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Bertrand, R.* ; Wolf, A.* ; Ivashchenko, Y.* ; Löhn, M.* ; Schäfer, M.* ; Brönstrup, M.* ; Gotthardt, M.* ; Derdau, V.* ; Plettenburg, O.

Synthesis and characterization of a promising novel FFAR1/GPR40 targeting fluorescent probe for β-cell imaging.

ACS Chem. Biol. 11, 1745-1754 (2016)

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Diabetes affects an increasing number of patients worldwide and is responsible for a significant rise in healthcare expenses. Imaging of β-cells bears the potential to contribute to an improved understanding, diagnosis, and development of new treatment options for diabetes. Here, we describe the first small molecule fluorescent probe targeting the free fatty acid receptor 1 (FFAR1/GPR40). This receptor is highly expressed on β-cells, and was up to now unexplored for imaging purposes. We designed a novel probe by facile modification of the selective and potent FFAR1 agonist TAK-875. Effective and specific binding of the probe was demonstrated using FFAR1 overexpressing cells. We also successfully labeled FFAR1 on MIN6 and INS1E cells, two widely used β-cell models, by applying an effective amplification protocol. Finally, we showed that the probe is capable of inducing insulin secretion in a glucose-dependent manner, thus demonstrating that functional activity of the probe was maintained. These results suggest that our probe represents a first important step to successful β-cell imaging by targeting FFAR1. The developed probe may prove to be particularly useful for in vitro and ex vivo studies of diabetic cellular and animal models to gain new insights into disease pathogenesis.

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Publication type Article: Journal article

Document type Scientific Article

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Keywords Acid Receptor 1; Type-2 Diabetes-mellitus; Free Fatty-acids; Mass In-vivo; Insulin-secretion; Down-regulation; Double-blind; Gpr40; Agonist; Tak-875

ISSN (print) / ISBN 1554-8929

e-ISSN 1554-8937

Journal ACS Chemical Biology

Quellenangaben Volume: 11, Issue: 6, Pages: 1745-1754

Publisher American Chemical Society (ACS)

Publishing Place Washington

Non-patent literature Publications

Reviewing status Peer reviewed

Institute(s) Institute of Medicinal Chemistry (IMC)