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Hereditas(Beijing) ›› 2022, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (5): 370-382.doi: 10.16288/j.yczz.22-072

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Pancreatic beta cells regeneration

Huan Zhao1(), Bin Zhou1,2,3   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
    2. School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
    3. School of Life Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
  • Received:2022-03-16 Revised:2022-04-05 Online:2022-05-20 Published:2022-04-21
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Nos(31730112);Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Nos(91849202);Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Nos(9216800001);the Sanofi Scholarship Program

Abstract:

Insulin-secreting pancreatic beta cells are important for the regulation of glucose metabolism in vivo. Loss of beta cells could lead to diabetes. So far, islet transplantation is an effective way for diabetes therapy, but the shortage of donors limits its extensive application. Therefore, study on beta cell regeneration has great significance for the clinical treatment of diabetes. The major cellular sources of beta cells mainly include endogenous beta cell proliferation, pluripotent stem cell differentiation, and trans-differentiation from other non-beta cells. The existence of endogenous pancreatic stem cells or progenitors in adults remains controversial in the field. In this review, we briefly summarize the research advances of beta cell regeneration and discuss the potential problems of these approaches, to improve our understanding on the mechanisms of beta cell regeneration and provide theoretical information for clinical application.

Key words: pancreatic beta cell, regeneration, differentiation, proliferation