Alessandro Grattoni, Gregory Korbutt, Alice A. Tomei, Andrés J. García, Andrew R. Pepper, Cherie Stabler, Michael Brehm, Klearchos Papas, Antonio Citro, Haval Shirwan, Jeffrey R. Millman, Juan Melero-Martin, Melanie Graham, Michael Sefton, Minglin Ma, Norma Kenyon, Omid Veiseh, Tejal A. Desai, M. Cristina Nostro, Marjana Marinac, Megan Sykes, Holger A. Russ, Jon Odorico, Qizhi Tang, Camillo Ricordi, Esther Latres, Nicholas E. Mamrak, Jaime Giraldo, Mark C. Poznansky, Paul de Vos
{"title":"Harnessing cellular therapeutics for type 1 diabetes mellitus: progress, challenges, and the road ahead","authors":"Alessandro Grattoni, Gregory Korbutt, Alice A. Tomei, Andrés J. García, Andrew R. Pepper, Cherie Stabler, Michael Brehm, Klearchos Papas, Antonio Citro, Haval Shirwan, Jeffrey R. Millman, Juan Melero-Martin, Melanie Graham, Michael Sefton, Minglin Ma, Norma Kenyon, Omid Veiseh, Tejal A. Desai, M. Cristina Nostro, Marjana Marinac, Megan Sykes, Holger A. Russ, Jon Odorico, Qizhi Tang, Camillo Ricordi, Esther Latres, Nicholas E. Mamrak, Jaime Giraldo, Mark C. Poznansky, Paul de Vos","doi":"10.1038/s41574-024-01029-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-024-01029-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a growing global health concern that affects approximately 8.5 million individuals worldwide. T1DM is characterized by an autoimmune destruction of pancreatic β cells, leading to a disruption in glucose homeostasis. Therapeutic intervention for T1DM requires a complex regimen of glycaemic monitoring and the administration of exogenous insulin to regulate blood glucose levels. Advances in continuous glucose monitoring and algorithm-driven insulin delivery devices have improved the quality of life of patients. Despite this, mimicking islet function and complex physiological feedback remains challenging. Pancreatic islet transplantation represents a potential functional cure for T1DM but is hindered by donor scarcity, variability in harvested cells, aggressive immunosuppressive regimens and suboptimal clinical outcomes. Current research is directed towards generating alternative cell sources, improving transplantation methods, and enhancing cell survival without chronic immunosuppression. This Review maps the progress in cell replacement therapies for T1DM and outlines the remaining challenges and future directions. We explore the state-of-the-art strategies for generating replenishable β cells, cell delivery technologies and local targeted immune modulation. Finally, we highlight relevant animal models and the regulatory aspects for advancing these technologies towards clinical deployment.</p>","PeriodicalId":18916,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Endocrinology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":40.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142123522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stefan R. Bornstein, J. Fraser Wright, Charlotte Steenblock
{"title":"The promising potential of gene therapy for diabetes mellitus","authors":"Stefan R. Bornstein, J. Fraser Wright, Charlotte Steenblock","doi":"10.1038/s41574-024-01030-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-024-01030-7","url":null,"abstract":"Gene therapy holds tremendous promise for treating a wide range of hereditary and acquired diseases by delivering exogenous therapeutic nucleotide sequences into specific cells or tissues. Recent advances support the notion that gene therapy could offer a long-term cure for diabetes mellitus, something that current conventional pharmacotherapies cannot achieve.","PeriodicalId":18916,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Endocrinology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":40.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142090149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Neurons in the diagonal band of Broca moderate food intake","authors":"Senegal Carty","doi":"10.1038/s41574-024-01033-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-024-01033-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Identifying neurological mechanisms that regulate feeding behaviour could help to advance the treatment and prevention of obesity and eating disorders. New research in mice has identified and localized a population of neurons that promotes eating to satiate hunger and reduces the desire to eat simply for pleasure.</p><p>One subset of these DBB<sup>PENK</sup> neurons projects from the DBB to the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVH) and another subset projects to the lateral nucleus of the hypothalamus (LH). The researchers hypothesized that these two neuronal subpopulations have different roles in feeding control. To test this hypothesis, the researchers compared how strongly PVH-projecting DBB<sup>PENK</sup> neurons and LH-projecting DBB<sup>PENK</sup> neurons responded when fasted or fed mice were given either normal chow or fatty, sugary food. They demonstrate that PVH-projecting DBB<sup>PENK</sup> neurons are more responsive to food presentation in fasted mice than in satiated mice. This was true whether the researchers gave the mice normal chow or fatty, sugary food. LH-projecting DBB<sup>PENK</sup> neurons, on the other hand, were more active when mice were presented with sugary, fatty food than when they were given normal chow. This response was seen in both fasted and fed mice. The investigators also showed that optogenetic stimulation of PVH-projecting DBB<sup>PENK</sup> neurons promoted increased feeding in mice, whereas stimulating LH-projecting DBB<sup>PENK</sup> neurons caused the animals to eat less than wild-type controls.</p>","PeriodicalId":18916,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Endocrinology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":40.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142090148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ruth T Casey, Emile Hendriks, Cheri Deal, Steven G Waguespack, Verena Wiegering, Antje Redlich, Scott Akker, Rathi Prasad, Martin Fassnacht, Roderick Clifton-Bligh, Laurence Amar, Stefan Bornstein, Letizia Canu, Evangelia Charmandari, Alexandra Chrisoulidou, Maria Currás Freixes, Ronald de Krijger, Luisa de Sanctis, Antonio Fojo, Amol J Ghia, Angela Huebner, Vasilis Kosmoliaptsis, Michaela Kuhlen, Marco Raffaelli, Charlotte Lussey-Lepoutre, Stephen D Marks, Naris Nilubol, Mirko Parasiliti-Caprino, Henri H J L M Timmers, Anna Lena Zietlow, Mercedes Robledo, Anne-Paule Gimenez-Roqueplo, Ashley B Grossman, David Taïeb, Eamonn R Maher, Jacques W M Lenders, Graeme Eisenhofer, Camilo Jimenez, Karel Pacak, Christina Pamporaki
{"title":"Author Correction: International consensus statement on the diagnosis and management of phaeochromocytoma and paraganglioma in children and adolescents.","authors":"Ruth T Casey, Emile Hendriks, Cheri Deal, Steven G Waguespack, Verena Wiegering, Antje Redlich, Scott Akker, Rathi Prasad, Martin Fassnacht, Roderick Clifton-Bligh, Laurence Amar, Stefan Bornstein, Letizia Canu, Evangelia Charmandari, Alexandra Chrisoulidou, Maria Currás Freixes, Ronald de Krijger, Luisa de Sanctis, Antonio Fojo, Amol J Ghia, Angela Huebner, Vasilis Kosmoliaptsis, Michaela Kuhlen, Marco Raffaelli, Charlotte Lussey-Lepoutre, Stephen D Marks, Naris Nilubol, Mirko Parasiliti-Caprino, Henri H J L M Timmers, Anna Lena Zietlow, Mercedes Robledo, Anne-Paule Gimenez-Roqueplo, Ashley B Grossman, David Taïeb, Eamonn R Maher, Jacques W M Lenders, Graeme Eisenhofer, Camilo Jimenez, Karel Pacak, Christina Pamporaki","doi":"10.1038/s41574-024-01034-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-024-01034-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18916,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Endocrinology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":31.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142080975","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New insights into the regulation of GIPR signalling","authors":"Yusman Manchanda, Alejandra Tomas","doi":"10.1038/s41574-024-01027-2","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41574-024-01027-2","url":null,"abstract":"Two recent studies have unravelled novel modes of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor (GIPR) signalling regulation. Kizilkaya et al. characterized the effect of changes in β-arrestin 2 coupling with naturally occurring GIPR coding variants, whereas Regmi et al. investigated GIPR expression profiles and functional regulation in adipocytes.","PeriodicalId":18916,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Endocrinology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":31.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142021856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Giorgio Grani, Marialuisa Sponziello, Sebastiano Filetti, Cosimo Durante
{"title":"Thyroid nodules: diagnosis and management","authors":"Giorgio Grani, Marialuisa Sponziello, Sebastiano Filetti, Cosimo Durante","doi":"10.1038/s41574-024-01025-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-024-01025-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Thyroid nodules, with a prevalence of almost 25% in the general population, are a common occurrence. Their prevalence varies considerably depending on demographics such as age and sex as well as the presence of risk factors. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the prevalence, risk stratification and current management strategies for thyroid nodules, with a particular focus on changes in diagnostic and therapeutic protocols that have occurred over the past 10 years. Several sonography-based stratification systems (such as Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data Systems (TIRADS)) might help to predict the malignancy risk of nodules, potentially eliminating the need for biopsy in many instances. However, large or suspicious nodules necessitate cytological evaluation following fine-needle aspiration biopsy for accurate classification. In the case of cytology yielding indeterminate results, additional tools, such as molecular testing, can assist in guiding the management plan. Surgery is no longer the only treatment for symptomatic or malignant nodules: active surveillance or local ablative treatments might be beneficial for appropriately selected patients. To enhance clinician–patient interactions and discussions about diagnostic options, shared decision-making tools have been developed. A personalized, risk-based protocol promotes high-quality care while minimizing costs and unnecessary testing.</p>","PeriodicalId":18916,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Endocrinology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":40.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141991991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ruth T. Casey, Emile Hendriks, Cheri Deal, Steven G. Waguespack, Verena Wiegering, Antje Redlich, Scott Akker, Rathi Prasad, Martin Fassnacht, Roderick Clifton-Bligh, Laurence Amar, Stefan Bornstein, Letizia Canu, Evangelia Charmandari, Alexandra Chrisoulidou, Maria Currás Freixes, Ronald de Krijger, Luisa de Sanctis, Antonio Fojo, Amol J. Ghia, Angela Huebner, Vasilis Kosmoliaptsis, Michaela Kuehlen, Marco Raffaelli, Charlotte Lussey-Lepoutre, Stephen D. Marks, Naris Nilubol, Mirko Parasiliti-Caprino, Henri H.J.L.M. Timmers, Anna Lena Zietlow, Mercedes Robledo, Anne-Paule Gimenez-Roqueplo, Ashley B. Grossman, David Taïeb, Eamonn R. Maher, Jacques W. M. Lenders, Graeme Eisenhofer, Camilo Jimenez, Karel Pacak, Christina Pamporaki
{"title":"International consensus statement on the diagnosis and management of phaeochromocytoma and paraganglioma in children and adolescents","authors":"Ruth T. Casey, Emile Hendriks, Cheri Deal, Steven G. Waguespack, Verena Wiegering, Antje Redlich, Scott Akker, Rathi Prasad, Martin Fassnacht, Roderick Clifton-Bligh, Laurence Amar, Stefan Bornstein, Letizia Canu, Evangelia Charmandari, Alexandra Chrisoulidou, Maria Currás Freixes, Ronald de Krijger, Luisa de Sanctis, Antonio Fojo, Amol J. Ghia, Angela Huebner, Vasilis Kosmoliaptsis, Michaela Kuehlen, Marco Raffaelli, Charlotte Lussey-Lepoutre, Stephen D. Marks, Naris Nilubol, Mirko Parasiliti-Caprino, Henri H.J.L.M. Timmers, Anna Lena Zietlow, Mercedes Robledo, Anne-Paule Gimenez-Roqueplo, Ashley B. Grossman, David Taïeb, Eamonn R. Maher, Jacques W. M. Lenders, Graeme Eisenhofer, Camilo Jimenez, Karel Pacak, Christina Pamporaki","doi":"10.1038/s41574-024-01024-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-024-01024-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Phaeochromocytomas and paragangliomas (PPGL) are rare neuroendocrine tumours that arise not only in adulthood but also in childhood and adolescence. Up to 70–80% of childhood PPGL are hereditary, accounting for a higher incidence of metastatic and/or multifocal PPGL in paediatric patients than in adult patients. Key differences in the tumour biology and management, together with rare disease incidence and therapeutic challenges in paediatric compared with adult patients, mandate close expert cross-disciplinary teamwork. Teams should ideally include adult and paediatric endocrinologists, oncologists, cardiologists, surgeons, geneticists, pathologists, radiologists, clinical psychologists and nuclear medicine physicians. Provision of an international Consensus Statement should improve care and outcomes for children and adolescents with these tumours.</p>","PeriodicalId":18916,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Endocrinology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":40.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141986287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laszlo Hegedüs, Christina M. Van Der Feltz-Cornelis, Enrico Papini, Endre V. Nagy, Anthony P. Weetman, Petros Perros
{"title":"Medically not yet explained symptoms in hypothyroidism","authors":"Laszlo Hegedüs, Christina M. Van Der Feltz-Cornelis, Enrico Papini, Endre V. Nagy, Anthony P. Weetman, Petros Perros","doi":"10.1038/s41574-024-01022-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-024-01022-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Persistent symptoms are common in the general population and even more so in people with hypothyroidism. When symptoms are unexplained and brought to medical attention, they can be referred to as medically not yet explained symptoms (MNYES), a term preferred to other descriptors by patients, care-givers and experts. MNYES might be neglected by endocrinologists or misattributed to hypothyroidism. Awareness of MNYES could open up more effective and less harmful interventions for patients who present to endocrinologists with unexplained symptoms than costly over-investigations and over-treatment with thyroid hormones (such as levothyroxine and liothyronine). The role of the endocrinologist is to recognize and acknowledge that MNYES could be underlying a patient’s presentation, to communicate effectively with the patient and others involved in the patient’s care, to apply a ‘two-track approach’ in management by paying equal attention to physical and psychosocial contributors, and to collaborate with other relevant health professionals. Categorization of patients into levels of risk for symptom deterioration helps in selecting suitable therapies. Effective management of MNYES demands time, training, expertise and resources.</p>","PeriodicalId":18916,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Endocrinology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":40.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141973885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}