Angiotensin II induces cholesterol accumulation and impairs insulin secretion by regulating ABCA1 in beta cells

In pancreatic β cells, ABCA1, a 254 kDa membrane protein, affects cholesterol homeostasis and insulin secretion. Angiotensin II, as the main effector of the renin–angiotensin system, decreases glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS). We examined the effect of angiotensin II on ABCA1 expression i...

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Main Authors: Jingya Lyu, Hitomi Imachi, Kensaku Fukunaga, Seisuke Sato, Tomohiro Ibata, Toshihiro Kobayashi, Tao Dong, Takuo Yoshimoto, Kazuko Yonezaki, Hiromi Nagata, Hisakazu Iwama, Koji Murao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520341821