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Placental growth factor in beta cells plays an essential role in gestational beta-cell growth.

Weixia YangYinan JiangYan WangTing ZhangQun LiuChaoban WangGrant SwisherNannan WuChelsea ChaoKrishna PrasadanGeorge K GittesXiangwei Xiao
Published in: BMJ open diabetes research & care (2020)
Our study suggests that increased expression of PlGF in beta cells may trigger gestational beta-cell growth through recruited macrophages.
Keyphrases
  • growth factor
  • induced apoptosis
  • weight gain
  • cell cycle arrest
  • pregnant women
  • poor prognosis
  • signaling pathway
  • birth weight
  • body mass index
  • cell proliferation