Pancreatic Cell News Volume 13.13 | Apr 5 2022

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    Vol. 13.13 – 5 April, 2022
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    HIF-1α Inhibitor PX-478 Preserves Pancreatic β Cell Function in Diabetes

    In response to PX-478 treatment, human islet organoids chronically exposed to high glucose presented an improved stimulation index of glucose-induced insulin secretion.
    [Science Translational Medicine]

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    RNA Aptamers Specific for Transmembrane P24 Trafficking Protein 6 and Clusterin for the Targeted Delivery of Imaging Reagents and RNA Therapeutics to Human β Cells

    Researchers reported the identification of two RNA aptamers that specifically and selectively recognized mouse and human β cells.
    [Nature Communications]

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    Effects of 1,5-Anhydro-D-Glucitol on Insulin Secretion Both in In Vitro and Ex Vivo Pancreatic Preparations

    The authors assessed the effects of short-term 1,5-anhydro-D-glucitol stimulation on insulin secretion in both ex vivo and in INS-1E rat-derived cells in vitro.
    [Journal of Pharmacological Sciences]

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    Loss of Rnf31 and Vps4b Sensitizes Pancreatic Cancer to T Cell-Mediated Killing

    Investigators systematically dissected PDAC intrinsic mechanisms of immune evasion by in vitro and in vivo CRISPR screening, and identified Vps4b and Rnf31 as essential factors required for escaping CD8+ T cell killing.
    [Nature Communications]

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    Detecting Drug Resistance in Pancreatic Cancer Organoids Guides Optimized Chemotherapy Treatment

    Scientists determined if patient-derived organoids (PDOs) could be used to personalize poly-chemotherapy regimens by pharmacotyping of treatment-naïve and post neoadjuvant chemotherapy PDAC PDOs.
    [Journal of Pathology]

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    Patient-Derived Pancreatic Cancer-on-a-Chip Recapitulates the Tumor Microenvironment

    The authors developed a tumor-chip device engineered to mimic the PDAC tumor microenvironment by incorporating patient-derived organoids and stromal cells, specifically pancreatic stellate cells and macrophages.
    [Microsystems & Nanoengineering]

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    A Synthesized Olean-28,13β-Lactam Targets YTHDF1-GLS1 Axis to Induce ROS-Dependent Metabolic Crisis and Cell Death in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

    Researchers evaluated and confirmed the promising anti-tumor activity of olean-28,13β-lactam (B28) in vitro. RNA-seq profile indicated that multiple metabolic pathways were interrupted in B28 treated pancreatic adenocarcinoma cells.
    [Cancer Cell International]

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    Rhoifolin from Plumula Nelumbinis Exhibits Anti-Cancer Effects in Pancreatic Cancer via AKT/JNK Signaling Pathways

    Cell viability assay revealed that apiin, rhoifolin, and vitexin could inhibit proliferation of PANC-1 and ASPC-1, with rhoifolin showing the maximum inhibitory effect.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    Interferon Regulatory Factor 5-Induced Upregulation of Zinc-Finger Protein 217 Promotes Pancreatic Carcinoma Progression

    Scientists investigated the molecular mechanisms of zinc‑finger protein 217 in pancreatic carcinoma progression.
    [Molecular Medicine Reports]

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    REVIEWS

    Lessons from Neonatal β Cell Epigenomic for Diabetes Prevention and Treatment

    The authors highlight the importance of studying pancreatic β-cell expansion and functional maturation signaling pathways and epigenetic programs to understand the causes of different forms of diabetes and to permit the design of novel therapeutic strategies.
    [Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism]

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    More than Meets the Islet: Aligning Nutrient and Paracrine Inputs with Hormone Secretion in Health and Disease

    Investigators discuss the contributions of external, intrinsic, and paracrine factors in pancreatic β-, α-, and δ-cell secretion across the full spectrum of physiological and pathophysiological environments.
    [American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    AVM Biotechnology Awarded $1.6 Million Phase II SBIR Grant to Study AVM0703’s Potential to Reverse Type 1 Diabetes

    AVM Biotechnology, LLC, announced that it has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant which will allow the company to pursue additional research in the use of AVM0703 as a monotherapy and combination therapy to reverse recent onset and established Type 1 Diabetes.
    [AVM Biotechnology, LLC]

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    Fractyl Health Announces FDA IDE Approval to Begin Revitalize-2 Pivotal Study Designed for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) Who Are Not Yet on Insulin

    Fractyl Health announced that the company has received approval from the FDA for an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) to begin its Revitalize-2 pivotal study.
    [Fractyl Health, Inc.]

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