Y Zhang, F Ranta, C Tang, E Shumilina, H Mahmud, M … - Apoptosis, 2009 - Springer Abstract Amyloid peptides interfere with survival of pancreatic beta-cells. In some cells apoptosis
is paralleled by ceramide-dependent alterations of ion channel activity. The purpose of the present
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J Olerud, A Johansson, PO Carlsson - Expert Review of …, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com Since the different endocrine cell types have dis- tinct locations in the rodent pancreas, with
b-cells mainly located in the core region, the direction of intra-islet blood perfusion has been
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KJ Potter, LA Scrocchi, GL Warnock, Z Ao, MA Younker, … - BBA-General Subjects, 2009 - Elsevier Amyloid fibrils created by misfolding and aggregation of proteins are a major pathological feature
in a variety of degenerative diseases. Therapeutic approaches including amyloid vaccines and
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J Xu, YS Long, D Gozal, PN Epstein - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2009 - Elsevier Intermittent hypoxia (IH), such as occurs in sleep apnea, induces increased oxidative stress and
is associated with altered glucose homeostasis. Because pancreatic β cells are very sensitive
to oxidative stress we tested whether they could be affected by IH. The effects of IH ... Cited by 1 - Related articles - All 2 versions