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Hindi Beta Cells in Pancreas
*Corresponding Author: Raveendran AV, Department of General Medicine, University of Calicut, Calicut, India, Email: raveendran@23gmail.com
Citation: Raveendran AV (2021) Beta Cells in Pancreas. J Clin Diabetes 5: 125
Copyright: © 2021 Raveendran AV. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Beta-cells (β-cells) are a type of cell found in pancreatic islets that synthesize and secrete insulin and amylin. Beta cells make up 50-70% of the cells in human islets. In patients with type 1 diabetes, beta-cell mass and function are diminished, leading to insufficient insulin secretion and hyperglycemia. The primary function of a beta cell is to produce and release insulin and amylin. Both are hormones which reduce blood glucose levels by different mechanisms. Beta cells can respond quickly to spikes in blood glucose concentrations by secreting some of their stored insulin and amylin while simultaneously producing more.
