insulin secreting Articles
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Rapid Point-of-Care Test for Determination of C-Peptide Levels
Abstract C-peptide is co-secreted with insulin and is not subject to hepatic clearance and thus reflects functional β-cell mass. Assessment of C-peptide levels can identify individuals at risk for or with type 1 diabetes with residual β-cell function in whom β cell-sparing interventions can be evaluated, and can aid in distinguishing type 2 diabetes from Latent Autoimmune Diabetes ...
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Hypoglycemic Functional Factors in Natural Products and Their Mechanisms of Action
Diabetes is a common clinical disease, and with the improvement of living standards, an increase in the number of obese people, and the intensification of aging populations, the incidence of diabetes is increasing year by year. Diabetes has various types and requires long-term treatment. Antidiabetic drugs are essential for people with the disease. These drugs can be classified into insulin ...
By BOC Sciences
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Israeli scientists: Cure for insulin-dependent diabetics within five years
A team of Jerusalem-based researchers and entrepreneurs claim they have a cure for diabetesthat could hit the market as early as within the next few years. Betalin Therapeutics has developed the first bio-artificial pancreas, composed of pig’s lung tissue and insulin secreting cells. The artificial pancreas would be implanted into the patient and connect with his or her blood vessels, ...
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Beyond Insulin: Immunotherapy for Type 1 Diabetes-PI
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a complex T-cell-mediated autoimmune disease that results in the destruction of insulin-producing beta cells and inadequate insulin secretion. Prior to the discovery of insulin in 1921, patients with T1D died within a year or two of diagnosis. Since the discovery and mass production of insulin, T1D is no longer a terminal disease. However, over time, many patients still ...
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Glucose Clamp Technique: Types & Applications
Glucose clamping has become a standard, widely used technique in researching diabetes treatment as well as obesity and fatty liver studies. We've taken a look at the types and applications of clamp study and their impact on the field. The Glucose clamp technique was first developed in 1979 by professors at the UT School of Medicine: DeFronzo, Andres and Tobin as a method of measuring insulin ...
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Huateng Pharma Supplies Canagliflozin Intermediates With Commercial Scale Production
Canagliflozin is a medication used to treat type 2 diabetes. It is a third-line medication to be tried after metformin, a first-line medication for type 2 diabetes. It is used together with exercise and diet. It is not recommended in type 1 diabetes. Mechanism action of Canagliflozin Canagliflozin is a sodium-glucose cotransporter (SGLT2) inhibitor. Glucose filtered in the renal tubular lumen is ...
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Israeli artificial pancreas may one day cure diabetes
The Engineered Micro Pancreas from Betalin Therapeutics is heading closer to clinical trials in humans. Ahead of International Diabetes Day, November 14, Israeli startup Betalin Therapeutics announced that it is beginning the application process for clinical trials of its revolutionary artificial pancreas. Betalin’s Engineered Micro Pancreas (EMP) aims to free patients suffering from the ...
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Overview of Diabetes: Prevalence Assessment, Treatment And Prevention
Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects more than 540 million people worldwide and is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. In China, there are more than 114 million adults with diabetes, accounting for about a quarter of the world's diabetes patients. With the change of living and eating habits, diabetes has become the third major factor affecting human health after ...
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Research Progress of Tetrahydrocurcumin
Tetrahydrocurcumin (THC), as the most active and main metabolite produced in the metabolism of curcumin in vivo, can be isolated from the cytoplasm of the small intestine and liver after curcumin administration in human or mouse. Tetrahydrocurcumin can effectively inhibit tyrosinase, inhibit the generation of Oxygen Free Radicals and scavenge the formed free radicals. It has obvious antioxidant ...
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Diabetes: Medications, Treatments, and Remedies
Lifestyle can have a big impact on how your body handles blood glucose and sometimes a change in habits and activities is all that’s needed to prevent or better manage diabetes. But if changes in lifestyle aren’t enough to keep blood sugar levels normal, your doctor may prescribe medication to help lower insulin levels or insulin therapy. We’ll discuss here the most often ...
By Genteel LLC
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