| Vol. 14.29 – 1 August, 2023 |
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| Independent predictors of sustained stabilization were the change in beta-cell function during induction, and changes in hepatic insulin resistance and alanine aminotransferase during maintenance. [Nature Communications] |
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PUBLICATIONSRanked by the impact factor of the journal |
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| Investigators showed that factor(s) derived from β cells stimulated platelet activity and platelets selectively localized to the vascular endothelium of pancreatic islets. [EMBO Molecular Medicine] |
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| The lack of Hpa2 was associated with a marked decrease in the expression of key pancreatic transcription factors such as PTF1, GATA6, and Mist1. [Cell Death & Disease] |
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| The glucose dependent inhibition of glucagon secretion relies on pyruvate dehydrogenase and carnitine palmitoyl transferase 1a activity and lowering of mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation by increases in glucose. [Diabetes] |
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| Researchers found that verapamil reduced beta-cell expression of IGF-binding protein 3 (IGFBP3), whereas IGFBP3 was increased in human islets exposed to type 1 diabetes-associated cytokines and diabetic NOD mouse islets. [Diabetes] |
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| To investigate the role of Reg family proteins in chronic pancreatitis, scientists generated global knockout mice for regenerating genes (Reg) 1-3 using the CRISPR/Cas9 system. [Scientific Reports] |
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| In vitro and in vivo assays demonstrated that Schwann cells enhanced the proliferation and migration of PDAC cells via Midkine signaling, and promoted the switch of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) to basal-like and inflammatory CAFs via interleukin-1α. [Nature Communications] |
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| Proteomic analysis was performed to compare changes of Panc02 cell lines cultured with conditional medium and leucine rich repeat kinase 2 was identified as a differential gene. [Molecular Therapy] |
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| Various clinicopathologic factors, including the tumor size, tumor location, clinical stage, histologic subtype, and tumor differentiation, did not influence the patient-derived organoid establishment. [Digestive Endoscopy] |
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| T cells engineered with mutant (m)KRAS-specific T cell receptors have already shown early clinical promise, and next-generation mKRAS vaccines are being studied. As this emerging field rapidly develops, scientists suggest that a significant component in ‘drugging KRAS’ may be immunological. [Trends In Cancer] |
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| The authors focus on the causes and implications of β-cell failure, as well as its potential reversibility as a type 2 diabetes treatment. [Experimental & Molecular Medicine] |
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| Elraglusib is Actuate’s proprietary small molecule glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta inhibitor which is being developed for adults and children with advanced refractory cancers. [Actuate Therapeutics] |
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| September 28 – 30, 2023 New York, New York, United States |
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| IRB Barcelona – Barcelona, Spain |
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| Max Planck Institute – Dresden, Germany |
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| University of Oklahoma – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States |
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| Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey – New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States |
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| Joslin Diabetes Center – Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
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