Experimental diabetes induced by alloxan and streptozotocin: The current state of the art

M Radenković, M Stojanović, M Prostran - Journal of pharmacological and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder with a high prevalence worldwide. Animal
models of diabetes represent an important tool in diabetes investigation that helps us to …

The mechanisms of alloxan-and streptozotocin-induced diabetes

S Lenzen - Diabetologia, 2008 - Springer
Alloxan and streptozotocin are toxic glucose analogues that preferentially accumulate in
pancreatic beta cells via the GLUT2 glucose transporter. In the presence of intracellular …

Glucose transporters in pancreatic islets

C Berger, D Zdzieblo - Pflügers Archiv-European Journal of Physiology, 2020 - Springer
The fine-tuning of glucose uptake mechanisms is rendered by various glucose transporters
with distinct transport characteristics. In the pancreatic islet, facilitative diffusion glucose …

Animal models of chemotherapy-induced cognitive decline in preclinical drug development

J John, M Kinra, J Mudgal, GL Viswanatha… - …, 2021 - Springer
Rationale Chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment (CICI), chemobrain, and chemofog
are the common terms for mental dysfunction in a cancer patient/survivor under the influence …

Streptozotocin-induced diabetes in large animals (pigs/primates): role of GLUT2 transporter and β-cell plasticity

D Dufrane, M van Steenberghe, Y Guiot… - …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Background. To induce irreversible diabetes in large animals, the efficiency of streptozotocin
(STZ) was evaluated in pigs, primates and compared to the gold standard model in rats …

Human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal cells differentiate and mature into endocrine pancreatic lineage in vivo

SM Phadnis, MV Joglekar, MP Dalvi, S Muthyala… - …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Background aims. The scarcity of human islets for transplantation remains a major limitation
of cell replacement therapy for diabetes. Bone marrow-derived progenitor cells are of …

Comparative aspects of rodent and nonrodent animal models for mechanistic and translational diabetes research

S Renner, B Dobenecker, A Blutke, S Zoels, R Wanke… - Theriogenology, 2016 - Elsevier
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus, which currently affects 387 million people worldwide, is
permanently rising in both adults and adolescents. Despite numerous treatment options …

Relative importance of cellular uptake and reactive oxygen species for the toxicity of alloxan and dialuric acid to insulin-producing cells

M Elsner, E Gurgul-Convey, S Lenzen - Free radical biology and medicine, 2006 - Elsevier
The diabetogenic agent alloxan is selectively accumulated in insulin-producing cells
through uptake via the GLUT2 glucose transporter in the plasma membrane. In the presence …

Chronic ethanol consumption-induced pancreatic β-cell dysfunction and apoptosis through glucokinase nitration and its down-regulation

JY Kim, EH Song, HJ Lee, YK Oh, YS Park… - Journal of Biological …, 2010 - ASBMB
Chronic ethanol consumption is known as an independent risk factor for type 2 diabetes,
which is characterized by impaired glucose homeostasis and insulin resistance; however …

The role of peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor γ in pancreatic β cell function and survival: therapeutic implications for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus

D Gupta, T Kono… - Diabetes, Obesity and …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus involves both peripheral insulin resistance and
dysfunctional insulin secretion from the pancreatic β cell. Currently, there is intense research …