Post-transplant diabetes mellitus: causes, treatment, and impact on outcomes

V Shivaswamy, B Boerner, J Larsen - Endocrine reviews, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Post-transplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) is a frequent consequence of solid organ
transplantation. PTDM has been associated with greater mortality and increased infections …

Diabetes mellitus—advances and challenges in human β-cell proliferation

P Wang, NM Fiaschi-Taesch, RC Vasavada… - Nature Reviews …, 2015 - nature.com
The treatment of diabetes mellitus represents one of the greatest medical challenges of our
era. Diabetes results from a deficiency or functional impairment of insulin-producing β cells …

Age-dependent human β cell proliferation induced by glucagon-like peptide 1 and calcineurin signaling

C Dai, Y Hang, A Shostak… - The Journal of …, 2017 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Inadequate pancreatic β cell function underlies type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Strategies to expand functional cells have focused on discovering and controlling …

Preventing β-cell loss and diabetes with calcium channel blockers

G Xu, J Chen, G Jing, A Shalev - Diabetes, 2012 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Although loss of functional β-cell mass is a hallmark of diabetes, no treatment approaches
that halt this process are currently available. We recently identified thioredoxin-interacting …

Calcium signaling in ß-cell physiology and pathology: a revisit

C Klec, G Ziomek, M Pichler, R Malli… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Pancreatic beta (β) cell dysfunction results in compromised insulin release and, thus, failed
regulation of blood glucose levels. This forms the backbone of the development of diabetes …

The diabetes susceptibility gene Clec16a regulates mitophagy

SA Soleimanpour, A Gupta, M Bakay, AM Ferrari… - Cell, 2014 - cell.com
Clec16a has been identified as a disease susceptibility gene for type 1 diabetes, multiple
sclerosis, and adrenal dysfunction, but its function is unknown. Here we report that Clec16a …

Cyclic AMP is both a pro‐apoptotic and anti‐apoptotic second messenger

PA Insel, L Zhang, F Murray, H Yokouchi… - Acta …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The second messenger cyclic AMP (cAMP) can either stimulate or inhibit programmed cell
death (apoptosis). Here, we review examples of cell types that show pro‐apoptotic or anti …

The endoplasmic reticulum and calcium homeostasis in pancreatic beta cells

IX Zhang, M Raghavan, LS Satin - Endocrinology, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) mediates the first steps of protein assembly within the
secretory pathway and is the site where protein folding and quality control are initiated. The …

Calcineurin inhibitors: pharmacologic mechanisms impacting both insulin resistance and insulin secretion leading to glucose dysregulation and diabetes mellitus

HA Chakkera, Y Kudva, B Kaplan - Clinical Pharmacology & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs), including tacrolimus and cyclosporine, are immune‐
modulating agents used in autoimmune disorders, glomerulonephritides, and after …

Mitofusin 1 and 2 regulation of mitochondrial DNA content is a critical determinant of glucose homeostasis

V Sidarala, J Zhu, E Levi-D'Ancona, GL Pearson… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The dynamin-like GTPases Mitofusin 1 and 2 (Mfn1 and Mfn2) are essential for
mitochondrial function, which has been principally attributed to their regulation of …