Component
Conversion of alpha cells into beta-like cells
Conversion of alpha cells into beta-like cells. Species, exposure and limitations are retained in each linked claim.
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What it does
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What acts on it
GABA was identified as an inducer of alpha-to-beta-like cell conversion in vivo, this conversion induces alpha cell replacement mechanisms through the mobilization of duct-lining precursor cells that adopt an alpha cell identity prior to being converted into beta-like cells solely upon sustained GABA exposure, these neo-generated beta-like cells are functional and can repeatedly reverse chemically induced diabetes in vivo, and similarly the treatment of transplanted human islets with GABA results in a loss of alpha cells and a concomitant increase in beta-like cell counts suggestive of alpha-to-beta-like cell conversion processes also in humans.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_span
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- experimental_model
- Lineage tracing and functional testing in mice with sustained GABA exposure, and treatment of transplanted human islets
- exposure
- Sustained long-term GABA administration in vivo, and GABA treatment of transplanted human islets
- limitations
- The human component is transplanted islets rather than people, and the cell counts are suggestive of conversion rather than a lineage trace in human tissue.
- nutrient_topic
- GABA research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct clinical effect, and the sign of a GABA response depends on the chloride gradient of the cell it was measured in. · Gamma-aminobutyric acid
- organism
- Mouse
- plain_language
- Given long enough, the molecule appeared to turn one islet cell type into the other, repeatedly reversing diabetes in mice.
- primary_references
- [gb-p27916274] Long-Term GABA Administration Induces Alpha Cell-Mediated Beta-like Cell Neogenesis. (2017). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27916274/ DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.11.002
- tissue_or_cell_type
- Pancreatic islet and duct
AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Lineage tracing and functional testing in mice with sustained GABA exposure, and treatment of transplanted human islets · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### gb-sustained-gaba-makes-new-beta-like-cells GABA was identified as an inducer of alpha-to-beta-like cell conversion in vivo, this conversion induces alpha cell replacement mechanisms through the mobilization of duct-lining precursor cells that adopt an alpha cell identity prior to being converted into beta-like cells solely upon sustained GABA exposure, these neo-generated beta-like cells are functional and can repeatedly reverse chemically induced diabetes in vivo, and similarly the treatment of transplanted human islets with GABA results in a loss of alpha cells and a concomitant increase in beta-like cell counts suggestive of alpha-to-beta-like cell conversion processes also in humans. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: GABA research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct clinical effect, and the sign of a GABA response depends on the chloride gradient of the cell it was measured in. plain_language: Given long enough, the molecule appeared to turn one islet cell type into the other, repeatedly reversing diabetes in mice. organism: Mouse tissue_or_cell_type: Pancreatic islet and duct experimental_model: Lineage tracing and functional testing in mice with sustained GABA exposure, and treatment of transplanted human islets limitations: The human component is transplanted islets rather than people, and the cell counts are suggestive of conversion rather than a lineage trace in human tissue. exposure: Sustained long-term GABA administration in vivo, and GABA treatment of transplanted human islets evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/gaba-research/27916274.abstract.txt", "locator": "Indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "4be6f165f91fed2e5ce13c111ae778fef006821e139b2702a3833f5924a4fffd", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1087, "text_sha256": "4be6f165f91fed2e5ce13c111ae778fef006821e139b2702a3833f5924a4fffd"} [gb-p27916274] Long-Term GABA Administration Induces Alpha Cell-Mediated Beta-like Cell Neogenesis. (2017). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27916274/ DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.11.002
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