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AUTOPHAGY
Volume 5, Issue 7, Pages 1055-1056Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.4161/auto.5.7.9511
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beta-cell; type 2 diabetes; autophagy; metformin; free fatty acids
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Pancreatic beta-cell dysfunction is central to the development and worsening of type 2 diabetes. Whereas beta-cell apoptosis plays a major role in reducing beta-cell mass in diabetes, alterations of autophagy can also lead to beta-cell death, as recently demonstrated in type 2 diabetic subjects. In addition, several studies with cell lines and rodent models have shown the importance of autophagy in regulating beta-cell survival and function. Although most of the underlying molecular mechanisms remain to be elucidated, this growing evidence raises interest in the role of autophagy in beta-cell pathophysiology and suggests the possibility of exploring autophagic processes to develop tools for protection of the pancreatic beta-cell in type 2 diabetes.
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