So Belmonte's group infected
diabetic mice with viruses carrying the dead guide activators.
Not exact matches
Yu and his research team discovered that in the
diabetic mouse cornea, the density of sensory nerve fibers and their endings are drastically reduced, similar to patients
with DPN.
But
with this approach, the team simply applied the lotion to
diabetic mice's sores.
They compared the concentrations of proteins in the retinas of non-
diabetic mice, of
mice with type 2 diabetes without treatment and of type 2
diabetic mice that were treated
with the standard drug metformin, which lowers blood glucose levels and thus reduces diabetes complications.
They demonstrated that non-obese
diabetic (NOD)
mice treated
with a specific (AID / RAD51) pathway inhibitor had larger populations of certain B cells that were capable of suppressing diabetogenic T cell responses, and greatly reduced T1D development, compared
with untreated controls.
When the team transplanted the cells into
diabetic mice whose own beta cells had been destroyed artificially
with a chemical, the cells acted like healthy beta cells.
The drug, SRT1720, kept
mice with high - calorie diets from becoming obese or
diabetic, according to a study published in Cell Metabolism [subscription required].
In their experiments involving
mice with diabetic wounds, a wound was shown to heal stronger and thrice as fast
with the application of ANGPTL4.
To turn this into something that could one day be a viable therapy for people, the team took stomach stem cells from
diabetic mice, engineered them
with the same genes and grew mini-organs.
One of the most popular models is the immunodeficient nonobese
diabetic severe combined immunodeficiency (NOD scid) gamma (NSG) transgenic
mouse line, which can be endowed
with a humanized immune system using CD34 + hematopoietic stem cells.
The mutant
mice produced less insulin — the hormone made in the pancreas that helps cells burn sugar — and they were plump and
diabetic,
with high levels of glucose in their blood.
In these two microscopy images, human islets (the source of insulin cells) were poisoned
with a drug to remove the insulin cells, and then treated
with either an empty virus (left panel) or the therapeutic virus (right panel), and then grown in a
diabetic mouse.
In addition, the researchers conducted an experiment in the Type I
diabetic mice using modified insulin and nanoparticles that had been coated
with red blood cell membranes.
Cells equipped
with a gene whose activity is driven by blue light were used to help
diabetic mice control glucose levels.
In fact, the speed and kinetics of touching down to safe blood glucose levels are identical in
diabetic mouse models treated
with Ins - PBA - F and in healthy
mice whose blood sugar is regulated by their own insulin.
(A) Isolated islets from 3 - wk - old, female, Tg - hIAPP
mice were cultured in presence of different concentrations of islet extracts (IE) from old Tg - hIAPP
mice,
with overt
diabetic pathology and age - matched WT
mice.
Scientists report in the May 9 Science Translational Medicine that seven of 12
diabetic mice treated
with this combination were cured even after having lost the ability to make insulin for several weeks, the equivalent of a human patient who has needed insulin injections for a couple of years.
Groups of male, IAPP, Tg
mice were injected i.p. at 4 wk of age
with 10 % pancreas homogenate from male,
diabetic, IAPP Tg
mice or 50 µM IAPP aggregates prepared from synthetic source.
To rule out that the induction observed was due to other
diabetic - associated alterations in the pancreas, we performed a control experiment in which we injected Tg - hIAPP
mice with pancreas homogenate from a
diabetic model not associated
with IAPP aggregation.
As shown in Fig. 2 A, treatment
with 1 % islet homogenate from
diabetic mice leads to punctated accumulation of thioflavin S (ThS)-- positive amyloid aggregates in cultured islets.
The results demonstrated that this new molecule was safe and effective, causing significant improvement in
mouse models of both acute uveitis and chronic
diabetic inflammation,
with no apparent side - effects.
To further validate our result in clinical samples, we obtained primary tumor from patients
with advanced breast cancer and the tissue was passaged once in nonobese
diabetic / severe combined immunodeficient
mouse without in vitro culture.
No significant difference in body weight was observed in the groups treated
with diabetic pancreas homogenate, containing IAPP aggregates or synthetic IAPP aggregates, prepared in vitro, compared
with Tg - hIAPP
mice injected
with buffer (Fig. 8 A).
In people
with diabetes, beta cells don't function well, but Melton and his team were able to use the new beta cells to improve the glucose state of
diabetic mice.
Inhibition of dipeptidyl peptidase IV
with sitagliptin (MK0431) prolongs islet graft survival in streptozotocin - induced
diabetic mice.
(a) Growth curves of primary tumors in non-obese
diabetic / severe combined immunodeficiency disease (NOD / SCID)
mice injected
with 5 × 105 or 5 × 104 MDA - MB 231 and MDA - MB 231 F3 cells.
Creation of a rich subcutaneous vascular network
with implanted adipose tissue - derived stromal cells and adipose tissue enhances subcutaneous grafting of islets in
diabetic mice.
Oral chronic gavage
with galanin in
diabetic mice increases insulin sensitivity, which is associated
with an improvement of several metabolic parameters such as glucose tolerance, fasting blood glucose, and insulin.
Paternal effect on embryo quality in
diabetic mice is related to poor sperm quality and associated
with decreased glucose transporter expression
The study showed that fisetin, a flavonoid contained in abundance in strawberries, promoted survival of neurons grown in culture and enhanced memory in healthy
mice, along
with prevention of both kidney and brain complications in
diabetic mice.
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Moreover, it should be noted that ketogenic diets are only relatively high in protein18, 106 and that some recent studies have demonstrated that VLCKD can even cause a regression of
diabetic nephropathy in
mice.109
With regard to possible acidosis during VLCKD, as the concentration of KBs never rises above 8 mmol / l10 this risk is virtually inexistent in subjects with normal insulin funct
With regard to possible acidosis during VLCKD, as the concentration of KBs never rises above 8 mmol / l10 this risk is virtually inexistent in subjects
with normal insulin funct
with normal insulin function.