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ArticleUltrasound in medicine & biology2017

Ultrasound Stimulation of Insulin Release from Pancreatic Beta Cells as a Potential Novel Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes.

Ivan Suarez Castellanos, Aleksandar Jeremic, Joshua Cohen, Vesna Zderic

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Article in Ultrasound in medicine & biology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Impact of Therapeutic Ultrasound on Metabolic Hormone Release From Thyroid Gland.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2026
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  4. Mechanosensitive Channels Mediate Pancreatic β Cells Reactive Oxygen Species Formation and Downregulation of Essential Genes During Therapeutic Ultrasound Treatment.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2025
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  5. Analyzing Gene Expression After Administration of Low-Intensity Therapeutic Ultrasound in Human Islet Cells.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2024
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  6. Modeling of Ultrasound Stimulation of Adolescent Pancreas for Insulin Release Therapy.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2023
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  16. Advances in transdermal insulin delivery.Advanced drug delivery reviews · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ivan Suarez CastellanosDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA. Electronic address: isuarez@gwu.edu.
Aleksandar JeremicDepartment of Biological Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
Joshua CohenDepartment of Endocrinology, Medical Faculty Associates, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
Vesna ZdericDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.

Funding

Ultrasound Stimulation of Pancreatic Beta CellsR03EB019065 · NIBIB · GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI ZDERIC, VESNA · 2014 to 2015
$153k
NIBIB NIH HHS R03 EB019065
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a complex metabolic disease that has reached epidemic proportions in the United States and around the world. This disease is characterized by loss of insulin secretion and, eventually, destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells. Controlling type 2 diabetes is often difficult as pharmacological management routinely requires complex therapy with multiple medications, and loses its effectiveness over time. The objective of this study was to explore the effectiveness of a novel, non-pharmacological approach that uses the application of ultrasound energy to augment insulin release from rat INS 832/13 beta cells. The cells were exposed to unfocused ultrasound for 5 min at a peak intensity of 1 W/cm

Indexed as

AnimalsCell LineDelayed-Action PreparationsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2High-Energy Shock WavesHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinInsulin-Secreting CellsRatsSonicationTreatment OutcomeUltrasonic TherapyDelayed-Action PreparationsHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinCell stimulationInsulinPancreatic beta cellsType 2 diabetesUltrasound therapy

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PMID28347531
PMCPMC5429983

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