptides 2022; 148:170681. [PMID: 34728253 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2021.170681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Ghrelin is expressed in the pancreatic islet cells as well as the stomach. In the perfused pancreas and isolated islets, GHS-R antagonism, ghrelin immunoneutralization and ghrelin-knockout (Ghr-KO) all increase glucose-induced insulin release. Thus, pharmacological, immunological and genetic blockades of ghrelin in the pancreatic islets all markedly augment glucose-induced insulin release, showing that islet-derived ghrelin physiologically restricts insulin release in rodents. In this review, we focus on the current understanding of the following key questions: 1) from which islet cells ghrelin is released, 2) on which islet cells ghrelin acts, and 3) mechanisms by which the islet-derived ghrelin inhibits insulin secretion.
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- Katsuya Dezaki
- Iryo Sosei University, Faculty of Pharmacy, 5-5-1, Chuodai Iino, Iwaki, Fukushima, 970-8551, Japan.
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- Kansai Electric Power Medical Research Institute, Center for Integrative Physiology, Division of Integrative Physiology, 1-5-6 Minatojimaminamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan; Division of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-Cho, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, 650-0017, Japan.
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Evans RM, Wei Z. Interorgan crosstalk in pancreatic islet function and pathology. FEBS Lett 2022; 596:607-619. [PMID: 35014695 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Pancreatic β cells secrete insulin in response to glucose, a process that is regulated at multiple levels, including a network of input signals from other organ systems. Impaired islet function contributes to the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and targeting inter-organ communications, such as GLP-1 signalling, to enhance β-cell function has been proven to be a successful therapeutic strategy in the last decade. In this review, we will discuss recent advances in inter-organ communication from the metabolic, immune and neural system to pancreatic islets, their biological implication in normal pancreas endocrine function and their role in the (mal)adaptive responses of islet to nutrition-induced stress.
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- Ronald M Evans
- Gene Expression Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
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Garrido-Utrilla A, Ayachi C, Friano ME, Atlija J, Balaji S, Napolitano T, Silvano S, Druelle N, Collombat P. Conversion of Gastrointestinal Somatostatin-Expressing D Cells Into Insulin-Producing Beta-Like Cells Upon Pax4 Misexpression. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:861922. [PMID: 35573999 PMCID: PMC9103212 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.861922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Type 1 diabetes results from the autoimmune-mediated loss of insulin-producing beta-cells. Accordingly, important research efforts aim at regenerating these lost beta-cells by converting pre-existing endogenous cells. Following up on previous results demonstrating the conversion of pancreatic somatostatin delta-cells into beta-like cells upon Pax4 misexpression and acknowledging that somatostatin-expressing cells are highly represented in the gastrointestinal tract, one could wonder whether this Pax4-mediated conversion could also occur in the GI tract. We made use of transgenic mice misexpressing Pax4 in somatostatin cells (SSTCrePOE) to evaluate a putative Pax4-mediated D-to-beta-like cell conversion. Additionally, we implemented an ex vivo approach based on mice-derived gut organoids to assess the functionality of these neo-generated beta-like cells. Our results outlined the presence of insulin+ cells expressing several beta-cell markers in gastrointestinal tissues of SSTCrePOE animals. Further, using lineage tracing, we established that these cells arose from D cells. Lastly, functional tests on mice-derived gut organoids established the ability of neo-generated beta-like cells to release insulin upon stimulation. From this study, we conclude that the misexpression of Pax4 in D cells appears sufficient to convert these into functional beta-like cells, thus opening new research avenues in the context of diabetes research.
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- Anna Garrido-Utrilla
- Université Côte d’Azur, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut de Biologie Valrose (iBV), Nice, France
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- Université Côte d’Azur, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut de Biologie Valrose (iBV), Nice, France
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- Université Côte d’Azur, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut de Biologie Valrose (iBV), Nice, France
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- Department of Cryopreservation, Distribution, Typing and Animal Archiving, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Unité d'Appui à la Recherche (CNRS-UAR) 44 Typage et Archivage d’Animaux Modèles (TAAM), Orléans, France
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- PlantaCorp Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH), Hamburg, Germany
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- Université Côte d’Azur, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut de Biologie Valrose (iBV), Nice, France
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- Université Côte d’Azur, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut de Biologie Valrose (iBV), Nice, France
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- Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, Department of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
- *Correspondence: Noémie Druelle, ; Patrick Collombat,
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- Université Côte d’Azur, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut de Biologie Valrose (iBV), Nice, France
- *Correspondence: Noémie Druelle, ; Patrick Collombat,
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Napolitano T, Avolio F, Silvano S, Forcisi S, Pfeifer A, Vieira A, Navarro-Sanz S, Friano ME, Ayachi C, Garrido-Utrilla A, Atlija J, Hadzic B, Becam J, Sousa-De-Veiga A, Plaisant MD, Balaji S, Pisani DF, Mondin M, Schmitt-Kopplin P, Amri EZ, Collombat P. Gfi1 Loss Protects against Two Models of Induced Diabetes. Cells 2021; 10:cells10112805. [PMID: 34831029 PMCID: PMC8616283 DOI: 10.3390/cells10112805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Revised: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: Although several approaches have revealed much about individual factors that regulate pancreatic development, we have yet to fully understand their complicated interplay during pancreas morphogenesis. Gfi1 is transcription factor specifically expressed in pancreatic acinar cells, whose role in pancreas cells fate identity and specification is still elusive. Methods: In order to gain further insight into the function of this factor in the pancreas, we generated animals deficient for Gfi1 specifically in the pancreas. Gfi1 conditional knockout animals were phenotypically characterized by immunohistochemistry, RT-qPCR, and RNA scope. To assess the role of Gfi1 in the pathogenesis of diabetes, we challenged Gfi1-deficient mice with two models of induced hyperglycemia: long-term high-fat/high-sugar feeding and streptozotocin injections. Results: Interestingly, mutant mice did not show any obvious deleterious phenotype. However, in depth analyses demonstrated a significant decrease in pancreatic amylase expression, leading to a diminution in intestinal carbohydrates processing and thus glucose absorption. In fact, Gfi1-deficient mice were found resistant to diet-induced hyperglycemia, appearing normoglycemic even after long-term high-fat/high-sugar diet. Another feature observed in mutant acinar cells was the misexpression of ghrelin, a hormone previously suggested to exhibit anti-apoptotic effects on β-cells in vitro. Impressively, Gfi1 mutant mice were found to be resistant to the cytotoxic and diabetogenic effects of high-dose streptozotocin administrations, displaying a negligible loss of β-cells and an imperturbable normoglycemia. Conclusions: Together, these results demonstrate that Gfi1 could turn to be extremely valuable for the development of new therapies and could thus open new research avenues in the context of diabetes research.
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- Tiziana Napolitano
- Faculté des Sciences, Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Inserm, iBV, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice, France; (T.N.); (S.S.); (A.P.); (A.V.); (M.E.F.); (C.A.); (A.G.-U.); (J.B.); (A.S.-D.-V.); (M.D.P.); (E.-Z.A.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, Denmark;
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- Faculté des Sciences, Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Inserm, iBV, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice, France; (T.N.); (S.S.); (A.P.); (A.V.); (M.E.F.); (C.A.); (A.G.-U.); (J.B.); (A.S.-D.-V.); (M.D.P.); (E.-Z.A.)
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- Research Unit Analytical BioGeoChemistry, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environment Health, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany; (S.F.); (P.S.-K.)
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Faculté des Sciences, Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Inserm, iBV, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice, France; (T.N.); (S.S.); (A.P.); (A.V.); (M.E.F.); (C.A.); (A.G.-U.); (J.B.); (A.S.-D.-V.); (M.D.P.); (E.-Z.A.)
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- Faculté des Sciences, Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Inserm, iBV, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice, France; (T.N.); (S.S.); (A.P.); (A.V.); (M.E.F.); (C.A.); (A.G.-U.); (J.B.); (A.S.-D.-V.); (M.D.P.); (E.-Z.A.)
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- Faculté des Sciences, Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Inserm, iBV, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice, France; (T.N.); (S.S.); (A.P.); (A.V.); (M.E.F.); (C.A.); (A.G.-U.); (J.B.); (A.S.-D.-V.); (M.D.P.); (E.-Z.A.)
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- Faculté des Sciences, Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Inserm, iBV, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice, France; (T.N.); (S.S.); (A.P.); (A.V.); (M.E.F.); (C.A.); (A.G.-U.); (J.B.); (A.S.-D.-V.); (M.D.P.); (E.-Z.A.)
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- Faculté des Sciences, Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Inserm, iBV, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice, France; (T.N.); (S.S.); (A.P.); (A.V.); (M.E.F.); (C.A.); (A.G.-U.); (J.B.); (A.S.-D.-V.); (M.D.P.); (E.-Z.A.)
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- Pediatric Oncology & Hematology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Hopital Archet 2, 06202 Nice, France;
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- Faculté des Sciences, Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Inserm, iBV, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice, France; (T.N.); (S.S.); (A.P.); (A.V.); (M.E.F.); (C.A.); (A.G.-U.); (J.B.); (A.S.-D.-V.); (M.D.P.); (E.-Z.A.)
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- Faculté des Sciences, Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Inserm, iBV, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice, France; (T.N.); (S.S.); (A.P.); (A.V.); (M.E.F.); (C.A.); (A.G.-U.); (J.B.); (A.S.-D.-V.); (M.D.P.); (E.-Z.A.)
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- Faculté des Sciences, Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Inserm, iBV, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice, France; (T.N.); (S.S.); (A.P.); (A.V.); (M.E.F.); (C.A.); (A.G.-U.); (J.B.); (A.S.-D.-V.); (M.D.P.); (E.-Z.A.)
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- Medicine Faculty, Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, LP2M, 06003 Nice, France;
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- Pôle Imagerie Photonique, Bordeaux Imaging Center, Université de Bordeaux, UMS 3420 CNRS-US4 Inserm, 33076 Bordeaux, France;
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- Research Unit Analytical BioGeoChemistry, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environment Health, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany; (S.F.); (P.S.-K.)
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Faculté des Sciences, Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Inserm, iBV, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice, France; (T.N.); (S.S.); (A.P.); (A.V.); (M.E.F.); (C.A.); (A.G.-U.); (J.B.); (A.S.-D.-V.); (M.D.P.); (E.-Z.A.)
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- Faculté des Sciences, Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Inserm, iBV, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice, France; (T.N.); (S.S.); (A.P.); (A.V.); (M.E.F.); (C.A.); (A.G.-U.); (J.B.); (A.S.-D.-V.); (M.D.P.); (E.-Z.A.)
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Gupta D, Dowsett GKC, Mani BK, Shankar K, Osborne-Lawrence S, Metzger NP, Lam BYH, Yeo GSH, Zigman JM. High Coexpression of the Ghrelin and LEAP2 Receptor GHSR With Pancreatic Polypeptide in Mouse and Human Islets. Endocrinology 2021; 162:6325122. [PMID: 34289060 PMCID: PMC8379901 DOI: 10.1210/endocr/bqab148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Islets represent an important site of direct action of the hormone ghrelin, with expression of the ghrelin receptor (growth hormone secretagogue receptor; GHSR) having been localized variably to alpha cells, beta cells, and/or somatostatin (SST)-secreting delta cells. To our knowledge, GHSR expression by pancreatic polypeptide (PP)-expressing gamma cells has not been specifically investigated. Here, histochemical analyses of Ghsr-IRES-Cre × Cre-dependent ROSA26-yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) reporter mice showed 85% of GHSR-expressing islet cells coexpress PP, 50% coexpress SST, and 47% coexpress PP + SST. Analysis of single-cell transcriptomic data from mouse pancreas revealed 95% of Ghsr-expressing cells coexpress Ppy, 100% coexpress Sst, and 95% coexpress Ppy + Sst. This expression was restricted to gamma-cell and delta-cell clusters. Analysis of several single-cell human pancreatic transcriptome data sets revealed 59% of GHSR-expressing cells coexpress PPY, 95% coexpress SST, and 57% coexpress PPY + SST. This expression was prominent in delta-cell and beta-cell clusters, also occurring in other clusters including gamma cells and alpha cells. GHSR expression levels were upregulated by type 2 diabetes mellitus in beta cells. In mice, plasma PP positively correlated with fat mass and with plasma levels of the endogenous GHSR antagonist/inverse agonist LEAP2. Plasma PP also elevated on LEAP2 and synthetic GHSR antagonist administration. These data suggest that in addition to delta cells, beta cells, and alpha cells, PP-expressing pancreatic cells likely represent important direct targets for LEAP2 and/or ghrelin both in mice and humans.
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- Deepali Gupta
- Center for Hypothalamic Research, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390-9077, USA
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- Medical Research Council (MRC) Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, Wellcome Trust–MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Center for Hypothalamic Research, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390-9077, USA
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- Center for Hypothalamic Research, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390-9077, USA
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- Center for Hypothalamic Research, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390-9077, USA
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- Center for Hypothalamic Research, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390-9077, USA
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- Medical Research Council (MRC) Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, Wellcome Trust–MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Medical Research Council (MRC) Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, Wellcome Trust–MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
- Correspondence: Giles S. H. Yeo, PhD, Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, Wellcome–MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, Box 289, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Hills Rd, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK.
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- Center for Hypothalamic Research, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390-9077, USA
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390-9077, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390-9077, USA
- Correspondence: Jeffrey M. Zigman, MD, PhD, Center for Hypothalamic Research, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, MC9077, Dallas, TX 75390-9077, USA.
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Sanchez Caballero L, Gorgogietas V, Arroyo MN, Igoillo-Esteve M. Molecular mechanisms of β-cell dysfunction and death in monogenic forms of diabetes. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 359:139-256. [PMID: 33832649 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ircmb.2021.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Monogenetic forms of diabetes represent 1%-5% of all diabetes cases and are caused by mutations in a single gene. These mutations, that affect genes involved in pancreatic β-cell development, function and survival, or insulin regulation, may be dominant or recessive, inherited or de novo. Most patients with monogenic diabetes are very commonly misdiagnosed as having type 1 or type 2 diabetes. The severity of their symptoms depends on the nature of the mutation, the function of the affected gene and, in some cases, the influence of additional genetic or environmental factors that modulate severity and penetrance. In some patients, diabetes is accompanied by other syndromic features such as deafness, blindness, microcephaly, liver and intestinal defects, among others. The age of diabetes onset may also vary from neonatal until early adulthood manifestations. Since the different mutations result in diverse clinical presentations, patients usually need different treatments that range from just diet and exercise, to the requirement of exogenous insulin or other hypoglycemic drugs, e.g., sulfonylureas or glucagon-like peptide 1 analogs to control their glycemia. As a consequence, awareness and correct diagnosis are crucial for the proper management and treatment of monogenic diabetes patients. In this chapter, we describe mutations causing different monogenic forms of diabetes associated with inadequate pancreas development or impaired β-cell function and survival, and discuss the molecular mechanisms involved in β-cell demise.
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- Laura Sanchez Caballero
- ULB Center for Diabetes Research (UCDR), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium. http://www.ucdr.be/
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- ULB Center for Diabetes Research (UCDR), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium. http://www.ucdr.be/
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- ULB Center for Diabetes Research (UCDR), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium. http://www.ucdr.be/
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- ULB Center for Diabetes Research (UCDR), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium. http://www.ucdr.be/.
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Liang Y, Yin W, Yin Y, Zhang W. Ghrelin Based Therapy of Metabolic Diseases. Curr Med Chem 2021; 28:2565-2576. [PMID: 32538716 PMCID: PMC11213490 DOI: 10.2174/0929867327666200615152804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Revised: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ghrelin, a unique 28 amino acid peptide hormone secreted by the gastric X/A like cells, is an endogenous ligand of the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHSR). Ghrelin-GHSR signaling has been found to exert various physiological functions, including stimulation of appetite, regulation of body weight, lipid and glucose metabolism, and increase of gut motility and secretion. This system is thus critical for energy homeostasis. OBJECTIVE The objective of this review is to highlight the strategies of ghrelin-GHSR based intervention for therapy of obesity and its related metabolic diseases. RESULTS Therapeutic strategies of metabolic disorders targeting the ghrelin-GHSR pathway involve neutralization of circulating ghrelin by antibodies and RNA spiegelmers, antagonism of ghrelin receptor by its antagonists and inverse agonists, inhibition of ghrelin O-acyltransferase (GOAT), as well as potential pharmacological approach to decrease ghrelin synthesis and secretion. CONCLUSION Various compounds targeting the ghrelin-GHSR system have shown promising efficacy for the intervention of obesity and relevant metabolic disorders in animals and in vitro. Further clinical trials to validate their efficacy in human beings are urgently needed.
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- Yuan Liang
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0346, USA
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Auerbach A, Cohen A, Ofek Shlomai N, Weinberg-Shukron A, Gulsuner S, King MC, Hemi R, Levy-Lahad E, Abulibdeh A, Zangen D. NKX2-2 Mutation Causes Congenital Diabetes and Infantile Obesity With Paradoxical Glucose-Induced Ghrelin Secretion. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2020; 105:5895035. [PMID: 32818257 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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CONTEXT NKX2-2 is a crucial transcription factor that enables specific β-cell gene expression. Nkx2-2(-/-) mice manifest with severe neonatal diabetes and changes in β-cell progenitor fate into ghrelin-producing cells. In humans, recessive NKX2-2 gene mutations have been recently reported as a novel etiology for neonatal diabetes, with only 3 cases known worldwide. This study describes the genetic analysis, distinctive clinical features, the therapeutic challenges, and the unique pathophysiology causing neonatal diabetes in human NKX2-2 dysfunction. CASE DESCRIPTION An infant with very low birth weight (VLBW) and severe neonatal diabetes (NDM) presented with severe obesity and developmental delay already at age 1 year. The challenge of achieving glycemic control in a VLBW infant was unexpectedly met by a regimen of 3 daily doses of long-acting insulin analogues. Sanger sequencing of known NDM genes (such as ABCC8 and EIF2AK3) was followed by whole-exome sequencing that revealed homozygosity of a pathogenic frameshift variant, c.356delG, p.P119fs64*, in the islet cells transcription factor, NKX2-2. To elucidate the cause for the severe obesity, an oral glucose tolerance test was conducted at age 3.5 years and revealed undetectable C-peptide levels with a paradoxically unexpected 30% increase in ghrelin levels. CONCLUSION Recessive NKX2-2 loss of function causes severe NDM associated with VLBW, childhood obesity, and developmental delay. The severe obesity phenotype is associated with postprandial paradoxical ghrelin secretion, which may be related to human β-cell fate change to ghrelin-secreting cells, recapitulating the finding in Nkx2-2(-/-) mice islet cells.
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- Adi Auerbach
- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Hadassah Mt. Scopus, Department of Pediatrics, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Neonatology, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Medical Genetics Institute, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
- Hadassah Medical School, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 9112102, Israel
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, DC
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, DC
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- Institute of Endocrinology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- Medical Genetics Institute, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
- Hadassah Medical School, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 9112102, Israel
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
- Hadassah Medical School, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 9112102, Israel
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Fagbohun OF, Olawoye B, Ademakinwa AN, Jolayemi KA, Msagati TAM. Metabolome modulatory effects of Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth. fruit extracts on oxidative stress, hyperlipidaemic biomarkers in STZ-induced diabetic rats and antidiabetic effects in 3T3 L1 adipocytes. J Pharm Pharmacol 2020; 72:1798-1811. [PMID: 32812253 DOI: 10.1111/jphp.13362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The management of diabetes is considered a global problem, and a cure is yet to be discovered. This study investigated the modulatory effect of Kigelia africana fruit on oxidative stress and hyperlipidaemic biomarkers in STZ-induced diabetic rats, profiled phytoconstituents using GC-TOF-MS and evaluated antidiabetic effects on 3T3 L1 adipocytes. METHODS Thirty male Wistar rats (120-150 g) were divided into six groups (n = 5). Diabetes was induced by a single intraperitoneal injection of STZ (60 mg/kg) and treated with 100, 200 and 400 of hexane fraction of KA for 28 days. Immunohistochemical evaluation was carried out using avidin-biotin immunoperoxidase (ABI) method. Catalase and SOD activities as well as the levels of total protein, albumin, bilirubin, triglyceride, cholesterol, and high-density lipoprotein were measured. KEY FINDINGS The expressions of oxidative stress and hyperlipidaemic biomarkers alongside fasting blood glucose concentrations were remarkedly decreased in KA-treated diabetic rats. Moreover, there was a significant increase in endocrine cell distribution, area covered with increase in β-cell mass, composition and morphology of KA-treated animals. Additionally, there was constant up-regulation in 3T3 L1 adipocytes due to the presence of phytoconstituents. CONCLUSION Kigelia africana fruit can act as a modulatory agent due to its ameliorative effects against oxidative stress.
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- Oladapo F Fagbohun
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, First Technical University, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, First Technical University, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Nigeria
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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- Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability Research Unit, College of Science Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa (UNISA), Johannesburg, South Africa
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Lindqvist A, Shcherbina L, Prasad RB, Miskelly MG, Abels M, Martínez-Lopéz JA, Fred RG, Nergård BJ, Hedenbro J, Groop L, Hjerling-Leffler J, Wierup N. Ghrelin suppresses insulin secretion in human islets and type 2 diabetes patients have diminished islet ghrelin cell number and lower plasma ghrelin levels. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2020; 511:110835. [PMID: 32371087 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2020.110835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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It is not known how ghrelin affects insulin secretion in human islets from patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) or whether islet ghrelin expression or circulating ghrelin levels are altered in T2D. Here we sought out to identify the effect of ghrelin on insulin secretion in human islets and the impact of T2D on circulating ghrelin levels and on islet ghrelin cells. The effect of ghrelin on insulin secretion was assessed in human T2D and non-T2D islets. Ghrelin expression was assessed with RNA-sequencing (n = 191) and immunohistochemistry (n = 21). Plasma ghrelin was measured with ELISA in 40 T2D and 40 non-T2D subjects. Ghrelin exerted a glucose-dependent insulin-suppressing effect in islets from both T2D and non-T2D donors. Compared with non-T2D donors, T2D donors had reduced ghrelin mRNA expression and 75% less islet ghrelin cells, and ghrelin mRNA expression correlated negatively with HbA1c. T2D subjects had 25% lower fasting plasma ghrelin levels than matched controls. Thus, ghrelin has direct insulin-suppressing effects in human islets and T2D patients have lower fasting ghrelin levels, likely as a result of reduced number of islet ghrelin cells. These findings support inhibition of ghrelin signaling as a potential therapeutic avenue for stimulation of insulin secretion in T2D patients.
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- A Lindqvist
- Lund University Diabetes Centre, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Lund University Diabetes Centre, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Lund University Diabetes Centre, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Lund University Diabetes Centre, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Lund University Diabetes Centre, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Lund University Diabetes Centre, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Lund University Diabetes Centre, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden; Aleris Obesitas, Lund, Sweden
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- Lund University Diabetes Centre, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden; Finnish Institute of Molecular Medicine, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Lund University Diabetes Centre, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
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Ebrahimi AG, Hollister-Lock J, Sullivan BA, Tsuchida R, Bonner-Weir S, Weir GC. Beta cell identity changes with mild hyperglycemia: Implications for function, growth, and vulnerability. Mol Metab 2020; 35:100959. [PMID: 32244186 PMCID: PMC7082551 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2020.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Revised: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE As diabetes develops, marked reductions of insulin secretion are associated with very modest elevations of glucose. We wondered if these glucose changes disrupt beta cell differentiation enough to account for the altered function. METHODS Rats were subjected to 90% partial pancreatectomies and those with only mild glucose elevations 4 weeks or 10 weeks after surgery had major alterations of gene expression in their islets as determined by RNAseq. RESULTS Changes associated with glucose toxicity demonstrated that many of the critical genes responsible for insulin secretion were downregulated while the expression of normally suppressed genes increased. Also, there were marked changes in genes associated with replication, aging, senescence, stress, inflammation, and increased expression of genes controlling both class I and II MHC antigens. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that mild glucose elevations in the early stages of diabetes lead to phenotypic changes that adversely affect beta cell function, growth, and vulnerability.
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- Aref G Ebrahimi
- Section on Islet Cell and Regenerative Biology, Joslin Diabetes Center, One Joslin Place, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Section on Islet Cell and Regenerative Biology, Joslin Diabetes Center, One Joslin Place, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Section on Islet Cell and Regenerative Biology, Joslin Diabetes Center, One Joslin Place, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Section on Islet Cell and Regenerative Biology, Joslin Diabetes Center, One Joslin Place, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Section on Islet Cell and Regenerative Biology, Joslin Diabetes Center, One Joslin Place, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Section on Islet Cell and Regenerative Biology, Joslin Diabetes Center, One Joslin Place, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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Lorberbaum DS, Docherty FM, Sussel L. Animal Models of Pancreas Development, Developmental Disorders, and Disease. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2020; 1236:65-85. [PMID: 32304069 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-2389-2_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The pancreas is a glandular organ responsible for diverse homeostatic functions, including hormone production from the endocrine islet cells to regulate blood sugar levels and enzyme secretion from the exocrine acinar cells to facilitate food digestion. These pancreatic functions are essential for life; therefore, preserving pancreatic function is of utmost importance. Pancreas dysfunction can arise either from developmental disorders or adult onset disease, both of which are caused by defects in shared molecular pathways. In this chapter, we discuss what is known about the molecular mechanisms controlling pancreas development, how disruption of these mechanisms can lead to developmental defects and disease, and how essential pancreas functions can be modeled using human pluripotent stem cells. At the core of understanding of these molecular processes are animal model studies that continue to be essential for elucidating the mechanisms underlying human pancreatic functions and diseases.
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- David S Lorberbaum
- Barbara Davis Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Barbara Davis Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Barbara Davis Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, CO, USA.
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Hedegaard MA, Holst B. The Complex Signaling Pathways of the Ghrelin Receptor. Endocrinology 2020; 161:5734640. [PMID: 32049280 DOI: 10.1210/endocr/bqaa020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2019] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The ghrelin receptor (GhrR) is known for its strong orexigenic effects in pharmacological doses and has long been considered as a promising target for the treatment of obesity. Several antagonists have been developed to decrease the orexigenic signaling, but none of these have been approved for the treatment of obesity because of adverse effects and lack of efficacy. Heterodimerization and biased signaling are important concepts for G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling, and the influence of these aspects on the GhrR may be important for feeding behavior and obesity. GhrR has been described to heterodimerize with other GPCRs, such as the dopamine receptors 1 and 2, leading to a modulation of the signaling properties of both dimerization partners. Another complicating factor of GhrR-mediated signaling is its ability to activate several different signaling pathways on ligand stimulation. Importantly, some ligands have shown to be "biased" or "functionally selective," implying that the ligand favors a particular signaling pathway. These unique signaling properties could have a sizeable impact on the physiological functions of the GhrR system. Importantly, heterodimerization may explain why the GhrR is expressed in areas of the brain that are difficult for peptide ligands to access. One possibility is that the purpose of GhrR expression is to modulate the function of other receptors in addition to merely being independently activated. We suggest that a deeper understanding of the signaling properties of the GhrR will facilitate future drug discovery in the areas of obesity and weight management.
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- Morten Adler Hedegaard
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Fernandez-Ranvier G, Meknat A, Guevara DE, Alenazi N, Ruiz H, Ritondale O, Alsanea O, Kini S, Herron D. The Role of Bariatric Surgery in Patients with Obesity and Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Bariatr Surg Pract Patient Care 2020. [DOI: 10.1089/bari.2019.0058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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- Gustavo Fernandez-Ranvier
- Division of Metabolic, Endocrine and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Division of Metabolic, Endocrine and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Division of Metabolic, Endocrine and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hospital Alejandro Posadas, El Palomar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Division of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hospital Alejandro Posadas, El Palomar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Division of Metabolic, Endocrine and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Division of Metabolic, Endocrine and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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Camacho-Ramírez A, Mayo-Ossorio MÁ, Pacheco-García JM, Almorza-Gomar D, Ribelles-García A, Belmonte-Núñez A, Prada-Oliveira JA, Pérez-Arana GM. Pancreas is a preeminent source of ghrelin after sleeve gastrectomy in Wistar rats. Histol Histopathol 2020; 35:801-809. [PMID: 31951010 DOI: 10.14670/hh-18-200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Many surgical techniques are employed in the treatment of severe obesity. A main consequence of these techniques is the improvement of type 2 Diabetes mellitus. Ghrelin is a gut hormone released in the gastric fundus and corpus, which has been related to diabetic improvement as mentioned in these papers. Sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en Y Gastric Bypass are surgical techniques broadly employed in humans; both severely reduce the gastric surface. Paradoxically, the serum level of ghrelin in patients is preserved. We hypothesized about the role of embryonic pancreatic epsilon cells, which have the capacity to release ghrelin. We studied the changes in the epsilon cells and differentiation markers with immunostaining and ghrelin serum level and after surgery. We employed euglycemic male Wistar rats: two surgical groups (Sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en Y Gastric Bypass) and two control groups. We reported a significant increase of ghrelin epsilon-cells in the pancreas and basal serum after Sleeve gastrectomy versus the control groups. The epsilon cellular increment was related to neogenesis, as the neurogenin-3 marker revealed. The Roux-en Y Gastric Bypass showed neither epsilon cell increase nor basal serum changes in ghrelin release. As a conclusion, we reported that the severe suppression of the fundus gastric produced the recovery of ghrelin released by the epsilon cells, which was indicative of an ontogenic embryonic pancreatic function.
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- Alonso Camacho-Ramírez
- Surgery Unit, Puerta del Mar University Hospital, University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain.,Biomedical Science Research and Innovation Institute (INIBICA), Puerta del Mar University Hospital, Cádiz, Spain.,Asociación Gaditana de Apoyo al Investigador AGAI, Cádiz, Spain
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- Surgery Unit, Puerta del Mar University Hospital, University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain.,Biomedical Science Research and Innovation Institute (INIBICA), Puerta del Mar University Hospital, Cádiz, Spain
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- Surgery Unit, Puerta del Mar University Hospital, University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain.,Biomedical Science Research and Innovation Institute (INIBICA), Puerta del Mar University Hospital, Cádiz, Spain
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- Biomedical Science Research and Innovation Institute (INIBICA), Puerta del Mar University Hospital, Cádiz, Spain.,Department of Operative Statistic and Research, University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain
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- Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain.,Sustainable Social Development Research Institute (INDESS), University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain
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- Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain
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- Biomedical Science Research and Innovation Institute (INIBICA), Puerta del Mar University Hospital, Cádiz, Spain.,Asociación Gaditana de Apoyo al Investigador AGAI, Cádiz, Spain.,Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain.
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- Biomedical Science Research and Innovation Institute (INIBICA), Puerta del Mar University Hospital, Cádiz, Spain.,Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain.,Asociación Gaditana de Apoyo al Investigador AGAI, Cádiz, Spain
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Scharfmann R, Staels W, Albagli O. The supply chain of human pancreatic β cell lines. J Clin Invest 2019; 129:3511-3520. [PMID: 31478912 PMCID: PMC6715382 DOI: 10.1172/jci129484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes have an insufficiency in their functional β cell mass. To advance diabetes treatment and to work toward a cure, a better understanding of how to protect the pancreatic β cells against autoimmune or metabolic assaults (e.g., obesity, gestation) will be required. Over the past decades, β cell protection has been extensively investigated in rodents both in vivo and in vitro using isolated islets or rodent β cell lines. Transferring these rodent data to humans has long been challenging, at least partly for technical reasons: primary human islet preparations were scarce and functional human β cell lines were lacking. In 2011, we described a robust protocol of targeted oncogenesis in human fetal pancreas and produced the first functional human β cell line, and in subsequent years additional lines with specific traits. These cell lines are currently used by more than 150 academic and industrial laboratories worldwide. In this Review, we first explain how we developed the human β cell lines and why we think we succeeded where others, despite major efforts, did not. Next, we discuss the use of such functional human β cell lines and share some perspectives on their use to advance diabetes research.
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- Raphael Scharfmann
- INSERM U1016, Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- INSERM U1016, Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
- Beta Cell Neogenesis (BENE), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- INSERM U1016, Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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Gray SM, Niu J, Zhang A, Svendsen B, Campbell JE, D'Alessio DA, Tong J. Intraislet Ghrelin Signaling Does Not Regulate Insulin Secretion From Adult Mice. Diabetes 2019; 68:1795-1805. [PMID: 31201280 PMCID: PMC6702634 DOI: 10.2337/db19-0079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2019] [Accepted: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Exogenous ghrelin reduces glucose-stimulated insulin secretion and endogenous ghrelin protects against hypoglycemia during starvation. Islet ε-cells produce ghrelin and δ-cells express growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHSR), suggesting the possibility of a paracrine mechanism for islet ghrelin to reach high local concentrations and affect insulin secretion. GHSR has high constitutive activity and may act independently of ghrelin. The objective in this study was to determine whether an intraislet ghrelin-GHSR axis modulates insulin secretion and glucose metabolism using mouse models lacking ghrelin (Ghrl-/- ) or GHSR (Ghsr-/- ). Ghsr-/- and Ghsr+/+ mice had comparable islet ghrelin concentrations. Exogenous ghrelin decreased insulin secretion in perifused isolated islets in a GHSR-dependent manner. Islets isolated from Ghrl-/- or Ghsr-/- mice did not differ from controls in glucose-, alanine-, or GLP-1-stimulated insulin secretion during perifusion. Consistent with this finding, Ghrl-/- and Ghsr-/- male mice studied after either 6 or 16 h of fasting had blood glucose concentrations comparable with those of controls following intraperitoneal glucose, or insulin tolerance tests, or after mixed nutrient meals. Collectively, our data provide strong evidence against a paracrine ghrelin-GHSR axis mediating insulin secretion or glucose tolerance in lean, chow-fed adult mice.
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- Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Durham, NC
- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC
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- Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Durham, NC
- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC
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- Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Durham, NC
- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC
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Gray SM, Page LC, Tong J. Ghrelin regulation of glucose metabolism. J Neuroendocrinol 2019; 31:e12705. [PMID: 30849212 PMCID: PMC6688917 DOI: 10.1111/jne.12705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Revised: 03/04/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Ghrelin and its receptor, the growth hormone secretagogue receptor 1a (GHSR1a), are implicated in the regulation of glucose metabolism via direct actions in the pancreatic islet, as well as peripheral insulin-sensitive tissues and the brain. Although many studies have explored the role of ghrelin in glucose tolerance and insulin secretion, a complete mechanistic understanding remains to be clarified. This review highlights the local expression and function of ghrelin and GHSR1a in pancreatic islets and how this axis may modulate insulin secretion from pancreatic β-cells. Additionally, we discuss the effect of ghrelin on in vivo glucose metabolism in rodents and humans, as well as the metabolic circumstances under which the action of ghrelin may predominate.
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- Sarah. M. Gray
- Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC 27701
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27701
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- Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC 27701
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27701
- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC 27701
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Zhang X, McGrath PS, Salomone J, Rahal M, McCauley HA, Schweitzer J, Kovall R, Gebelein B, Wells JM. A Comprehensive Structure-Function Study of Neurogenin3 Disease-Causing Alleles during Human Pancreas and Intestinal Organoid Development. Dev Cell 2019; 50:367-380.e7. [PMID: 31178402 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2019.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2018] [Revised: 02/25/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Neurogenin3 (NEUROG3) is required for endocrine lineage formation of the pancreas and intestine. Patients with NEUROG3 mutations are born with congenital malabsorptive diarrhea due to complete loss of enteroendocrine cells, whereas endocrine pancreas development varies in an allele-specific manner. These findings suggest a context-dependent requirement for NEUROG3 in pancreas versus intestine. We utilized human tissue differentiated from NEUROG3-/- pluripotent stem cells for functional analyses. Most disease-associated alleles had hypomorphic or null phenotype in both tissues, whereas the S171fsX68 mutation had reduced activity in the pancreas but largely null in the intestine. Biochemical studies revealed NEUROG3 variants have distinct molecular defects with altered protein stability, DNA binding, and gene transcription. Moreover, NEUROG3 was highly unstable in the intestinal epithelium, explaining the enhanced sensitivity of intestinal defects relative to the pancreas. These studies emphasize that studies of human mutations in the endogenous tissue context may be required to assess structure-function relationships.
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- Xinghao Zhang
- Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Medicine (CuSTOM), Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Medicine (CuSTOM), Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Medicine (CuSTOM), Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Medicine (CuSTOM), Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Medicine (CuSTOM), Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, & Microbiology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Medicine (CuSTOM), Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Division of Endocrinology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
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Prentice BM, Hart NJ, Phillips N, Haliyur R, Judd A, Armandala R, Spraggins JM, Lowe CL, Boyd KL, Stein RW, Wright CV, Norris JL, Powers AC, Brissova M, Caprioli RM. Imaging mass spectrometry enables molecular profiling of mouse and human pancreatic tissue. Diabetologia 2019; 62:1036-1047. [PMID: 30955045 PMCID: PMC6553460 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-019-4855-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2018] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS The molecular response and function of pancreatic islet cells during metabolic stress is a complex process. The anatomical location and small size of pancreatic islets coupled with current methodological limitations have prevented the achievement of a complete, coherent picture of the role that lipids and proteins play in cellular processes under normal conditions and in diseased states. Herein, we describe the development of untargeted tissue imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) technologies for the study of in situ protein and, more specifically, lipid distributions in murine and human pancreases. METHODS We developed matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation (MALDI) IMS protocols to study metabolite, lipid and protein distributions in mouse (wild-type and ob/ob mouse models) and human pancreases. IMS allows for the facile discrimination of chemically similar lipid and metabolite isoforms that cannot be distinguished using standard immunohistochemical techniques. Co-registration of MS images with immunofluorescence images acquired from serial tissue sections allowed accurate cross-registration of cell types. By acquiring immunofluorescence images first, this serial section approach guides targeted high spatial resolution IMS analyses (down to 15 μm) of regions of interest and leads to reduced time requirements for data acquisition. RESULTS MALDI IMS enabled the molecular identification of specific phospholipid and glycolipid isoforms in pancreatic islets with intra-islet spatial resolution. This technology shows that subtle differences in the chemical structure of phospholipids can dramatically affect their distribution patterns and, presumably, cellular function within the islet and exocrine compartments of the pancreas (e.g. 18:1 vs 18:2 fatty acyl groups in phosphatidylcholine lipids). We also observed the localisation of specific GM3 ganglioside lipids [GM3(d34:1), GM3(d36:1), GM3(d38:1) and GM3(d40:1)] within murine islet cells that were correlated with a higher level of GM3 synthase as verified by immunostaining. However, in human pancreas, GM3 gangliosides were equally distributed in both the endocrine and exocrine tissue, with only one GM3 isoform showing islet-specific localisation. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION The development of more complete molecular profiles of pancreatic tissue will provide important insight into the molecular state of the pancreas during islet development, normal function, and diseased states. For example, this study demonstrates that these results can provide novel insight into the potential signalling mechanisms involving phospholipids and glycolipids that would be difficult to detect by targeted methods, and can help raise new hypotheses about the types of physiological control exerted on endocrine hormone-producing cells in islets. Importantly, the in situ measurements afforded by IMS do not require a priori knowledge of molecules of interest and are not susceptible to the limitations of immunohistochemistry, providing the opportunity for novel biomarker discovery. Notably, the presence of multiple GM3 isoforms in mouse islets and the differential localisation of lipids in human tissue underscore the important role these molecules play in regulating insulin modulation and suggest species, organ, and cell specificity. This approach demonstrates the importance of both high spatial resolution and high molecular specificity to accurately survey the molecular composition of complex, multi-functional tissues such as the pancreas.
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- Boone M Prentice
- 9160 MRB III, Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- 9160 MRB III, Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Translational Pathology Shared Resource, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Translational Pathology Shared Resource, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- 9160 MRB III, Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- 9160 MRB III, Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA.
- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
- Department of Pharmacology and Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
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Mani BK, Shankar K, Zigman JM. Ghrelin's Relationship to Blood Glucose. Endocrinology 2019; 160:1247-1261. [PMID: 30874792 PMCID: PMC6482034 DOI: 10.1210/en.2019-00074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 03/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Much effort has been directed at studying the orexigenic actions of administered ghrelin and the potential effects of the endogenous ghrelin system on food intake, food reward, body weight, adiposity, and energy expenditure. Although endogenous ghrelin's actions on some of these processes remain ambiguous, its glucoregulatory actions have emerged as well-recognized features during extreme metabolic conditions. The blood glucose-raising actions of ghrelin are beneficial during starvation-like conditions, defending against life-threatening falls in blood glucose, but they are seemingly detrimental in obese states and in certain monogenic forms of diabetes, contributing to hyperglycemia. Also of interest, blood glucose negatively regulates ghrelin secretion. This article reviews the literature suggesting the existence of a blood glucose-ghrelin axis and highlights the factors that mediate the glucoregulatory actions of ghrelin, especially during metabolic extremes such as starvation and diabetes.
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- Bharath K Mani
- Division of Hypothalamic Research, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Division of Hypothalamic Research, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Division of Hypothalamic Research, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
- Correspondence: Jeffrey M. Zigman, MD, PhD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75390. E-mail:
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Sakata N, Yoshimatsu G, Kodama S. Development and Characteristics of Pancreatic Epsilon Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20081867. [PMID: 31014006 PMCID: PMC6514973 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20081867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Revised: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Pancreatic endocrine cells expressing the ghrelin gene and producing the ghrelin hormone were first identified in 2002. These cells, named ε cells, were recognized as the fifth type of endocrine cells. Differentiation of ε cells is induced by various transcription factors, including Nk2 homeobox 2, paired box proteins Pax-4 and Pax6, and the aristaless-related homeobox. Ghrelin is generally considered to be a "hunger hormone" that stimulates the appetite and is produced mainly by the stomach. Although the population of ε cells is small in adults, they play important roles in regulating other endocrine cells, especially β cells, by releasing ghrelin. However, the roles of ghrelin in β cells are complex. Ghrelin contributes to increased blood glucose levels by suppressing insulin release from β cells and is also involved in the growth and proliferation of β cells and the prevention of β cell apoptosis. Despite increasing evidence and clarification of the mechanisms of ε cells over the last 20 years, many questions remain to be answered. In this review, we present the current evidence for the participation of ε cells in differentiation and clarify their characteristics by focusing on the roles of ghrelin.
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- Naoaki Sakata
- Department of Regenerative Medicine and Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan.
- Center for Regenerative Medicine, Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan.
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine and Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan.
- Center for Regenerative Medicine, Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan.
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine and Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan.
- Center for Regenerative Medicine, Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan.
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Huijbregts L, Petersen MBK, Berthault C, Hansson M, Aiello V, Rachdi L, Grapin-Botton A, Honore C, Scharfmann R. Bromodomain and Extra Terminal Protein Inhibitors Promote Pancreatic Endocrine Cell Fate. Diabetes 2019; 68:761-773. [PMID: 30655386 DOI: 10.2337/db18-0224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Bromodomain and extraterminal (BET) proteins are epigenetic readers that interact with acetylated lysines of histone tails. Recent studies have demonstrated their role in cancer progression because they recruit key components of the transcriptional machinery to modulate gene expression. However, their role during embryonic development of the pancreas has never been studied. Using mouse embryonic pancreatic explants and human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs), we show that BET protein inhibition with I-BET151 or JQ1 enhances the number of neurogenin3 (NEUROG3) endocrine progenitors. In mouse explants, BET protein inhibition further led to increased expression of β-cell markers but in the meantime, strongly downregulated Ins1 expression. Similarly, although acinar markers, such as Cpa1 and CelA, were upregulated, Amy expression was repressed. In hiPSCs, BET inhibitors strongly repressed C-peptide and glucagon during endocrine differentiation. Explants and hiPSCs were then pulsed with BET inhibitors to increase NEUROG3 expression and further chased without inhibitors. Endocrine development was enhanced in explants with higher expression of insulin and maturation markers, such as UCN3 and MAFA. In hiPSCs, the outcome was different because C-peptide expression remained lower than in controls, but ghrelin expression was increased. Altogether, by using two independent models of pancreatic development, we show that BET proteins regulate multiple aspects of pancreatic development.
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- Lukas Huijbregts
- INSERM U1016, Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Biology (DanStem), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- INSERM U1016, Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- INSERM U1016, Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- INSERM U1016, Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Biology (DanStem), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Stem Cell Biology, Novo Nordisk A/S, Måløv, Denmark
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- INSERM U1016, Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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Li Z, Yu R, Yin W, Qin Y, Ma L, Mulholland M, Zhang W. mTOR Signaling in X/A-Like Cells Contributes to Lipid Homeostasis in Mice. Hepatology 2019; 69:860-875. [PMID: 30141265 PMCID: PMC6351211 DOI: 10.1002/hep.30229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2018] [Accepted: 08/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Gastric mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling is inversely associated with the expression and secretion of ghrelin, a 28-aa peptide hormone produced by gastric X/A-like cells. Ghrelin contributes to obesity and hepatic steatosis. We sought to control global lipid metabolism via the manipulation of gastric mTOR signaling in X/A-like cells. We established a ghrl-cre transgene in which the Cre enzyme is expressed in X/A-like cells under the control of the ghrelin-promoter. mTORflox/flox and tuberous sclerosis 1 (TSC1)flox/flox mice were separately bred with ghrl-cre mice to generate mTOR-ghrl-cre or TSC1-ghrl-cre mice, within which mTOR signaling was suppressed or activated, respectively. Lipid metabolism in liver and adipose depots was analyzed. Under the control of the ghrelin-promoter, the Cre enzyme was exclusively expressed in stomach X/A-like cells in adult animals. Knockout of mTOR in X/A-like cells increased circulating acyl-ghrelin and promoted hepatic lipogenesis with effects on adipose depots. Activation of mTOR signaling by deletion of its upstream inhibitor, TSC1, decreased ghrelin expression and secretion, altering lipid metabolism as evidenced by resistance to high-fat diet-induced obesity and hepatic steatosis. Both ghrelin administration and injection of rapamycin, an inhibitor of mTOR, altered the phenotypes of TSC1-ghrl-cre mice. Conclusion: Gastric mTOR signaling in X/A-like cells contributes to organism lipid homeostasis by regulating hepatic and adipose lipid metabolism. Gastric mTOR signaling may provide an alternative strategy for intervention in lipid disorders.
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- Ziru Li
- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China,Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0346, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0346, USA,Corresponding author. Contact information: Michael W. Mulholland, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. Tel: 1-734-936-3236; ; Or. Weizhen Zhang, NCRC 26-241N, 2800 Plymouth Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, United State, Tel: 1-734-615-0360; Fax: 1-734-763-4135;
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China,Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0346, USA,Corresponding author. Contact information: Michael W. Mulholland, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. Tel: 1-734-936-3236; ; Or. Weizhen Zhang, NCRC 26-241N, 2800 Plymouth Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, United State, Tel: 1-734-615-0360; Fax: 1-734-763-4135;
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Liu J, Banerjee A, Herring CA, Attalla J, Hu R, Xu Y, Shao Q, Simmons AJ, Dadi PK, Wang S, Jacobson DA, Liu B, Hodges E, Lau KS, Gu G. Neurog3-Independent Methylation Is the Earliest Detectable Mark Distinguishing Pancreatic Progenitor Identity. Dev Cell 2019; 48:49-63.e7. [PMID: 30620902 PMCID: PMC6327977 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2018.11.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Revised: 08/26/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In the developing pancreas, transient Neurog3-expressing progenitors give rise to four major islet cell types: α, β, δ, and γ; when and how the Neurog3+ cells choose cell fate is unknown. Using single-cell RNA-seq, trajectory analysis, and combinatorial lineage tracing, we showed here that the Neurog3+ cells co-expressing Myt1 (i.e., Myt1+Neurog3+) were biased toward β cell fate, while those not simultaneously expressing Myt1 (Myt1-Neurog3+) favored α fate. Myt1 manipulation only marginally affected α versus β cell specification, suggesting Myt1 as a marker but not determinant for islet-cell-type specification. The Myt1+Neurog3+ cells displayed higher Dnmt1 expression and enhancer methylation at Arx, an α-fate-promoting gene. Inhibiting Dnmts in pancreatic progenitors promoted α cell specification, while Dnmt1 overexpression or Arx enhancer hypermethylation favored β cell production. Moreover, the pancreatic progenitors contained distinct Arx enhancer methylation states without transcriptionally definable sub-populations, a phenotype independent of Neurog3 activity. These data suggest that Neurog3-independent methylation on fate-determining gene enhancers specifies distinct endocrine-cell programs.
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- Jing Liu
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Program in Developmental Biology and Center for Stem Cell Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Program in Developmental Biology and Center for Stem Cell Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Epithelial Biology Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Epithelial Biology Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Program in Chemical and Physical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Program in Developmental Biology and Center for Stem Cell Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Biochemistry and the Vanderbilt Genetic Institute, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Program in Developmental Biology and Center for Stem Cell Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Program in Developmental Biology and Center for Stem Cell Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Physiology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Program in Developmental Biology and Center for Stem Cell Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Epithelial Biology Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer Center for Vision Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Physiology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA
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- Program in Developmental Biology and Center for Stem Cell Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Biochemistry and the Vanderbilt Genetic Institute, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Program in Developmental Biology and Center for Stem Cell Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Epithelial Biology Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Program in Chemical and Physical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Program in Developmental Biology and Center for Stem Cell Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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Aydin S, Sağraç D, Şahin F. Differentiation Potential of Mesenchymal Stem Cells into Pancreatic β-Cells. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2019; 1247:135-156. [PMID: 32002800 DOI: 10.1007/5584_2019_476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Stem cells having the capability to differentiate into other type of cells and renewing themselves, gained so much importance in recent years. Investigations in stem cells revealed that mesenchymal stem cells can successfully differentiate into other type of cells like adipocytes, hepatocytes, osteocytes, neurocytes and chondrocytes. In addition, these cells can also differentiate into insulin-producing beta cells. Insulin is a crucial hormone for glucose balance of the body. Insufficiency or unavailability of insulin is called diabetes. External insulin intake, as well as pancreas or islet transplantation, is the most basic treatment of diabetes. In vivo and in vitro studies demonstrate that stem cell therapy is also used in the cure of diabetes. Differentiation process of stem cells into beta cells releasing insulin is quite complicated. There are many different reports for the differentiation of stem cells in the literature. The success of differentiation of stem cells into beta cells depends on several factors like the source of stem cells, chemicals added into the differentiation medium and the duration of differentiation protocol. Distinct studies for the differentiation of stem cells into insulin-secreting cells are available in the literature. Moreover, thanks to the superior differentiation capacity of stem cells, they are being preferred in clinical studies. Stem cells were clinically used to heal diabetic ulcer, to increase c-peptide level and insulin secretion in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Mesenchymal stem cells having high differentiation potential to insulin-secreting cells are encouraging vehicles for both in vivo and in vitro studies together with clinical trials for diabetes mellitus.
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- Safa Aydin
- Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yeditepe University, İstanbul, Turkey.
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- Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yeditepe University, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yeditepe University, İstanbul, Turkey
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Dominguez Gutierrez G, Kim J, Lee AH, Tong J, Niu J, Gray SM, Wei Y, Ding Y, Ni M, Adler C, Murphy AJ, Gromada J, Xin Y. Gene Signature of the Human Pancreatic ε Cell. Endocrinology 2018; 159:4023-4032. [PMID: 30380031 PMCID: PMC6963699 DOI: 10.1210/en.2018-00833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2018] [Accepted: 10/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The ghrelin-producing ε cell represents the fifth endocrine cell type in human pancreatic islets. The abundance of ε cells in adult pancreas is extremely low, which has hampered the investigation on the molecular pathways regulating the development and the function of this cell type. In this study, we explored the molecular features defining the function of pancreatic ε cells isolated from adult nondiabetic donors using single-cell RNA sequencing technology. We focus on transcription factors, cell surface receptors, and genes involved in metabolic pathways that contribute to regulation of cellular function. Furthermore, the genes that separate ε cells from the other islet endocrine cell types are presented. This study expands prior knowledge about the genes important for ε cell functioning during development and provides a resource to interrogate the transcriptome of this rare human islet cell type.
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- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, New York
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- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, New York
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition, Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition, Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition, Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, New York
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- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, New York
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- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, New York
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- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, New York
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Huising MO, Lee S, van der Meulen T. Evidence for a Neogenic Niche at the Periphery of Pancreatic Islets. Bioessays 2018; 40:e1800119. [PMID: 30264410 PMCID: PMC6570402 DOI: 10.1002/bies.201800119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2018] [Revised: 09/01/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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We recently discovered a novel subset of beta cells that resemble immature beta cells during pancreas development. We named these "virgin" beta cells as they do not stem from existing mature beta cells. Virgin beta cells are found exclusively at the islet periphery in areas that we therefore designated as the "neogenic niche." As beta cells are our only source of insulin, their loss leads to diabetes. Islets also contain glucagon-producing alpha cells and somatostatin-producing delta cells, that are important for glucose homeostasis and form a mantle surrounding the beta cell core. This 3D architecture is important and determines access to blood flow and innervation. We propose that the distinctive islet architecture may also play an important, but hitherto unappreciated role in generation of new endocrine cells, including beta cells. We discuss several predictions to further test the contribution of the neogenic niche to beta cell regeneration.
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- Mark O. Huising
- Department of Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
- Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Russell-Goldman E, Hornick JL, Qian X, Jo VY. NKX2.2 immunohistochemistry in the distinction of Ewing sarcoma from cytomorphologic mimics: Diagnostic utility and pitfalls. Cancer Cytopathol 2018; 126:942-949. [PMID: 30376220 DOI: 10.1002/cncy.22056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2018] [Revised: 07/19/2018] [Accepted: 07/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ewing sarcoma (ES) is a round cell sarcoma that can be challenging to diagnose on cytologic material given its significant overlap with numerous mesenchymal, epithelial, and lymphoid cytomorphologic mimics. The objective of this study was to assess the utility of a novel marker, NKX2.2, in the diagnosis of ES in cytologic material and its ability to distinguish ES from its mimics. METHODS NKX2.2 immunohistochemistry was performed on cell blocks from 107 fine-needle aspirations, and nuclear expression was scored semiquantitatively for extent and intensity. The study cohort included ES (n = 10), well differentiated neuroendocrine tumor (n = 20), melanoma (n = 11), Merkel cell carcinoma (n = 10), small cell carcinoma (n = 10), alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (n = 2), spindle cell/sclerosing rhabdomyosarcoma (n = 2), synovial sarcoma (n = 12), solitary fibrous tumor (n = 2), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (n = 10), lymphoblastic lymphoma (n = 11), adenoid cystic carcinoma (n = 6), and CIC-rearranged sarcoma (n = 1). RESULTS NKX2.2 had high sensitivity (100%) and moderate specificity (85%) for the diagnosis of ES in cytologic material. NKX2.2 expression also was present in a subset of mesenchymal and epithelial mimics, and staining was most commonly observed in small cell carcinoma (80%) and well differentiated neuroendocrine tumor (45%). Among mesenchymal mimics, 42% exhibited NKX2.2 expression. NKX2.2 staining was absent in melanoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma, and lymphoproliferative neoplasms. CONCLUSIONS NKX2.2 is a highly sensitive but only moderately specific marker for ES. Neuroendocrine neoplasms exhibit variable NKX2.2 expression and remain a significant potential diagnostic pitfall. Thus, NKX2.2 expression should be interpreted in the context of an appropriate immunohistochemical panel (and often with confirmatory molecular testing) for the accurate diagnosis of ES.
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- Eleanor Russell-Goldman
- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Graves LP, Aksular M, Alakeely RA, Ruiz Buck D, Chambers AC, Murguia-Meca F, Plata-Muñoz JJ, Hughes S, Johnson PRV, Possee RD, King LA. Improved Baculovirus Vectors for Transduction and Gene Expression in Human Pancreatic Islet Cells. Viruses 2018; 10:E574. [PMID: 30347797 PMCID: PMC6213606 DOI: 10.3390/v10100574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2018] [Accepted: 10/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Pancreatic islet transplantation is a promising treatment for type 1 diabetes mellitus offering improved glycaemic control by restoring insulin production. Improved human pancreatic islet isolation has led to higher islet transplantation success. However, as many as 50% of islets are lost after transplantation due to immune responses and cellular injury, gene therapy presents a novel strategy to protect pancreatic islets for improved survival post-transplantation. To date, most of the vectors used in clinical trials and gene therapy studies have been derived from mammalian viruses such as adeno-associated or retrovirus. However, baculovirus BacMam vectors provide an attractive and safe alternative. Here, a novel BacMam was constructed containing a frameshift mutation within fp25, which results in virus stocks with higher infectious titres. This improved in vitro transduction when compared to control BacMams. Additionally, incorporating a truncated vesicular stomatitis virus G protein increased transduction efficacy and production of EGFP and BCL2 in human kidney (HK-2) and pancreatic islet β cells (EndoC βH3). Lastly, we have shown that our optimized BacMam vector can deliver and express egfp in intact pancreatic islet cells from human cadaveric donors. These results confirm that BacMam vectors are a viable choice for providing delivery of transgenes to pancreatic islet cells.
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- Leo P Graves
- Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK.
- Oxford Expression Technologies Ltd., Bioinnovation Hub, Gipsy Lane Campus, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK.
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- Oxford Expression Technologies Ltd., Bioinnovation Hub, Gipsy Lane Campus, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK.
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- Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK.
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Sciences, Baghdad University, Baghdad 10071, Iraq.
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- Oxford Expression Technologies Ltd., Bioinnovation Hub, Gipsy Lane Campus, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK.
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- Oxford Expression Technologies Ltd., Bioinnovation Hub, Gipsy Lane Campus, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK.
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- Centre for Molecular and Cell-Based Therapeutics SA de CV, Mexico City 15820, Mexico.
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- Centre for Molecular and Cell-Based Therapeutics SA de CV, Mexico City 15820, Mexico.
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.
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- Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK.
- Oxford Expression Technologies Ltd., Bioinnovation Hub, Gipsy Lane Campus, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK.
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- Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK.
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Napolitano T, Silvano S, Vieira A, Balaji S, Garrido-Utrilla A, Friano ME, Atlija J, Collombat P. Role of ghrelin in pancreatic development and function. Diabetes Obes Metab 2018; 20 Suppl 2:3-10. [PMID: 30230184 DOI: 10.1111/dom.13385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2018] [Revised: 05/23/2018] [Accepted: 05/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ghrelin is a gastric peptide with anabolic functions. It acutely stimulates growth hormone (GH) secretion from the anterior pituitary glands and modulates hypothalamic circuits that control food intake and energy expenditure. Besides its central activity, ghrelin is also involved in the regulation of pancreatic development and physiology. Particularly, several studies highlighted the ability of ghrelin to sustain β-cell viability and proliferation. Furthermore, ghrelin seems to exert inhibitory effects on pancreatic acinar and endocrine secretory functions. Due to its pleiotropic activity on energy metabolism, ghrelin has become a topic of great interest for experimental research focused on type II diabetes and obesity. The aim of this review is to illustrate the complex and not fully understood interplay between ghrelin, pancreas and glucose homeostasis.
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- Tiziana Napolitano
- Inserm, CNRS, iBV, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France
- iBV, Institut de Biologie Valrose, Centre de Biochimie, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice Cedex 2, France
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- Inserm, CNRS, iBV, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France
- iBV, Institut de Biologie Valrose, Centre de Biochimie, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice Cedex 2, France
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- Inserm, CNRS, iBV, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France
- iBV, Institut de Biologie Valrose, Centre de Biochimie, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice Cedex 2, France
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- Inserm, CNRS, iBV, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France
- iBV, Institut de Biologie Valrose, Centre de Biochimie, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice Cedex 2, France
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- Inserm, CNRS, iBV, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France
- iBV, Institut de Biologie Valrose, Centre de Biochimie, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice Cedex 2, France
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- Inserm, CNRS, iBV, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France
- iBV, Institut de Biologie Valrose, Centre de Biochimie, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice Cedex 2, France
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- Inserm, CNRS, iBV, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France
- iBV, Institut de Biologie Valrose, Centre de Biochimie, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice Cedex 2, France
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- Inserm, CNRS, iBV, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France
- iBV, Institut de Biologie Valrose, Centre de Biochimie, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice Cedex 2, France
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Wong CK, Wade-Vallance AK, Luciani DS, Brindle PK, Lynn FC, Gibson WT. The p300 and CBP Transcriptional Coactivators Are Required for β-Cell and α-Cell Proliferation. Diabetes 2018; 67:412-422. [PMID: 29217654 DOI: 10.2337/db17-0237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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p300 (EP300) and CBP (CREBBP) are transcriptional coactivators with histone acetyltransferase activity. Various β-cell transcription factors can recruit p300/CBP, and thus the coactivators could be important for β-cell function and health in vivo. We hypothesized that p300/CBP contribute to the development and proper function of pancreatic islets. To test this, we bred and studied mice lacking p300/CBP in their islets. Mice lacking either p300 or CBP in islets developed glucose intolerance attributable to impaired insulin secretion, together with reduced α- and β-cell area and islet insulin content. These phenotypes were exacerbated in mice with only a single copy of p300 or CBP expressed in islets. Removing p300 in pancreatic endocrine progenitors impaired proliferation of neonatal α- and β-cells. Mice lacking all four copies of p300/CBP in pancreatic endocrine progenitors failed to establish α- and β-cell mass postnatally. Transcriptomic analyses revealed significant overlaps between p300/CBP-downregulated genes and genes downregulated in Hnf1α-null islets and Nkx2.2-null islets, among others. Furthermore, p300/CBP are important for the acetylation of H3K27 at loci downregulated in Hnf1α-null islets. We conclude that p300 and CBP are limiting cofactors for islet development, and hence for postnatal glucose homeostasis, with some functional redundancy.
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- Chi Kin Wong
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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