PMID- 27152706 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170711 LR - 20181113 IS - 1932-6203 (Electronic) IS - 1932-6203 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 5 DP - 2016 TI - Interleukin-1beta-Targeted Vaccine Improves Glucose Control and beta-Cell Function in a Diabetic KK-Ay Mouse Model. PG - e0154298 LID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0154298 [doi] LID - e0154298 AB - Interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) has been implicated as a key proinflammatory cytokine involved in the pancreatic islet inflammation of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Excess IL-1beta impairs islet function by inducing insulin resistance and beta-cell apoptosis. Therefore, specifically reducing IL-1beta activity provides a therapeutic improvement for T2DM by sustaining the inhibition of IL-1beta-mediated islet inflammation. In this study, we developed an IL-1beta-targeted epitope peptide vaccine adjuvanted with polylactic acid microparticles (1betaEPP) and applied it to a diabetic KK-Ay mouse model. Results showed that the 1betaEPP elicited high antibody responses, which neutralized the biological activity of IL-1beta, and induced barely detectable inflammatory activity. 1betaEPP immunization reduced body weight gain, protected KK-Ay mice from hyperglycemia, improved glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity, and decreased the serum levels of free fatty acids, total cholesterol and triglyceride. Moreover, 1betaEPP restored beta-cell mass; inhibited beta-cell apoptosis; decreased the expression of IL-1beta; and interrupted NF-kappaB activation by reducing IKKbeta and pRelA levels. These studies indicated that the IL-1beta-targeted vaccine may be a promising immunotherapeutic for T2DM treatment. FAU - Zha, Jun AU - Zha J AD - National Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. AD - School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China. FAU - Chi, Xiao-Wei AU - Chi XW AD - Weifang Biomedical Innovation and Entrepreneurship Service Center, Weifang, China. FAU - Yu, Xiao-Lin AU - Yu XL AD - National Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. FAU - Liu, Xiang-Meng AU - Liu XM AD - National Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. AD - School of Bioengineering, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan, China. FAU - Liu, Dong-Qun AU - Liu DQ AD - National Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. FAU - Zhu, Jie AU - Zhu J AD - National Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. FAU - Ji, Hui AU - Ji H AD - School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China. FAU - Liu, Rui-Tian AU - Liu RT AD - National Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20160506 PL - United States TA - PLoS One JT - PloS one JID - 101285081 RN - 0 (Blood Glucose) RN - 0 (Interleukin-1beta) RN - 0 (Vaccines) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antibody Formation MH - Blood Glucose/*metabolism MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/*physiopathology MH - Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay MH - Glucose Tolerance Test MH - Hyperglycemia/prevention & control MH - Insulin Resistance MH - Interleukin-1beta/*metabolism MH - Islets of Langerhans/*physiopathology MH - Mice MH - Vaccines/*administration & dosage MH - Weight Gain PMC - PMC4859560 COIS- Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. EDAT- 2016/05/07 06:00 MHDA- 2017/07/14 06:00 PMCR- 2016/05/06 CRDT- 2016/05/07 06:00 PHST- 2015/11/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/04/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/05/07 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/05/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/07/14 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/05/06 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - PONE-D-15-50309 [pii] AID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0154298 [doi] PST - epublish SO - PLoS One. 2016 May 6;11(5):e0154298. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154298. eCollection 2016.