Nutrition and Diet

The pancreatic islets, also known as Langerhans islets, are pancreatic regions that contain endocrine (hormone-producing) cells. The pancreatic islets account for 1-2 percent of pancreas volume and receive 10-15% of its blood flow. The pancreatic islet beta cells secrete insulin and thus play an important role in diabetes. They are thought to be destroyed by immune attacks.

  • Islet stem cells and beta cell generation
  • Transcriptional regulation and protein synthesis in the pancreas
  • Insulin secretion in vitro and exocytosis
  • Beta cell signal transduction
  • Beta cell damage, degeneration and apoptosis
  • Experimental immunology and animal models of type 1 diabetes
  • Pancreas and islet transplantation
  • Clinical immunology

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