Novel insulin sensitizer modulates nutrient sensing pathways and maintains β-cell phenotype in human islets.

Major bottlenecks in the expansion of human β-cell mass are limited proliferation, loss of β-cell phenotype, and increased apoptosis. In our previous studies, activation of Wnt and mTOR signaling significantly enhanced human β-cell proliferation. However, isolated human islets displayed insulin sign...

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Main Authors: Nidhi Rohatgi, Haytham Aly, Connie A Marshall, William G McDonald, Rolf F Kletzien, Jerry R Colca, Michael L McDaniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3641131?pdf=render