Search Results - "Casteele, M."
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Methyl succinate antagonises biguanide‐induced AMPK‐activation and death of pancreatic β‐cells through restoration of mitochondrial electron transfer
Published in British journal of pharmacology (01-04-2007)“…Background and purpose: Two mechanisms have been proposed to explain the insulin‐sensitising properties of metformin in peripheral tissues: (a) inhibition of…”
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Differentiating neural crest stem cells induce proliferation of cultured rodent islet beta cells
Published in Diabetologia (01-07-2012)“…Aims/hypothesis Efficient stimulation of cycling activity in cultured beta cells would allow the design of new strategies for cell therapy in diabetes. Neural…”
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Neurogenin 3+ cells contribute to β-cell neogenesis and proliferation in injured adult mouse pancreas
Published in Cell death & disease (07-03-2013)“…We previously showed that injury by partial duct ligation (PDL) in adult mouse pancreas activates Neurogenin 3 (Ngn3) + progenitor cells that can differentiate…”
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Making β(-like)-cells from exocrine pancreas
Published in Diabetes, obesity & metabolism (01-09-2016)“…Creating an abundant source of β(‐like)‐cells has been a major goal in diabetes research for many decades. The concept of cell plasticity has inspired many…”
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Accessory cells for β-cell transplantation
Published in Diabetes, obesity & metabolism (01-02-2016)“…Despite recent advances, insulin therapy remains a treatment, not a cure, for diabetes mellitus with persistent risk of glycaemic alterations and…”
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AICA-riboside induces apoptosis of pancreatic beta cells through stimulation of AMP-activated protein kinase
Published in Diabetologia (01-02-2003)“…Prolonged exposure of beta cells to low glucose concentrations triggers their apoptosis and is known to activate AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) in beta…”
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STAT3 modulates β-cell cycling in injured mouse pancreas and protects against DNA damage
Published in Cell death & disease (23-06-2016)“…Partial pancreatic duct ligation (PDL) of mouse pancreas induces a doubling of the β -cell mass mainly through proliferation of pre-existing and newly formed β…”
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AMP-activated protein kinase can induce apoptosis of insulin-producing MIN6 cells through stimulation of c-Jun-N-terminal kinase
Published in Journal of molecular endocrinology (01-04-2003)“…We have recently shown that conditions known to activate AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) in primary beta-cells can trigger their apoptosis. The present…”
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In vivo gene transfer of endothelial nitric oxide synthase decreases portal pressure in anaesthetised carbon tetrachloride cirrhotic rats
Published in Gut (01-09-2002)“…Background: Portal hypertension in cirrhosis results from enhanced intrahepatic resistance to an augmented inflow. The former is partly due to an imbalance…”
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Oxidative breakdown of octanoic acid is maintained in patients with cirrhosis despite advanced disease
Published in Neurogastroenterology and motility (01-04-2003)“…As an octanoic acid 13CO2 breath test is frequently used to test gastric emptying of solid food, the purpose of the present study was to study whether…”
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Human pancreatic duct cells can produce tumour necrosis factor-α that damages neighbouring beta cells and activates dendritic cells
Published in Diabetologia (01-06-2004)“…In the human pancreas, a close topographic relationship exists between duct cells and beta cells. This explains the high proportion of duct cells in isolated…”
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Nutrient sensing in pancreatic beta cells suppresses mitochondrial superoxide generation and its contribution to apoptosis
Published in Biochemical Society transactions (01-02-2005)“…Excessively high glucose concentrations have been shown to damage tissues through stimulation of mitochondrial superoxide generation. This effect has therefore…”
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Blood antioxidant levels in patients with alcoholic liver disease correlate with the degree of liver impairment and are not specific to alcoholic liver injury itself
Published in Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (01-05-2002)“…Background: Enhanced production of reactive oxygen species may play a pathogenic role in alcoholic liver injury. Aims: To investigate whether various…”
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Glucose promotes survival of rat pancreatic beta cells by activating synthesis of proteins which suppress a constitutive apoptotic program
Published in The Journal of clinical investigation (01-10-1996)“…This study demonstrates that rat islet beta cells constitutively express an apoptotic program which is activated when mRNA or protein synthesis is blocked…”
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β Cells Can Be Generated from Endogenous Progenitors in Injured Adult Mouse Pancreas
Published in Cell (25-01-2008)“…Novel strategies in diabetes therapy would obviously benefit from the use of beta (β) cell stem/progenitor cells. However, whether or not adult β cell…”
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The impact of parallel regulatory–health technology assessment scientific advice on clinical development. Assessing the uptake of regulatory and health technology assessment recommendations
Published in British journal of clinical pharmacology (01-05-2018)“…Aims The parallel regulatory–health technology assessment scientific advice (PSA) procedure allows manufacturers to receive simultaneous feedback from both EU…”
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Aspartate carbamoyltransferase from a psychrophilic deep-sea bacterium, Vibrio strain 2693: properties of the enzyme, genetic organization and synthesis in Escherichia coli
Published in Microbiology (Society for General Microbiology) (01-05-1998)“…Microbiologie, Vrije Universiteit Brussel B-1070 Brussels, Belgium Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology B-1070 Brussels, Belgium Research…”
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Role of pancreatic beta-cells in the process of beta-cell death
Published in Diabetes (New York, N.Y.) (01-02-2001)“…Role of pancreatic beta-cells in the process of beta-cell death. D Pipeleers , A Hoorens , M Marichal-Pipeleers , M Van de Casteele , L Bouwens and Z Ling…”
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Adult human pancreatic duct and islet cells exhibit similarities in expression and differences in phosphorylation and complex formation of the homeodomain protein Ipf-1
Published in Diabetes (New York, N.Y.) (01-04-2000)“…Adult human pancreatic duct and islet cells exhibit similarities in expression and differences in phosphorylation and complex formation of the homeodomain…”
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