METHODS OF PRESERVING AND PROTECTING PANCREATIC BETA CELLS AND TREATING OR PREVENTING DIABETES BY INHIBITING NOX-1
申请人:EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL
公开号:US20160010061A1
公开(公告)日:2016-01-14
Methods of preserving and/or protecting pancreatic beta cells by inhibiting NOX-1. In a further aspect, NOX-1 inhibitors are administered to a subject in order to preserve and/or protect beta cells in the prevention or treatment of diabetes. NOX-1 inhibitors are also disclosed; The method can be used to preserve beta cell/islet survival in vitro, or in vivo in cells exposed to stressful stimuli including but not limited to inflammation, inflammatory cytokines, high glucose, or elevated free fatty acids.