2019
Adipsin preserves beta cells in diabetic mice and associates with protection from type 2 diabetes in humans
Gómez-Banoy N, Guseh JS, Li G, Rubio-Navarro A, Chen T, Poirier B, Putzel G, Rosselot C, Pabón MA, Camporez JP, Bhambhani V, Hwang SJ, Yao C, Perry RJ, Mukherjee S, Larson MG, Levy D, Dow LE, Shulman GI, Dephoure N, Garcia-Ocana A, Hao M, Spiegelman BM, Ho JE, Lo JC. Adipsin preserves beta cells in diabetic mice and associates with protection from type 2 diabetes in humans. Nature Medicine 2019, 25: 1739-1747. PMID: 31700183, PMCID: PMC7256970, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-019-0610-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 2 diabetesBody mass indexBeta cellsDiabetic miceInsulin secretagoguesDiabetic db/db miceDb/db micePancreatic beta-cell massBeta cell healthBeta-cell failureBeta-cell lossBeta-cell massComplement components C3aMiddle-aged adultsHuman islet cellsAlternative complement pathwayComplement factor DFuture diabetesMass indexInsulin levelsDb miceInsulin resistanceLower riskType 2Cell loss
2001
NMR Spectroscopy in β Cell Engineering and Islet Transplantation
PAPAS K, COLTON C, GOUNARIDES J, ROOS E, JAREMA M, SHAPIRO M, CHENG L, CLINE G, SHULMAN G, WU H, BONNER‐WEIR S, WEIR G. NMR Spectroscopy in β Cell Engineering and Islet Transplantation. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2001, 944: 96-119. PMID: 11797699, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2001.tb03826.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIslet transplantationGlucose metabolismBeta cellsLong-term complicationsIrreversible damageTerm complicationsOxidative glucose metabolismAcute ischemiaTransplantationVivo efficacyHuman isletsIslet preparationsC-myc oncogeneSecreting tissueCell damageSuch exposureGenetic alterationsBcl-2Overnight incubationIslet transportationIsletsUncoupling Protein-2 Negatively Regulates Insulin Secretion and Is a Major Link between Obesity, β Cell Dysfunction, and Type 2 Diabetes
Zhang C, Baffy G, Perret P, Krauss S, Peroni O, Grujic D, Hagen T, Vidal-Puig A, Boss O, Kim Y, Zheng X, Wheeler M, Shulman G, Chan C, Lowell B. Uncoupling Protein-2 Negatively Regulates Insulin Secretion and Is a Major Link between Obesity, β Cell Dysfunction, and Type 2 Diabetes. Cell 2001, 105: 745-755. PMID: 11440717, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(01)00378-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsBlood GlucoseBody WeightDiabetes MellitusDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Disease Models, AnimalGene TargetingHomeostasisHumansHyperglycemiaInsulinInsulin SecretionIon ChannelsIslets of LangerhansMaleMembrane Transport ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutMice, ObeseMitochondrial ProteinsModels, BiologicalObesityProteinsRNA, MessengerThermogenesisUncoupling AgentsUncoupling Protein 2ConceptsOb/ob miceInsulin secretionOb miceCell dysfunctionFirst-phase insulin secretionIslet ATP levelsGlucose-stimulated insulin secretionLevel of glycemiaSerum insulin levelsBeta-cell dysfunctionType 2 diabetesObesity-induced diabetesΒ-cell dysfunctionBeta-cell glucose sensingProtein 2UCP2-deficient miceInsulin levelsPathophysiologic significanceBeta cellsType 2SecretionMiceObesityATP levelsDiabetes