Browsing articles in "beta cell"

Diabetes: Conversion of Alpha-cells into Beta-cells

Jul 18, 2012 // by Team FPS // alpha cell, beta cell, diabetes, General, insulin, mellitus, pancreas, polyunsaturated fats, PUFA, regeneration, streaming // Comments Off

Also see: The Streaming Organism The Randle Cycle Stem Cells. 2010 Sep;28(9):1630-8. Pancreatic β-cell neogenesis by direct conversion from mature α-cells. Chung CH, Hao E, Piran R, Keinan E, Levine F. Because type 1 and type 2 diabetes are characterized by loss of β-cells, β-cell regeneration has garnered great interest as an approach to diabetes [...]

Bisphenol A (BPA), Estrogen, and Diabetes

Feb 17, 2012 // by Team FPS // beta cell, bisphenol a, blood sugar, BPA, diabetes, diabetes mellitus, dioxins, endocrine disruptors, estradiol, estrogen, estrogen mimicer, General, glucose, insulin resistance, obesity, pancreas, Phthalates, plastic, type 2 // Comments Off

Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2011 Dec 31. [Epub ahead of print] Bisphenol-A acts as a potent estrogen via non-classical estrogen triggered pathways. Alonso-Magdalena P, Ropero AB, Soriano S, García-Arévalo M, Ripoll C, Fuentes E, Quesada I, Nadal A. Bisphenol-A (BPA) is an estrogenic monomer commonly used in the manufacture of numerous consumer products such as food [...]