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Interleukin-1beta-induced alteration in a beta-cell phenotype can reduce cellular sensitivity to conditions that cause necrosis but not to cytokine-induced apoptosis.
Diabetes - 1 Mar 2000
Ling Z, Van de Casteele M, Eizirik D L, Pipeleers D G
Abstract excerpt
Previous work has shown that interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) alters protein expression in beta-cells. This alteration is associated with cell death in isolated rat islets but not in isolated rat beta-cells. We examined whether IL-1beta pretreatment of isolated beta-cells influences their sensitivity to toxic agents. After a 24-h culture with IL-1beta (30 U/ml), beta-cells exhibited a lower expression of the...
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