New work reported in Developmental Cell by researchers at Johns Hopkins University has demonstrated that a protein known to control nerve cell development also acts on the pancreas, prompting the ...

In patients with diabetes, insulin release from pancreatic β-cells is reduced due to altered islet structure and function. Here, Brereton et al. show that elevated blood glucose underlies these ...

Scientists have in two recent studies shown that a receptor called ALK7 plays important roles in the regulation of body fat deposition as well as the release of insulin from beta-cells in the ...

“We have shown in animal studies that removing the ALK7 receptor improves insulin release by beta-cells in the pancreas, and at the same time decreases fat deposition in situations of high ...

The study demonstrates that the regulated secretion of mucins and insulin is biphasic, meaning a first rapid release of pre-docked granules is followed by a second, slower release of granules from ...

In diabetes, tiny clusters of insulin-producing "beta cells" in the pancreas don't produce enough of the hormone to keep people healthy, and their blood glucose levels climb. Perhaps ...

Insulin and related peptides are key hormonal integrators of growth and metabolism in vertebrates. Recently, the amino acid and DNA sequences of insulin-related peptides in invertebrates have become ...

The beta cells can be zapped on demand to release insulin, controlled either by the patient, their doctor, or automatically at preset times.

Effect of Mutations in the Gene Encoding Glucokinase on the Threshold for Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Release.

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