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ArticleDiabetes2015

Inhibition of Ca2+-independent phospholipase A2β (iPLA2β) ameliorates islet infiltration and incidence of diabetes in NOD mice.

Robert N Bone, Ying Gai, Victoria Magrioti, Maroula G Kokotou, Tomader Ali, Xiaoyong Lei, Hubert M Tse, George Kokotos, Sasanka Ramanadham

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Article in Diabetes, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. Small-molecule inhibitors as potential therapeutics and as tools to understand the role of phospholipases ABiochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular and cell biology of lipids · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Robert N BoneDepartment of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL Comprehensive Diabetes Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
Ying GaiComprehensive Diabetes Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
Victoria MagriotiLaboratory of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Maroula G KokotouLaboratory of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Tomader AliComprehensive Diabetes Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
Xiaoyong LeiComprehensive Diabetes Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
Hubert M TseComprehensive Diabetes Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
George KokotosLaboratory of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Sasanka RamanadhamComprehensive Diabetes Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL sramvem@uab.edu.
University of Alabama at Birmingham · USNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GR

Funding

University of Alabama at Birmingham's Diabetes Research CenterP30DK079626 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Kirk Michael Habegger · 2013 to 2026
$19.5M
CALCIUM-INDEPENDENT PLA2BETA IN BETA-CELL APOPTOSISR01DK069455 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI RAMANADHAM, SASANKA · 2004 to 2013
$2.7M
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK079626NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK069455NIDDK NIH HHS R01-DK-69455
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autoimmune β-cell death leads to type 1 diabetes, and with findings that Ca(2+)-independent phospholipase A2β (iPLA2β) activation contributes to β-cell death, we assessed the effects of iPLA2β inhibition on diabetes development. Administration of FKGK18, a reversible iPLA2β inhibitor, to NOD female mice significantly reduced diabetes incidence in association with 1) reduced insulitis, reflected by reductions in CD4(+) T cells and B cells; 2) improved glucose homeostasis; 3) higher circulating insulin; and 4) β-cell preservation. Furthermore, FKGK18 inhibited production of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) from CD4(+) T cells and antibodies from B cells, suggesting modulation of immune cell responses by iPLA2β-derived products. Consistent with this, 1) adoptive transfer of diabetes by CD4(+) T cells to immunodeficient and diabetes-resistant NOD.scid mice was mitigated by FKGK18 pretreatment and 2) TNF-α production from CD4(+) T cells was reduced by inhibitors of cyclooxygenase and 12-lipoxygenase, which metabolize arachidonic acid to generate bioactive inflammatory eicosanoids. However, adoptive transfer of diabetes was not prevented when mice were administered FKGK18-pretreated T cells or when FKGK18 administration was initiated with T-cell transfer. The present observations suggest that iPLA2β-derived lipid signals modulate immune cell responses, raising the possibility that early inhibition of iPLA2β may be beneficial in ameliorating autoimmune destruction of β-cells and mitigating type 1 diabetes development.

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AnimalsBiological AvailabilityB-LymphocytesCalciumCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1FemaleGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGlucoseGroup VI Phospholipases A2HomeostasisInsulinInsulin-Secreting CellsKetonesMiceMice, Inbred NOD1,1,1-trifluoro-6-(naphthalen-2-yl)hexan-2-oneCalciumGlucoseGroup VI Phospholipases A2InsulinKetonesNaphthalenesPla2g6 protein, mouseProtein Isoforms

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PMID25213337
PMCPMC4303959
OpenAlexW2134111473

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