Live-cell imaging of glucose-induced metabolic coupling of β and α cell metabolism in health and type 2 diabetes

Zhongying Wang, Tatyana Gurlo, Aleksey V. Matveyenko, David Elashoff, Peiyu Wang, Madeline Rosenberger, Jason A. Junge, Raymond C. Stevens, Kate L. White, Scott E. Fraser, Peter C. Butler

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Abstract

Type 2 diabetes is characterized by β and α cell dysfunction. We used phasor-FLIM (Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy) to monitor oxidative phosphorylation and glycolysis in living islet cells before and after glucose stimulation. In healthy cells, glucose enhanced oxidative phosphorylation in β cells and suppressed oxidative phosphorylation in α cells. In Type 2 diabetes, glucose increased glycolysis in β cells, and only partially suppressed oxidative phosphorylation in α cells. FLIM uncovers key perturbations in glucose induced metabolism in living islet cells and provides a sensitive tool for drug discovery in diabetes.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number594
JournalCommunications Biology
Volume4
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2021

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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