Role of microRNAs in compensatory b-cell mass expansion associated with pregnancy and obesity
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ABSTRACT: We found that in rodents, b-cell mass expansion during pregnancy and obesity is associated with changes in the expression of a group of islet microRNAs. We were able to reproduce in isolated pancreatic islets the decrease of miR-338-3p level observed in gestation and obesity by activating the G-protein coupled estrogen receptor GPR30 and the GLP1 receptor. Blockade of miR-338-3p in b-cells using specific anti-miR molecules mimicked gene expression changes occurring during b-cell mass expansion and resulted in increased proliferation and improved survival both in vitro and in vivo. These findings point to a major role for miR-338-3p in compensatory b-cell mass expansion occurring under different insulin resistance states.
ORGANISM(S): Rattus norvegicus
PROVIDER: GSE36067 | GEO | 2012/11/20
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA151823
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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