Islet amyloid polypeptide aggregation is a local trigger for pancreatic islet inflammation

Patients with type 2 diabetes experience an inevitable deterioration of glycemic control leading to long-term complications and dependence on exogenous insulin. Amyloid deposition, macrophage infiltration, and upregulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines are common pathological features of both type 2...

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Main Author: Westwell-Roper, Clara Yolande
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/46729