Exendin-4 Protects -Cells From Interleukin-1 –Induced Apoptosis by Interfering With the c-Jun NH2-Terminal Kinase Pathway
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OBJECTIVE—The pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-1 (IL-1 ) generates pancreatic -cells apoptosis mainly through activation of the c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) pathway. This study was designed to investigate whether the long-acting agonist of the hormone glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor exendin-4 (ex-4), which mediates protective effects against cytokine-induced -cell apoptosis, could interfere with the JNK pathway.
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