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Does the relief of glucose toxicity act as a mediator in proliferative actions of vanadium on pancreatic islet beta cells in streptozocin diabetic rats?
Author(s) -
Leila Pirmoradi,
Mohammad Taghi Mohammadi,
Akbar Safaei,
Fakhroddin Mesbah,
Gholam Abbas Dehghani
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.519
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2008-823X
pISSN - 1028-852X
DOI - 10.6091/ibj.1329.2014
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus , islet , insulin , streptozocin , pancreatic islets , toxicity , vanadium , chemistry , streptozotocin , inorganic chemistry
Data shows vanadium protects pancreatic beta cells (BC) from diabetic animals. Whether this effect is direct or through the relief of glucose toxicity is not clear. This study evaluated the potential effect of oral vanadyl sulfate (vanadium) on glycemic status and pancreatic BC of normal and diabetic rats.

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