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Haynes A, Tully A, Smith GJ, Penno MA, Craig ME, Wentworth JM, Huynh T, Colman PG, Soldatos G, Anderson AJ, McGorm KJ, Oakey H, Couper JJ, Davis EA. Early Dysglycemia Is Detectable Using Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Very Young Children at Risk of Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Care 2024; 47:1750-1756. [PMID: 39159241 PMCID: PMC11417303 DOI: 10.2337/dc24-0540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 06/28/2024] [Indexed: 08/21/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) can detect early dysglycemia in older children and adults with presymptomatic type 1 diabetes (T1D) and predict risk of progression to clinical onset. However, CGM data for very young children at greatest risk of disease progression are lacking. This study aimed to investigate the use of CGM data measured in children being longitudinally observed in the Australian Environmental Determinants of Islet Autoimmunity (ENDIA) study from birth to age 10 years. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Between January 2021 and June 2023, 31 ENDIA children with persistent multiple islet autoimmunity (PM Ab+) and 24 age-matched control children underwent CGM assessment alongside standard clinical monitoring. The CGM metrics of glucose SD (SDSGL), coefficient of variation (CEV), mean sensor glucose (SGL), and percentage of time >7.8 mmol/L (>140 mg/dL) were determined and examined for between-group differences. RESULTS The mean (SD) ages of PM Ab+ and Ab- children were 4.4 (1.8) and 4.7 (1.9) years, respectively. Eighty-six percent of eligible PM Ab+ children consented to CGM wear, achieving a median (quartile 1 [Q1], Q3) sensor wear period of 12.5 (9.0, 15.0) days. PM Ab+ children had higher median (Q1, Q3) SDSGL (1.1 [0.9, 1.3] vs. 0.9 [0.8, 1.0] mmol/L; P < 0.001) and CEV (17.3% [16.0, 20.9] vs. 14.7% [12.9, 16.6]; P < 0.001). Percentage of time >7.8 mmol/L was greater in PM Ab+ children (median [Q1, Q3] 8.0% [4.4, 13.0] compared with 3.3% [1.4, 5.3] in Ab- children; P = 0.005). Mean SGL did not differ significantly between groups (P = 0.10). CONCLUSIONS CGM is feasible and well tolerated in very young children at risk of T1D. Very young PM Ab+ children have increased SDSGL, CEV, and percentage of time >7.8 mmol/L, consistent with prior studies involving older participants.
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- Aveni Haynes
- Children’s Diabetes Centre, Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
- Paediatrics, UWA Medical School, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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- Children’s Diabetes Centre, Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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- Children’s Diabetes Centre, Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, School of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Queensland Children’s Hospital, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, Children’s Health Research Centre, University of Queensland, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Diabetes and Vascular Medicine Unit, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Children’s Diabetes Centre, Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Perth Children’s Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
- School of Paediatrics, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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Thomson RL, Brown JD, Oakey H, Palmer K, Ashwood P, Penno MAS, McGorm KJ, Battersby R, Colman PG, Craig ME, Davis EA, Huynh T, Harrison LC, Haynes A, Sinnott RO, Vuillermin PJ, Wentworth JM, Soldatos G, Couper JJ. Dietary patterns during pregnancy and maternal and birth outcomes in women with type 1 diabetes: the Environmental Determinants of Islet Autoimmunity (ENDIA) study. Diabetologia 2024:10.1007/s00125-024-06259-5. [PMID: 39222156 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-024-06259-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 07/02/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Dietary patterns characterised by high intakes of vegetables may lower the risk of pre-eclampsia and premature birth in the general population. The effect of dietary patterns in women with type 1 diabetes, who have an increased risk of complications in pregnancy, is not known. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between dietary patterns and physical activity during pregnancy and maternal complications and birth outcomes in women with type 1 diabetes. We also compared dietary patterns in women with and without type 1 diabetes. METHODS Diet was assessed in the third trimester using a validated food frequency questionnaire in participants followed prospectively in the multi-centre Environmental Determinants of Islet Autoimmunity (ENDIA) study. Dietary patterns were characterised by principal component analysis. The Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire was completed in each trimester. Data for maternal and birth outcomes were collected prospectively. RESULTS Questionnaires were completed by 973 participants during 1124 pregnancies. Women with type 1 diabetes (n=615 pregnancies with dietary data) were more likely to have a 'fresh food' dietary pattern than women without type 1 diabetes (OR 1.19, 95% CI 1.07, 1.31; p=0.001). In women with type 1 diabetes, an increase equivalent to a change from quartile 1 to 3 in 'fresh food' dietary pattern score was associated with a lower risk of pre-eclampsia (OR 0.37, 95% CI 0.17, 0.78; p=0.01) and premature birth (OR 0.35, 95% CI 0.20, 0.62, p<0.001). These associations were mediated in part by BMI and HbA1c. The 'processed food' dietary pattern was associated with an increased birthweight (β coefficient 56.8 g, 95% CI 2.8, 110.8; p=0.04). Physical activity did not relate to outcomes. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION A dietary pattern higher in fresh foods during pregnancy was associated with sizeable reductions in risk of pre-eclampsia and premature birth in women with type 1 diabetes.
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- Rebecca L Thomson
- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Monash Women's, Monash Health, Clayton, VIC, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Department of Nutrition & Food Services, Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- School of Women's and Children's Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia
- Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Telethon Kids Institute, Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
- Endocrinology and Diabetes, Perth Children's Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Queensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Children's Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Telethon Kids Institute, Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Melbourne eResearch Group, School of Computing and Information Services, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
- Child Health Research Unit, Barwon Health, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
- School of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
- Diabetes and Vascular Medicine Unit, Monash Health, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Endocrinology and Diabetes Department, Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Mănescu M, Mănescu IB, Grama A. A Review of Stage 0 Biomarkers in Type 1 Diabetes: The Holy Grail of Early Detection and Prevention? J Pers Med 2024; 14:878. [PMID: 39202069 PMCID: PMC11355657 DOI: 10.3390/jpm14080878] [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: 08/04/2024] [Revised: 08/16/2024] [Accepted: 08/19/2024] [Indexed: 09/03/2024] Open
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Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) is an incurable autoimmune disease characterized by the destruction of pancreatic islet cells, resulting in lifelong dependency on insulin treatment. There is an abundance of review articles addressing the prediction of T1D; however, most focus on the presymptomatic phases, specifically stages 1 and 2. These stages occur after seroconversion, where therapeutic interventions primarily aim to delay the onset of T1D rather than prevent it. This raises a critical question: what happens before stage 1 in individuals who will eventually develop T1D? Is there a "stage 0" of the disease, and if so, how can we detect it to increase our chances of truly preventing T1D? In pursuit of answers to these questions, this narrative review aimed to highlight recent research in the field of early detection and prediction of T1D, specifically focusing on biomarkers that can predict T1D before the onset of islet autoimmunity. Here, we have compiled influential research from the fields of epigenetics, omics, and microbiota. These studies have identified candidate biomarkers capable of predicting seroconversion from very early stages to several months prior, suggesting that the prophylactic window begins at birth. As the therapeutic landscape evolves from treatment to delay, and ideally from delay to prevention, it is crucial to both identify and validate such "stage 0" biomarkers predictive of islet autoimmunity. In the era of precision medicine, this knowledge will enable early intervention with the potential for delaying, modifying, or completely preventing autoimmunity and T1D in at-risk children.
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- Măriuca Mănescu
- Department of Pediatrics, Emergency County Clinical Hospital of Targu Mures, 50 Gheorghe Marinescu, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania;
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, 38 Gheorghe Marinescu, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania;
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- Department of Pediatrics, Emergency County Clinical Hospital of Targu Mures, 50 Gheorghe Marinescu, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania;
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, 38 Gheorghe Marinescu, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania
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Thomson RL, Oakey H, Haynes A, Craig ME, Harrison LC, Wentworth JM, Anderson A, Ashwood P, Barry S, Brittain B, Brown JD, Colman PG, Davis EA, Hamilton-Williams E, Huynh D, Huynh T, Kim KW, McGorm KJ, Morahan G, Rawlinson W, Sinnott RO, Soldatos G, Tye-Din JA, Vuillermin PJ, Penno MAS, Couper JJ. Environmental Determinants of Islet Autoimmunity (ENDIA) longitudinal prospective pregnancy to childhood cohort study of Australian children at risk of type 1 diabetes: parental demographics and birth information. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care 2024; 12:e004130. [PMID: 39013632 PMCID: PMC11268074 DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2024-004130] [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: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/18/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION The Environmental Determinants of Islet Autoimmunity (ENDIA) Study is an ongoing Australian prospective cohort study investigating how modifiable prenatal and early-life exposures drive the development of islet autoimmunity and type 1 diabetes (T1D) in children. In this profile, we describe the cohort's parental demographics, maternal and neonatal outcomes and human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genotypes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Inclusion criteria were an unborn child, or infant aged less than 6 months, with a first-degree relative (FDR) with T1D. The primary outcome was persistent islet autoimmunity, with children followed until a T1D diagnosis or 10 years of age. Demographic data were collected at enrollment. Lifestyle, clinical and anthropometric data were collected at each visit during pregnancy and clinical pregnancy and birth data were verified against medical case notes. Data were compared between mothers with and without T1D. HLA genotyping was performed on the ENDIA child and all available FDRs. RESULTS The final cohort comprised 1473 infants born to 1214 gestational mothers across 1453 pregnancies, with 80% enrolled during pregnancy. The distribution of familial T1D probands was 62% maternal, 28% paternal and 11% sibling. The frequency of high-risk HLA genotypes was highest in T1D probands, followed by ENDIA infants, and lowest among unaffected family members. Mothers with T1D had higher rates of pregnancy complications and perinatal intervention, and larger babies of shorter gestation. Parent demographics were comparable to the Australian population for age, parity and obesity. A greater percentage of ENDIA parents were Australian born, lived in a major city and had higher socioeconomic advantage and education. CONCLUSIONS This comprehensive profile provides the context for understanding ENDIA's scope, methodology, unique strengths and limitations. Now fully recruited, ENDIA will provide unique insights into the roles of early-life factors in the development of islet autoimmunity and T1D in the Australian environment. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ACTRN12613000794707.
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- Rebecca L Thomson
- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Telethon Kids Institute, Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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- Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
- Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Centre for Diabetes Research, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Telethon Kids Institute, Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Queensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Children’s Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Serology and Virology Division (SaViD), New South Wales Health Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Centre for Diabetes Research, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Serology and Virology Division (SaViD), New South Wales Health Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Melbourne eResearch Group, School of Computing and Information Services, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine and School of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
- Diabetes and Vascular Medicine Unit, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
- Child Health Research Unit, Barwon Health, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Endocrinology and Diabetes Department, Women's and Children's Hospital Adelaide, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Joglekar MV, Kaur S, Pociot F, Hardikar AA. Prediction of progression to type 1 diabetes with dynamic biomarkers and risk scores. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2024; 12:483-492. [PMID: 38797187 DOI: 10.1016/s2213-8587(24)00103-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2024] [Revised: 03/31/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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Identifying biomarkers of functional β-cell loss is an important step in the risk stratification of type 1 diabetes. Genetic risk scores (GRS), generated by profiling an array of single nucleotide polymorphisms, are a widely used type 1 diabetes risk-prediction tool. Type 1 diabetes screening studies have relied on a combination of biochemical (autoantibody) and GRS screening methodologies for identifying individuals at high-risk of type 1 diabetes. A limitation of these screening tools is that the presence of autoantibodies marks the initiation of β-cell loss, and is therefore not the best biomarker of progression to early-stage type 1 diabetes. GRS, on the other hand, represents a static biomarker offering a single risk score over an individual's lifetime. In this Personal View, we explore the challenges and opportunities of static and dynamic biomarkers in the prediction of progression to type 1 diabetes. We discuss future directions wherein newer dynamic risk scores could be used to predict type 1 diabetes risk, assess the efficacy of new and emerging drugs to retard, or prevent type 1 diabetes, and possibly replace or further enhance the predictive ability offered by static biomarkers, such as GRS.
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- Mugdha V Joglekar
- School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Sing ABE, Naselli G, Huang D, Watson K, Colman PG, Harrison LC, Wentworth JM. Feasibility and Validity of In-Home Self-Collected Capillary Blood Spot Screening for Type 1 Diabetes Risk. Diabetes Technol Ther 2024; 26:87-94. [PMID: 37976038 DOI: 10.1089/dia.2023.0345] [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] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Aims: Self-collection of a blood sample for autoantibody testing has potential to facilitate screening for type 1 diabetes risk. We sought to determine the feasibility and acceptability of this approach and the performance of downstream antibody assays. Methods: People living with type 1 diabetes and their family members (N = 97) provided paired capillary blood spot and serum samples collected, respectively, by themselves and a health worker. They provided feedback on the ease, convenience, and painfulness of blood spot collection. Islet antibodies were measured in blood spots by antibody detection by agglutination PCR (ADAP) or multiplex enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA), and in serum by radioimmunoassay (RIA) or ELISA. Results: Using serum RIA and ELISA to define antibody status, 50 antibody-negative (Abneg) and 47 antibody-positive (Abpos) participants enrolled, of whom 43 and 47, respectively, returned testable blood spot samples. The majority indicated that self-collection was easier, more convenient, and less painful than formal venesection. The sensitivity and specificity for detection of Abpos by blood spot were, respectively, 85% and 98% for ADAP and 87% and 100% for multiplex ELISA. The specificities by ADAP for each of the four antigen specificities ranged from 98% to 100% and areas under the receiver operator curve from 0.841 to 0.986. Conclusions: Self-collected blood spot sampling is preferred over venesection by research participants. ADAP and multiplex ELISA are highly specific assays for islet antibodies in blood spots with acceptable performance for use alone or in combination to facilitate screening for type 1 diabetes risk. Clinical Trial Registration number: ACTRN12620000510943.
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- Anna B E Sing
- Population Health and Immunity Division, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Parkville, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Population Health and Immunity Division, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Parkville, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Population Health and Immunity Division, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Parkville, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Royal Melbourne Hospital Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Parkville, Australia
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- Royal Melbourne Hospital Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Parkville, Australia
- University of Melbourne Department of Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia
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- Population Health and Immunity Division, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Parkville, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Population Health and Immunity Division, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Parkville, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
- Royal Melbourne Hospital Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Parkville, Australia
- University of Melbourne Department of Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia
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Johnson RK, Ireton AJ, Carry PM, Vanderlinden LA, Dong F, Romero A, Johnson DR, Ghosh D, Yang F, Frohnert B, Yang IV, Kechris K, Rewers M, Norris JM. DNA Methylation Near DLGAP2 May Mediate the Relationship between Family History of Type 1 Diabetes and Type 1 Diabetes Risk. Pediatr Diabetes 2023; 2023:5367637. [PMID: 38765731 PMCID: PMC11100224 DOI: 10.1155/2023/5367637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024] Open
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Given the differential risk of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in offspring of affected fathers versus affected mothers and our observation that T1D cases have differential DNA methylation near the imprinted DLGAP2 gene compared to controls, we examined whether methylation near DLGAP2 mediates the association between T1D family history and T1D risk. In a nested case-control study of 87 T1D cases and 87 controls from the Diabetes Autoimmunity Study in the Young, we conducted causal mediation analyses at 12 DLGAP2 region CpGs to decompose the effect of family history on T1D risk into indirect and direct effects. These effects were estimated from two regression models adjusted for the human leukocyte antigen DR3/4 genotype: a linear regression of family history on methylation (mediator model) and a logistic regression of family history and methylation on T1D (outcome model). For 8 of the 12 CpGs, we identified a significant interaction between T1D family history and methylation on T1D risk. Accounting for this interaction, we found that the increased risk of T1D for children with affected mothers compared to those with no family history was mediated through differences in methylation at two CpGs (cg27351978, cg00565786) in the DLGAP2 region, as demonstrated by a significant pure natural indirect effect (odds ratio (OR) = 1.98, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.06-3.71) and nonsignificant total natural direct effect (OR = 1.65, 95% CI: 0.16-16.62) (for cg00565786). In contrast, the increased risk of T1D for children with an affected father or sibling was not explained by DNA methylation changes at these CpGs. Results were similar for cg27351978 and robust in sensitivity analyses. Lastly, we found that DNA methylation in the DLGAP2 region was associated (P<0:05) with gene expression of nearby protein-coding genes DLGAP2, ARHGEF10, ZNF596, and ERICH1. Results indicate that the maternal protective effect conferred through exposure to T1D in utero may operate through changes to DNA methylation that have functional downstream consequences.
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- Randi K. Johnson
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
- Colorado Program for Musculoskeletal Research, Department of Orthopedics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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Harrison LC, Bandala‐Sanchez E, Oakey H, Colman PG, Watson K, Kim KW, Wu R, Hamilton‐Williams EE, Stone NL, Haynes A, Thomson RL, Vuillermin PJ, Soldatos G, Rawlinson WD, McGorm KJ, Morahan G, Barry SC, Sinnott RO, Wentworth JM, Couper JJ, Penno MAS. A surge in serum mucosal cytokines associated with seroconversion in children at risk for type 1 diabetes. J Diabetes Investig 2023; 14:1092-1100. [PMID: 37312283 PMCID: PMC10445231 DOI: 10.1111/jdi.14031] [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: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023] Open
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AIMS/INTRODUCTION Autoantibodies to pancreatic islet antigens identify young children at high risk of type 1 diabetes. On a background of genetic susceptibility, islet autoimmunity is thought to be driven by environmental factors, of which enteric viruses are prime candidates. We sought evidence for enteric pathology in children genetically at-risk for type 1 diabetes followed from birth who had developed islet autoantibodies ("seroconverted"), by measuring mucosa-associated cytokines in their sera. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sera were collected 3 monthly from birth from children with a first-degree type 1 diabetes relative, in the Environmental Determinants of Islet Autoimmunity (ENDIA) study. Children who seroconverted were matched for sex, age, and sample availability with seronegative children. Luminex xMap technology was used to measure serum cytokines. RESULTS Of eight children who seroconverted, for whom serum samples were available at least 6 months before and after seroconversion, the serum concentrations of mucosa-associated cytokines IL-21, IL-22, IL-25, and IL-10, the Th17-related cytokines IL-17F and IL-23, as well as IL-33, IFN-γ, and IL-4, peaked from a low baseline in seven around the time of seroconversion and in one preceding seroconversion. These changes were not detected in eight sex- and age-matched seronegative controls, or in a separate cohort of 11 unmatched seronegative children. CONCLUSIONS In a cohort of children at risk for type 1 diabetes followed from birth, a transient, systemic increase in mucosa-associated cytokines around the time of seroconversion lends support to the view that mucosal infection, e.g., by an enteric virus, may drive the development of islet autoimmunity.
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- Leonard C Harrison
- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
- Department of Medical BiologyUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
- Department of Medical BiologyUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- Robinson Research Institute and Adelaide Medical SchoolUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustralia
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- Department of Diabetes and EndocrinologyRoyal Melbourne HospitalMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- Department of Diabetes and EndocrinologyRoyal Melbourne HospitalMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- Virology Research Laboratory, Serology and Virology DivisionNSW Health, Prince of Wales HospitalSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
- Schools of Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of New South WalesSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- Virology Research Laboratory, Serology and Virology DivisionNSW Health, Prince of Wales HospitalSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
- Schools of Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of New South WalesSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
- Department of Medical BiologyUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- Telethon Kids Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Researchthe University of Western AustraliaPerthWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- Robinson Research Institute and Adelaide Medical SchoolUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustralia
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- Faculty of School of MedicineDeakin UniversityGeelongVictoriaAustralia
- Child Health Research UnitBarwon HealthGeelongVictoriaAustralia
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- Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive MedicineMonash UniversityMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
- Diabetes and Vascular Medicine UnitMonash HealthMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- Virology Research Laboratory, Serology and Virology DivisionNSW Health, Prince of Wales HospitalSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
- Schools of Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of New South WalesSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- Robinson Research Institute and Adelaide Medical SchoolUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustralia
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- Centre for Diabetes Research, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical ResearchThe University of Western AustraliaPerthWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- Robinson Research Institute and Adelaide Medical SchoolUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustralia
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- Melbourne eResearch Group, School of Computing and Information ServicesUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
- Department of Medical BiologyUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
- Department of Diabetes and EndocrinologyRoyal Melbourne HospitalMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- Robinson Research Institute and Adelaide Medical SchoolUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustralia
- Women's and Children's HospitalNorth AdelaideSouth AustraliaAustralia
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- Robinson Research Institute and Adelaide Medical SchoolUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustralia
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Lernmark Å, Akolkar B, Hagopian W, Krischer J, McIndoe R, Rewers M, Toppari J, Vehik K, Ziegler AG. Possible heterogeneity of initial pancreatic islet beta-cell autoimmunity heralding type 1 diabetes. J Intern Med 2023; 294:145-158. [PMID: 37143363 PMCID: PMC10524683 DOI: 10.1111/joim.13648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The etiology of type 1 diabetes (T1D) foreshadows the pancreatic islet beta-cell autoimmune pathogenesis that heralds the clinical onset of T1D. Standardized and harmonized tests of autoantibodies against insulin (IAA), glutamic acid decarboxylase (GADA), islet antigen-2 (IA-2A), and ZnT8 transporter (ZnT8A) allowed children to be followed from birth until the appearance of a first islet autoantibody. In the Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study, a multicenter (Finland, Germany, Sweden, and the United States) observational study, children were identified at birth for the T1D high-risk HLA haploid genotypes DQ2/DQ8, DQ2/DQ2, DQ8/DQ8, and DQ4/DQ8. The TEDDY study was preceded by smaller studies in Finland, Germany, Colorado, Washington, and Sweden. The aims were to follow children at increased genetic risk to identify environmental factors that trigger the first-appearing autoantibody (etiology) and progress to T1D (pathogenesis). The larger TEDDY study found that the incidence rate of the first-appearing autoantibody was split into two patterns. IAA first peaked already during the first year of life and tapered off by 3-4 years of age. GADA first appeared by 2-3 years of age to reach a plateau by about 4 years. Prior to the first-appearing autoantibody, genetic variants were either common or unique to either pattern. A split was also observed in whole blood transcriptomics, metabolomics, dietary factors, and exposures such as gestational life events and early infections associated with prolonged shedding of virus. An innate immune reaction prior to the adaptive response cannot be excluded. Clarifying the mechanisms by which autoimmunity is triggered to either insulin or GAD65 is key to uncovering the etiology of autoimmune T1D.
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- Åke Lernmark
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University CRC, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD USA
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- Health Informatics Institute, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL USA
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- Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA USA
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- Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Turku University Hospital, and Institute of Biomedicine, Research Centre for Integrated Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Health Informatics Institute, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL USA
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- Institute of Diabetes Research, Helmholtz Zentrum München, and Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, and Forschergruppe Diabetes e.V., Neuherberg, Germany
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Akpalu J, Essuman VA, Amoaku WM, Abaidoo B, Essuman A, Hayfron-Benjamin C, Barnes NA, Tagoe NN, Asare G, Ndanu TA, Appiah-Thompson B, Ofori-Adjei IDB, Sackey AH. A multi-centre investigation of macrovascular and non-ocular microvascular complications in children and adolescents with diabetes mellitus in southern Ghana. Ghana Med J 2023; 57:87-96. [PMID: 38504754 PMCID: PMC10846650 DOI: 10.4314/gmj.v57i2.2] [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] [Indexed: 03/21/2024] Open
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Objectives To investigate the prevalence of macrovascular and non-ocular microvascular complications and the associated factors among children and adolescents with diabetes mellitus in selected hospitals in southern Ghana. Design A cross-sectional study. Setting The out-patient clinics of the Departments of Child Health, Medicine and Therapeutics, Family Medicine, Ophthalmology, and the National Diabetes Management and Research Centre, all at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, as well as from Cape-Coast Teaching Hospital in the Central Region of Ghana. Participants Fifty-eight children and adolescents aged 4-19 years who had been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. Main outcome measures Macrovascular (peripheral artery disease and coronary heart disease) and non-ocular microvascular complications (neuropathy and nephropathy). Results Data from 58 children and adolescents with diabetes were analysed. The mean age of participants was 14.6±2.6 years, and a female preponderance was observed (45, 77.6%). The prevalence of macrovascular and non-ocular microvascular complications was 27.6% and 8.6%, respectively. Long duration of diabetes diagnosis (p=0.044) and low triglycerides (p=0.009) were associated with microvascular complications, while high triglycerides (p=0.032), lower HDL cholesterol (p=0.046), and abnormal body mass index (p=0.020) were associated with macrovascular complications. Conclusions Macrovascular and non-ocular microvascular complications are common among children and adolescents with diabetes in southern Ghana and are associated with a long duration of diabetes diagnosis, abnormal body mass index, low HDL cholesterol, and triglyceride levels. Therefore, the early institution of regular screening for diabetes-related complications to allow early detection and appropriate management is recommended. Funding University of Ghana Research Fund.
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- Josephine Akpalu
- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Ghana Medical School, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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- Ophthalmology Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Ghana Medical School, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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- Academic Ophthalmology, MHCN, University of Nottingham, 'B' Floor, Eye & ENT Centre, Nottingham University Hospital, QMC Nottingham, UK
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- Ophthalmology Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Ghana Medical School, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana
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- Department of Physiology, University of Ghana Medical School, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
- Department of Anaesthesia, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Korle Bu, Accra, Ghana
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- Santa Rosa Community Health, Vista Clinic 3569 Round Barn Circle, Santa Rosa, USA
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- Eye Department, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana
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- Chemical Pathology Unit, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Ghana School of Basic and Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Preventive & Community Dentistry, University of Ghana Dental School, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Child Health, University of Ghana Medical School, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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Wong YY, Harbison JE, Hope CM, Gundsambuu B, Brown KA, Wong SW, Brown CY, Couper JJ, Breen J, Liu N, Pederson SM, Köhne M, Klee K, Schultze J, Beyer M, Sadlon T, Barry SC. Parallel recovery of chromatin accessibility and gene expression dynamics from frozen human regulatory T cells. Sci Rep 2023; 13:5506. [PMID: 37016052 PMCID: PMC10073253 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-32256-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 04/06/2023] Open
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Epigenetic features such as DNA accessibility dictate transcriptional regulation in a cell type- and cell state- specific manner, and mapping this in health vs. disease in clinically relevant material is opening the door to new mechanistic insights and new targets for therapy. Assay for Transposase Accessible Chromatin Sequencing (ATAC-seq) allows chromatin accessibility profiling from low cell input, making it tractable on rare cell populations, such as regulatory T (Treg) cells. However, little is known about the compatibility of the assay with cryopreserved rare cell populations. Here we demonstrate the robustness of an ATAC-seq protocol comparing primary Treg cells recovered from fresh or cryopreserved PBMC samples, in the steady state and in response to stimulation. We extend this method to explore the feasibility of conducting simultaneous quantitation of chromatin accessibility and transcriptome from a single aliquot of 50,000 cryopreserved Treg cells. Profiling of chromatin accessibility and gene expression in parallel within the same pool of cells controls for cellular heterogeneity and is particularly beneficial when constrained by limited input material. Overall, we observed a high correlation of accessibility patterns and transcription factor dynamics between fresh and cryopreserved samples. Furthermore, highly similar transcriptomic profiles were obtained from whole cells and from the supernatants recovered from ATAC-seq reactions. We highlight the feasibility of applying these techniques to profile the epigenomic landscape of cells recovered from cryopreservation biorepositories.
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- Ying Y Wong
- Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
- Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, Australia.
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McGorm KJ, Brown JD, Roberts AG, Greenbank S, Brasacchio D, Sawyer ACP, Oakey H, Colman PG, Craig ME, Davis EA, Soldatos G, Thomson RL, Wentworth JM, Couper JJ, Penno MAS. Experiences of Caregivers and At-Risk Children Enrolled in a Prospective Pregnancy-Birth Cohort Study into the Causes of Type 1 Diabetes: The ENDIA Study. CHILDREN 2023; 10:children10040637. [PMID: 37189886 DOI: 10.3390/children10040637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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Background: We sought research experiences of caregivers and their children were enrolled in the Environmental Determinants of Islet Autoimmunity (ENDIA) study. Methods: ENDIA is a pregnancy–birth cohort investigating early-life causes of type 1 diabetes (T1D). Surveys were sent to 1090 families between June 2021 and March 2022 with a median participation of >5 years. Caregivers completed a 12-item survey. Children ≥ 3 years completed a four-item survey. Results: The surveys were completed by 550/1090 families (50.5%) and 324/847 children (38.3%). The research experience was rated as either “excellent” or “good” by 95% of caregivers, and 81% of children were either “ok”, “happy” or “very happy”. The caregivers were motivated by contributing to research and monitoring their children for T1D. Relationships with the research staff influenced the experience. The children most liked virtual reality headsets, toys, and “helping”. Blood tests were least liked by the children and were the foremost reason that 23.4% of the caregivers considered withdrawing. The children valued gifts more than their caregivers. Only 5.9% of responses indicated dissatisfaction with some aspects of the protocol. The self-collection of samples in regional areas, or during the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, were accepted. Conclusions: This evaluation identified modifiable protocol elements and was conducted to further improve satisfaction. What was important to the children was distinct from their caregivers.
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Harrison LC. Type 1 Diabetes. Clin Immunol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-7020-8165-1.00071-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/09/2023]
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Besser REJ, Bell KJ, Couper JJ, Ziegler AG, Wherrett DK, Knip M, Speake C, Casteels K, Driscoll KA, Jacobsen L, Craig ME, Haller MJ. ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2022: Stages of type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents. Pediatr Diabetes 2022; 23:1175-1187. [PMID: 36177823 DOI: 10.1111/pedi.13410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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- Rachel E J Besser
- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Charles Perkins Centre and Faculty Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Institute of Diabetes Research, Helmholtz Zentrum München, and Forschergruppe Diabetes, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Center for Interventional Immunology, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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McGorm KJ, Brown JD, Thomson RL, Oakey H, Moore B, Hendry A, Colman PG, Craig ME, Davis EA, Harris M, Harrison LC, Haynes A, Soldatos G, Vuillermin P, Wentworth JM, Couper JJ, Penno MAS. A Long-Term Evaluation of Facebook for Recruitment and Retention in the ENDIA Type 1 Diabetes Pregnancy-Birth Cohort Study. J Diabetes Sci Technol 2022; 17:696-704. [PMID: 35193430 DOI: 10.1177/19322968221079867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The Environmental Determinants of Islet Autoimmunity (ENDIA) study is an Australia-wide pregnancy-birth cohort study following children who have a first-degree relative with type 1 diabetes (ACTRN1261300794707). A dedicated ENDIA Facebook page was established in 2013 with the aim of enhancing recruitment and supporting participant retention through dissemination of study information. To measure the impact of Facebook, we evaluated the sources of referral to the study, cohort demographics, and withdrawal rates. We also investigated whether engagement with Facebook content was associated with specific post themes. METHODS Characteristics of Facebook versus conventional recruits were compared using linear, logistic, and multinomial logistic regression models. Logistic regression was used to determine the risk of study withdrawal. Data pertaining to 794 Facebook posts over 7.5 years were included in the analysis. RESULTS Facebook was the third largest source of referral (300/1511; 19.9%). Facebook recruits were more frequently Australian-born (P < .001) enrolling postnatally (P = .01) and withdrew from the study at a significantly lower rate compared with conventional recruits (4.7% vs 12.3%; P < .001) after a median of follow-up of 3.3 years. Facebook content featuring stories and images of participants received the highest engagement even though <20% of the 2337 Facebook followers were enrolled in the study. CONCLUSIONS Facebook was a valuable recruitment tool for ENDIA. Compared with conventional recruits, Facebook recruits were three times less likely to withdraw during long-term follow-up and had different sociodemographic characteristics. Facebook content featuring participants was the most engaging. These findings inform social media strategies for future cohort and type 1 diabetes studies. TRIAL REGISTRATION Australia New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry: ACTRN1261300794707.
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- Kelly J McGorm
- Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, North Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, North Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, North Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, North Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Department of Diabetes & Endocrinology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, North Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Department of Diabetes & Endocrinology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Women's and Children's Health, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Queensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Diabetes and Vascular Medicine Unit, Monash Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Child Health Research Unit, Barwon Health, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Diabetes & Endocrinology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, North Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, North Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Hall M, Oakey H, Penno MAS, McGorm K, Anderson AJ, Ashwood P, Colman PG, Craig ME, Davis EA, Harris M, Harrison LC, Haynes A, Morbey C, Sinnott RO, Soldatos G, Vuillermin PJ, Wentworth JM, Thomson RL, Couper JJ. Mental Health During Late Pregnancy and Postpartum in Mothers With and Without Type 1 Diabetes: The ENDIA Study. Diabetes Care 2022; 45:dc212335. [PMID: 35107582 DOI: 10.2337/dc21-2335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/15/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Pregnancy and type 1 diabetes are each associated with increased anxiety and depression, but the combined impact on well-being is unresolved. We compared the mental health of women with and without type 1 diabetes during pregnancy and postpartum and examined the relationship between mental health and glycemic control. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Participants were women enrolled from 2016 to 2020 in the Environmental Determinants of Islet Autoimmunity (ENDIA) study, a pregnancy to birth prospective cohort following children with a first-degree relative with type 1 diabetes. Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) were completed during the third trimester (T3) (median [interquartile range] 34 [32, 36] weeks) and postpartum (14 [13, 16] weeks) by 737 women (800 pregnancies) with (n = 518) and without (n = 282) type 1 diabetes. RESULTS EPDS and PSS scores did not differ between women with and without type 1 diabetes during T3 and postpartum. EPDS scores were marginally higher in T3: predicted mean (95% CI) 5.7 (5.4, 6.1) than postpartum: 5.3 (5.0, 5.6), independent of type 1 diabetes status (P = 0.01). HbA1c levels in type 1 diabetes were 6.3% [5.8, 6.9%] in T3 and did not correlate with EPDS or PSS scores. Reported use of psychotropic medications was similar in women with (n = 44 of 518 [8%]) and without type 1 diabetes (n = 17 of 282 [6%]), as was their amount of physical activity. CONCLUSIONS Overall, mental health in late pregnancy and postpartum did not differ between women with and without type 1 diabetes, and mental health scores were not correlated with glycemic control.
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- Madeleine Hall
- Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Women's and Children's Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Queensland, Australia
- Queensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Hunter Diabetes Centre, Merewether, New South Wales, Australia
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- Melbourne eResearch Group, School of Computing and Information Services, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Diabetes and Vascular Medicine Unit, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
- Child Health Research Unit, Barwon Health, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Bandala-Sanchez E, Roth-Schulze AJ, Oakey H, Penno MAS, Bediaga NG, Naselli G, Ngui KM, Smith AD, Huang D, Zozaya-Valdes E, Thomson RL, Brown JD, Vuillermin PJ, Barry SC, Craig ME, Rawlinson WD, Davis EA, Harris M, Soldatos G, Colman PG, Wentworth JM, Haynes A, Morahan G, Sinnott RO, Papenfuss AT, Couper JJ, Harrison LC. Women with type 1 diabetes exhibit a progressive increase in gut Saccharomyces cerevisiae in pregnancy associated with evidence of gut inflammation. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2022; 184:109189. [PMID: 35051423 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2022.109189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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AIMS Studies of the gut microbiome have focused on its bacterial composition. We aimed to characterize the gut fungal microbiome (mycobiome) across pregnancy in women with and without type 1 diabetes. METHODS Faecal samples (n = 162) were collected from 70 pregnant women (45 with and 25 without type 1 diabetes) across all trimesters. Fungi were analysed by internal transcribed spacer 1 amplicon sequencing. Markers of intestinal inflammation (faecal calprotectin) and intestinal epithelial integrity (serum intestinal fatty acid binding protein; I-FABP), and serum antibodies to Saccharomyces cerevisiae (ASCA) were measured. RESULTS Women with type 1 diabetes had decreased fungal alpha diversity by the third trimester, associated with an increased abundance of Saccharomyces cerevisiae that was inversely related to the abundance of the anti-inflammatory butyrate-producing bacterium Faecalibacterium prausnitzii. Women with type 1 diabetes had higher concentrations of calprotectin, I-FABP and ASCA. CONCLUSIONS Women with type 1 diabetes exhibit a shift in the gut mycobiome across pregnancy associated with evidence of gut inflammation and impaired intestinal barrier function. The relevance of these findings to the higher rate of pregnancy complications in type 1 diabetes warrants further study.
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- Esther Bandala-Sanchez
- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- The University of Adelaide, Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- The University of Adelaide, Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- The University of Adelaide, Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- The University of Adelaide, Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Faculty of School of Medicine, Deakin University and Child Health Research Unit, Barwon Health, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- The University of Adelaide, Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- School of Women's and Children's Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Virology Research Laboratory, Serology and Virology Division, South Eastern Area Laboratory Services Microbiology, NSW Health Pathology, Sydney, NSW, Australia; School of Medical Sciences, Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia; Queensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne and Diabetes and Vascular Medicine Unit, Monash Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Centre for Diabetes Research, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Melbourne eResearch Group, School of Computing and Information Services, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Medical Biology and School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Bioinformatics and Cancer Genomics Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- The University of Adelaide, Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
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Penno MAS, Anderson AJ, Thomson RL, McGorm K, Barry SC, Colman PG, Craig ME, Davis EA, Harris M, Haynes A, Morahan G, Oakey H, Rawlinson WD, Sinnott RO, Soldatos G, Vuillermin PJ, Wentworth JM, Harrison LC, Couper JJ. Evaluation of protocol amendments to the Environmental Determinants of Islet Autoimmunity (ENDIA) study during the COVID-19 pandemic. Diabet Med 2021; 38:e14638. [PMID: 34236734 PMCID: PMC8420199 DOI: 10.1111/dme.14638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Megan A. S. Penno
- Robinson Research InstituteAdelaide Medical SchoolUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideSAAustralia
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- Robinson Research InstituteAdelaide Medical SchoolUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideSAAustralia
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- Robinson Research InstituteAdelaide Medical SchoolUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideSAAustralia
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- Robinson Research InstituteAdelaide Medical SchoolUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideSAAustralia
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- Robinson Research InstituteAdelaide Medical SchoolUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideSAAustralia
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- Department of Diabetes and EndocrinologyRoyal Melbourne HospitalMelbourneVICAustralia
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- School of Women's and Children's HealthFaculty of MedicineUniversity of New South WalesSydneyNSWAustralia
- Institute of Endocrinology and DiabetesThe Children's Hospital at WestmeadSydneyNSWAustralia
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- Telethon Institute for Child Health ResearchCentre for Child Health ResearchThe University of Western AustraliaPerthWAAustralia
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- The University of Queensland Diamantina InstituteFaculty of MedicineThe University of QueenslandTranslational Research InstituteWoolloongabbaQLDAustralia
- Queensland Children’s HospitalSouth BrisbaneQLDAustralia
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- Telethon Institute for Child Health ResearchCentre for Child Health ResearchThe University of Western AustraliaPerthWAAustralia
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- Centre for Diabetes ResearchHarry Perkins Institute of Medical ResearchThe University of Western AustraliaPerthWAAustralia
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- Robinson Research InstituteAdelaide Medical SchoolUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideSAAustralia
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- Virology Research Laboratory, Serology and Virology DivisionSouth Eastern Area Laboratory Services MicrobiologyPrince of Wales HospitalSydneyNSWAustralia
- School of Medical SciencesFaculty of MedicineUniversity of New South WalesSydneyNSWAustralia
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- Melbourne eResearch GroupSchool of Computing and Information ServicesUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneVICAustralia
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- Monash Centre for Health Research and ImplementationSchool of Public Health and Preventive MedicineMonash UniversityMelbourneVICAustralia
- Diabetes and Vascular Medicine UnitMonash HealthMelbourneVICAustralia
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- Faculty of HealthSchool of MedicineDeakin UniversityGeelongVICAustralia
- Child Health Research UnitBarwon HealthGeelongVICAustralia
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- Department of Diabetes and EndocrinologyRoyal Melbourne HospitalMelbourneVICAustralia
- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchMelbourneVICAustralia
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- Robinson Research InstituteAdelaide Medical SchoolUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideSAAustralia
- Department of Diabetes and EndocrinologyWomen’s and Children’s HospitalAdelaideSAAustralia
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Faulkner CL, Luo YX, Isaacs S, Rawlinson WD, Craig ME, Kim KW. The virome in early life and childhood and development of islet autoimmunity and type 1 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Rev Med Virol 2021; 31:1-14. [PMID: 33378601 PMCID: PMC8518965 DOI: 10.1002/rmv.2209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Revised: 12/08/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Viruses are postulated as primary candidate triggers of islet autoimmunity (IA) and type 1 diabetes (T1D), based on considerable epidemiological and experimental evidence. Recent studies have investigated the association between all viruses (the 'virome') and IA/T1D using metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS). Current associations between the early life virome and the development of IA/T1D were analysed in a systematic review and meta-analysis of human observational studies from Medline and EMBASE (published 2000-June 2020), without language restriction. Inclusion criteria were as follows: cohort and case-control studies examining the virome using mNGS in clinical specimens of children ≤18 years who developed IA/T1D. The National Health and Medical Research Council level of evidence scale and Newcastle-Ottawa scale were used for study appraisal. Meta-analysis for exposure to specific viruses was performed using random-effects models, and the strength of association was measured using odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Eligible studies (one case-control, nine nested case-control) included 1,425 participants (695 cases, 730 controls) and examined IA (n = 1,023) or T1D (n = 402). Meta-analysis identified small but significant associations between IA and number of stool samples positive for all enteroviruses (OR 1.14, 95% CI 1.00-1.29, p = 0.05; heterogeneity χ2 = 1.51, p = 0.68, I2 = 0%), consecutive positivity for enteroviruses (1.55, 1.09-2.20, p = 0.01; χ2 = 0.19, p = 0.91, I2 = 0%) and number of stool samples positive specifically for enterovirus B (1.20, 1.01-1.42, p = 0.04; χ2 = 0.03, p = 0.86, I2 = 0%). Virome analyses to date have demonstrated associations between enteroviruses and IA that may be clinically significant. However, larger prospective mNGS studies with more frequent sampling and follow-up from pregnancy are required to further elucidate associations between early virus exposure and IA/T1D.
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- Clare L. Faulkner
- School of Women's and Children's HealthUniversity of New South Wales Faculty of MedicineSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
- Serology and Virology DivisionNSW Health PathologyVirology Research LaboratoryPrince of Wales HospitalSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- School of Women's and Children's HealthUniversity of New South Wales Faculty of MedicineSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
- Serology and Virology DivisionNSW Health PathologyVirology Research LaboratoryPrince of Wales HospitalSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- School of Women's and Children's HealthUniversity of New South Wales Faculty of MedicineSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
- Serology and Virology DivisionNSW Health PathologyVirology Research LaboratoryPrince of Wales HospitalSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- School of Women's and Children's HealthUniversity of New South Wales Faculty of MedicineSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
- Serology and Virology DivisionNSW Health PathologyVirology Research LaboratoryPrince of Wales HospitalSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
- School of Medical SciencesUniversity of New South WalesSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
- Faculty of ScienceSchool of Biotechnology and Biomolecular SciencesUniversity of New South WalesSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- School of Women's and Children's HealthUniversity of New South Wales Faculty of MedicineSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
- Serology and Virology DivisionNSW Health PathologyVirology Research LaboratoryPrince of Wales HospitalSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
- Institute of Endocrinology and DiabetesChildren's Hospital at WestmeadSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
- Discipline of Child and Adolescent HealthUniversity of SydneySydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- School of Women's and Children's HealthUniversity of New South Wales Faculty of MedicineSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
- Serology and Virology DivisionNSW Health PathologyVirology Research LaboratoryPrince of Wales HospitalSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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Roth-Schulze AJ, Penno MAS, Ngui KM, Oakey H, Bandala-Sanchez E, Smith AD, Allnutt TR, Thomson RL, Vuillermin PJ, Craig ME, Rawlinson WD, Davis EA, Harris M, Soldatos G, Colman PG, Wentworth JM, Haynes A, Barry SC, Sinnott RO, Morahan G, Bediaga NG, Smyth GK, Papenfuss AT, Couper JJ, Harrison LC. Type 1 diabetes in pregnancy is associated with distinct changes in the composition and function of the gut microbiome. MICROBIOME 2021; 9:167. [PMID: 34362459 PMCID: PMC8349100 DOI: 10.1186/s40168-021-01104-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND The gut microbiome changes in response to a range of environmental conditions, life events and disease states. Pregnancy is a natural life event that involves major physiological adaptation yet studies of the microbiome in pregnancy are limited and their findings inconsistent. Pregnancy with type 1 diabetes (T1D) is associated with increased maternal and fetal risks but the gut microbiome in this context has not been characterized. By whole metagenome sequencing (WMS), we defined the taxonomic composition and function of the gut bacterial microbiome across 70 pregnancies, 36 in women with T1D. RESULTS Women with and without T1D exhibited compositional and functional changes in the gut microbiome across pregnancy. Profiles in women with T1D were distinct, with an increase in bacteria that produce lipopolysaccharides and a decrease in those that produce short-chain fatty acids, especially in the third trimester. In addition, women with T1D had elevated concentrations of fecal calprotectin, a marker of intestinal inflammation, and serum intestinal fatty acid-binding protein (I-FABP), a marker of intestinal epithelial damage. CONCLUSIONS Women with T1D exhibit a shift towards a more pro-inflammatory gut microbiome during pregnancy, associated with evidence of intestinal inflammation. These changes could contribute to the increased risk of pregnancy complications in women with T1D and are potentially modifiable by dietary means. Video abstract.
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- Alexandra J Roth-Schulze
- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, 3052, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- The University of Adelaide, Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, 3052, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- The University of Adelaide, Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, 3052, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, 3052, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, 3052, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- The University of Adelaide, Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- Faculty of School of Medicine, Deakin University and Child Health Research Unit, Barwon Health, Geelong, VIC, 3220, Australia
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- School of Women's and Children's Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
- Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, 2145, Australia
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- Virology Research Laboratory, Serology and Virology Division, South Eastern Area Laboratory Services Microbiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW, 2031, Australia
- School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
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- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QLD, 4102, Australia
- Queensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, QLD, 4101, Australia
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- Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne and Diabetes and Vascular Medicine Unit, Monash Health, Melbourne, VIC, 3168, Australia
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, 3050, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, 3052, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia
- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, 3050, Australia
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- Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
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- The University of Adelaide, Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- Melbourne eResearch Group, School of Computing and Information Services, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- Centre for Diabetes Research, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, 3052, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, 3052, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology and School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, 3052, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology and School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia
- Bioinformatics and Cancer Genomics Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
- Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- The University of Adelaide, Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
- Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, SA, 5006, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, 3052, Australia.
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia.
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Isaacs SR, Foskett DB, Maxwell AJ, Ward EJ, Faulkner CL, Luo JYX, Rawlinson WD, Craig ME, Kim KW. Viruses and Type 1 Diabetes: From Enteroviruses to the Virome. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9071519. [PMID: 34361954 PMCID: PMC8306446 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9071519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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For over a century, viruses have left a long trail of evidence implicating them as frequent suspects in the development of type 1 diabetes. Through vigorous interrogation of viral infections in individuals with islet autoimmunity and type 1 diabetes using serological and molecular virus detection methods, as well as mechanistic studies of virus-infected human pancreatic β-cells, the prime suspects have been narrowed down to predominantly human enteroviruses. Here, we provide a comprehensive overview of evidence supporting the hypothesised role of enteroviruses in the development of islet autoimmunity and type 1 diabetes. We also discuss concerns over the historical focus and investigation bias toward enteroviruses and summarise current unbiased efforts aimed at characterising the complete population of viruses (the “virome”) contributing early in life to the development of islet autoimmunity and type 1 diabetes. Finally, we review the range of vaccine and antiviral drug candidates currently being evaluated in clinical trials for the prevention and potential treatment of type 1 diabetes.
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- Sonia R. Isaacs
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia; (S.R.I.); (D.B.F.); (A.J.M.); (E.J.W.); (C.L.F.); (J.Y.X.L.); (W.D.R.); (M.E.C.)
- Virology Research Laboratory, Serology and Virology Division, NSW Health Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia; (S.R.I.); (D.B.F.); (A.J.M.); (E.J.W.); (C.L.F.); (J.Y.X.L.); (W.D.R.); (M.E.C.)
- Virology Research Laboratory, Serology and Virology Division, NSW Health Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia; (S.R.I.); (D.B.F.); (A.J.M.); (E.J.W.); (C.L.F.); (J.Y.X.L.); (W.D.R.); (M.E.C.)
- Virology Research Laboratory, Serology and Virology Division, NSW Health Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia; (S.R.I.); (D.B.F.); (A.J.M.); (E.J.W.); (C.L.F.); (J.Y.X.L.); (W.D.R.); (M.E.C.)
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia; (S.R.I.); (D.B.F.); (A.J.M.); (E.J.W.); (C.L.F.); (J.Y.X.L.); (W.D.R.); (M.E.C.)
- Virology Research Laboratory, Serology and Virology Division, NSW Health Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia; (S.R.I.); (D.B.F.); (A.J.M.); (E.J.W.); (C.L.F.); (J.Y.X.L.); (W.D.R.); (M.E.C.)
- Virology Research Laboratory, Serology and Virology Division, NSW Health Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia; (S.R.I.); (D.B.F.); (A.J.M.); (E.J.W.); (C.L.F.); (J.Y.X.L.); (W.D.R.); (M.E.C.)
- Virology Research Laboratory, Serology and Virology Division, NSW Health Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
- Faculty of Science, School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia; (S.R.I.); (D.B.F.); (A.J.M.); (E.J.W.); (C.L.F.); (J.Y.X.L.); (W.D.R.); (M.E.C.)
- Virology Research Laboratory, Serology and Virology Division, NSW Health Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia
- Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW 2145, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia; (S.R.I.); (D.B.F.); (A.J.M.); (E.J.W.); (C.L.F.); (J.Y.X.L.); (W.D.R.); (M.E.C.)
- Virology Research Laboratory, Serology and Virology Division, NSW Health Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +61-2-9382-9096
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Epigenetic Changes Induced by Maternal Factors during Fetal Life: Implication for Type 1 Diabetes. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12060887. [PMID: 34201206 PMCID: PMC8227197 DOI: 10.3390/genes12060887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 06/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Organ-specific autoimmune diseases, such as type 1 diabetes, are believed to result from T-cell-mediated damage of the target tissue. The immune-mediated tissue injury, in turn, is known to depend on complex interactions between genetic and environmental factors. Nevertheless, the mechanisms whereby environmental factors contribute to the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases remain elusive and represent a major untapped target to develop novel strategies for disease prevention. Given the impact of the early environment on the developing immune system, epigenetic changes induced by maternal factors during fetal life have been linked to a likelihood of developing an autoimmune disease later in life. In humans, DNA methylation is the epigenetic mechanism most extensively investigated. This review provides an overview of the critical role of DNA methylation changes induced by prenatal maternal conditions contributing to the increased risk of immune-mediated diseases on the offspring, with a particular focus on T1D. A deeper understanding of epigenetic alterations induced by environmental stressors during fetal life may be pivotal for developing targeted prevention strategies of type 1 diabetes by modifying the maternal environment.
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Akil AAS, Yassin E, Al-Maraghi A, Aliyev E, Al-Malki K, Fakhro KA. Diagnosis and treatment of type 1 diabetes at the dawn of the personalized medicine era. J Transl Med 2021; 19:137. [PMID: 33794915 PMCID: PMC8017850 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-021-02778-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Type 1 diabetes affects millions of people globally and requires careful management to avoid serious long-term complications, including heart and kidney disease, stroke, and loss of sight. The type 1 diabetes patient cohort is highly heterogeneous, with individuals presenting with disease at different stages and severities, arising from distinct etiologies, and overlaying varied genetic backgrounds. At present, the “one-size-fits-all” treatment for type 1 diabetes is exogenic insulin substitution therapy, but this approach fails to achieve optimal blood glucose control in many individuals. With advances in our understanding of early-stage diabetes development, diabetes stratification, and the role of genetics, type 1 diabetes is a promising candidate for a personalized medicine approach, which aims to apply “the right therapy at the right time, to the right patient”. In the case of type 1 diabetes, great efforts are now being focused on risk stratification for diabetes development to enable pre-clinical detection, and the application of treatments such as gene therapy, to prevent pancreatic destruction in a sub-set of patients. Alongside this, breakthroughs in stem cell therapies hold great promise for the regeneration of pancreatic tissues in some individuals. Here we review the recent initiatives in the field of personalized medicine for type 1 diabetes, including the latest discoveries in stem cell and gene therapy for the disease, and current obstacles that must be overcome before the dream of personalized medicine for all type 1 diabetes patients can be realized.
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- Ammira Al-Shabeeb Akil
- Department of Human Genetics-Precision Medicine Program, Sidra Medicine, P.O. Box 26999, Doha, Qatar.
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- Department of Human Genetics-Precision Medicine Program, Sidra Medicine, P.O. Box 26999, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Human Genetics-Precision Medicine Program, Sidra Medicine, P.O. Box 26999, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Human Genetics-Precision Medicine Program, Sidra Medicine, P.O. Box 26999, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Human Genetics-Precision Medicine Program, Sidra Medicine, P.O. Box 26999, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Human Genetics-Precision Medicine Program, Sidra Medicine, P.O. Box 26999, Doha, Qatar.,Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, P.O. Box 24144, Doha, Qatar.,College of Health and Life Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, P.O. Box 34110, Doha, Qatar
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Verduci E, Mameli C, Amatruda M, Petitti A, Vizzuso S, El Assadi F, Zuccotti G, Alabduljabbar S, Terranegra A. Early Nutrition and Risk of Type 1 Diabetes: The Role of Gut Microbiota. Front Nutr 2021; 7:612377. [PMID: 33425976 PMCID: PMC7785819 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2020.612377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Type 1 diabetes (T1D) appears most frequently in childhood, with an alarming increasing incidence in the last decades. Although the genetic predisposition is a major risk factor, it cannot solely explain the complex etiology of T1D which is still not fully understood. In this paper, we reviewed the most recent findings on the role of early nutrition and the involvement of the gut microbiota in the etiopathogenesis of T1D. The main conclusions that are withdrawn from the current literature regarding alleviating the risk of developing T1D through nutrition are the encouragement of long-term breast-feeding for at least the first 6 months of life and the avoidance of early complementary foods and gluten introduction (before 4 months of age) as well as cow milk introduction before 12 months of life. These detrimental feeding habits create a gut microbiota dysbiotic state that can contribute to the onset of T1D in infancy. Finally, we discussed the possibility to introduce probiotics, prebiotics and post-biotics in the prevention of T1D.
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- Elvira Verduci
- Department of Pediatrics, Vittore Buzzi Children's Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.,Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Vittore Buzzi Children's Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Vittore Buzzi Children's Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- College of Health and Life Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Pediatrics, Vittore Buzzi Children's Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Johnson MB, Patel KA, De Franco E, Hagopian W, Killian M, McDonald TJ, Tree TIM, Domingo-Vila C, Hudson M, Hammersley S, Dobbs R, Ellard S, Flanagan SE, Hattersley AT, Oram RA. Type 1 diabetes can present before the age of 6 months and is characterised by autoimmunity and rapid loss of beta cells. Diabetologia 2020; 63:2605-2615. [PMID: 33029656 PMCID: PMC7641942 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-020-05276-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Diabetes diagnosed at <6 months of age is usually monogenic. However, 10-15% of affected infants do not have a pathogenic variant in one of the 26 known neonatal diabetes genes. We characterised infants diagnosed at <6 months of age without a pathogenic variant to assess whether polygenic type 1 diabetes could arise at early ages. METHODS We studied 166 infants diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at <6 months of age in whom pathogenic variants in all 26 known genes had been excluded and compared them with infants with monogenic neonatal diabetes (n = 164) or children with type 1 diabetes diagnosed at 6-24 months of age (n = 152). We assessed the type 1 diabetes genetic risk score (T1D-GRS), islet autoantibodies, C-peptide and clinical features. RESULTS We found an excess of infants with high T1D-GRS: 38% (63/166) had a T1D-GRS >95th centile of healthy individuals, whereas 5% (8/166) would be expected if all were monogenic (p < 0.0001). Individuals with a high T1D-GRS had a similar rate of autoantibody positivity to that seen in individuals with type 1 diabetes diagnosed at 6-24 months of age (41% vs 58%, p = 0.2), and had markedly reduced C-peptide levels (median <3 pmol/l within 1 year of diagnosis), reflecting rapid loss of insulin secretion. These individuals also had reduced birthweights (median z score -0.89), which were lowest in those diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at <3 months of age (median z score -1.98). CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION We provide strong evidence that type 1 diabetes can present before the age of 6 months based on individuals with this extremely early-onset diabetes subtype having the classic features of childhood type 1 diabetes: high genetic risk, autoimmunity and rapid beta cell loss. The early-onset association with reduced birthweight raises the possibility that for some individuals there was reduced insulin secretion in utero. Comprehensive genetic testing for all neonatal diabetes genes remains essential for all individuals diagnosed with diabetes at <6 months of age. Graphical abstract.
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- Matthew B Johnson
- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
- Blood Sciences, Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Immunobiology, School of Immunobiology & Microbial Sciences, Kings College London, London, UK
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and Kings College London, London, UK
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- Department of Immunobiology, School of Immunobiology & Microbial Sciences, Kings College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
- National Institute for Health Exeter Research Clinical Research Facility, Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
- National Institute for Health Exeter Research Clinical Research Facility, Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
- National Institute for Health Exeter Research Clinical Research Facility, Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK.
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Penno MAS, Oakey H, Augustine P, Taranto M, Barry SC, Colman PG, Craig ME, Davis EA, Giles LC, Harris M, Haynes A, McGorm K, Morahan G, Morbey C, Rawlinson WD, Sinnott RO, Soldatos G, Thomson RL, Vuillermin PJ, Wentworth JM, Harrison LC, Couper JJ. Changes in pancreatic exocrine function in young at-risk children followed to islet autoimmunity and type 1 diabetes in the ENDIA study. Pediatr Diabetes 2020; 21:945-949. [PMID: 32430977 DOI: 10.1111/pedi.13056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Revised: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUNDS We aimed to monitor pancreatic exocrine function longitudinally in relation to the development of islet autoimmunity (IA) and type 1 diabetes (T1D) in at-risk children with a first-degree relative with T1D, who were followed prospectively in the Environmental Determinants of Islet Autoimmunity (ENDIA) study. METHODS Fecal elastase-1 (FE-1) concentration was measured longitudinally in 85 ENDIA children from median age 1.0 (IQR 0.7,1.3) year. Twenty-eight of 85 children (progressors) developed persistent islet autoantibodies at median age of 1.5 (IQR 1.1,2.5) years, of whom 11 went on to develop clinical diabetes. The other 57 islet autoantibody-negative children (non-progressors) followed similarly were age and gender-matched with the progressors. An adjusted linear mixed model compared FE-1 concentrations in progressors and non-progressors. RESULTS Baseline FE-1 did not differ between progressors and non-progressors, or by HLA DR type or proband status. FE-1 decreased over time in progressors in comparison to non-progressors (Wald statistic 5.46, P = .02); in some progressors the fall in FE-1 preceded the onset of IA. CONCLUSIONS Pancreatic exocrine function decreases in the majority of young at-risk children who progress to IA and T1D.
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- Megan A S Penno
- Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- PathWest Laboratories, Fiona Stanley Hospital Network, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Women's and Children's Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, School of Public Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia.,Endocrinology Department, Queensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Centre for Diabetes Research, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Hunter Diabetes Centre, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Virology Research Laboratory, Serology and Virology Division, South Eastern Area Laboratory Services Microbiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Melbourne eResearch Group, School of Computing and Information Services, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Diabetes and Vascular Medicine Unit, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.,Child Health Research Unit, Barwon Health, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Population Health and Immunity Division, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Population Health and Immunity Division, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Augustine P, Gent R, Louise J, Taranto M, Penno M, Linke R, Couper JJ. Pancreas size and exocrine function is decreased in young children with recent-onset Type 1 diabetes. Diabet Med 2020; 37:1340-1343. [PMID: 31094026 DOI: 10.1111/dme.13987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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AIMS To measure pancreatic area and exocrine function in young children with recent-onset Type 1 diabetes to determine whether the exocrine pancreas is also affected in the pathophysiology of early childhood diabetes. METHODS Thirty-two children (14 boys) aged 5.5 (4.5, 7.3) median (IQR) years presenting with recent-onset Type 1 diabetes and 90 controls (44 boys) of similar age had ultrasound imaging of the pancreas. Children with Type 1 diabetes were receiving insulin and were without ketosis. Transverse and longitudinal areas of the pancreas were measured by digitalized outline. Pancreatic faecal elastase-1 was analysed using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit in recent-onset Type 1 diabetes and 38 first-degree relative control children. RESULTS Pancreatic area and exocrine function were reduced in Type 1 diabetes. Mean transverse area (SD) in Type 1 diabetes was 6.82 cm2 (1.61) vs. 8.31 cm2 (1.74) in controls, adjusted estimate (95% CI) 1.45 (-2.12, -0.79), P < 0.001; longitudinal area was 1.28 cm2 (0.44) vs. 1.55 cm2 (0.43), adjusted estimate (95% CI) -0.27 (-0.45, -0.09), P = 0.003. Faecal elastase-1 levels in Type 1 diabetes were 455 (323, 833) ug/g, median (IQR) vs. 1408 μg/g (1031, 1989) in controls, P < 0.001. CONCLUSION Pancreatic area and accompanying subclinical exocrine function were reduced in very young children with recent-onset Type 1 diabetes. This supports changes in the exocrine pancreas in the pathophysiology of Type 1 diabetes presenting in early life.
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- P Augustine
- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Women's and Children's Hospital, South Australia
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Women's and Children's Hospital, South Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School and Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, South Australia
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- PathWest Laboratories, Fiona Stanley Hospital Network, Western Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School and Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, South Australia
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Women's and Children's Hospital, South Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Women's and Children's Hospital, South Australia
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Begum M, Pilkington RM, Chittleborough CR, Lynch JW, Penno M, Smithers LG. Effect of maternal smoking during pregnancy on childhood type 1 diabetes: a whole-of-population study. Diabetologia 2020; 63:1162-1173. [PMID: 32096009 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-020-05111-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Evidence of an association between maternal smoking during pregnancy (prenatal smoking) and childhood type 1 diabetes is mixed. Previous studies have been small and potentially biased due to unmeasured confounding. The objectives of this study were to estimate the association between prenatal smoking and childhood type 1 diabetes, assess residual confounding with a negative control design and an E-value analysis, and summarise published effect estimates from a meta-analysis. METHODS This whole-of-population study (births from 1999 to 2013, participants aged ≤15 years) used de-identified linked administrative data from the South Australian Early Childhood Data Project. Type 1 diabetes was diagnosed in 557 children (ICD, tenth edition, Australian Modification [ICD-10-AM] codes: E10, E101-E109) during hospitalisation (2001-2014). Families not given financial assistance for school fees was a negative control outcome. Adjusted Cox proportional HRs were calculated. Analyses were conducted on complete-case (n = 264,542, type 1 diabetes = 442) and imputed (n = 286,058, type 1 diabetes = 557) data. A random-effects meta-analysis was used to summarise the effects of prenatal smoking on type 1 diabetes. RESULTS Compared with non-smokers, children exposed to maternal smoking only in the first or second half of pregnancy had a 6% higher type 1 diabetes incidence (adjusted HR 1.06 [95% CI 0.73, 1.55]). Type 1 diabetes incidence was 24% lower (adjusted HR 0.76 [95% CI 0.58, 0.99]) among children exposed to consistent prenatal smoking, and 16% lower for exposure to any maternal smoking in pregnancy (adjusted HR 0.84 [95% CI 0.67, 1.08]), compared with the unexposed group. Meta-analytic estimates showed 28-29% lower risk of type 1 diabetes among children exposed to prenatal smoking compared with those not exposed. The negative control outcome analysis indicated residual confounding in the prenatal smoking and type 1 diabetes association. E-value analysis indicated that unmeasured confounding associated with prenatal smoking and childhood type 1 diabetes, with a HR of 1.67, could negate the observed effect. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION Our best estimate from the study is that maternal smoking in pregnancy was associated with 16% lower childhood type 1 diabetes incidence, and some of this effect was due to residual confounding.
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- Mumtaz Begum
- School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Level 9, AHMS Building, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
- Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Home Economics, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Level 9, AHMS Building, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
- Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Level 9, AHMS Building, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
- Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Level 9, AHMS Building, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia.
- Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
- Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
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- Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Level 9, AHMS Building, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia.
- Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
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Craig ME, Kim KW, Isaacs SR, Penno MA, Hamilton-Williams EE, Couper JJ, Rawlinson WD. Early-life factors contributing to type 1 diabetes. Diabetologia 2019; 62:1823-1834. [PMID: 31451871 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-019-4942-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The incidence of type 1 diabetes has increased since the mid-twentieth century at a rate that is too rapid to be attributed to genetic predisposition alone. While the disease can occur at any age, mounting evidence from longitudinal cohort studies of at-risk children indicate that type 1 diabetes associated autoantibodies can be present from the first year of life, and that those who develop type 1 diabetes at a young age have a more aggressive form of the disease. This corroborates the hypothesis that environmental exposures in early life contribute to type 1 diabetes risk, whether related to maternal influences on the fetus during pregnancy, neonatal factors or later effects during infancy and early childhood. Studies to date show a range of environmental triggers acting at different time points, suggesting a multifactorial model of genetic and environmental factors in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes, which integrally involves a dialogue between the immune system and pancreatic beta cells. For example, breastfeeding may have a weak protective effect on type 1 diabetes risk, while use of an extensively hydrolysed formula does not. Additionally, exposure to being overweight pre-conception, both in utero and postnatally, is associated with increased risk of type 1 diabetes. Epidemiological, clinical and pathological studies in humans support a role for viral infections, particularly enteroviruses, in type 1 diabetes, but definitive proof is lacking. The role of the early microbiome and its perturbations in islet autoimmunity and type 1 diabetes is the subject of investigation in ongoing cohort studies. Understanding the interactions between environmental exposures and the human genome and metagenome, particularly across ethnically diverse populations, will be critical for the development of future strategies for primary prevention of type 1 diabetes.
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- Maria E Craig
- School of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales Faculty of Medicine, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
- Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Locked Bag 4001, Westmead, Sydney, NSW, 2145, Australia.
- Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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- School of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales Faculty of Medicine, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Virology Research Laboratory, Prince of Wales Hospital Randwick, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales Faculty of Medicine, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Virology Research Laboratory, Prince of Wales Hospital Randwick, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- School of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales Faculty of Medicine, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Virology Research Laboratory, Prince of Wales Hospital Randwick, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Serology and Virology Division, NSW Health Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Wook Kim K, Allen DW, Briese T, Couper JJ, Barry SC, Colman PG, Cotterill AM, Davis EA, Giles LC, Harrison LC, Harris M, Haynes A, Horton JL, Isaacs SR, Jain K, Lipkin WI, Morahan G, Morbey C, Pang ICN, Papenfuss AT, Penno MAS, Sinnott RO, Soldatos G, Thomson RL, Vuillermin PJ, Wentworth JM, Wilkins MR, Rawlinson WD, Craig ME. Distinct Gut Virome Profile of Pregnant Women With Type 1 Diabetes in the ENDIA Study. Open Forum Infect Dis 2019; 6:ofz025. [PMID: 30815502 PMCID: PMC6386807 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Revised: 01/05/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background The importance of gut bacteria in human physiology, immune regulation, and disease pathogenesis is well established. In contrast, the composition and dynamics of the gut virome are largely unknown; particularly lacking are studies in pregnancy. We used comprehensive virome capture sequencing to characterize the gut virome of pregnant women with and without type 1 diabetes (T1D), longitudinally followed in the Environmental Determinants of Islet Autoimmunity study. Methods In total, 61 pregnant women (35 with T1D and 26 without) from Australia were examined. Nucleic acid was extracted from serial fecal specimens obtained at prenatal visits, and viral genomes were sequenced by virome capture enrichment. The frequency, richness, and abundance of viruses were compared between women with and without T1D. Results Two viruses were more prevalent in pregnant women with T1D: picobirnaviruses (odds ratio [OR], 4.2; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.0–17.1; P = .046) and tobamoviruses (OR, 3.2; 95% CI, 1.1–9.3; P = .037). The abundance of 77 viruses significantly differed between the 2 maternal groups (≥2-fold difference; P < .02), including 8 Enterovirus B types present at a higher abundance in women with T1D. Conclusions These findings provide novel insight into the composition of the gut virome during pregnancy and demonstrate a distinct profile of viruses in women with T1D.
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- Ki Wook Kim
- School of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Center for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty and Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide Robinson Research Institute, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty and Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide Robinson Research Institute, Australia
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital Victoria, Australia
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- School of Public Health, University of Adelaide, Australia
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- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia
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- Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Australia
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- Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth
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- School of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Center for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York
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- Center for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York
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- Centre for Diabetes Research, The Harry Perkins Institute for Medical Research, Perth, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty and Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide Robinson Research Institute, Australia
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- Department of Computing and Information Systems, University of Melbourne, Australia
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- Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty and Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide Robinson Research Institute, Australia
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- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Serology and Virology Division, SEALS Microbiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.,Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
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Couper JJ, Haller MJ, Greenbaum CJ, Ziegler AG, Wherrett DK, Knip M, Craig ME. ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2018: Stages of type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents. Pediatr Diabetes 2018; 19 Suppl 27:20-27. [PMID: 30051639 DOI: 10.1111/pedi.12734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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- Jennifer J Couper
- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Womens and Childrens Hospital, North Adelaide, Australia.,Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Institute of Diabetes Research, Helmholtz Zentrum München, and Forschergruppe Diabetes, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia.,Discipline of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,School of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Wentworth JM, Bediaga NG, Penno MAS, Bandala-Sanchez E, Kanojia KN, Kouremenos KA, Couper JJ, Harrison LC. Minimal variation of the plasma lipidome after delayed processing of neonatal cord blood. Metabolomics 2018; 14:130. [PMID: 30830461 DOI: 10.1007/s11306-018-1434-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/21/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cord blood lipids are potential disease biomarkers. We aimed to determine if their concentrations were affected by delayed blood processing. METHOD Refrigerated cord blood from six healthy newborns was centrifuged every 12 h for 4 days. Plasma lipids were analysed by liquid chromatography/mass spectroscopy. RESULTS Of 262 lipids identified, only eight varied significantly over time. These comprised three dihexosylceramides, two phosphatidylserines and two phosphatidylethanolamines whose relative concentrations increased and one sphingomyelin that decreased. CONCLUSION Delay in separation of plasma from refrigerated cord blood has minimal effect overall on the plasma lipidome.
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- John M Wentworth
- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia.
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute and Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- Metabolomics Australia, Bio21 Institute, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute and Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
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Common ground: shared risk factors for type 1 diabetes and celiac disease. Nat Immunol 2018; 19:685-695. [DOI: 10.1038/s41590-018-0130-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 04/27/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Allen DW, Kim KW, Rawlinson WD, Craig ME. Maternal virus infections in pregnancy and type 1 diabetes in their offspring: Systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Rev Med Virol 2018; 28:e1974. [DOI: 10.1002/rmv.1974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Revised: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Digby W. Allen
- School of Women's and Children's Health; University of New South Wales Medicine; Sydney Australia
- POWH and UNSW Virology Research Laboratory; Prince of Wales Hospital; Sydney Australia
- School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine; University of New South Wales; Sydney Australia
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- School of Women's and Children's Health; University of New South Wales Medicine; Sydney Australia
- POWH and UNSW Virology Research Laboratory; Prince of Wales Hospital; Sydney Australia
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- School of Women's and Children's Health; University of New South Wales Medicine; Sydney Australia
- POWH and UNSW Virology Research Laboratory; Prince of Wales Hospital; Sydney Australia
- School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine; University of New South Wales; Sydney Australia
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Science; University of New South Wales; Sydney Australia
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- School of Women's and Children's Health; University of New South Wales Medicine; Sydney Australia
- POWH and UNSW Virology Research Laboratory; Prince of Wales Hospital; Sydney Australia
- School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine; University of New South Wales; Sydney Australia
- Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes; The Children's Hospital at Westmead; Sydney Australia
- Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, The Children's Hospital at Westmead Clinical School; The University of Sydney; Sydney Australia
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Penington JS, Penno MAS, Ngui KM, Ajami NJ, Roth-Schulze AJ, Wilcox SA, Bandala-Sanchez E, Wentworth JM, Barry SC, Brown CY, Couper JJ, Petrosino JF, Papenfuss AT, Harrison LC. Influence of fecal collection conditions and 16S rRNA gene sequencing at two centers on human gut microbiota analysis. Sci Rep 2018; 8:4386. [PMID: 29531234 PMCID: PMC5847573 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-22491-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2017] [Accepted: 02/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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To optimise fecal sampling for reproducible analysis of the gut microbiome, we compared different methods of sample collection and sequencing of 16S rRNA genes at two centers. Samples collected from six individuals on three consecutive days were placed in commercial collection tubes (OMNIgeneGut OMR-200) or in sterile screw-top tubes in a home fridge or home freezer for 6-24 h, before transfer and storage at -80 °C. Replicate samples were shipped to centers in Australia and the USA for DNA extraction and sequencing by their respective PCR protocols, and analysed with the same bioinformatic pipeline. Variation in gut microbiome was dominated by differences between individuals. Minor differences in the abundance of taxa were found between collection-processing methods and day of collection, and between the two centers. We conclude that collection with storage and transport at 4 °C within 24 h is adequate for 16S rRNA analysis of the gut microbiome. Other factors including differences in PCR and sequencing methods account for relatively minor variation compared to differences between individuals.
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- Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5006, South Australia, Australia
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- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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- Alkek Center for Metagenomics and Microbiome Research, Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5006, South Australia, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5006, South Australia, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5006, South Australia, Australia
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- Alkek Center for Metagenomics and Microbiome Research, Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia.
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia.
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- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia.
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia.
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Al-Khamees NA. Factors Associated with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes in Infants in Kuwait. Health (London) 2018. [DOI: 10.4236/health.2018.1011113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Phillips JE, Couper JJ, Penno MAS, Harrison LC. Type 1 diabetes: a disease of developmental origins. Pediatr Diabetes 2017; 18:417-421. [PMID: 27526948 DOI: 10.1111/pedi.12425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2016] [Revised: 07/10/2016] [Accepted: 07/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The incidence of type 1 diabetes globally has increased dramatically over the last 50 years. Proposed environmental reasons for this increase mirror the modern lifestyle. Type 1 diabetes can be viewed as part of the non- communicable disease epidemic in our modern society. Meanwhile rapidly evolving new technologies are advancing our understanding of how human microbial communities interface with the immune system and metabolism, and how the modern pro-inflammatory environment is changing these communities and contributing to the rapid rise of non-communicable disease. The majority of children who present with clinical type 1 diabetes are of school age; however 80% of children who develop type 1 diabetes by 18 years of age will have detectable islet autoantibodies by 3 years of age. The evolving concept that type 1 diabetes in many children has developmental origins has directed research questions in search of prevention back to pregnancy and early life. To this end the world's first pregnancy to early childhood cohort study in at-risk children has commenced.
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- Jessica E Phillips
- Discipline of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.,Endocrinology and Diabetes Department, Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, Australia
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- Discipline of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.,Endocrinology and Diabetes Department, Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, Australia
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- Discipline of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia.,Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research and Department of Medical Biology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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Penno MAS, Thomson RL, Couper JJ. Bunbury to Bundaberg, Darwin to Dover: establishing a successful Regional Participation Program for the ENDIA type 1 diabetes cohort study. Med J Aust 2017; 205:486. [PMID: 27852192 DOI: 10.5694/mja16.00685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2016] [Accepted: 07/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Paun A, Danska JS. Modulation of type 1 and type 2 diabetes risk by the intestinal microbiome. Pediatr Diabetes 2016; 17:469-477. [PMID: 27484959 DOI: 10.1111/pedi.12424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2016] [Revised: 05/19/2016] [Accepted: 07/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The prevalence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes have both risen dramatically over the last 50 years. Recent findings point towards the gut microbiota as a potential contributor to these trends. The hundred trillion bacteria residing in the mammalian gut have established a symbiotic relation with their host and influence many aspects of host metabolism, physiology, and immunity. In this review, we examine recent data linking gut microbiome composition and function to anti-pancreatic immunity, insulin-resistance, and obesity. Studies in rodents and human longitudinal studies suggest that an altered gut microbiome characterized by lower diversity and resilience is associated with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Through its metabolites and enzymatic arsenal, the microbiota shape host metabolism, energy extracted from the diet and contribute to the normal development of the immune system and to tissue inflammation. Increasing evidence underscores the importance of the maternal microbiome, the gestational environment and the conditions of newborn delivery in establishing the gut microbiota of the offspring. Perturbations of the maternal microbiome during gestation, or that of the offspring during early infant development may promote a pro-inflammatory environment conducive to the development of autoimmunity and metabolic disturbance. Collectively the findings reviewed herein underscore the need for mechanistic investigations in rodent models and in human studies to better define the relationships between microbial and host inflammatory activity in diabetes, and to evaluate the potential of microbe-derived therapeutics in the prevention and treatment of both forms of diabetes.
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- Alexandra Paun
- Program in Genetics and Genome Biology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Program in Genetics and Genome Biology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada. .,Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. .,Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
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Insel R, Dunne JL. JDRF's vision and strategy for prevention of type 1 diabetes. Pediatr Diabetes 2016; 17 Suppl 22:87-92. [PMID: 27411442 DOI: 10.1111/pedi.12326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2015] [Revised: 08/28/2015] [Accepted: 09/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The increasing incidence and lower threshold of developing type 1 diabetes (T1D) increases the urgency of its prevention. Insights from past and current natural history studies have provided the framework for a compelling strategy for primary and secondary prevention. Primary prevention of T1D should target the general childhood population with vaccines (viral or tolerogenic) or by altering microbiota-induced immunoregulation. Secondary prevention will likely require combination therapies (anti-inflammatories, immunomodulatory agents, beta cell survival agents, and/or agents improving glucose control) used sequentially or simultaneously to preserve residual beta cell function and prevent symptomatic disease. Critical gaps and challenges for prevention of T1D include an incomplete understanding of disease pathogenesis and heterogeneity, the lack of cost-effective risk screening and validated biomarkers for precise staging of disease and optimizing design of shorter and smaller prevention clinical trials, and the lack of appreciation of the impact and burden of T1D and the potential for its prevention. A comprehensive and concerted effort of funders, academia, industry, regulatory authorities, payers, government bodies, health care providers, and the T1D community will be required to deliver on JDRF's vision and strategy for prevention of T1D.
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Immune recognition and response to the intestinal microbiome in type 1 diabetes. J Autoimmun 2016; 71:10-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2016.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2016] [Revised: 02/03/2016] [Accepted: 02/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Krishnamurthy B, Selck C, Chee J, Jhala G, Kay TWH. Analysis of antigen specific T cells in diabetes - Lessons from pre-clinical studies and early clinical trials. J Autoimmun 2016; 71:35-43. [PMID: 27083395 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2016.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2016] [Revised: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 03/31/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Antigen-specific immune tolerance promises to provide safe and effective therapies to prevent type 1 diabetes (T1D). Antigen-specific therapy requires two components: well-defined, clinically relevant autoantigens; and safe approaches to inducing tolerance in T cells specific for these antigens. Proinsulin is a critical autoantigen in both NOD mice, based on knockout mouse studies and induction of immune tolerance to proinsulin preventing disease whereas most antigens cannot, and also in human T1D based on proinsulin-specific T cells being found in the islets of affected individuals and the early appearance of insulin autoantibodies. Effective antigen-specific therapies that prevent T1D in humans have not yet been developed although doubt remains about the best molecular form of the antigen, the dose and the route of administration. Preclinical studies suggest that antigen specific therapy is most useful when administered before onset of autoimmunity but this time-window has not been tested in humans until the recent "pre-point" study. There may be a 'window of opportunity' during the neonatal period when 'vaccine' like administration of proinsulin for a short period may be sufficient to prevent diabetes. After the onset of autoimmunity, naive antigen-specific T cells have differentiated into antigen-experienced memory cells and the immune responses have spread to multiple antigens. Induction of tolerance at this stage becomes more difficult although recent studies have suggested generation of antigen-specific TR1 cells can inhibit memory T cells. Preclinical studies are required to identify additional 'help' that is required to induce tolerance to memory T cells and develop protocols for effective therapy in individuals with established autoimmunity.
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- Balasubramanian Krishnamurthy
- St. Vincent's Institute, 41 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, 3065, Victoria, Australia; The University of Melbourne Department of Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, 3065, Victoria, Australia
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- St. Vincent's Institute, 41 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, 3065, Victoria, Australia; The University of Melbourne Department of Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, 3065, Victoria, Australia
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- St. Vincent's Institute, 41 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, 3065, Victoria, Australia; The University of Melbourne Department of Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, 3065, Victoria, Australia
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- St. Vincent's Institute, 41 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, 3065, Victoria, Australia; The University of Melbourne Department of Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, 3065, Victoria, Australia
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- St. Vincent's Institute, 41 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, 3065, Victoria, Australia; The University of Melbourne Department of Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, 3065, Victoria, Australia.
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Kyi M, Wentworth JM, Nankervis AJ, Fourlanos S, Colman PG. Recent advances in type 1 diabetes. Med J Aust 2016; 203:290-3. [PMID: 26424063 DOI: 10.5694/mja14.01691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2014] [Accepted: 07/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is caused by an autoimmune attack on pancreatic beta cells that leads to insulin deficiency. The incidence of T1D in Australia has doubled over the past 20 years. T1D treatment focuses on physiological insulin replacement, aiming for near-normal blood glucose levels. Hypoglycaemia is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in T1D. Optimal T1D management is complex, and is enhanced by empowering individuals in all aspects of managing diabetes. New technologies, including insulin pumps, continuous glucose monitors and sensor-augmented pumps, can assist people achieve better glycaemic control and reduce the risk of severe hypoglycaemia. Women with T1D can achieve significantly better outcomes during pregnancy and for their infants by planning for their pregnancy and by intensive glycaemic control. Several trials are underway that seek to identify the determinants of autoimmunity and to develop therapies that prevent T1D in at-risk individuals. Pancreatic and islet cell transplants are proven therapies, but are only offered to individuals with diabetes and renal failure (pancreas) or severe hypoglycaemia unawareness (islet cell transplants). Although T1D is still associated with considerable premature mortality, recent findings show that a significant improvement in life expectancy has occurred.
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- Mervyn Kyi
- Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC
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Asthma, type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus, and inflammatory bowel disease amongst South Asian immigrants to Canada and their children: a population-based cohort study. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0123599. [PMID: 25849480 PMCID: PMC4388348 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0123599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2014] [Accepted: 02/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There is a high and rising rate of immune-mediated diseases in the Western world. Immigrants from South Asia have been reported to be at higher risk upon arrival to the West. We determined the risk of immune-mediated diseases in South Asian and other immigrants to Ontario, Canada, and their Ontario-born children. METHODS Population-based cohorts of patients with asthma, type 1 diabetes (T1DM), type 2 diabetes (T2DM), and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) were derived from health administrative data. We determined the standardized incidence, and the adjusted risk of these diseases in immigrants from South Asia, immigrants from other regions, compared with non-immigrant residents of Ontario. The risk of these diseases in the Ontario-born children of immigrants were compared to the children of non-immigrants. RESULTS Compared to non-immigrants, adults from South Asia had higher risk of asthma (IRR 1.56, 95%CI 1.51-1.61) and T2DM (IRR 2.59, 95%CI 2.53-2.65). Adults from South Asia had lower incidence of IBD than non-immigrants (IRR 0.32, 95%CI 0.22-0.49), as did immigrants from other regions (IRR 0.29, 95%CI 0.20-0.42). Compared to non-immigrant children, the incidence of asthma (IRR 0.66, 95%CI 0.62-0.71) and IBD (IRR 0.47, 95%CI 0.33-0.67) was low amongst immigrant children from South Asia. However, the risk in Ontario-born children of South Asian immigrants relative to the children of non-immigrants was higher for asthma (IRR 1.75, 95%CI 1.69-1.81) and less attenuated for IBD (IRR 0.90, 95%CI 0.65-1.22). CONCLUSION Early-life environmental exposures may trigger a genetic predisposition to the development of asthma and IBD in South Asian immigrants and their Canada-born children.
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Amina BSG, Nassima MS, Hafida M, Sid Ahmed M, Ahmed SB. Elevation of oxidative stress markers in Type 1 diabetic children. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.5897/jde2014.0083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Solt I. The human microbiome and the great obstetrical syndromes: A new frontier in maternal–fetal medicine. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2015; 29:165-75. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2014.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2014] [Accepted: 04/13/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Couper JJ, Haller MJ, Ziegler AG, Knip M, Ludvigsson J, Craig ME. ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2014. Phases of type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents. Pediatr Diabetes 2014; 15 Suppl 20:18-25. [PMID: 25325095 DOI: 10.1111/pedi.12188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Jennifer J Couper
- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology; Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide; Australia
- Robinson Institute and School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health; University of Adelaide; Adelaide Australia
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology; University of Florida; Gainesville FL USA
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- Institute of Diabetes Research, Helmholtz Zentrum München, and Forschergruppe Diabetes, Klinikum rechts der Isar; Technische Universität München; München Germany
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- Children's Hospital; University of Helsinki; Helsinki Finland
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- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine; Linköping University; Linköping Sweden
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- The Children's Hospital at Westmead; Sydney Australia
- Discipline of Pediatrics and Child Health; University of Sydney; New South Wales Australia
- School of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales; New South Wales Australia
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Dunne JL, Triplett EW, Gevers D, Xavier R, Insel R, Danska J, Atkinson MA. The intestinal microbiome in type 1 diabetes. Clin Exp Immunol 2014; 177:30-7. [PMID: 24628412 DOI: 10.1111/cei.12321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/07/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Few concepts in recent years have garnered more disease research attention than that of the intestinal (i.e. 'gut') microbiome. This emerging interest has included investigations of the microbiome's role in the pathogenesis of a variety of autoimmune disorders, including type 1 diabetes (T1D). Indeed, a growing number of recent studies of patients with T1D or at varying levels of risk for this disease, as well as in animal models of the disorder, lend increasing support to the notion that alterations in the microbiome precede T1D onset. Herein, we review these investigations, examining the mechanisms by which the microbiome may influence T1D development and explore how multi-disciplinary analysis of the microbiome and the host immune response may provide novel biomarkers and therapeutic options for prevention of T1D.
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Finelli C, Tarantino G. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, diet and gut microbiota. EXCLI JOURNAL 2014; 13:461-90. [PMID: 26417275 PMCID: PMC4464355 DOI: pmid/26417275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2013] [Accepted: 03/31/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a severe liver disease that is increasing in prevalence with the worldwide epidemic of obesity and its related insulin-resistance state. Evidence for the role of the gut microbiota in energy storage and the subsequent development of obesity and some of its related diseases is now well established. More recently, a new role of gut microbiota has emerged in NAFLD. The gut microbiota is involved in gut permeability, low-grade inflammation and immune balance, it modulates dietary choline metabolism, regulates bile acid metabolism and produces endogenous ethanol. All of these factors are molecular mechanisms by which the microbiota can induce NAFLD or its progression toward overt non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. Modification of the gut microbiota composition and/or its biochemical capacity by specific dietary or pharmacological interventions may advantageously affect host metabolism. Large-scale intervention trials, investigating the potential benefit of prebiotics and probiotics in improving cardiometabolic health in high-risk populations, are fervently awaited.
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Affiliation(s)
- Carmine Finelli
- Center of Obesity and Eating Disorders, Stella Maris Mediterraneum Foundation, Potenza, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University Medical School of Naples, Italy
- National Cancer Institute "Foundation G. Pascale" -IRCS- 83013 Mercogliano (Av), Italy
- *To whom correspondence should be addressed: Giovanni Tarantino, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University Medical School of Naples, Via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131 Naples, Italy, E-mail:
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