Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-deficient mice are protected from streptozotocin-induced diabetes
Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-deficient mice are protected from streptozotocin-induced diabetes
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.96.6.3059
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发表时间:
1999-03-16
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
Snyder, SH
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作者:
Pieper, AA;Brat, DJ;Snyder, SH
Streptozotocin (STZ) selectively destroys insulin-producing beta islet cells of the pancreas providing a model of type I diabetes, Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) is a nuclear enzyme whose overactivation by DNA strand breaks depletes its substrate NAD(+) and then ATP, leading to cellular death from energy depletion. me demonstrate DNA damage and a major activation of PARP in pancreatic islets of STZ-treated mice. These mice display a 500% increase in blood glucose and major pancreatic islet damage. In mice with homozygous targeted deletion of PARP (PARP -/-), blood glucose and pancreatic islet structure are normal, indicating virtually total protection from STZ diabetes. Partial protection occurs in PARP +/- animals. Thus, PARP activation may participate in the pathophysiology of type I diabetes, for which PARP inhibitors might afford therapeutic benefit.