pancreatic cells

[Endocrine Journal] The toxic heavy metal cadmium has been proven to cause pancreatic dysfunction and lead to the development of DM. Researchers investigated the effects of cadmium on the pancreatic β cell line MIN6 and explored the underlying mechanisms.

[Febs Open Bio] Scientists reported that derrisfolin A induced the expression of endogenous regucalcin protein in both pancreatic MIN6 β-cells and RAW264.7 macrophages.

[Bioengineered] The effect of astragalus polysaccharide on dysfunctional insulin cells was investigated to clarify whether astragalus polysaccharide could be a novel drug for type 2 diabetes mellitus treatment.

[Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology] RNA sequencing experiments were conducted on PANC-1 human pancreatic cancer cells treated with Docosahexaenoyl difluorodeoxycytidine (DHA–dFdC), dFdC, or vehicle control in vitro.

[SymbioCellTech (GlobeNewswire, Inc.)] SymbioCellTech announced the publication of a paper demonstrating the potency and efficacy of its innovative and proprietary human Neo-Islet™ in a third, clinically relevant model of human Type 1 Diabetes.

[Diabetologia] Researchers profiled CD4+ regulatory T cells in a small but well-characterized cohort of extreme slow progressors with a median age 43, followed up for 18–32 years.