Cystine/glutamate antiporter System x c - deficiency impairs insulin secretion in mice

Diabetologia · 6 authors, 2 centres

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This preclinical study in mice found that whole-body deficiency of the cystine/glutamate antiporter System x_c^- leads to decreased pancreatic glutathione and impaired insulin secretion, while myeloid cell-specific deficiency had no significant effect.

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This preclinical study investigated the role of the cystine/glutamate antiporter System x_c^- in pancreatic islet function using constitutive and myeloid cell-specific knockout mice. Myeloid-specific deletion did not significantly affect metabolism or islet function.

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PMC10541846

Cystine/glutamate antiporter System x c - deficiency impairs insulin secretion in mice

Diabetologia

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Abstract Aims/hypothesis Glutamate-induced cytotoxicity (excitotoxicity) has been detected in pancreatic beta cells. The cystine/glutamate antiporter System x c - exports glutamate to the extracellular space and is therefore implicated as driving excitotoxicity. As of yet, it has not been investigated whether System x c - contributes to pancreatic islet function. Methods This study describes the implications of deficiency of System x c - on glucose metabolism in both constitutive and myeloid cell-specific knockout mice using metabolic tests and diet-induced obesity. Pancreatic islets were isolated and analysed for beta cell function, glutathione levels and ER stress. Results Constitutive System x c - deficiency led to an approximately threefold decrease in glutathione levels in the pancreatic islets as well as cystine shortage characterised by upregulation of Chac1 . This shortage further manifested as downregulation of beta cell identity genes and a tonic increase in endoplasmic reticulum stress markers, which resulted in diminished insulin secretion both in vitro and in vivo. Myeloid-specific deletion did not have a significant impact on metabolism or islet function. Conclusions/interpretation These findings suggest that System x c - is required for glutathione maintenance and insulin production in beta cells and that the system is dispensable for islet macrophage function. Graphical Abstract Supplementary Information The online version of this article (10.1007/s00125-023-05993-6) contains peer-reviewed but unedited supplementary material. Keywords: Beta cell, CHAC1, Cysteine, Cystine, Glutathione, Insulin, Islet, SLC7A11, System xc–

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Axel de Baat, Daniel T Meier, Leila Rachid et al.. Cystine/glutamate antiporter System xc- deficiency impairs insulin secretion in mice. Diabetologia. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-023-05993-6

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Axel de Baat, Daniel T Meier, Leila Rachid, Adriano Fontana, Marianne Böni-Schnetzler, Marc Y Donath

1Clinic of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
2Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland