Search Results - "Piero Marchetti"
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Encapsulated islets for diabetes therapy: History, current progress, and critical issues requiring solution
Published in Advanced drug delivery reviews (01-04-2014)“…Insulin therapy became a reality in 1921 dramatically saving lives of people with diabetes, but not protecting them from long-term complications. Clinically…”
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Organ donor pancreases for the study of human islet cell histology and pathophysiology: a precious and valuable resource
Published in Diabetologia (01-04-2018)“…Direct in vivo assessment of pancreatic islet-cells for the study of the pathophysiology of diabetes in humans is hampered by anatomical and technological…”
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A circular RNA generated from an intron of the insulin gene controls insulin secretion
Published in Nature communications (05-11-2020)“…Fine-tuning of insulin release from pancreatic β-cells is essential to maintain blood glucose homeostasis. Here, we report that insulin secretion is regulated…”
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Phosphoproteomics Reveals the GSK3-PDX1 Axis as a Key Pathogenic Signaling Node in Diabetic Islets
Published in Cell metabolism (04-06-2019)“…Progressive decline of pancreatic beta cell function is central to the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. Protein phosphorylation regulates glucose-stimulated…”
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Beta Cell Hubs Dictate Pancreatic Islet Responses to Glucose
Published in Cell metabolism (13-09-2016)“…The arrangement of β cells within islets of Langerhans is critical for insulin release through the generation of rhythmic activity. A privileged role for…”
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SARS-CoV-2 Receptor Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme Type 2 (ACE2) Is Expressed in Human Pancreatic β -Cells and in the Human Pancreas Microvasculature
Published in Frontiers in endocrinology (Lausanne) (13-11-2020)“…Increasing evidence demonstrated that the expression of Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme type 2 (ACE2) is a necessary step for SARS-CoV-2 infection…”
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Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome (Hirata Disease): A Comprehensive Review Fifty Years After Its First Description
Published in Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity (01-01-2020)“…Insulin autoimmune syndrome (IAS), also named Hirata's disease, is a rare condition characterized by hypoglycemic episodes due to the presence of high titers…”
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Optical Nanoscopy of Cytokine-Induced Structural Alterations of the Endoplasmic Reticulum and Golgi Apparatus in Insulin-Secreting Cells
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (01-10-2024)“…Pro-inflammatory cytokines play a role in the failure of β cells in type 1 and type 2 diabetes. While existing data from 'omics' experiments allow for some…”
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Targeting GLP-1 receptor trafficking to improve agonist efficacy
Published in Nature communications (23-04-2018)“…Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) activation promotes insulin secretion from pancreatic beta cells, causes weight loss, and is an important…”
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Pro-inflammatory cytokines induce cell death, inflammatory responses, and endoplasmic reticulum stress in human iPSC-derived beta cells
Published in Stem cell research & therapy (03-01-2020)“…Adult human pancreatic beta cells are the "gold standard" for studies on diabetes pathogenesis, but their use is limited by insufficient availability and…”
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β-Cell Pathophysiology: A Review of Advanced Optical Microscopy Applications
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (26-11-2021)“…β-cells convert glucose (input) resulting in the controlled release of insulin (output), which in turn has the role to maintain glucose homeostasis. β-cell…”
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RNA Sequencing Identifies Dysregulation of the Human Pancreatic Islet Transcriptome by the Saturated Fatty Acid Palmitate
Published in Diabetes (New York, N.Y.) (01-06-2014)“…Pancreatic β-cell dysfunction and death are central in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Saturated fatty acids cause β-cell failure and contribute to…”
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The human pancreatic islet transcriptome: expression of candidate genes for type 1 diabetes and the impact of pro-inflammatory cytokines
Published in PLoS genetics (01-03-2012)“…Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease in which pancreatic beta cells are killed by infiltrating immune cells and by cytokines released by these cells…”
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An integrated multi-omics approach identifies the landscape of interferon-α-mediated responses of human pancreatic beta cells
Published in Nature communications (22-05-2020)“…Interferon-α (IFNα), a type I interferon, is expressed in the islets of type 1 diabetic individuals, and its expression and signaling are regulated by T1D…”
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YIPF5 mutations cause neonatal diabetes and microcephaly through endoplasmic reticulum stress
Published in The Journal of clinical investigation (01-12-2020)“…Neonatal diabetes is caused by single gene mutations reducing pancreatic β cell number or impairing β cell function. Understanding the genetic basis of rare…”
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Machine-learning-guided recognition of α and β cells from label-free infrared micrographs of living human islets of Langerhans
Published in Scientific reports (20-06-2024)“…Human islets of Langerhans are composed mostly of glucagon-secreting α cells and insulin-secreting β cells closely intermingled one another. Current methods…”
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Stearoyl CoA desaturase is a gatekeeper that protects human beta cells against lipotoxicity and maintains their identity
Published in Diabetologia (01-02-2020)“…Aims/hypothesis During the onset of type 2 diabetes, excessive dietary intake of saturated NEFA and fructose lead to impaired insulin production and secretion…”
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Unveiling nanoscale optical signatures of cytokine-induced β-cell dysfunction
Published in Scientific reports (16-08-2023)“…Pro-inflammatory cytokines contribute to β-cell failure in both Type-1 and Type-2 Diabetes. Data collected so far allowed to dissect the genomic,…”
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Gene expression profiles of Beta-cell enriched tissue obtained by laser capture microdissection from subjects with type 2 diabetes
Published in PloS one (13-07-2010)“…Changes in gene expression in pancreatic beta-cells from type 2 diabetes (T2D) should provide insights into their abnormal insulin secretion and turnover…”
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Palmitate activates autophagy in INS-1E β-cells and in isolated rat and human pancreatic islets
Published in PloS one (01-05-2012)“…We have investigated the in vitro effects of increased levels of glucose and free fatty acids on autophagy activation in pancreatic beta cells. INS-1E cells…”
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