Vertebrate embryonic development requires specific signaling events that regulate cell
proliferation and differentiation to occur at the correct place and the correct time in order to …

Rates of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are rising rapidly across the globe and the impact
of this devastating disease threatens to plague the 21st century. While some contributing …

Abstract Arsenic (As), a well-known high toxic metal, is an important environmental and
industrial contaminant, and it induces oxidative stress, which causes many adverse health …

Mercuric chloride (HgCl 2) is a widespread inorganic mercury with digestive toxicity. The
pancreas is an important digestive organ in animals, and pancreatic fibrosis (PF) is a major …

Methylmercury (MeHg), a long-lasting organic pollutant, is known to induce cytotoxic effects
in mammalian cells. Epidemiological studies have suggested that environmental exposure …

Abstract hIAPP is a hormone consisting of 37 aminoacids that shows a strong tendency to
self-assemble into β-sheet-rich aggregates, which evolve to form insoluble aggregates that …

Background The global prevalence of type 2 diabetes continues to increase in both
developed and developing countries. Environmental exposure to mercury may be an …

Fasting is known to cause physiological changes in the endocrine pancreas, including
decreased insulin secretion and increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production …

Introduction The toxic effects of mercury (Hg) are involved in homeostasis of energy systems
such as lipid and glucose metabolism, and white adipose tissue dysfunction is considered …

Mercury (Hg) is a well-known heavy metal and causes various toxic effects. It is abundantly
present in fish in the form of methyl mercury (MeHg). Also, various other forms of mercury …