PMID: 36646689

Hyperaminoacidemia induces pancreatic α cell proliferation via synergism between the mTORC1 and CaSR-Gq signaling pathways. Gong Y, Yang B, Zhang D, Zhang Y, Tang Z, Yang L, Coate KC, Yin L, Covington BA, Patel RS, Siv WA, Sellick K, Shou M, Chang W, Danielle Dean E, Powers AC, Chen W. Nat Commun. 2023 Jan 16;14(1):235. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-35705-4. 

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PMID: 33619103

Glucagon blockade restores functional β-cell mass in type 1 diabetic mice and enhances function of human islets.

Wang MY, Dean ED, Quittner-Strom E, Zhu Y, Chowdhury KH, Zhang Z, Zhao S, Li N, Ye R, Lee Y, Zhang Y, Chen S, Yu X, Leonard DC, Poffenberger G, Von Deylen A, McCorkle SK, Schlegel A, Sloop KW, Efanov AM, Gimeno RE, Scherer PE, Powers AC, Unger RH, Holland WL. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Mar 2;118(9):e2022142118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2022142118. 

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PMID: 32428240

Dapagliflozin Does Not Directly Affect Human α or β Cells.

Dai C, Walker JT, Shostak A, Bouchi Y, Poffenberger G, Hart NJ, Jacobson DA, Calcutt MW, Bottino R, Greiner DL, Shultz LD, McGuinness OP, Dean ED, Powers AC. Endocrinology. 2020 Aug 1;161(8):bqaa080. doi: 10.1210/endocr/bqaa080.

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PMID: 31941840

Tacrolimus- and sirolimus-induced human β cell dysfunction is reversible and preventable.

Dai C, Walker JT, Shostak A, Padgett A, Spears E, Wisniewski S, Poffenberger G, Aramandla R, Dean ED, Prasad N, Levy SE, Greiner DL, Shultz LD, Bottino R, Powers AC. JCI Insight. 2020 Jan 16;5(1):e130770. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.130770.

PMID: 31653720

A Primary Role for α-Cells as Amino Acid Sensors.

Dean ED. Diabetes. 2020 Apr;69(4):542-549. doi: 10.2337/dbi19-0021. Epub 2019 Oct 25.

 

PMID: 31144717

Glucagon: The Name Says It All, or Not!

Dean ED, Vuguin PM, Charron MJ. Endocrinology. 2019 May 1;160(5):1359-1361. doi: 10.1210/en.2019-00251.

 

PMID: 30449685

Ectonucleoside Triphosphate Diphosphohydrolase-3 Antibody Targets Adult Human Pancreatic β Cells for In Vitro and In Vivo Analysis.

Saunders DC, Brissova M, Phillips N, Shrestha S, Walker JT, Aramandla R, Poffenberger G, Flaherty DK, Weller KP, Pelletier J, Cooper T, Goff MT, Virostko J, Shostak A, Dean ED, Greiner DL, Shultz LD, Prasad N, Levy SE, Carnahan RH, Dai C, Sévigny J, Powers AC. Cell Metab. 2019 Mar 5;29(3):745-754.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2018.10.007. Epub 2018 Nov 15.

 

PMID: 28591638

Interrupted Glucagon Signaling Reveals Hepatic α Cell Axis and Role for L-Glutamine in α Cell Proliferation.

Dean ED, Li M, Prasad N, Wisniewski SN, Von Deylen A, Spaeth J, Maddison L, Botros A, Sedgeman LR, Bozadjieva N, Ilkayeva O, Coldren A, Poffenberger G, Shostak A, Semich MC, Aamodt KI, Phillips N, Yan H, Bernal-Mizrachi E, Corbin JD, Vickers KC, Levy SE, Dai C, Newgard C, Gu W, Stein R, Chen W, Powers AC. Cell Metab. 2017 Jun 6;25(6):1362-1373.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2017.05.011.

 

PMID: 28283660

Glucagon antagonism in islet cell proliferation.

Dean ED, Unger RH, Holland WL. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 Mar 21;114(12):3006-3008. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1700468114. Epub 2017 Mar 10.