Young capillary vessels rejuvenate aged insulin-producing beta cells

Young capillary vessels rejuvenate aged pancreatic islets.

A recent study published in the journal  PNAS  shows that young capillary vessels rejuvenate aged pancreatic islets. This finding challenges the common view that pancreatic beta-cells become inefficient with age. The reduction of insulin production within the cells may instead be affected by systemic aging factors.

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1. Press release from Karolinska Institutet
2. Young capillary vessels rejuvenate aged pancreatic islets. Almaça J, Molina J, Arrojo E Drigo R, Abdulreda MH, Jeon WB, Berggren PO, Caicedo A, Nam HG. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Nov 17.