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Wagner BK. Small-molecule discovery in the pancreatic beta cell. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2022; 68:102150. [PMID: 35487100 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2022.102150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The pancreatic beta cell is the only cell type in the body responsible for insulin secretion, and thus plays a unique role in the control of glucose homeostasis. The loss of beta-cell mass and function plays an important role in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Thus, using chemical biology to identify small molecules targeting the beta cell could be an important component to developing future therapeutics for diabetes. This strategy provides an attractive path toward increasing beta-cell numbers in vivo. A regenerative strategy involves enhancing proliferation, differentiation, or neogenesis. On the other hand, protecting beta cells from cell death, or improving maturity and function, could preserve beta-cell mass. Here, we discuss the current state of chemical matter available to study beta-cell regeneration, and how they were discovered.
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- Bridget K Wagner
- Chemical Biology and Therapeutics Science Program, Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
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Oxidative Stress in Cytokine-Induced Dysfunction of the Pancreatic Beta Cell: Known Knowns and Known Unknowns. Metabolites 2020; 10:metabo10120480. [PMID: 33255484 PMCID: PMC7759861 DOI: 10.3390/metabo10120480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Compelling evidence from earlier studies suggests that the pancreatic beta cell is inherently weak in its antioxidant defense mechanisms to face the burden of protecting itself against the increased intracellular oxidative stress following exposure to proinflammatory cytokines. Recent evidence implicates novel roles for nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidases (Noxs) as contributors to the excessive intracellular oxidative stress and damage under metabolic stress conditions. This review highlights the existing evidence on the regulatory roles of at least three forms of Noxs, namely Nox1, Nox2, and Nox4, in the cascade of events leading to islet beta cell dysfunction, specifically under the duress of chronic exposure to cytokines. Potential crosstalk between key signaling pathways (e.g., inducible nitric oxide synthase [iNOS] and Noxs) in the generation and propagation of reactive molecules and metabolites leading to mitochondrial damage and cell apoptosis is discussed. Available data accrued in investigations involving small-molecule inhibitors and antioxidant protein expression methods as tools toward the prevention of cytokine-induced oxidative damage are reviewed. Lastly, current knowledge gaps in this field, and possible avenues for future research are highlighted.
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Bovolini A, Garcia J, Silva AF, Andrade MA, Duarte JA. Islets of Langerhans phenotype alterations induced by fatty diet and physical activity levels in Wistar rats. Nutrition 2020; 79-80:110838. [PMID: 32569951 DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2020.110838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Revised: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Physical inactivity (PIn) and a fatty diet (FD) are closely linked to development of metabolic syndrome (MetS), overloading the endocrine pancreas seeking energy homeostasis. However, the relative contribution of FD and PIn to the pancreatic overload is unknown. The aim of this study was to verify the isolated and conjugated influence of FD and PIn in the islets of Langer hans (islets) structure and function related to overload in Wistar rats. METHODS Male Wistar rats were divided into four groups (n = 10/group): active groups, fed with fat (AFD) or standard (ASD) diet; and physically inactive groups, fed with fat (SFD) or standard (SSD) diet for 21 wk. Glucose tolerance (GT) and insulin sensitivity (IS) were assessed before sacrifice. Retroperitoneal adipose tissue and pancreas were weighted (PW), and pancreas samples processed for histologic analyses. RESULTS Only the FD-fed animals presented MS. Compared with standard diet, FD impaired GT and IS, decreased PW, and enlarged islets dimensions, with islets cellular death, inflammatory response, and enhanced collagen content, which were attenuated in AFD. Independent of the diet, PIn groups presented higher amounts of islets connective tissue, but without influence on inflammatory reaction and cellular death. The GT impairment was higher in the FD-fed groups, whereas the decreased IS was more pronounced in the PIn groups. CONCLUSION FD induced MS with detrimental effects on pancreas overload, inducing islets morphologic and functional maladaptation, which were attenuated in active animals. Physical activity was not able to prevent FD-induced MS. FD showed a negative influence on GT, whereas PIn mainly affected IS.
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- Antonio Bovolini
- CIAFEL Laboratory of Biochemistry and Experimental Morphology, Sports Faculty, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- CITAB Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environment and Biological Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal.
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- Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- CIAFEL Laboratory of Biochemistry and Experimental Morphology, Sports Faculty, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Touati-Jallabe Y, Tintillier T, Mauchauffée E, Boucher JL, Leroy J, Ramassamy B, Hamzé A, Mezghenna K, Bouzekrini A, Verna C, Martinez J, Lajoix AD, Hernandez JF. Solid-Phase Synthesis of Substrate-Based Dipeptides and Heterocyclic Pseudo-dipeptides as Potential NO Synthase Inhibitors. ChemMedChem 2020; 15:517-531. [PMID: 32027778 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201900659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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More than 160 arginine analogues modified on the C-terminus via either an amide bond or a heterocyclic moiety (1,2,4-oxadiazole, 1,3,4-oxadiazole and 1,2,4-triazole) were prepared as potential inhibitors of NO synthases (NOS). A methodology involving formation of a thiocitrulline intermediate linked through its side-chain on a solid support followed by modification of its carboxylate group was developed. Finally, the side-chain thiourea group was either let unchanged, S-alkylated (Me, Et) or guanidinylated (Me, Et) to yield respectively after TFA treatment the corresponding thiocitrulline, S-Me/Et-isothiocitrulline and N-Me/Et-arginine substrate analogues. They all were tested against three recombinant NOS isoforms. Several compounds containing a S-Et- or a S-Me-Itc moiety and mainly belonging to both the dipeptide-like and 1,2,4-oxadiazole series were shown to inhibit nNOS and iNOS with IC50 in the 1-50 μM range. Spectral studies confirmed that these new compounds interacted at the heme active site. The more active compounds were found to inhibit intra-cellular iNOS expressed in RAW264.7 and INS-1 cells with similar efficiency than the reference compounds L-NIL and SEIT.
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- Youness Touati-Jallabe
- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, Université Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Faculté de Pharmacie, 34000, Montpellier, France.,Avara Pharmaceutical Services, Boucherville, QC, J4B 7 K8, Canada
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, Université Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Faculté de Pharmacie, 34000, Montpellier, France.,Asymptote Project Management, 1 rue Edisson, 69500, Bron, France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, Université Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Faculté de Pharmacie, 34000, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie et Biochimie Pharmacologiques et Toxicologiques UMR8601, CNRS, Université Paris-Descartes, 45 rue des Saints Pères, 75270, Paris Cedex 06, France
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- Centre Biocommunication en Cardio-métabolique, Université Montpellier, Faculté de Pharmacie, 34000, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie et Biochimie Pharmacologiques et Toxicologiques UMR8601, CNRS, Université Paris-Descartes, 45 rue des Saints Pères, 75270, Paris Cedex 06, France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, Université Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Faculté de Pharmacie, 34000, Montpellier, France.,Current address: BioCIS, UMR 8076, CNRS, Université Paris Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 92296, Châtenay-Malabry, France
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- Centre Biocommunication en Cardio-métabolique, Université Montpellier, Faculté de Pharmacie, 34000, Montpellier, France
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- Centre Biocommunication en Cardio-métabolique, Université Montpellier, Faculté de Pharmacie, 34000, Montpellier, France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, Université Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Faculté de Pharmacie, 34000, Montpellier, France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, Université Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Faculté de Pharmacie, 34000, Montpellier, France
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- Centre Biocommunication en Cardio-métabolique, Université Montpellier, Faculté de Pharmacie, 34000, Montpellier, France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, Université Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Faculté de Pharmacie, 34000, Montpellier, France
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Du W, Zhao S, Gao F, Wei M, An J, Jia K, Li F, Zhu L, Hao J. IFN-γ/mTORC1 decreased Rab11 in Schwann cells of diabetic peripheral neuropathy, inhibiting cell proliferation via GLUT1 downregulation. J Cell Physiol 2020; 235:5764-5776. [PMID: 31970777 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.29510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is the most common complication of diabetes mellitus. Rab11 is conserved gene-regulating vesicle traffic and reported to be involved in the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus by affecting insulin sensitivity. We aimed to investigate the role of Rab11 in the pathogenesis of DPN. In this study, Rab11 expression decreased in the sciatic nerves of diabetic mice with impaired conduction function versus those of normal mice. In vitro experiment revealed interferon-γ (IFN-γ), not high glucose and interleukin 1β was the main factor to lead to Rab11 downregulation in RSC96 cells. Again, both Rab11 knockdown and IFN-γ treatment caused cell viability inhibition and the decrease in BrdU-positive cells. In contrast, overexpression of Rab11 reversed IFN-γ-reduced cell proliferation. Furthermore, mTORC1 not mTORC2 was proven to be suppressed by IFN-γ treatment in RSC96 cells, indicated in decreased phospho-p70S6K. Inhibition of the mTORC1 pathway resulted in Rab11 expression downregulation in RSC96 cells. Activation of the mTORC1 pathway effectively prevented IFN-γ-reduced Rab11 expression in RSC96 cells. Also, glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1) was found to be downregulated in RSC96 cells with Rab11 silence and overexpression of GLUT1 reversed Rab11 blocking-caused proliferation inhibition. Taken together, our findings suggest that IFN-γ decreases Rab11 expression via the inhibition of the mTORC1 signaling pathway, causing reduced cell proliferation in Schwann cells of DPN by GLUT1 downregulation.
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- Wei Du
- Department of Pathology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Pathology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Pathology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Pathology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Pathology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Pathology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Electromyogram, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Pathology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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Abdellatif AM, Jensen Smith H, Harms RZ, Sarvetnick NE. Human Islet Response to Selected Type 1 Diabetes-Associated Bacteria: A Transcriptome-Based Study. Front Immunol 2019; 10:2623. [PMID: 31781116 PMCID: PMC6857727 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic autoimmune disease that results from destruction of pancreatic β-cells. T1D subjects were recently shown to harbor distinct intestinal microbiome profiles. Based on these findings, the role of gut bacteria in T1D is being intensively investigated. The mechanism connecting intestinal microbial homeostasis with the development of T1D is unknown. Specific gut bacteria such as Bacteroides dorei (BD) and Ruminococcus gnavus (RG) show markedly increased abundance prior to the development of autoimmunity. One hypothesis is that these bacteria might traverse the damaged gut barrier, and their constituents elicit a response from human islets that causes metabolic abnormalities and inflammation. We have tested this hypothesis by exposing human islets to BD and RG in vitro, after which RNA-Seq analysis was performed. The bacteria altered expression of many islet genes. The commonly upregulated genes by these bacteria were cytokines, chemokines and enzymes, suggesting a significant effect of gut bacteria on islet antimicrobial and biosynthetic pathways. Additionally, each bacteria displayed a unique set of differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Ingenuity pathway analysis of DEGs revealed that top activated pathways and diseases included TREM1 signaling and inflammatory response, illustrating the ability of bacteria to induce islet inflammation. The increased levels of selected factors were confirmed using immunoblotting and ELISA methods. Our data demonstrate that islets produce a complex anti-bacterial response. The response includes both symbiotic and pathogenic aspects. Both oxidative damage and leukocyte recruitment factors were prominent, which could induce beta cell damage and subsequent autoimmunity.
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- Ahmed M. Abdellatif
- Department of Surgery-Transplant, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
- Mary and Dick Holland Regenerative Medicine Program, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
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- Department of Surgery-Transplant, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
- Mary and Dick Holland Regenerative Medicine Program, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
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- Department of Surgery-Transplant, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
- Mary and Dick Holland Regenerative Medicine Program, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
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Shi JB, Chen LZ, Wang BS, Huang X, Jiao MM, Liu MM, Tang WJ, Liu XH. Novel Pyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidine as Potent and Orally Active Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase (iNOS) Dimerization Inhibitor with Efficacy in Rheumatoid Arthritis Mouse Model. J Med Chem 2019; 62:4013-4031. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Jing Bo Shi
- School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, P. R. China
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Zhong L, Tran T, Baguley TD, Lee SJ, Henke A, To A, Li S, Yu S, Grieco FA, Roland J, Schultz PG, Eizirik DL, Rogers N, Chartterjee AK, Tremblay MS, Shen W. A novel inhibitor of inducible NOS dimerization protects against cytokine-induced rat beta cell dysfunction. Br J Pharmacol 2018; 175:3470-3485. [PMID: 29888783 PMCID: PMC6086989 DOI: 10.1111/bph.14388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2017] [Revised: 05/14/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Beta cell apoptosis is a major feature of type 1 diabetes, and pro-inflammatory cytokines are key drivers of the deterioration of beta cell mass through induction of apoptosis. Mitochondrial stress plays a critical role in mediating apoptosis by releasing cytochrome C into the cytoplasm, directly activating caspase-9 and its downstream signalling cascade. We aimed to identify new compounds that protect beta cells from cytokine-induced activation of the intrinsic (mitochondrial) pathway of apoptosis. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Diabetogenic media, composed of IL-1β, IFN-γ and high glucose, were used to induce mitochondrial stress in rat insulin-producing INS1E cells, and a high-content image-based screen of small molecule modulators of Casp9 pathway was performed. KEY RESULTS A novel small molecule, ATV399, was identified from a high-content image-based screen for compounds that inhibit cleaved caspase-9 activation and subsequent beta cell apoptosis induced by a combination of IL-1β, IFN-γ and high glucose, which together mimic the pathogenic diabetic milieu. Through medicinal chemistry optimization, potency was markedly improved (6-30 fold), with reduced inhibitory effects on CYP3A4. Improved analogues, such as CAT639, improved beta cell viability and insulin secretion in cytokine-treated rat insulin-producing INS1E cells and primary dispersed islet cells. Mechanistically, CAT639 reduced the production of NO by allosterically inhibiting dimerization of inducible NOS (iNOS) without affecting its mRNA levels. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS Taken together, these studies demonstrate a successful phenotypic screening campaign resulting in identification of an inhibitor of iNOS dimerization that protects beta cell viability and function through modulation of mitochondrial stress induced by cytokines.
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- Linlin Zhong
- California Institute for Biomedical Research (Calibr)La JollaCA92037USA
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- California Institute for Biomedical Research (Calibr)La JollaCA92037USA
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- California Institute for Biomedical Research (Calibr)La JollaCA92037USA
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- California Institute for Biomedical Research (Calibr)La JollaCA92037USA
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- California Institute for Biomedical Research (Calibr)La JollaCA92037USA
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- California Institute for Biomedical Research (Calibr)La JollaCA92037USA
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- California Institute for Biomedical Research (Calibr)La JollaCA92037USA
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- California Institute for Biomedical Research (Calibr)La JollaCA92037USA
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- ULB Center for Diabetes ResearchUniversite´ Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)Brussels1070Belgium
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- California Institute for Biomedical Research (Calibr)La JollaCA92037USA
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- California Institute for Biomedical Research (Calibr)La JollaCA92037USA
- Department of ChemistryThe Scripps Research InstituteLa JollaCA92037USA
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- ULB Center for Diabetes ResearchUniversite´ Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)Brussels1070Belgium
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- California Institute for Biomedical Research (Calibr)La JollaCA92037USA
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- California Institute for Biomedical Research (Calibr)La JollaCA92037USA
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