Insulin Deprivation on Brain Structure and Function in Humans With Type 1 Diabetes

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

28 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-11-30

Study Completion Date

2019-07-05

Brief Summary

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What are the effects of transient insulin deprivation on brain structure, blood flow, mitochondrial function, and cognitive function in T1DM patients?

What are the effects of transient insulin deprivation on circulating exosomes and metabolites in T1DM patients?

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Detailed Description

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Diabetes is associated with impaired cognition, abnormal brain development in children, and dementia in older adults, however the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Little is known about the brain-specific effects of acute insulin deficiency. Our recent studies in diabetic mice show an overall down regulation of brain mitochondrial ATP production and up regulation of several key mitochondrial proteins, indicating that insulin withdrawal has a profound effect on brain mitochondria as well as proteins implicated in neurodegeneration. Hyperglycemia is known to alter cognitive function, but it is unclear if insulin deprivation independently alters cognitive function and has not been assessed in humans.

In order to investigate the effects of insulin deprivation on the human brain, we propose a study involving temporary insulin deprivation in adolescents and adults with type 1 diabetes (T1DM). We will perform brain MRI, phosphorus31 spectroscopy, cognitive testing, circulating blood exosome measurements, and proteomics from muscle biopsy; comparing these measures during insulin treatment and deprivation between diabetic patients and age-, sex-, BMI-matched controls.

Specific aim 1: Determine whether transient insulin deprivation in T1DM adults and adolescents alters brain structure, functions and blood flow as assessed by structural/functional MRI.

Specific aim 2: Determine whether transient insulin deprivation in T1DM adults and adolescents alters cognitive function.

Specific aim 3: Determine whether transient insulin deprivation in T1DM adults and adolescents alters the circulating blood exosome contents and metabolome that can potentially impact brain functions.

Specific aim 4: Determine whether transient insulin deprivation in T1DM adults alters the skeletal muscle proteome homeostasis especially those involved in fission and fusion

Conditions

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 Diabetes Diabetes Complications

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Insulin Deprivation

Insulin Deprivation in Type 1 Diabetic Patients will be performed for a short time period (4-6 hours). Changes to Age, Sex, and Gender matched controls will be compared.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Insulin Deprivation in Type 1 Diabetic Patients

Intervention Type OTHER

Type 1 Diabetic Patients requiring insulin will have insulin stopped for a short period of time (4-6 hours)

Interventions

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Insulin Deprivation in Type 1 Diabetic Patients

Type 1 Diabetic Patients requiring insulin will have insulin stopped for a short period of time (4-6 hours)

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male and females age 14-17 years, females must be post-menarcheal
* Age 18-45 years
* Able to provide written consent
* Parents able to provide written consent
* T1DM treated with CSII or MDI (not degludec)

Exclusion Criteria

* BMI \< 20 or \> 30 kg/m2
* BMI z-score \<5th or \>95th percentile
* Celiac disease
* Pregnancy
* Smoking
* Reported history of illicit substance use
* History of active cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, or peripheral vascular disease
* Active renal disease evidenced by estimated GFR \< 50 mL/min/1.73 m2
* History of traumatic brain injury
* Dementia or any other neurologic disease
* Psychiatric disease\\
* Any learning disability
* Hemoglobin A1c \> 8.5%
* Hemoglobin A1c \> 9%
* T2DM, or impaired fasting glucose

Minimum Eligible Age

14 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes