Publication Date:
2000-12-09
Description:
Genetic engineering of non-beta cells to release insulin upon feeding could be a therapeutic modality for patients with diabetes. A tumor-derived K-cell line was induced to produce human insulin by providing the cells with the human insulin gene linked to the 5'-regulatory region of the gene encoding glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP). Mice expressing this transgene produced human insulin specifically in gut K cells. This insulin protected the mice from developing diabetes and maintained glucose tolerance after destruction of the native insulin-producing beta cells.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Cheung, A T -- Dayanandan, B -- Lewis, J T -- Korbutt, G S -- Rajotte, R V -- Bryer-Ash, M -- Boylan, M O -- Wolfe, M M -- Kieffer, T J -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2000 Dec 8;290(5498):1959-62.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2S2, Canada.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11110661" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Animals
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Blood Glucose/metabolism
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Cell Line
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Cloning, Molecular
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Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/metabolism/*therapy
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Enteroendocrine Cells/*cytology/*metabolism
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Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide/biosynthesis/genetics
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Gene Expression
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Genetic Engineering
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*Genetic Therapy
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Glucose/administration & dosage/*metabolism
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Glucose Tolerance Test
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Humans
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Insulin/biosynthesis/genetics/*metabolism
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Mice
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Mice, Transgenic
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Proinsulin/genetics
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Promoter Regions, Genetic
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Protein Precursors/genetics
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Stem Cells/cytology/metabolism
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Streptozocin
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Transfection
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Transgenes
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Tumor Cells, Cultured
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
