Islet-cell carcinomas of the alpha-cell type, though uncommon, have been recognized with increasing frequency during the past twenty years. 6 Most of these, nonbeta islet-cell tumors, have been ...

Immunofluorescence images of alpha cells highlighting induction of insulin protein upon loss of SMNDC1. Credit: Tamara Casteels, Cell Report 2022.

image: Immunofluorescence images of alpha cells highlighting induction of insulin protein upon loss of SMNDC1 view more . Credit: Tamara Casteels, published in Cell Report 2022.

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“We found ILC2s within the islets of Langerhans and ILC2s or ILC2-derived cytokines triggered pancreatic alpha cells to secrete glucagon in vitro,” the authors explained.

Another cell type in the pancreas called alpha-cells are the natural counterpart of beta-cells as they act to increase blood sugar levels by secreting the hormone glucagon.

It’s always been accepted that beta cells don’t act alone, that they act together with other hormone-producing pancreatic cells – alpha, delta, and gamma cells – to maintain blood glucose ...

Targeted alpha therapy shreds the DNA of cancer cells by using radioactive alpha particles, which researchers say are more powerful at killing cancerous tumours than comparable existing treatments ...