Zebrafish as a model for obesity and diabetes

L Zang, LA Maddison, W Chen - Frontiers in cell and developmental …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Obesity and diabetes now considered global epidemics. The prevalence rates of diabetes
are increasing in parallel with the rates of obesity and the strong connection between these …

The beta cell in type 2 diabetes

AA Christensen, M Gannon - Current diabetes reports, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This review summarizes the alterations in the β-cell observed in
type 2 diabetes (T2D), focusing on changes in β-cell identity and mass and changes …

Artemisinins target GABAA receptor signaling and impair α cell identity

J Li, T Casteels, T Frogne, C Ingvorsen, C Honore… - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
Type 1 diabetes is characterized by the destruction of pancreatic β cells, and generating
new insulin-producing cells from other cell types is a major aim of regenerative medicine …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell transcriptome profiling reveals β cell maturation in stem cell-derived islets after transplantation

P Augsornworawat, KG Maxwell, L Velazco-Cruz… - Cell reports, 2020 - cell.com
Human pluripotent stem cells differentiated to insulin-secreting β cells (SC-β cells) in islet
organoids could provide an unlimited cell source for diabetes cell replacement therapy …

Ameliorative Effects of Probiotic Lactobacillus paracasei NL41 on Insulin Sensitivity, Oxidative Stress, and Beta‐Cell Function in a Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Rat Model

Z Zeng, Q Yuan, R Yu, J Zhang, H Ma… - Molecular nutrition & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Scope The present study aims to assess the antidiabetic effect of Lactobacillus paracasei
strain NL41 and its potential mechanisms in rats with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) …

Decoding pancreatic endocrine cell differentiation and β cell regeneration in zebrafish

J Mi, KC Liu, O Andersson - Science Advances, 2023 - science.org
In contrast to mice, zebrafish have an exceptional yet elusive ability to replenish lost β cells
in adulthood. Understanding this framework would provide mechanistic insights for β cell …

Single-cell mass cytometry analysis of the human endocrine pancreas

YJ Wang, ML Golson, J Schug, D Traum, C Liu, K Vivek… - Cell metabolism, 2016 - cell.com
The human endocrine pancreas consists of multiple cell types and plays a critical role in
glucose homeostasis. Here, we apply mass cytometry technology to measure all major islet …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic single-cell analysis provides new insights into heterogeneity and plasticity of the pancreas

S Tritschler, FJ Theis, H Lickert, A Böttcher - Molecular Metabolism, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Diabetes mellitus is characterized by loss or dysfunction of insulin-producing β-
cells in the pancreas, resulting in failure of blood glucose regulation and devastating …

High fat diet induces microbiota-dependent silencing of enteroendocrine cells

L Ye, O Mueller, J Bagwell, M Bagnat, RA Liddle… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
Enteroendocrine cells (EECs) are specialized sensory cells in the intestinal epithelium that
sense and transduce nutrient information. Consumption of dietary fat contributes to …

Cerebrovascular injuries induce lymphatic invasion into brain parenchyma to guide vascular regeneration in zebrafish

J Chen, J He, R Ni, Q Yang, Y Zhang, L Luo - Developmental Cell, 2019 - cell.com
Damage to regional cerebrovascular networks and neuronal tissues occurs during acute
cerebrovascular diseases, such as ischemic stroke. The promotion of vascular regeneration …