Decreased insulin secretion in Type 2 diabetes a problem of cellular mass or function?

Clark, A. and Jones, Lucy C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3872-4376 2001. Decreased insulin secretion in Type 2 diabetes a problem of cellular mass or function? Presented at: Diabetes, Nice, February 2001. Diabetes. , vol.50 (Supp 1) American Diabetes Association, 10.2337/diabetes.50.2007.S169

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Abstract

Type 2 diabetes is characterized by diminished or inappropriate secretion of insulin, which could be a defect of either islet cell function or beta-cell mass. Quantitation of islet cell populations in postmortem pancreas demonstrates little change of beta-cell mass in type 2 diabetes. Reduction of islet cell mass (up to 30%) is associated largely with islet amyloid deposition, and the degree of amyloidosis is independent of the duration of the disease. Insulin secretory capacity is dependent on both function and mass of cells. beta-Cell secretion is heterogeneous; increasing glucose concentrations result in recruitment of beta-cells into the secretory pool, indicating a large reserve of secretory capacity that can be recruited in insulin resistant conditions. The Starling curve of islet function describes the relationship of insulin secretion to increasing levels of insulin resistance and hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes. Longitudinal studies in Macaca mulatta monkeys show that insulin resistance is accompanied by increased islet mass and onset of diabetes is associated with deposition of amyloid and reduction of beta-cells. Increasing the function of unresponsive beta-cells rather than the mass of cells may be a more effective therapeutic target for type 2 diabetes.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Publisher:	American Diabetes Association
ISSN:	0012-1797
Date of Acceptance:	3 September 2000
Last Modified:	26 Feb 2024 17:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/165627

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