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Here we show that <jats:italic>WFS1<\/jats:italic>-deficiency enhances the gene expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines, leading to cytokine-induced ER-stress and cell death in pancreatic \u03b2-cells. PERK and IRE1\u03b1 pathways mediate high glucose-induced inflammation in a \u03b2-cell model of Wolfram syndrome. M1-macrophage infiltration and hypervascularization are seen in the pancreatic islets of <jats:italic>Wfs1<\/jats:italic> whole-body knockout mice, demonstrating that WFS1 regulates anti-inflammatory responses in pancreatic \u03b2-cells. Our results indicate that inflammation plays an essential role in the progression of \u03b2-cell death and diabetes in Wolfram syndrome. 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