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ReviewInflammopharmacology2019

Zinc and its regulators in pancreas.

Tianjiao Zhao, Qiongfang Huang, Yangni Su, Wuyi Sun, Qiong Huang, Wei Wei

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Review in Inflammopharmacology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. Loss of Znt8 function in diabetes mellitus: risk or benefit?Molecular and cellular biochemistry · 2021
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  20. Importance of Genetic Polymorphisms inInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tianjiao ZhaoKey Laboratory of Anti-inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Anhui Collaborative Innovation Center of Anti-inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Ministry of Education, Hefei, 230032, China.
Qiongfang HuangKey Laboratory of Anti-inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Anhui Collaborative Innovation Center of Anti-inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Ministry of Education, Hefei, 230032, China.
Yangni SuKey Laboratory of Anti-inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Anhui Collaborative Innovation Center of Anti-inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Ministry of Education, Hefei, 230032, China.
Wuyi SunKey Laboratory of Anti-inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Anhui Collaborative Innovation Center of Anti-inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Ministry of Education, Hefei, 230032, China.
Qiong HuangKey Laboratory of Anti-inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Anhui Collaborative Innovation Center of Anti-inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Ministry of Education, Hefei, 230032, China. qionghuang@126.com.
Wei WeiKey Laboratory of Anti-inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Anhui Collaborative Innovation Center of Anti-inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Ministry of Education, Hefei, 230032, China. wwei@ahmu.edu.cn.
Anhui Medical University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81202596National Natural Science Foundation of China 81330081National Natural Science Foundation of China 81673492
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Studies have demonstrated that susceptibility to type 2 diabetes (T2D) is influenced by common polymorphism in the zinc transporter 8 gene SLC30A8, providing novel insight into the role of zinc in diabetes. Intriguingly, zinc participates in every step of the process, including insulin synthesis, crystallization, storage, secretion and signaling. Zinc deficiency or overload is associated with various disorders, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity. Zinc supplementation is considered as an effective means of treating or preventing T2D in people with certain SLC30A8 genotypes. Three important protein families-zinc transporters (ZnTs), zinc importers (ZiPs) and metallothionein (MT)-participate in maintaining zinc homeostasis. Here, we review research on the physiological characteristics of zinc and its role in the pancreas and homeostasis regulation mechanisms, along with the latest research on the structure and function of ZnT/ZiP and MT. In addition, we summarize the advancements in research on SLC30A8 gene polymorphism in search of a mechanism to explain the relationship between the R risk allele and zinc transporter activity.

Indexed as

AnimalsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2HomeostasisHumansPancreasPolymorphism, GeneticSignal TransductionZincZincDiabetesPancreasZincZinc regulatorsZnT8

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PMID30756223
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