[HTML][HTML] Human beta cell mass and function in diabetes: Recent advances in knowledge and technologies to understand disease pathogenesis

C Chen, CM Cohrs, J Stertmann, R Bozsak… - Molecular metabolism, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Plasma insulin levels are predominantly the product of the morphological mass
of insulin producing beta cells in the pancreatic islets of Langerhans and the functional …

Early prediction of autoimmune (type 1) diabetes

SE Regnell, Å Lernmark - Diabetologia, 2017 - Springer
Underlying type 1 diabetes is a genetic aetiology dominated by the influence of specific HLA
haplotypes involving primarily the class II DR-DQ region. In genetically predisposed children …

Signals in the pancreatic islet microenvironment influence β‐cell proliferation

KI Aamodt, AC Powers - Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The progressive loss of pancreatic β‐cell mass that occurs in both type 1 and type 2
diabetes is a primary factor driving efforts to identify strategies for effectively increasing …

Persistence of pancreatic insulin mRNA expression and proinsulin protein in type 1 diabetes pancreata

C Wasserfall, HS Nick, M Campbell-Thompson… - Cell metabolism, 2017 - cell.com
The canonical notion that type 1 diabetes (T1D) results following a complete destruction of β
cells has recently been questioned as small amounts of C-peptide are detectable in patients …

Remission phase in paediatric type 1 diabetes: new understanding and emerging biomarkers

M Fonolleda, M Murillo, F Vázquez, J Bel… - Hormone research in …, 2017 - karger.com
Abstract Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a metabolic disease of unknown aetiology that results from
the autoimmune destruction of the β-cells. Clinical onset with classic hyperglycaemic …

[HTML][HTML] Apoptosis of pancreatic β-cells in Type 1 diabetes

T Tomita - Bosnian journal of basic medical sciences, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) results from autoimmune destruction of pancreatic β-cells
after an asymptomatic period over years. Insulitis activates antigen presenting cells, which …

Pancreatic size and fat content in diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of imaging studies

TS Garcia, TH Rech, CB Leitão - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Imaging studies are expected to produce reliable information regarding the size
and fat content of the pancreas. However, the available studies have produced inconclusive …

β Cells Persist in T1D Pancreata Without Evidence of Ongoing β-Cell Turnover or Neogenesis

CJ Lam, DR Jacobson, MM Rankin… - The Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Context The cellular basis of persistent β-cell function in type 1 diabetes (T1D) remains
enigmatic. No extensive quantitative β-cell studies of T1D pancreata have been performed …

Islet microencapsulation: strategies and clinical status in diabetes

M Omami, JJ McGarrigle, M Reedy, D Isa, S Ghani… - Current diabetes …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is an autoimmune disease that
results from the destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic β cells in the islets of …

The treatment of hyperinsulinemic hypoglycaemia in adults: an update

MV Davi′, A Pia, V Guarnotta, G Pizza… - Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background Treatment of hyperinsulinemic hypoglycaemia (HH) is challenging due to the
rarity of this condition and the difficulty of differential diagnosis. The aim of this article is to …