Glucagon-like peptide-1 induced signaling and insulin secretion do not drive fuel and energy metabolism in primary rodent pancreatic beta-cells.

BACKGROUND:Glucagon like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and its analogue exendin-4 (Ex-4) enhance glucose stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) and activate various signaling pathways in pancreatic beta-cells, in particular cAMP, Ca(2+) and protein kinase-B (PKB/Akt). In many cells these signals activate intermedi...

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Main Authors: Marie-Line Peyot, Joshua P Gray, Julien Lamontagne, Peter J S Smith, George G Holz, S R Murthy Madiraju, Marc Prentki, Emma Heart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2704866?pdf=render

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