Correct regulation of insulin secretion by the pancreas is crucial for organismal function and survival. The AMPK-related kinase SIK2 (salt-inducible kinase 2) is now shown to be stabilized in pancreatic β-cells following glucose stimulation, leading to improved systemic glucose homeostasis by regulating cellular calcium flux and insulin secretion.
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Sci China Life Sci
January 2025
State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210061, China.
Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) is a regulator of both cellular hypertrophy and lipogenesis, which are two key processes for pathogenesis of obesity. However, the in vivo role of IGF1 in the development of obesity remains unclear. Here, we show that IGF1 expression is increased in adipose tissue in obese human patients and animal models.
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January 2025
Department of Molecular Diagnosis, Chiba University Graduate school of Medicine, Chiba 260-8670, Japan.
Pasireotide (PAS), a multireceptor somatostatin analog, has been demonstrated to effectively control hormone levels, including those of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), in patients with acromegaly. However, it induces hyperglycemia by inhibiting insulin secretion via somatostatin receptor 5 (SSTR5). Despite the extensive literature on the occurrence of PAS-induced hyperglycemia, there is still no consensus on the optimal first-line treatment for this complication.
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January 2025
College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China. Electronic address:
Loss of pancreatic islet cell mass and function is one of the most important factors in the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus, and hyperglycemia-induced lesions in other organs are also associated with apoptosis or hyperproliferation of the corresponding tissue cells. The Hippo signaling pathway is a key signal in the regulation of cell growth, proliferation and apoptosis, which has been shown to play an important role in the regulation of diabetes mellitus and its complications. Excessive activation of the Hippo signaling pathway under high glucose conditions triggered apoptosis and decreased insulin secretion in pancreatic islet cells, while dysregulation of the Hippo signaling pathway in the cells of other organ tissues led to proliferation or apoptosis and promoted tissue fibrosis, which aggravated the progression of diabetes mellitus and its complications.
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January 2025
School of Pharmacy, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumchi, China.
Background: In the Kazakh community of Xinjiang, China, fermented camel milk has been traditionally used to manage diabetes. This study evaluates the effects of composite probiotics derived from fermented camel milk (CPCM) on metabolic disturbances in a rat model of Type 2 diabetes (T2DM).
Methods: T2DM was induced in Wistar rats using streptozotocin.
Rev Endocr Metab Disord
January 2025
Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
This review focuses on our current understanding of how growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH): 1) stimulates GH release and synthesis from pituitary growth hormone (GH)-producing cells (somatotropes), 2) drives somatotrope proliferation, 3) is negatively regulated by somatostatin (SST), GH and IGF1, 4) is altered throughout lifespan and in response to metabolic challenges, and 5) analogues can be used clinically to treat conditions of GH excess or deficiency. Although a large body of early work provides an underpinning for our current understanding of GHRH, this review specifically highlights more recent work that was made possible by state-of-the-art analytical tools, receptor-specific agonists and antagonists, high-resolution in vivo and ex vivo imaging and the development of tissue (cell) -specific ablation mouse models, to paint a more detailed picture of the regulation and actions of GHRH.
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