News tagged with islet cells
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Protein levels could signal that a child will develop diabetes
Decreasing blood levels of a protein that helps control inflammation may be a red flag that could help children avoid type 1 diabetes, researchers say.
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Apr 25, 2011 |
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Researchers uncover potential 'cure' for type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes could be converted to an asymptomatic, non-insulin-dependent disorder by eliminating the actions of a specific hormone, new findings by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggest.
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Jan 26, 2011 |
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A new mechanism for reversible proteasome inhibition
In their function as cellular recycling plants, proteasomes fulfill a life-sustaining role in all cells -- including cancer cells. When the proteasomes become inhibited, cells suffocate in their own waste. ...
Dec 13, 2010 |
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'Grow your own transplant' may be possible for men with type 1 diabetes
Men with type 1 diabetes may be able to grow their own insulin-producing cells from their testicular tissue, say Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) researchers who presented their findings today at the American Society ...
Dec 12, 2010 |
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Disruption of circadian rhythm could lead to diabetes
Disruption of two genes that control circadian rhythms can lead to diabetes, a researcher at UT Southwestern Medical Center has found in an animal study.
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Jul 13, 2010 |
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'Security guard' zinc is off-duty in diabetes
(PhysOrg.com) -- In type 2 diabetes, a protein called amylin forms dense clumps that shut down insulin-producing cells, wreaking havoc on the control of blood sugar. But in people without diabetes, amylin doesn't misbehave; ...
Jul 06, 2010 |
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A 1-2 punch: Embryonic cell and adult pig islet transplants cure diabetes in rats
In a step toward curing diabetes in humans, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have alleviated the disease in rats using transplants from both embryonic and adult pigs.
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Jun 29, 2010 |
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Researchers discover how insulin-producing cells increase during pregnancy
Researchers funded by JDRF have discovered that the hormone, serotonin, may be involved in the increase of insulin-producing beta cells during pregnancy. The findings reveal one of the mechanisms underlying beta cell expansion ...
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Jun 28, 2010 |
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Gestational diabetes linked to serotonin and dietary protein
The cause of diabetes during pregnancy is directly controlled by serotonin, a chemical produced by the body and normally known as a neurotransmitter, and is influenced by the amount of protein in the mother's diet early in ...
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Jun 27, 2010 |
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Consistent and successful islet isolations offer diabetes hope
A team of researchers from several collaborating Baylor University research centers and from Japan's Okayama Graduate School of Medicine have found a way to more consistently isolate pancreatic islet cells from brain dead ...
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Jun 03, 2010 |
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Bone marrow cells produce nerve growth factor and promote angiogenesis around transplanted islets
Islet transplantation is a promising treatment for type 1 diabetes mellitus. The promotion of angiogenesis is an important endeavor to prevent islet graft failure. Endothelial precursor cells (EPCs), a heterogeneous group ...
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Apr 01, 2010 |
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Scientists map out regulatory regions of genome, hot spots for diabetes genes
Together with colleagues in Barcelona, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have generated a complete map of the areas of the genome that control which genes are "turned on" or "off." The discovery, ...
Feb 02, 2010 |
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Preventing pancreatic islet loss after transplantation
Although transplantation of pancreatic islets is an attractive way to treat type 1 diabetes, early islet loss soon after transplantation has limited its clinical use. By studying islet transplantation in a mouse model of ...
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Feb 02, 2010 |
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Use of pancreatic islets show promise in diabetes research, treatments
The use of pancreatic islets (hormone-producing cells) is increasing in diabetes research and may play an important role in future treatments, according to an article in the April 15 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on diabet ...
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Apr 14, 2009 |
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Stem cells crucial to diabetes cure in mice
More than five years ago, Dr. Lawrence C.B. Chan and colleagues in his Baylor College of Medicine laboratory cured mice with type 1 diabetes by using a gene to induce liver cells to make insulin.
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