Wisp1 is a circulating factor that stimulates proliferation of adult mouse and human beta cells

Autor: Rebeca Fernandez-Ruiz, Ainhoa García-Alamán, Yaiza Esteban, Joan Mir-Coll, Berta Serra-Navarro, Marta Fontcuberta-PiSunyer, Christophe Broca, Mathieu Armanet, Anne Wojtusciszyn, Vardit Kram, Marian F. Young, Josep Vidal, Ramon Gomis, Rosa Gasa
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19657-1
Popis: The proliferation of pancreatic beta cells decreases with age, partly due to systemic changes. Here the authors identify Wisp1 as a circulating factor enriched in young serum that induces adult beta cell proliferation, supporting the idea that young blood factors may be useful to expand beta cell mass.
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