Laser capture-microdissected islet transcriptomics
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ABSTRACT: Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease characterized by T cell-mediated destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic β-cells. The pathogenesis of T1D is not fully understood but involves development of autoantibodies (AAbs) followed by a progressive decline in first phase insulin response. Live imaging of T1D pancreatic slices has revealed β cell dysfunction irrespective of the acute presence or absence of CD3+ T cells. However, the mechanisms that drive this dysfunction in the prediabetic period remain unclear. In-situ longitudinal studies of human islet cell biology in the context of T1D are essentially impossible. Hence, we leveraged the availability of pancreas tissues from the Network for Pancreatic Organ donors with Diabetes (nPOD) program to phenotypically and transcriptionally characterize laser capture-microdissected islets across the natural history of T1D.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE284772 | GEO | 2024/12/31
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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