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SUBMITTER: Montane J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5690378 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Montane Joel J de Pablo Sara S Castaño Carlos C Rodríguez-Comas Júlia J Cadavez Lisa L Obach Mercè M Visa Montse M Alcarraz-Vizán Gema G Sanchez-Martinez Melchor M Nonell-Canals Alfons A Parrizas Marcelina M Servitja Joan-Marc JM Novials Anna A
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 20170815 12
Human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) aggregation is associated with β-cell dysfunction and death in type 2 diabetes (T2D). we aimed to determine whether <i>in vivo</i> treatment with chemical chaperone 4-phenylbutyrate (PBA) ameliorates hIAPP-induced β-cell dysfunction and islet amyloid formation. Oral administration of PBA in hIAPP transgenic (hIAPP Tg) mice expressing hIAPP in pancreatic β cells counteracted impaired glucose homeostasis and restored glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. Mor ...[more]