One molecule, many more insulin-producing cells to treat diabetes

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 11:28 in Biology & Nature

With a single stimulatory molecule, human insulin-producing beta cell replication can be sustained for at least four weeks in a mouse model of diabetes, according to new research. Scientists also found several cocktails of molecules that drive human beta cells to replicate, as well as important differences between mouse and human beta cells that could influence how these approaches are best used to treat diabetes.

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