Findings suggest targeting neuro-immune pathway could lead to strategies for managing diabetes, obesity or some types of ...

However, in people with diabetes, the pancreas does not secrete insulin, or the cells are not sensitive to its effects. The ...

Within islets, beta cells secrete insulin, and alpha cells secrete glucagon. Scientists have identified three additional cell types in islets, including cells that secrete the hormones ...

Traditionally, blood sugar regulation has been attributed to the hormones insulin and glucagon, both produced by the pancreas. Insulin lowers blood glucose by promoting its uptake into cells, while ...

The liver and pancreas are the main actors in glucose metabolism, but not the only ones. Muscles, adipose tissue and the brain play different roles. However, the prize for the best new actor in ...

These cells secrete hormones and neurotransmitters ... hormones secreted by small-intestine enteroendocrine cells: glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP1) and peptide tyrosine tyrosine (PYY).