Pancreatic β cells maintain glucose homeostasis through storage and release of insulin. Diabetic patients exhibit drastic reduction and dysfunction in β cell populations, which cannot be regenerated or restored.
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Diabetes researchers track cells’ ability to regenerate
Vanderbilt University scientists have found evidence that the insulin-secreting beta cells of the pancreas, which are either killed or become dysfunctional in the two main forms of diabetes, have the capacity to regenerate.