RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Pharmacological activation of insulin‐degrading enzyme improves insulin secretion and glucose tolerance in diet‐induced obese mice A1 Sanz González, Alba A1 Cózar Castellano, Irene A1 Broca, Christophe A1 Sabatier, Julia A1 Acosta Crespo, Gerardo A. A1 Royo, Miriam A1 Hernándo Muñoz, Carla A1 Torroba, Tomás A1 Perdomo Hernández, Germán A1 Merino Antolín, Beatriz K1 Antidiabetic drug K1 Insulin K1 Insulina K1 Glucose K1 Glucosa K1 23 Química K1 2302 Bioquímica AB Aim:To investigate the use of synthetic preimplantation factor (sPIF) as a potentialtherapeutic tool for improving glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS), glucose tol-erance and insulin sensitivity in the setting of diabetes.Materials and Methods:We used a preclinical murine model of type 2 diabetes(T2D) induced by high-fat diet (HFD) feeding for 12 weeks. Saline or sPIF (1 mg/kg/day) was administered to mice by subcutaneously implanted osmotic mini-pumps for25 days. Glucose tolerance, circulating insulin and C-peptide levels, and GSIS wereassessed. In addition,β-cells (Min-6) were used to test the effects of sPIF on GSISand insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) activity in vitro. The effect of sPIF on GSIS wasalso tested in human islets.Results:GSIS was enhanced 2-fold by sPIF in human islets ex vivo. Furthermore, con-tinuous administration of sPIF to HFD mice increased circulating levels of insulin andimproved glucose tolerance, independently of hepatic insulin clearance. Of note,islets isolated from mice treated with sPIF exhibited restoredβ-cell function. Finally,genetic (shRNA-IDE) or pharmacological (6bK) inactivation of IDE in Min-6 abolished PB Wiley SN 1462-8902 YR 2023 FD 2023 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/61166 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/61166 LA eng NO Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 2023. NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 06-ago-2024