The clinical potential of C-peptide replacement in type 1 diabetes

J Wahren, Å Kallas, AAF Sima - diabetes, 2012 - Am Diabetes Assoc
It is well known that C-peptide fulfills an important function in the synthesis of insulin. After
cleavage of proinsulin in the pancreatic b-cells, the 31-amino acid C-peptide is secreted into …

C-peptide as a therapy for type 1 diabetes mellitus

RL Washburn, K Mueller, G Kaur, T Moreno… - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a complex metabolic disease affecting one-third of the United
States population. It is characterized by hyperglycemia, where the hormone insulin is either …

HbA1c/C-peptide ratio is associated with angiographic thrombus burden and short-term mortality in patients presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction

K Toprak, M Kaplangöray, T Memioğlu… - Blood Coagulation & …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objectives Angiographic high thrombus burden (HTB) is associated with increased adverse
cardiovascular events in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). HbA1c …

C‐peptide in diabetes: A player in a dual hormone disorder?

A Dakroub, A Dbouk, A Asfour… - Journal of cellular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
C‐peptide, a byproduct of insulin synthesis believed to be biologically inert, is emerging as a
multifunctional molecule. C‐peptide serves an anti‐inflammatory and anti‐atherogenic role …

C-peptide and zinc delivery to erythrocytes requires the presence of albumin: implications in diabetes explored with a 3D-printed fluidic device

Y Liu, C Chen, S Summers, W Medawala… - Integrative …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
People with type 1 diabetes (T1D) must administer insulin exogenously due to the
destruction of their pancreatic β-cells. Endogenous insulin is stored in β-cell granules along …

Low O2-induced ATP release from erythrocytes of humans with type 2 diabetes is restored by physiological ratios of C-peptide and insulin

JP Richards, GLC Yosten, GR Kolar… - American Journal …, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
ATP release from erythrocytes in response to reduced oxygen (O2) tension stimulates local
vasodilation, enabling these cells to direct perfusion to areas in skeletal muscle in need of …

The dual effect of C‐peptide on cellular activation and atherosclerosis: Protective or not?

MT Alves, MMO Ortiz, GVOP Dos Reis… - Diabetes/Metabolism …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
C‐peptide is a cleavage product of proinsulin that acts on different type of cells, such as
blood and endothelial cells. C‐peptide biological effects may be different in type 1 and type …

Metabolic responses in zebrafish (Danio rerio) exposed to zinc and cadmium by nuclear magnetic resonance -based metabolomics

S Kim, D Yoon, M Lee, C Yoon, S Kim - Chemistry and Ecology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Heavy metals are common marine and soil pollutants that are mainly the result of industrial
activity, and are a threat to the environment and human health. In this study, 1H nuclear …

C‐peptide‐stimulated nitric oxide production in a cultured pulmonary artery endothelium is erythrocyte mediated and requires Zn2+

AW Giebink, PA Vogel, W Medawala… - … research and reviews, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background C‐peptide has been shown to stimulate the production of nitric oxide (NO) in
aortic endothelial cells via activation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) through an …

Synergistic effects of C-peptide and insulin on low O2-induced ATP release from human erythrocytes

JP Richards, AH Stephenson… - American Journal …, 2013 - journals.physiology.org
Erythrocytes participate in the matching of oxygen (O2) delivery with local need in skeletal
muscle via the release of O2 and the vasodilator, ATP. It was reported that a concentration of …