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PMID: 21896930 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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OBJECTIVEIslet-specific glucose-6-phosphatase catalytic subunit-related protein (IGRP), now known as G6PC2, is a major target of autoreactive T cells implicated in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes in both mice and humans. This study aimed to determine whether suppression of G6p2 gene expression might therefore prevent or delay disease progression.RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODSG6pc2(-/-) mice were generated on the NOD/ShiLtJ genetic background, and glycemia was monitored weekly for up to 35 weeks of age to determine the onset and incidence of diabetes. The antigen specificity of CD8(+) T cells infiltrating islets from NOD/ShiLtJ G6pc2(+/+) and G6pc2(-/-) mice at 12 weeks was determined in parallel.RESULTSThe absence of G6pc2 did not affect the time of onset, incidence, or sex bias of type 1 diabetes in NOD/ShiLtJ mice. Insulitis was prominent in both groups, but although NOD/ShiLtJ G6pc2(+/+) islets contained CD8(+) T cells reactive to the G6pc2 NRP peptide and insulin B(15-23), G6pc2 NRP-reactive T cells were absent in NOD/ShiLtJ G6pc2(-/-) islets.CONCLUSIONSThese results demonstrate that G6pc2 is an important driver for the selection and expansion of islet-reactive CD8(+) T cells infiltrating NOD/ShiLtJ islets. However, autoreactivity to G6pc2 is not essential for the emergence of autoimmune diabetes. The results remain consistent with previous studies indicating that insulin may be the primary autoimmune target, at least in NOD/ShiLtJ mice. |
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James K Oeser; Vrajesh V Parekh; Yingda Wang; Naresh K Jegadeesh; Suparna A Sarkar; Randall Wong; Catherine E Lee; Lynley D Pound; John C Hutton; Luc Van Kaer; Richard M O'Brien |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-9-6 |
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Title: Diabetes Volume: - ISSN: 1939-327X ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
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Created Date: 2011-9-7 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372763 Medline TA: Diabetes Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee. |
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