Expression profiling pre-diabetic mice to uncover drugs with clinical application to type 1 diabetes.

ABSTRACT: In the NOD mouse model of type 1 diabetes (T1D), genetically identical mice in the same environment develop diabetes at different rates. Similar heterogeneity in the rate of progression to T1D exists in humans, but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Here, we aimed to discover peripheral blood (PB) genes in NOD mice predicting insulitis severity and rate of progression to diabetes. We then wished to use these genes to mine existing databases to identify drugs effective in diabetes. In a longitudinal study, we analyzed gene expression in PB samples from NOD.CD45.2 mice at 10 weeks of age, then scored pancreatic insulitis at 14 weeks or determined age of diabetes onset. In a multilinear regression model, Tnf and Tgfb mRNA expression in PB predicted insulitis score (R (2)=0.56, P=0.01). Ex

SUBMITTER: Pang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4558439 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature