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Y Totsuka1, M Tabuchi, I Kojima, Y Eto, H Shibai, E Ogata.
Abstract
Effects of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) on insulin secretion were studied in rat pancreatic islets. When islets were incubated in a batch incubation system with various concentrations of TGF-beta in the presence of 2.8 mM glucose, TGF- beta increased insulin release in a concentration-dependent manner. Both TGF- beta 1 and TGF- beta 2 were equally effective. The stimulatory action of TGF- beta was greater in the presence of stimulatory concentration of glucose. In perifusion system, TGF- beta induced an immediate monotonic increase in insulin secretion. These results indicate that TGF- beta is a stimulator of insulin secretion.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2645864 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(89)92829-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun ISSN: 0006-291X Impact factor: 3.575