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Jean B. Regard, Hiroshi Kataoka, David A. Cano, Eric Camerer, Liya Yin, Yao-Wu Zheng, Thomas S. Scanlan, Matthias Hebrok, Shaun R. Coughlin
Published in Volume 117, Issue 12
J Clin Invest. 2007; 117(12):4034–4043 doi:10.1172/JCI32994
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Anatomically normal islets, hyperinsulinemia, and hypoglycemia in RIP-PTX mice.

(A and B) Immunofluorescent staining of pancreas sections from control (A) and RIP-PTX (B) mice for insulin (green; β cells) and glucagon (red; α cells) (original magnification, ×20). Islet size, morphology, and cellular composition and number were unchanged in RIP-PTX mice. (C) Plasma insulin levels in 8- to 10-week-old RIP-PTX mice and littermate controls (n = 8–11; **P < 0.001); mice were fed ad libitum or fasted overnight as indicated. Plasma insulin levels were elevated in RIP-PTX under both fed and fasted conditions. (D) Blood glucose levels in RIP-PTX mice and littermate controls (n = 8–11; **P < 0.001). RIP-PTX mice were hypoglycemic under both fed and fasted conditions.