Transcriptomic profiling analysis of the effect of palmitic acid on 3D spheroids of β-like cells derived from induced pluripotent stem cells
Gene. 2024 Apr 10:148441. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2024.148441. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTType 2 diabetes (T2D) is posing a serious public health concern with a considerable impact on human life and health expenditures worldwide. The disease develops when insulin plasma level is insufficient for coping insulin resistance, caused by the decline of pancreatic β-cell function and mass. In β-cells, the lipotoxicity exerted by saturated free fatty acids in particular palmitate (PA), which is chronically elevated in T2D, plays a major role in β-cell dysfunction and mass. However, there is a lack of human relevant in vitro model to identify the underlying mechanism through which palmitate induces β-cell failure. In this frame, we have previously developed a cutting-edge 3D spheroid model of β-like cells derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells. In the present work, we investigated the signaling pathways modified by palmitate in β-like cells derived spheroids. When compared to the 2D monolayer cultures, the transcriptome analysis (FDR < 0.1) revealed that the 3D spheroids upregulated the pancreatic markers (such as GCG, IAPP genes), lipids metabolism and transporters (CD36, HMGSC2 genes), glucose transporter (SLC2A6). Then, the 3D spheroids are exposed to PA 0.5 mM for 72 h. The differential analysis demonstrated that 32 transcription factors and 135 target genes were mainly modulated (FDR < 0.1) including the upregulation of lipid and carbohydrates metabolism (HM...
Source: Gene - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Lisa Morisseau Fumiya Tokito Mathilde Lucas St éphane Poulain Soo Hyeon Kim Val érie Plaisance Val érie Pawlowski C écile Legallais Rachid Jellali Yasuyuki Sakai Amar Abderrahmani Eric Leclerc Source Type: research
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