Epigenetic changes in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas can be detected in patients several years before the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. These changes are responsible for the altered ...

Article Published: 01 January 2001 A Long-Term High-Carbohydrate Diet Causes an Altered Ontogeny of Pancreatic Islets of Langerhans in the Neonatal Rat James Petrik, Malathi Srinivasan, Ravikumar ...

It contains millions of small cell clusters, the so-called islets of Langerhans, which function to regulate blood sugar levels in the body.

On April 15, an FDA advisory committee concluded that the islet cell therapy donislecel demonstrated a favorable risk-benefit profile for certain patients with difficult-to-control type 1 diabetes ...

Detailed characterization of human pancreatic islets is key to elucidate the pathophysiology of all forms of diabetes mellitus, including its most common form known as type 2 diabetes (T2D ...

Anatomist Paul Langerhans discovered islets in 1869 while studying the microscopic anatomy of the pancreas, observing that these cell clusters stained distinctly from other cells.

A group of experts has called for a switch from classifying pancreatic islets as biological drugs under FDA authority to designation as human organs under the National Organ Transplantation Act.

In a recent study published in Diabetes, researchers assessed the direct and indirect effects of SARS-CoV-2 on human pancreatic islets.

A team of international scientists has made a major leap forward in diabetes research by successfully 3D printing functional human islets using a novel bioink. Presented today at the ESOT Congress ...