Endocrine Abstracts

AbstractBackground: β-cell apoptosis is a cardinal feature of type 1 diabetes. A20 is an important negative regulator of inflammation and apoptosis and protects against β-cell death in response to inflammatory cytokines, and β-cell rejection following islet transplantation1. Preliminary experiments showed rapid induction of A20 (15–60 min) in β-cells in response to treatment with TNFα. Experimenta...

Background: Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disease characterised by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. The mutations alter fluid secretion in the lungs and digestive systems and the vast majority of patients die from pulmonary disease. CF-related diabetes (CFRD) is the most significant co-morbidity for patients with CF and accelerates lung decline. Recent evidence from animal and cell models has implicated a role for CF...

Androgen Receptor (AR) is central to prostate cancer (PCa) tumorigenesis and metastases. The genomic actions of androgens are mediated by the AR in complex with multiple chromatin modifying coregulators. We and others have identified lysine demethylases (KDMs) as important mediators of androgen signaling and increased expression of specific coregulators, including KDM1A, are implicated in PCa recurrence. There is an urgent need for new PCa treatments. While androgen deprivatio...