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Genetic and pharmacologic inhibition of ALDH1A3 as a treatment of beta cell failure

ALDH1A3 的遗传和药理学抑制可治疗 β 细胞衰竭

基本信息

批准号：
10572377
负责人：
Jinsook Son
金额：
$ 15.31万
依托单位：
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2023
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2023-04-01 至 2026-03-31
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10572377
关键词：
Ablation Address Animal Model Apoptosis B-Lymphocytes Back Beta Cell Cell Count Cell Separation Cell physiology Cells Cessation of life Characteristics Chemicals Complement Diabetes Mellitus Diabetic mouse Disease Endocrine Failure Functional disorder Gene Expression Generations Genetic Genetic Transcription Human Impairment In Vitro Insulin Knock-in Knock-out Knockout Mice Knowledge Link Modeling Modification Mus NR2F6 gene Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Phenotype Play Process Protein Isoforms RXRA gene Regulation Role Structure of beta Cell of islet Testing Therapeutic Therapeutic Effect Work aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 blood glucose regulation cell dedifferentiation db/db mouse diabetic feeding functional restoration genetic approach glucose tolerance improved in vivo inhibitor insulin secretion islet knockout animal metabolic phenotype mouse model novel therapeutic intervention pharmacologic progenitor stem success therapeutic target

项目摘要

Project Summary Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is caused by impaired β-cell insulin secretion and reduced β-cell mass. Both features have been linked to the failure to maintain β-cell identity. As a result, functional β-cell cells dedifferentiate into non-functional endocrine progenitor-like cells. In this regard, whether β-cell dedifferentiation is reversible is one of the most important notions in terms of disease modification. Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 isoform A3 (ALHD1A3) has been discovered as a marker of β-cell dedifferentiation in diabetic mice and human T2D pancreata. ALDH1A3-positive β (A+) cells have been shown to be functionally defective. Moreover, pair-fed db/db mice showed improved glucose control associated with a significant decrease in the number of A+ b cells. The strong correlation between ALDH1A3 expression and β-cell function suggests that ALDH1A3 is more than a marker and may also plays a role in β-cell dedifferentiation during diabetes progression. Furthermore, it is unknown whether the decrease in A+ cell number under pair-feeding was due to reversal to a normal b-cell phenotype, death, or the emergence of new β cells. Answering these questions will provide clues on whether and how β-cell failure can be reversed. Thus, the PI first established two animal models to address these queries: one to investigate the role of ALDH1A3 in dedifferentiating β cells (β-cell specific Aldh1a3 knockout) and another to investigate the fate of ALDH1A3-expressing (A+) cells during pair-feeding (ALDH1A3 Creert knock-in lineage- tracing). The latter model will allow her to address whether A+ cells are converted back into ALDH1A3-negative (A-) cells with restored β-cell function. To complement these models, the PI will also use selective chemical ALDH1A3 inhibitors to see if ALDH1A3 blockade can reverse β-cell failure. In this application, she will test the potential therapeutic effects of genetic and pharmacological ALDH1A3 inhibition in diabetes in vivo and its mechanism of action (Aim 1). Using an ALDH1A3 lineage tracing mouse model, she will directly test the reversibility of β-cell dedifferentiation in diabetic mice in pair-fed condition, and in the treatment with ALDH1A3 inhibitors, KOTX1 and GA11 (Aim 2). The successful completion of this application will demonstrate the role of ALDH1A3 in β-cell function in the pathophysiological process of T2D. More importantly, the proposed work will assess whether ALDH1A3 is a potential therapeutic target in the treatment of T2D by reversing β-cell dedifferentiation/failure.

项目总结