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ArticleNature communications2023

A human antibody against pathologic IAPP aggregates protects beta cells in type 2 diabetes models.

Fabian Wirth, Fabrice D Heitz, Christine Seeger, Ioana Combaluzier, Karin Breu, Heather C Denroche, Julien Thevenet, Melania Osto, Paolo Arosio, Julie Kerr-Conte and 7 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Mammals that can develop type 2 diabetes have a similarly structured β-sheet amyloid oligomer.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Fabian Wirth *Neurimmune AG, Wagistrasse 18, 8952, Schlieren, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-6458-1893
Fabrice D Heitz *Neurimmune AG, Wagistrasse 18, 8952, Schlieren, Switzerland.
Christine SeegerNeurimmune AG, Wagistrasse 18, 8952, Schlieren, Switzerland.
Ioana CombaluzierNeurimmune AG, Wagistrasse 18, 8952, Schlieren, Switzerland.
Karin BreuNeurimmune AG, Wagistrasse 18, 8952, Schlieren, Switzerland.
Heather C DenrocheBC Children's Hospital Research Institute and Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Departments of Surgery and Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, A4-151 950 W 28 Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0976-2656
Julien ThevenetUniv-Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U1190 - EGID, F-59000, Lille, France.ORCID 0000-0001-6873-8640
Melania OstoInstitute of Veterinary Physiology, Vetsuisse Faculty of the University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 260, 8057, Zürich, Switzerland.
Paolo ArosioInstitute for Chemical and Bioengineering, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-2740-1205
Julie Kerr-ConteUniv-Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U1190 - EGID, F-59000, Lille, France.
C Bruce VerchereBC Children's Hospital Research Institute and Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Departments of Surgery and Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, A4-151 950 W 28 Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
François PattouUniv-Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U1190 - EGID, F-59000, Lille, France.ORCID 0000-0001-8388-3766
Thomas A LutzInstitute of Veterinary Physiology, Vetsuisse Faculty of the University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 260, 8057, Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-5056-8548
Marc Y DonathClinic for Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, and Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel, Hebelstrasse 20, 4031, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-3143-5045
Christoph HockNeurimmune AG, Wagistrasse 18, 8952, Schlieren, Switzerland.
Roger M NitschNeurimmune AG, Wagistrasse 18, 8952, Schlieren, Switzerland.
Jan GrimmNeurimmune AG, Wagistrasse 18, 8952, Schlieren, Switzerland. jan.grimm@neurimmune.com.ORCID 0000-0002-3898-3298
Light Chain Bioscience (Switzerland) · CHUniversity of Zurich · CHInserm · FRUniversity of British Columbia · CAETH Zurich · CHUniversity Hospital of Basel · CH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In patients with type 2 diabetes, pancreatic beta cells progressively degenerate and gradually lose their ability to produce insulin and regulate blood glucose. Beta cell dysfunction and loss is associated with an accumulation of aggregated forms of islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) consisting of soluble prefibrillar IAPP oligomers as well as insoluble IAPP fibrils in pancreatic islets. Here, we describe a human monoclonal antibody selectively targeting IAPP oligomers and neutralizing IAPP aggregate toxicity by preventing membrane disruption and apoptosis in vitro. Antibody treatment in male rats and mice transgenic for human IAPP, and human islet-engrafted mouse models of type 2 diabetes triggers clearance of IAPP oligomers resulting in beta cell protection and improved glucose control. These results provide new evidence for the pathological role of IAPP oligomers and suggest that antibody-mediated removal of IAPP oligomers could be a pharmaceutical strategy to support beta cell function in type 2 diabetes.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Insulin-Secreting CellsIslets of LangerhansAmyloidAnimalsHumansIslet Amyloid PolypeptideMaleMiceRatsAmyloidIslet Amyloid Polypeptide

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PMID37813862
PMCPMC10562398
OpenAlexW4387451572

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