ReviewDiabetes2021
Deciphering the Complex Communication Networks That Orchestrate Pancreatic Islet Function.
Review in Diabetes, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.
- Markers of beta cell and alpha cell mass in human stem cell-generated implants with glycemic control at human setpoint.Stem cells translational medicine · 2026Article
- PanKbase Integrated Single-Cell Map: A Comprehensive Atlas of Human Pancreatic Islets.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Pancreatic α cells are required for nutrient homeostasis by regulating dynamic β cell networks in islets.Science advances · 2026Article
- Single-Cell Multi-Omics in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Revealing Cellular Heterogeneity and Mechanistic Insights.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Gap Junctional Versus Paracrine Signaling in the Human Lens Epithelium: Analysis Based on Multicellular Ca²⁺ Imaging and Computational Modeling.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025Article
- Identification and mechanistic insights of ubiquitin-proteasome system and pyroptosis-related biomarkers in type 2 diabetes mellitus.World journal of diabetes · 2025Article
- Interpretable machine learning-guided single-cell mapping deciphers multi-lineage pancreatic dysregulation in type 2 diabetes.Cardiovascular diabetology · 2025Article
- Ultrafast multicellular calcium imaging of calcium spikes in mouse beta cells in tissue slices.Acta physiologica (Oxford, England) · 2025Article
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- The elusive cephalic phase insulin response: triggers, mechanisms, and functions.Physiological reviews · 2023Review
- Functional characteristics of hub and wave-initiator cells in β cell networks.Biophysical journal · 2023Article
- Editorial: The pancreatic islet - a multifaceted hub of inter-cellular communication.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Article
- Desmoglein-2 is important for islet function and β-cell survival.Cell death & disease · 2022Article
- pH-Dependence of Glucose-Dependent Activity of Beta Cell Networks in Acute Mouse Pancreatic Tissue Slice.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- Mouse models and human islet transplantation sites for intravital imaging.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Review
- Islet cilia and glucose homeostasis.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2022Review
- From Isles of Königsberg to Islets of Langerhans: Examining the Function of the Endocrine Pancreas Through Network Science.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Review
- Single-Cell RNA Sequencing of Human Corpus Cavernosum Reveals Cellular Heterogeneity Landscapes in Erectile Dysfunction.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Pancreatic islets are clusters of hormone-secreting endocrine cells that rely on intricate cell-cell communication mechanisms for proper function. The importance of multicellular cooperation in islet cell physiology was first noted nearly 30 years ago in seminal studies showing that hormone secretion from endocrine cell types is diminished when these cells are dispersed. These studies showed that reestablishing cellular contacts in so-called pseudoislets caused endocrine cells to regain hormone secretory function. This not only demonstrated that cooperation between islet cells is highly synergistic but also gave birth to the field of pancreatic islet organoids. Here we review recent advances related to the mechanisms of islet cell cross talk. We first describe new developments that revise current notions about purinergic and GABA signaling in islets. Then we comment on novel multicellular imaging studies that are revealing emergent properties of islet communication networks. We finish by highlighting and discussing recent synthetic approaches that use islet organoids of varied cellular composition to interrogate intraislet signaling mechanisms. This reverse engineering of islets not only will shed light on the mechanisms of intraislet signaling and define communication networks but also may guide efforts aimed at restoring islet function and β-cell mass in diabetes.
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