Effects of Imatinib Mesylate (Gleevec) on human islet NF-kappaB activation and chemokine production in vitro.

Imatinib Mesylate (Gleevec) is a drug that potently counteracts diabetes both in humans and in animal models for human diabetes. We have previously reported that this compound in human pancreatic islets stimulates NF-κB signaling and islet cell survival. The aim of this study was to investigate cont...

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Main Authors: Dariush Mokhtari, Tingting Li, Tao Lu, Nils Welsh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3173488?pdf=render