Baylor University, U.S.

Findings from the United States and Sweden describe new data in diabetes research

Published in Lab Business Week, July 2nd, 2006

Diabetes research advances have been reported from the United States and Sweden.

Study 1: SSTR1 plays an important role in the regulation of insulin secretion in the endocrine pancreas in mice.

"SSTR1 is found on the majority of human pancreatic beta cells, however, its role in insulin secretion has yet to be elucidated. In this study, we used the SSTR1 knockout mouse model to examine the rote of SSTR I in insulin secretion and glucose homeostasis in mice," researchers in the United States report.

X.P. Wang and colleagues working with the Baylor College of Medicine determined, "Despite the reported effect of SSTR1 in inhibiting...

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Source: Lab Business Week (2006-07-02)

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