Is type 2 diabetes a glycogen storage disease of pancreatic β cells?
Elevated plasma glucose leads to pancreatic β cell dysfunction and death in type 2 diabetes. Glycogen accumulation, due to impaired metabolism, contributes to this "glucotoxicity" via dysregulated biochemical pathways promoting β cell dysfunction. Here, we review emerging data, and re-exam...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017
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