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Glucose-Sensitive CFTR Suppresses Glucagon Secretion by Potentiating KATP Channels in Pancreatic Islet α Cells.
Endocrinology - 1 Oct 2017
Huang Wen Qing, Guo Jing Hui, Zhang Xiao Hu, Yu Mei Kuen, Chung Yiu Wa, Ruan Ye Chun, Chan Hsiao Chang
Abstract excerpt
The secretion of glucagon by islet α cells is normally suppressed by high blood glucose, but this suppressibility is impaired in patients with diabetes or cystic fibrosis (CF), a disease caused by mutations in the gene encoding CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), a cyclic adenosine monophosphate-activated Cl- channel. However, precisely how glucose regulates glucagon release remains controversial. Here...
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