Journal
ISLETS
Volume 2, Issue 3, Pages 135-145Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.4161/isl.2.3.11815
Keywords
pancreatic beta-cell; alpha-cell; delta-cell; PP-cell; islet of Langerhans; islet architecture
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- US Public Health Service [DK-081527, DK-072473, DK-020595]
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES [R56DK081527, U01DK072473, P60DK020595, P30DK020595] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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The pancreatic islet displays diverse patterns of endocrine cell arrangement. The prototypic islet, with insulin-secreting beta-cells forming the core surrounded by other endocrine cells in the periphery, is largely based on studies of normal rodent islets. Recent reports on large animals, including humans, show a difference in islet architecture, in which the endocrine cells are randomly distributed throughout the islet. This particular species difference has raised concerns regarding the interpretation of data based on rodent studies to humans. On the other hand, further variations have been reported in marsupials and some nonhuman primates, which possess an inverted ratio of beta-cells to other endocrine cells. This review discusses the striking plasticity of islet architecture and cellular composition among various species including changes in response to metabolic states within a single species. We propose that this plasticity reflects evolutionary acquired adaptation induced by altered physiological conditions, rather than inherent disparities between species.
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