Glucagon is a pancreatic hormone that plays a crucial role in regulating glucose and whole-body energy metabolism. In individuals with diabetes, the pancreatic alpha cells that produce glucagon are ...
New findings raise the possibility of promising therapeutic strategies for the management of hypoglycemia in type 1 diabetes patients. Study: Loss of electrical β-cell to δ-cell coupling underlies ...
The Endocrine Society released updated clinical practice guidelines that account for new technology and newer forms of insulin and glucagon in the management of diabetes-related hypoglycemia. These ...
Haifa Alsharif, Ph.D., a postdoctoral scholar in the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center (UCDC), won first place for her poster presentation at the UAB Department of Medicine’s 2025 Trainee Research ...
Glutaminase 2 (GLS2) is a master regulator of glutaminolysis. GLS2 converts glutamine to glutamate, thereby playing a role in cellular energy production. GLS2 is abundant in the liver, and is also ...
The glucagon-like peptides (GLP-1 and GLP-2) are processed from the proglucagon polypeptide and secreted in equimolar amounts but have opposite effects on chylomicron (CM) production, with GLP-1 ...