An imidazoline compound completely counteracts interleukin-1[beta] toxic effects to rat pancreatic islet [beta] cells

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  • Gianpaolo Papaccio
  • Ferdinando Nicoletti
  • Francesco A Pisanti
  • Michela Galdieri
  • Klaus Bendtzen
In vitro studies have demonstrated that interleukin (IL)-1beta decreases insulin and DNA contents in pancreatic islet beta cells, causing structural damage, that it is toxic to cultured human islet beta cells and that it is able to induce apoptosis in these cells.
Original languageEnglish
JournalMolecular Medicine
Volume8
Issue number9
Pages (from-to)536-45
Number of pages10
ISSN1076-1551
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sep 2002

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