Overexpression of Parathyroid Hormone-related Protein in the Pancreatic Islets of Transgenic Mice Causes Islet Hyperplasia, Hyperinsulinemia, and Hypoglycemia (∗)
Vasavada R, Cavaliere C, D'Ercole A, Dann P, Burtis W, Madlener A, Zawalich K, Zawalich W, Philbrick W, Stewart A. Overexpression of Parathyroid Hormone-related Protein in the Pancreatic Islets of Transgenic Mice Causes Islet Hyperplasia, Hyperinsulinemia, and Hypoglycemia (∗). Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1996, 271: 1200-1208. PMID: 8557651, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.2.1200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat insulin II promoterInsulin secretionIslet massPancreatic isletsNormal littermatesHormone-related proteinBlood glucose valuesTotal islet massIslet perifusion studiesNormal physiologic roleInappropriate hyperinsulinemiaParathyroid hormoneIslet hyperplasiaInsulin concentrationsTotal islet numberAutocrine roleGlucose homeostasisPerifusion studiesTransgenic miceGlucose valuesIslet numberIslet cellsPhysiologic rolePTHrPMice