Neratinib protects pancreatic beta cells in diabetes

Type 1 as well as type 2 diabetes are characterized by a loss of insulin-producing β-cells. Here the authors show that the FDA-approved drug neratinib has beneficial effects on β-cell survival, insulin secretion, and glycemic control in mouse models of diabetes.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Amin Ardestani, Sijia Li, Karthika Annamalai, Blaz Lupse, Shirin Geravandi, Aleksandra Dobrowolski, Shan Yu, Siying Zhu, Tyler D. Baguley, Murali Surakattula, Janina Oetjen, Lena Hauberg-Lotte, Raquel Herranz, Sushil Awal, Delsi Altenhofen, Van Nguyen-Tran, Sean Joseph, Peter G. Schultz, Arnab K. Chatterjee, Nikki Rogers, Matthew S. Tremblay, Weijun Shen, Kathrin Maedler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12880-5