The Role of the Islet Niche on Beta Cell Structure and Function
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The Role of the Islet Niche on Beta Cell Structure and Function
Abstract
The islets of Langerhans or pancreatic islets are pivotal in the control of blood glucose and are complex microorgans embedded within the larger volume of the exocrine pancreas. Humans can have ~3.2 million islets [1] which, to our current knowledge, function in a similar manner to sense circulating blood glucose levels and respond with the secretion of a mix of different hormones that act to maintain glucose concentrations around a specific set point [2]. At a cellular level, the control of hormone secretion by glucose and other secretagogues is well-understood [3]. The key signal cascades have been identified and many details of the secretory process are known. However, if we shift focus from single cells and consider cells within intact islets, we do not have a comprehensive model as to how the islet environment influences cell function and how the islets work as a whole. This is important because there is overwhelming evidence that the structure and function of the individual endocrine cells are dramatically affected by the islet environment [4,5]. Uncovering the influence of this islet niche might drive future progress in treatments for Type 2 diabetes [6] and cell replacement therapies for Type 1 diabetes [7]. In this review, we focus on the insulin secreting beta cells and their interactions with the immediate environment that surrounds them including endocrine-endocrine interactions and contacts with capillaries.
Keywords: Beta cells; Capillaries; Extracellular matrix; Insulin secretion; Islets of Langerhans.
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