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Insulin Secretion

GSIS & cAMP beta cell function assays

KEY ADVANTAGES

Two complementary assays using human primary-like pancreatic beta cells

GSIS
GOLD STANDARD
cAMP
COST-EFFECTIVE ASSAY
cAMP
INDIRECT FUNCTIONAL READOUT
EndoC-βH5®
ENDOGENEOUS GLP1/GIPR
EndoC-βH5®
DATA REPRODUCIBILITY

Incretins and insulin secretagogues represent treatments of reference for type 2 diabetes & Obesity. Human Cell Design offers two assays for testing your therapeutic approaches in function of your product development stage:

  • cAMP assay: Cost-effective & scalable
  • GSIS (Glucose Stimulated Insulin Secretion) assay: Direct & physiological gold standard
GSIScAMP
ReadoutPhysiologicalPhysiological
MeasurementDirectIndirect
Throughput12 - 24 - 48 - 96 wells12 - 24 - 48 - 96 - 384 wells
CostMediumLow
SensitivityHighHigh
ResolutionHighHigh

APPLICATIONS

High resolution & translational assays for efficient compound ranking

Screen your molecules with validated references GLP1/GIP-RA compounds

Pharmacological validation: Exendin-4, Semaglutide, Tirzepatide, Liraglutide
Glucose stimulation: >10 fold increase
Endogenous GLP-1/GIP/Glucagon receptors expression
Data reproducibility
Chronic treatment compatible (4 weeks window)
Standardized assays

ASSAY CONCEPT

RESULTS

Glucose Stimulated Insulin Secretion (GSIS) gold-standard functional assay

EC50 of GLP1/GIP-receptor agonists based on dose-response of potentiation of GSIS (11mM of glucose)

GLP1-RA
GIP-RA
GLP1/GIP-RA

GLP1/GIP analogs physiological responses

High sensitivity

ELISA standardized assay

Hightroughput & cost-effective cAMP-based assay

95% of GSIS/cAMP correlation

HTRF standardized assay

384-wells compatible

Cost-effective solution

GSIS & cAMP potency assays correlation of pEC50 means for 3 GLP-1R agonists

DOWNLOADS

Get more technical & validation data by downloading our technical sheet

HAVE A PROJECT IN MIND?

Human Cell Design team of experts can offer you tailored assays and EndoC-βH5® derived cell models.

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Human Cell Design provides tailored services specifically designed for accelerating clinically relevant scientific progress in Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes research. From target validation to preclinical validation, our experts provide you with long term strategies and help you develop stables readouts and valuable deliverables.

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