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Protein kinase C delta activation and translocation to the nucleus are required for fatty acid-induced apoptosis of insulin-secreting cells.
Diabetes - 1 Apr 2003
Eitel Katrin, Staiger Harald, Rieger Johannes, Mischak Harald, Brandhorst Heide, Brendel Mathias D, Bretzel Reinhard G, Häring Hans-Ulrich, Kellerer Monika
Abstract excerpt
Insulin resistance as well as pancreatic beta-cell failure can be induced by elevated free fatty acid (FFA) levels. We studied the mechanisms of FFA-induced apoptosis in rat and human beta-cells. Chronic treatment with high physiological levels of saturated fatty acids (palmitate and stearate), but not with monounsaturated (palmitoleate and oleate) or polyunsaturated fatty acids (linoleate), triggers apoptosis in...
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