In mice, PDX-1-positive cells appeared in ducts and islet-like clusters with exendin‑4, versus clusters alone after streptozotocin alone.
In plain wordsIn mice, exendin‑4 plus streptozotocin showed PDX-1-positive cells in ducts and clusters, versus clusters alone with streptozotocin.
- Peptide
- Exenatide (exendin-4)
- Outcome
- MixedPDX-1-positive cell localization
- Study
Mousen: not reported in source
Streptozotocin-treated mice- Comparator
- Streptozotocin alone
- Outcome group
- Receptor activity and mechanism · Metabolic and weight
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Source sentences
PDX-1-positive cells appeared only in islet-like cell clusters (ICCs) in STZ group, but they appeared both in ducts and ICCs in STZ + Ex-4 group.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
To address the mechanism of beta cell regeneration, mice were treated with streptozotocin (STZ group) or streptozotocin and exendin-4 (STZ + Ex-4 group), and the expression of PDX-1, Ngn3, insulin, IRS-2, and Foxo1 was investigated.