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β Cell-specific deletion of guanylyl cyclase A, the receptor for atrial natriuretic peptide, accelerates obesity-induced glucose intolerance in mice.

Sabine TauscherHitoshi NakagawaKatharina VölkerFranziska WernerLisa KrebesTamara PotapenkoSören DooseAndreas L BirkenfeldHideo A BabaMichaela Kuhn
Published in: Cardiovascular diabetology (2018)
Our studies of β GC-A KO mice demonstrate that the cardiac hormones ANP and BNP do not modulate β-cell's growth and secretory functions under physiological, normal dietary conditions. However, endogenous NP/GC-A signaling improves the initial adaptative response of β-cells to HFD-induced obesity. Impaired β-cell NP/GC-A signaling in obese individuals might contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes.
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