In baboons, exenatide increased β cell relative volume versus saline.
In plain wordsIn baboons, exenatide increased β cell relative volume versus saline.
- Peptide
- Exenatide (exendin-4)
- Outcome
- Increaseβ cell relative volume
- Study
Papio hamadryasn = 24
Nondiabetic baboons after partial pancreatectomy- Comparator
- Saline
- Outcome group
- Receptor activity and mechanism · Endocrine and hormones
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · intravenous · 13 weeksAs given in this study (Papio hamadryas).
Source sentences
β, α, and δ cell relative volumes in exenatide-treated baboons were significantly increased compared with saline-treated controls, primarily as the result of increased islet cell replication.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Herein, we examined the effects of chronic intravenous exenatide infusion on insulin sensitivity, β cell and α cell function and relative volumes, and islet cell apoptosis and replication in nondiabetic nonhuman primates (baboons).
After HC/A, baboons underwent a partial pancreatectomy (tail removal) and received a continuous exenatide (n = 12) or saline (n = 12) infusion for 13 weeks.