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Endocrine pancreas development: effects of metabolic and intergenerational programming caused by a protein-restricted diet.
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PMID:  22173830     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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ABSTRACT: Experimental studies have demonstrated an association between low birth weight and the later development of type 2 diabetes. This association could be a result of the programming process that affects pancreatic beta-cell development due to poor fetal nutrition. This mechanism may not be limited to the first generation. In rodents, endocrine cells of the pancreas are derived from cells of the endodermal dorsal and ventral anlage that migrate and gather in clusters in a process termed isletogenesis. Islet development occurs relatively late in gestation, and islets undergo substantial remodeling immediately after birth under the regulation of a transcription factor network. Furthermore, the offspring of mice fed a protein-restricted diet exhibit a reduced pancreatic beta-cell mass at birth, lower vascularization, increased apoptosis rate, and changes in glucose metabolism in later life. Although the mechanisms underlying these relationships are unclear, it has been hypothesized that in utero nutritional conditions affect epigenetic patterns of gene transcription that persist throughout life and subsequent generations. We aimed to review the process of the formation of the endocrine pancreas in rodents, the consequences of a protein-restricted diet on offspring, and the transgenerational effects of this insult on the incidence of type 2 diabetes.
Authors:
Eliete Dalla Corte Frantz; Nayara Peixoto-Silva; Alessandra Pinheiro-Mulder
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Pancreas     Volume:  41     ISSN:  1536-4828     ISO Abbreviation:  Pancreas     Publication Date:  2012 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-12-16     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8608542     Medline TA:  Pancreas     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
From the Laboratory of Morphometry and Cardiovascular Morphology, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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