Pancreatic stellate cells: A rising translational physiology star as a potential stem cell type for beta cell neogenesis

Y Zhou, B Sun, W Li, J Zhou, F Gao, X Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The progressive decline and eventual loss of islet β-cell function underlies the
pathophysiological mechanism of the development of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes …

[HTML][HTML] Distribution, contribution and regulation of nestin+ cells

Z Tong, Z Yin - Journal of Advanced Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Nestin is an intermediate filament first reported in neuroepithelial stem cells.
Nestin expression could be found in a variety of tissues throughout all systems of the body …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin protects the heart and pancreas by improving glucose homeostasis, oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis in T2DM-induced rats

DA Abdulwahab, MA El-Missiry, S Shabana, AI Othman… - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Cardiomyopathy and pancreatic injury are health issues associated with type 2 diabetes
mellitus (T2DM) and are characterized by elevated oxidative stress, inflammation and …

Biological effects of melatonin on human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells

JS Heo, S Pyo, JY Lim, DW Yoon… - International …, 2019 - spandidos-publications.com
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are capable of differentiating into other cell types and
exhibit immunomodulatory effects. MSCs are affected by several intrinsic and extrinsic …

Molecular study of the proliferation process of beta cells derived from pluripotent stem cells

S Akhavan, S Tutunchi, A Malmir, P Ajorlou… - Molecular Biology …, 2022 - Springer
Background Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder, increasing in the
number of patients and poses a severe threat to human health. Significant advances have …

MTNR1B loss promotes chordoma recurrence by abrogating melatonin‐mediated β‐catenin signaling repression

L Liu, T Wang, X Yang, C Xu, Z Liao… - Journal of Pineal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Chordoma is an extremely rare malignant bone tumor with a high rate of relapse. While
cancer stem cells (CSCs) are closely associated with tumor recurrence, which depend on its …

Melatonin and the programming of stem cells

R Hardeland - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Melatonin interacts with various types of stem cells, in multiple ways that comprise
stimulation of proliferation, maintenance of stemness and self-renewal, protection of survival …

Pancreatic stellate cells: Key players in pancreatic health and diseases

Z Wang, S Dong, W Zhou - Molecular Medicine …, 2024 - spandidos-publications.com
As a pluripotent cell, activated pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs) can differentiate into various
pancreatic parenchymal cells and participate in the secretion of extracellular matrix and the …

miR-351-3p promotes rat amniotic fluid-derived mesenchymal stromal cell proliferation via targeting the coding sequence of Abca4

J Huang, Q Zhao, X Wei, W Ma, W Luo, H Gu, D Liu… - Stem Cells, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Amniotic fluid-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (AFMSCs) present different features,
depending on the isolation timing and culture conditions. The lack of uniform experimental …

Melatonin-induced osteogenesis with methanol-annealed silk materials

D Çetin Altındal, EN James, DL Kaplan… - Journal of Bioactive …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Melatonin, a hormone produced in the pineal gland, has been investigated for bone repair,
remodeling, osteoporosis, as well as osseointegration of the implants. In this study, different …