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ReviewNutrients2026

ABCA1 as a Gatekeeper of Pancreatic β-Cell Cholesterol Homeostasis: Links Between Lipoprotein Stress, Lipotoxicity, and Insulin Secretion.

Kensaku Fukunaga, Toshihiro Kobayashi, Takanobu Saheki, Takafumi Yoshimura, Wenyi Jiang, Haotian Zhang, Rathana Ly, Marino Kumano, Ayako Yamashita, Hitomi Imachi and 1 more

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Review in Nutrients, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Kensaku FukunagaDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0012-5263
Toshihiro KobayashiDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan.
Takanobu SahekiDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan.ORCID 0009-0005-8909-9821
Takafumi YoshimuraDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan.
Wenyi JiangDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8046-6756
Haotian ZhangDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan.
Rathana LyDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan.ORCID 0009-0000-2998-2448
Marino KumanoDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan.
Ayako YamashitaDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan.
Hitomi ImachiDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2179-5039
Koji MuraoDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7335-7196

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP26K19537
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic β cells require tightly controlled cholesterol distribution to maintain glucose sensing, insulin-granule trafficking, and regulated exocytosis. ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) exports cellular cholesterol and phospholipids to lipid-poor apolipoprotein A-I and is a central component of β-cell cholesterol homeostasis. β-cell-specific Abca1 deletion causes cholesterol accumulation and impaired glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, whereas human studies of rare ABCA1 loss-of-function mutations have reported heterogeneous secretory phenotypes. Endocrine, metabolic, inflammatory, lipoprotein, and post-transcriptional signals regulate pancreatic ABCA1. Exendin-4 activates CaMKK/CaMKIV/PREB-dependent transcription, insulin-like growth factor-1 acts through PI3K/Akt/FoxO1 signaling, and pemafibrate increases ABCA1 through PPAR-α-dependent regulation in experimental models. Conversely, angiotensin II, tumor necrosis factor-α, oxidized low-density lipoprotein, and

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ATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1CholesterolHomeostasisInsulin-Secreting CellsInsulin SecretionLipoproteinsAnimalsHumansInsulinSignal TransductionABCA1 protein, humanATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1CholesterolInsulinLipoproteinsABCA1cholesterol fluxcholesterol homeostasisGLP-1insulin secretionlipoproteinslipotoxicitymiR-33apancreatic β celltype 2 diabetes

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PMID42739051
PMCPMC13567051

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