Hepatitis C virus infection and human pancreatic beta-cell dysfunction

Diabetes Care. 2005 Apr;28(4):940-1. doi: 10.2337/diacare.28.4.940.

Authors

Matilde Masini¹, Daniela Campani, Ugo Boggi, Michele Menicagli, Nicola Funel, Maria Pollera, Roberto Lupi, Silvia Del Guerra, Marco Bugliani, Scilla Torri, Stefano Del Prato, Franco Mosca, Franco Filipponi, Piero Marchetti

Affiliation

¹ Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Metabolic Unit, University of Pisa and Pisa University Hospital, Via Paradisa 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy.

PMID: 15793203
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.28.4.940

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Aged
Apoptosis
Female
Hepacivirus / isolation & purification*
Hepatitis C / pathology
Hepatitis C / physiopathology*
Humans
Insulin / blood
Insulin / metabolism
Insulin Secretion
Islets of Langerhans / pathology
Islets of Langerhans / physiopathology*
Islets of Langerhans / virology
Male
Middle Aged

Substances

Insulin