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SUBMITTER: Leenders F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8601632 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Leenders Floris F Groen Nathalie N de Graaf Natascha N Engelse Marten A MA Rabelink Ton J TJ de Koning Eelco J P EJP Carlotti Françoise F
Frontiers in immunology 20211104
Pancreatic β-cell failure is a critical event in the onset of both main types of diabetes mellitus but underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. β-cells have low anti-oxidant capacity, making them more susceptible to oxidative stress. In type 1 diabetes (T1D), reactive oxygen species (ROS) are associated with pro-inflammatory conditions at the onset of the disease. Here, we investigated the effects of hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative stress on human β-cells. We show that primary human β ...[more]