Metabolic regulation of GLP-1 and PC1/3 in pancreatic α-cell line.

An intra-islet incretin system has been recently suggested to operate through modulation of the expression and activity of proconvertase 1/3 and 2 (PC1/3, PC2) in pancreatic alpha-cell accounting for local release of GLP-1. Little is known, whether this alpha-cell activity can be affected by the met...

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Main Authors: Veronica Sancho, Giuseppe Daniele, Daniela Lucchesi, Roberto Lupi, Annamaria Ciccarone, Giuseppe Penno, Cristina Bianchi, Angela Dardano, Roberto Miccoli, Stefano Del Prato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5679617?pdf=render