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Secreted Frizzled-Related Protein 5 is Downregulated in Obesity and Promotes ?-Cell Proliferation [30 days]


ABSTRACT: Obesity is associated with an increase in ?-cell mass in response to the rising demand for insulin. ?-cell plasticity is essential to maintaining glucose homeostasis, however, the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which ?-cell mass is regulated remain poorly understood. Recently, we described the existence of a crosstalk between the peripancreatic adipose tissue and ?-cells as a novel mechanism that participates in the regulation of ?-cell plasticity. Here, we identify the secreted frizzled-related protein (Sfrp) 5 as down-regulated in the pancreatic islets of obese rats as well as in the pancreatic islets of human obese patients. Our results demonstrate that the silencing of Sfrp5 induces an increase in ?-cell proliferation, which we correlate with the activation of Wnt signaling and of the MAPK and PI3 kinase pathways. Together, these findings expand our understanding of the mechanisms underlying ?-cell proliferation under conditions of obesity. Furthermore, this study opens new insights into the specific targeting of Sfrp5 as a novel therapeutic strategy for balancing ?-cell mass. Adult male Wistar rats (Charles River Laboratories, Wilmington, MA), 7 wk old (weighing 225–250 g), were caged individually in a 12-h light, 12-h dark cycle in a temperature- and humidity-controlled environment. Animals were divided into two dietary sets for 30 days. One group was fed with standard chow diet (supplying 8% of calories as fat; type AO4 from Panlab, Barcelona, Spain). The second group was fed with a cafeteria diet (66% of calories as fat), as previously described (Endocrinology 2012;153:177-87). Pancreatic islets were isolated through collagenase perfusion of the pancreas, Histopaque gradient and hand-picking under microscopic guidance. Ten micrograms of total RNA from islets were converted into cRNA, biotinylated, fragmented, and hybridized to GeneChip Rat Genome 230 2.0 (Affymetrix, Santa Clara, CA). Ten microarrays were hybridized, five with independent samples coming from rats fed with standard chow (lean group) and five with independent samples coming from rats fed with the cafeteria diet (obese group).

ORGANISM(S): Rattus norvegicus

SUBMITTER: Jordi Altirriba 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-44046 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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Downregulation of Sfrp5 promotes beta cell proliferation during obesity in the rat.

Rebuffat Sandra A SA   Oliveira Joana M JM   Altirriba Jordi J   Palau Nuria N   Garcia Ainhoa A   Esteban Yaiza Y   Nadal Belen B   Gomis Ramon R  

Diabetologia 20130905 11


<h4>Aims/hypothesis</h4>During obesity, the increment in beta cell mass in response to the rising demand for insulin is essential to maintain normal glucose homeostasis. However, the precise cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in beta cell mass plasticity remain poorly understood. The Wnt signalling pathway has been suggested as one possible modulator of beta cell proliferation, which represents the principal process involved in beta cell mass expansion. Here, we sought to determine the m  ...[more]

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