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Susan Bonner-Weir
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75 6
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50
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25 8
0
Lean Lean Obese Obese
Diabetic Diabetic
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16 30 19 16 41
0
Lean Obese Obese Lean Obese
Nondiabetic IGT Diabetic
Butler AE, et al. Diabetes. 2003;52:102-10.
Can a given β -cell mass put out much more insulin?
Absolutely!
With obesity, β -cell mass is only 30- 50% increased, but
insulin secretory output increased 100%.
Non diabetic
Insulin requiring diabetic
Non-insulin requiring diabetic
Neogenesis
(from progenitor
or stem cell)
β cell volume
Hypertrophy vs atrophy
Human islets are 70% β cells and are 1-2% of pancreas
Glucagon
Bonner-Weir S & O’Brien T Diabetes 2008 Glucagon insulin
KH Yoon et al, JCEM 2003
β cell mass (total volume) is dynamic
Neogenesis
(from progenitor
or stem cell)
β cell volume
Hypertrophy vs atrophy
β cell mass is dynamic and is regulated to
maintain glucose homeostasis.
Insulin
Ki67
Dapi
125
100
Normal
%
75 T2DM: Model #2
?Low birth weight
50
0
30 Time (years) 60
• While most of what we know about β cell mass comes
from rodents, human β cells have same processes of
growth and death.