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Kasuga Y, Miyakoshi K, Yokoyama M, Nakanishi S, Iwama N, Ichikawa R, Abiko A, Harashima S, Sugiyama T. Use of the Japanese gestational diabetes mellitus diagnostic strategy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: A questionnaire survey. J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2024. [PMID: 38522428 DOI: 10.1111/jog.15929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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AIM Some concerns exist that diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) may be missed when the simplified diagnostic criteria of the Japanese Society of Diabetes and Pregnancy (JSDP) for GDM (published during the COVID-19 pandemic) are used. Moreover, limited data is available regarding how widespread these diagnostic criteria are used when managing GDM during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, this study aimed to determine how GDM diagnosis has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. METHODS The changes in GDM diagnosis during the COVID-19 pandemic were investigated using an online questionnaire to 2159 obstetric facilities in Japan. The questionnaire collected data on facility type, awareness of Japanese GDM diagnostic strategies, modifications to diagnostic methods for early and late GDM, and opinions on GDM management, with the pandemic divided into seven periods. RESULTS We received responses from 593 facilities (27%). Approximately 90% of the facilities did not change their diagnostic process for early GDM or late GDM (occurring after 24 weeks gestation). However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, 19 facilities discontinued the use of 75-g oral glucose tolerance tests before 24 weeks of gestation, and 17 facilities discontinued it after 24 weeks of gestation, instead using the aforementioned Japanese GDM diagnostic strategy. CONCLUSIONS Although a limited number of facilities modified their diagnostic method in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, this study demonstrated that those that adjusted their diagnostic method primarily used the Japanese COVID-19 GDM strategy by the JSDP.
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- Yoshifumi Kasuga
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, International Catholic Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uwajima City Hospital, Uwajima, Ehime, Japan
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- Perinatal Center for Maternity and Neonate, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Japanese Asahikawa Red Cross Hospital, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kyoto Goshominami Harashima Clinic, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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Yamashita T, Sato T, Yamamoto K, Abiko A, Nishizawa K, Matsuda M, Ebihara Y, Maehana T, Tanaka T, Yano T, Kobayashi H. Successful therapeutic strategy for a patient with obese end-stage kidney disease by simultaneous laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and implantation of a buried peritoneal dialysis catheter: A case report. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:926652. [PMID: 36213646 PMCID: PMC9537543 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.926652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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For morbidly obese patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), there are often difficulties in accessing, implementing, and maintaining kidney replacement therapy (KRT). Although recent weight-loss surgery has the potential to solve these problems, its therapeutic strategy and appropriate perioperative management for morbidly obese patients with ESKD have not been established. Here, we describe the case history of a 47-year-old man diagnosed with ESKD due to obesity-related glomerulopathy with an uncorrected estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of 16.1 ml/min. He hoped for kidney transplantation but was not eligible due to his high body mass index (BMI) (36.9 kg/m2). Therefore, a combination strategy for both attaining weight loss and preparing for KRT was needed. We performed modified laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) combined with a buried catheter for peritoneal dialysis (PD), which resulted in reduction of multiple surgical invasions while simultaneously preparing for PD. After these operations, his body mass dropped to below 30.0 kg/m2, making him a candidate for kidney transplantation, while maintaining PD. Finally, he was able to have kidney transplantation with success. Collectively, in this case, our novel therapeutic approach was able to avoid multiple surgeries, to assist catheter insertion by laparoscopy, and to provide optimal KRT for an obese patient with ESKD. Simultaneous LSG and implantation of a buried PD catheter may be a promising strategy for morbidly obese patients with ESKD.
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- Tomohisa Yamashita
- Department of Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
- Department of Nephrology, Japanese Red Cross Asahikawa Hospital, Asahikawa, Japan
- *Correspondence: Tomohisa Yamashita,
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
- Department of Cellular Physiology and Signal Transduction, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Asahikawa Hospital, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of Diabetic and Endocrinologic Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Asahikawa Hospital, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Japanese Red Cross Asahikawa Hospital, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Japanese Red Cross Asahikawa Hospital, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery II, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Japanese Red Cross Asahikawa Hospital, Asahikawa, Japan
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Abe T, Takeda Y, Takiyama T, Sasaki A, Bessho R, Sato M, Kitsunai H, Sakagami H, Abiko A, Imai K, Yuzawa S, Tanino M, Takiyama Y. A case of insulinoma diagnosed postpartum with hypoglycemic symptoms that were masked during pregnancy. Clin Case Rep 2021; 9:1991-1998. [PMID: 33936628 PMCID: PMC8077346 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.3924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Revised: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The diagnosis of insulinoma in perinatal women can be difficult, as hypoglycemic symptoms may be masked by pregnancy-associated insulin resistance. In addition, when multiple insulinomas are observed, it is necessary to consider the possibility not only of MEN1, but also of insulinomatosis.
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- Tomoe Abe
- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic ScienceDepartment of MedicineAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawaJapan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic ScienceDepartment of MedicineAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawaJapan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic ScienceDepartment of MedicineAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawaJapan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic ScienceDepartment of MedicineAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawaJapan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic ScienceDepartment of MedicineAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawaJapan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic ScienceDepartment of MedicineAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawaJapan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic ScienceDepartment of MedicineAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawaJapan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic ScienceDepartment of MedicineAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawaJapan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic ScienceDepartment of MedicineAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawaJapan
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- Division of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic and Transplant SurgeryDepartment of SurgeryAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawaJapan
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- Department of Diagnostic PathologyAsahikawa Medical University HospitalAsahikawaJapan
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- Department of Diagnostic PathologyAsahikawa Medical University HospitalAsahikawaJapan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic ScienceDepartment of MedicineAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawaJapan
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Ueki K, Tanizawa Y, Nakamura J, Yamada Y, Inagaki N, Watada H, Shimomura I, Nishimura R, Miyoshi H, Abiko A, Katagiri H, Hayashi M, Shimada A, Naruse K, Fujimoto S, Fujiwara M, Shikata K, Okada Y, Araki E, Yamazaki T, Kadowaki T. Long-term safety and efficacy of alogliptin, a DPP-4 inhibitor, in patients with type 2 diabetes: a 3-year prospective, controlled, observational study (J-BRAND Registry). BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care 2021; 9:9/1/e001787. [PMID: 33441417 PMCID: PMC7812112 DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-001787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Revised: 11/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Given an increasing use of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors to treat patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the real-world setting, we conducted a prospective observational study (Japan-based Clinical Research Network for Diabetes Registry: J-BRAND Registry) to elucidate the safety and efficacy profile of long-term usage of alogliptin. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We registered 5969 patients from April 2012 through September 2014, who started receiving alogliptin (group A) or other classes of oral hypoglycemic agents (OHAs; group B), and were followed for 3 years at 239 sites nationwide. Safety was the primary outcome. Symptomatic hypoglycemia, pancreatitis, skin disorders of non-extrinsic origin, severe infections, and cancer were collected as major adverse events (AEs). Efficacy assessment was the secondary outcome and included changes in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), fasting blood glucose, fasting insulin and urinary albumin. RESULTS Of the registered, 5150 (group A: 3395 and group B: 1755) and 5096 (3358 and 1738) were included for safety and efficacy analysis, respectively. Group A patients mostly (>90%) continued to use alogliptin. In group B, biguanides were the primary agents, while DPP-4 inhibitors were added in up to ~36% of patients. The overall incidence of AEs was similar between the two groups (42.7% vs 42.2%). Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed the incidence of cancer was significantly higher in group A than in group B (7.4% vs 4.8%, p=0.040), while no significant incidence difference was observed in the individual cancer. Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that the imbalanced patient distribution (more elderly patients in group A than in group B), but not alogliptin usage per se, contributed to cancer development. The incidence of other major AE categories was with no between-group difference. Between-group difference was not detected, either, in the incidence of microvascular and macrovascular complications. HbA1c and fasting glucose decreased significantly at the 0.5-year visit and nearly plateaued thereafter in both groups. CONCLUSIONS Alogliptin as a representative of DPP-4 inhibitors was safe and durably efficacious when used alone or with other OHAs for patients with type 2 diabetes in the real world setting.
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- Kohjiro Ueki
- National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Diabetes Research Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
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- Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
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- Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Saitama Medical University Faculty of Medicine, Moroyama, Saitama, Japan
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- Aichi Gakuin University School of Dentistry, Nagoya, Japan
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- Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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- University of Occupational and Environmental Health School of Medicine, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Kumamoto University, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Toranomon Hospital, Federation of National Public Service Personnel Mutual Aid Associations, Tokyo, Japan
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Naruse K, Abiko A, Nakayama H, Tanaka N, Ikeda K, Imachi H, Usigome E, Umayahara Y, Ota S, Okada Y, Kodani N, Takahashi N, Terai A, Nakamura A, Fujikawa R, Miura J, Morita E, Yanagimachi M, Ueki K. The work style and living condition survey of diabetologists and the expectations for the Japan Diabetes Society: results of questionnaires about the current state and the future prospect of their carrier in 2017. Diabetol Int 2020; 11:299-308. [PMID: 33088634 DOI: 10.1007/s13340-020-00441-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The Japan Diabetes Society's Committee to Promote Female Diabetologists conducted a questionnaire survey from May to June 2017 to investigate the work style and living situation of diabetologists. The survey targeted 5298 Board Certified Diabetologists (diabetologists), with answers obtained from 1566 diabetologists (male, n = 1003: females, n = 563). Ninety-four percent of the males and 72% of the females worked full time. Twenty-one percent of the male subjects and 7% of the female subjects were heads of clinical departments, and 23% of the male subjects and 13% of the female subjects were diabetes training instructors, showing that there were fewer women than men in both roles. Regarding the allocation of time per day, men spent 10.7 h working, while women spent 8.5 h working. Both men and women slept 6.3 h. Men spent 1.0 h on housework, while women spent 3.3 h on housework. Men spent 0.7 h on childcare and nursing care, while women, spent 2.8 h. Among diabetologists in the childrearing generation, men spent 1.4 h providing childcare and nursing care, while women spent 4.9 h, showing that women spent significantly more time on these tasks than men. To encourage female diabetologists to work more actively, to reduce overworking on the part of male diabetologists, and to enhance the careers of both men and women as diabetologists, we conclude it necessary to improve the workplace environment and for the Japan Diabetes Society to offer support.
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- Keiko Naruse
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Midorigaoka 2-1-1-1, Asahikawa, Hokkaido 078-8510 Japan
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Diabetes Center, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Diabetes Center, Ohta-Nishinouti Hospital, Ohta General Hospital Foundation, Fukushima, Japan
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- Internal Medicine of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kasugai Municipal Hospital, Kasugai, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Sciences on Diabetes, Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Diabetes Center, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Hirosaki University Hospital, Hirosaki, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Diabetic Medicine, Diabetes Research Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Takeda Y, Fujita Y, Bessho R, Sato M, Abe T, Yanagimachi T, Sakagami H, Abiko A, Takiyama Y, Ota T, Haneda M. Increment of plasma glucose by exogenous glucagon is associated with present and future renal function in type 2 diabetes:a retrospective study from glucagon stimulation test. BMC Endocr Disord 2019; 19:99. [PMID: 31615494 PMCID: PMC6792190 DOI: 10.1186/s12902-019-0428-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Glucagon stimulation test (GST) is often employed to assess the insulin reserve of the pancreatic beta cells in diabetic subjects. The clinical significance of the increment of plasma glucose (Δglucose) by exogenous glucagon during GST has not been elucidated. We investigated the relationship between Δglucose and clinical parameters including the liver and renal function in type 2 diabetic subjects, since we hypothesized that Δglucose is associated with the liver and renal function reflecting the capacity for gluconeogenesis in the organs. METHODS A total of 209 subjects with type 2 diabetes who underwent GST during admission were included in this cross-sectional study. We defined the difference between plasma glucose at fasting and 6 min after intravenous injection of 1 mg glucagon as Δglucose. We assessed correlations between Δglucose and clinical parameters such as diabetic duration, BMI, HbA1c, beta cell function, serum free fatty acids (FFA) which is known to stimulate gluconeogenesis, liver function, the indices of liver function, renal function, and urinary albumin excretion (UAE). RESULTS In correlation analysis, Δglucose positively correlated to FFA and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), but inversely to serum creatinine and cystatin C, although Δglucose showed no correlation with both liver function and the indices of residual liver function. Multiple regression analysis revealed that Δglucose was an independent determinant for the eGFR after 1 year, equally BMI, HbA1c, serum lipids, and UAE, which are known as the predictors for the development of chronic kidney disease. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that Δglucose during GST might be related to gluconeogenesis in the kidney and could be the determinant of future renal function in type 2 diabetes.
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- Yasutaka Takeda
- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, 2-1-1-1 Midorigaoka Higashi, Asahikawa, 078-8510, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, 2-1-1-1 Midorigaoka Higashi, Asahikawa, 078-8510, Japan.
- Division of Diabetology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan.
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, 2-1-1-1 Midorigaoka Higashi, Asahikawa, 078-8510, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, 2-1-1-1 Midorigaoka Higashi, Asahikawa, 078-8510, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, 2-1-1-1 Midorigaoka Higashi, Asahikawa, 078-8510, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, 2-1-1-1 Midorigaoka Higashi, Asahikawa, 078-8510, Japan
- Division of Diabetology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, 2-1-1-1 Midorigaoka Higashi, Asahikawa, 078-8510, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, 2-1-1-1 Midorigaoka Higashi, Asahikawa, 078-8510, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, 2-1-1-1 Midorigaoka Higashi, Asahikawa, 078-8510, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, 2-1-1-1 Midorigaoka Higashi, Asahikawa, 078-8510, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, 2-1-1-1 Midorigaoka Higashi, Asahikawa, 078-8510, Japan
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Takiyama Y, Sera T, Nakamura M, Ishizeki K, Saijo Y, Yanagimachi T, Maeda M, Bessho R, Takiyama T, Kitsunai H, Sakagami H, Fujishiro D, Fujita Y, Makino Y, Abiko A, Hoshino M, Uesugi K, Yagi N, Ota T, Haneda M. Impacts of Diabetes and an SGLT2 Inhibitor on the Glomerular Number and Volume in db/db Mice, as Estimated by Synchrotron Radiation Micro-CT at SPring-8. EBioMedicine 2018; 36:329-346. [PMID: 30322799 PMCID: PMC6197731 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.09.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2018] [Revised: 09/26/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Recent large-scale clinical studies demonstrate that sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors protect the diabetic kidney. However, clinical and animal studies have not shown the changes of the total glomeruli in the whole kidney treated with SGLT2 inhibitors. METHODS We performed computed tomography (CT) imaging on mice using synchrotron radiation to investigate the impact of luseogliflozin, a SGLT2 inhibitor, on the number and volume of glomeruli in the whole kidney. FINDINGS We did not observe a significant difference in the total glomerular number (Nglom) among mice. Luseogliflozin redistributed the number of glomeruli in different regions, accompanied by the normalization of diabetes-augmented renal volume (Vkidney). Diabetic db/db mice had a larger glomerular volume in the mid-cortex than did control db/m mice, and luseogliflozin increased the glomerular volume in all renal cortical zones of the whole kidney in db/db mice. According to the multivariate regression analysis, hemoglobin A1c level was the most relevant determinant of Vkidney, not Nglom or mean glomerular volume (Vglom), indicating that hyperglycemia induced renal (tubular) hypertrophy, but not glomerular enlargement. Luseogliflozin increased hypoxia in the juxtamedullary region, sustained upregulated renal renin expression and plasma renin activity, and failed to decrease albuminuria by downregulating megalin in db/db mice. INTERPRETATION Based on our findings, SGLT2 inhibitors may alter glomerular distribution and size in addition to their glucose-lowering effects, presumably by affecting oxygen metabolism and humoral factors. FUND: Funding for this research was provided by The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, the Japan Diabetes Foundation, and Asahikawa Medical University.
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- Yumi Takiyama
- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Japan.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, Japan
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- Department of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Japan
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- Department of Health Science, Asahikawa Medical University, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Japan
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- Research & Utilization Division, Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, Japan
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- Research & Utilization Division, Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, Japan
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- Research & Utilization Division, Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Japan
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Kaku K, Yamada Y, Watada H, Abiko A, Nishida T, Zacho J, Kiyosue A. Safety and efficacy of once-weekly semaglutide vs additional oral antidiabetic drugs in Japanese people with inadequately controlled type 2 diabetes: A randomized trial. Diabetes Obes Metab 2018; 20:1202-1212. [PMID: 29322610 PMCID: PMC5969242 DOI: 10.1111/dom.13218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2017] [Revised: 12/29/2017] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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AIM To evaluate the safety and efficacy of once-weekly subcutaneous semaglutide as monotherapy or combined with an oral antidiabetic drug (OAD) vs an additional OAD added to background therapy in Japanese people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) inadequately controlled on diet/exercise or OAD monotherapy. METHODS In this phase III, open-label trial, adults with T2D were randomized 2:2:1 to semaglutide 0.5 mg or 1.0 mg, or one additional OAD (a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, biguanide, sulphonylurea, glinide, α-glucosidase inhibitor or thiazolidinedione) with a different mode of action from that of background therapy. The primary endpoint was number of adverse events (AEs) after 56 weeks. RESULTS Baseline characteristics were balanced between treatment arms (601 randomized). More AEs were reported in the semaglutide 0.5 mg (86.2%) and 1.0 mg (88.0%) groups than in the additional OAD group (71.7%). These were typically mild/moderate. Gastrointestinal AEs were most frequent with semaglutide, which diminished over time. The mean glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) concentration (baseline 8.1%) was significantly reduced with semaglutide 0.5 mg and 1.0 mg vs additional OAD (1.7% and 2.0% vs 0.7%, respectively; estimated treatment difference [ETD] vs additional OAD -1.08% and -1.37%, both P < .0001). Body weight (baseline 71.5 kg) was reduced by 1.4 kg and 3.2 kg with semaglutide 0.5 mg and 1.0 mg, vs a 0.4-kg increase with additional OAD (ETD -1.84 kg and -3.59 kg; both P < .0001). For semaglutide-treated participants, >80% achieved an HbA1c concentration <7.0% (Japanese Diabetes Society target). CONCLUSIONS Semaglutide was well tolerated, with no new safety issues identified. Semaglutide treatment significantly reduced HbA1c and body weight vs additional OAD treatment in Japanese people with T2D.
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- Kohei Kaku
- Department of General Internal Medicine 1Kawasaki Medical SchoolOkayamaJapan
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Geriatric MedicineAkita University Graduate School of MedicineAkitaJapan
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- Department of Metabolism and EndocrinologyJuntendo University Graduate School of MedicineTokyoJapan
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- Department of Internal MedicineAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawaJapan
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- Department of Internal MedicineTokyo‐Eki Center‐Building ClinicTokyoJapan
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Takeda Y, Fujita Y, Sakai K, Abe T, Nakamura T, Yanagimachi T, Sakagami H, Honjo J, Abiko A, Makino Y, Haneda M. Expression of transcription factors in MEN1-associated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. Endocrinol Diabetes Metab Case Rep 2017; 2017:EDM170088. [PMID: 28924486 PMCID: PMC5592709 DOI: 10.1530/edm-17-0088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2017] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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MEN1-associated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs) may potentially express distinct hormones, but the mechanism has not been elucidated. Transcription factors such as MafA and Pdx1 have been identified to lead to beta cell differentiation, while Arx and Brn4 to alpha cell differentiation in developing pancreas. We hypothesized those transcription factors are important to produce specific hormones in pNETs, similarly to developing pancreas, and examined the expression of transcription factors in a case of MEN1 who showed immunohistological coexistence of several hormone-producing pNETs including insulinoma. A 70-year-old woman was found to manifest hypoglycemia with non-suppressed insulinemia and hypercalcemia with elevated PTH level. She was diagnosed as MEN1 based on the manifestation of primary hyperparathyroidism, pituitary adenoma and insulinoma, with genetic variation of MEN1 gene. She had pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy because CT scan and SACI test indicated that insulinoma was localized in the head of the pancreas. Histopathological finding was MEN1-associated NET, G1. Interestingly, immunohistological examination of the resected pancreas revealed that two insulinomas, a glucagon-positive NET and a multiple hormone-positive NET coexisted. Hence, we examined the expression of transcription factors immunohistochemically to elucidate the role of the transcription factors in MEN1-associated hormone-producing pNETs. We observed homogeneous expressions of MafA and Pdx1 in insulinomas and Arx in glucagon-positive NET, respectively. Moreover, multiple hormone-positive NETs expressed several transcription factors heterogeneously. Collectively, our results suggested that transcription factors could play important roles in the production of specific hormones in MEN1-associated pNETs, similar to islet differentiation.
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- Yasutaka Takeda
- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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Takeda Y, Fujita Y, Yanagimachi T, Honjo J, Abiko A, Asai M, Haneda M. Prediabetes Exhibits Decreased Disposition Index Correlated with Deterioration of Glycemic Parameters in Nonobese Japanese Subjects: A Cross-Sectional Study from Medical Examination. Metab Syndr Relat Disord 2017; 15:296-303. [PMID: 28436739 DOI: 10.1089/met.2016.0137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Prediabetes, defined as impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), likely develops to type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and independently increases cardiovascular risk. We employed disposition index (DI), a new metabolic parameter indicating the pancreatic beta cell function adjusted for insulin resistance, and investigated whether it could be altered in Japanese population with prediabetes and associated with early glucose intolerance. METHODS A total of 102 adults who underwent an oral glucose tolerance test at the medical screening were designated to normal glucose tolerance (NGT), IFG, IGT, and DM. We calculated insulinogenic index (IGI) and homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) of β cell function (HOMA-β) as insulin secretory function, HOMA-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and quantitative insulin sensitivity check index (QUICKI) as insulin resistance and DI, and assessed correlations between these indices and glycemic parameters. RESULTS We observed graded increase of glycemic parameters in the order of NGT, IFG, IGT, and DM. HOMA-IR was significantly higher only in DM compared with NGT, although HOMA-β, IGI, and QUICKI showed no significant differences among the groups. In contrast, DI was significantly lower in IFG, IGT, and DM compared with NGT. In correlation analysis, glycemic parameters related positively to HOMA-IR, but inversely to DI. Only two parameters, IGI and particularly DI, were significantly decreased in the subjects with 1-hr postload glucose >8.6 mmol/L previously proposed as a predictor of type 2 diabetes. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that reduction of DI promptly reflects the alteration of early glucose intolerance in Japanese population presenting with prediabetes.
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- Yasutaka Takeda
- 1 Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University , Asahikawa, Japan
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- 1 Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University , Asahikawa, Japan
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- 1 Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University , Asahikawa, Japan
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- 1 Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University , Asahikawa, Japan
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- 1 Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University , Asahikawa, Japan
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- 2 Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Nayoro City General Hospital , Nayoro, Japan
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- 1 Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University , Asahikawa, Japan
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Yanagimachi T, Fujita Y, Takeda Y, Honjo J, Sakagami H, Kitsunai H, Takiyama Y, Abiko A, Makino Y, Kieffer TJ, Haneda M. Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor treatment induces a greater increase in plasma levels of bioactive GIP than GLP-1 in non-diabetic subjects. Mol Metab 2016; 6:226-231. [PMID: 28180064 PMCID: PMC5279935 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2016.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2016] [Revised: 12/24/2016] [Accepted: 12/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Objective Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) possess multiple bioactive isoforms that are rendered non-insulinotropic by the enzyme dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4). Recently, some ELISA kits have been developed to specifically measure “active” GIP and GLP-1, but it is unclear if these kits can accurately quantify all bioactive forms. Therefore, it remains uncertain to what extent treatment with a DPP-4 inhibitor boosts levels of biologically active GIP and GLP-1. Thus, we evaluated our novel receptor-mediated incretin bioassays in comparison to commercially available ELISA kits using plasma samples from healthy subjects before and after DPP-4 inhibitor administration. Methods We utilized cell lines stably co-transfected with human GIP or GLP-1 receptors and a cAMP-inducible luciferase expression construct for the bioassays and commercially available ELISA kits. Assays were tested with synthetic GIP and GLP-1 receptor agonists and plasma samples collected from subjects during a 75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) performed before or following 3-day administration of a DPP-4 inhibitor. Results A GIP isoform GIP(1–30)NH2 increased luciferase activity similarly to GIP(1–42) in the GIP bioassay but was not detectable by either a total or active GIP ELISA kit. During an OGTT, total GIP levels measured by ELISA rapidly increased from 0 min to 15 min, subsequently reaching a peak of 59.2 ± 8.3 pmol/l at 120 min. In contrast, active GIP levels measured by the bioassay peaked at 15 min (43.4 ± 6.4 pmol/l) and then progressively diminished at all subsequent time points. Strikingly, at 15 min, active GIP levels as determined by the bioassay reached levels approximately 20-fold higher after the DPP-4 inhibitor treatment, while total and active GIP levels determined by ELISA were increased just 1.5 and 2.1-fold, respectively. In the absence of DPP-4 inhibition, total GLP-1 levels measured by ELISA gradually increased up to 90 min, reaching 23.5 ± 2.4 pmol/l, and active GLP-1 levels determined by the bioassay did not show any apparent peak. Following administration of a DPP-4 inhibitor there was an observable peak of active GLP-1 levels as determined by the bioassay at 15 min after oral glucose load, reaching 11.0 ± 0.62 pmol/l, 1.4-fold greater than levels obtained without DPP-4 inhibitor treatment. In contrast, total GLP-1 levels determined by ELISA were decreased after DPP-4 inhibitor treatment. Conclusion Our results using bioassays indicate that there is a greater increase in plasma levels of bioactive GIP than GLP-1 in subjects treated with DPP-4 inhibitors, which may be unappreciated using conventional ELISAs. Receptor-mediated bioassays were used to measure GIP and GLP-1 in humans. The GIP bioassay, but not two ELISAs, detected both GIP(1–42) and GIP(1–30)NH2. Active GIP levels were increased more than GLP-1 after DPP-4 inhibitor treatment.
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- Tsuyoshi Yanagimachi
- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 078-8510, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 078-8510, Japan.
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 078-8510, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 078-8510, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 078-8510, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 078-8510, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 078-8510, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 078-8510, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 078-8510, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular & Cellular Medicine, Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 078-8510, Japan
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Abiko A. What is the truth about renin angiotensin blockers for diabetic patients? Diabetol Int 2016; 7:334-337. [DOI: 10.1007/s13340-016-0285-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Atageldiyeva K, Fujita Y, Yanagimachi T, Mizumoto K, Takeda Y, Honjo J, Takiyama Y, Abiko A, Makino Y, Haneda M. Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitor and a Low Carbohydrate Diet Affect Gluconeogenesis and Glycogen Content Differently in the Kidney and the Liver of Non-Diabetic Mice. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0157672. [PMID: 27327650 PMCID: PMC4915669 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2016] [Accepted: 06/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
A low carbohydrate diet (LCHD) as well as sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) may reduce glucose utilization and improve metabolic disorders. However, it is not clear how different or similar the effects of LCHD and SGLT2i are on metabolic parameters such as insulin sensitivity, fat accumulation, and especially gluconeogenesis in the kidney and the liver. We conducted an 8-week study using non-diabetic mice, which were fed ad-libitum with LCHD or a normal carbohydrate diet (NCHD) and treated with/without the SGLT-2 inhibitor, ipragliflozin. We compared metabolic parameters, gene expression for transcripts related to glucose and fat metabolism, and glycogen content in the kidney and the liver among the groups. SGLT2i but not LCHD improved glucose excursion after an oral glucose load compared to NCHD, although all groups presented comparable non-fasted glycemia. Both the LCHD and SGLT2i treatments increased calorie-intake, whereas only the LCHD increased body weight compared to the NCHD, epididimal fat mass and developed insulin resistance. Gene expression of certain gluconeogenic enzymes was simultaneously upregulated in the kidney of SGLT2i treated group, as well as in the liver of the LCHD treated group. The SGLT2i treated groups showed markedly lower glycogen content in the liver, but induced glycogen accumulation in the kidney. We conclude that LCHD induces deleterious metabolic changes in the non-diabetic mice. Our results suggest that SGLT2i induced gluconeogenesis mainly in the kidney, whereas for LCHD it was predominantly in the liver.
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- Kuralay Atageldiyeva
- Division of Metabolism an Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism an Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism an Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism an Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism an Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism an Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism an Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism an Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism an Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism an Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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Kitsunai H, Makino Y, Sakagami H, Mizumoto K, Yanagimachi T, Atageldiyeva K, Takeda Y, Fujita Y, Abiko A, Takiyama Y, Haneda M. High glucose induces platelet-derived growth factor-C via carbohydrate response element-binding protein in glomerular mesangial cells. Physiol Rep 2016; 4:4/6/e12730. [PMID: 27033449 PMCID: PMC4814887 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2016] [Accepted: 02/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Persistent high concentration of glucose causes cellular stress and damage in diabetes via derangement of gene expressions. We previously reported high glucose activates hypoxia‐inducible factor‐1α and downstream gene expression in mesangial cells, leading to an extracellular matrix expansion in the glomeruli. A glucose‐responsive transcription factor carbohydrate response element‐binding protein (ChREBP) is a key mediator for such perturbation of gene regulation. To provide insight into glucose‐mediated gene regulation in mesangial cells, we performed chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by DNA microarray analysis and identified platelet‐derived growth factor‐C (PDGF‐C) as a novel target gene of ChREBP. In streptozotocin‐induced diabetic mice, glomerular cells showed a significant increase in PDGF‐C expression; the ratio of PDGF‐C‐positive cells to the total number glomerular cells demonstrated more than threefold increase when compared with control animals. In cultured human mesangial cells, high glucose enhanced expression of PDGF‐C protein by 1.9‐fold. Knock‐down of ChREBP abrogated this induction response. Upregulated PDGF‐C contributed to the production of type IV and type VI collagen, possibly via an autocrine mechanism. Interestingly, urinary PDGF‐C levels in diabetic model mice were significantly elevated in a fashion similar to urinary albumin. Taken together, we hypothesize that a high glucose‐mediated induction of PDGF‐C via ChREBP in mesangial cells contributes to the development of glomerular mesangial expansion in diabetes, which may provide a platform for novel predictive and therapeutic strategies for diabetic nephropathy.
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- Hiroya Kitsunai
- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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Fujita Y, Yanagimachi T, Takeda Y, Honjo J, Takiyama Y, Abiko A, Makino Y, Haneda M. Alternative form of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypepide and its physiology. J Diabetes Investig 2016; 7 Suppl 1:33-7. [PMID: 27186353 PMCID: PMC4854502 DOI: 10.1111/jdi.12445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2015] [Accepted: 11/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Glucose‐dependent insulinotropic polypepide (GIP) was first extracted from porcine gut mucosa and identified as “incretin” decades ago. Though early studies have shown the possible GIP isoforms by gel filtration profiles from porcine or human intestinal extracts analyzed by radioimmunoassay (RIA), GIP is currently believed to consist of 42 amino acids (GIP1‐42), which are released from gut K‐cells and promote postprandial insulin release. In fact, GIP1‐42 is usually processed from proGIP by the action of prohormone convertase (PC) 1/3 in the gut. GIP expression is occasionally found in the intestinal glucagon‐like peptide‐1‐secreting cells, suggesting gene expression of both GIP and proglucagon can co‐exist in identical cells. However, GIP1‐42 immunoreactivity is rarely found in α‐cells or other pancreatic endocrine cells of wild‐type mammals. Interestingly, we found that short‐form GIP1‐30 is expressed in and released from pancreatic α‐cells and a subset of enteroendocrine cells through proGIP processing by PC2. GIP1‐30 is also insulinotropic and modulates glucose‐stimulated insulin secretion in a paracrine manner. It is also suggested that short‐form GIP1‐30 possibly plays a crucial role for the islet development. It has not been well elucidated whether expression of GIP1‐30 is modulated in the diabetic status, and whether GIP1‐30 might have therapeutic potentials. Our preliminary data suggest that short‐form GIP1‐30 might play important roles in glucose metabolism.
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- Yukihiro Fujita
- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science Department of Internal Medicine Asahikawa Medical University Asahikawa Hokkaido Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science Department of Internal Medicine Asahikawa Medical University Asahikawa Hokkaido Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science Department of Internal Medicine Asahikawa Medical University Asahikawa Hokkaido Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science Department of Internal Medicine Asahikawa Medical University Asahikawa Hokkaido Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science Department of Internal Medicine Asahikawa Medical University Asahikawa Hokkaido Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science Department of Internal Medicine Asahikawa Medical University Asahikawa Hokkaido Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science Department of Internal Medicine Asahikawa Medical University Asahikawa Hokkaido Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science Department of Internal Medicine Asahikawa Medical University Asahikawa Hokkaido Japan
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Yanagimachi T, Fujita Y, Takeda Y, Honjo J, Atageldiyeva KK, Takiyama Y, Abiko A, Makino Y, Kieffer TJ, Haneda M. Pancreatic glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) (1-30) expression is upregulated in diabetes and PEGylated GIP(1-30) can suppress the progression of low-dose-STZ-induced hyperglycaemia in mice. Diabetologia 2016; 59:533-41. [PMID: 26693710 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-015-3842-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Accepted: 11/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) is a peptide hormone released from gut K cells. While the predominant form is GIP(1-42), a shorter form, GIP(1-30), is produced by pancreatic alpha cells and promotes insulin secretion in a paracrine manner. Here, we elucidated whether GIP(1-30) expression is modulated in mouse models of diabetes. We then investigated whether PEGylated GIP(1-30) can improve islet function and morphology as well as suppress the progression to hyperglycaemia in mice treated with low-dose streptozotocin (LD-STZ). METHODS We examined pancreatic GIP immunoreactivity in rodent diabetic models. We synthesised [D-Ala(2)]GIP(1-30) and modified the C-terminus with polyethylene glycol (PEG) to produce a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4)-resistant long-acting GIP analogue, [D-Ala(2)]GIP(1-30)-PEG. We performed i.p.GTT and immunohistochemical analysis in non-diabetic and LD-STZ diabetic mice, with or without administration of [D-Ala(2)]GIP(1-30)-PEG. RESULTS Pancreatic GIP expression was concomitantly enhanced with alpha cell expansion in rodent models of diabetes. Treatment with DPP-4 inhibitor decreased both the GIP- and glucagon-positive areas and preserved the insulin-positive area in LD-STZ diabetic mice. Body weight was not affected by [D-Ala(2)]GIP(1-30)-PEG in LD-STZ or non-diabetic mice. Treatment with GIP significantly ameliorated chronic hyperglycaemia and improved glucose excursions in LD-STZ mice. Treatment with GIP also reduced alpha cell expansion in the islets and suppressed plasma glucagon levels compared with non-treated LD-STZ mice. Additionally, [D-Ala(2)]GIP(1-30)-PEG preserved beta cell area via inhibition of apoptosis in LD-STZ mice. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION Our data suggest that GIP(1-30) expression is upregulated in diabetes, and PEGylated GIP(1-30) can suppress the progression to STZ-induced hyperglycaemia by inhibiting beta cell apoptosis and alpha cell expansion.
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- Tsuyoshi Yanagimachi
- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, 2-1-1-1 Midorigaoka-Higashi, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 078-8510, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, 2-1-1-1 Midorigaoka-Higashi, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 078-8510, Japan.
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, 2-1-1-1 Midorigaoka-Higashi, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 078-8510, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, 2-1-1-1 Midorigaoka-Higashi, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 078-8510, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, 2-1-1-1 Midorigaoka-Higashi, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 078-8510, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, 2-1-1-1 Midorigaoka-Higashi, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 078-8510, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, 2-1-1-1 Midorigaoka-Higashi, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 078-8510, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, 2-1-1-1 Midorigaoka-Higashi, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 078-8510, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, 2-1-1-1 Midorigaoka-Higashi, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 078-8510, Japan
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Utsunomiya T, Nagaoka T, Hanada K, Omae T, Yokota H, Abiko A, Haneda M, Yoshida A. Imaging of the Corneal Subbasal Whorl-like Nerve Plexus: More Accurate Depiction of the Extent of Corneal Nerve Damage in Patients With Diabetes. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2015; 56:5417-23. [PMID: 26284545 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.15-16609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To show that noninvasive in vivo corneal confocal microscopy (IVCM) can make more accurate imaging of the corneal subbasal nerve plexus possible. This diagnostic technique monitors the status of diabetic peripheral neuropathy. However, it is difficult to accurately confirm the corneal area captured by IVCM, which can induce measurement errors. Because the whorl-like characteristic pattern of the corneal subbasal nerve plexus is in the inferocentral cornea, we evaluated whether IVCM images of the whorl-like patterns can accurately evaluate the corneal nerve fibers in diabetic neuropathy. METHODS Forty-seven patients with diabetes (DM group) and 21 healthy control subjects underwent IVCM examination to compare the characteristics of the corneal subbasal nerve plexus around the central cornea (conventional method) and the whorl-like pattern in the inferocentral cornea (study method). We measured the total corneal nerve fiber and branch length (CNFL). RESULTS The total CNFL were significantly shorter in the DM group than in the control group and tended to decrease with progression of diabetic retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, and decreased corneal sensation. There was a significant positive correlation between the CNFL values obtained with the conventional method and those obtained with the study method. The coefficient of variation of the CNFL values in the study method was significantly smaller than in the conventional method. CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicated that IVCM measurements of the whorl-like patterns may accurately define the extent of corneal nerve damage in order to monitor diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
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- Tsugiaki Utsunomiya
- Department of Ophthalmology Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Engineering Combined Research Institute, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Medicine, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Medicine, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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Sakagami H, Makino Y, Mizumoto K, Isoe T, Takeda Y, Watanabe J, Fujita Y, Takiyama Y, Abiko A, Haneda M. Loss of HIF-1α impairs GLUT4 translocation and glucose uptake by the skeletal muscle cells. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2014; 306:E1065-76. [PMID: 24619881 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00597.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Defects in glucose uptake by the skeletal muscle cause diseases linked to metabolic disturbance such as type 2 diabetes. The molecular mechanism determining glucose disposal in the skeletal muscle in response to cellular stimuli including insulin, however, remains largely unknown. The hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) is a transcription factor operating in the cellular adaptive response to hypoxic conditions. Recent studies have uncovered pleiotropic actions of HIF-1α in the homeostatic response to various cellular stimuli, including insulin under normoxic conditions. Thus we hypothesized HIF-1α is involved in the regulation of glucose metabolism stimulated by insulin in the skeletal muscle. To this end, we generated C2C12 myocytes in which HIF-1α is knocked down by short-hairpin RNA and examined the intracellular signaling cascade and glucose uptake subsequent to insulin stimulation. Knockdown of HIF-1α expression in the skeletal muscle cells resulted in abrogation of insulin-stimulated glucose uptake associated with impaired mobilization of glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) to the plasma membrane. Such defect seemed to be caused by reduced phosphorylation of the protein kinase B substrate of 160 kDa (AS160). AS160 phosphorylation and GLUT4 translocation by AMP-activated protein kinase activation were abrogated as well. In addition, expression of the constitutively active mutant of HIF-1α (CA-HIF-1α) or upregulation of endogenous HIF-1α in C2C12 cells shows AS160 phosphorylation comparable to the insulin-stimulated level even in the absence of insulin. Accordingly GLUT4 translocation was increased in the cells expressing CA-HIF1α. Taken together, HIF-1α is a determinant for GLUT4-mediated glucose uptake in the skeletal muscle cells thus as a possible target to alleviate impaired glucose metabolism in, e.g., type 2 diabetes.
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- Hidemitsu Sakagami
- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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Tanaka R, Yoshioka K, Kamada T, Abiko A. Intentional preservation of collateral circulation to the artery of Adamkiewicz using axillo-axillary bypass, concomitant with thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2013; 45:391. [DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Nagai M, Makita S, Abiko A, Nakamura M. Factors related to long-term prognosis in medically treated type B aortic dissection: a physical predisposing factor. INT ANGIOL 2012; 31:427-432. [PMID: 22990504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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AIM In medically treated patients with Stanford type B aortic dissection, it has been shown that the state of the dissecting aorta in the acute phase predicts the prognosis. The present study examined other crucial factors, including physical characteristics, related to the long-term prognosis in type B aortic dissection. METHODS Two hundred and two patients with type B aortic dissection who were discharged alive with medical treatment in the acute phase (mean age 66.5 years, range 29-90 years, 160 males) were followed. RESULTS During the mean follow-up period of 4.9 years (ranging up to 12.2 years), 37 all-cause deaths were confirmed. A surgical procedure related to aortic dissection was performed in 8, and re-dissection occurred in 3. The survival rate at 5 years after onset was 82%. On Cox regression analysis, increased height (greater than the median value) was significantly associated with all-cause death and the composite aortic event when adjusted by age and sex (hazard ratio [HR]=2.22, 95%confidence interval [CI] 1.15-4.83, P=0.021, and HR=4.53, 95%CI 1.26-16.35, P=0.021, respectively). Patients with coexisting true aortic aneurysms also had a higher risk than those without (composite aortic events, HR=3.63, 95%CI 1.41-9.35, P=0.008). CONCLUSION More strict management in the chronic phase is needed in taller patients as well as patients with coexisting true aortic aneurysms. This common physical predisposing feature may also assist in making the decision for earlier surgical intervention to the affected aorta.
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- M Nagai
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Morioka, Japan
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Takeda Y, Fujita Y, Honjo J, Yanagimachi T, Sakagami H, Takiyama Y, Makino Y, Abiko A, Kieffer TJ, Haneda M. Reduction of both beta cell death and alpha cell proliferation by dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibition in a streptozotocin-induced model of diabetes in mice. Diabetologia 2012; 55:404-12. [PMID: 22072158 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-011-2365-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2011] [Accepted: 10/12/2011] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Incretins stimulate insulin secretion in a glucose-dependent manner but also promote pancreatic beta cell protection. Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors are a new glucose-lowering treatment that blocks incretin degradation by DPP-4. We assessed whether DPP-4 inhibition suppresses the progression to hyperglycaemia in a low-dose streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic mouse model, and then investigated how DPP-4 inhibition affects islet function and morphology. METHODS The DPP-4 inhibitor, des-fluoro-sitagliptin (SITA), was administered to mice during and after STZ injections, and in some mice also before STZ. RESULTS In control mice, STZ resulted in hyperglycaemia associated with impaired insulin secretion and excess glucagon secretion. In SITA-treated STZ mice, these metabolic abnormalities were improved, particularly when SITA administration was initiated before STZ injections. We observed beta cell loss and dramatic alpha cell expansion associated with decreased insulin content and increased glucagon content after STZ administration. In SITA-treated mice, islet architecture and insulin content were preserved, and no significant increase in glucagon content was observed. After STZ exposure, beta cell apoptosis increased before hyperglycaemia, and SITA treatment reduced the number of apoptotic beta cells. Interestingly, alpha cell proliferation was observed in non-treated mice after STZ injection, but the proliferation was not observed in SITA-treated mice. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION Our results suggest that the ability of DPP-4 inhibition to suppress the progression to STZ-induced hyperglycaemia involves both alleviation of beta cell death and alpha cell proliferation.
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- Y Takeda
- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, 2-1-1-1 Midorigaoka Higashi, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan
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Makita S, Abiko A, Nagai M, Nakamura M. 461 INFLUENCE OF DAILY ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ON SERUM ADIPONECTIN LEVELS IN MEN. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(11)70462-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Uzu T, Yokoyama H, Itoh H, Koya D, Nakagawa A, Nishizawa M, Maegawa H, Yokomaku Y, Araki SI, Abiko A, Haneda M. Elevated serum levels of interleukin-18 in patients with overt diabetic nephropathy: effects of miglitol. Clin Exp Nephrol 2010; 15:58-63. [DOI: 10.1007/s10157-010-0343-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2010] [Accepted: 08/09/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Abiko A, Haneda M. [Glucose tolerance in renal failure]. Nihon Rinsho 2005; 63 Suppl 2:279-83. [PMID: 15779387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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- Atsuko Abiko
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical College
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Horio N, Clermont AC, Abiko A, Abiko T, Shoelson BD, Bursell SE, Feener EP. Angiotensin AT(1) receptor antagonism normalizes retinal blood flow and acetylcholine-induced vasodilatation in normotensive diabetic rats. Diabetologia 2004; 47:113-23. [PMID: 14618237 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-003-1262-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2003] [Revised: 09/02/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS The renin angiotensin system is emerging as a potential therapeutic target for diabetic retinopathy. This study examines the effects of angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibition by captopril and angiotensin AT(1) receptor antagonism using candesartan-cilexetil on retinal blood flow and acetylcholine-stimulated vasodilatation in normotensive diabetic rats. METHODS Non-diabetic or streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats were treated for 2 weeks with captopril (100 mg/kg/day) or candesartan cilexetil (2 mg/kg/day). Retinal haemodynamics were measured using video fluorescein angiography. Effects of exogenous acetylcholine on retinal haemodynamics were examined following intravitreal injection. Total retinal diacylglycerol was labelled using diacylglycerol kinase, separated by thin-layer chromatography, and quantified using autoradiography. RESULTS Diabetic rats had prolonged retinal mean circulation time and decreased retinal blood flow compared with non-diabetic rats. Treatment of diabetic rats with either captopril or candesartan blocked the development of these blood flow abnormalities. Intravitreal injection of acetylcholine (10(-5) mol/l) in non-diabetic rats increased retinal blood flow by 53.9+/-22.0% relative to baseline whereas this response to acetylcholine was blunted in diabetic rats (4.4+/-19.6%, p<0.001). Candesartan treatment of diabetic rats restored the acetylcholine-stimulated retinal blood flow response to 60.0+/-18.7% compared with a 56.2+20.1% response in candesartan-treated non-diabetic rats. Total retinal diacylglycerol levels were increased in diabetic rats (3.75+/-0.98 nmol/mg, p<0.05) compared with non-diabetic rats (2.13+/-0.25 nmol/mg) and candesartan-treatment of diabetic rats normalized diacylglycerol levels (2.10+/-0.25 nmol/mg, p<0.05). CONCLUSION/INTERPRETATION This report provides evidence that angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition and AT(1) receptor antagonism ameliorates retinal haemodynamic dysfunctions in normotensive diabetic rats.
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- N Horio
- Research Division and Beetham Eye Institute, Joslin Diabetes Center and Harvard Medical School, One Joslin Place, Boston, USA
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Abiko T, Abiko A, Clermont A, Shlelson B, Horio N, Takahashi J, Adamis A, King G, Bursell S. Characterization of retinal leukostasis and hemodynamics in insulin resistance and diabetes. Role of oxidants and protein kinase-c activation11Edited by Hans E. Grossniklaus, MD. Am J Ophthalmol 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9394(03)00801-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Abiko T, Abiko A, Clermont AC, Shoelson B, Horio N, Takahashi J, Adamis AP, King GL, Bursell SE. Characterization of retinal leukostasis and hemodynamics in insulin resistance and diabetes: role of oxidants and protein kinase-C activation. Diabetes 2003; 52:829-37. [PMID: 12606527 DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.52.3.829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Increases in leukostasis/monocyte adhesion to the capillary endothelium (leukostasis) and decreases in retinal blood flow may be causally associated and are implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy. In this study, we demonstrate that increases in leukostasis are observed in insulin-resistant states without diabetes, whereas decreases in retinal blood flow require diabetes and hyperglycemia. Microimpaction studies using beads mimicking retinal capillary obstruction by leukocytes did not affect retinal blood flow. In diabetic rats, treatment with the antioxidant alpha-lipoic acid normalized the amount of leukostasis but not retinal blood flow. In contrast, treatment with D-alpha-tocopherol and protein kinase-C beta-isoform inhibition (LY333531) prevented the increases in leukostasis and decreases in retinal blood flow in diabetic rats. Serum hydroxyperoxide, a marker of oxidative stress, was increased in diabetic rats, but normalized by treatment with antioxidants alpha-lipoic acid and D-alpha-tocopherol and, surprisingly, PKC beta-isoform inhibition. These findings suggest that leukostasis is associated with endothelial dysfunction, insulin resistance, and oxidative stress but is not related to retinal blood flow and is not sufficient to cause diabetic-like retinopathy. Moreover, treatment with PKC beta inhibition is effective to normalize diabetes or hyperglycemia-induced PKC beta-isoform activation and oxidative stress.
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- Toru Abiko
- Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, One Joslin Place, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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Abiko A, Inoue T, Furuno H, Schwalbe H, Fieres C, Masamune S. The first doubly borylated enolate as an intermediate of the double aldol reaction. J Am Chem Soc 2001; 123:4605-6. [PMID: 11457249 DOI: 10.1021/ja003507i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- A Abiko
- Venture Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8585 Japan.
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Kostik EI, Abiko A, Oku A. Chichibabin indolizine synthesis revisited: synthesis of indolizinones by solvolysis of 4-alkoxycarbonyl-3-oxotetrahydroquinolizinium ylides. J Org Chem 2001; 66:2618-23. [PMID: 11304179 DOI: 10.1021/jo0011639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Solvolysis of 4-alkoxycarbonyl-(or 4-acyl)-3-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolizinium ylides (1-4) was studied and three types of reactions were found to proceed competitively. Thus, alcoholysis afforded the Chichibabin rearrangement products, 2,3-dihydro-2-indolizinones (5-8), solvolysis in trifluoroethanol or in aqueous methanol caused ring opening (and subsequent ester cleavage) to 2-alkoxycarbonylethylpyridinium-1-acetates 10, 15, and 16, and hydrolysis resulted in ring opening to 1-alkoxycarbonylmethylpyridinium-2-propionates 11 or 13 (and subsequently to 12 or 14). Characteristically, all the types of reactions proceeded significantly faster with t-butoxycarbonyl substituted ylides than with smaller alkoxycarbonyl substituted ones. The general mechanism for the solvolysis, involving a ketene intermediate, is proposed based on kinetic measurements.
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- E I Kostik
- Venture Laboratory, and Department of Chemistry and Materials Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8585 Japan
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By the Cu(II)-catalyzed reaction of 2-(4-diazo-3-oxoalkyl)pyridines (2), 4-alkoxycarbonyl (or 4-acyl)-3-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolizinium ylides (3) were obtained in high yields. From the cycloaddition reaction of 3 with acetylenic esters (propynoates or acetylenedicarboxylates) the labile [2 + 3] cycloadducts, 3-oxo-3H-2a,4,5,8a-tetrahydropyrrolo[2,1,5-de]quinolizine-2a-carboxylates (8 or 12), were identified, which further reacted with DMAD (dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate) to afford azocine derivatives (15 or 16) and produced pyrrolodihydroquinolizines (9 or 20) by dealkoxycarbonylation.
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- E I Kostik
- Venture Laboratory and Department of Chemistry and Materials Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8585 Japan
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Iwashima Y, Abiko A, Ushikubi F, Hata A, Kaku K, Sano H, Eto M. Downregulation of the voltage-dependent calcium channel (VDCC) beta-subunit mRNAs in pancreatic islets of type 2 diabetic rats. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 280:923-32. [PMID: 11162613 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.4122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The present study was undertaken to determine whether altered expression of the VDCC beta-subunits in pancreatic beta-cells could play a role in the changes in beta-cell sensitivity to glucose that occur with diabetes. Application of competitive RT-PCR procedure revealed that in normal Wistar rats, LETO and prediabetic OLETF rats, the beta(2)-subunit mRNA levels were 60-200-fold greater than the levels for the beta(3)-subunit. These findings suggest that the beta(2)-subunit as well as the beta-cell type VDCC1 alpha(1)-subunit may be the predominant form of the VDCC expressed in pancreatic beta-cells. The levels of mRNA encoding the beta-subunits and the beta-cell type alpha(1)-subunit as well as insulin were significantly reduced in diabetic rats. Perfusion experiments revealed that diabetic rats showed the higher basal insulin secretion and profoundly impaired insulin secretory responses to glucose compared with non-diabetic rats. Alternatively, impaired insulin secretory responses to glucose in high dose glucose-infused rats were recovered partly with the elevation of mRNA levels of the VDCC beta(2)- and beta(3)-subunits as well as the alpha(1)-subunit by the treatment with diazoxide. Thus, considering the possibility that the most striking effect of the VDCC alpha(1) beta-subunit coexpression in pancreatic beta-cells might occur on activation kinetics like the skeletal muscle, the impairment of further activation of the VDCCs to acute glucose challenge caused by the reduced expressions of the alpha(1) beta-subunits mRNAs in type 2 diabetic animals might be at least partly associated with the alterations in beta-cell sensitivity to glucose.
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MESH Headings
- 3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl ester/pharmacology
- Actins/genetics
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Calcium Channel Agonists/pharmacology
- Calcium Channels/chemistry
- Calcium Channels/genetics
- DNA Primers/genetics
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/genetics
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/metabolism
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/physiopathology
- Down-Regulation
- Glucose/pharmacology
- In Vitro Techniques
- Insulin/genetics
- Insulin/metabolism
- Insulin Secretion
- Islets of Langerhans/drug effects
- Islets of Langerhans/metabolism
- Male
- Perfusion
- Protein Subunits
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred OLETF
- Rats, Wistar
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- Y Iwashima
- Department of Internal Medicine, Sano Hospital, Suehiro 3-3-1-15, Asahikawa 078-8133, Japan.
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Matsumoto A, Iwashima Y, Abiko A, Morikawa A, Sekiguchi M, Eto M, Makino I. Detection of the association between a deletion polymorphism in the gene encoding angiotensin I-converting enzyme and advanced diabetic retinopathy. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2000; 50:195-202. [PMID: 11106834 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8227(00)00194-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We investigated the relationship between advanced diabetic retinopathy (ADR) and an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphism in subjects with type 2 diabetes and ADR, pre-proliferative (PrePDR) or proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) without overt nephropathy. Polymerase chain reactions were used to detect insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphisms of the ACE gene. There was no difference in the frequency of II, ID, or DD genotypes, or of I and D alleles among subjects with type 2 diabetes without diabetic retinopathy (NDR) or with simple diabetic retinopathy (SDR) and non-diabetic controls. There was also no difference in the frequency of ACE genotypes among subjects with type 2 diabetes with NDR, or SDR and ADR. However, the frequency of the ACE DD genotype in ADR was significantly higher than that in controls (chi(2)=6.64, P=0.036). On the other hand, the frequency of the D allele in ADR was significantly higher than that in controls (chi(2)=6.33, P=0.012), NDR (chi(2)=4.18, P=0.041) and SDR (chi(2)=4. 89, P=0.027), respectively. These results indicate a significant relationship between the presence of the D allele polymorphism in the ACE gene and ADR in Japanese subjects with type 2 diabetes and no overt nephropathy.
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- A Matsumoto
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical College, Midorigaoka Higashi 2-1-1-1, Asahikawa, Japan
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Abiko A, Eto M, Makino I, Araki N, Horiuchi S. Increased levels of advanced glycosylation end products in the kidney and liver from spontaneously diabetic Chinese hamsters determined by immunochemical assay. Metabolism 2000; 49:567-73. [PMID: 10831164 DOI: 10.1016/s0026-0495(00)80029-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Increased levels of advanced glycosylation end products (AGEs) have been reported in tissues in association with diabetes mellitus. Thus, we measured tissue AGE levels and detected an accumulation of AGEs in the kidney and liver from spontaneously diabetic Chinese hamsters (CHAD) to determine the relationship between AGEs and diabetes mellitus. Diabetic CHAD aged 12 to 13 months were studied together with age-matched nondiabetic CHAD. We used an AGE-specific noncompetitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with polyclonal anti-AGE-bovine serum albumin (BSA) antibody to measure tissue AGE levels. The samples extracted from the kidney and liver obtained from diabetic and nondiabetic CHAD reacted with anti-AGE-BSA antibody. When the absorbance of standard AGE-BSA (0.1 microg/mL) was expressed as 1 U, AGE levels in the kidney and liver from diabetic CHAD were significantly increased as compared with nondiabetic CHAD (kidney, 0.26 +/- 0.05 v 0.10 +/- 0.03 U/microg protein, P< .01; liver, 0.20 +/- 0.03 v 0.09 +/- 0.02 U/microg protein, P< .01). Positive AGE staining was observed in the renal cortex, especially in the tubules of diabetic CHAD, but little AGE staining was observed in the glomerulus by the immunohistochemical study. AGE staining was diffuse in the hepatocytes. These AGE levels were significantly correlated with fasting plasma glucose and glycated hemoglobin (P < .01, respectively). In conclusion, we have confirmed that AGE structures were expressed in the kidney and liver from CHAD, and these AGE levels were increased in diabetic CHAD. AGE staining was observed in the renal tubules and hepatocytes. Tissue AGE levels were positively correlated with glycemic control in CHAD.
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- A Abiko
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical College, Japan
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Abiko T, Abiko A, Ishiko S, Takeda M, Horiuchi S, Yoshida A. Relationship between autofluorescence and advanced glycation end products in diabetic lenses. Exp Eye Res 1999; 68:361-6. [PMID: 10079144 DOI: 10.1006/exer.1998.0615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Autofluorescence and advanced glycation end product (AGE) levels were measured in the lenses of 9 diabetic Chinese hamsters and 6 age-matched controls. Lens autofluorescence also was measured in 37 diabetic patients and 14 age-matched controls. Lens autofluorescence values were measured noninvasively with a lens measurement system using color filters with peak transmission at 365- and 434-nm wavelengths (excitation and emission, respectively) that are characteristic of AGE fluorescence. The peak lens autofluorescence level was used as the lens autofluorescence value, and the mean lens autofluorescence values from both eyes of each subject were used for statistical analysis. The AGE levels in one lens from each hamster were measured by noncompetitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with a polyclonal anti-AGE antibody. We found a 2.2 times increase of the mean lens autofluorescence value of diabetic hamsters in comparison with that of controls (P<0.01). We also found a 1.5 times increase of the mean AGE level from the lenses of diabetic hamsters in comparison with that of controls (P<0.01). Moreover, a statistically significant positive correlation between the AGE level and autofluorescence value in the same lenses was observed in all hamsters (rho=0.58, P<0.05). In human subjects, we found a 1.4 times increase of the mean lens autofluorescence value of diabetic patients in comparison with that of age-matched controls (P<0.01). Our results suggest that non invasive measurement of lens autofluorescence may be a guide to AGE levels in lenses.
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- T Abiko
- Department of Ophthalmology, Asahikawa Medical College, 4-5 Nishikagura, Asahikawa, 078-8510, Japan
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Eto M, Horita K, Morikawa A, Nakata H, Okada M, Saito M, Nomura M, Abiko A, Iwashima Y, Ikoda A. Increased frequency of apolipoprotein epsilon 2 allele in non-insulin dependent diabetic (NIDDM) patients with nephropathy. Clin Genet 1995; 48:288-92. [PMID: 8835322 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1995.tb04111.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The genetic polymorphism of apolipoprotein E (epsilon 2, epsilon 3 and epsilon 4) is associated with lipid abnormalities. It has been suggested that lipid abnormalities may contribute to the development and progression of kidney diseases, including diabetic nephropathy. Thus, in this study we compared the apo E allele frequencies among 146 non-insulin-dependent diabetic (NIDDM) patients with nephropathy, 135 NIDDM patients without nephropathy and 576 of the general Japanese population. The epsilon 2 allele frequency was significantly higher in diabetic patients with nephropathy (7.2%) and with renal failure (9.7%) than in diabetic patients without nephropathy (2.6%) and in the general Japanese population (3.7%). It is concluded that there is a possibility that the epsilon 2 allele is associated with nephropathy in NIDDM.
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- M Eto
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical College, Japan
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