Glucagon-like peptide-1 reduces pancreatic β-cell mass through hypothalamic neural pathways in high-fat diet-induced obese rats

Abstract We examined whether glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) affects β-cell mass and proliferation through neural pathways, from hepatic afferent nerves to pancreatic efferent nerves via the central nervous system, in high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obese rats. The effects of chronic administration of G...

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Main Authors: Hisae Ando, Koro Gotoh, Kansuke Fujiwara, Manabu Anai, Seiichi Chiba, Takayuki Masaki, Tetsuya Kakuma, Hirotaka Shibata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05371-4