[HTML][HTML] Conflicting views about interactions between pancreatic α-cells and β-cells

GC Weir, S Bonner-Weir - Diabetes, 2023 - Am Diabetes Assoc
In type 1 diabetes, the reduced glucagon response to insulin-induced hypoglycemia has
been used to argue that β-cell secretion of insulin is required for the full glucagon …

Decoding the obesity–cancer connection: lessons from preclinical models of pancreatic adenocarcinoma

CF Ruiz, C Garcia, JB Jacox, L Lawres… - Life Science …, 2023 - life-science-alliance.org
Obesity is a metabolic state of energy excess and a risk factor for over a dozen cancer types.
Because of the rising worldwide prevalence of obesity, decoding the mechanisms by which …

Joint cell segmentation and cell type annotation for spatial transcriptomics

R Littman, Z Hemminger, R Foreman… - Molecular systems …, 2021 - embopress.org
RNA hybridization‐based spatial transcriptomics provides unparalleled detection sensitivity.
However, inaccuracies in segmentation of image volumes into cells cause misassignment of …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptional space-time mapping identifies concerted immune and stromal cell patterns and gene programs in wound healing and cancer

KH Hu, NF Kuhn, T Courau, J Tsui, B Samad, P Ha… - Cell stem cell, 2023 - cell.com
Tissue repair responses in metazoans are highly coordinated by different cell types over
space and time. However, comprehensive single-cell-based characterization covering this …

Abnormal exocrine–endocrine cell cross-talk promotes β-cell dysfunction and loss in MODY8

S Kahraman, E Dirice, G Basile, D Diegisser… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
MODY8 (maturity-onset diabetes of the young, type 8) is a dominantly inherited monogenic
form of diabetes associated with mutations in the carboxyl ester lipase (CEL) gene …

Excess pancreatic elastase alters acinar-β cell communication by impairing the mechano-signaling and the PAR2 pathways

G Basile, A Vetere, J Hu, O Ijaduola, Y Zhang, KC Liu… - Cell metabolism, 2023 - cell.com
Summary Type 1 (T1D) or type 2 diabetes (T2D) are caused by a deficit of functional insulin-
producing β cells. Thus, the identification of β cell trophic agents could allow the …

[HTML][HTML] Pancreatic regional blood flow links the endocrine and exocrine diseases

AA Rizk, MP Dybala, KC Rodriguez… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
An increasing number of studies have demonstrated that disease states of the endocrine or
exocrine pancreas aggravate one another, which implies bidirectional blood flow between …

Cholecystokinin attenuates β-cell apoptosis in both mouse and human islets

HTAE Kim, AH Desouza, H Umhoefer, J Han… - Translational …, 2022 - Elsevier
Loss of functional pancreatic β-cell mass and increased β-cell apoptosis are fundamental to
the pathophysiology of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Pancreatic islet transplantation has the …

Implications of integrated pancreatic microcirculation: crosstalk between endocrine and exocrine compartments

MP Dybala, LR Gebien, ME Reyna, Y Yu, M Hara - Diabetes, 2020 - Am Diabetes Assoc
The endocrine and exocrine pancreas have been studied separately by endocrinologists
and gastroenterologists as two organ systems. The pancreatic islet, consisting of 1–2 …

Abnormal acinar–β-cell crosstalk in type 2 diabetes

S Geravandi, A Ardestani - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2023 - cell.com
Cellular crosstalk plays a vital role in maintaining pancreas homeostasis. Recently, in Cell
Metabolism, Basile et al. demonstrated that aberrant upregulation of acinar-cell-specific …