The pancreatic β-cell: The perfect redox system

P Ježek, B Holendová, M Jabůrek, J Tauber… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pancreatic β-cell insulin secretion, which responds to various secretagogues and hormonal
regulations, is reviewed here, emphasizing the fundamental redox signaling by NADPH …

[HTML][HTML] Uncoupling mechanism and redox regulation of mitochondrial uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1)

P Ježek, M Jabůrek, RK Porter - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2019 - Elsevier
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) and brown in white (brite) adipose tissue, termed also beige
adipose tissue, are major sites of mammalian nonshivering thermogenesis. Mitochondrial …

Deficiency of transcription factor Nkx6. 1 does not prevent insulin secretion in INS-1E cells

V Pavluch, H Engstová, J Špačková, P Ježek - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Pancreatic-β-cell-specifying transcription factor Nkx6. 1, indispensable for embryonic
development of the pancreatic epithelium and commitment to β-cell lineage, directly controls …

Contribution of mitochondria to insulin secretion by various secretagogues

P Ježek, B Holendová, M Jabůrek… - Antioxidants & Redox …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Mitochondria determine glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) in
pancreatic β-cells by elevating ATP synthesis. As the metabolic and redox hub, mitochondria …

Pitfalls of Mitochondrial Redox Signaling Research

P Ježek - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Redox signaling from mitochondria (mt) to the cytosol and plasma membrane (PM) has been
scarcely reported, such as in the case of hypoxic cell adaptation or (2-oxo-) 2-keto …

Influence of metabolically compromised Adipose derived stem cell secretome on islet differentiation and functionality

G Bhardwaj, M Vakani, A Srivastava, K Rawal… - Experimental Cell …, 2022 - Elsevier
Islet integrity plays a major role in maintaining glucose homeostasis and thus replenishment
of damaged islets by differentiation of resident endocrine progenitors into neo islets …