| Literature DB >> 2689229 |
A Kanatsuka1, H Makino, H Ohsawa, Y Tokuyama, T Yamaguchi, S Yoshida, M Adachi.
Abstract
The content of islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) in isolated rat pancreatic islets was determined by a radioimmunoassay. Reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography analysis revealed that a main peak of IAPP immunoreactivity in the extracts from the islets corresponded to a synthetic rat IAPP. Secretion of IAPP from the cells is regulated by the extracellular glucose concentration. Thus, IAPP may be a novel regulator for glucose homeostasis and changes in the secretion perhaps relate to insular amyloid deposits and impaired glucose tolerance in type 2 diabetes mellitus.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2689229 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(89)81527-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124