β-Cell Deficit in Obese Type 2 Diabetes, a Minor Role of β-Cell Dedifferentiation and Degranulation

CONTEXT: Type 2 diabetes is characterized by a β-cell deficit and a progressive defect in β-cell function. It has been proposed that the deficit in β-cells may be due to β-cell degranulation and transdifferentiation to other endocrine cell types.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to establish the potential impact of β-cell dedifferentiation and transdifferentiation on β-cell deficit in type 2 diabetes and to consider the alternative that cells with an incomplete identity may be newly forming rather than dedifferentiated.

DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Pancreata obtained at autopsy were evaluated from 14 nondiabetic and 13 type 2 diabetic individuals, from four fetal cases, and from 10 neonatal cases.

RESULTS: Whereas there was a slight increase in islet endocrine cells expressing no hormone in type 2 diabetes (0.11 ± 0.03 cells/islet vs 0.03 ± 0.01 cells/islet, P < .01), the impact on the β-cell deficit would be minimal. Furthermore, we established that the deficit in β-cells per islet cannot be accounted for by an increase in other endocrine cell types. The distribution of hormone negative endocrine cells in type 2 diabetes (most abundant in cells scattered in the exocrine pancreas) mirrors that in developing (embryo and neonatal) pancreas, implying that these may represent newly forming cells.

CONCLUSIONS: Therefore, although we concur that in type 2 diabetes there are endocrine cells with altered cell identity, this process does not account for the deficit in β-cells in type 2 diabetes but may reflect, in part, attempted β-cell regeneration.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:101

Enthalten in:

The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 101(2016), 2 vom: 03. Feb., Seite 523-32

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Butler, Alexandra E [VerfasserIn]
Dhawan, Sangeeta [VerfasserIn]
Hoang, Jonathan [VerfasserIn]
Cory, Megan [VerfasserIn]
Zeng, Kylie [VerfasserIn]
Fritsch, Helga [VerfasserIn]
Meier, Juris J [VerfasserIn]
Rizza, Robert A [VerfasserIn]
Butler, Peter C [VerfasserIn]

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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 29.06.2016

Date Revised 13.11.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1210/jc.2015-3566

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM255868294