Peptide May Induce Beta-Cell Formation

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Caerulein triggers transformation of pancreatic alpha cells into beta cells and may lead to a treatment for type 1 diabetes.

A new study by researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) has found that a peptide called caerulein can convert existing cells in the pancreas into those cells destroyed in type 1 diabetes-insulin-producing beta cells.

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