Alanyl-glutamine improves pancreatic ß-cell function following ex vivo inflammatory challenge
Obesity-associated diabetes and concomitant inflammation may compromise pancreatic β-cell integrity and function. l-glutamine and l-alanine are potent insulin secretagogues, with antioxidant and cytoprotective properties. Herein, we studied whether the dipeptide l-alanyl-l-glutamine (Ala-Gln) could...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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BioScientifica Ltd.
2015
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36990 |