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Remission of human type 2 diabetes requires decrease in liver and pancreas fat content but is dependent upon capacity for β cell recovery

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Taylor, Roy, Al-Mrabeh, Ahmad, Zhyzhneuskaya, Sviatlana, Peters, Carl, Barnes, Alison C., Aribisala, Benjamin S., Hollingsworth, Kieren G., Mathers, John C. +2 more·2018·Cell Metabolism

Abstract

The Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial reported return and persistence of non-diabetic blood glucose control in 46% of people with type 2 diabetes of up to 6 years duration. Detailed metabolic studies were performed on a subgroup (intervention, n = 64; control, n = 26). In the intervention group, liver fat content decreased (16.0% ± 1.3% to 3.1% ± 0.5%, p < 0.0001) immediately after weight loss. Similarly, plasma triglyceride and pancreas fat content decreased whether or not glucose control normalized. Recovery of first-phase insulin response (0.04[-0.05-0.32] to 0.11[0.0005-0.51] nmol/min/m 2, p < 0.0001) defined those who returned to non-diabetic glucose control and this was durable at 12 months (0.11[0.005-0.81] nmol/min/m 2, p = 0.0001). Responders were similar to non-responders at baseline but had shorter diabetes duration (2.7 ± 0.3 versus 3.8 ± 0.4 years; p = 0.02). This study demonstrates that β cell ability to recover long-term function persists after diagnosis, changing the previous paradigm of irreversible loss of β cell function in type 2 diabetes.

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Taylor, R., Al-Mrabeh, A., Zhyzhneuskaya, S., Peters, C., Barnes, A. C., Aribisala, B. S., Hollingsworth, K. G., Mathers, J. C., Sattar, N., & Lean, M. E. J.
Affiliations
  • Newcastle University (GB)
  • Lagos State University (NG)
  • University of Glasgow (GB)
Corresponding author
Taylor, Roy
Venue
Cell Metabolism
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-10
Volume
28
Issue
4
Pages
547-556.e3
ISSN
1550-4131 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2885541768
Cited by
450
References
54
Citations by year
2026: 58 · 2025: 52 · 2024: 65 · 2023: 53 · 2022: 51 · 2021: 70 · 2020: 50 · 2019: 47 · 2018: 4
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44.44
Type
journal article
Language
en
Update notices
erratum (2018-10-02)
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  • Cell Metabolism (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) (acceptedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Newcastle University ePrints (Newcastle Univesity) (cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
  • Diabetes UK
  • Boeringer Ingelheim
  • Janssen
  • Eli Lilly
  • NovoNordisk
  • AstraZenica
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
Keywords
type 2 diabetes remission, liver fat, beta-cell recovery, first-phase insulin response, weight loss, plasma triglycerides, diabetes duration, glycemic control
MeSH terms
Blood Glucose, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Female, Glycated Hemoglobin, Humans, Insulin, Lipolysis, Liver, Male, Middle Aged, Remission Induction, Triglycerides, Weight Loss, Caloric Restriction, Insulin-Secreting Cells

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