Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Yanying ZHAO
School of Life Science and Technology, Southwest University for Nationalities
Shaohui JIA
Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Dongjing YAN
Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Zhengwang CHEN
Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
We investigated the effects of daintain/AIF-1, a novel inflammatory cytokine, on INS-1β cells. Cells incubated with daintain/AIF-1 showed decreased cell viability and glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, as well as upregulated apoptosis and NO production. These deleterious effects of daintain/AIF-1 indicate that daintain/AIF-1 plays important roles in the dysfunction of pancreatic β cells in type-1 diabetes.
