[PDF][PDF] Labeling and characterization of human GLP-1-secreting L-cells in primary ileal organoid culture

DA Goldspink, VB Lu, EL Miedzybrodzka, CA Smith… - Cell reports, 2020 - cell.com
DA Goldspink, VB Lu, EL Miedzybrodzka, CA Smith, RE Foreman, LJ Billing, RG Kay
Cell reports, 2020cell.com
Summary Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) from intestinal L-cells stimulates insulin secretion
and reduces appetite after food ingestion, and it is the basis for drugs against type-2
diabetes and obesity. Drugs targeting L-and other enteroendocrine cells are under
development, with the aim to mimic endocrine effects of gastric bypass surgery, but they are
difficult to develop without human L-cell models. Human ileal organoids, engineered by
CRISPR-Cas9, express the fluorescent protein Venus in the proglucagon locus, enabling …
Summary
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) from intestinal L-cells stimulates insulin secretion and reduces appetite after food ingestion, and it is the basis for drugs against type-2 diabetes and obesity. Drugs targeting L- and other enteroendocrine cells are under development, with the aim to mimic endocrine effects of gastric bypass surgery, but they are difficult to develop without human L-cell models. Human ileal organoids, engineered by CRISPR-Cas9, express the fluorescent protein Venus in the proglucagon locus, enabling maintenance of live, identifiable human L-cells in culture. Fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS)-purified organoid-derived L-cells, analyzed by RNA sequencing (RNA-seq), express hormones, receptors, and ion channels, largely typical of their murine counterparts. L-cells are electrically active and exhibit membrane depolarization and calcium elevations in response to G-protein-coupled receptor ligands. Organoids secrete hormones in response to glucose and other stimuli. The ability to label and maintain human L-cells in organoid culture opens avenues to explore L-cell function and develop drugs targeting the human enteroendocrine system.
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