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ArticleDiabetes2014

Identification and characterization of GLP-1 receptor-expressing cells using a new transgenic mouse model.

Paul Richards, Helen E Parker, Alice E Adriaenssens, Joshua M Hodgson, Simon C Cork, Stefan Trapp, Fiona M Gribble, Frank Reimann

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Article in Diabetes, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 266 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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266 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 455 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Paul RichardsCambridge Institute for Medical Research and Medical Research Council Metabolic Diseases Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, U.K.
Helen E Parker
Alice E Adriaenssens
Joshua M Hodgson
Simon C Cork
Stefan Trapp
Fiona M Gribble
Frank Reimann
Medical Research Council · GBUniversity College London · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council 4050281695Medical Research Council MC_UU_12012/3Medical Research Council MC_UU_12012/5Medical Research Council MR/J013293/1Medical Research Council MR/J013293/2Wellcome Trust 084210Wellcome Trust 088357Wellcome Trust WT084210/Z/07/ZWellcome Trust WT088357/Z/09/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

GLP-1 is an intestinal hormone with widespread actions on metabolism. Therapies based on GLP-1 are highly effective because they increase glucose-dependent insulin secretion in people with type 2 diabetes, but many reports suggest that GLP-1 has additional beneficial or, in some cases, potentially dangerous actions on other tissues, including the heart, vasculature, exocrine pancreas, liver, and central nervous system. Identifying which tissues express the GLP-1 receptor (GLP1R) is critical for the development of GLP-1-based therapies. Our objective was to use a method independent of GLP1R antibodies to identify and characterize the targets of GLP-1 in mice. Using newly generated glp1r-Cre mice crossed with fluorescent reporter strains, we show that major sites of glp1r expression include pancreatic β- and δ-cells, vascular smooth muscle, cardiac atrium, gastric antrum/pylorus, enteric neurones, and vagal and dorsal root ganglia. In the central nervous system, glp1r-fluorescent cells were abundant in the area postrema, arcuate nucleus, paraventricular nucleus, and ventromedial hypothalamus. Sporadic glp1r-fluorescent cells were found in pancreatic ducts. No glp1r-fluorescence was observed in ventricular cardiomyocytes. Enteric and vagal neurons positive for glp1r were activated by GLP-1 and may contribute to intestinal and central responses to locally released GLP-1, such as regulation of intestinal secretomotor activity and appetite.

Indexed as

AnimalsCentral Nervous SystemGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 ReceptorHeart AtriaIslets of LangerhansMiceMice, TransgenicMuscle, Smooth, VascularReceptors, GlucagonGlp1r protein, mouseGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 ReceptorReceptors, Glucagon

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PMID24296712
PMCPMC4092212
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