In this type of diabetes, the immune system specifically destroys insulin-secreting beta cells in the pancreatic islets — the body's own immune system attacks its own cells (a form of autoimmune ...

Scientists have known that, when the pancreas becomes inflamed, acinar cells, which produce digestive enzymes, begin to transform into ductal cells, which transport digestive juices in the pancreas.

Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have found a pattern of so-called epigenetic "marks" in a transition state between normal and pancreatic cancer cells in mice, and that the normal cells may ...

Within the pancreas, islet cells secrete insulin to lower blood sugar. However, producing these cells for therapeutic use has proven extremely challenging. While stem cells offer a promising route ...

Within the pancreas, islet cells secrete insulin to lower blood sugar. However, producing these cells for therapeutic use has ...

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) develops in the exocrine compartment of the pancreas, which is comprised of ductal and acinar cells. PDAC is associated with two major types of asymptomatic ...