Metabolically healthy obese(MHO)individuals are reported to have a lower risk of developing cardiovascular diseases in comparison with individuals with metabolic syndrome.However,the association between MHO and type 2...
Chronic pancreatitis(CP)is characterized by progressive inflammation and fibrosis of the pancreas that eventually leads to pancreatic exocrine and endocrine insufficiency.Diabetes in the background of CP is very diffi...
The work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant 31472057 and 31802021;Science and Technology Innovation Nursery Foundation of Chinese PLA General Hospital under Grant 16KMM51.
Background:Miniature pigs are attractive animal models for exploring diabetes because they are similar to humans in terms of physiological structure and metabolism.However,little is known about the complications of di...
supported by a China Postdoctoral Science Foundation-funded project(No.2017M612440)。
The concentration of free zinc within insulin-storing vesicles is important for vesicle maturity and therefore requires accurate measurement.However,common small-molecule intensity-based probes and most available gene...
supported by Intramural research grant from Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research(JIPMER)(JIP/Res/Intra-DM-M.Ch/02/2014)
Background: Frey’s procedure involves both drainage and resection of the pancreas in subjects with chronic calcific pancreatitis(CCP). The procedure may affect the pancreatic endocrine function after surgery. The pre...
Mammalian pancreatic β-cells play a pivotal role in development and glucose homeostasis through the production and secretion of insulin. Functional failure or decrease in β-cell number leads to type 2 diabetes (T2D...
Supported by Sapienza University of Rome(Progetti di Ricerca Universitaria 2011-2012)
AIM: To analyze the associations of pancreatic fat with other fat depots and β-cell function in pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD).METHODS: We examined 158 overweight/obese children and adolescents, 80...
We thank Ms.Brenda Strutt and Jessica Hill for technical help and Dr.Margery Ma from Pfizer,Cambridge,MA for anti-IL-22 antibody.We also thank Dr.Kathleen Hill,Dr.Alexander Timoshenko and Morgan Kleiber for assistance in experimental design and interpretation of the data.This work was supported by grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research(CIHR).
Background:In Type 1 diabetes,the insulin-producingβ-cells within the pancreatic islets of Langerhans are destroyed.We showed previously that immunotherapy with Bacillus Calmette-Guerin(BCG)or complete Freund’s adju...
Glibenclamide, a blocker of ATP-sensitive potassium channels, has been found to induce apoptosis in some cell types, including pancreatic beta-cells. Since autophagy plays doubleedged roles in pancreatic beta-cell sur...
Background Oxidative stress has been implicated in the onset and progression of diabetes. Tongxinluo is a traditional Chinese medicine with potent antioxidant properties. The aim of this study was to test the hypothes...