Liver-derived Neuregulin1α stimulates compensatory pancreatic β cell hyperplasia in insulin resistance

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Compensatory pancreatic islet hyperplasia is an adaptive response to increased systemic insulin demand, although factors meditating this response remain poorly understood. Here, we show that a liver-derived secreted protein, Neuregulin1α, promotes compensatory proliferation of pancreatic β cells in type 2 diabetes. Liver Neuregulin1α expression and serum Neuregulin1α levels increase in male mice fed an...

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