[HTML][HTML] Hypoxia induction in cultured pancreatic islets enhances endothelial cell morphology and survival while maintaining beta-cell function

KS Sankar, SM Altamentova, JV Rocheleau - PLoS One, 2019 - journals.plos.org
… For example, overexpression of VEGF-A in the developing pancreas leads to a
hypervascularized pancreas and ectopic insulin expression [12]. Consistently, knock-out of the anti-…

[HTML][HTML] Coordinated interactions between endothelial cells and macrophages in the islet microenvironment promote β cell regeneration

DC Saunders, KI Aamodt, TM Richardson… - NPJ Regenerative …, 2021 - nature.com
… starting one day before VEGF-A induction and continuing for 1 week after VEGF-A normalization
(Fig. 2a). … , NF-kB nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells, PI3K …

[HTML][HTML] Short-and long-term expression of vegf: A temporal regulation of a key factor in diabetic retinopathy

C Bucolo, A Barbieri, I Viganò, N Marchesi… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
… The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of the PKCβII/HuR/VEGF-A pathway
in the development of DR using the Ins2 Akita mouse animal model, which is characterized …

[HTML][HTML] The islet endothelial cell: a novel contributor to beta cell secretory dysfunction in diabetes

MF Hogan, RL Hull - Diabetologia, 2017 - Springer
… numerous cell types, including vascular-associated pericytes and macrophages. In the islet,
beta cell is a major source of VEGF production. Indeed, beta cell-specific deletion of VEGF-A

All-trans retinoic acid ameliorates glycemic control in diabetic mice via modulating pancreatic islet production of vascular endothelial growth factor-A

CY Chien, TA Yuan, CHH Cho, FP Chang… - Biochemical and …, 2016 - Elsevier
… This study showed that the atRA-induced upregulation of VEGF-A produced by the islets
mediated the restoration of islet vascularity and recovery of β−cell mass. Combination of islet …

[HTML][HTML] Vascular endothelial PDPK1 plays a pivotal role in the maintenance of pancreatic beta cell mass and function in adult male mice

A Obata, T Kimura, Y Obata, M Shimoda, T Kinoshita… - Diabetologia, 2019 - Springer
… of insulin–PI3K signalling in endothelial cells on pancreatic beta cells. We investigated the
… in pancreatic beta cells led to reduced beta cell mass and function in VE-PDPK1-KO mice. …

Extracellular Matrix–Associated Factors Play Critical Roles in Regulating Pancreatic β-Cell Proliferation and Survival

SE Townsend, M Gannon - Endocrinology, 2019 - academic.oup.com
… Inactivation of VEGF-A during adulthood causes reduced islet vascularization; … β-cell mass
and function were preserved, suggesting that VEGF-A has a lesser role in adult β-cell function

VEGF promotes glycolysis in pancreatic cancer via HIF1α up-regulation

S Shi, J Xu, B Zhang, S Ji, W Xu, J Liu… - Current Molecular …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
… In the present study, we determined the role of VEGF in the aerobic glycolysis of pancreatic
cancer. We provided evidence that VEGF causes a metabolic transition from mitochondrial …

The role of endothelial cells on islet function and revascularization after islet transplantation

A Del Toro-Arreola, AK Robles-Murillo… - …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
VEGF-A induces the formation of both new vessels and their fenestrae on the surface of
endothelial cells. HGF released from the endothelial maintain both glucose-stimulated insulin …

[HTML][HTML] Intra-islet endothelial cell and β-cell crosstalk: Implication for islet cell transplantation

S Narayanan, G Loganathan… - World journal of …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… between intra-islet endothelial cells and beta cells. The molecules involved in the …
pancreas; increased levels of VEGF-A correspond with islet growth in pregnant rats[47]. VEGF-A