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Pancreatic islet plasticity: Interspecies comparison of islet architecture and composition

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Steiner, Donald J., Kim, Abraham, Miller, Kevin, Hara, Manami·2010·Islets

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The pancreatic islet displays diverse patterns of endocrine cell arrangement. The prototypic islet, with insulin-secreting beta-cells forming the core surrounded by other endocrine cells in the periphery, is largely based on studies of normal rodent islets. Recent reports on large animals, including humans, show a difference in islet architecture, in which the endocrine cells are randomly distributed throughout the islet. This particular species difference has raised concerns regarding the interpretation of data based on rodent studies to humans. On the other hand, further variations have been reported in marsupials and some nonhuman primates, which possess an inverted ratio of beta-cells to other endocrine cells. This review discusses the striking plasticity of islet architecture and cellular composition among various species including changes in response to metabolic states within a single species. We propose that this plasticity reflects evolutionary acquired adaptation induced by altered physiological conditions, rather than inherent disparities between species.

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Authors
Steiner, D. J., Kim, A., Miller, K., & Hara, M.
Venue
Islets
Published
2010-05
Volume
2
Issue
3
Pages
135-145
ISSN
  • 1938-2014 (ISSN-L)
  • 1938-2022
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W2014131324
Cited by
494
References
56
FWCI
11.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Steiner, D. J., Kim, A., Miller, K., & Hara, M. (2010). Pancreatic islet plasticity: Interspecies comparison of islet architecture and composition. Islets. https://doi.org/10.4161/isl.2.3.11815

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