The pathogenic “symphony” in type 1 diabetes: A disorder of the immune system, β cells, and exocrine pancreas

MA Atkinson, RG Mirmira - Cell Metabolism, 2023 - cell.com
Summary Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is widely considered to result from the autoimmune
destruction of insulin-producing β cells. This concept has been a central tenet for decades of …

[HTML][HTML] Hyperinsulinemia in obesity, inflammation, and cancer

AMY Zhang, EA Wellberg, JL Kopp… - … & metabolism journal, 2021 - synapse.koreamed.org
The relative insufficiency of insulin secretion and/or insulin action causes diabetes.
However, obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus can be associated with an absolute increase …

The human islet: mini-organ with mega-impact

JT Walker, DC Saunders, M Brissova… - Endocrine …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
This review focuses on the human pancreatic islet—including its structure, cell composition,
development, function, and dysfunction. After providing a historical timeline of key …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 cell entry factors ACE2 and TMPRSS2 are expressed in the microvasculature and ducts of human pancreas but are not enriched in β cells

KC Coate, J Cha, S Shrestha, W Wang, LM Gonçalves… - Cell metabolism, 2020 - cell.com
Isolated reports of new-onset diabetes in individuals with COVID-19 have led to the
hypothesis that SARS-CoV-2 is directly cytotoxic to pancreatic islet β cells. This would …

Genetic evidence for different adiposity phenotypes and their opposing influences on ectopic fat and risk of cardiometabolic disease

S Martin, M Cule, N Basty, J Tyrrell, RN Beaumont… - Diabetes, 2021 - Am Diabetes Assoc
To understand the causal role of adiposity and ectopic fat in type 2 diabetes and
cardiometabolic diseases, we aimed to identify two clusters of adiposity genetic variants …

Unravelling checkpoint inhibitor associated autoimmune diabetes: from bench to bedside

L Wu, VHM Tsang, SC Sasson, AM Menzies… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Immune checkpoint inhibitors have transformed the landscape of oncological therapy, but at
the price of a new array of immune related adverse events. Among these is β-cell failure …

Exocrine-endocrine crosstalk: The influence of pancreatic cellular communications on organ growth, function and disease

DL Overton, TL Mastracci - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Diabetes mellitus, a disease that affects nearly 536.6 million people worldwide, is
characterized by the death or dysfunction of insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas …

Localization of enteroviral RNA within the pancreas in donors with T1D and T1D-associated autoantibodies

S Geravandi, S Richardson, A Pugliese, K Maedler - Cell Reports Medicine, 2021 - cell.com
Enteroviral infections have been associated with autoimmunity and type 1 diabetes (T1D),
but reliable methods to ascertain localization of single infected cells in the pancreas were …

Exocrine pancreas in type 1 and type 2 diabetes: different patterns of fibrosis, metaplasia, angiopathy, and adiposity

JJ Wright, A Eskaros, A Windon, R Bottino… - Diabetes, 2024 - diabetesjournals.org
The endocrine and exocrine compartments of the pancreas are spatially related but
functionally distinct. Multiple diseases affect both compartments, including type 1 diabetes …

Exocrine pancreatic enzymes are a serological biomarker for type 1 diabetes staging and pancreas size

JJ Ross, CH Wasserfall, R Bacher, DJ Perry… - Diabetes, 2021 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Exocrine pancreas abnormalities are increasingly recognized as features of type 1 diabetes.
We previously reported reduced serum trypsinogen levels and in a separate study, smaller …