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ArticleJournal of diabetes research2013

Variations in rodent models of type 1 diabetes: islet morphology.

Lesya Novikova, Irina V Smirnova, Sonia Rawal, Abby L Dotson, Stephen H Benedict, Lisa Stehno-Bittel

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Article in Journal of diabetes research, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lesya NovikovaDepartment of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
Irina V Smirnova
Sonia Rawal
Abby L Dotson
Stephen H Benedict
Lisa Stehno-Bittel
University of Kansas Medical Center · USUniversity of Kansas · US

Funding

UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF SMALL RNAS IN ARABIDOPSIS POLLEN DEVELOPMENTP20RR016475 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI ACKLEY, BRIAN DOUGLAS · 2001 to 2011
$38.1M
Research Design and Analysis Core (RDAC)P30HD002528 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE · PI FOWLER, STEPHEN CLETIUS · 1985 to 2015
$22.1M
NCRR NIH HHS P20 RR016475NICHD NIH HHS HD02528NICHD NIH HHS P30 HD002528
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is characterized by hyperglycemia due to lost or damaged islet insulin-producing β -cells. Rodent models of T1D result in hyperglycemia, but with different forms of islet deterioration. This study focused on 1 toxin-induced and 2 autoimmune rodent models of T1D: BioBreeding Diabetes Resistant rats, nonobese diabetic mice, and Dark Agouti rats treated with streptozotocin. Immunochemistry was used to evaluate the insulin levels in the β -cells, cell composition, and insulitis. T1D caused complete or significant loss of β -cells in all animal models, while increasing numbers of α -cells. Lymphocytic infiltration was noted in and around islets early in the progression of autoimmune diabetes. The loss of lymphocytic infiltration coincided with the absence of β -cells. In all models, the remaining α - and δ -cells regrouped by relocating to the islet center. The resulting islets were smaller in size and irregularly shaped. Insulin injections subsequent to induction of toxin-induced diabetes significantly preserved β -cells and islet morphology. Diabetes in animal models is anatomically heterogeneous and involves important changes in numbers and location of the remaining α - and δ -cells. Comparisons with human pancreatic sections from healthy and diabetic donors showed similar morphological changes to the diabetic BBDR rat model.

Indexed as

AnimalsBlood GlucoseDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1FemaleHumansHyperglycemiaIslets of LangerhansMaleMiceRatsBlood Glucose

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PMID23762878
PMCPMC3671304
OpenAlexW2082023572

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