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Reversal of preexisting hyperglycemia in diabetic mice by acute deletion of the Men1 gene.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21059956     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A hallmark of diabetes is an absolute or relative reduction in the number of functional β cells. Therapies that could increase the number of endogenous β cells under diabetic conditions would be desirable. Prevalent gene targeting mouse models for assessing β-cell proliferation and diabetes pathogenesis only address whether deletion of a gene prevents the development of diabetes. Models testing whether acute excision of a single gene can ameliorate or reverse preexisting hyperglycemia in established diabetes remain to be explored, which could directly validate the effect of gene excision on treating diabetes. Here, we report that acute and temporally controlled excision of the Men1 gene, which encodes menin, ameliorated preexisting hyperglycemia in streptozotocin-treated mice. Moreover, Men1 excision also improved the preexisting hyperglycemia and glucose intolerance in genetic db/db diabetic mice. Furthermore, acute Men1 excision reversed preexisting glucose intolerance in high-fat diet-fed mice. Men1 excision improved glucose metabolism at least partly through increasing proliferation of endogenous β cells and islet size. Acute Men1 excision up-regulated a group of proproliferative genes in pancreatic islets. Together, these findings demonstrate that established hyperglycemia can be reversed through repression of a single gene, Men1, in diabetic conditions, and suggest that menin is a vital regulator in pathogenesis of diabetes.
Authors:
Yuqing Yang; Buddha Gurung; Ting Wu; Haoren Wang; Doris A Stoffers; Xianxin Hua
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-11-08
Journal Detail:
Title:  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America     Volume:  107     ISSN:  1091-6490     ISO Abbreviation:  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.     Publication Date:  2010 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-24     Completed Date:  2011-01-20     Revised Date:  2011-07-28    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7505876     Medline TA:  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  20358-63     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, Department of Cancer Biology, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Blotting, Western
Cell Proliferation
Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental*
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Gene Deletion*
Gene Expression Profiling
Gene Expression Regulation / physiology*
Glucose Tolerance Test
Hyperglycemia / genetics*
Immunohistochemistry
Insulin / blood,  secretion
Insulin-Secreting Cells / cytology*,  secretion
Male
Mice
Mice, Transgenic
Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
Proto-Oncogene Proteins / genetics*
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 DK068157/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; R01-CA-113962/CA/NCI NIH HHS; R01-DK085121/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; R56-DK08512/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Men1 protein, mouse; 0/Proto-Oncogene Proteins; 11061-68-0/Insulin
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