The Adipocytokine Nampt and Its Product NMN Have No Effect on Beta-Cell Survival but Potentiate Glucose Stimulated Insulin Secretion

Nicotinamide mononucleotide protects against pro-inflammatory cytokine-mediated impairment of mouse islet function

(2011) P. W. Caton et al.   DIABETOLOGIA

Leucocytes are a major source of circulating nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT)/pre-B cell colony (PBEF)/visfatin linking obesity and inflammation in humans

(2011) D. Friebe et al.   DIABETOLOGIA

Dissecting systemic control of metabolism and aging in the NAD World: The importance of SIRT1 and NAMPT-mediated NAD biosynthesis

(2011) Shin-ichiro Imai   FEBS LETTERS

Lithospermic acid B protects beta-cells from cytokine-induced apoptosis by alleviating apoptotic pathways and activating anti-apoptotic pathways of Nrf2–HO-1 and Sirt1

(2011) Byung-Wan Lee et al.   TOXICOLOGY AND APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY

Intracellular Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase Protects against Hepatocyte Apoptosis and Is Down-Regulated in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

(2010) Tuva B. Dahl et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

Vaspin and visfatin/Nampt are interesting interrelated adipokines playing a role in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus

(2010) Hala O. El-Mesallamy et al.   METABOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL

Cytokines in the Progression of Pancreaticβ-Cell Dysfunction

(2010) Chunjiong Wang et al.   International Journal of Endocrinology

Age-associated loss of Sirt1-mediated enhancement of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in beta cell-specific Sirt1-overexpressing (BESTO) mice

(2009) Kathryn Moynihan Ramsey et al.   AGING CELL

Declining  -Cell Compensation for Insulin Resistance in Hispanic Women With Recent Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Association with changes in weight, adiponectin, and C-reactive protein

(2009) A. H. Xiang et al.   DIABETES CARE

Cytokine-mediated induction of anti-apoptotic genes that are linked to nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) signalling in human islets and in a mouse beta cell line

(2009) S. A. Sarkar et al.   DIABETOLOGIA

Extracellular PBEF/NAMPT/visfatin activates pro-inflammatory signalling in human vascular smooth muscle cells through nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase activity

(2009) T. Romacho et al.   DIABETOLOGIA

Interleukin-1 beta targeted therapy for type 2 diabetes

(2009) Kathrin Maedler et al.   EXPERT OPINION ON BIOLOGICAL THERAPY

Decreased TCF7L2 protein levels in type 2 diabetes mellitus correlate with downregulation of GIP- and GLP-1 receptors and impaired beta-cell function

(2009) Luan Shu et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Correlation of circulating full-length visfatin (PBEF/NAMPT) with metabolic parameters in subjects with and without diabetes: a cross-sectional study

(2008) Ravi Retnakaran et al.   CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY

Glucolipotoxicity: Fuel Excess and β-Cell Dysfunction

(2008) Vincent Poitout et al.   ENDOCRINE REVIEWS

The Antiinflammatory Cytokine Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist Protects from High-Fat Diet-Induced Hyperglycemia

(2008) Nadine S. Sauter et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Glucose and leptin induce apoptosis in human β-cells and impair glucose-stimulated insulin secretion through activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinases

(2008) Kathrin Maedler et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Effect of weight loss on coronary circulation and adiponectin levels in obese women

(2008) Antonino Coppola et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Extracellular Nampt Promotes Macrophage Survival via a Nonenzymatic Interleukin-6/STAT3 Signaling Mechanism

(2008) Yankun Li et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Initiation and execution of lipotoxic ER stress in pancreatic  -cells

(2008) D. A. Cunha et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE