Abstract
Pro-inflammatory cytokines cause beta cell secretory dysfunction and apoptosis--a process implicated in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes. Cytokines induce the expression of inducible nitric oxide (NO) synthase (iNOS) leading to NO production. NO contributes to cytokine-induced apoptosis, but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate whether NO modulates signalling via mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and Akt.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Diabetologia |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 10 |
Pages (from-to) | 2039-50 |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISSN | 0012-186X |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2005 |
Keywords
- Animals
- Apoptosis
- Blotting, Western
- Cell Separation
- Cells, Cultured
- Cytokines
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Enzyme Activation
- Enzyme Inhibitors
- Humans
- Insulin
- Insulin-Secreting Cells
- MAP Kinase Kinase 4
- Mice
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
- NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester
- Nitric Oxide
- Nitric Oxide Donors
- Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II
- Oncogene Protein v-akt
- S-Nitroso-N-Acetylpenicillamine
- Signal Transduction
- p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases