Inhibition of Y1 receptor signaling improves islet transplant outcome

Islet transplantation is considered one of the potential treatments for T1DM but limited islet survival and their impaired function pose limitations to this approach. Here Loh et al. show that the Y1 receptor is expressed in β- cells and inhibition of its signalling, both genetic and pharmacological...

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Main Authors: Kim Loh, Yan-Chuan Shi, Stacey Walters, Mohammed Bensellam, Kailun Lee, Katsuya Dezaki, Masanori Nakata, Chi Kin Ip, Jeng Yie Chan, Esteban N. Gurzov, Helen E. Thomas, Michaela Waibel, James Cantley, Thomas W. Kay, Toshihiko Yada, D. Ross Laybutt, Shane T. Grey, Herbert Herzog
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00624-2