HIAPP forms toxic oligomers in plasma

Diana C. Rodriguez Camargo, Divita Garg, Katalin Buday, Andras Franko, Andres Rodriguez Camargo, Fabian Schmidt, Sarah J. Cox, Saba Suladze, Martin Haslbeck, Yonatan G. Mideksa, Gerd Gemmecker, Michaela Aichler, Gabriele Mettenleiter, Michael Schulz, Axel Karl Walch, Martin Hrabě De Angelis, Matthias J. Feige, Cesar A. Sierra, Marcus Conrad, Konstantinos TripsianesAyyalusamy Ramamoorthy, Bernd Reif

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Abstract

In diabetes, hyperamylinemia contributes to cardiac dysfunction. The interplay between hIAPP, blood glucose and other plasma components is, however, not understood. We show that glucose and LDL interact with hIAPP, resulting in β-sheet rich oligomers with increased β-cell toxicity and hemolytic activity, providing mechanistic insights for a direct link between diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5426-5429
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume54
Issue number43
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018

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