RNA-seq analysis with isolated human pancreatic islets treated with human breast cancer cell secreted Evs or control
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ABSTRACT: Epidemiological evidence has identified an association between breast cancer (BC) and systemic dysregulation of glucose metabolism. However, how BC influences glucose homeostasis remains unknown. Here we show that BC-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) suppress pancreatic endocrine secretion to systemically reset glucose homeostasis. In pancreatic β-cells, miR-122 delivered in BC-derived EVs targets PKM to suppress glycolysis and ATP-dependent insulin exocytosis. Mice receiving high-miR-122 EVs or bearing BC xenograft tumors, but not those with tumors deficient in EV secretion or miR-122, exhibit suppressed insulin secretion, enhanced endogenous glucose production, impaired glucose tolerance, and hyperglycemia. Compared to non-cancer controls, BC patients have higher levels of EV-encapsulated miR-122 and fasting glucose but lower insulin levels in blood; the miR-122 levels are positively associated with glucose and negatively associated with insulin. This EV-mediated glucose reallocation at the whole-body level may contribute to tumor growth and progression, as well as higher incidence of diabetes in BC patients.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE173276 | GEO | 2021/08/01
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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