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ArticleExperimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association2023

Vitamin D Alleviates Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Mitigating Oxidative Stress-Induced Pancreatic β-Cell Impairment.

Jia Liu, Yuanjun Zhang, Derong Shi, Cuihuan He, Guanghao Xia

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Article in Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The role of vitamin D signalling in β cell apoptosis: a systematic review.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026
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  7. Vitamin D and Its Regulatory Role in Pancreatic β-Cell Function: Implications for Diabetes.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2025
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  11. Research Progress of Pyroptosis in Diabetic Kidney Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jia LiuDepartment of Endocrinology, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Yuanjun ZhangDepartment of Endocrinology, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Derong ShiGansu University of Chinese Medicine, Gansu, China.
Cuihuan HeGansu University of Chinese Medicine, Gansu, China.
Guanghao XiaDepartment of Endocrinology, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Gansu Provincial Hospital · CNGansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveType 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a common metabolic disorder with rising incidence worldwide. This study explored the anti-T2DM role of vitamin D, thereby providing novel therapeutic strategies.

methodsC57BL/6 J mice and MIN6 cells were used to induce

resultsVitamin D reduced body weights, fasting blood glucose, and insulin and ameliorated glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity in T2DM mice. Besides, vitamin D decreased serum TG, TC, LDL-C, and increased HDL-C in T2DM mice. Vitamin D inhibited pancreatic histopathological injury, cell apoptosis, OS, and β-cell decline in T2DM mice. Moreover, vitamin D alleviated cell death, insufficient insulin secretion, inflammation, OS, and ERS in damaged MIN6 cells. Notably, N-acetyl-L-cysteine (an OS inhibitor) enhanced these effects of vitamin D.

conclusionsVitamin D relieved T2DM symptoms by alleviating OS-induced β-cell impairment.

Indexed as

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Insulin-Secreting CellsAnimalsBlood GlucoseBody WeightCholesterol, LDLInsulinMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOxidative StressVitamin DBlood GlucoseCholesterol, LDLInsulinVitamin D

Identifiers

PMID37935388
PMCPMC10700019
OpenAlexW4388479042

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