Why does the immune system destroy pancreatic β-cells but not α-cells in type 1 diabetes?

DL Eizirik, F Szymczak, R Mallone - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2023 - nature.com
A perplexing feature of type 1 diabetes (T1D) is that the immune system destroys pancreatic
β-cells but not neighbouring α-cells, even though both β-cells and α-cells are dysfunctional …

An update on the current and emerging use of thiazolidinediones for type 2 diabetes

RV Giglio, N Papanas, AA Rizvi, M Ciaccio, AM Patti… - Medicina, 2022 - mdpi.com
Guidelines have increasingly stressed the concept that adequate glycemic control is
required to prevent or decrease the macro-and microvascular complications of type 2 …

Modulatory role of the endocannabinoidome in the pathophysiology of the gastrointestinal tract

J Lian, I Casari, M Falasca - Pharmacological Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Originating from Eastern Asia, the plant Cannabis sativa has been used for
centuries as a medicinal treatment. The unwanted psychotropic effects of one of its major …

Clinical research progress on β-cell dysfunction in T2DM development in the Chinese population

Y Chen, Q Jiang, X Xing, T Yuan, P Li - Reviews in Endocrine and …, 2024 - Springer
The prevalence of type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has increased over 10-fold in the past 40
years in China, which now has the largest T2DM population in the world. Insulin resistance …

Pancreatic β-cell senescence in diabetes: mechanisms, markers and therapies

J Cha, C Aguayo-Mazzucato… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cellular senescence is a response to a wide variety of stressors, including DNA damage,
oncogene activation and physiologic aging, and pathologically accelerated senescence …

Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) Inhibitors: Harms or Unexpected Benefits?

MM Andreea, S Surabhi, P Razvan-Ionut, C Lucia… - Medicina, 2023 - mdpi.com
There is a need for innovative pharmaceutical intervention in light of the increasing
prevalence of metabolic disease and cardiovascular disease. The kidneys' sodium-glucose …

A concerted vision to advance the knowledge of diabetes mellitus related to immune checkpoint inhibitors

MV Deligiorgi, DT Trafalis - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The rubric of immune-related (ir) diabetes mellitus (DM)(irDM) encompasses various
hyperglycemic disorders related to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICPis). Beyond sharing …

A Supportive Role of Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Insulin-Producing Langerhans Islets with a Specific Emphasis on The Secretome

RV Sionov, R Ahdut-HaCohen - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by a gradual
destruction of insulin-producing β-cells in the endocrine pancreas due to innate and specific …

[HTML][HTML] Decoding the Significance of Alpha Cell Function in the Pathophysiology of Type 1 Diabetes

J Carroll, J Chen, R Mittal, JRN Lemos, M Mittal… - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
Alpha cells in the pancreas, traditionally known for their role in secreting glucagon to
regulate blood glucose levels, are gaining recognition for their involvement in the …

In vivo models of gestational and type 2 diabetes mellitus characterized by endocrine pancreas cell impairments

SK Szlapinski, DJ Hill - Journal of Endocrinology, 2024 - joe.bioscientifica.com
Insulin resistance contributes to the development of various diseases, including type 2
diabetes and gestational diabetes. Even though gestational diabetes is specific to …