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Hypoglycemic Effect of the N-Butanol Fraction of Torreya grandis Leaves on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Rats through the Amelioration of Oxidative Stress and Enhancement of β-Cell Function. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 2022:5648896. [PMID: 36619301 PMCID: PMC9812625 DOI: 10.1155/2022/5648896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Materials and Methods Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into six groups: control, T2DM, metformin, high-dose BFTL (800 mg/kg), middle-dose BFTL (400 mg/kg), and low-dose BFTL (200 mg/kg). After 4 weeks of BFTL treatment, the correlations of serum indicators with protein expression in tissue were determined, and pathological changes in the liver, kidneys, and pancreas were analyzed. Results Compared with the results in the T2DM group, serum fasting blood glucose, triglyceride, total cholesterol, malondialdehyde, alanine aminotransferase, and aspartate aminotransferase levels were significantly decreased (p < 0.05), whereas superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase levels were significantly increased (p < 0.05) in the high-, middle-, and low-dose BFTL groups. The treatment also improved oral glucose tolerance. In addition, the pathological changes of the liver, kidney, and pancreas were improved by BFTL treatment. Cytochrome and caspase-3 expression in pancreatic was significantly decreased (p < 0.05) by BFTL treatment, whereas the Bcl-2/Bax ratio was significantly increased (p < 0.05). Discussion and Conclusion. BFTL exerted significant hypoglycemic effect on T2DM model rats, and its mechanism involved the suppression of blood glucose levels and oxidative stress by improving the metabolism of blood lipids and antioxidant capacity, boosting β-cell function, and inhibiting β-cell apoptosis.
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c-Abl tyrosine kinase inhibition attenuate oxidative stress-induced pancreatic β-Cell dysfunction via glutathione antioxidant system. Transl Res 2022; 249:74-87. [PMID: 35697276 DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2022.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Chronic oxidative stress, which is caused by aberrant non-receptor tyrosine kinase (c-Abl) signaling, plays a key role in the progression of β-cell loss in diabetes mellitus. Recent studies, however, have linked ferroptotic-like death to the β-cell loss in diabetes mellitus. Here, we report that oxidative stress-driven reduced/oxidized glutathione (GSH/GSSG) loss and proteasomal degradation of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) promote ferroptotic-like cell damage through increased lipid peroxidation. Mechanistically, treatment with GNF2, a non-ATP competitive c-Abl kinase inhibitor, selectively preserves β-cell function by inducing the orphan nuclear receptor estrogen-related receptor gamma (ERRγ). ERRγ-driven glutaminase 1 (GLS1) expression promotes the elevation of the GSH/GSSG ratio, and this increase leads to the inhibition of lipid peroxidation by GPX4. Strikingly, pharmacological inhibition of ERRγ represses the expression of GLS1 and reverses the GSH/GSSG ratio linked to mitochondrial dysfunction and increased lipid peroxidation mediated by GPX4 degradation. Inhibition of GLS1 suppresses the ERRγ agonist DY131-induced GSH/GSSG ratio linked to ferroptotic-like death owing to the loss of GPX4. Furthermore, immunohistochemical analysis showed enhanced ERRγ and GPX4 expression in the pancreatic islets of GNF2-treated mice compared to that in streptozotocin-treated mice. Altogether, our results provide the first evidence that the orphan nuclear receptor ERRγ-induced GLS1 expression augments the glutathione antioxidant system, and its downstream signaling leads to improved β-cell function and survival under oxidative stress conditions.
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Busa P, Kuthati Y, Huang N, Wong CS. New Advances on Pathophysiology of Diabetes Neuropathy and Pain Management: Potential Role of Melatonin and DPP-4 Inhibitors. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:864088. [PMID: 35496279 PMCID: PMC9039240 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.864088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Pre-diabetes and diabetes are growing threats to the modern world. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with comorbidities such as hypertension (83.40%), obesity (90.49%), and dyslipidemia (93.43%), creating a substantial burden on patients and society. Reductive and oxidative (Redox) stress level imbalance and inflammation play an important role in DM progression. Various therapeutics have been investigated to treat these neuronal complications. Melatonin and dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitors (DPP-4i) are known to possess powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and have garnered significant attention in the recent years. In this present review article, we have reviewed the recently published reports on the therapeutic efficiency of melatonin and DPP-4i in the treatment of DM. We summarized the efficacy of melatonin and DPP-4i in DM and associated complications of diabetic neuropathy (DNP) and neuropathic pain. Furthermore, we discussed the mechanisms of action and their efficacy in the alleviation of oxidative stress in DM.
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- Prabhakar Busa
- Department of Anesthesiology, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Grauate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Anesthesiology, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Grauate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
- *Correspondence: Chih-Shung Wong,
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Althubiti M. Tyrosine kinase targeting: A potential therapeutic strategy for diabetes. SAUDI JOURNAL OF MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SCIENCES 2022; 10:183-191. [PMID: 36247049 PMCID: PMC9555044 DOI: 10.4103/sjmms.sjmms_492_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have been studied extensively in cancer research, ultimately resulting in the approval of many drugs for cancer therapy. Recent evidence from reported clinical cases and experimental studies have suggested that some of these drugs have a potential role in diabetes treatment. These TKIs include imatinib, sunitinib, dasatinib, erlotinib, nilotinib, neratinib, and ibrutinib. As a result of promising findings, imatinib has been used in a phase II clinical trial. In this review, studies that used TKIs in the treatment of both types of diabetes are critically discussed. In addition, the different molecular mechanisms of action of these drugs in diabetes models are also highlighted to understand their antidiabetic mode of action.
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Akbib S, Stichelmans J, Stangé G, Ling Z, Assefa Z, Hellemans KH. Glucocorticoids and checkpoint tyrosine kinase inhibitors stimulate rat pancreatic beta cell proliferation differentially. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0212210. [PMID: 30779812 PMCID: PMC6380609 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Cell therapy for diabetes could benefit from the identification of small-molecule compounds that increase the number of functional pancreatic beta cells. Using a newly developed screening assay, we previously identified glucocorticoids as potent stimulators of human and rat beta cell proliferation. We now compare the stimulatory action of these steroid hormones to a selection of checkpoint tyrosine kinase inhibitors that were also found to activate the cell cycle-in beta cells and analyzed their respective effects on DNA-synthesis, beta cell numbers and expression of cell cycle regulators. Our data using glucocorticoids in combination with a receptor antagonist, mifepristone, show that 48h exposure is sufficient to allow beta cells to pass the cell cycle restriction point and to become committed to cell division regardless of sustained glucocorticoid-signaling. To reach the end-point of mitosis another 40h is required. Within 14 days glucocorticoids stimulate up to 75% of the cells to undergo mitosis, which indicates that these steroid hormones act as proliferation competence-inducing factors. In contrast, by correlating thymidine-analogue incorporation to changes in absolute cell numbers, we show that the checkpoint kinase inhibitors, as compared to glucocorticoids, stimulate DNA-synthesis only during a short time-window in a minority of cells, insufficient to give a measurable increase of beta cell numbers. Glucocorticoids, but not the kinase inhibitors, were also found to induce changes in the expression of checkpoint regulators. Our data, using checkpoint kinase-specific inhibitors further point to a role for Chk1 and Cdk1 in G1/S transition and progression of beta cells through the cell cycle upon stimulation with glucocorticoids.
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- Sarah Akbib
- Unit Diabetes Pathology and Therapy, Diabetes Research Cluster, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Unit Diabetes Pathology and Therapy, Diabetes Research Cluster, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Unit Diabetes Pathology and Therapy, Diabetes Research Cluster, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Unit Diabetes Pathology and Therapy, Diabetes Research Cluster, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
- Beta Cell Bank, University Hospital Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
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- Unit Diabetes Pathology and Therapy, Diabetes Research Cluster, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Unit Diabetes Pathology and Therapy, Diabetes Research Cluster, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
- Center for Beta Cell Therapy in Diabetes, Brussels, Belgium
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Buffier P, Bouillet B, Smati S, Archambeaud F, Cariou B, Verges B. Expert opinion on the metabolic complications of new anticancer therapies: Tyrosine kinase inhibitors. ANNALES D'ENDOCRINOLOGIE 2018; 79:574-582. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ando.2018.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Kim J, Shin SH, Kang JK, Kim JW. HX-1171 attenuates pancreatic β-cell apoptosis and hyperglycemia-mediated oxidative stress via Nrf2 activation in streptozotocin-induced diabetic model. Oncotarget 2018; 9:24260-24271. [PMID: 29849938 PMCID: PMC5966269 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.24916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2017] [Accepted: 09/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Streptozotocin (STZ) acts specifically on pancreatic beta cells, inducing cell destruction and cell dysfunction, resulting in diabetes. Many studies have reported that nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), a main regulator of antioxidant expression, prevents and improves diabetes-related diseases. In this study, we investigated the antidiabetic effect of the newly discovered Nrf2 activator, HX-1171, in the STZ-induced diabetic mouse model. HX-1171 enhanced insulin secretion by reducing STZ-induced cell apoptosis, and decreased intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation by upregulating the expression of antioxidant enzymes through Nrf2 activation in INS-1 pancreatic beta cells. In STZ-induced diabetic mice, HX-1171 administration significantly lowered blood glucose levels and restored blood insulin levels. In the STZ-only injected mice, the pancreatic islets showed morphological changes and loss of function, whereas the HX-1171-treated group was similar to that of the control group. These results suggest that HX-1171 may be developed as a promising therapeutic agent for diabetes-related diseases.
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- Jimin Kim
- Cell Factory Research Center, Division of Systems Biology and Bioengineering, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.,Department of Functional Genomics, KRIBB School of Bioscience, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Cell Factory Research Center, Division of Systems Biology and Bioengineering, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.,Department of Functional Genomics, KRIBB School of Bioscience, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
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- Cell Factory Research Center, Division of Systems Biology and Bioengineering, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.,Department of Functional Genomics, KRIBB School of Bioscience, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Yoo YM, Park YC. Streptozotocin-Induced Autophagy Reduces Intracellular Insulin in Insulinoma INS-1E Cells. DNA Cell Biol 2018; 37:160-167. [PMID: 29485914 DOI: 10.1089/dna.2017.3874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Streptozotocin (STZ), a glucose analog, induces diabetes in experimental animals by inducing preferential cytotoxicity in pancreatic beta cells. We investigated whether STZ reduced the production of intracellular insulin through autophagy in insulinoma INS-1E cells. Typically, 2 mM STZ treatment for 24 h significantly decreased cell survival. STZ treatment led to significant decrease in phospho-AMP-activated protein kinase (p-AMPK) level; reduction in levels of phospho-protein kinase R-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK) and inositol-requiring enzyme 1α (IRE1α); significant reduction in levels of p85α, p110, phospho-serine and threonine kinase/protein kinase B (p-Akt/PKB) (Ser473), phospho-extracellular-regulated kinase (p-ERK), and phospho-mammalian target of rapamycin (p-mTOR); increase in levels of Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD), Mn-SOD, and catalase; decrease in B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) expression; increase in Bcl-2-associated X protein (Bax) expression; increase in levels of microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3) and Beclin 1; and reduction in production of intracellular insulin. These results suggest that insulin synthesis during STZ treatment involves autophagy in INS-1E cells and, subsequently, results in a decrease in intracellular production of insulin.
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- Yeong-Min Yoo
- 1 Laboratory of Veterinary Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine , Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk, Republic of Korea
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- 2 Division of Forest Science, Institute of Forest Science, College of Forest and Environmental Sciences , Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea
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Fosmo AL, Skraastad ØB. The Kv7 Channel and Cardiovascular Risk Factors. Front Cardiovasc Med 2017; 4:75. [PMID: 29259974 PMCID: PMC5723334 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2017.00075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Potassium channels play a pivotal role in the regulation of excitability in cells such as neurons, cardiac myocytes, and vascular smooth muscle cells. The KCNQ (Kv7) family of voltage-activated K+ channels hyperpolarizes the cell and stabilizes the membrane potential. Here, we outline how Kv7 channel activity may contribute to the development of the cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. Questions and hypotheses regarding previous and future research have been raised. Alterations in the Kv7 channel may contribute to the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Pharmacological modification of Kv7 channels may represent a possible treatment for CVD in the future.
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- Andreas L Fosmo
- Division of Physiology, Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Division of Physiology, Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Sims EK, Chaudhry Z, Watkins R, Syed F, Blum J, Ouyang F, Perkins SM, Mirmira RG, Sosenko J, DiMeglio LA, Evans-Molina C. Elevations in the Fasting Serum Proinsulin-to-C-Peptide Ratio Precede the Onset of Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Care 2016; 39:1519-26. [PMID: 27385327 PMCID: PMC5001142 DOI: 10.2337/dc15-2849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2015] [Accepted: 05/26/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We tested whether an elevation in the serum proinsulin-to-C-peptide ratio (PI:C), a biomarker of β-cell endoplasmic reticulum (ER) dysfunction, was associated with progression to type 1 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Fasting total PI and C levels were measured in banked serum samples obtained from TrialNet Pathway to Prevention (PTP) participants, a cohort of autoantibody-positive relatives without diabetes of individuals with type 1 diabetes. Samples were obtained ∼12 months before diabetes onset from PTP progressors in whom diabetes developed (n = 60), and were compared with age-, sex-, and BMI-matched nonprogressors who remained normoglycemic (n = 58). PI:C ratios were calculated as molar ratios and were multiplied by 100% to obtain PI levels as a percentage of C levels. RESULTS Although absolute PI levels did not differ between groups, PI:C ratios were significantly increased in antibody-positive subjects in whom there was progression to diabetes compared with nonprogressors (median 1.81% vs. 1.17%, P = 0.03). The difference between groups was most pronounced in subjects who were ≤10 years old, where the median progressor PI:C ratio was nearly triple that of nonprogressors; 90.0% of subjects in this age group within the upper PI:C quartile progressed to the development of diabetes. Logistic regression analysis, adjusted for age and BMI, demonstrated increased odds of progression for higher natural log PI:C ratio values (odds ratio 1.44, 95% CI 1.02, 2.05). CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that β-cell ER dysfunction precedes type 1 diabetes onset, especially in younger children. Elevations in the serum PI:C ratio may have utility in predicting the onset of type 1 diabetes in the presymptomatic phase.
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- Emily K Sims
- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Department of Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Department of Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Division of Endocrinology, University of Miami, Miami, FL
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN
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King AJF, Griffiths LA, Persaud SJ, Jones PM, Howell SL, Welsh N. Imatinib prevents beta cell death in vitro but does not improve islet transplantation outcome. Ups J Med Sci 2016; 121:140-5. [PMID: 26953716 PMCID: PMC4900069 DOI: 10.3109/03009734.2016.1151090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Introduction Improving islet transplantation outcome could not only bring benefits to individual patients but also widen the patient pool to which this life-changing treatment is available. Imatinib has previously been shown to protect beta cells from apoptosis in a variety of in vitro and in vivo models. The aim of this study was to investigate whether imatinib could be used to improve islet transplantation outcome. Methods Islets were isolated from C57Bl/6 mice and pre-cultured with imatinib prior to exposure to streptozotocin and cytokines in vitro. Cell viability and glucose-induced insulin secretion were measured. For transplantation experiments, islets were pre-cultured with imatinib for either 72 h or 24 h prior to transplantation into streptozotocin-diabetic C57Bl/6 mice. In one experimental series mice were also administered imatinib after islet transplantation. Results Imatinib partially protected islets from beta cell death in vitro. However, pre-culturing islets in imatinib or administering the drug to the mice in the days following islet transplantation did not improve blood glucose concentrations more than control-cultured islets. Conclusion Although imatinib protected against beta cell death from cytokines and streptozotocin in vitro, it did not significantly improve syngeneic islet transplantation outcome.
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- Aileen J. F. King
- Diabetes Research Group, Division of Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
- CONTACT Aileen King Diabetes Research Group, Division of Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences, King’s College London, Guy’s Campus, London SE1 1UL, United Kingdom
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- Diabetes Research Group, Division of Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Diabetes Research Group, Division of Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Diabetes Research Group, Division of Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Diabetes Research Group, Division of Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Biomedicum, Uppsala, Sweden
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Brill AL, Wisinski JA, Cadena MT, Thompson MF, Fenske RJ, Brar HK, Schaid MD, Pasker RL, Kimple ME. Synergy Between Gαz Deficiency and GLP-1 Analog Treatment in Preserving Functional β-Cell Mass in Experimental Diabetes. Mol Endocrinol 2016; 30:543-56. [PMID: 27049466 DOI: 10.1210/me.2015-1164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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A defining characteristic of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) pathophysiology is pancreatic β-cell death and dysfunction, resulting in insufficient insulin secretion to properly control blood glucose levels. Treatments that promote β-cell replication and survival, thus reversing the loss of β-cell mass, while also preserving β-cell function, could lead to a real cure for T1DM. The α-subunit of the heterotrimeric Gz protein, Gαz, is a tonic negative regulator of adenylate cyclase and downstream cAMP production. cAMP is one of a few identified signaling molecules that can simultaneously have a positive impact on pancreatic islet β-cell proliferation, survival, and function. The purpose of our study was to determine whether mice lacking Gαz might be protected, at least partially, from β-cell loss and dysfunction after streptozotocin treatment. We also aimed to determine whether Gαz might act in concert with an activator of the cAMP-stimulatory glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor, exendin-4 (Ex4). Without Ex4 treatment, Gαz-null mice still developed hyperglycemia, albeit delayed. The same finding held true for wild-type mice treated with Ex4. With Ex4 treatment, Gαz-null mice were protected from developing severe hyperglycemia. Immunohistological studies performed on pancreas sections and in vitro apoptosis, cytotoxicity, and survival assays demonstrated a clear effect of Gαz signaling on pancreatic β-cell replication and death; β-cell function was also improved in Gαz-null islets. These data support our hypothesis that a combination of therapies targeting both stimulatory and inhibitory pathways will be more effective than either alone at protecting, preserving, and possibly regenerating β-cell mass and function in T1DM.
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- Allison L Brill
- Department of Medicine (A.L.B., J.A.W., M.T.C., M.F.T., H.K.B., R.L.P., M.E.K.), Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism; Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology (M.E.K.); and Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences (R.J.F., M.D.S., M.E.K.), University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison; and Research Service (A.L.B., J.A.W., M.T.C., M.F.T., R.J.F., H.K.B., M.D.S., M.E.K.), William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin 53705
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- Department of Medicine (A.L.B., J.A.W., M.T.C., M.F.T., H.K.B., R.L.P., M.E.K.), Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism; Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology (M.E.K.); and Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences (R.J.F., M.D.S., M.E.K.), University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison; and Research Service (A.L.B., J.A.W., M.T.C., M.F.T., R.J.F., H.K.B., M.D.S., M.E.K.), William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin 53705
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- Department of Medicine (A.L.B., J.A.W., M.T.C., M.F.T., H.K.B., R.L.P., M.E.K.), Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism; Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology (M.E.K.); and Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences (R.J.F., M.D.S., M.E.K.), University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison; and Research Service (A.L.B., J.A.W., M.T.C., M.F.T., R.J.F., H.K.B., M.D.S., M.E.K.), William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin 53705
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- Department of Medicine (A.L.B., J.A.W., M.T.C., M.F.T., H.K.B., R.L.P., M.E.K.), Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism; Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology (M.E.K.); and Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences (R.J.F., M.D.S., M.E.K.), University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison; and Research Service (A.L.B., J.A.W., M.T.C., M.F.T., R.J.F., H.K.B., M.D.S., M.E.K.), William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin 53705
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- Department of Medicine (A.L.B., J.A.W., M.T.C., M.F.T., H.K.B., R.L.P., M.E.K.), Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism; Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology (M.E.K.); and Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences (R.J.F., M.D.S., M.E.K.), University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison; and Research Service (A.L.B., J.A.W., M.T.C., M.F.T., R.J.F., H.K.B., M.D.S., M.E.K.), William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin 53705
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- Department of Medicine (A.L.B., J.A.W., M.T.C., M.F.T., H.K.B., R.L.P., M.E.K.), Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism; Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology (M.E.K.); and Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences (R.J.F., M.D.S., M.E.K.), University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison; and Research Service (A.L.B., J.A.W., M.T.C., M.F.T., R.J.F., H.K.B., M.D.S., M.E.K.), William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin 53705
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- Department of Medicine (A.L.B., J.A.W., M.T.C., M.F.T., H.K.B., R.L.P., M.E.K.), Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism; Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology (M.E.K.); and Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences (R.J.F., M.D.S., M.E.K.), University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison; and Research Service (A.L.B., J.A.W., M.T.C., M.F.T., R.J.F., H.K.B., M.D.S., M.E.K.), William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin 53705
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- Department of Medicine (A.L.B., J.A.W., M.T.C., M.F.T., H.K.B., R.L.P., M.E.K.), Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism; Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology (M.E.K.); and Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences (R.J.F., M.D.S., M.E.K.), University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison; and Research Service (A.L.B., J.A.W., M.T.C., M.F.T., R.J.F., H.K.B., M.D.S., M.E.K.), William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin 53705
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- Department of Medicine (A.L.B., J.A.W., M.T.C., M.F.T., H.K.B., R.L.P., M.E.K.), Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism; Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology (M.E.K.); and Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences (R.J.F., M.D.S., M.E.K.), University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison; and Research Service (A.L.B., J.A.W., M.T.C., M.F.T., R.J.F., H.K.B., M.D.S., M.E.K.), William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin 53705
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Fountas A, Diamantopoulos LN, Tsatsoulis A. Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors and Diabetes: A Novel Treatment Paradigm? Trends Endocrinol Metab 2015; 26:643-656. [PMID: 26492832 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2015.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Revised: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 09/12/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Deregulation of protein tyrosine kinase (PTK) activity is implicated in various proliferative conditions. Multi-target tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are increasingly used for the treatment of different malignancies. Recently, several clinical cases of the reversal of both type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus (T1DM, T2DM) during TKI administration have been reported. Experimental in vivo and in vitro studies have elucidated some of the mechanisms behind this effect. For example, inhibition of Abelson tyrosine kinase (c-Abl) results in β cell survival and enhanced insulin secretion, while platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibition leads to improvement in insulin sensitivity. In addition, inhibition of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2) reduces the degree of islet cell inflammation (insulitis). Therefore, targeting several PTKs may provide a novel approach for correcting the pathophysiologic disturbances of diabetes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Athanasios Fountas
- Department of Endocrinology, University of Ioannina, Stavros Niarchos Avenue, 45110, Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Endocrinology, University of Ioannina, Stavros Niarchos Avenue, 45110, Ioannina, Greece.
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