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Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports, 2021 Islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) is a neuroendocrine hormone from pancreatic β-cells. Misfolded, aggregated IAPP is believed to be toxic to islet cells and amyloid deposits in the pancreas are pathological hallmarks of type 2 diabetes.
Madison Q. Ferguson, Maria C. DeRosa
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Is there a role for cannabidiol in obesity, metabolic syndrome and binge eating?
British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the most abundant phytocannabinoids isolated from the Cannabis sativa plant. CBD is a lipophilic, non‐intoxicating substance that differently from Δ9‐tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9‐THC) does not present the typical profile of a drug of abuse.
Luca Botticelli +7 more
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Journal of Diabetes Research, 2016 Human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) is the major component of the amyloid deposits found in the pancreatic islets of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
Lucie Caillon +3 more
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Amylin analogues as a novel perspective in anti‐obesity therapy
British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.Abstract Public health systems face a major challenge because of the worldwide obesity epidemic. The number of obese individuals has increased dramatically and, even in Switzerland which may be considered a relatively “lean” country, the numbers are alarmingly high and have reached almost 50% of the adult population.
Thomas A. Lutz
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Nature Communications, 2018 Toxic gain-of-function by islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) is thought to be mediated by membrane poration. Here the authors develop diluted-FRET to show that changes in pore structure correlate with onset of toxicity inside insulin secreting cells.
Melissa Birol +3 more
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β-Hairpin Peptide Mimics Decrease Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide (hIAPP) Aggregation
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2021 Amyloid diseases are degenerative pathologies, highly prevalent today because they are closely related to aging, that have in common the erroneous folding of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) which aggregate and lead to cell death. Type 2 Diabetes
Jacopo Lesma +13 more
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Amylin: A Multi‐Functional Pancreatic Hormone—A Review
Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Amylin is a pancreatic beta‐cell hormone that sits at a systems hub connecting key aspects of energy metabolism. Amylin physiologically controls satiation, slows gastric emptying and limits postprandial glucagon release, while its actions also link homeostatic eating controls with reward driven behaviours via defined central nervous system ...
Christelle Le Foll, Thomas A. Lutz
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Pharmaceuticals, 2021 The number of people worldwide suffering from Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) is on the rise. Amyloid polypeptides are thought to be associated with the onset of both diseases.
Taisei Tanaka +4 more
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Combating ageing beyond the cell: Emerging roles of extracellular proteostasis
The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.Ageing challenges the body's ability to maintain a stable and functional proteome, leading to protein damage and aggregation both inside and outside cells. This review focuses on the less well understood mechanisms of extracellular protein quality control and how they become disrupted in ageing, particularly in neurodegenerative diseases.
Siddharth R. Venkatesh +7 more
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Role and Cytotoxicity of Amylin and Protection of Pancreatic Islet β-Cells from Amylin Cytotoxicity
Cells, 2018 Amylin, (or islet amyloid polypeptide; IAPP), a 37-amino acid peptide hormone, is released in response to nutrients, including glucose, lipids or amino acids. Amylin is co-stored and co-secreted with insulin by pancreatic islet β-cells.
Yoshimitsu Kiriyama, Hiromi Nochi
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