Small molecule activators of sirtuins extend Saccharomyces cerevisiae lifespan

In diverse organisms, calorie restriction slows the pace of ageing and increases maximum lifespan. In the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, calorie restriction extends lifespan by increasing the activity of Sir2 (ref. 1), a member of the conserved sirtuin family of NAD(+)-dependent protein deacetylases. Included in this family are SIR-2.1, a Caenorhabditis elegans enzyme that regulates lifespan, and SIRT1, a human deacetylase that promotes cell survival by negatively regulating the p53 tumour suppressor. Here we report the discovery of three classes of small molecules that activate sirtuins. We show that the potent activator resveratrol, a polyphenol found in red wine, lowers the Michaelis constant of SIRT1 for both the acetylated substrate and NAD(+), and increases cell survival by stimulating SIRT1-dependent deacetylation of p53. In yeast, resveratrol mimics calorie restriction by stimulating Sir2, increasing DNA stability and extending lifespan by 70%. We discuss possible evolutionary origins of this phenomenon and suggest new lines of research into the therapeutic use of sirtuin activators.     

减肥手术治疗2型糖尿病的前景

探讨肥胖手术腹腔镜Roux-en-Y胃旁路手术(LRYGB)、腹腔镜胆胰转流术(LBPD)、腹腔镜可调节胃捆绑术(LAGB)、腹腔镜袖状胃切除术(LSC)、十二指肠空肠旁路术(DJB)治疗2型糖尿病的方法、可能的机制及效果.减重和控制2型糖尿病的效果以LBPD最佳,LAGB效果最差,但仅仅保留末段50～100 cm小肠...     

GLP-1R agonists therapy for type 2 diabetes

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor （GLP-1R） agonists are widely used for treating type 2 diabetes mellitus （T2DM） be- cause of their glucose-lowering and weight-losing effects, and low risk of hypoglycemia. Hence, there is considerable interest in understanding the mechanism underlying the beneficial effects of GLP-I and developing stable and effective GLP-1R agonists. Here, we summarize the presently known mechanism of GLP-I actions, which are mainly through regulating cAMP-PKA signaling pathway; the latest developments in novel clinical GLP-1R agonists are also introduced, which are characterized with multiple properties, such as extended half-life, reduced side-effects, lower production costs and more convenient drug dosing mode. The potential risk of GLP-I-based therapeutics, an often-ignored fact, is also discussed.     

Investigation and identification of breath acetone as a potential biomarker for type 2 diabetes diagnosis

Acetone is regarded as a promising biomarker for the noninvasive diagnosis and monitoring of diabetes.We collected breath acetone from 25 type 2 diabetics(T2D)and 44 healthy subjects using aluminum foil bags(3 L),and the samples were analyzed by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry.T2D patients had significantly higher acetone levels(mean=2.167 ppmv(1 ppmv=1 lL/L),standard error(SE)=0.231)than healthy volunteers(mean=0.488 ppmv,SE=0.025;P\0.0001).The receiver operating characteristics curve showed that the optimum diagnostic cutoff value for exhaled acetone was 0.891 ppmv(area under the curve 0.999,sensitivity 100%,and specificity 97.7%)in T2D patients relative to healthy subjects.Thus,breath acetone could be a useful marker for the high accuracy diagnosis and monitoring of diabetes.In addition,the ratios of the mean acetone concentration in ambient air relative to that in the total exhaled air and in the net exhaled air were 1:18 and 1:17,respectively.The post-breakfast acetone concentrations(mean=0.437 ppmv,SE=0.035)were slightly lower than the pre-breakfast levels(mean=0.553 ppmv,SE=0.047;P[0.05).Thus,the increased acetone concentrations in T2D patients are affected strongly by physiological factors related to the disease,rather than the ambient air and diet.     

Small molecule inhibitors reveal Niemann-Pick C1 is essential for Ebola virus infection

Ebola virus (EboV) is a highly pathogenic enveloped virus that causes outbreaks of zoonotic infection in Africa. The clinical symptoms are manifestations of the massive production of pro-inflammatory cytokines in response to infection and in many outbreaks, mortality exceeds 75%. The unpredictable onset, ease of transmission, rapid progression of disease, high mortality and lack of effective vaccine or therapy have created a high level of public concern about EboV. Here we report the identification of a novel benzylpiperazine adamantane diamide-derived compound that inhibits EboV infection. Using mutant cell lines and informative derivatives of the lead compound, we show that the target of the inhibitor is the endosomal membrane protein Niemann-Pick C1 (NPC1). We find that NPC1 is essential for infection, that it binds to the virus glycoprotein (GP), and that antiviral compounds interfere with GP binding to NPC1. Combined with the results of previous studies of GP structure and function, our findings support a model of EboV infection in which cleavage of the GP1 subunit by endosomal cathepsin proteases removes heavily glycosylated domains to expose the amino-terminal domain, which is a ligand for NPC1 and regulates membrane fusion by the GP2 subunit. Thus, NPC1 is essential for EboV entry and a target for antiviral therapy.     

乒乓球运动对2型糖尿病患者糖化血红蛋白影响的研究

随机选取50名2型糖尿病患者,分为运动组和对照组,观察乒乓球运动对其糖化血红蛋白的影响.运动组进行4个月的乒乓球运动.检测实验前后安静空腹状态下糖化血红蛋白以及常规血糖和血脂指标.乒乓球锻炼有助于2型糖尿病患者糖化血红蛋白、血糖和血脂指标的改善(分别P<0.05和P<0.01).乒乓球运动锻炼对2型糖尿病患者有较好的辅助治疗作用,是有效的康复手段.     

A genome-wide association study identifies KIAA0350 as a type 1 diabetes gene

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) in children results from autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells, leading to insufficient production of insulin. A number of genetic determinants of T1D have already been established through candidate gene studies, primarily within the major histocompatibility complex but also within other loci. To identify new genetic factors that increase the risk of T1D, we performed a genome-wide association study in a large paediatric cohort of European descent. In addition to confirming previously identified loci, we found that T1D was significantly associated with variation within a 233-kb linkage disequilibrium block on chromosome 16p13. This region contains KIAA0350, the gene product of which is predicted to be a sugar-binding, C-type lectin. Three common non-coding variants of the gene (rs2903692, rs725613 and rs17673553) in strong linkage disequilibrium reached genome-wide significance for association with T1D. A subsequent transmission disequilibrium test replication study in an independent cohort confirmed the association. These results indicate that KIAA0350 might be involved in the pathogenesis of T1D and demonstrate the utility of the genome-wide association approach in the identification of previously unsuspected genetic determinants of complex traits.     

New drug targets for type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome.

An insidious increase in features of the 'metabolic syndrome' - obesity, insulin resistance and dyslipidaemia -- has conspired to produce a worldwide epidemic of type 2 insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus. Most current therapies for this disease were developed in the absence of defined molecular targets or an understanding of disease pathogenesis. Emerging knowledge of key pathogenic mechanisms, such as the impairment of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion and the role of 'lipotoxicity' as a probable cause of hepatic and muscle resistance to insulin's effects on glucose metabolism, has led to a host of new molecular drug targets. Several have been validated through genetic engineering in mice or the preliminary use of lead compounds and therapeutic agents in animals and humans.     

Identification of nesfatin-1 as a satiety molecule in the hypothalamus

The brain hypothalamus contains certain secreted molecules that are important in regulating feeding behaviour. Here we show that nesfatin, corresponding to NEFA/nucleobindin2 (NUCB2), a secreted protein of unknown function, is expressed in the appetite-control hypothalamic nuclei in rats. Intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) injection of NUCB2 reduces feeding. Rat cerebrospinal fluid contains nesfatin-1, an amino-terminal fragment derived from NUCB2, and its expression is decreased in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus under starved conditions. I.c.v. injection of nesfatin-1 decreases food intake in a dose-dependent manner, whereas injection of an antibody neutralizing nesfatin-1 stimulates appetite. In contrast, i.c.v. injection of other possible fragments processed from NUCB2 does not promote satiety, and conversion of NUCB2 to nesfatin-1 is necessary to induce feeding suppression. Chronic i.c.v. injection of nesfatin-1 reduces body weight, whereas rats gain body weight after chronic i.c.v. injection of antisense morpholino oligonucleotide against the gene encoding NUCB2. Nesfatin-1-induced anorexia occurs in Zucker rats with a leptin receptor mutation, and an anti-nesfatin-1 antibody does not block leptin-induced anorexia. In contrast, central injection of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone elevates NUCB2 gene expression in the paraventricular nucleus, and satiety by nesfatin-1 is abolished by an antagonist of the melanocortin-3/4 receptor. We identify nesfatin-1 as a satiety molecule that is associated with melanocortin signalling in the hypothalamus.     

基于网络药理学的桑白皮治疗2型糖尿病的作用机制

通过网络药理学和分子对接方法探讨桑白皮治疗2型糖尿病的作用机制。运用中药系统药理学数据库与分析平台筛选桑白皮的活性成分及相应作用靶点,借助DrugBank、GeneCards和TTD数据库检索疾病靶点。活性成分靶点与疾病靶点取交集得到桑白皮作用于2型糖尿病的预测靶点,构建活性成分-潜在靶点网络图和关键靶点蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用(protein protein interaction, PPI)网络。将交集基因进行基因本体(gene ontology, GO)分析和京都基因与基因组百科全书(Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes, KEGG)富集分析;最后应用AutoDock软件进行活性成分及关键靶点之间的分子对接验证。预测得到桑白皮活性成分25个,桑白皮与疾病的交集靶点126个。PPI网络发现AKT1、IL-6、TNF、VEGFA、TP53、CASP3等可能是桑白皮治疗2型糖尿病的关键靶点。GO富集分析涉及细胞因子信号转导通路、对脂质的反应和凋亡信号通路等生物过程。KEGG通路分析涉及糖尿病并发症中AGE-RAGE信号通路、IL-17信号通路、T...     

2型糖尿病患者胰岛素样生长因子1水平及相关影响因素

为了探讨2型糖尿病(T2D)患者外周血血清胰岛素样生长因子1(IGF-1)水平与糖脂代谢水平的关系,分析T2D患者血清IGF-1的相关影响因素。通过选取2010年5月～2012年1月就诊于内蒙古医科大学附属医院、内蒙古中医院内分泌科的179例T2D住院患者作为病例组(T2D组),另选取30例内蒙古医科大学体检中心正常健康体检者作为对照组(CK组)。采集研究对象空腹外周血,应用ELISA法检测血清IGF-1水平;检测T2D患者生化血脂指标和糖代谢指标水平,利用调查问卷收集研究对象的一般资料、行为习惯和体格检查,计算体质指数(BMI)、胰岛素抵抗指数(HOMA-IR)及胰岛素敏感性指数(HOMA-IS)。将T2D组患者IGF-1水平按照第25、75百分位数分为低IGF-1水平组(B组)、中IGF-1水平组(C组)和高IGF-1水平组(D组),CK组为对照组(A组)进行比较的方法,研究IGF-1水平与以上指标的相关性。结果表明:T2D组与CK组IGF-1水平差异显著(P 0. 01)。A组、B组、C组和D组比较中,年龄、性别、吸烟史、饮酒史、运动情况及BMI差异显著(P 0. 05);空腹血糖(FPG)、餐后2 h血糖(2PPBS)和糖化血红蛋白(Hb Alc)差异有统计学意义;三组载脂蛋白A(Apoal)均与对照组差异显著,D组的高密度脂蛋白胆固醇(HDL-C)与A组相比差异有统计学意义。相关性分析显示,血清IGF-1水平与运动情况(Spearman铁相关系数为0. 23,P=0. 001)存在关联。以IGF-1浓度为因变量的多因素Logistic回归分析中,血清IGF-1水平与胰岛素敏感性、年龄、BMI和Apoal、FPG、空腹胰岛素(FINS)及Hb Alc的交互作用正相关,与HDL-C负相关。可见胰岛素敏感性、年龄、BMI及Apoal、FPG、FINS与Hb Alc的交互作用可能为IGF-1水平的独立危险因素,HDL-C可能为独立保护因素。     

2型糖尿病胰岛素抵抗研究进展

胰岛素抵抗和B细胞功能障碍是2型糖尿病发病机制的两个主要环节,而胰岛素抵抗是2型糖尿病发生的始动因素.研究发现,信号蛋白异常和炎症因子与胰岛素抵抗的发生密切相关,探讨其相关关系为治疗糖尿病、防治或延缓其并发症的发生提供重要的科学依据.     

Phosphorylcholine acts as a Ca2+-dependent receptor molecule for lymphocyte perforin

Large granular lymphocytes and cytolytic T-lymphocytes (CTL) contain numerous cytoplasmic granules thought to be responsible, at least in part, for the cytolytic activity of these effector cells. Isolated granules are lytic for a variety of target cells and the granule proteins are specifically released upon target-cell interaction. Major proteins in mouse CTL granules are a family of seven serine proteases designated granzymes A to G, and a pore-forming protein called perforin (cytolysin). Purified perforin is cytolytic in the presence of Ca2+ and shows ultrastructural, immunological and amino-acid sequence similarities to complement component C9. Despite these similarities, perforin and C9 are clearly distinct in their mode of target-cell recognition. Whereas C9 insertion is absolutely dependent on a receptor moiety assembled from the complement proteins C5b, C6, C7, and C8 on the target-cell membrane, no requirement for a receptor molecule has been reported for perforin. Here, we demonstrate that phosphorylcholine acts as a specific, Ca2+-dependent receptor molecule for perforin.     

A genome-wide association study identifies novel risk loci for type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes mellitus results from the interaction of environmental factors with a combination of genetic variants, most of which were hitherto unknown. A systematic search for these variants was recently made possible by the development of high-density arrays that permit the genotyping of hundreds of thousands of polymorphisms. We tested 392,935 single-nucleotide polymorphisms in a French case-control cohort. Markers with the most significant difference in genotype frequencies between cases of type 2 diabetes and controls were fast-tracked for testing in a second cohort. This identified four loci containing variants that confer type 2 diabetes risk, in addition to confirming the known association with the TCF7L2 gene. These loci include a non-synonymous polymorphism in the zinc transporter SLC30A8, which is expressed exclusively in insulin-producing beta-cells, and two linkage disequilibrium blocks that contain genes potentially involved in beta-cell development or function (IDE-KIF11-HHEX and EXT2-ALX4). These associations explain a substantial portion of disease risk and constitute proof of principle for the genome-wide approach to the elucidation of complex genetic traits.     

SUR1基因多态性与磺脲类药物疗效的相关性

采用聚合酶链反应-限制性片段长度多态性技术检测了178例2型糖尿病和132例健康对照者磺脲类药物受体1(SURl)基因外显子16-3c／t多态性，并对其中112例糖尿病患者观察了磺脲类降糖药的疗效．与对照组相比，“t”等位基因频率和“tt”基因型(纯合子)在糖尿病组中的分布显著升高，“tt”基因型患者反映其胰岛素分泌功能的Homap指数较其他基因型(tc和cc)组显著降低，糖尿病中33例磺脲药治疗失效组t等位基因频率明显多于79例磺脲药治疗有效组．提示SURl基因变异可能导致2型糖尿病胰岛素分泌功能障碍，SUR1基因外显子16-3c／t多态性与磺脲类降糖药的疗效间存在连锁不平衡．     

Prime role for an insulin epitope in the development of type 1 diabetes in NOD mice

A fundamental question about the pathogenesis of spontaneous autoimmune diabetes is whether there are primary autoantigens. For type 1 diabetes it is clear that multiple islet molecules are the target of autoimmunity in man and animal models. It is not clear whether any of the target molecules are essential for the destruction of islet beta cells. Here we show that the proinsulin/insulin molecules have a sequence that is a primary target of the autoimmunity that causes diabetes of the non-obese diabetic (NOD) mouse. We created insulin 1 and insulin 2 gene knockouts combined with a mutated proinsulin transgene (in which residue 16 on the B chain was changed to alanine) in NOD mice. This mutation abrogated the T-cell stimulation of a series of the major insulin autoreactive NOD T-cell clones. Female mice with only the altered insulin did not develop insulin autoantibodies, insulitis or autoimmune diabetes, in contrast with mice containing at least one copy of the native insulin gene. We suggest that proinsulin is a primary autoantigen of the NOD mouse, and speculate that organ-restricted autoimmune disorders with marked major histocompatibility complex (MHC) restriction of disease are likely to have specific primary autoantigens.     

血糖控制良好的2型糖尿病患者血清VEGF—A及其受体VEGFR1和VEGFR2含量检测

研究目的：探讨血糖控制良好的2型糖尿病患者血管内皮生长因子-A（VEGF—A）及其受体VEGFR1和VEGFR2含量及其临床意义。研究方法：本文以31例血糖得到良好控制且没有明显大血管或微血管病变的2型糖尿病患者作为研究对象（实验组）,30位健康志愿者为对照组,同期检测患者及健康志愿者的空腹血糖、血脂、糖化血红蛋白水平,及血清VEGF—A、VEGFR1和VEGFR2含量,并加以比较和统计学分析。重要结论：研究结果表明,血糖控制良好的2型糖尿病患者血清中的VEGF-A及其受体VEGFR1和VEGFR2的含量和健康志愿者基本一致,两者无统计学意义,这可能显示血糖水平的合理控制能延缓血管并发症的产生。同时,2型糖尿病患者的血清VEGFR2含量和高密度脂蛋白胆固醇水平之间存在负相关,而血清VEGF-A、VEGFR2含量和甘油三脂水平之间存在正相关,这也表明糖尿病患者的血脂紊乱可能参与了血管生成的调节。     

人类巨细胞病毒感染致1型糖尿病机制的初步探讨

目的通过对1型糖尿病患者的HCMV感染标志物、空腹血糖、空腹C肽、胰岛素自身抗体及抗胰岛细胞抗体的研究,初步探讨HCMV致1型糖尿病的机制。方法检测1型糖尿病患者的HCMV感染标志物（包括HCMV—IgG及其相对含量、HCMV—IgM及HCMV—pp65）、空腹血糖、C肽、抗胰岛素自身抗体及抗胰岛细胞抗体并进行统计学分析。结果HCMV感染与1型糖尿病患者抗胰岛素自身抗体之间无明显相关性,但与1型糖尿病患者空腹血糖、空腹C肽、抗胰岛细胞抗体存在明显的相关性,HCMV—pp65阳性的1型糖尿病患者中其空腹血糖明显高于该指标阴性者;抗HCMV—IgG阳性的1型糖尿病患者空腹血糖水平、抗胰岛细胞抗体均显著高于抗HCMV—IgG阴性者,而空腹C肽水平则明显低于抗HCMV—IgG阴性者,且抗HCMV—IgG抗体指数在4．1以上者,其抗胰岛细胞抗体阳性率显著高于抗HCMV—IgG抗体指数在4．0以下者。结论HCMV感染可能通过直接损伤胰岛免疫病理反应损伤胰岛细胞最终导致1型糖尿病的发生。     

网球运动对2型糖尿病血液流变性影响的研究

观察网球运动对2型糖尿病患者血液流变性的影响,初步探讨其可能的作用机制．将60名2型糖尿病患者随机分为运动组和对照组,其中,运动组进行4个月的网球运动锻炼．分别检测对照组和运动组实验前和实验4个月后次日、安静空腹状态下血液流变学指标,以及血糖和血脂指标．结果显示,各检测指标与对照组相比均有显著性差异,网球运动有助于2型糖尿病患者血液流变学、血糖和血脂指标的改善．本实验提示,网球运动对2型糖尿病患性病情有较好的辅助治疗作用,有利于糖尿病患者病情的康复．