Since the first edition of The Diabetic Pancreas, new facts and observations relevant to islet
growth have accumulated rapidly in the literature. Most of this concerns the B cell, but much …

We assessed the impact of chronic insulin deficiency on basal and insulin-stimulated
glucose utilization by the whole-body mass in vivo in female albino Wistar rats. This …

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) generally follows prediabetes (PD) conditions such as impaired
fasting glucose (IFG) and/or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). Although studies reported an …

The role of pancreatic B cell dysfunction in the phase preceding clinical onset of insulin-
dependent and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus has been much debated. In this …

Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate the participation of satellite glial cells
(SGC), microglia and astrocytes in a model of streptozotocin-induced diabetes initiated in …

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The role of Azadirachta indica (neem) against
Chagas disease and its antibiotic and antidiabetic action have been demonstrated in non …

We have examined the effect of chronic (4 weeks) phlorizin treatment (osmotic minipumps)
on tissue sensitivity to insulin in adult female rats with non-insulin-dependent diabetes …

There are several claims about the beneficial effects of supplementing L-glutamine to both
type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The purpose of the present study was to provide detailed …

BACKGROUND: Experimental models are developed for the purpose of enhancing the
understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms involved in diabetes. Experimental …

Now that reduction in β‐cell mass has been clearly established in humans with type 2
diabetes mellitus (T2D), the debate focuses on the possible mechanisms responsible for …