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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Silvia Casas Fontdevila
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-2253 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Casas Sílvia S Gomis Ramon R Gribble Fiona M FM Altirriba Jordi J Knuutila Sakari S Novials Anna A
Diabetes 20070611 9
<h4>Objective</h4>Human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) aggregation plays a major role in the development of islet amyloidosis in type 2 diabetes. It is known that extracellular hIAPP oligomers are toxic to pancreatic beta-cells and associated with apoptosis. We therefore investigated the molecular mechanism by which extracellular hIAPP mediates pancreatic beta-cell apoptosis.<h4>Research design and methods</h4>MIN6 cells and primary cultures of human pancreatic islets were treated with freshl ...[more]