Cyb5r3-based mechanism and reversal of secondary failure to sulfonylurea in diabetes
Cyb5r3-based mechanism and reversal of secondary failure to sulfonylurea in diabetes
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10.1126/scitranslmed.abq4126
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发表时间:
2023-02
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17.1
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H. Watanabe;Wen-Liang Du;J. Son;Lina Sui;Shun-ichiro Asahara;I. Kurland;T. Kuo;T. Kitamoto;Yasutaka Miyachi;R. de Cabo;D. Accili
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作者:
H. Watanabe;Wen-Liang Du;J. Son;Lina Sui;Shun-ichiro Asahara;I. Kurland;T. Kuo;T. Kitamoto;Yasutaka Miyachi;R. de Cabo;D. Accili
Sulfonylureas (SUs) are effective and affordable antidiabetic drugs. However, chronic use leads to secondary failure, limiting their utilization. Here, we identify cytochrome b5 reductase 3 (Cyb5r3) down-regulation as a mechanism of secondary SU failure and successfully reverse it. Chronic exposure to SU lowered Cyb5r3 abundance and reduced islet glucose utilization in mice in vivo and in ex vivo murine islets. Cyb5r3 β cell–specific knockout mice phenocopied SU failure. Cyb5r3 engaged in a glucose-dependent interaction that stabilizes glucokinase (Gck) to maintain glucose utilization. Hence, Gck activators can circumvent Cyb5r3-dependent SU failure. A Cyb5r3 activator rescued secondary SU failure in mice in vivo and restored insulin secretion in ex vivo human islets. We conclude that Cyb5r3 is a key factor in the secondary failure to SU and a potential target for its prevention, which might rehabilitate SU use in diabetes. Description Sulfonylurea secondary failure is caused by Cyb5r3 down-regulation–dependent impaired glucose utilization. Sensitization to sulfonylureas Sulfonylureas are anti-diabetic drugs that work by increasing pancreatic insulin secretion, but their efficacy in patients with type 2 diabetes commonly deteriorates over time. Watanabe et al. show that chronic exposure to sulfonylureas decreases pancreatic cytochrome b5 reductase 3 (Cyb5r3) abundance, resulting in impaired glucose sensing. Pharmacological activation of CYB5R3 restored sensitivity to sulfonylurea treatment in both a mouse model and ex vivo human pancreatic islets, highlighting a potential strategy to restore efficacy of these affordable antidiabetic drugs. —CAC