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Islet amyloid formation is an important determinant for inducing islet inflammation in high-fat-fed human IAPP transgenic mice.
Diabetologia - 1 Sept 2014
Meier Daniel T, Morcos Mary, Samarasekera Thanya, Zraika Sakeneh, Hull Rebecca L, Kahn Steven E
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Amyloid deposition and inflammation are characteristic of islet pathology in type 2 diabetes. The aim of this study was to determine whether islet amyloid formation is required for the development of islet inflammation in vivo. METHODS: Human islet amyloid polypeptide transgenic mice and non-transgenic littermates (the latter incapable of forming islet amyloid) were fed a low-fat (10%) or...
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