The Influence of Cholesterol on β-cell Function

Strong evidence that statin medication is linked to type II diabetes raises questions about the role of cholesterol in insulin secretion and pancreatic β-cell function. Experimentally induced changes in cellular cholesterol content attenuated insulin secretion robustly stimulated by both nutrient a...

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Main Author: Ellison, Gaewyn Colleen
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2019
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76106
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description Strong evidence that statin medication is linked to type II diabetes raises questions about the role of cholesterol in insulin secretion and pancreatic β-cell function. Experimentally induced changes in cellular cholesterol content attenuated insulin secretion robustly stimulated by both nutrient and therapeutic secretagogues in β-cell models. The mechanisms of these adverse effects were investigated, including aspects of cellular metabolism, mitochondrial dysfunction, and effects on strategic proteins involved in glucose sensing, exocytosis and cholesterol transport.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-761062021-07-26T01:09:21Z The Influence of Cholesterol on β-cell Function Ellison, Gaewyn Colleen Strong evidence that statin medication is linked to type II diabetes raises questions about the role of cholesterol in insulin secretion and pancreatic β-cell function. Experimentally induced changes in cellular cholesterol content attenuated insulin secretion robustly stimulated by both nutrient and therapeutic secretagogues in β-cell models. The mechanisms of these adverse effects were investigated, including aspects of cellular metabolism, mitochondrial dysfunction, and effects on strategic proteins involved in glucose sensing, exocytosis and cholesterol transport. 2019 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76106 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Ellison, Gaewyn Colleen
The Influence of Cholesterol on β-cell Function
title The Influence of Cholesterol on β-cell Function
title_full The Influence of Cholesterol on β-cell Function
title_fullStr The Influence of Cholesterol on β-cell Function
title_full_unstemmed The Influence of Cholesterol on β-cell Function
title_short The Influence of Cholesterol on β-cell Function
title_sort influence of cholesterol on β-cell function
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76106