Project description:1. evaluation of diagnostic importance of insulin like growth factor binding protein3 in patient with recently diagnosed as Colorectal cancer
2. correlation between the diagnostic efficacy of insulin like growth factor binding protein 3 with routine marker carcinoembryonic antigen.
Project description:The insulin inhibitory receptor (inceptor) was recently identified as a key terminator of insulin and insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (INSR/IGF1R) signaling in pancreatic 𝛽-cells12. Yet, the relevance of 𝛽-cell inceptor for glucose regulation through the INS1R/IGF1R axis has only been demonstrated for normoglycemic and insulin sensitive lean mice, questioning whether inceptor regulation of INS1R/IGF1R action also plays a role in glucose metabolism under conditions of diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance. Here we demonstrate that whole-body germline loss of inceptor improves glucose metabolism in diet-induced obese mice with only minimal effects on weight and body composition. To assess the effect in different tissues we performed proteomics in the global, neuronal and beta cell specific mouse knock-outs.
Project description:The insulin inhibitory receptor (inceptor) was recently identified as a key terminator of insulin and insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (INSR/IGF1R) signaling in pancreatic 𝛽-cells12. Yet, the relevance of 𝛽-cell inceptor for glucose regulation through the INS1R/IGF1R axis has only been demonstrated for normoglycemic and insulin sensitive lean mice, questioning whether inceptor regulation of INS1R/IGF1R action also plays a role in glucose metabolism under conditions of diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance. Here we demonstrate that whole-body germline loss of inceptor improves glucose metabolism in diet-induced obese mice with only minimal effects on weight and body composition. To assess the effect in different tissues we performed proteomics in the global, neuronal and beta cell specific mouse knock-outs.
Project description:Insulin analogues are designed to improve the pharmacokinetic parameters compared to regular human insulin. This provides a sustained control of blood glucose levels in diabetic patients. All novel insulin analogues are tested for their mitogenic side effects, however these assays do not take into account the molecular mode-of-action of different insulin analogues. Insulin analogues can bind the insulin receptor (INSR) and the insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF1R) with different affinities and consequently will activate different downstream signaling pathways. Here we used a panel of MCF7 human breast cancer cell lines that selectively express either one of the isoforms of the INSR (IRA or IRB) or the IGF1R. We sought to study the role of the different receptors (IRA, IRB and IGF1R) in the mitogenic signaling of insulin-like molecules (including insulin, glargine, X10 (or AspB10) and IGF1). MCF7 IRA, MCF7 IRB or MCF7 IGF1R cells (as described in Arch Toxicol. 2014 Apr;88(4):953-66. doi: 10.1007/s00204-014-1201-2. Epub 2014 Jan 25.) were cultured in RPMI supplemented with 5% (v/v) CDFBS (Hyclone) and used for experiments. Cells have been exposed for 1 or 6 hours to 10 nM of the indicated insulin-like molecule. As a control sample a vehicle stimulation was performed that contained everything except the active compound.
Project description:Insulin analogues are designed to improve the pharmacokinetic parameters compared to regular human insulin. This provides a sustained control of blood glucose levels in diabetic patients. All novel insulin analogues are tested for their mitogenic side effects, however these assays do not take into account the molecular mode-of-action of different insulin analogues. Insulin analogues can bind the insulin receptor (INSR) and the insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF1R) with different affinities and consequently will activate different downstream signaling pathways. Here we used a panel of MCF7 human breast cancer cell lines that selectively express either one of the isoforms of the INSR (IRA or IRB) or the IGF1R. We sought to study the role of the different receptors (IRA, IRB and IGF1R) in the mitogenic signaling of insulin-like molecules (including insulin, glargine, X10 (or AspB10) and IGF1).
Project description:This study aimed to identify whether cord blood DNA methylation at specific loci is associated with neonatal adiposity, a key risk factor for childhood obesity. An epigenome-wide association study was conducted using the Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) Study as a discovery sample. Assays were performed with Illumina EPIC arrays (791,359 CpG sites after quality control). Replication was performed in an independent cohort, Genetics of Glucose regulation in Gestation and Growth (Gen3G). In 2740 HAPO samples, significant associations were identified at 89 CpG sites after accounting for multiple testing (Bonferroni-adjusted p < 0.05). Replication analyses conducted in 139 Gen3G participants confirmed associations for seven CpG sites. These included IGF1R, which encodes a transmembrane receptor involved in cell growth and survival that binds insulin-like growth factor I and insulin, and KLF7, which encodes a regulator of cell proliferation and inhibitor of adipogenesis; both are key regulators of growth during fetal life. These findings support epigenetic mechanisms in the developmental origins of neonatal adiposity and as potential biomarkers of metabolic disease risk.
Project description:Obesity, driven by complex genetic and environmental interactions, remains a global health crisis with limited therapeutic options. The insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF1R) plays dual roles in metabolism and growth, but its tissue-specific functions in adipose biology are controversial. This study investigates how adipose-specific IGF1R knockout impacts systemic metabolism under high-fat diet (HFD) stress and explores the underlying mechanisms.
Project description:We have previously determined the insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF1R) to be amplified and overexpressed in paediatric glioblastoma. In order to probe the efficacy and mechanisms of action of various inhibitors of the receptor, we have carried out expression profiling of paediatric glioblastoma cells treated with 5x IC50 of the compounds PPP and NVP-AEW541 over a 24 hour time-course.
Project description:We have previously determined the insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF1R) to be amplified and overexpressed in Wilms tumour. In order to probe the efficacy and mechanisms of action of various inhibitors of the receptor, we have carried out expression profiling of Wilms tumour cells treated with 5x IC50 of the compounds PPP and NVP-AEW541 over a 24 hour time-course.