Impaired β-cell-β-cell coupling mediated by Cx36 gap junctions in prediabetic mice

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 303, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Carvalho, C P F ^a,c   Oliveira, R B ^a   Britan, A ^b   Santos Silva, J C ^a   Boschero, A C ^a   Meda, P ^b   Collares Buzato, C B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

cell dysfunction; Cell cell communication; Connexin 36; Connexins; High fat fed mice; Insulin resistance; Insulin secretion; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 36; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERINSULINEMIA; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPID DIET; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; ORGAN WEIGHT; PANCREAS; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONNEXINS; DIET, HIGH-FAT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTIONS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OBESITY; PANCREAS; PREDIABETIC STATE;

EID: 84863657669     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: 15221555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00489.2011     Document Type: Article

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