ArticleThe EMBO journal2016
IGFBP1 increases β-cell regeneration by promoting α- to β-cell transdifferentiation.
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- Human pancreatic α-cell heterogeneity and trajectory inference analyses reveal SMOC1 as a β-cell dedifferentiation gene.Nature communications · 2025Article
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- Examining the liver-pancreas crosstalk reveals a role for the molybdenum cofactor in β-cell regeneration.Life science alliance · 2024Article
- Negative cell cycle regulation by calcineurin is necessary for proper beta cell regeneration in zebrafish.eLife · 2024Article
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- Banxia Xiexin Tang attenuates high glucose-induced hepatocyte injury by activating SOD2 to scavenge ROS via PGC-1α/IGFBP1.3 Biotech · 2024Article
- Targeted Proteomics Reveals Functional Targets for Early Diabetes Susceptibility in Young Adults.Circulation. Genomic and precision medicine · 2024Article
- Increased Levels of Circulating IGFBP4 and ANGPTL8 with a Prospective Role in Diabetic Nephropathy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- A Supportive Role of Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Insulin-Producing Langerhans Islets with a Specific Emphasis on The Secretome.Biomedicines · 2023Review
- Decoding pancreatic endocrine cell differentiation and β cell regeneration in zebrafish.Science advances · 2023Article
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Abstract
There is great interest in therapeutically harnessing endogenous regenerative mechanisms to increase the number of β cells in people with diabetes. By performing whole-genome expression profiling of zebrafish islets, we identified 11 secreted proteins that are upregulated during β-cell regeneration. We then tested the proteins' ability to potentiate β-cell regeneration in zebrafish at supraphysiological levels. One protein, insulin-like growth factor (Igf) binding-protein 1 (Igfbp1), potently promoted β-cell regeneration by potentiating α- to β-cell transdifferentiation. Using various inhibitors and activators of the Igf pathway, we show that Igfbp1 exerts its regenerative effect, at least partly, by inhibiting Igf signaling. Igfbp1's effect on transdifferentiation appears conserved across species: Treating mouse and human islets with recombinant IGFBP1 in vitro increased the number of cells co-expressing insulin and glucagon threefold. Moreover, a prospective human study showed that having high IGFBP1 levels reduces the risk of developing type-2 diabetes by more than 85%. Thus, we identify IGFBP1 as an endogenous promoter of β-cell regeneration and highlight its clinical importance in diabetes.
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