A recent study identified that a special group of pancreatic beta cells are crucial for triggering the blood sugar response. We know that beta cells of the pancreas play an important role in ...

Alpha and beta cells are grouped in areas of the pancreas called the islets of Langerhans. Alpha cells make the hormone that raises blood sugar, glucagon, during fasting.

It was accepted that beta cells could only function correctly in the presence of the other hormone-producing cells—alpha, delta and gamma cells—grouped together in islets within the pancreas.

A transplanted pseudoislet made from CD63hi beta cells. [Weill Cornell Medicine] Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine report losing a type of beta cell may contribute to the development of ...

Decreasing pancreatic beta cell numbers -- the only cells that produce insulin -- is a leading cause of diabetes. In a promising development, a research group has revealed that stimulating ...

Second, the researchers processed the pancreas tissue for islet separation. Then, they co-cultured the human pancreatic islets combined with the beta-cell, target-specific CAR Tregs.

Beta cells in the pancreas manage this balance by releasing insulin when blood sugar levels rise. Understanding how beta cells work and coordinate the response to rising blood sugar can ultimately ...

Researchers have used a pair of drugs to stimulate pancreatic stem cells to grow into insulin-producing cells. The study’s findings could one day lead to an alternative way of restoring insulin ...

The cells in your pancreas, like people, can only handle so much stress before they start to break down. Certain stressors, such as inflammation and high blood sugar, contribute to the development ...

Researchers have successfully treated type 1 diabetes in mice using pancreatic beta-cell, target-specific, chimeric antigen-receptor (CAR) regulatory T cells (Tregs), and demonstrated the ...