Converting Noninsulin-Producing Alpha Cells In The Pancreas To Insulin-Producing Beta Cells

Posted by admin on August 10th, 2009 in Diabetes

In findings that add to the prospects of regenerating insulin-producing cells in people with type 1 diabetes, researchers in Europe — co-funded by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation — have shown that insulin-producing beta cells can be derived from non-insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.

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More Insulin-Producing Cells, At The Flip Of A ‘Switch’

Posted by admin on August 10th, 2009 in Diabetes

Researchers have found a way in mice to convert another type of pancreas cell into the critical insulin-producing beta cells that are lost in those with type I diabetes. The secret ingredient is a single transcription factor, according to the report in the August 7th issue of Cell, a Cell Press journal. [...]

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