Increased interleukin (IL)-1beta messenger ribonucleic acid expression in beta -cells of individuals with type 2 diabetes and regulation of IL-1beta in human islets by glucose and autostimulation.
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Abstract
Elevated glucose levels impair islet function and survival, and it has been proposed
that intraislet expression of IL-1beta contributes to glucotoxicity.