ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0020.8-10 | New Paradigms | ESPEYB20

8.10. Functional and metabolic alterations of gut microbiota in children with new-onset type 1 diabetes

X Yuan , R Wang , B Han , C Sun , R Chen , H Wei , L Chen , H Du , G Li , Y Yang , X Chen , L Cui , Z Xu , J Fu , J Wu , W Gu , Z Chen , X Fang , H Yang , Z Su , J Wu , Q Li , M Zhang , Y Zhou , L Zhang , G Ji , F Luo

Brief summary: Using in-depth multi-omics analyses of human type 1 diabetes (T1D) samples, the authors profiled gut microbial functional and metabolic alterations. The T1D microbiota showed decreased butyrate production and bile acid metabolism and increased lipopolysaccharide (LPS) biosynthesis. Fecal microbiota transplantation in animal models proved that T1D gut microflora is a causative factor in the regulation of glucose metabolism.The etiology of T...

ey0020.8-12 | New Mechanisms | ESPEYB20

8.12. ZnT8 loss-of-function accelerates functional maturation of hESC-derived beta cells and resists metabolic stress in diabetes

Q Ma , Y Xiao , W Xu , M Wang , S Li , Z Yang , M Xu , T Zhang , ZN Zhang , R Hu , Q Su , F Yuan , T Xiao , X Wang , Q He , J Zhao , ZJ Chen , Z Sheng , M Chai , H Wang , W Shi , Q Deng , X Cheng , W Li

Brief summary: In this experimental study, genome editing and in vitro pancreatic differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells (SC) were used to generate ZNT8 loss-of-function (LOF) SC-β-cells. These cells showed accelerated functional maturation, increased insulin secretion and improved resistance to metabolic stress. Transplantation of ZnT8 LOF SC-β-cells into mice with preexisting diabetes significantly improved their glucose levels.<...