Endogenous pancreatic β cell regeneration: a potential strategy for the recovery of β cell deficiency in diabetes

F Zhong, Y Jiang - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Endogenous pancreatic β cell regeneration is a potential strategy for β cell expansion or
neogenesis to treat diabetes. Regeneration can occur through stimulation of existing β cell …

Adipose tissue secretion pattern influences β-cell wellness in the transition from obesity to type 2 diabetes

G Biondi, N Marrano, A Borrelli, M Rella… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The dysregulation of the β-cell functional mass, which is a reduction in the number of β-cells
and their ability to secure adequate insulin secretion, represents a key mechanistic factor …

Redox regulation of m6A methyltransferase METTL3 in β-cells controls the innate immune response in type 1 diabetes

DF De Jesus, Z Zhang, NK Brown, X Li, L Xiao, J Hu… - Nature cell …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is characterized by the destruction of pancreatic β-cells.
Several observations have renewed the interest in β-cell RNA sensors and editors. Here, we …

[HTML][HTML] Fasting-mimicking diet promotes Ngn3-driven β-cell regeneration to reverse diabetes

CW Cheng, V Villani, R Buono, M Wei, S Kumar… - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
Stem-cell-based therapies can potentially reverse organ dysfunction and diseases, but the
removal of impaired tissue and activation of a program leading to organ regeneration pose …

m6A mRNA methylation regulates human β-cell biology in physiological states and in type 2 diabetes

DF De Jesus, Z Zhang, S Kahraman, NK Brown… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The regulation of islet cell biology is critical for glucose homeostasis. N 6-methyladenosine
(m6A) is the most abundant internal messenger RNA (mRNA) modification in mammals …

Inhibition of DYRK1A stimulates human β-cell proliferation

E Dirice, D Walpita, A Vetere, BC Meier… - Diabetes, 2016 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Restoring functional β-cell mass is an important therapeutic goal for both type 1 and type 2
diabetes. While proliferation of existing β-cells is the primary means of β-cell replacement in …

SerpinB1 promotes pancreatic β cell proliferation

A El Ouaamari, E Dirice, N Gedeon, J Hu, JY Zhou… - Cell metabolism, 2016 - cell.com
Although compensatory islet hyperplasia in response to insulin resistance is a recognized
feature in diabetes, the factor (s) that promote β cell proliferation have been elusive. We …

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 …

E2F1 transcription factor mediates a link between fat and islets to promote β cell proliferation in response to acute insulin resistance

J Shirakawa, Y Togashi, G Basile, T Okuyama, R Inoue… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
Prevention or amelioration of declining β cell mass is a potential strategy to cure diabetes.
Here, we report the pathways utilized by β cells to robustly replicate in response to acute …

Insights into beta cell regeneration for diabetes via integration of molecular landscapes in human insulinomas

H Wang, A Bender, P Wang, E Karakose… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Although diabetes results in part from a deficiency of normal pancreatic beta cells, inducing
human beta cells to regenerate is difficult. Reasoning that insulinomas hold the “genomic …