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ArticleCells2021

The MicroRNA Landscape of Acute Beta Cell Destruction in Type 1 Diabetic Recipients of Intraportal Islet Grafts.

Geert A Martens, Geert Stangé, Lorenzo Piemonti, Jasper Anckaert, Zhidong Ling, Daniel G Pipeleers, Frans K Gorus, Pieter Mestdagh, Dieter De Smet, Jo Vandesompele and 2 more

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Article in Cells, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Geert A MartensDiabetes Research Center, Brussels Free University (VUB), Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.
Geert StangéDiabetes Research Center, Brussels Free University (VUB), Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-3148-1372
Lorenzo PiemontiDiabetes Research Institute, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, 20132 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2172-2198
Jasper AnckaertDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, 9000 Gent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-8144-4639
Zhidong LingDiabetes Research Center, Brussels Free University (VUB), Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.
Daniel G PipeleersDiabetes Research Center, Brussels Free University (VUB), Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.
Frans K GorusDiabetes Research Center, Brussels Free University (VUB), Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.
Pieter MestdaghDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
Dieter De SmetDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Molecular Diagnostics Unit, AZ Delta General Hospital, 8800 Roeselare, Belgium.
Jo VandesompeleDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, 9000 Gent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-6274-0184
Bart KeymeulenDiabetes Research Center, Brussels Free University (VUB), Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.
Sarah RoelsDiabetes Research Center, Brussels Free University (VUB), Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.
Center for Beta Cell Therapy in Diabetes · BEGhent University Hospital · BEAZ Delta · BEGhent University · BEVita-Salute San Raffaele University · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ongoing beta cell death in type 1 diabetes (T1D) can be detected using biomarkers selectively discharged by dying beta cells into plasma. microRNA-375 (miR-375) ranks among the top biomarkers based on studies in animal models and human islet transplantation. Our objective was to identify additional microRNAs that are co-released with miR-375 proportionate to the amount of beta cell destruction. RT-PCR profiling of 733 microRNAs in a discovery cohort of T1D patients 1 h before/after islet transplantation indicated increased plasma levels of 22 microRNAs. Sub-selection for beta cell selectivity resulted in 15 microRNAs that were subjected to double-blinded multicenter analysis. This led to the identification of eight microRNAs that were consistently increased during early graft destruction: besides miR-375, these included miR-132/204/410/200a/429/125b, microRNAs with known function and enrichment in beta cells. Their potential clinical translation was investigated in a third independent cohort of 46 transplant patients by correlating post-transplant microRNA levels to C-peptide levels 2 months later. Only miR-375 and miR-132 had prognostic potential for graft outcome, and none of the newly identified microRNAs outperformed miR-375 in multiple regression. In conclusion, this study reveals multiple beta cell-enriched microRNAs that are co-released with miR-375 and can be used as complementary biomarkers of beta cell death.

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Islets of Langerhans TransplantationBiomarkersCell CountCohort StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Gene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationHumansInsulin-Secreting CellsMicroRNAsReproducibility of ResultsROC CurveTropismBiomarkersMicroRNAsbeta cellbiomarkersislet transplantationmicroRNAtype 1 diabetes

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PMID34359863
PMCPMC8304265
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