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- Title
Adult Pancreatic Cells "Reprogrammed" Into Rarer Insulin-Producing Cells.
- Authors
Hampton, Tracy
- Abstract
The article reports on research which was conducted on exocrine cells from the pancreas that was featured in "Nature." In the research, researchers Qiao Zhou and Douglas Melton, were able to reprogram adult exocrine cells into the much different and rarer insulin producing beta cells. They also identified genes that encode proteins that play a role in regulating gene expression in insulin secreting cells. A discussion of the impact the research could have on the future medical care of patients with diabetes is presented.
- Subjects
CYTOLOGICAL research; GENETIC regulation; PEOPLE with diabetes; GENE expression; PANCREATIC acinar cells; EXOCRINE glands; PANCREATIC cytology; INSULIN research
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2008, Vol 300, Issue 17, p1988
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.2008.534