Pancreatic Cell News Volume 12.19 | 18 May 2021

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    Pancreatic Cell News by STEMCELL Technologies
    Vol. 12.19 – 18 May, 2021
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    SARS-CoV-2 Infects Human Pancreatic β-Cells and Elicits β-Cell Impairment

    Researchers found that the SARS-CoV-2 receptor, ACE2 and related entry factors were expressed in β-cells, with selectively high expression of NRP1.
    [Cell Metabolism]

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    DIABETES & PANCREATITIS

    CBP/p300
    HAT Maintains the Gene Network Critical for β Cell Identity and Functional Maturity

    RNA-sequencing analysis showed a comprehensive downregulation of β cell and α cell identity genes in A-485-treated islets, without upregulation of dedifferentiation markers and derepression of disallowed genes.
    [Cell Death & Disease]

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    Proteoglycan Profiling of Human, Rat and Mouse Insulin-Secreting Cells

    Investigators applied a glycoproteomic approach to identify proteoglycans, their glycosaminoglycan chains and their attachment sites in insulin-secreting cells.
    [Glycobiology]

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    Development
    and Comparison of Novel Bioluminescent Mouse Models of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasm Metastasis

    To model metastatic dissemination of tumor cells, human pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms cell lines stably expressing firefly luciferase were generated and introduced into NSG immunodeficient mice by intracardiac or intravenous injection.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    Accelerating
    Cryoprotectant Diffusion Kinetics Improves Cryopreservation of Pancreatic Islets

    Researchers demonstrated that equilibration of mouse islets with small molecules in aqueous solutions could be accelerated from greater than 24 to 6 hours by increasing incubation temperature to 37 °C.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    TRAIL
    Induces Proliferation in Rodent Pancreatic Beta Cells via AKT Activation

    Scientists used rat primary islet cells and MIN6 mouse beta cell line to investigate TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL)-induced proliferation.
    [Journal of Molecular Endocrinology]

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    PANCREATIC CANCER

    Synchronization
    of Nanoparticle Sensitization and Radiosensitizing Chemotherapy through Cell Cycle Arrest Achieving Ultralow X-Ray Dose Delivery to Pancreatic Tumors

    Methotrexate, which is recognized as a refractory drug for pancreatic cells, was conjugated to the surface of LiYF4:Ce3+ nanoparticles through a photocleavable linker molecule.
    [ACS Nano]

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    Bruceine
    a Induces Cell Growth Inhibition and Apoptosis through PFKFB4/GSK3β Signaling in Pancreatic Cancer

    Glycogen synthase kinase-3 β (GSK3β) was identified as a downstream target of PFKFB4 and an PFKFB4-interacting protein.
    [Pharmacological Research]

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    Aspartame
    Induces Cancer Stem Cell Enrichment through p21, NICD and GLI1 in Human PANC-1 Pancreas Adenocarcinoma Cells

    Researchers indicated that a high level of glucose exposure does not effect the invasion and migration of PANC-1 cells, while aspartame increased both of these aggressiveness criteria.
    [Food and Chemical Toxicology]

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    C646
    Inhibits G2/M Cell Cycle-Related Proteins and Potentiates Anti-Tumor Effects in Pancreatic Cancer

    Investigators found that the histone acetyltransferases inhibitor C646 augmented anti-tumor effects in vitro by inhibiting cell proliferation and cell cycle progression concomitantly with suppression of acetylated H3K9 and H3K27 expression.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    Long
    Intergenic Nonprotein Coding RNA 173 Inhibits Tumor Growth and Promotes Apoptosis by Repressing Sphingosine Kinase 1 Protein Expression in Pancreatic Cancer

    In vitro functional experiments showed that LINC00173 overexpression inhibited the proliferation and invasion of pancr
    [DNA and Cell Biology]

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    REVIEWS

    Effect
    of the Transcription Factor YY1 on the Development of Pancreatic Endocrine and Exocrine Tumors: A Narrative Review

    The review summarizes the progress in understanding the role of Yin-Yang 1 (YY1) in pancreatic endocrine and exocrine tumors and provides a reasonable assessment of the potential for therapeutic targeting of YY1 in pancreatic tumors.
    [Cell and Bioscience]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    AzurRx BioPharma Announces Positive Interim Data in Phase II Clinical Trial of MS1819 in Combination with PERT in the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis Patients with Severe Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency

    AzurRx BioPharma, Inc., announced positive interim data from the first 18 out of 20 patients in its Phase II trial evaluating MS1819 in combination with the current standard of care, porcine-derived pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT), for the treatment of severe exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in patients with cystic fibrosis.
    [AzurRx BioPharma, Inc. (Globenews Wire, Inc.)]

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