In a recent review examining neurotransmitter modulation of insulin secretion,the significant impact of epinephrine was not addressed.Its primary action involves inhibiting insulin release via alpha-adrenergic recepto...
Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a progressive inflammatory disorder of the pancreas. It is predominantly idiopathic (with an unknown cause) in India and mostly due to alcohol in the West. Diabetes that occur secondary to...
sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51873071,32071321);the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2018YFC1106300).
Islets transplantation is a promising treatment for type 1 diabetes mellitus. However, severe host immune rejection and poor oxygen/nutrients supply due to the lack of surrounding capillary network often lead to trans...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31630036);the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2016YFA0500103);the Chinese Academy of Sciences (QYZDJ-SSW-SMC008)
Diabetes is caused by the interplay between genetics and environmental factors, tightly linked to lifestyle and dietary patterns. In this study, we explored the effectiveness of intermittent protein restriction(IPR)in...
supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2019YFA0801900,2018YFA0800300);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31971074);the Science and Technology Innovation Action Plan of Shanghai Science and Technology Committee(18140901300);the Open Research Fund of the National key laboratory of genetic engineering(SKLGE1803);the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Major Project(2017SHZDZX01);Shanghai Frontiers Science Research Base of Exercise and Metabolic Health.
βcells are defined by the ability to produce and secret insulin.Recent studies have evaluated that human pancreaticβcells are heterogeneous and demonstrated the transcript alterations ofβcell subpopulation in diabe...
This research was supported by the General Research Fund of The Research Grants Council of Hong Kong(Ref.#14107415);The Chinese University of Hong Kong(Ref.#CUHK7104280)to PS Leung.
Ferroptosis is a newly identified and novel form of cell death, which is characterized by an iron- and reactiveoxygen species (ROS)-dependent manner. Potential utility of ferroptotic cell death has been recently propo...
The Work was supported by Islet Core University of Chicago Diabetes Research and Training Center,US Public Health Service Grant P30DK020595.
Total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation(TPIAT)is an effective treatment option for non-diabetic patients with intractable chronic pancreatitis.The outcome and potential benefits for pre-diabetic and diabet...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 41672107, 41372119, 41440040);supports provided by the Marine Environmental Observation and Research Station at the Xisha Islands, the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, CAS during the fieldwork
Beach rock,which forms at the intertidal zone,is a natural barrier to protect beach and island from wave erosion. The formation mechanism of beach rocks is significant in the study of surface carbonate diagenesis and ...
supported by research grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31600953 to X.Wang;31530034 and 31330036 to F.Wang,31570791 and 91542205 to J.Min);the National Key R&D Program of China(2018YFA0507801 to J.Min and 2018YFA0507802 to F.Wang);the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(LQ15C110002 to X.Wang and LZ15H160002 to J.Min);the Nation Science and Technology Major Projects for Major New Drugs Innovation and Develop 2017ZX09101-005-004-002(L.Chen).
Zinc levels are high in pancreatic β-cells, and zinc is involved in the synthesis, processing and secretion of insulin in these cells. However, precisely how cellular zinc homeostasis is regulated in pancreatic β-ce...
Aim: To identify the influence of pancreatic stellate cell (PSCs) secretions on gene expression profiles of Min6 cells by whole transcriptome sequencing. Methods: Pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs) were isolated from C5...