Localized amyloids important in diseases outside the brain - lessons from the islets of Langerhans and the thoracic aorta

β-Cell Loss and β-Cell Apoptosis in Human Type 2 Diabetes Are Related to Islet Amyloid Deposition

(2011) Catherine A. Jurgens et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Membrane-binding properties of the Factor VIII C2 domain

(2011) Valerie A. Novakovic et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Giant cell aortitis: a difficult diagnosis assessing risk for the development of aneurysms and dissections

(2011) Andrew Lee et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR PATHOLOGY

Drosophila Melanogaster as a Model System for Studies of Islet Amyloid Polypeptide Aggregation

(2011) Sebastian Wolfgang Schultz et al.   PLoS One

Amyloid in the islets of Langerhans: Thoughts and some historical aspects

(2011) Per Westermark   UPSALA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

Serum levels of proamylin and amylin in normal subjects and patients with impaired glucose regulation and type 2 diabetes mellitus

(2010) Xiaoya Zheng et al.   ACTA DIABETOLOGICA

Amyloid fibril protein nomenclature: 2010 recommendations from the nomenclature committee of the International Society of Amyloidosis

(2010) Jean D. Sipe et al.   AMYLOID-JOURNAL OF PROTEIN FOLDING DISORDERS

Islet amyloid polypeptide acts on glucose- stimulated beta cells to reduce voltage-gated calcium channel activation, intracellular Ca2+ concentration, and insulin secretion

(2010) Tiehong Zhu et al.   DIABETES-METABOLISM RESEARCH AND REVIEWS

Comparison of aggregation enhancement and inhibition as strategies for reducing the cytotoxicity of the aortic amyloid polypeptide medin

(2010) Jillian Madine et al.   EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL WITH BIOPHYSICS LETTERS

Heparan sulfate mediates amyloid-beta internalization and cytotoxicity

(2010) Elina Sandwall et al.   GLYCOBIOLOGY

Activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome by islet amyloid polypeptide provides a mechanism for enhanced IL-1β in type 2 diabetes

(2010) Seth L Masters et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

The elimination of accumulated and aggregated proteins: A role for aggrephagy in neurodegeneration

(2010) Ai Yamamoto et al.   NEUROBIOLOGY OF DISEASE

Identifying the amylome, proteins capable of forming amyloid-like fibrils

(2010) Lukasz Goldschmidt et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Evidence for Proteotoxicity in β Cells in Type 2 Diabetes

(2009) Tatyana Gurlo et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

A central role for autophagy in Alzheimer type neurodegeneration

(2009) Daijun Ling et al.   Autophagy

Residual Structure in Islet Amyloid Polypeptide Mediates Its Interactions with Soluble Insulin†

(2009) Lei Wei et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Amyloid formation in human IAPP transgenic mouse islets and pancreas, and human pancreas, is not associated with endoplasmic reticulum stress

(2009) R. L. Hull et al.   DIABETOLOGIA

Autophagy in human type 2 diabetes pancreatic beta cells

(2009) M. Masini et al.   DIABETOLOGIA

Pancreatic islet amyloidosis,  -cell apoptosis, and  -cell proliferation are determinants of islet remodeling in type-2 diabetic baboons

(2009) R. Guardado-Mendoza et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Amyloid formation results in recurrence of hyperglycaemia following transplantation of human IAPP transgenic mouse islets

(2008) J. Udayasankar et al.   DIABETOLOGIA

Widespread Amyloid Deposition in Transplanted Human Pancreatic Islets

(2008) Gunilla T. Westermark et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE