Comment on: Allister et al. UCP2 Regulates the Glucagon Response to Fasting and Starvation. Diabetes 2013;62:1623–1633 | Zendy

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Comment on: Allister et al. UCP2 Regulates the Glucagon Response to Fasting and Starvation. Diabetes 2013;62:1623–1633

Author(s) -

Erik Gylfe

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

diabetes

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.219

H-Index - 330

eISSN - 1939-327X

pISSN - 0012-1797

DOI - 10.2337/db13-0397

Subject(s) - starvation , glucagon , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , notice , biology , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , insulin , political science , law

Using α-cell–specific knockout of the mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2), Allister et al. (1) recently provided evidence for involvement of this protein in glucose regulation of glucagon release. This is an interesting and potentially important contribution with regard to the possible involvement of UCP2. However, the authors do not seem to notice that their data contradict the promoted model. The study focuses on intrinsic regulation of secretion, …

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