Project description:The aim of this study was to determine the effect of transgenic Aire expression on the transcriptional profile of a tissue that normally does not express Aire: pancreatic islets. The transcriptional profile of transgenic RIP-Aire27 islets was compared to non-transgenic littermate islets as well as to archival NOD thymic medullary epithelial cells (MEC) data. All data were from non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice Experiment Overall Design: 3-wk-old individual male RIP-Aire27 or non-transgenic littermates islets were isolated by gradient purification followed by hanpicking under a microscope for subsequent RNA purification, labeling and hybridization to Affymetrix arrays.
Project description:Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease triggered by T cell reactivity to protein antigens produced by the β-cells. Here we present a chronological compendium of transcriptional profiles from islets of Langerhans isolated from non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice ranging from 2 wks up to diabetes and compared to controls. Parallel analysis was made of cellular components of the islets. Myeloid cells populated the islets early during development in all mouse strains. This was followed by a type I interferon signature detectable at 4-6 wks of age only in diabetes susceptible mice. Concurrently, CD4 T cells were found within islets, many in contact with intra-islet antigen presenting cells. Early cellular signs of islet reactivity were detected by six wks. By 8 wks, NOD islets contained all major leukocytes populations and an inflammatory gene signature. This work establishes the natural transcriptional signature of T1D and provides a resource for future research. 57 RNA samples isolated from the pancreatic islets of langerhans of experimental mice: 2-18 wk old non-obese diabetic (NOD) and newly diabetic NOD were compared to controls: NOD.RAG-/-, B6.g7 and C57BL/6. There were 3 or 6 biological replicates per condition. All mice were female. All data was normalized using RMA in Arraystar. Data table includes normalized probe intensity for every probe.
Project description:Gene expression in the isolated islets of 10 day old, 4 wk old, 12 wk old, and 20 wk old Non-Obese Diabetic (NOD) mice compared to healthy age matched control NOD.B10 mice
Project description:Hybrid insulin peptides (HIPs) result from the linkage of an insulin C-peptide fragment and another peptide via a traditional peptide bond to generate a sequence that is not encoded in the genome. Here, we sought to identify HIPs naturally present in the pancreatic islets of non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice, BALB/c mice, and non-diabetic human donors by mass spectrometry.
Project description:The aim of this study was to investigate which intrinsic differences are present in the islets of Langerhans from diabetes-prone non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice before the onset of insulitis.
Project description:The aim of this study was to determine the effect of transgenic Aire expression on the transcriptional profile of a tissue that normally does not express Aire: pancreatic islets. The transcriptional profile of transgenic RIP-Aire27 islets was compared to non-transgenic littermate islets as well as to archival NOD thymic medullary epithelial cells (MEC) data. All data were from non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice Keywords: RIP-Aire transgenic vs non-transgenic comparison
Project description:Lipidomics analysis of three models of insulitis and type 1 diabetes progression: isolated human islets and EndoC-betaH1 beta-cells treated with the proinflammatory cytokines IL-1beta and IFN-gamma, and islets from non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice isolated before the onset of diabetes. Samples were extracted with chloroform:methanol:water solution and analyzed by LC-MS/MS. Lipids were identified with LIQUID and quantification was performed with MZmine.
Project description:Background: Activation of stress pathways intrinsic to the β cell are thought to both accelerate β cell death and increase β cell immunogenicity in type 1 diabetes (T1D). However, information on the timing and scope of these responses is lacking. Methods: To identify temporal and disease-related changes in islet β cell protein expression, SWATH-MS/MS proteomics analysis was performed on islets collected longitudinally from NOD mice and NOD-SCID mice rendered diabetic through T cell adoptive transfer. Findings: In islets collected from female NOD mice at 10, 12, and 14 weeks of age, we found a time-restricted upregulation of proteins involved in the maintenance of β cell function and stress mitigation, followed by loss of expression of protective proteins that heralded diabetes onset. Pathway analysis identified EIF2 signaling and the unfolded protein response, mTOR signaling, mitochondrial function, and oxidative phosphorylation as commonly modulated pathways in both diabetic NOD mice and NOD-SCID mice rendered acutely diabetic by adoptive transfer, highlighting this core set of pathways in T1D pathogenesis. In immunofluorescence validation studies, β cell expression of protein disulfide isomerase A1 (PDIA1) and 14-3-3b were found to be increased during disease progression in NOD islets, while PDIA1 plasma levels were increased in pre-diabetic NOD mice and in the serum of children with recent-onset T1D compared to age and sex-matched non-diabetic controls. Interpretation: We identified a common and core set of modulated pathways across distinct mouse models of T1D and identified PDIA1 as a potential human biomarker of β cell stress in T1D.
Project description:Gene expression in the islets of 10 day old, 4 week old and 12 week old Non-Obese Diabetic (NOD) mice vs. healthy, age-matched NOD.B10 control mice
Project description:CD103+ and CD103- B cells from Wildtype Non-obese diabetic mice and NLRP6-deficient (ko) NOD mice were investigated for their gene expression All B cells were isolated from the spleen of female non-diabetic mice aged 12-16 weeks and gated on Live, single TCRbeta-CD11c-CD11b-CD19+