Pancreatic β cell regeneration : To β or not to β

Diabetes is a major worldwide health problem which results from the loss and/or dysfunction of pancreatic insulin-producing β cells in the pancreas. Therefore, there is great interest in understanding the endogenous capacity of β cells to regenerate under normal or pathological conditions, with the goal of restoring functional β cell mass in patients with diabetes. Here, we summarize the current status of β cell regeneration research, which has been broadly divided into three in vivo mechanisms: 1. proliferation of existing β cells; 2. neogenesis of β cells from adult ductal progenitors; and 3. transdifferentiation of other cell types into β cells. We discuss the evidence and controversies for each mechanism in mice and humans, as well as the prospect of using these approaches for the treatment of diabetes.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Current opinion in physiology - 14(2020) vom: 11. Apr., Seite 13-20

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Guney, Michelle A [VerfasserIn]
Lorberbaum, David S [VerfasserIn]
Sussel, Lori [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Beta cell regeneration
Beta cells
Diabetes
Insulin
Journal Article
Pancreatic islet

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Date Revised 02.04.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.cophys.2019.10.019

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM314376623