Summary
Impairment of glucose-induced insulin secretion in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) may be caused by GLUT 2 underexpression in the pancreatic beta cell, a mutation of the glucokinase gene, glucose 6-phosphatase overactivity, FAD-linked glycerophosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, a mitochondrial DNA defect and/or a secondary phenomenon of so-called glucotoxicity possibly involving glycogen accumulation in the beta-cell. It is proposed that the methyl esters of succinic acid and related molecules may represent new tools with which to bypass these defects in glucose transport, phosphorylation and further catabolism and, hence, to stimulate both proinsulin biosynthesis and insulin release in NIDDM.
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Abbreviations
- GLUT:
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Glucose transporter
- FAD:
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flavin adenine dinucleotide
- m-GDH:
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mitochondrial glycerophosphate dehydrogenase
- NIDDM:
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non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
- IDDM:
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insulin-dependent-diabetes mellitus
- BB:
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bio-breeding
- NOD:
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non-obese diabetic
- GOT:
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glutamateoxalacetate transaminase
- GPT:
-
glutamate-pyruvate transaminase
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Malaisse, W.J. The beta cell in NIDDM: giving light to the blind. Diabetologia 37 (Suppl 2), S36–S42 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00400824
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