Graphical abstract of the work.
New research confirms a novel route for human beta cell regeneration.
Diabetes researchers and bioinformaticians from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a new understanding of how human beta cell regenerative drugs work. These drugs, developed at Mount Sinai, may hold promise for more than 500 million people with diabetes in the world. The results of this study were published this month in Cell Reports Medicine.
Diabetes develops when cells in the pancreas known as beta cells become unable to produce insulin, a hormone that is essential to regulating blood sugar levels. While great progress has been made toward discovering a durable therapy, none are scalable therapeutic options for millions of diabetics across the globe.