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Pinheiro MM, Pinheiro FMM, Diniz SN, Fabbri A, Infante M. Combination of vitamin D and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (VIDPP-4i) as an immunomodulation therapy for autoimmune diabetes. Int Immunopharmacol 2021; 95:107518. [PMID: 33756226 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2021.107518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Type 1 diabetes (T1D) and latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) represent the most common types of autoimmune diabetes and are characterized by different age of onset, degrees of immune-mediated destruction of pancreatic beta cells and rates of disease progression towards insulin dependence. Several immunotherapies aimed to counteract autoimmune responses against beta cells and preserve beta-cell function are currently being investigated, particularly in T1D. Preliminary findings suggest a potential role of combination therapy with vitamin D and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors (VIDPP-4i) in preserving beta-cell function in autoimmune diabetes. This manuscript aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the immunomodulatory properties of vitamin D and DPP-4 inhibitors, as well as the rationale for investigation of their combined use as an immunomodulation therapy for autoimmune diabetes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Marcelo Maia Pinheiro
- UNIVAG, University Center, Dom Orlando Chaves Ave, 2655 - Cristo Rei, Várzea Grande, 78118-000 Mato Grosso, Brazil; Universidade Anhanguera de São Paulo - SP, 3305, Raimundo Pereira de Magalhães Ave., Pirituba, São Paulo, 05145-200 São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Hospital de Base, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto FAMERP - SP, 5546, Brigadeiro Faria Lima Ave, Vila São Pedro, São José do Rio Preto, 15015-500 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade Anhanguera de São Paulo - SP, 3305, Raimundo Pereira de Magalhães Ave., Pirituba, São Paulo, 05145-200 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Diabetes Research Institute Federation (DRIF), Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, CTO Andrea Alesini Hospital, ASL Roma 2, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via San Nemesio 21, 00145 Rome, Italy
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- Diabetes Research Institute Federation (DRIF), Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, CTO Andrea Alesini Hospital, ASL Roma 2, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via San Nemesio 21, 00145 Rome, Italy; UniCamillus, Saint Camillus International University of Health Sciences, Via di Sant'Alessandro, 8, 00131 Rome, Italy; Network of Immunity in Infection, Malignancy and Autoimmunity (NIIMA), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Via San Nemesio 21, 00145 Rome, Italy.
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Blaslov K, Gajski D, Vucelić V, Gaćina P, Mirošević G, Marinković J, Vrkljan M, Rotim K. THE ASSOCIATION OF SUBCLINICAL INSULIN RESISTANCE WITH THYROID AUTOIMMUNITY IN EUTHYROID INDIVIDUALS. Acta Clin Croat 2020; 59:696-702. [PMID: 34285440 PMCID: PMC8253084 DOI: 10.20471/acc.2020.59.04.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Hashimoto thyroiditis is characterized by anti-thyroid peroxidase (anti-TPO) and anti-thyroglobulin (anti-Tg) antibodies that gradually lead to thyroid cell destruction. As hypothyroidism has been associated with insulin resistance (IR), we aimed to investigate whether IR is associated with thyroid antibody presence and whether the degree of IR correlates with their concentration in euthyroid individuals. A total of 164 non-diabetic, euthyroid individuals, average age 34 years, were included in the study, divided into two groups according to Hashimoto thyroiditis and underwent 5-hour oral glucose tolerance test. The degree of IR was evaluated by the Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR). The Hashimoto thyroiditis group had higher HOMA-IR (p=0.003) and lower glucose levels (p=0.04). HOMA-IR correlated positively with anti-TPO (p<0.001). Linear logistic regression revealed that anti-TPO concentration increased by 18.13 (p=0.001) with each HOMA-IR unit. IR might trigger thyroid antibody production and Hashimoto thyroiditis development, which needs to be evaluated in further larger scale follow up studies.
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- 1Mladen Sekso Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia; 2Department of Neurosurgery, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia; 3School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; 4University of Applied Health Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia; 5Department of Internal Medicine, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia; 6School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; 7Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Medicine, Osijek, Croatia
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- 1Mladen Sekso Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia; 2Department of Neurosurgery, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia; 3School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; 4University of Applied Health Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia; 5Department of Internal Medicine, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia; 6School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; 7Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Medicine, Osijek, Croatia
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- 1Mladen Sekso Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia; 2Department of Neurosurgery, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia; 3School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; 4University of Applied Health Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia; 5Department of Internal Medicine, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia; 6School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; 7Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Medicine, Osijek, Croatia
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- 1Mladen Sekso Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia; 2Department of Neurosurgery, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia; 3School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; 4University of Applied Health Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia; 5Department of Internal Medicine, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia; 6School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; 7Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Medicine, Osijek, Croatia
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- 1Mladen Sekso Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia; 2Department of Neurosurgery, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia; 3School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; 4University of Applied Health Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia; 5Department of Internal Medicine, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia; 6School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; 7Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Medicine, Osijek, Croatia
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- 1Mladen Sekso Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia; 2Department of Neurosurgery, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia; 3School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; 4University of Applied Health Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia; 5Department of Internal Medicine, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia; 6School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; 7Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Medicine, Osijek, Croatia
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- 1Mladen Sekso Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia; 2Department of Neurosurgery, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia; 3School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; 4University of Applied Health Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia; 5Department of Internal Medicine, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia; 6School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; 7Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Medicine, Osijek, Croatia
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Duan L, Rao X, Braunstein Z, Toomey AC, Zhong J. Role of Incretin Axis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Front Immunol 2017; 8:1734. [PMID: 29270177 PMCID: PMC5723660 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Accepted: 11/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), including Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), are chronic inflammatory conditions of the gastrointestinal tract and involve a complicated reciprocity of environmental, genetic, and immunologic factors. Despite substantial advances in the foundational understanding of the immunological pathogenesis of IBD, the detailed mechanism of the pathological progression in IBD remains unknown. In addition to Th1/Th2 cells, whose role in IBD has been previously well defined, recent evidence indicates that Th17 cells and Tregs also play a crucial role in the development of IBD. Diets which contain excess sugars, salt, and fat may also be important actors in the pathogenesis of IBD, which may be the cause of high IBD incidence in western developed and industrialized countries. Up until now, the reason for the variance in prevalence of IBD between developed and developing countries has been unknown. This is partly due to the increasing popularity of western diets in developing countries, which makes the data harder to interpret. The enterocrinins glucagon-like peptides (GLPs), including GLP-1 and GLP-2, exhibit notable benefits on lipid metabolism, atherosclerosis formation, plasma glucose levels, and maintenance of gastric mucosa integrity. In addition to the regulation of nutrient metabolism, the emerging role of GLPs and their degrading enzyme dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) in gastrointestinal diseases has gained increasing attention. Therefore, here we review the function of the DPP-4/GLP axis in IBD.
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- Lihua Duan
- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, United States
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
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Duvnjak L, Blaslov K, Vučić Lovrenčić M, Knežević Ćuća J. Persons with latent autoimmune diabetes in adults express higher dipeptidyl peptidase-4 activity compared to persons with type 2 and type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2016; 121:119-126. [PMID: 27693949 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2016.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2016] [Revised: 09/04/2016] [Accepted: 09/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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AIMS We aimed to determine serum dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) activity in a group of persons with latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) and to compare it with persons with type 1, type 2 diabetes and healthy controls. METHODS DPP-4 activity measurement was performed in 67 persons (21 with type 1, 26 type 2 and 19 with LADA) and 13 healthy age and gender matched controls. RESULTS Persons with LADA showed highest DPP-4 activity among the study groups (32.71±3.55 vs 25.37±2.84 vs 18.57±2.54 vs 18.57±2.61U/L p<0.001). Mean glutamic acid autoantibody in persons with LADA was 164.32±86.28IU/mL. It correlated with DPP-4 activity (r=0.484, p=0.013). Furthermore, DPP-4 activity correlated with waist circumference (r=0.279, p=0.034) and glycated haemoglobin A1c (r=0.483, p<0.001), as well as with LDL cholesterol (r=0.854, p<0.001) and total daily insulin dose (r=0.397, p=0.001). In the multinomial regression analysis DPP-4 activity remained associated with both LADA (prevalence ratio 1.058 (1.012-1.287), p=0.001) and type 1 diabetes (prevalence ratio 1.506 (1.335-1.765), p<0.001) while it did not show an association with type 2 diabetes (prevalence ratio 0.942 (0.713-1.988), p=0.564). CONCLUSIONS Persons with LADA express higher DPP-4 activity compared to persons with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The possible pathophysiological role of DPP-4 in the LADA pathogenesis needs to be further evaluated.
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- L Duvnjak
- Vuk Vrhovac Clinic for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, University Hospital Merkur, Zagreb, Croatia; School of Medicine Zagreb, Croatia
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- Vuk Vrhovac Clinic for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, University Hospital Merkur, Zagreb, Croatia.
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- Vuk Vrhovac Clinic for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, University Hospital Merkur, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Vuk Vrhovac Clinic for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, University Hospital Merkur, Zagreb, Croatia
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