The pancreas is a complex organ that consists of two parts: exocrine, which secretes digestive enzymes into the gut; and endocrine, which secretes the four hormones insulin, glucagon, somatostatin ...

Human pancreatic islets; type 1 diabetes mellitus; islet isolation; islet transplantation A search for open trials on the Clinical Trials website (www.clinicaltrials.gov), performed in January 2014 ...

Type 1 diabetes is caused by the body's immune system mistakenly attacking the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. This autoimmune reaction can occur at any age, from infancy through to old age.

fat droplet accumulation in pancreatic acinar cells and consequent lipotoxicity, (2) destruction of acinar cells by both inflammation and fatty replacement, (3) by negative paracrine effect of ...

of the islets of Langerhans, which regulate blood glucose levels. The exocrine function is performed by acinar cells, which secrete digestive enzymes that are collected by the pancreatic ducts and ...