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ArticleDiabetes2022

Soluble RAGE Prevents Type 1 Diabetes Expanding Functional Regulatory T Cells.

Sherman S Leung, Danielle J Borg, Domenica A McCarthy, Tamar E Boursalian, Justen Cracraft, Aowen Zhuang, Amelia K Fotheringham, Nicole Flemming, Thomas Watkins, John J Miles and 7 more

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Article in Diabetes, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Sherman S LeungGlycation and Diabetes, Mater Research, The University of Queensland and Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.
Danielle J BorgGlycation and Diabetes, Mater Research, The University of Queensland and Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6126-7583
Domenica A McCarthyGlycation and Diabetes, Mater Research, The University of Queensland and Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.
Tamar E BoursalianType 1 Diabetes Research Center, Novo Nordisk, Seattle, WA.
Justen CracraftType 1 Diabetes Research Center, Novo Nordisk, Seattle, WA.
Aowen ZhuangGlycation and Diabetes, Mater Research, The University of Queensland and Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.
Amelia K FotheringhamGlycation and Diabetes, Mater Research, The University of Queensland and Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.
Nicole FlemmingGlycation and Diabetes, Mater Research, The University of Queensland and Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.
Thomas WatkinsCentre for Biodiscovery and Molecular Development of Therapeutics, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia.
John J MilesCentre for Biodiscovery and Molecular Development of Therapeutics, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia.
Per-Henrik GroopResearch Program for Clinical and Molecular Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-4055-6954
Jean L ScheijenLaboratory for Metabolism and Vascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Casper G SchalkwijkLaboratory for Metabolism and Vascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-0190-2690
Raymond J SteptoeDiamantina Institute, The University of Queensland and Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6513-6406
Kristen J RadfordSchool of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Mikael KnipResearch Program for Clinical and Molecular Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-0474-0033
Josephine M ForbesGlycation and Diabetes, Mater Research, The University of Queensland and Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5595-8174
Translational Research Institute · AUAustralian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine · AUMaastricht University · NLNovo Nordisk (United States) · USUniversity of Helsinki · FI

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease with no cure, where clinical translation of promising therapeutics has been hampered by the reproducibility crisis. Here, short-term administration of an antagonist to the receptor for advanced glycation end products (sRAGE) protected against murine diabetes at two independent research centers. Treatment with sRAGE increased regulatory T cells (Tregs) within the islets, pancreatic lymph nodes, and spleen, increasing islet insulin expression and function. Diabetes protection was abrogated by Treg depletion and shown to be dependent on antagonizing RAGE with use of knockout mice. Human Tregs treated with a RAGE ligand downregulated genes for suppression, migration, and Treg homeostasis (FOXP3, IL7R, TIGIT, JAK1, STAT3, STAT5b, CCR4). Loss of suppressive function was reversed by sRAGE, where Tregs increased proliferation and suppressed conventional T-cell division, confirming that sRAGE expands functional human Tregs. These results highlight sRAGE as an attractive treatment to prevent diabetes, showing efficacy and reproducibility at multiple research centers and in human T cells.

Indexed as

Autoimmune DiseasesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1AnimalsHumansInsulinMiceReceptor for Advanced Glycation End ProductsReproducibility of ResultsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryInsulinReceptor for Advanced Glycation End Products

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PMID35713929
PMCPMC9862506
OpenAlexW4283024265

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