June 14, 2024Diabetes

98-OR: ß-Cell Dysfunction and Mitochondrial Loss Occur Independently of Insulitis in Type 1 Diabetes Pathogenesis

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MHMOLLIE HUBER AWAdrienne E. WidenerUniversity of Florida DSDylan SmurlickUniversity of Florida

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Tissue slice analysis demonstrates beta-cell dysfunction and mitochondrial loss occur independently of insulitis in type 1 diabetes donors, indicating intrinsic cellular defects.

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Beta cells in type 1 diabetes exhibit diminished calcium responses to high glucose regardless of whether local insulitis and T-cell infiltration are present.
Analysis of live pancreatic slices from 9 donors with type 1 diabetes revealed significant loss of beta-cell mitochondria alongside impaired glucose metabolism (p<0.0001).
These findings indicate beta-cell dysfunction originates intrinsically via mitochondrial loss rather than direct immune attack, highlighting novel paths for type 1 diabetes therapies.

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HUBER et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e64c51b6db6435875dd464 https://doi.org/10.2337/db24-98-or

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Tissue slice analysis demonstrates beta-cell dysfunction and mitochondrial loss occur independently of insulitis in type 1 diabetes donors, indicating intrinsic cellular defects.

98-OR: ß-Cell Dysfunction and Mitochondrial Loss Occur Independently of Insulitis in Type 1 Diabetes Pathogenesis

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98-OR: ß-Cell Dysfunction and Mitochondrial Loss Occur Independently of Insulitis in Type 1 Diabetes Pathogenesis

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