Lessons from basic pancreatic beta cell research in type-2 diabetes and vascular complications
(2017) In Diabetology International 8(2). p.139-152- Abstract
- The changes in life-style with increased access of food and reduced physical activity have resulted in the global epidemic of obesity. Consequently, individuals with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease have also escalated. A central organ in the development of diabetes is the pancreas, and more specifically the pancreatic beta cells within the islets of Langerhans. Beta cells have been assigned the important task of secreting insulin when blood glucose is increased to lower the glucose level. An early sign of diabetes pathogenesis is lack of first phase insulin response and reduced second phase secretion. In this review, which is based on the foreign investigator award lecture given at the JSDC meeting in Sendai in October 2016, we... (More)
- The changes in life-style with increased access of food and reduced physical activity have resulted in the global epidemic of obesity. Consequently, individuals with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease have also escalated. A central organ in the development of diabetes is the pancreas, and more specifically the pancreatic beta cells within the islets of Langerhans. Beta cells have been assigned the important task of secreting insulin when blood glucose is increased to lower the glucose level. An early sign of diabetes pathogenesis is lack of first phase insulin response and reduced second phase secretion. In this review, which is based on the foreign investigator award lecture given at the JSDC meeting in Sendai in October 2016, we discuss a possible cellular explanation for the reduced first phase insulin response and how this can be influenced by lipids. Moreover, since patients with cardiovascular disease and high levels of cholesterol are often treated with statins, we summarize recent data regarding effects on statins on glucose homeostasis and insulin secretion. Finally, we suggest microRNAs (miRNAs) as central players in the adjustment of beta cell function during the development of diabetes. We specifically discuss miRNAs regarding their involvement in insulin secretion regulation, differential expression in type 2 diabetes, and potential as biomarkers for prediction of diabetes and cardiovascular complications. (Less)
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- Eliasson, Lena
LU
; Esguerra, Jonathan Lou S. LU
and Wendt, Anna LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2017
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- MicroRNA, Type 2 diabetes mellitus, Pancreatic beta cell, Insulin secretion, Obesity, Statins
- in
- Diabetology International
- volume
- 8
- issue
- 2
- pages
- 139 - 152
- publisher
- Springer
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- scopus:85019704436
- wos:000405699500003
- ISSN
- 2190-1686
- DOI
- 10.1007/s13340-017-0304-4
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- This invited review is based on the plenary lecture of the same title given by Prof. Lena Eliasson on the occasion of receiving the Outstanding Foreign Investigator Award during the 31st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Diabetes Complications held in Sendai City, Japan on 7-8 October 2016.
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