IL-13 improves beta-cell survival and protects against IL-1beta-induced beta-cell death
Objectives: IL-13 is a cytokine classically produced by anti-inflammatory T-helper-2 lymphocytes; it is decreased in the circulation of type 2 diabetic patients and impacts positively on liver and skeletal muscle. Although IL-13 can exert positive effects on beta-cell lines, its impact and mode of a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-02-01
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| Series: | Molecular Metabolism |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221287781500215X |