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Characterization of the zebrafish as a model of ATP-sensitive potassium channel hyperinsulinism.
BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care 2024 April 5
INTRODUCTION: Congenital hyperinsulinism (HI) is the leading cause of persistent hypoglycemia in infants. Current models to study the most common and severe form of HI resulting from inactivating mutations in the ATP-sensitive potassium channel (KATP ) are limited to primary islets from patients and the Sur1 -/- mouse model. Zebrafish exhibit potential as a novel KATP HI model since they express canonical insulin secretion pathway genes and those with identified causative HI mutations. Moreover, zebrafish larvae transparency provides a unique opportunity for in vivo visualization of pancreatic islets.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We evaluated zebrafish as a model for KATP HI using a genetically encoded Ca2+ sensor (ins:gCaMP6s) expressed under control of the insulin promoter in beta cells of an abcc8 -/- zebrafish line.
RESULTS: We observed significantly higher islet cytosolic Ca2+ in vivo in abcc8 -/- compared with abcc8 +/+ zebrafish larvae. Additionally, abcc8 -/- larval zebrafish had significantly lower whole body glucose and higher whole body insulin levels compared with abcc8 +/+ controls. However, adult abcc8 -/- zebrafish do not show differences in plasma glucose, plasma insulin, or glucose tolerance when compared with abcc8 +/+ zebrafish.
CONCLUSIONS: Our results identify that zebrafish larvae, but not adult fish, are a demonstrable novel model for advancement of HI research.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We evaluated zebrafish as a model for KATP HI using a genetically encoded Ca2+ sensor (ins:gCaMP6s) expressed under control of the insulin promoter in beta cells of an abcc8 -/- zebrafish line.
RESULTS: We observed significantly higher islet cytosolic Ca2+ in vivo in abcc8 -/- compared with abcc8 +/+ zebrafish larvae. Additionally, abcc8 -/- larval zebrafish had significantly lower whole body glucose and higher whole body insulin levels compared with abcc8 +/+ controls. However, adult abcc8 -/- zebrafish do not show differences in plasma glucose, plasma insulin, or glucose tolerance when compared with abcc8 +/+ zebrafish.
CONCLUSIONS: Our results identify that zebrafish larvae, but not adult fish, are a demonstrable novel model for advancement of HI research.
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