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Diabetologia ; 53(1): 36-44, 2010 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19898832

ABSTRACT

AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: The aim of the study was to investigate the use of hyperglycaemic clamp tests to identify individuals who will develop diabetes among insulinoma-associated protein-2 antibody (IA-2A)-positive first-degree relatives (IA-2A(+) FDRs) of type 1 diabetic patients. METHODS: Hyperglycaemic clamps were performed in 17 non-diabetic IA-2A(+) FDRs aged 14 to 33 years and in 21 matched healthy volunteers (HVs). Insulin and C-peptide responses were measured during the first (5-10 min) and second (120-150 min) release phase, and after glucagon injection (150-160 min). Clamp-induced C-peptide release was compared with C-peptide release during OGTT. RESULTS: Seven (41%) FDRs developed diabetes 3-63 months after their initial clamp test. In all phases they had lower C-peptide responses than non-progressors (p < 0.05) and HVs (p < 0.002). All five FDRs with low first-phase release also had low second-phase release and developed diabetes 3-21 months later. Two of seven FDRs with normal first-phase but low second-phase release developed diabetes after 34 and 63 months, respectively. None of the five FDRs with normal C-peptide responses in all test phases has developed diabetes so far (follow-up 56 to 99 months). OGTT-induced C-peptide release also tended to be lower in progressors than in non-progressors or HVs, but there was less overlap in results between progressors and the other groups using the clamp. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION: Clamp-derived functional variables stratify risk of diabetes in IA-2A(+) FDRs and may more consistently identify progressors than OGTT-derived variables. A low first-phase C-peptide response specifically predicts impending diabetes while a low second-phase response may reflect an earlier disease stage. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00654121 FUNDING: The insulin trial was financially supported by Novo Nordisk Pharma nv.


Subject(s)
Autoantibodies/blood , Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiology , Adolescent , Adult , C-Peptide/blood , Diabetes Mellitus/genetics , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/genetics , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/immunology , Family , Glucose Clamp Technique , HLA-DQ Antigens/genetics , Humans , Hyperglycemia , Insulin/blood , Medical History Taking , Reference Values , Risk Assessment , Young Adult
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J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci ; 877(23): 2403-6, 2009 Aug 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19041285

ABSTRACT

We applied total error profiling to evaluate the conversion of a known proinsulin (PI) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) into a time-resolved fluorescence immunoassay (TRFIA). The formula and acceptance criteria proposed by the Ligand Binding Assay Bioanalytical Focus Group (LBABFG) of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) were applied. We found that the expected dynamic range enlargement with TRFIA compared to ELISA ([0.5-240] versus resp. [0.7-98] pmol/L) is limited by an interference of C-peptide when present in the sample at high concentrations (>7000 pmol/L).


Subject(s)
Fluoroimmunoassay/methods , Proinsulin/blood , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/blood , Humans
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Diabetologia ; 50(10): 2143-6, 2007 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17687539

ABSTRACT

AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Insulin resistance has been proposed as a risk factor for type 1 diabetes. We investigated whether adiponectin, an insulin sensitiser, can serve as an additional predictive marker for type 1 diabetes in first-degree relatives of known patients. METHODS: Adiponectin was followed in 211 persistently islet antibody-positive (Ab+) first-degree relatives of type 1 diabetic patients and in 211 age- and sex-matched persistently antibody-negative relatives, and correlated with antibody status, random proinsulin:C-peptide ratio and HLA-DQ genotype. During follow-up, 37 Ab+ relatives developed type 1 diabetes. RESULTS: In the group of 422 relatives, baseline adiponectin correlated inversely with age and BMI and was lower in male than in female participants, especially after 15 years of age (p < 0.001). There was no correlation with antibody status or later development of diabetes. In 24 Ab+ relatives sampled fasted, adiponectin levels correlated significantly with homeostasis model assessment of insulin sensitivity (p = 0.006). In Ab+ relatives (n = 211), adiponectin levels could not predict type 1 diabetes nor complement risk assessment based on islet antibodies, HLA-DQ genotype and pancreatic hormones in Cox regression analysis. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION: Adiponectin levels do not contribute to the prediction of type 1 diabetes in Ab+ relatives.


Subject(s)
Adiponectin/genetics , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/epidemiology , Adiponectin/blood , Autoantibodies/blood , Biomarkers/blood , Cohort Studies , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/genetics , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/immunology , Female , HLA-DQ Antigens/genetics , Humans , Insulin Resistance , Male , Nuclear Family , Polymorphism, Genetic , Predictive Value of Tests
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Diabetologia ; 48(11): 2322-9, 2005 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16211374

ABSTRACT

AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: We investigated whether random proinsulin levels and proinsulin:C-peptide ratio (PI:C) complement immune and genetic markers for identifying relatives at high risk of type 1 diabetes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: During an initial sampling, random glycaemia, proinsulin, PI:C and HLA DQ genotype were determined in 561 non-diabetic first-degree relatives who had been positive for islet autoantibodies on one or more occasions and in 561 age- and sex-matched persistently antibody-negative relatives. RESULTS: During follow-up (median 62 months), 46 relatives with antibodies at entry developed type 1 diabetes. At baseline, antibody-positive relatives (n=338) had higher PI:C values (p<0.001) than antibody-negative subjects with (n=223) or subjects without (n=561) later seroconversion. Proinsulin and PI:C were graded according to risk of diabetes as expressed by positivity for (multiple) antibodies or IA-2 antibodies, especially in persons carrying the high-risk HLA DQ2/DQ8 genotype and in prediabetic relatives. In the presence of multiple or IA-2 antibodies, a PI:C ratio exceeding percentile 66 of all antibody-negative relatives at entry (n=784) conferred a 5-year diabetes risk of 50% and 68%, respectively (p<0.001 vs 13% for same antibody status with PI:C

Subject(s)
Autoantibodies/blood , C-Peptide/blood , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/diagnosis , Proinsulin/blood , Adult , Child , Child, Preschool , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/blood , Female , HLA-DQ Antigens/genetics , Hormones/blood , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Islets of Langerhans/immunology , Male , Middle Aged , Pedigree , Prediabetic State/diagnosis , Prediabetic State/metabolism , Predictive Value of Tests
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Plant Physiol ; 118(3): 1005-14, 1998 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9808745

ABSTRACT

Ascorbate peroxidases are important enzymes that detoxify hydrogen peroxide within the cytosol and chloroplasts of plant cells. To better understand their role in oxidative stress tolerance, the transcriptional regulation of the apx1 gene from Arabidopsis was studied. The apx1 gene was expressed in all tested organs of Arabidopsis; mRNA levels were low in roots, leaves, and stems and high in flowers. Steady-state mRNA levels in leaves or cell suspensions increased after treatment with methyl viologen, ethephon, high temperature, and illumination of etiolated seedlings. A putative heat-shock cis element found in the apx1 promoter was shown to be recognized by the tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) heat-shock factor in vitro and to be responsible for the in vivo heat-shock induction of the gene. The heat-shock cis element also contributed partially to the induction of the gene by oxidative stress. By using in vivo dimethyl sulfate footprinting, we showed that proteins interacted with a G/C-rich element found in the apx1 promoter.


Subject(s)
Arabidopsis/genetics , Heat-Shock Proteins/metabolism , Peroxidases/genetics , Promoter Regions, Genetic , Arabidopsis/enzymology , Ascorbate Peroxidases , Base Sequence , DNA Footprinting , DNA Primers , DNA, Complementary , Oxidative Stress , RNA, Messenger/genetics , RNA, Messenger/metabolism , Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
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FEBS Lett ; 390(1): 113-8, 1996 Jul 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8706819

ABSTRACT

Heat-shock protein 70 (HSP70)-related proteins are classified in two main subfamilies: the DnaK subfamily and the HSP110/SSE1 subfamily. We have characterized the first plant member of the HSP110/SSE1 subfamily, HSP91. At least two, tightly linked genes encoding HSP91 are present per haploid Arabidopsis genome. HSP91 is constitutively expressed in non-stressed Arabidopsis plants and is transiently induced by heat shock.


Subject(s)
Arabidopsis/metabolism , Escherichia coli Proteins , HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins/biosynthesis , HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins/genetics , Multigene Family , Amino Acid Sequence , Animals , Arabidopsis/genetics , Arabidopsis Proteins , CHO Cells , Cattle , Cricetinae , DNA, Complementary , Genes, Plant , HSP110 Heat-Shock Proteins , HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins/chemistry , Humans , Mice , Molecular Sequence Data , Phylogeny , Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique , Sequence Homology, Amino Acid , Software
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Protein Expr Purif ; 6(3): 371-8, 1995 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7663175

ABSTRACT

Human serum N-acetylmuramyl-L-alanine amidase was purified to homogeneity by a relatively short procedure including affinity chromatography. For this purpose, a specific adsorbent was prepared by coupling the main substrate of the enzyme, N-acetyl-muramyl-L-alanine-gamma-D-glutamyl-L-meso-2,6[3,4,5-3H] diaminopimelic acid, to a divinylsulfone agarose gel. The enzyme is unable to hydrolyze this muramylpeptide when it is attached as a ligand to the gel, whereas a high affinity is conserved. In addition to affinity chromatography, the presented purification scheme includes ion exchange chromatography on DEAE-Sepharose and molecular sieving on Superdex 200. The enzyme was purified 739-fold with a yield of 22.5%. One single band at 135 kDa was obtained on native gradient PAGE. Gradient PAGE in denaturing conditions gave one single band at 74 kDa, which was lowered to 64 kDa when the enzyme was denatured in nonreducing conditions. This suggests that the native enzyme is a dimer consisting of two subunits of identical molecular weight with only intramolecular disulfide bonds. Isoelectric focusing gave one single band at pI 5.0. Glycan detection before and after treatment with N-glycosidase F showed that the enzyme is a glycoprotein. Further analysis by lectin immuno detection on dot blots confirmed that the enzyme is an N-glycosylated protein of complex type with sialic acid, terminally linked alpha (2-->6) to galactose or N-acetylgalactosamine. The 15 amino acid N-terminal sequence was determined by microsequence analysis.


Subject(s)
Chromatography, Affinity/methods , Glycoproteins/blood , N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine Amidase/blood , Acetylmuramyl-Alanyl-Isoglutamine/analogs & derivatives , Acetylmuramyl-Alanyl-Isoglutamine/metabolism , Amino Acid Sequence , Blotting, Western , Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel , Glycoproteins/isolation & purification , Humans , Isoelectric Focusing , Molecular Sequence Data , N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine Amidase/isolation & purification , Protein Binding , Protein Conformation , Sequence Analysis
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Biochem Mol Med ; 54(1): 26-32, 1995 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7551813

ABSTRACT

N-acetylmuramyl-L-alanine amidase (EC 3.5.1.28) specifically hydrolyzes the bacterial cell wall peptidoglycans (or mureins) and the muropeptides. The enzyme splits these molecules into two parts: the peptide subunits and the glycan strands or moieties. The bacterial peptidoglycans and their derived muropeptides display a number of biological properties. Removal of the glycosidic part of these molecules abolishes their beneficial as well as their detrimental properties. We report the high level of enzymatic activity found in all mammalian (including human) sera tested. The enzyme also occurred in human saliva, milk, cerebrospinal fluid, and synovial liquid. Mucosal tissue from different parts of the mammalian digestive tract exhibited enzymatic activity, but the enzyme was not detectable in the lumen content. The range of substrate specificity of the human enzyme was evaluated by measuring its action on the peptidoglycans extracted from several bacterial strains and representing different chemotypes and structures. Time course of the muramylalanine amidase and of the lysozyme (both of human origin) activities on some of these peptidoglycans are also reported, with the enzymes acting separately or together. From these data, we would speculate that a probable physiological role of the muramylalanine amidase is the maintenance of adequate ratios between the biologically active muropeptides and their inactive derivatives in the organism, the amidase activity antagonizing the production of biologically active molecules by lysozyme.


Subject(s)
Muramidase/metabolism , N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine Amidase/metabolism , Peptidoglycan/metabolism , Amino Acid Sequence , Animals , Carbohydrate Sequence , Cattle , Humans , Intestinal Mucosa/enzymology , Molecular Sequence Data , N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine Amidase/blood , N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine Amidase/cerebrospinal fluid , Rabbits , Rats , Sheep , Substrate Specificity
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Biochim Biophys Acta ; 1039(3): 331-8, 1990 Jul 06.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-1974148

ABSTRACT

Purification to homogeneity of the N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase (mucopeptide amidohydrolase, EC 3.5.1.28) from human serum has been achieved with a high yield. By molecular sieving chromatography, a molecular weight of 120,000-130,000 has been found for the native enzyme. Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis under native conditions gave a unique band of Mr = 125,000. The same technique performed under denaturing conditions revealed that the protein is a dimer composed of one subunit of Mr = 57,000 and another of Mr = 70,000. In isoelectrofocalization assays, the amidase behaved as an acidic protein. Ethylenediaminetetraacetate inhibited the enzyme activity; the Mg2+ requirement was confirmed. The simultaneous presence of sulfhydryl groups and disulfide bonds in the protein was evidenced by the inhibitions produced by different thiol-blocking reagents and by several thiol-bearing substances. Direct measurements established the presence of two accessible thiol groups and the occurrence of nine disulfide bonds per protein molecule. Studies of substrate hydrolyzing capacities showed a marked preference for the muramoyl tripeptide derived from the Escherichia coli or Bacillus cereus mureins, the disaccharide tetrapeptide and the bis disaccharide tetra-tetrapeptide from E. coli were also good substrates. Activities on small muropeptides of other composition are also reported. Whole (insoluble) peptidoglycans representing the main bacterial chemotypes were submitted to the enzyme action; although with weak specific activities, the human amidase was nevertheless able to release soluble peptides from some of them. A bacteriolytic capacity on some microorganisms cannot be excluded. Results are discussed and the human enzyme is compared to presently known microbial muramoyl amidases.


Subject(s)
Amidohydrolases/blood , N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine Amidase/blood , Amino Acid Sequence , Chromatography, Gel , Chromatography, Ion Exchange , Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel , Humans , Isoelectric Focusing , Kinetics , Macromolecular Substances , Molecular Sequence Data , Molecular Weight , N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine Amidase/isolation & purification , Oligopeptides , Substrate Specificity
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