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Long-chain Saturated Fatty Acid Species Are Not Toxic to Human Pancreatic Β-cells and May Offer Protection Against Pro-inflammatory Cytokine Induced β-cell Death
2020-10-26
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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Obesity is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes (T2D) although the causal links remain unclear. A feature shared by both conditions however is systemic inflammation and raised levels of circulating fatty acids (FFA). It is widely believed that in obese individuals genetically prone to T2D, elevated levels of plasma FFA may contribute towards the death and dysfunction of insulin-produ...
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- d9d5c591-4267-57a0-bd6b-cb08cd8ea969
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- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-96004/v1
