Laboratory for Molecular Diabetology
concepts are tested in cell experiments. For this purpose, they have various β-cell lines, i.e. β-cell-like cells, at their disposal, in which they analyze precisely the mechanisms of β-cell loss and diabetes [...] develop because of the loss of insulin-secreting β-cells. A new and promising strategy in the causal treatment of diabetes is to promote the survival of the β-cell, as currently available treatments for diabetes [...] with high cell specificity, lower potential for side effects, and readily controllable modes of action, scientists: can turn off proteins that directly trigger the loss of insulin-producing β-cells and thus